The Hillsdale Jewish community kicked off the Jewish New Year with a service for Rosh Hashanah. The service with shofar was held Sept. 15 in Kendall 235. The community conducted the liturgy in both Hebrew and English. Assistant Professor of Classics Joshua Fincher is the faculty adviser for the Jewish Mishpacha of Hillsdale College. Fincher...
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Greek welcome events unite all of campus
Each year as the semester begins, the seven Hillsdale Greek life chapters host events that welcome fresh faces and old friends to campus. Gatherings like the Sigma Chi Annual Welcome Bonfire, Kick off with Chi O, and Blue 42 give each house the chance to show off a dose of style and creativity that offers...
Hillsdating Horrors: How my relationship became a meme
It’s not every day someone’s dating life becomes a campus-wide topic of conversation. This week, I drew the short straw. At the top of my Instagram feed on Monday, I was greeted with a picture of me and my boyfriend reading on the quad. What made that scene picture-worthy? He had his arm around my...
New manager enhances Penny’s culture
For Jen Lutz, hospitality and food have always been connected: she remembers visiting her aunt’s diner as a little girl and being greeted with hot bowls of soup, having brunch with friends as a teenager, and celebrating holidays with her large Italian family. And now, Lutz is bringing this hospitality to Penny’s. As the...
Smash Bros: Unearthing the underground culture
As I walked out of brunch last Saturday, I was greeted by the sounds of “Rock the Casbah” by The Clash emanating from the TV lounge in the Student Union. As I approached, I noticed a bro-tank wearing man trying to holding two Nintendo Gamecube Controllers as he moved a table laden with pretzels and...