Professor and Music Department Chairman James A. Holleman is stepping down from his position as director of the college choir and chapel choir to be succeeded by Timothy McDonnell. McDonnell will fill the positions of associate chairman of music and director of sacred music, both of which have been added this year. “I have every...
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Former secretary of state speaks on state of the country
The withdrawal of the U.S. military from Afghanistan was America’s “greatest self-inflicted wound,” said former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a speech at Hillsdale College on Monday. He accused President Joe Biden of casting aside the Trump administration’s plans for an “orderly and structured withdrawal,” resulting in a humiliation for the United States and...
Sophomore wins free meal plan at Bon Appetit carnival
Sophomore Benedict Kennedy won a free meal plan for the spring 2022 semester at Bon Appetit’s carnival on the quad on Aug. 26. He secured his prize by earning the most tickets in carnival games. “It’s a huge financial benefit,” Kennedy said. “As soon as I found out that I had won, I called my...
‘Free speech has gone mad,’ says Michael Knowles
On a campus that prides itself on defending liberty, Daily Wire host Michael J. Knowles offered an unpopular take on free speech at a lecture on Tuesday. “Free speech has gone mad,” he said. “Our speech has been made too free.” Before a crowded group of campus guests and students in Plaster Auditorium, Knowles explained...
Former White House official speaks on the good life
What makes something good? Hillsdale alumnus and former Trump administration official Paul Ray ’08 declined to answer that question for Hillsdale students. They would have to order more pizza in order to pursue that topic, he said. Ray gave a speech at a Federalist Society event on Sept. 16 entitled “Living the Good Life in...




