Hillsdale has some well- known rivals — protestant versus Catholic, conservative versus libertarian, Simpson Residence versus everyone else — but one lesser-known competition is found within the Greek system of recruiting. Sororities have a more effective system than fraternities, proven by the highest number of members, highest retention rates, and most Hillsdale-centric policies. Spring rush...
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Don’t divide over non-essential doctrine
An awkward freshman year experience: After just picking up lunch at the Knorr Family Dining Room, you encounter an intense debate at the circular table where you plan to sit down. The topic: religious doctrine. Veteran cafeteria-eaters know to turn the other cheek to such fruitless bouts of emotion, even to the point of having...
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Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn should be next on the Liberty Walk
“Let your credo be this,” the prophetic and prolific Soviet dissident Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn once said. “Let the lie come into the world, let it even triumph. But not through me.” During his life, Solzhenitsyn stood out as the greatest dissident of communism in the Cold War. He published multiple books, at great personal peril, that...
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Shotgun readies for nationals
The Hillsdale College shotgun team traveled to central Ohio last weekend to prepare for the upcoming Collegiate National Championship in March. The team competed at Eagle’s Nest Sporting Grounds in Mount Gilead, Ohio, on Sunday. The competition allowed many of the members to break new ground in their shooting careers by not only shooting competitive...
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Be grateful despite the circumstances: Throw better parties
We need to party. Parties, when their purpose is gift-giving, hospitality, and celebration, are not only fun, but essential in developing culture. This is true not just at Hillsdale, but with young people everywhere. In a time in which it’s all too easy to focus on the negative things in our world, parties are a...