COVID-19 has altered the Hillsdale College dining experience in quite a conspicuous fashion. The overwhelming presence of plastic cutlery, disposable dishes, and individually-wrapped desserts is a tangible reminder of an ongoing pandemic that exempts no one from the cumbersome, but necessary, changes in procedure. While the new practice of utilizing synthetic utensils may incite grievances...
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Bravo, Bon Appetit: Our catering company’s new portion size restrictions aid the fight against American obesity
Like most of you, I’ve noticed something different about the dining hall these last few weeks. Something lurking just in plain sight. Something sinister. Something…small. Yes, dear reader, your suspicions about the dining hall’s portion sizes were not unfounded, your increased hunger pangs not psychosomatic. I too have observed that the dining hall has been...
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Step outside of the Hillsdale bubble for Curate content
For most of its existence, Hillsdale’s monthly women’s newsletter, Curate, has featured women who work and live in Hillsdale. That all changed with the latest issue, when the newsletter featured one alumna who does not live or work in the area. This should not be an anomaly, but the norm. Curate arrived on the Hillsdale...
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Start scholarships for athletes wanting to study in Washington
When students return to Hillsdale after a semester in the Washington Hillsdale Internship Program, they have confidence in their abilities, assurance of their career path, and maybe even a job lined up for after graduation. Every year, however, one-quarter of Hillsdale students can’t take advantage of one of the college’s best educational opportunities due to...
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Rush Limbaugh should speak at commencement 2021
A caller from Texas once asked Rush Limbaugh what he would say in a commencement speech to college graduates. The radio host answered with wisdom: “the world doesn’t revolve around you yet, and you are not the future leaders of this country yet, just because you’ve graduated.” Limbaugh went on to explain that he actually...