When temperatures in Hillsdale, Michigan rose to over 70 degrees last week, students jumped at the chance to spend time outside and away from the stress of school. For junior Julia O’Neil and sophomore Kate Pipher, that meant taking a literal jump into Baw Beese Lake. “It was so cold,” Pipher said about the temperature...
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Tocco offers life lessons, plans to bring back annual challenge
“I feel good!” chanted a roomful of students from Greek Houses and college-sponsored clubs. “I feel great! Look out world, I am coming for you!” In front of the crowd stood Don Tocco, benefactor of the college and one of its most dynamic annual visitors, who gave his annual speech to the student body on...
In 2020 ‘I cannot help but be grateful’ for Hillsdale
The year of 2020 has been a challenging time for everybody in different ways. As a senior at Hillsdale College, most of this semester has been very frustrating, but it’s also given me time to reflect upon what I’ve learned from being a student here. From these reflections, I cannot help but be grateful. Three...
Lucas Morel joins D.C. graduate program as visiting prof
Hillsdale graduate students in Washington, D.C., welcomed a new visiting professor this fall, Lucas Morel, to teach on the life and statesmanship of Frederick Douglass. Morel, the John K. Boardman Jr. professor of politics at Washington and Lee University, is currently teaching a one-credit intensive course on Douglass for Hillsdale College’s Allan P. Kirby Jr....
Cafe all day: Penny’s extends daily hours
Penny’s Coffee Shop has extended their weekday hours. The coffee shop is now open from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Previously, the cafe was closed between 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily. “We had the idea of opening for more hours,” Penny’s Student Manager and Senior Joy Brower said. “I would sit...




