Only four weeks ago, I was relaxing in a cabin in Tennessee, reading children’s literature for a class. It was a normal spring break, and while I was enjoying the time with my family, I was also ready to see my college housemates again. But that’s when I first heard we wouldn’t be coming back,...
Spring break is a long-honored college tradition, including in The Collegian archives. On March 14, 1985, The Collegian ran an article titled, “Spring break mania hits the Dale.” Reporter Lisa LeMoal wrote, “With cries of ‘I’ve got to lose 10 lbs!’ And ‘I need $200 NOW!’, one can be sure that Hillsdale’s spring break is...
If anything is enigmatic to late-stage capitalism, it’s probably a door-to-door sales company that sells books in the age of the internet. College-age interns who work there typically gross $10,000 a summer. This is Southwestern Advantage, “America’s oldest entrepreneurial program for university students.” Established in 1855, Southwestern markets itself as a company that gives students...
In the front cover of his notebook, Jerry Wayne, “JW,” Newson has a few lines scribbled. They’re reminders he learned from the book he reads daily: “The Power of Positive Thinking” by Norman Vincent Peale. It begins, “I believe I am divinely guided. I believe I will always take the right turn in the road,”...
The Hillsdale College Chargers stepped on the court as underdogs in a pair of home games last week. Without their returning All-Conference forward Davis Larson who’s out due to injury, the Chargers took on two teams to whom they’ve already lost this season. But this week, Hillsdale changed the narrative and played with confidence and...