April 20, 2024, will mark the three-year anniversary of one of Hillsdale College’s most successful meme accounts. @hillsdank_college boasts 1,404 followers on Instagram, second only in followers to @barstooldale. For years, students have wondered who’s the mind — or minds — behind the posts that make them laugh so much. Now we know. Seniors...
Holy Week is a time to remember the sacrifice of Christ on the cross and celebrate his resurrection — and a perfect occasion for students to stay on campus. I have stayed on campus every Easter break that I have been a student at Hillsdale, and the decision to stay for my final Easter was...
In this Quick Hits, Public Services Librarian Brenna Wade talks squirrels, Wales, and movies. What book are you reading right now? “Tales from the Café” by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, second book in the “Before the Coffee Gets Cold” series. How long have you wanted to be a librarian? Ever since junior year of high school, around...
When freshmen women flooded into the Olds Residence parking lot in August, many new faces greeted them. Among them was Ava Ramuni. Ramuni, or as the women of Olds call her, Mama A, began her first year as Olds house director this fall. Ellenor Scarbrough, a transfer freshman, said Ramuni has been a great help,...
Benjamin Hinrichs and Helen Schlueter were selected as Outstanding Man and Woman of the Class of 2024. Their responses have been edited for length and clarity. Ben Hinrichs Why did you choose Hillsdale? There were three schools I was looking at. The first was a beautiful college on a mountain next to the ocean...