For three and a half years, Thor D. Weel felt like a third wheel to his best friend and his girlfriend, who began Hillsdating after spending three hours in Saga discussing how the characters from Oedipus resemble various characters from “Dr. Who.” But Wheel was determined to make third-wheeling relevant, and after his two best...
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The Solution to Hillsdale Dating Problem is to Realize that There is no Hillsdale Dating Problem
We’ve all seen them: that couple that’s not actually a couple taking walks around campus, studying together in the library, and somehow always ending up at the same tables in Saga. They’re not dating, but clearly at least one of them is romantically interested in the other. It’s ridiculous, it can’t go on forever, it...
Going deeper and reaching farther
For the last three weeks, the campus ministry Equip has been preparing students to move beyond discussions of hillsdating, into discussions of intentional dating, marriage, and parenting. “College is a time of preparation,” said senior Eli West, series founder and Equip executive board member . “We prepare for careers and academics, but when you think...
Want the solution to Hillsdating? Agree to casual, intentional dating
Tuesday was Valentine’s Day, a day of romantic opportunity. But just like every other day, myriads of young men and women stare at each other from across tables in Bon Appetít with blank faces trying to hide how they really feel. Stagnant first semester crushes continue to fester with no sign of ever developing into...
Hillsdating panel a smashing success
Director of Health and Wellness Brock Lutz, Verily Magazine contributor Kathryn Wales, Associate Professor of English Patricia Bart, and Assistant Dean of Men Jeffrey Rogers discuss “hillsdating” in Mossey Library’s Heritage Room Monday. Sarah Schutte | Courtesy A cheerful crowd packed into the Heritage Room in Mossey Library on Monday to hear advice on dating,...