Hillsdale Blog

Basketball players, coaches, and student section at a basketball game

Batter My Heart, Hillsdale Chargers

Varsity sports are an important part of the Hillsdale College experience. From Saturday morning tailgates, to jumping around in the Roche Sports Complex after a crucial three-pointer, Hillsdale’s sports create a space for friendship as students gather together to cheer on their friends, share memories, and decompress from the week.

Let It Go: How an Art Elective Taught a Senior to See the World Differently

I’m an English major who decided on a whim to take a drawing elective my senior year. I expected to learn how to draw. I didn’t expect to change my whole perspective on life.

three male students sitting, playing acoustic music in a coffee house

Closer Listening: Saturdays at Penny’s

Whether it was from a folk trio comprised of banjo, mandolin, guitar, and harmonica or a simple acoustic guitar and voice duet, the music played at Penny’s that day was a balm to the soul.

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Six Ways to Incorporate Running into Your Busy Schedule

As a busy college student, running is probably the last thing on your mind. You barely have time to sleep, let alone run. Here are six tips to help you make time for this essential habit.

Charging toward Victory: The Hillsdale Liftathon

Come early spring, when the snow starts to melt, there’s a fresh sense of excitement in the JAM weight room. If you know any football players, you’ll realize that it’s not just the approach of spring practices that’s making them spend extra time pumping iron.

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Dear Freshman Me: Find These Academic Gems

Dear Freshman Me, there are more than just core and major classes in college. Have some fun, and find these lessons outside a classroom—from racquetball to comparative political structures.

student group SOMA worshiping in Christ Chapel

One Voice: Weekly Worship With Soma

Every Thursday night, student-led Soma provides a place for students of all Christian denominations to gather and worship God in song and prayer.

Hillsdale Students Take to the Airwaves on Radio Free Hillsdale

WRFH Radio Free Hillsdale is much more than a small room tucked away in the Knorr Student Center, or a part of the College’s journalism program.

Snow and Silence

It was a nearly perfect winter day in Hillsdale, complete with crisp blue sky, shining sun, and a thick layer of snow on the ground. What better way to spend a day like this than in communing with Mother Nature through a trip to Hayden Park?

students lay on a blanket on the middle of a grassy quad at night

The Center of Campus: Hillsdale’s Quad

Though the quad might look like just another patch of lawn, it’s a vibrant center of activity at the heart of Hillsdale’s community.

An old photograph of Central Hall in the snow with students standing nearby

Their Time to Shine: Students Rally to Save the Clocktower

For nearly 150 years, Hillsdale College’s iconic clocktower has risen high above the surrounding countryside pointing to an azure sky, as beautifully stated in our alma mater, “White and Blue.” But did you know there was a time when our clocktower was in danger of being lost?

The Heartbeat of the Community: Jeremiah Hodshire Leads Hillsdale Hospital

In a year when health care and hospitals have dominated the national conversation, ’99 Alum Jeremiah “JJ” Hodshire’s love of the Hillsdale community has motivated him to work tirelessly to bring attention to the importance of rural hospitals.