The Writing Life

By Tyler Blanski “Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing—absolutely nothing—half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” – Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows […]

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Winston Churchill Day

The ties between Hillsdale College and Winston Churchill run deep. Dr. Larry Arnn, the President of Hillsdale College, and his wife, Penny, spent their early years working on the Churchill Project with Sir Martin Gilbert, doing research for the official Churchill narrative biography and accompanying documents. Since the death of Sir Martin Gilbert earlier this year, Hillsdale College has officially taken responsibility for The Churchill Project.

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Top Reading Spots on Campus – Alfresco Edition

Dr. Dwight Lindley, one of Hillsdale’s assistant English professors, remarks on some of his favorite spots to read on campus, all of which are in the great outdoors.

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Big Win for Literature Fans

While the rest of the world and Simpson Residence followed March Madness, many students kept tabs on a different bracket game—Mossey Madness.

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Colorful Eats Nutrition | Caroline Potter ’12

During her junior year of college, Caroline Cheatum was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, an auto-immune disease. Although she was, for all everyone knew, a healthy 20-year-old, she lost all her energy, […]

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2015 National Poetry Month

April is National Poetry Month. To celebrate, three recent Hillsdale College alumni present their poetry. Homeless Written by Cara Valle, ’11 Press down, then wait an hour to attach the […]

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Doing It Write: Club Unites Writers on Campus

A group of writers—including myself—wanted to bring all these different facets of Hillsdale’s writing culture together in a unified group. Last semester, we filled out the paperwork, drafted the bylaws, and guided our club proposal through Student Federation. The Hillsdale Creative Writing Club is now a thing.

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2015 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field: National Championships

Here are some highlights from NCAA Division II Track and Field championships.

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Living, Working, and Learning in the Nation’s Capital

Spotlight on Emily Depangher, ’17 Written by Chandler Lasch Emily Depangher is in a unique situation. She completed one semester with the Washington-Hillsdale Internship Program (WHIP) and is already itching […]

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Top Ten Hillsdale Events from February

Here are some of the awesome events that happened last month!

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March for Life

Around 50 Hillsdale students, bags and pillows in hand, were prepared to make the 10 hour bus ride to the March for Life, an annual event in Washington D.C. where members of the pro-life movement gather to protest the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion.

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Edward Everett Oratory Competition: Christopher Landers

We had the chance to catch up with Christopher Landers, the runner-up in the Edward Everett Oratory Competition. We asked him about his speech preparation methods, memorization strategy, activities on campus, and post-graduation plans.

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