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Carly Hubbard

Carly Hubbard, currently finishing her junior year, transferred to Hillsdale from a large state school to study biology. She said there were several reasons that the choice to come to Hillsdale was right for her. Her elder sisters attended Hillsdale, and after a semester elsewhere, she realized that she wanted to be a part of the conversations that her sisters had experienced.

Benjamin Holscher

Benjamin Holscher is a senior from Hobart, NY, studying history and business administration. Ben is the founder and director of the non-profit organization A Few Good Men, the president of the Hillsdale chapter of the Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society, an RA at Koon Dorm, a volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters, a leader for the Intervarsity Hillsdale Christian Fellowship, and a student driver for speakers who come to Hillsdale’s campus.

Making a Dent in the List

This article is part of a semester-long series following Aubrey Neal’s experiences in the Washington-Hillsdale Internship Program (WHIP). WHIP provides Hillsdale College students the opportunity to participate in semester-long internships in D.C. while taking classes at Hillsdale College’s Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center.

Group photo of the winners of the Edward Everett Prize in Oratory.

The 14th Annual Edward Everett Oratory Competition

In early February, 16 students wrote, memorized, and delivered speeches in hopes of making it to the final competition and winning the grand prize of $3000. The finals were held Tuesday, March 4th. Senior Melika Willoughby won the competition, followed by Shaun Lichti in second and Keyona Shabazz in third. The competition is named after Edward Everett, a great American statesman and orator, who delivered an oration in dedication at the Gettysburg National Cemetery.

GLIAC Indoor Track and Field Championship

At the GLIAC Indoor Track and Field Championships on March 1st and 2nd (hosted in our very own Margot V. Bierman Center), the Charger distance and middle-distance runners showed great dominance among some of the top athletes in the country. All four titles won over the course of the two day meet were in the range of 800 to 5000 meters, and each was in dramatic fashion.

Aaron Schepps

Aaron Schepps, a senior from Chandler, Arizona, is an outstanding example of the type of well-balanced, active, and successful student that emerges from the Hillsdale College English department.

Friday Night Poetry Readings at Donnybrook

The room is brightly, but softly lit and the grungy couches sag and wrinkle under the familiar weight of kind friends and companions, who gather at the Donnybrook every Friday night.

Evening at the President’s Ball

On the evening of February 22, Hillsdale students flocked from across campus to Howard Music Hall for the annual President’s Ball – a free night of live music, dancing, classy outfits, and delicious food.

Don Tocco Visits Campus

The month of February saw the return of benefactor Don Tocco to Hillsdale’s campus for his eleventh event with the student body. For the past ten years Mr. Tocco has hosted ‘The Tocco Challenge;’ an annual competition where Hillsdale’s student-athletes competed against Mr. Tocco in such events as basketball, baseball, and chess in order to raise funds for various campus organizations.

Top Five Study Spots

Here are five of the best study spots on campus.

Fraternity Recruitment in Full Swing

It’s the time of the semester when the fraternities at Hillsdale College are working at full grind attempting to recruit new members.

Room full of students listening to a lecture.

The Economics of Tuition: Why Hillsdale Makes the Cut

Over the last thirty years, tuition prices for higher education in the United States have drastically increased. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the average annual cost of going to an accredited four-year institution has risen from just over $8,700 in 1980 to well over $21,000 in 2010 after inflation. This 247% increase in tuition represents an unprecedented growth in costs paralleled by few other sectors of the economy. What is the cause of this massive price inflation, and what is the cost to students?