Journalism Archives

Finding Your Niche: Journalism as a Minor

I interned in Washington, D.C., through the National Journalism Center at Newsmax Media, Inc. after my freshman year at Hillsdale. The message I kept hearing from reporters: Find your niche.

The Study of Liberal Arts Cultivates Humility

C.S. Lewis said, “True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.” But sometimes it seems like college is set up as a selfish enterprise.

How To Pick A Major

A lot of folks come to Hillsdale with a plan, and that’s fantastic. But let’s face it—sometimes plans change. Nathanael Meadowcroft was planning to be a physics major and music minor. Now he’s majoring in math and minoring in journalism.

WRFH 101.7 Spreading the College’s Mission on the Air

On July 10, WRFH 101.7 FM—Hillsdale College’s new radio station—crackled to life, and with it, the dreams of many students to have their voices echo across Hillsdale’s airwaves. Though an automation system currently selects songs from a “Patriotic Music” catalog to fill those airwaves, the mic will soon be in the hands of students.

Why I Chose Hillsdale: Sarah Chavey

Hillsdale was hardly on my radar during my senior year of high school. I wanted a big school, a place to develop as a music major and journalist. The impossibly difficult core classes at Hillsdale College did not tempt a girl who didn’t care about Homer and Aristotle.

To the News (Max)

I’d been searching for an internship since October. The temporary advisor to the Collegian had encouraged me to find a journalism internship for the summer. However, I struggled to find ones for which I was eligible, since I was only a freshman at the time.