Centralhallapalooza plans in motion
The Student Activities Board will put on its biggest event of the year next weekend: Centralhallapalooza. The night of surprises, beer, and bands will be held across from Broadlawn on Saturday, April 27 from 7 p.m. to midnight. Centralhallapalooza T-shirts may be purchased in the Union throughout all next week. As of now, three student [...]
Cheer team prepares for next year
The cheerleading team held try outs this week, April 5 to 7. Fifteen women were accepted by the team and they are anticipating a few more additions from the freshman class, according to junior Natalie Clore, cheerleading president. Clore said the women participated in a three-day tryout process. They learned hip-hop choreography, a sideline cheer, [...]
The Interview: Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson, former governor of New Mexico, spoke in Phillips Auditorium on April 2 as part of the Reboot! Campaign of Our America Initiative. A self-made businessman, Johnson ran for president in 2012 as the Libertarian Party candidate. He continues to advocate for the freedom movement and has hopes for the continued advancement of liberty. [...]
Debate wins tourney 3rd time
The Hillsdale Debate Team won first place in the National Pi Kappa Delta Tournament hosted by Webster University in St. Louis this past week, breaking a national record in debate by winning the tournament for the third time in a row. Along with debate Sweepstakes, the team won a variety of awards in single and [...]
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Q and A: Brenna Findley
Raised and homeschooled on a farm near Dexter, Iowa, Brenna Findley, 37, attended Drake University and the University of Chicago Law School. Upon graduation, Findley worked as an attorney in private practice at a national law firm in its Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. offices. She later served as Chief of Staff and Counsel to [...]
Music department adds new minor
The music department will offer a new minor starting next fall. The Hillsdale College faculty recently approved the addition of a music education minor that will supplement the current music major but focus on hands-on training instead of academic study and performance. Professor of Music Melissa Knecht said the minor will make music majors [...]
DTD wins scholarship cup
Last Thursday at Hillsdale College’s Spring Convocation, it was mistakenly announced that Sigma Chi won the coveted fraternity scholarship cup. It was later determined that the actual winners were Delta Tau Delta who had a 3.375 average. The initial confusion stemmed from a calculation error where Sigma Chi’s GPA was taken strictly from members that [...]
For the sake of honor:
Hillsdale College will present honorary degrees to five friends of the college at commencement on May 11. Honorary degrees are awarded every year. In addition to the commencement speaker, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), this year’s recipients will include Don and Lois Thorson and John and Joan Babbitt. “They are people who have been friends of [...]
Professors plan sabbaticals for this next year
The fall semester this coming year will see eight professors on sabbatical from various departments. Professor of History Paul Rahe will be away from Hillsdale for a year at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He will revisit his recent manuscript, tentatively titled “The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta: The Persian Challenge,” and working on [...]
