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Five Ways to Keep in Touch over the Summer
Each year after dancing at Centralhallapalooza, stressing over finals, and final trips to Baw Beese, you say goodbye to your very best friends for a whole three months. You’ve invested in deep friendships at Hillsdale, so don’t let them waste away over the summer!
Read More about Five Ways to Keep in Touch over the SummerOne of Hillsdale’s Finest: Ally Eads
Whether she is conquering a physics lab, laughing at the long table in the dining hall, or representing our school at national championships, senior Ally Eads takes advantage of Hillsdale’s small-school atmosphere to achieve multifaceted success.
Read More about One of Hillsdale’s Finest: Ally EadsBowling Buddies
Many schools have programs for children with special needs but lack resources for adults. This is a void that SPARC and volunteers with the Hillsdale Buddy Program aim to fill—and do so with weekly trips to the bowling alley.
Read More about Bowling BuddiesAcknowledge Our Humanity: Conversations with Brock Lutz
The first step of asking for help is often the hardest. Sometimes, the admission of our need makes us feel like failures. Brock Lutz believes it is important that we acknowledge our humanity and take that first step, “We want people to express their emotions but recognize they can still do something with them.”
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On any given night you can expect the same thing: a group of guys sitting around the couches, one outstretched on a reclined chair, all smiles, and a nice little handwave when someone new walks in to join the gathering. Nights at the Burt House provide a good picture of off-campus community.
Read More about Who Runs the Burt HouseRemi Brague: a Philosopher and Friend
To many, Remi Brague is a French historian and philosopher who studies Arab, Jewish, and Christian thought in the Middle Ages. To Hillsdale students, he is a friend.
Read More about Remi Brague: a Philosopher and FriendPursuing the Beautiful: Nighttime at Dark Sky Park
Since seeking out the good is not an endeavor limited to the classroom, it can mean sunset-chasing or star-tipping.
Read More about Pursuing the Beautiful: Nighttime at Dark Sky ParkTop 10 Hacks to Beat Procrastination
Somehow, you just can’t make yourself start that five-page essay or begin the assigned reading for the day. Sound familiar? Luckily for you, we’ve compiled a list of proven ways to crush that procrastination monster and boost your productivity, especially when you’re running low on motivation.
Read More about Top 10 Hacks to Beat ProcrastinationGreek Week Unites Greek Community
by Josephine von Dohlen In 1951, Hillsdale’s Interfraternity Council gathered fraternity men for a week of events in which they competed in group activities such as a jug hunt in the Arboretum and a tug-of-war in the swamp. They called the event Greek Week. At the time, the week was for fraternity pledges leading up […]
Read More about Greek Week Unites Greek CommunityBlue Christmas: Pain has a Place
Blue Christmas is a service that honors the pain of the past and provides a space for students to honor their story in light of the Christmas story. It all started in 2016 as a joint effort between Father Adam and Brock Lutz.
Read More about Blue Christmas: Pain has a PlaceBeyond the Tea
Written by Victoria Nuñez “Please take a teacup from the shelf behind you,” says a handwritten sign positioned near the teapots on a table full of angel cake, cookies, bundt cake, and pies. The lively chatter of students who just got out of class and are ready for the weekend fills the house as well […]
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Some of this year’s most impactful seniors on campus share their wisdom on college life gained from their four years at Hillsdale.
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