Eleanor Shellstrop opens her eyes and finds herself in an unfamiliar waiting room. “Welcome!” reads the bright green text on the wall in front of her. “Everything is fine.” That may or may not be true. Eleanor soon learns that she has died and, thanks to her good deeds on Earth, ended up in the...
Author: Chandler Lasch (Chandler Lasch)
Local restaurants appeal to Catholics for Lent Fridays
Giving up meat during Lent doesn’t have to mean giving up on local restaurants. For those choosing to observe the season of Lent, meat is traditionally off the menu on Fridays. Luckily, several of Hillsdale’s favorite dining spots offer special options for Lent by serving fish on Fridays, as well as some vegetarian options....
Keep a daily journal
When I flip through the journal I started a year-and-a-half ago, I like looking for details that I wanted to remember at the time I was writing: the honey lavender latte I had on my first trip to Rough Draft, the beautiful sunset on July 19, the colors of the roses my boyfriend sent me...
Student research measures phosphate levels in local water
To measure very low levels of phosphate in water samples, sometimes researchers have to get creative. Senior biochemistry major Lauren Barlass spent her summer researching phosphate levels from locally obtained water samples, including the St. Joseph River and Baw Beese Lake. Most kits for testing phosphate rely on a visual scale, which is not...
Immortalize Harriet Tubman on the campus Liberty Walk
Harriet Tubman deserves honor and recognition, which is why she was originally scheduled to replace President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. According to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, this may not happen after all. Last month, he said the Treasury Department has not decided whether it will change the bill. No matter what the department...