When Bruce Wykes spoke to Ph.D. student Kathleen Thompson about what she carries in her diaper bag, she rattled off the list: diapers, wipes, pacifier…and of course, the missionary copy of “The Federalist Papers.” “Gotta have that,” he remembers her saying. Wykes, director of operations for the Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship, who studied...
Author: Jo Kroeker (JoAnna Kroeker)
Zeiler, a graduate 20 years in the making
In the Bon Appétit Café, Alexis Zeiler spots the differences between when she started at Hillsdale College in the fall of 1998 and today — three weeks shy of when she’ll graduate with the class of 2018. This, she points out, wasn’t here before. We also had way fewer options. In particular, she likes...
City removes trees for Rippon pavement project
As the construction to move sewer lines on Rippon Avenue, which began mid-March, progresses, the once tree-lined street is lined with 40 trunks and dusted with wood shavings. Local resident Stephanie Murray said she can’t put a swing set up for her boys because the frequent flooding may cause it to rot. In the...
Sociologist Gary Alan Fine to speak on campus
One of America’s leading sociologists and an expert in symbolic interactionist theory, Gary Alan Fine, a professor of sociology at Northwestern University, will speak to campus Monday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Dow A & B. Fine will explore how examining dust, literally and figuratively as the unexamined parts of life, illuminates...
Senior art show season launches with ‘3 Cool Guys’
They’re just three cool guys, a bit outside-the-box, with a variety of eye-catching, colorful art to showcase. Seniors Stephanie Rose, Elyse Hutcheson, and Summer Smith will exhibit art from their four years at Hillsdale College in their capstone project, an art show that runs April 2-7 in the Daughtery Gallery, with an artist’s reception on...