The orchestra played as the curtains closed upon a young lady, who in that moment lived a dream of many young performers. This young girl was senior Angela Bonvissuto, who starred in Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” ballet, playing the role of Clara in 2006. Bonvissuto’s ballet career began at age 5 with the Salt Creek...
Author: Josephine von Dohlen (Josephine von Dohlen)
Best Ice Cream: The Udder Side, Jonesville
The Udder Side offers “udderly delicious” ice cream creations and a variety of flavors in both hard and soft-serve ice creams at their walk-up location in Jonesville, a mere 5 miles from campus. Fun concoctions of soft serve and toppings go by the names such as “Cowabunga” and “Manure Spreader.” My personal favorite: “Coconutty,” a...
‘It’s a boy! It’s a girl!’ Teen students care for baby simulators in parenting class
In an effort to shed light on the responsibility of parenting to teens, Hillsdale’s own Child Abuse and Protection Awareness organization brings the RealCare baby program to local classrooms. Aligning with each high school’s specific curriculum, CAPA loans robot baby simulators to individual teens for a weekend, giving them the opportunity to have extensive...
Love, marriage, friendship, creation, redemption
Associate Professor of Philosophy Nathan Schlueter first promised Thomas King ’15 he would consider teaching Theology of the Body only if King could get 15 students to commit to the course. Within two days of registration, Schlueter’s class had filled to 25 students, prompting Schlueter to open an additional section which filled up just as...
Monument honoring Ladies of Hillsdale installed at Oak Grove Cemetery
A monument built in honor of The Ladies of Hillsdale was completed at the Oak Grove Cemetery this month. After designing a plan for the monument, Carol Lackey, a lifelong Hillsdale resident, presented her idea to the cemetery board this past Feb. The Hillsdale city council then approved her plans for the monument, located near...