Millions of Americans watch as their nation’s best athletes go neck-and-neck with international Olympic competitors, but for the athletes, preparations begin long before the games officially start. This year, four Hillsdale alumni tried out for a spot on an Olympic team for the Rio games: Kayla Caldwell, ‘13 in pole vaulting, Amanda Eccleston ‘12 in...
Author: Madeleine Jepsen (Madeleine Jepsen)
A history of heredity: ‘The Gene’ in review
Embedded in human history, the genome plays an integral part in our identities. The scientists who first studied human heredity moved forward despite rejections, personal challenges, and even wars. Now, their journey toward understanding the genetic code can be found in Siddhartha Mukherjee’s newest book, “The Gene.” Beginning with ancient Greek concepts of heredity and...
Softball concludes record-breaking season
The Hillsdale College softball team concluded its third-place season in the GLIAC with 19 conference wins, the most in school history, after being eliminated from the GLIAC Tournament by the Grand Valley Lakers. Overall, the team finished sixth in the NCAA Midwest Region. “They predicted us for eighth in the league, and we got third,...
Softball storms into GLIAC Tournament as third seed
“Sweeping at Findlay — who’s been a really good team all year — was just a huge, huge, sweep for us,” head coach Joe Abraham said. “It guaranteed us top three in the league, and it just solidified who we’ve been all season in pulling out those two games.” Hillsdale scored the first and only...
Technology is not the solution to mental health problems
Housing, hotels, dining out, dating — there’s an app for that. And now there’s an app for mental health. Many, in fact. But a technology-based approach to treating serious issues like anxiety and depression may be distracting us from the very thing that would help the most: each other. Digital Trends Magazine estimates that American...