Visions of sugar plums and a tragic tale of star-crossed lovers will enchant audiences of Hillsdale Orchestra’s performance this weekend, Dec. 5 and 6 at 8 p.m. This concert—the second of the semester—will feature the second suite of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker,” along with the second suite of Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet.” The two suites, both...
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April 2, 2015July 12, 2022Features
Microscopes provide peerless lens for research
Among Hillsdale College’s numerous academic bragging points, the science department boasts two specialized microscopes used in student and faculty research. Both the atomic force microscope and the scanning electron microscope provide highly detailed images for very small samples. Senior David Galginaitis used the scanning electron microscope, or SEM, to complete his biology research project, which...
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January 22, 2015July 12, 2022News
Mr. to Dr. Heckel: Academy teacher earns Ph.D.
The hard work of Christopher Heckel, the chemistry and biology teacher at Hillsdale Academy, has paid off, as he earned his Ph.D. in biological sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. The process of obtaining the degree, which spanned 10 years, included advanced coursework in ecology and evolution, summers of field research, and culminated with a...
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March 19, 2015July 12, 2022Features
Sunny Wilkinson, and all that jazz
Jazz vocalists and piano accompaniment echo through the Howard Music Building as artist in residence Sunny Wilkinson instructs students in the master class. Wilkinson, who started her relationship with Hillsdale College three years ago, gives voice lessons for vocalists involved in jazz combos, and also instructs monthly master classes. The master class provides a setting...
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March 19, 2015July 12, 2022City News
Alternaprint opens April 1: Hillsdale natives return from Chicago to re-locate business
Alternaprint, a combined custom screen printing and comic book store, will open on April 1. Located on North Howell Street, the screen printing and custom shirt-design business will take over the storefront formerly occupied by Threads, between The Hunt Club and Jilly Beans Coffee House. Andrew and Catie Gibbs, Alternaprint owners and Hillsdale natives, moved...