Tuesday night never tasted so sweet. The Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority held its annual national philanthropy event, Kappa Kupcake Wars, raising $320 for Reading Is Fundamental, a national organization dedicated to supporting children’s literacy. “Kappa Kupcake Wars has been an annual philanthropy tradition within our chapter,” Philanthropy Chair junior Katie Mersereau said. “It allows students...
Cheryl Swope provided evidence that special-needs children have the potential to succeed academically at the same level as any other child Thursday. Swope, author of “Simply Classical: A Beautiful Education for Any Child,” spoke about her passion for providing children with learning disabilities the same opportunities in education as other children, including a classical education....
Hillsdale swimmer sophomore Anika Ellingson faced more than 1,000 student athletes at the NCAA Division II National Championships Winter Festival from March 7-11. Some of the best Division-II athletes from across the country in men’s and women’s track and field, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, and men’s wrestling competed in Birmingham, Alabama. At...
Nine-year-old Anika Ellingson didn’t quite realize what she was diving into when she first started swimming during her childhood summers. Now a college sophomore, Ellingson swam her way to NCAA Division II National Championships for the first time. During the GLIAC championships in early February, Ellingson swam two qualifying times: one in the 100-yard breaststroke...
Hillsdale College’s International Club invites campus to a costume celebration of Purim on Friday at 7 p.m. in Mauck Residence. Purim, a lesser Jewish holiday, commemorates the defeat of Haman’s plot to kill the Jews, according to the Book of Esther. Freshman Shavit Rootman, who was born and raised in Israel and celebrates the holiday...