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Anglican evensong at Holy Trinity
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Anglican evensong at Holy Trinity

Each year, Holy Trinity Anglican Church organizes a musical presentation for the Hillsdale community. This year, for the first time, they’ve chosen to perform a choral evensong — a sung version of nightly prayer consisting of psalms, hymns, scripture readings, prayers, and call-and-responses between the minister and choir — and will be performing at 4...

Creative Writing Club to host poetry reading tomorrow
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Creative Writing Club to host poetry reading tomorrow

April is national poetry month, and the Creative Writing Club is celebrating by holding a poetry event called “Poetry Out Loud” at 8 p.m. tomorrow in A.J.’s Cafe. “Poetry Out Loud” gives students the chance to share and perform their original works of poetry or recite some of their favorite poems. The event is sponsored...

Birzer, Dolch discuss science fiction and fantasy at Conversation
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Birzer, Dolch discuss science fiction and fantasy at Conversation

Talk of starships and robots filled the formal lounge as Professor of History Bradley Birzer and Assistant Professor of Physics Timothy Dolch led a discussion about the history and development of science fiction and fantasy literature with approximately 20 students last Thursday. Their discussion, hosted by the Collegiate Scholars as a part of the Conversation,...

Sophomore gymnast revamps  tumbling program at local dance studio
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Sophomore gymnast revamps tumbling program at local dance studio

In a long stretch of hallway lined with mats, sophomore Kirk Williams drills the members of his tumbling class in backbend-walkovers in time to upbeat music, making corrections and encouraging them as they go. Before his sophomore year, Williams, a three-time qualifier to junior nationals in gymnastics, had never taught a tumbling class before, let...

Senior pursues graduate degree in screenwriting
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Senior pursues graduate degree in screenwriting

Senior Faith Liu walked away from her high-school pastime of filmmaking when she enrolled at Hillsdale in the fall of 2012. As soon as she finishes her time at Hillsdale, however, she is diving back into it. This week, Liu committed to a graduate program in screenwriting at the University of Southern California’s School of...