Miriam Winter said goodbye to her family when she was only 8 years old. From there, she was moved from village to village in the Polish countryside, keeping her Jewish identity a secret, and being careful never to cry. “What happened then was traumatic and freezing. I was like a stone. I was like a...
Swimming wins in Florida
Over Christmas break, while the polar vortex ravaged the midwest, the Hillsdale women’s swim team was busy on their annual training trip in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Training trip is a hellish period that marks the peak difficulty in the season. With only one day of rest in a 10-day period, the girls either swam two...
Library receives new furniture
Reading, writing, and for some, napping, might be a bit more comfortable in Mossey Library now that new furniture purchased with a grant from Student Federation has been installed. The new chairs and tables arrived last week and have already replaced some of the decades-old, regularly-breaking furniture that was purchased when the library was built....
MLB jobs: all about who you know
Over winter break I went to Orlando, Fla. for Major League Baseball’s Winter Meetings to pursue my dream of becoming a professional baseball announcer. I had never been to Florida before and I had no idea what to expect of baseball’s famous networking event that only happens once a year. These meetings are the largest...
Here come the Hillsdale brides
The brides-to-be of Hillsdale will march through downtown this Saturday during the 2nd Annual Wedding Walk, an event hosted by Smith’s Flowers. Owner Jane Steward said that the event is to help brides with everything and anything they need for their big day. “The gals are in love,” Steward said. “It’s a fun group of...

