“Lone Survivor,” Peter Berg’s newest film to grace the silver screen, is a rare feature. It is not just another All-American, testosterone-fueled, gritty action film. It is personal. It leaves audiences with a palpable sensation of loss and draws viewers deeply into the moral dilemma of the plot. Violence is not used to make viewers...
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February 6, 2014July 12, 2022Culture
Painting beacons of hope
With 115 lighthouses in Michigan, it’s a lighthouse-lover’s heaven. Hillsdale county resident Mary Segur lives in Osseo and spends her retirement time painting lighthouses all throughout Michigan, selling them at art shows and events throughout the state. When little Mary Segur was just a 1st-grader living in Toledo, her mother took her to the Toledo...
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February 6, 2014July 12, 2022Sports
Swim tapers to prep for GLIACs
Non-swimmers can’t appreciate what swimmers go through during their lengthy and arduous season. Starting in early September, the girls have practiced for countless hours with one goal in mind: swim as fast as possible at the GLIAC championships. Their training regimen has included swimming tens of thousands of yards (a truly absurd amount), doing dryland...
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February 6, 2014July 12, 2022Sports
Fundraising: a necessary member of any team
Everybody knows that college sports are serious business. Students devote many hours to practice and conditioning each week, as well as traveling to away games and tournaments. But not everyone knows about the crucial role of fundraising in college sports. Because of Hillsdale’s small size and its status as a private university, its teams must...
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February 6, 2014July 12, 2022Sports
Career Services puts spotlight on sports
Career services will be spotlighting Hillsdale’s Sport Studies program on Monday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. in the Gilespie Room in the Dow Center. Faculty will provide a brief overview of the two year old program, followed by talks from five professionals, who will share how they found their success in sports. “This is part...