Japanese anime and traveling to Narnia seldom show up on college midterms. But this fall, students will study these subjects in honors seminars. “Honors seminars are there to provide a way to learn what we don’t have time to study otherwise,” said Professor of Theater and Speech James Brandon. Some of these one-credit seminars include...
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March 27, 2014July 12, 2022Features
Heroes of Hillsdale: Mary Blackmar
The cry came from the other side of the tent flap as the orderly rushed in. “President Lincoln is coming!” A wail erupted from the beds of the Confederate wounded. “Oh, don’t leave us, Miss! He is a beast! He will kill us!” “Oh, no. He is a grand good man,” Mary Blackmar replied. Again,...
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March 27, 2014July 12, 2022Features
Chi Omega house stands through fire, time
At 8 a.m. on Nov. 4, 1945, the women of the Chi Omega sorority slept peacefully in their beds. By 8:15 a.m. the house was in a commotion. “Fire!” Residents sprang to their feet and ran out into the chilly morning to escape the billowing smoke. “There we stood in the backyard in our nightgowns...
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March 27, 2014July 12, 2022Sports
Melchior lands gig with MLB farm team
For a sports fan, it doesn’t get much better than enjoying America’s pastime — and getting paid to do so. Hillsdale junior Matt Melchior is about to spend a whole summer doing exactly that. Melchior has been named the broadcasting director for the High Desert Mavericks, the Seattle Mariners’ Class A advanced affiliate, located in...
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March 27, 2014July 12, 2022Sports
Kopmeyer sisters continue family volleyball tradition
Four generations of women in senior Caitlin Kopmeyer’s family will have attended Hillsdale College by next fall. Three of them will have played Charger volleyball, all specializing in the front row. Caitlin’s mother, Patty, played right-side hitter when she was a student at Hillsdale, and Caitlin’s younger sister Jessie will play left-side hitter, Caitlin’s position,...