Looking for warmer weather, the men and women’s track team headed south to Raleigh, North Carolina to compete through the weekend in the first meet of the outdoor season. “I’m excited to get down to a big-time meet this early in the year,” said head men’s coach Jeff Forino. The team is coming off an...
Month: March 2014
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Heroes of Hillsdale: Moses Luce
The deafening roar of musket fire came to a climax as Sgt. Moses Luce reached the Confederate line. He looked around and saw only two men out of the seven he had brought with him still standing. Above the sounds of the battle, he heard a trumpet call. “Retreat,” he thought. He ran back across...
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Ambler House: from home to health center
The Roaring ’20s brought a social stage to Hillsdale, and the Ambler House, located between Broadlawn and the Alpha Tau Omega house, was the center of the social scene. “In 1920 a group of girls who had become quite satiated with the thrills of sorority life moved over to the Ambler House where they practice...
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Students build bridge to community over break
Thirty-five Hillsdale College students spent their spring break evenings sleeping on the floor at Hillsdale Free Methodist Church and their mornings doing service projects in the community. The students split into teams, visited eight philanthropic centers in Hillsdale, as well as the homes of several needy families by the end of the week. Students also...
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Cracking the Code: Hillsdale alum aided U.S. intelligence during world wars
Elizebeth graduated from Hillsdale College in 1915 with a B.A. in English, an annotated volume of Alfred Tennyson that she kept until her death, and an interest in Shakespeare that unexpectedly led her to become a pioneer in the field of cryptography. Elizebeth S. Friedman was born on Aug. 26, 1892 in Huntington, Ind. to...