A cheerful voice greeted me when I ducked out of the pouring rain into Key Opportunities Consignment and Vintage Center. The young woman gave me a crooked smile and returned to arranging tea cups on a shelf near the counter. It was just about closing time, and with a nod from her supervisor, she shuffled...
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November 20, 2014July 12, 2022Features
A month of man madness
Niedfelt Volunteer Extravaganza Honoring Thanksgiving, Niedfeldt’s November goal is serving the community for 400 hours. “We talked about some philanthropic event and decided why not up the ante and make it a month-long?” senior House Director Ray Willis said. Each student must complete about eight hours to achieve the goal. Even...
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November 20, 2014July 12, 2022Features
From Cuba to State Street
The Frudakis family has owned the little shop at 146 State St. since winter of last year. Before the renovations, it was just a little convenience store. Now, with two small red tables, scones, pies, and other baked goods, it has become a lovely small-town market. The couple has remodeled and repaired the market over...
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November 20, 2014July 12, 2022Features
The Good Bikers
No,” Chief Administrative Officer Rich Pewe laughed, speaking about the group of Hillsdale faculty and staff that rode motorcycles together over the summer. “There were no ‘shenanigans.’” But no ‘shenanigans’ doesn’t mean that nothing happened. “One of the funniest times we ever had was when we went to Manitou Bar and Grill near Devils Lake,”...
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November 14, 2014July 12, 2022Culture
Explaining the singularity: Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar”
The subject of space travel inevitably causes a reflection upon humanity. Space travel is man in extremis: pushed to his farthest reach, separated from death only by inches of tin and plastic. In space, man approaches the grand, terrifying infinity that is the universe, which inevitably casts us into a state of wonder about the...