The 54-year-old man has laugh lines around his mouth and eyes, both from smiling frequently and squinting through his camera’s viewfinder. Recently, photography instructor Douglas Coon entered ArtPrize, an annual art competition in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Last year, over 400,000 visitors attended ArtPrize, with art from 47 countries and all 50 states. Running from Sept....
Year: 2014
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Club sports add variety to campus
Hillsdale students are persistent. So when their sport of choice isn’t offered in the varsity variety, they start a club. The college now offers more club sports opportunities than ever before, including men’s and women’s soccer, rowing, co-ed tennis, co-ed swim, men’s rugby, and men’s volleyball. While some of the teams just finished hosting tryouts...
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Navy SEAL’s parents recount son’s death
“We got him, dad.” “Got who?” Billy Vaughn asked. “I’m not going to tell you over the phone,” Chief Petty Officer Aaron Vaughn said. “But go turn on the TV in an hour.” Billy Vaughn related the story of May 1, 2011 — the day his son, a member of the elite SEAL Team Six,...
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Hillsdale alumnus seeks third term in Washington State House of Representatives
Hillsdale College alumnus Hans Zeiger seeks his third term for the Washington State House of Representatives. Zeiger was first elected as one of the youngest state legislators in Washington history in 2010. He beat a democratic incumbent by a narrow margin of 29 votes out of the more than 52,000 cast. “Things have come a...
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Michigan 2014 gubernatorial election: candidate profiles
Michigan’s 2014 gubernatorial election pits incumbent Gov. Rick Snyder (R-MI) against Democrat Mark Schauer. Snyder is running on his record, pushing the number of jobs created in Michigan during his first term in office, while Schauer is focusing on Michigan’s 2012 Right-to-Work law and is promising to repeal the legislation if elected. Although he’s the...