“On the day of the two-year anniversary I stood right in the window where the plane had hit,” junior David Roberts recalled. “Instead, I was looking at the stained glass window we placed in the chapel that week.” David and his father Dennis Roberts designed and placed all five of the stained glass windows in...
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April 2, 2015July 12, 2022Opinions
Hillsdale needs computer science
The recent announcement of Computer Science Professor Rein Zeller’s retirement presents an awkward discussion to the Hillsdale College community. Few students could mention the fact that he is the resident Computer Science professor, or that the math department commemorated his retirement by dumping the CS program from its course selection. Hillsdale may not be the...
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April 2, 2015July 12, 2022Opinions
Be wary of Michigan’s Proposal 1
If you’ve ever driven on a Michigan road, you’ve no doubt sworn under your breath at some point as your tires bounced across a pothole big enough to swallow the Titanic. Or two. Or five. On May 5, voters will decide on Proposal 1, a controversial bill that would raise Michigan’s taxes in order to...
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April 2, 2015July 12, 2022Opinions
Let’s honor Good Friday
Tomorrow, the Western Church marks the Crucifixion of Our Lord, but for many, the observance of this momentous day in the Christian Church year will begin with the distractions of any other ordinary day. Unfortunately, this is also the case at Hillsdale. Ideally, Good Friday ought to be kept as free as possible of any...
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April 2, 2015July 12, 2022Features
Students conduct giraffe research
What do cows and giraffes have in common? Probably to most people, the similarities between these two mammals are hard to find, but for biology majors senior Daniel Kish and junior Mikalah Smith, these animals will hopefully be the key to a groundbreaking senior research project. “We are doing original research,” Kish said. “This hasn’t...