The College Orchestra Directors Association invited the Hillsdale College Symphony Orchestra to perform at its 2017 national conference in Washington, D.C., in February. James Holleman, music department chairman, announced Monday that the association selected Hillsdale’s orchestra from other applicants around the country through a blind audition process, so it did not consider any information about...
Charger Chatter: Kyra Rodi
What made you decide to compete in two sports this year, especially now as a senior? I had bounced around the idea of playing softball during my senior spring since coming into college as there is much more time available after the volleyball fall season your senior year. I had committed to playing volleyball coming...
An interview with an interviewer: C-SPAN’s Peter Slen
Peter Slen is the senior executive producer and a host at C-SPAN, a television and radio network known for its unbiased coverage of government proceedings. Slen was on campus Sunday to talk to radio talk-show host Dennis Prager as part of a live television event for “In Depth” on C-SPAN’s Book TV. How did you...
Drop in at the Drop-In Center
The Hillsdale Drop-In Center serves the community by assisting people who suffer from mental health issues. A non-profit organization, the Center has provided its members with a safe environment for twenty-two years. Its unique mission focuses on recovery, rehabilitation, and restoration. The Center, on the corner of Hillsdale and Monroe Streets, goes largely unnoticed, besides...
Kish in Cuba: stepping forward to serve
Other than visiting Canada, sophomore Katie Kish had never traveled outside the United States before signing up for a mission trip to Cuba in June, where she spent eight days volunteering with a group of high school students. Upon landing in Cuba, the group jumped right into their missionary work. “We flew into Havana and...




