David Raney, professor of history, refuses to eat store-bought syrup. He’s grown accustomed to syrup that originated in his own backyard, boiled down from the sap of maple trees. “Whatever flavoring they use in store-bought syrup bears no resemblance. The flavor is off … It’s thicker, gooey, and inconsistent,” Raney said. Raney hasn’t collected sap...
A radio host of a nationally syndicated program on Radio Free Hillsdale 101.7 FM WRFH is speaking on his experience interviewing Pearl Harbor survivors Monday at 8 p.m. in Lane 124. The Dow Journalism Program presents the lecture from “Hometown Heroes” host Paul Loeffler, who is also a sports broadcaster for Fresno State University and...
This weekend, 170 members of the Hillsdale College music department’s symphony orchestra and two choirs will participate in three performances of George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah.” One-third of the school — roughly 500 students — regularly participate in the music department and one-quarter are members of ensembles. In 1997, however, only 50 students were in the...
Speech and debate tournaments before Thanksgiving gave Hillsdale College’s teams much for which to be thankful. Both teams brought home first place awards from the Falcon Classic at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. With separate events offering students more opportunities to compete, Hillsdale’s debate team competed in separate tournaments Nov. 19 and 20, while...
Remembered by his peers as an exuberant member of the mock trial team, former Hillsdale College student Lucas Frerking committed suicide on Nov. 18 in his hometown of Waverly, Iowa, at the age of 23. “He loved his time at Hillsdale,” Frerking’s father, Dave Frerking, said. “He may be most famous for being one of...