A former student who was being actively pursued by police is now in custody, Hillsdale College confirmed in a press release. “Law enforcement has informed Hillsdale College that the potential threat has ended,” the statement said. “The lockdown has been lifted. Police were actively searching for a former student who may be a threat to...
Delp in translation: reading professor’s handwriting
But even if you read Greek better than Homer himself, your linguistic ninja skills are often powerless against your professor’s handwriting.
Debate team holds home tournament
By 9 a.m. Saturday, freshman Rowan Macwan had dressed himself in a black suit, purple shirt, and brown work boots. He had run to the debate lounge to get notes and evidence. He had done all this just 30 minutes after freshman Joel Meng shook him awake and informed him he had to compete in...
Murphy wins Everett oratory competition
Sophomore Ryan Kelly Murphy won the 2017 Edward Everett Prize in Oratory and $3,000 for her speech about judicial review Tuesday. Freshman Michelle Reid won second place and $2,000, and freshman Joel Meng took third, winning $1,000. “The most important thing in discerning a winner is who argued most convincingly and had the most evidence,...
Allegro and laughter
Laughter fills the vast expanse of McNamara Rehearsal Hall, bouncing off stacks of chairs, bleachers, paneled walls, and floor-to-ceiling window panes. Stray rays of sunlight escape from unhappy clouds and reflect off the metallic surfaces of a bassoon, a clarinet, a flute, a French horn, and an oboe — tools of the trade for the...




