With federal funding under review, the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, home to a telescope 305 meters in diameter that contributes significantly to both radio and radar astronomy, could face major budget cuts that could threaten its future. If the telescope were to lose funding, schools such as Hillsdale College could be prevented from using...
Millennial Americans are getting tattoos more than any age group in the country, but a Hillsdale College student’s research project suggests some tattoo inks may contain unsafe levels of certain metals. A 2016 Harris poll found 47 percent of millennials have a tattoo, compared to only 29 percent of the population as a whole. Since...
When biology department chairman Frank Steiner first came to Hillsdale, he said he sought to improve relations between the natural sciences division and the Hillsdale community. Now, he said he has exceeded even his own expectations. “We started with a camp of just 20 students,” Steiner said. “Twenty-seven years later, we have 60 students on...
Anytime senior basketball player Maddie Reed swiped into the dining hall over the last three years, a sticker on the back of her student ID reminded her how many calories and macronutrients should make up her meals. “It wasn’t as helpful as you think it could be,” Reed said. These nutritional guidelines did inform her...
Reviews portrayed David Leitch’s “Atomic Blonde” as the “female James Bond” flick of the summer — a film in which audiences can cheer on Charlize Theron as she cuts down every bad guy in her way. Playing a British spy sent on a mission to East Berlin, Theron stepped into her role of Lorraine Broughton...