Rappers don’t often move thematically beyond money, reputation, and women. But Kendrick Lamar does more than rap. He even called himself a writer, rather than a rapper, during an interview on the Colbert Report because his music “is more storytelling than rhyming words together.” He paints pictures in the listener’s mind. He tells the stories...
Bodies by Coach Giff
If you were up at 6 a.m. two Fridays ago, you would have seen 30 baseball players sprinting around campus on a scavenger hunt for hidden Diet Cokes — one of Coach Giff’s latest workout inventions. “He does keep it light,” senior shortstop Colin Hites said. “I mean, we get work done, but he definitely...
Hillsdale fashion: Sometimes preppy, always one of a kind
Some trends — such as plush winter coats, blue jeans, polos, and button-down shirts — never go out of style. A photo from the 1997 Winona yearbook shows the Student Activities Board posing for a picture on the Quad in jeans and T-shirts like students wear today. But while certain styles have stood the test...
A ‘cheerleader at heart,’ Aumock teaches fitness for 33 years
Upbeat pop music, color-coded dumbbells, and a cheerful face greet students walking into a fitness class led by Lecturer in Sports Studies Alesia Aumock. “When I think of Alesia Aumock, I think of her contagious, cheerful disposition,” said Associate Dean of Women Rebekah Dell ’06, who participated in Aumock’s classes as a member of the...
Embrace Secular Hillsdale
In the past semester, multiple articles in The Collegian have attacked the idea of removing Hillsdale College’s Christian affiliation. Andrew Simpson wrote a letter on Sept. 7 to the editor claiming secularization denies the “timeless spiritual truths” of Christianity and would endanger free speech. Doyle Wang authored a piece on Nov. 9 arguing that secularization...




