When Mary Jacobus tells the stories about how she almost died, she peppers them with laughter and praises for her family, her community, and her God. “See, this is very good because I was supposed to be dead,” Reading resident Jacobus, 60, said. “As of today I’m here peeling potatoes, I’m back to work,...
Year: 2017
Of free markets and music: Ivan Pongracic
Some know him for his libertarian rants in economics classes, others know him by his surf band, the Madeira, which has toured the U.S. and Italy and released six CDs since 2004. Ivan Pongracic was born in 1969 in Zagreb, Yugoslavia, a country run by communist dictator Marshal Tito at the time. Pongracic’s parents worked...
Philos Project premieres new documentary about journalism in Gaza, Israel
The Philos Project, which has funded multiple Hillsdale College trips to Israel, teamed up with HonestReporting, a media watchdog for anti-Semitic journalism, to co-host screenings of this documentary, most notably one at King’s College, a New York-based journalism school.
Career office serves up etiquette class
Looking around at mealtime in the cafeteria, one might see students sitting on their phones, shoving food in their faces, and slouching over their tables. That mealtime behavior probably won’t help land them a job. The career services office is holding an etiquette dinner to prepare students for professional dining experiences on Tuesday at 6...
Students search for sea-creature fossils off roadcut in Indiana
Almost all students who visit Stone Hill end up flat on their stomach, peering at the ground. They don’t have much of a choice: They’re hunting for fossils, and there isn’t an easier way to see them. Historical Geology class students put their classroom work to use on last week’s field trip, when they visited...




