While some students headed to Florida for spring break in search of good weather, the Hillsdale golf team headed to North Carolina to play at one of the most historic golf courses in the country. Founded in 1895, Pinehurst Resort is home to nine golf courses; most famous among them is No. 2, the three-time...
When junior Anika Ellingson tucks earbuds under her swim cap and cranks up the volume on “Famous Last Words” by My Chemical Romance, her whole body goes into race mode. Ellingson breathes deeply as the punk-rock band blares in her ears. She mentally reviews her swim, thinking through her start, her pacing, her turns. Then...
With snow still gathered in the shadows of foul-territory of Simpson Field, the Hillsdale College baseball team began its G-MAC era with doubleheader sweeps of both Alderson Broaddus University and Davis & Elkins College this weekend. “Everybody was excited to play at home,” head coach Eric Theisen said. “We’ve been on the road for four...
When people hear the term genetically modified organism, many think of scientists hunched over lab benches, injecting chemicals into grotesquely shaped vegetables. Admittedly, the concept of changing the genetic makeup of our food can sound intimidating or scary thanks to the abundance of fearmongering about GMOs. Stripping away the scary terminology is the first step...
Even among the humanities, some professors have a background in computer programming. Outside of the computer programmers in the science division, two professors now teach English or religion at Hillsdale. Before Associate Professor of English Dutton Kearney decided on a career as an English professor, he taught himself computer programming while working for an insurance company....