Approximately 120 students on campus have worked on coding projects or used computer programming in one of their classes over the last two years, according to mathematics department chairman Thomas Treloar. “Over the last two years, we are easily serving a larger number of students with programming opportunities than at any other time in the...
Bergen to leave president’s office
Victoria Bergen’s colleagues describe her as the gatekeeper of the president’s office. “If she were not so sweet and instantly ready to be helpful to everyone, I would call her the unmoved mover. She has divine attributes, but not that kind of deity,” College President Larry Arnn said. Bergen, who serves as the president’s office...
Ph.D. in pocket, first graduate students to pursue the practical side of politics
When Bruce Wykes spoke to Ph.D. student Kathleen Thompson about what she carries in her diaper bag, she rattled off the list: diapers, wipes, pacifier…and of course, the missionary copy of “The Federalist Papers.” “Gotta have that,” he remembers her saying. Wykes, director of operations for the Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship, who studied...
Orchestra to feature three student soloists
Experience the works of the great composers and the talents of modern musicians at the annual Hillsdale College Symphony Orchestra performance in Markel Auditorium at 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 10. Three winners from January’s concerto competition will perform solos with the orchestra: junior Thomas Ryskamp, senior Susena Finegan, and sophomore Keely Rendle. “Ever since...
Softball takes both ends from Malone on Friday
A pair of 7-4 wins at home against the Malone University Pioneers (12-16, 5-13 G-MAC) advanced the Hillsdale College softball team to fourth in the G-MAC with a 9-5 conference record. “The doubleheader against Malone was great for us because we had to come back twice, and there was pressure for us to put some...




