It’s an old routine—ripped from that part in Jurassic Park when the Brontosaurus first appears on screen in glorious CGI—and I recite it every time I visit the Prehistoric Forest, an abandoned amusement park just off the side of US-12 in the Irish Hills. “You’ve said you’ve got a T. Rex?” “Uh-huh.” “Say again?” “We...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At first glance, “Mr. Mehan’s Mildly Amusing Mythical Mammals”, known for short as “M5,” looks like the type of book you would find in an elementary school library. Yet author Matthew Mehan claims it’s a book for the whole family. On the evening of Sept. 5, Mehan sat down with Hillsdale journalism...
The Catholic Church is not immune to the secular world and its accompanying evils, and the recent sexual abuse scandal within the Church’s Pennsylvania Diocese proves this. But rather than turn away from the church, faithful Christians should consider this trial a blessing. Over the past few weeks, a grand jury’s investigation revealed that more...
Some RAs at Hillsdale may think that their weeklong training to get ready for the school year is a burden, but it could be worse. Simpson RAs Josh Bailey and Adam Buchmann would know. They have been through Officer Candidate School for the Marine Corps. Senior Josh Bailey finished Officer Candidate School this summer and...
While Hillsdale County residents have already been using Catholic Charities’ forensic interviewing services for children who have been sexually or physically abused in Jackson and Lenawee County, now residents can have a local Catholic Charities option for therapy. Beginning this August, Antonia Busch ‘16 joined the full-time staff of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church...