When vocal instructor Melissa Osmond selected opera scenes for this year’s Opera Workshop, she selected pieces that highlighted the vocal department’s students talents. “Don’t Make a Scene” is the 25th Opera Workshop, and almost 30 Hillsdale students displayed their talents in scenes from various operas, operettas, and operatic-style musicals. Along with adjunct instructors Emily Douglass,...
The Student Federation is facing opposition from the student body and some Student Fed officers for its recent amendment proposal. The amendment proposes to alter qualifications for Student Fed positions by allowing sophomores to run for positions that were previously only open to juniors, if the positions are uncontested. Candidates who have not served a...
After attending the Washington-Hillsdale Internship Program, Brant Cohen ’18 came back to Hillsdale with an idea help preserve the city’s history. As the city of Hillsdale works to restore its historic downtown district, Cohen is helping to turn the Keefer House, which was built in 1885 and closed in 1965, into a boutique hotel. He...
When sophomore Emma Noverr, president of the Endurance Sports Club, messaged Assistant Swim coach Laura Peter asking if she wanted to go for a bike ride, she wasn’t expecting Peter to invite her to dinner, or to become her club’s future coach. “I used a cycling app to stalk people who rode bikes in the...
It was out with the old and in with the new at the Dawn Theater this past Saturday. In an effort to clear the old performance venue for its long-awaited redevelopment, Hillsdale’s Tax Increment Financing Authority auctioned off every old item it could at the Dawn on Nov. 10. About 25 students and Hillsdale residents...