Things are different now. I no longer wake up gradually to the sound of the fall breeze rustling leaves outside my open window. I wake up to my children calling to each other from their beds. I no longer sit reading for hours in the library. Instead, I read for a short 30 minutes before...
Year: 2018
Humes leads pack of 412 runners at Greater Louisville Classic
Junior Joey Humes surged late to take first place in the Greater Louisville Classic and helped propel the men’s cross country team to a fourth-place finish last Saturday. Humes ran the 8 kilometers in 24 minutes and 17 seconds, breaking the previous G-MAC record. Humes and Dominic Patacsil from Wabash College broke away from the...
Local photographer captures Hillsdale County in vintage photography
Pam Heckel ‘98, a local photographer, set up a vintage camera to the farmer’s market in order to capture the essence of Hillsdale County—all while raising money for a good cause. This peculiar and portable darkroom often attracted attention at the Farmer’s Market. “When people walk past my table at the Hillsdale County Farmers Market,...
Let’s talk about sexual assault on campus
There are certain subjects both men and women traverse with caution and trepidation, and rightfully so. Sexual assault is one such subject. This is a sensitive conversation because it involves a deep injustice, emotional trauma, and often, a loss of innocence. As Hillsdale students, we cannot pretend our campus — though atypically safe and community-oriented...
True or False: What the Kavanaugh hearings show us about honesty
“Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love,” says Father Zosima in...




