The sun files up the sky, warming the late fall day. The stadium shakes as both teams line up for the opening kick-off. The student section is packed with screaming students in white Otter’s army shirts. For some in the crowd, though, this isn’t just a football game; it’s a chance to support the Charger...
Whitford runs Chicago
Director of Student Activities Alexandra Whitford `18 never thought she would go from being an All-American in pole vaulter to running the Chicago marathon within two years, but after four hours and 25 minutes, she stood at the finish line in awe of her journey. Whitford, who had never done endurance running in her life,...
Former Times writer discusses paper’s decline
In Ernest Hemingway’s novel “The Sun Also Rises,” one character asks, “How did you go bankrupt?” The other replies, “Two ways: gradually, and then suddenly.” According to Michael Goodwin, the decline of one of the world’s most famous newspapers could be described the same way. Goodwin, chief political columnist at the New York Post, gave...
Senior class to donate ten oak trees for quad
In the midst of Parents Weekend festivities, seniors took an hour out of their evenings to celebrate the class of 2020. The first event of its kind, Christening the Quad invited seniors to gather in the Dow Hotel lobby on Friday night to mingle with friends, enjoy an array of hors d’oeuvres, listen to a...
Dirt path to Howard paved
After years of students trudging over the dirt path between Hillsdale St. and Howard Music Building, Hillsdale College has finally taken the hint and paved a sidewalk. Rich Péwé, Hillsdale’s Chief Administrative Officer, explained that the sidewalk has been on the construction agenda for quite a few years but was bumped up the list to...




