As frigid winds blow in, Hillsdale and its surrounding areas bundle up to face temperatures reaching 40 degrees below zero, according to the National Weather Service. “This cold is pretty extreme,” Geoffrey Heidelberger, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said. “These are numbers we haven’t seen in a few decades.” In efforts to provide...
Year: 2019
‘Training your ear’: Ryan Wilson shares poetic practices
When poet Ryan Wilson, current editor of “Literary Matters,” visited Hillsdale College, students and faculty had the opportunity to hear a live reading of his poetry and attend a poetry workshop. During his live reading, Wilson read poems he had translated, newly-written poems, and poems from his book “The Stranger World,” which won the 2017...
Senior officers announce Class of 2019 gift to college
The Hillsdale College Class of 2019 revealed Friday that their senior class gift to the college will be a memorial fountain on the quad. The fountain, designed by Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn’s daughter Alice Arnn ’11, will cost $20,000 and will be located between Christ Chapel and the front doors of the Grewcock Student...
John Rhett captures the glory of Midwest roads
Through oil and watercolor, John Rhett captures the beauty of the ordinary on canvas. The subjects of his paintings are often rural Midwestern landscapes, the kind Americans too often take for granted. On Friday, Jan. 25, Hillsdale students had the opportunity to attend a reception for Rhett’s ongoing art exhibit and discuss anything from artistic...
Among nation’s best, Chargers finish fourth
As the Hillsdale College Chargers entered a buzzing Kelly Family Sports Center at last Friday’s GVSU Open, they faced a tough test from some of the nation’s best teams. Throughout the meet, however, the Chargers showed they were up to the challenge. Hillsdale placed fourth out of 18 teams, finishing only behind host Grand Valley...




