Teacher of piano Debbi Wyse added one of the last tiles to the “mosaic” of her Hillsdale music career last weekend as she played a duo concert — also titled “Mosaic”— with pianist Kristi Gautsche. The name was fitting, as the story of a musician as talented as Debbi Wyse is best told through a...
In stormy times, McCormick sails away
Emma McCormick ’19 is “exactly the sort of person” to buy a sailboat, move to Florida, and live in a marina, according to Clara Johsens ’19. And that’s exactly what she did. McCormick, who majored in economics at Hillsdale and works as a financial analyst for General Motors in Detroit, grew restless working remotely during...
Friendship through filming: Documentary about off-campus house brings friends together
The Graceland girls, all six of them, lounge in their living room on a Wednesday night. All is calm until one yells “Soundoff!” Cries of “one, two, three, four, five, six” echo through the house. From the other room comes the cry “seven!” “Seven” comes from junior Jane O’Connor, who is studying across the hall....
Students kickstart medical career
A typical weekend for junior Luke Vayder includes a 24-hour shift working to potentially save lives. “If you don’t do well on minimal sleep, don’t do it,” Vayder said. Vayder warned anyone considering any role in medicine — as he plans to pursue throughout his life — that sleep can’t be a priority. Sometimes he...
Records broken ahead of championship meet
Two Hillsdale College runners broke school records on Feb. 20 at the Hillsdale Tune-Up meet. Freshman Sean Fagan broke the 60-meter hurdles record with a new personal best of 8.14 seconds, receiving a Division II provisional qualifying mark. His time was the 12th fastest in this event for DII this season and the fastest time...




