When junior Shane Smith started looking for a summer research internship last year, he never expected to work on a project analyzing radio signals that could provide proof of extraterrestrial life. “I didn’t really know that there was actually a scientific community that was looking for aliens,” Smith, a physics major, said. “Usually when you...
When Twitter permanently suspended then-President Donald Trump’s account on Jan. 8, one truth became evident: Big Tech has monopolistic power over the public forum in America. The ensuing crackdown on thousands of accounts following Trump’s removal saw non-establishment thinkers and groups, both conservative and progressive, removed from the main platforms of communication. Anyone outside of...
Tucked away in the old chapel lies a piece of art created by the same hands that created the soldier statues facing the Washington D.C. Vietnam War Memorial. The “Cross of the Millennium,” made by sculptor Frederick Hart, was donated to Hillsdale College by Stephanie Dooley and dedicated in 2019. Dooley, an art dealer of...
What is the moment you are proudest of? The birth of my two kids. What is your favorite movie? “Life is Beautiful.” What is your favorite memory from Hillsdale? Middle of the night trips to Dutch Uncle. What is the one thing you try to impart on your students? Through the messiness and chaos and...
“You’re going to hear us give a talk, but you’re also going to hear something individually and very unique because the Holy Spirit is going to speak to each one of you.” This is how Sister Miriam James Heidland began the evening as dozens of students, faculty, and Hillsdale residents piled into the formal lounge...