Hillsdale swimmers say they are worried that athletes who compete as transitioned females will take over the recruitment and scoring systems of college swimming. Lia Thomas, who competed as a male swimmer at the University of Pennsylvania, transitioned to female, joined the women’s team at Penn, and now has broken both university and national records...
Curate set to host all-campus women’s event
The third annual Curate Women’s Summit will feature 25 speakers in the Plaster Auditorium this weekend. From 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Hillsdale women will have the opportunity to attend up to four break-out sessions and connect with other women, including alumni, staff, and faculty. For the first time, the day will be...
Hillsdale over U of M
Standing in the August heat outside Frank Muddy Waters Stadium four years ago my friends and I, all players on the softball team, proudly sported our black Otter Army t-shirts. The crowd of students surrounding us edged closer to entering into the first football game of the season. We made our way to the stands,...
Getting sad with S.A.D.
“Take your vitamins, kids.” Senior Vera Mackyntoich is specifically referring to vitamin D, the most common treatment for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), which is also colloquially known as seasonal depression. Kari Coupland, a nurse at the Health and Wellness Center, said SAD is a type of depression that usually starts in the fall and then...
Disaster in Tonga: Hillsdale alumnus weighs in on volcanic eruption
An underwater volcano erupted off the coast of the Kingdom of Tonga, a Pacific island country, on Jan. 15. The explosion released 18 megatons of energy, making it 1,200 times more powerful than the atomic bomb the U.S. dropped on Hiroshima in 1945. Joseph Cella, former ambassador to Tonga and Hillsdale College alumnus, explained how...



