If you have walked by the quad and seen dozens of men in costumes beating each other with weapons, you may have scoffed and thought “Wow, what stupid children.” You could not be more wrong. Dorm culture is a thriving community on campus, and one respected, time-honored tradition is the “land battle.” In a land...
Q&A: Alaura Gage dives into film and digital photography
Senior art major Alaura Gage has spent years honing her skills in an often forgotten medium: film photography. When did you start taking photos? Well if you don’t count whenever I had my first iPod, I started off doing a lot of film, like video, my freshman year of college. I went to Kenyon College...
Sliding into Sweetwater: AV visits musical retailer
Showrooms full of pianos, guitars, and violins, venues for live musical performances, remarkable customer service, and a slide—don’t forget the slide. Hillsdale College students took a trip to the Sweetwater Sound Inc. in Fort Wayne, IN on Feb. 5. “The best way to describe Sweetwater: It’s an IKEA for music,” junior Michael Thelen said. “You...
Police arrest local man for alleged stabbing
The Hillsdale City Police Department arrested a local man who allegedly committed a stabbing on Tuesday evening. Police arrested 39-year-old Shaun David Helton after 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 8, Hillsdale City Fire and Police Chief Scott Hephner said. Helton allegedly used a folding knife to stab a man multiple times, according to a warrant request...
QUICK HITS: Anna Navrotskaya, Professor of French
Anna Navrotskaya is a professor of French at Hillsdale College. This interview has been edited for length, clarity, and style. What is the most interesting place you’ve been? As I come from a Jewish family, it was Jerusalem. When I went there for the first time, I got off the plane and started crying. There...




