When Laboratory Director Douglas Dobrozsi studied skin fungus, he didn’t expect to use it in a beer competition at the Hillsdale County Fair. “I became interested after actually doing a long technical project at work, studying the action of antifungal drugs in which I was culturing a yeast-like fungus that is on everyone’s skin...
Chargers take first in all events at invitational
Junior Josh Corbin placed highest overall for individual score. Courtesy | Hillsdale College Athletic Department The Hillsdale College shotgun team won first place in multiple events during its first collegiate match of the season on Oct. 1 at the Hoosier Invitational. The Kosko Shotgun Sports Complex hosted nearly 70 competitors from seven other colleges, including...
Campus Rec revives tradition with Naval Battle
The men of Hillsdale College proved their naval prowess on the waters of Baw Beese Lake last weekend. Dozens of student participants and spectators gathered at the local lake on Sept. 30 for the first Naval Battle, a version of capture the flag on water, since 2016. Sophomore Sophia Schlegel helped organize the event. She...
Tracy Lee Simmons speaks on education
The true metric of educational success lies in equipping students with the skills to navigate a complex world, according to former Dow Journalism Program Director Tracy Lee Simmons. Simmons delivered these remarks during a Sept. 27 lecture titled “The Classical Inheritance Goes to School.” “A classical education is about sustaining a classical inheritance, and it...
A statue all Christians can agree on
St. Augustine can teach Hillsdale students many lessons on how to live — and how not to live. College students seeking boundaries in their Hillsdating relationship can empathize with Augustine when he prays, “Lord, make me chaste, but not yet.” Or, when they steal fruit from Saga, students can relate to Augustine stealing pears for...




