Shot after shot, nothing. Play after play, and no cigar. After 20 tries, freshman Nick Blatner scored his first basket, and his team erupted in celebration. This is the Sewer: an aptly-named intramural men’s basketball team with a singular mission of losing every game it plays. Each basketball season, the players crawl out of Simpson...
Pistols made for the Royal Mail coach are now on display in the heritage room. Courtesy | Catherine Maxwell The beauty of the Heritage Room will now be matched by its brawn: a set of flintlock pistols and muskets dating back to the Revolutionary War. Clinton Miller donated the weapons in the summer of 2020,...
It’s easy to tell that Lent has begun when students walk across campus with ashen crosses on their foreheads. The religious season of Lent involves a variety of devotions, including alms-giving, fasting, and penitence. Practices vary widely by Christian denomination and church, and some Christians don’t observe Lent at all. “Lent is one of the...
Michigan ice storm hit Hillsdale leaving campus without power for two days. Courtesy | Michaela Estruth The houses were dark, silent with the loss of electricity and Internet or cell connection. The students gathering outside, bundled in coats and reveling in the absence of class and presence of good company, didn’t mind. After Hillsdale College...
After deciding to wait to duel, Lewis Degoffau and Sarah Wagoner enjoyed a peaceful lunch in Saga. Courtesy | Lewis Degoffau Spoons aren’t just for soup anymore. From February 7-13, members of the puzzle club turned them into deadly weapons for a game of spoon assassins, which culminated in a duel on the quad on...