Nate Shreffler is in his first year as head coach. Courtesy | Hillsdale College Athletic Department For 25 years, Nate Shreffler ’93 coached the Hillsdale football team’s offensive line. He could have coached anywhere in the country, said former head coach Keith Otterbein ’79. But his love and passion for Hillsdale College has kept him coaching...
Sports teams draw foreign students
Students on Hillsdale’s campus represent 20 countries around the world, according to Hillsdale Admissions Counselor Ben Strickland. For many international students, sports brought them to campus. Freshmen Henry Hammond and Daniel Warbuton and senior Jamahl Burke all come to Hillsdale to pursue their athletic careers. When Hammond came to Hillsdale from London, England, the American...
Students take to the skies
While most high schoolers are excited to get their driver’s licenses, some students have loftier goals. Several Hillsdale students are taking to the skies, earning their pilot’s licenses or working toward it. For many, the process started young. Junior Colby Langeler received his pilot’s license during his senior year of high school. He said flying...
Fraternity and equality: local Freemason lodge builds community
Despite what the National Treasure movies say, the Freemasons do not control the government — at least not any more. Hillsdale’s Freemason lodge, chartered in January of 1852, was among the first lodges established in Michigan and still operates today. The Masons have two main focuses in their work,community and morality, said Senior Warden...
Quick Hits with John Tharp
In this Quick Hits, Coach John Tharp, talks Greece, meeting his wife, and competition. What is the greatest game you have ever witnessed? You are going to laugh at this, but I went to my first Red Wings game about three years ago, and I had such a good time. It was the first...




