The Hillsdale chapter of the nonprofit Share the Warmth is open from November to April. Courtesy | Facebook Share the Warmth of Hillsdale County is looking for volunteers. “We serve the unhoused community here in our county,” said Penny Meyers, executive director of Hillsdale’s chapter of the nonprofit Share the Warmth. The warming center is...
Students and professors recited Tennyson and Tolkien in the first official meeting of the Memorization Club in January. “We hope that the Memorization Club will inspire students to take small steps to pursue memorization and recitation, thereby connecting their memory to community,” sophomore Miriam Ritchey, president of the club, said. “We believe that memory can...
Picture a “Lord of the Rings” nerd. What did you see? A fundie with a bad bow tie? Someone carrying a fake sword and wearing plastic elf ears? Possibly a wizard cloak? Did your “Lord of the Rings” nerd have a bomb strapped to his chest? Blood on his hands? Neither did mine. The British...
“I think I might be schizophrenic.” I called my parents to tell them that September of my sophomore year. It was the scariest thing I’ve ever said. I’d been sleeping 15 hours a day so I wouldn’t have to see anything or anyone. When I was awake, I suffered from constant panic attacks and was...
Favorite song? “Murder in the City” (2009) and “February Seven” (2012) by The Avett Brothers I confess that I am musically quite ignorant, but while I make dinner I often end up listening to The Avett Brothers. Many of their songs are stories, and very personal and sincere ones. “Murder in the City” and “February...