He was such a good referee that he was the only American invited to an international tournament. Now, he coaches soccer at Hillsdale. Ken Koopmans, executive director of Career Services and coach of the Women’s Soccer Club, first worked at Yale University and as an international referee before coming to Hillsdale. “The lore behind him...
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Visiting classics professor publishes translation of three ‘Loci Communes’
Joshua Benjamins is a 2015 graduate. Courtesy | Joshua Benjamin, LinkedIn Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics Joshua Benjamins ’15 released a new 185-page translation of three of Peter Martyr Vermigli’s “Loci Communes” on Aug. 29. “To craft a rendering that is faithful to the author’s intention and grammar, while also being readily comprehensible and aesthetically...
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NCAA and FBS: the tearing apart of the college football world
Three weeks ago, the Atlantic Coast Conference’s University of California at Berkeley Golden Bears football team dealt the Southeastern Conference’s Auburn University Tigers a shocking 21-14 loss in Auburn’s Jordan-Hare Stadium. The story is not the long-overdue upset win, but the conference. Obviously, Berkeley is nowhere near the Atlantic Coast, but is nonetheless in the...
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Like football? Try debates
Presidential debates are the preseason games of politics. Unless somebody experiences a season-ending injury, nobody cares about the outcome and nobody changes his mind about the team. But you should still watch the debates. Today’s politics look a lot like professional sports. Everybody has a team. Most people cheer for the big-name teams that consistently...
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Make your vote matter
In Pennsylvania, many colleges and universities encourage or even require their students to register to vote in Pennsylvania before they can get their college-issued Chromebooks. They do this because just a small margin of votes can determine whom Pennsylvanians choose each presidential election. Could Hillsdale students have a similar impact by voting in Michigan? In...