Junior Isabel Ondracek at the 2025 GMACs Courtesy | The Hillsdale Athletic Department The Hillsdale swim team started the season at its Blue and White intrasquad meet Sept. 27 with the freshman class placing in the top spots in each event. Head coach Kurt Kirner said collectively the energy and efforts made by the team...
Hillsdale students research conservative European Parliament member in Hungary
Three Hillsdale students spent the summer in Budapest, Hungary, as interns researching never-before-studied correspondence between Otto von Habsburg, the son of the last Austro-Hungarian emperor, and American conservatives such as Russell Kirk and Willam F. Buckley through the rise and fall of the Soviet Union. Otto von Habsburg would have become emperor of the Austro-Hungarian...
Students spend summer researching DNA nanotech
Three students researched DNA nanotechnology and magnetism last summer with Assistant Professor of Physics Stephanie Lauback. Senior Michael Bogumill, sophomore Thatcher Debowski, and sophomore Daniel Lo presented their work Sept. 18. Their research opportunity was part of the LAUREATES program, a paid, six-week internship, to which any Hillsdale student majoring in a STEM field can...
Debate team begins preparing for fall season
The Hillsdale College Debate Team poses for a photo on campus in 2024. Courtesy | Emma Kate Mellors Director of Debate Kirstin Kiledal says the Hillsdale College Debate team is back and ready to argue with a large team and an unusual prompt. This fall the team will be arguing the resolution that “The United...
Athletics enhance the Hillsdale life
Courtesy | Unsplash Every incoming college student faces the question of what they want to do during their college experience, both to enjoy it in the moment and reap the fruits for years to come. Varsity athletics aren’t necessarily the obvious choice to Hillsdale intellectuals, but my involvement on the track and field team has...

