Sophomore Jon Hovance took first place in his debut Edward Everett competition March 6. Sophomore Nina Morey took second, and junior Patrick McDonald placed third. All five finalists delivered 10-minute speeches on “Education in the Republic” in the 25th annual competition. The judges for the final round were College President Larry Arnn, Dean of Masters...
Junior Mark den Hollander proved pastry baking should be approachable during his cooking masterclass demonstration hosted by the Student Activities Board Saturday. Den Hollander hosted two sessions and walked attendees through a step-by-step process of making three foundational pastry elements — mousse, caramel, and ganache — and constructing dishes around them. “They’re all things I...
In this Quick Hits, Qianying (Jennie) Zhang, associate professor of finance and economics, talks raising trilingual children, her favorite movie, and what inspires her to teach. What is your favorite part of the day? I am a night owl, so late at night. What is your earliest memory? My grandma and my mom took me...
Michael Branigan holds his puppy Squirrel. Courtesy | Nate Privitt When senior Nate Privitt’s housemate, senior Michael Branigan, took a routine trip to Walmart in August, neither one thought Branigan would come home with a puppy. “There was a van there that had a cardboard sign that said ‘puppies’ on it, and Michael was like,...
The Hillsdale Civil War Statue was erected in 1895. Courtesy | Hillsdale College Archives The 1869 college graduate and nationally-acclaimed poet Will Carleton wrote a poem commemorating the dedication of one of Hillsdale College’s most iconic statues, the Civil War Memorial, 130 years ago. “The careless world, as here it looks / The truth again...