Senior Caitlin Splain became the 21st Hillsdale women’s basketball player to score 1,000 points when she drilled a three against Cedarville University Jan. 30. “I knew I was probably gonna get it. I was super stressed that whole entire week,” Splain said. “During the game, I was more concerned about winning, but in my head,...
Year: 2025
You should be tithing in college
The name “Craze” was a fitting title for the name of my church’s annual Vacation Bible School. With beach balls the size of a Kia Soul and extravagant giveaways at the end of each day, as a 12-year-old volunteer, I could not help but start to rethink my weekly tithe. If 10% of my chore...
Applications open for theological research and publication with the Whitaker Fellowship
Hillsdale students are invited to apply to the Whitaker Fellowship for remote work in researching, editing, and publishing of theological texts, according to alumnus Josiah Leinbach ’20. “Fellows will focus on republishing classic, Anglican theological texts and studying the rich theological, liturgical, philosophical, and aesthetic inheritance of the Anglican tradition,” Leinbach said. Leinbach, who created...
QUICK HITS with Susan Putnam
Susan Putnam works at the Mary Randall Preschool. Courtesy | Susan Putnam Susan Putnam, head preschool teacher at Mary Randall Preschool, talks Michigan, Diet Coke geysers, and basketball. What is your favorite childhood memory? Playing card games with my family, especially my grandparents. People talk and laugh easily while playing cards. Our game of choice...
Hannah Wong wins student concerto competition
Hannah Wong plays the piano. Courtesy | Hannah Wong When junior Hannah Wong sat down on the piano bench for the annual student concerto and aria competition Jan. 26, she appeared to be an unassuming figure in black. She leaned over the piano for a moment, her eyes closed, as her accompanist and teacher of...


