Courtesy | Unsplash The Winter Olympics have been filled with ice. Figure skaters have landed the quadruple axel on the ice, luge racers have travelled speeds north of 90 mph, lying on their backs on boogie boards with blades on the ice, and curlers have demonstrated strategy and finesse in chess matches on the ice....
Bob Flynn will run for mayor
Ward 3 Councilman Bob Flynn announced his plans to run for mayor at the Feb. 16 city council meeting. “I wanted to take a quick minute to announce that I will be running for mayor in this year’s election, and I would encourage others to run, whether it be for mayor or for city council,”...
‘Storytime’ for students: Variety show returns for third year
Freshman Lilly Williams and sophomore Dave Bellet perform a duet. Anna Northcutt | Collegian Students performed everything from original ballads to comedy sketches about being in church during “Storytime: A Variety Show,” hosted by sophomore Gabriel Schutte and Hillsdale College for Life Sunday Feb. 15. Proceeds from the $3 entry fee for the show will...
Tom Ryskamp pitches a perfect repertoire
Ryskamp performing “Piano Concerto No. 4” by Camille Saint-Saëns with the National Repertory Orchestra in July. Courtesy | Cat Scanlon When Thomas Ryskamp ’19 was an undergraduate student, he thought being a concert pianist would be a miserable job. “You sit in a practice room by yourself and don’t talk to anyone,” Ryskamp said. “You...
How to beat the winter blues
Courtesy | Unsplash These past miserable, cold, and dreary Michigan days may have you feeling down in the dumps. Thankfully for the stressed Hillsdale student, there are straightforward ways to treat seasonal depression — or what is commonly coined “winter blues.” Seasonal depressive symptoms stem from a lack of sunlight, according to The University of...


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