On Monday morning we woke up and said to each other “let’s see the President today.” After learning the leader of the free world was to host a campaign rally in Toledo, Ohio, only an hour away from our small college town, we cancelled all evening plans. Despite failing to get approved for both press...
Hillsdale College may be known for its core liberal arts curriculum, but a look back into the course catalogues of years past proves there have been a wide variety of classes offered outside of the traditional academic subjects. Among its earliest unorthodox classes includes a scuba diving course the college first offered in 1963. It...
Few can say they were part of an “Americans Stuck in Peru” Facebook support group. But piano professor and assistant choral conductor Debbi Wyse, is now one of them. It all started in Lima, Peru. After visiting her son, an English professor at a local college, Wyse and her husband felt sick just days before...
Spring break is a long-honored college tradition, including in The Collegian archives. On March 14, 1985, The Collegian ran an article titled, “Spring break mania hits the Dale.” Reporter Lisa LeMoal wrote, “With cries of ‘I’ve got to lose 10 lbs!’ And ‘I need $200 NOW!’, one can be sure that Hillsdale’s spring break is...
Hillsdale’s sports scene saw a revamp in the spring of 1967 with an increase in action activities according to the April 27, 1967 issue of The Collegian. Skydiving, flying, judo, and karate led this trend. Collegian reporter Parke Hayes wrote, “Skydiving appears to be catching on tremendously. Steve Verbanac, who made the wire services with...