For Christmas this year, I asked for “Mastering the Art of French Cooking,” by Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, and Simone Beck, a cookbook published in 1961. I couldn’t wait to crack that famous teal-and-white cover and try my hand at a sauce chantilly or a coq au vin. As I pulled back the box-lid on...
Student, Air Force vet writes songs that tell his story Freshman Johnny Cole Murdock grew up listening to country music, but really fell in love with guitar the first time he heard the California-based heavy metal band Metallica. “I didn’t know you could play guitar like that,” Murdock said. “At that point, I wanted...
Emilia Heider’s first photography experience was shooting pictures of rose bushes with a “crappy digital camera” in junior high. Today, her work is frequently featured on the cover of The Forum, Hillsdale College’s literary magazine, and friends tell her she should work for National Geographic. “My dad’s hobby was photography,” said Heider, who is a...
by Nicole Ault and Carmel Kookogey Michigan’s three ballot proposals passed in Tuesday’s election, though Hillsdale County voters weren’t on board with two of them. Nearly 52 percent of Hillsdale County voters affirmed Proposal 3, which will change several voting policies, and add an allowance for same-day voter registration. But 53 percent of the county...
“Whenever you see something fouled up, rest assured, it’s gonna be government,” said former congressman Bob McEwan in a speech at Hillsdale College. McEwan, who represented Ohio’s sixth district from 1981 to 1993, and was a member of the Intelligence and Rules committees during the Reagan administration, spoke to a crowd of students on the...