The garlands adorned with red bows decked the balcony of College Baptist Church, but the golden stringed lights lacing them remained off. The light from above only reached the fifth row of pews before receding. One by one, attendees emerged from the shadows and walked to the altar, where they lit candles, offered up silent...
Walls of women run the flat circuit, yelling at each other, and fans in body paint and underwear cheer their team on, and sometimes jeer at competitors. Through the commotion, senior Hannah MacIntyre, Hillsdale’s highest-ranking runner and first four-time All-American, emerged fourth in the nation, running what coach Andrew Towne called probably the best race...
After the Hillsdale Symphony Orchestra plays Dvorak’s off-the-beaten-track 8th Symphony, it’ll sprinkle holiday cheer with Christmas music during its winter concert, which runs Saturday to Sunday. It’s rare, but the calendar presented an opportunity for Christmas pop music this year, according to Professor of Music James Holleman. Last year, the orchestra couldn’t follow through with...
Over the din of energetic theological and philosophical discussions among conference attendees clutching cups of coffee, the woman on the loudspeaker announced that it was time for prominent virtue ethicist Alasdair MacIntyre to speak. More than 30 students, six alumni, and Kathryn Wales, former program coordinator for the Center for Ethics and Culture, attended the...
For the fifth year in a row and the eighth time ever, the Hillsdale College women’s cross country team qualified for the NCAA Division II Championships after taking second at the Midwest Regional in Cedarville, Ohio. The team of girls that secured Hillsdale’s victory is young and learning as they run, head coach Andrew Towne...