When a Catalan TV reporter interviewed history professor Dave Stewart in front of the Fossar de les Moreres memorial in Barcelona, she didn’t expect the American to give a full account of the events leading up to the War of Spanish Succession in 1714 — in Catalan. The first time was an accident, Stewart said, but...
Hillsdale College yoga instructor Leah Novak’s Rough Draft yoga classes began Thursday at 7:15 a.m. This is Novak’s first off-campus class since arriving in Hillsdale during the spring of 2016. She started teaching an evening class at Roche Sports Complex in spring 2016 and for class credits in spring 2017. “It’s about awakening and preparing...
For Americans, Spain is synonymous with Madrid, Barcelona, soccer, orange blossoms, paella, and Antoni Gaudí’s architecture. We are slow to think of Catalonia, a little autonomous region with a long history that overflows with national pride and cultural power that has spilled into many of our associations, including Barcelona, paella, and Gaudí. After the Oct....
Hillsdale women’s cross country finished fifth at the Conference Crossover at Lewis University in suburban Chicago on Saturday, dropping to third in the region behind Walsh University and tenth in the nation according to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. “We lost to Walsh by only four points,” assistant coach Samantha...
After piling into a white van with nine other professors and students, Professor of History Matthew Gaetano turned around and said, “I have a chauffeur’s license. Let that sink in.” It was Thursday after classes, and seven students, Professor of Philosophy Lee Cole, Professor of English Dwight Lindley, and Gaetano were embarking on a four-hour...