An aggressive type of blood cancer came under the scrutiny of two Hillsdale students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center this summer. Sophomore Bella VanAken donned safety glasses and latex gloves to study acute myeloid leukemia in the lab, while senior Andrea Lee sifted through hundreds of patient charts within the confines of an...
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Faith Van Havel becomes first at Hillsdale Academy to attend Air Force Academy
Faith Van Havel will trade her Hillsdale Academy uniform skirt for a blue suit when she begins her freshman year of college this August as a cadet at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Van Havel achieved an historic first for Hillsdale Academy by becoming their first graduate to attend...
Drums of Thunder rolls into McNamara
Two of Hillsdale College’s most talented drummers will be featured this Saturday in the Percussion Ensemble performance, Drums of Thunder, at 8 p.m. in the Howard music building. Stacey Garrison-Jones directs the 12 students in the ensemble and two guest performers, junior Jacob Coonradt on guitar and sophomore Shadrach Strehle on bass. As indicated by...
Barney Charter Initiative to open new school in fall
More than 350 students in kindergarten through eighth grade will begin classes at the newest classical charter school of Hillsdale College’s Barney Charter School Initiative opening in Fleming Island, Florida. St. Johns Classical Academy is the initiative’s 18th school, joining others across the country from Michigan to Texas. As Michelle Knapp, the principal of...
Charger Chatter: Donald Ring
How long have you been playing baseball? I started playing baseball when I was 7 years old and my mom was the coach of my Little League team. I played at Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, which is a powerhouse for baseball with a very well-known baseball program. It was very competitive...