As the snow fell thick and steady at the Hillsdale Fairgrounds, a crowd of farmers huddled outside around a diminutive figure who commanded his audience with a wooden cane and voice that pierced the biting wind with rhythmic certainty. “C’mon partner! Do I hear a $320, $325?” the elderly man said as the price of...
Author: Lillian Quinones (Lillian Quinones)
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Tigers’ Al Kaline and his Bat
Although he never gripped the baseball bat on the home plate, Fred Knorr can be credited with having a hand in the Tigers’ legacy. The wooden baseball bat displayed in a glass case near the entrance of Saga belonged to former Detroit Tigers baseball player Al Kaline and was given to the College by the...
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Athletics earn NCAA President’s Award for Academic Excellence
Hillsdale College athletics received the NCAA President’s Award for Academic Excellence on Nov. 11, exceeding the standards of the NCAA’s Academic Success Rate which factors in overall GPA, athletes’ completion of credits toward a major, and graduation within six years. Of the 27 Division II institutions nationwide that also received the award, Hillsdale tied for...
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Hillcats raise the bar: faculty to perform Chick Corea’s upbeat jazz compositions
The Hillcats Faculty Jazz Ensemble has hit the sweet note in the group’s 17 years of existence. “This is far the best band faculty that we’ve had,” said Chris McCourry, director of jazz studies and trumpet player for The Hillcats. “Ever since our new bass player Ed Fedewa came last year, this group has really...
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Hillsdale alumna helps reverse Columbia med school decision
Danielle Simpson ’13, back row on the left in green, stands with other medical students in the #growfamilymedicine. This picture was taken at one of the student-run free clinics overseen by family medicine physicians. Danielle Simpson | Courtesy It took less than 36 hours for a highly ranked New York City hospital to fire and...