The men’s cross country team finished 19th overall Saturday at the Conference Crossover in Romeoville, Illinois, but senior captain Nathan Jones said the competition and experience still helped the team prepare for championship season. “We didn’t quite get what we wanted out of it,” Jones said. “Going back-to-back weekends, I think that hurt us a...
Every week, senior Katie Hillery ducks into Mossey Library to research and catalog some of the college’s lesser-known resources: the Alwin C. Carus Coin Collection, the Brauer coin collection, and the Gleeson coin collection. Altogether, the three collections consist of more than 2,000 coins, yet Hillery said few students are aware of their existence. As...
The softball team may be near the end of the fall season, but the players and coaches are just beginning to get a sense for where the team stands, according to head coach Joe Abraham. He said the eight games played have helped the team gain experience before the spring season — an important form...
Although many know Benjamin Franklin for his kite experiment or witty aphorisms, scholarly discussion on the founding father extends much deeper — to Franklin’s thoughts on topics from God to truth and justice. Associate Professor of Politics Kevin Slack addresses Franklin’s philosophical perspective on such topics in his book “Benjamin Franklin, Natural Right, and the...
Hurricane Maria caused damage to instruments at Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory, home to the world’s second-largest radio telescope and other instrumentation used by Assistant Professor of Physics Timothy Dolch and Hillsdale College students. The hurricane damage affected the telescope’s receiver, the 430-MHz feed, which fell and created a hole in the the the 305-meter...