Among American youth, the question of heritage is often met with percentages and fuzzy ancestral remembrances. Unless you claim Irish blood. The mother’s lineage matters little when a father bestows a name like Murphy or Kelly or O’Sullivan onto his children and marks them forever as a product of that green and shining land. After...
Author: Mark Naida (Mark Naida)
Basketball teams fall in NCAA tournament: Men finish season with 21-10 record
After appearing in the finals of the G-MAC tournament but falling to Ohio Dominican University in a 71-53 blowout, the Hillsdale College Chargers hoped for an opportunity to extend their season. Gathered in the formal lounge of the Grewcock student union, the players and coached watched a projector screen as the qualifiers for the NCAA...
Men’s basketball draws Alderson Broaddus for G-MAC tournament
The Hillsdale College men’s basketball team headed into the locker room with a spring in its step and a 9-point lead, after its senior captains put on an offensive show in the first half against the University of Findlay on Saturday. Head coach John Tharp said during the halftime the team was excited about their...
Tower players to perform ‘Seagull,’ soaring work of drama
After Professor of Theater James Brandon and his wife decided to adopt a child from Russia, he felt an obligation to at least try to learn a little Russian. As a theater professor and lover of cinema, he knew where to go. He marched into Mossey Library and checked out all the Russian language movies...
Seniors shine in decisive men’s basketball victory
Senior Ryan Badowski ended his last home game as a member of the Hillsdale College basketball team hanging on the rim after a two-handed slam dunk. Thirty seconds later, senior Stedman Lowry had a lay-in from the baseline and the two senior guards shook head coach John Tharp’s hand and sat on the bench to...




