Rachel Haske helps the coaches, joins workouts, and cheers the players on. Courtesy | Morgan Litwiller Rachel Haske has found her soul sisters. Twenty-eight year old Haske, who has Down Syndrome, joined the women’s basketball team this summer as assistant manager. Originally from Ypsilanti, Michigan, Haske now lives in Hillsdale and comes to campus to...
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Hillsdale Chapel Choir performs on East Coast
The Hillsdale College Chapel Choir traveled to perform for the Intercollegiate Studies Institute’s 70th Anniversary Gala on Sept. 28 in Wilmington, Delaware. Hillsdale alumnus John Burtka ’12, president of ISI, invited the choir to sing at the gala to celebrate the dedication of the new Linda L. Bean Conference Center. The event also featured keynote...
Simpson reclaims homecoming crown after Mock Rock
Simpson Residence stormed the dance floor as a Spartan army Saturday, winning back the homecoming trophy with a second place Mock Rock finish behind first place Niedfeldt Residence. “Having that win in the air just adds something completely different,” junior Simpson resident assistant Zachary Ponraj said. “We were up with alumni just telling stories and...
AJ’s Cafe shuts down for breakfast after electrical fire
Smoke filled the AJ’s kitchen on Sept. 14 when a small electrical fire broke out around 7 a.m. from an overheated outlet. “The entire outlet was on fire, like shooting fireballs and stuff,” said Madisyn Vanderpool, the AJ’s kitchen manager who discovered the fire. “Everything was burnt all the way to the floor.” The fire...
“Wasn’t That Special” reviews 50 years of SNL
As the late-night comedy showcase “Saturday Night Live” approaches its 50th season, two podcast hosts are rewatching and summarizing half a century of comedy sketches for their listeners. Scot Bertram, general manager of Radio Free Hillsdale 101.7 FM, and National Review columnist Christian Schneider published the first episode of their podcast “Wasn’t That Special” through...




