Self-defense, anti-bullying programs, and fitness classes merge at local Mixed Martial Arts center Mixed Martial Arts sounds intimidating to some people. So much so that Hillsdale Fitness and MMA owner Steve Gossett bought new decals this week to change the MMA center’s name from “Hillsdale MMA” to “Hillsdale Fitness and MMA.” Despite its stigma of...
After 12 hours in a van, five classics students and Associate Professor of Classical Studies Joseph Garnjobst made it to Stockton University near Atlantic City, New Jersey, for the 87th annual convention of Eta Sigma Phi, the national classics honorary. Seniors Josh Benjamins and LaRae Ferguson, junior Sydney Sparks, and sophomores Rachelle Ferguson and Luke...
On a small set in the Quilhot Black Box, with audience members seated in the round, the Tower Players bring “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” to life Thursday and Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. The play begins with a grey-haired couple just out of bed—Vanya in...
Ryan O’Hearn is a freshman baseball player from Toledo, Ohio. Although he described himself as a utility player, he has lately been playing centerfield. What has been the most nerve-wracking or fun part of joining the team and playing collegiate baseball? I think playing with people that are five years older than me. That...
What do “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” the fall of Icarus, and Alexander the Great have in common? They are all songs by the heavy metal rock band Iron Maiden, which students can study this fall in a one-credit honors seminar. The course, spearheaded by Director of the Dow Journalism Program John Miller, will...