Looking amused, sophomore Julia Salloum sings a few bars of opera, then steps up from the wooden dance floor to a balance board. Wobbling to stay upright, she sings the same notes. She steps down, and sings again — stronger and clearer than the first time. Sitting in chairs in front of her, Salloum’s classmates...
Author: Nicole Ault (Nicole Ault)
Entrepreneurship club back in action
After losing traction for a year or two, the officers of Hillsdale College’s Enactus club are kicking off the new school year with rebranding and a greater emphasis on the group’s connection to the campus and community. A coalition of thousands of students around the globe, Enactus invests in the campus — who identify and...
Don’t church shop till you drop
It’s that time of year when Hillsdale students bring their checklist-laden, campus-touring college-search skills to the hunt for a church. College students offer plenty of reasons in defense of ecclesiastical pickiness, some of them fine: We want to toe the line of our childhood orthodoxy. Our lives are changing, and we’re desperate for solid support. ...
‘Consistent and kind’: Remembering former English chair Gene Templeton
Remembered for his commitment to students, high standards, and wry sense of humor, Richard Eugene “Gene” Templeton, former chairman of the Hillsdale College English department, died at his home on Aug. 29 at the age of 81. Born in Tennessee before moving to Michigan as a child, Templeton served as a professor of English at...
Unsung heroes of Hillsdale: Monastiere records Chargers history
Hands shaking, Brad Monastiere marked a “1” in Grand Valley State University’s loss category on the stat sheet from his vantage in the press box. It was Hillsdale College’s 2009 Homecoming football game, and the Chargers had just stamped out Grand Valley’s 48-game winning streak with a 27-24 victory. “I was like, no one’s done...




