The Honors Program is hosting a conversation between Associate Professor of English Patricia Bart and Professor of Political Economy Gary Wolfram at 11 a.m. today in the formal lounge. The topic is “Bridging the Town-Gown Divide: A Conversation about Hospitality, Membership, and Community.” It is the second event in the Honors Program’s new series “The...
Author: Ramona Tausz (Ramona Tausz)
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Int’l club: Students teach six languages
Hillsdale’s International Club is now offering free, informal courses in six foreign languages: Bulgarian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, and Swahili. Each language has its own weekly session lasting 30 or 45 minutes. Hillsdale students lead the classes. Sophomore Bilyana Petkova teaches Bulgarian, junior Christine Nishinaga teaches Japanese, sophomore Katie Kortepeter teaches Mandarin, junior Will...
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Equestrians turn to donors for funding
The dark silhouette of a horse and rider flashed past an open barn door, thrown wide to reveal a peaceful afternoon sunlight sparkling upon the rolling golden fields. Hooves sent dust swirling as Deutsch, a sepia-colored mare, broke into a canter around the barn arena. Ever since sophomore Gianna Marchese suffered a concussion after a...
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New core makes 4.0s too easy
In the fall of 2012, only three freshmen earned a 4.0 grade point average in their first semester, according the registrar’s office. In the fall of 2013, 17 freshmen did the same. Similarly, while 33 percent of freshmen in the fall of 2011 made the Dean’s List and 35 percent of freshmen in the fall...
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County Fair to feature Randy Houser
The 164th Hillsdale County Fair will feature country singer Rand Houser, as announced on April 10. Houser will perform on Saturday, Sept. 27, at 7 p.m. with opening act Danielle Bradbery, winner of the fourth season of “The Voice” in 2013. The Hillsdale County Fair board announced Houser’s performance the same week as his single...