A 72-foot-long Brachiosaurus skeleton looks over travelers as they board their planes in Chicago O’Hare International Airport. And just like the thousands that come through the airport everyday, the dinosaur wears a mask to protect itself from COVID-19. Signs around the dinosaur flash reminding travelers that going maskless is a federal offense, while a similar...
Author: Reagan Gensiejewski
Tea is better than coffee
As a kid, I could hardly sit still on the three-hour drive to my aunt’s house. When we pulled into the driveway, I would sprint directly to the kitchen counter, where steam floated above my favorite mug. Nothing beat taking that first sip of my favorite vanilla caramel tea while I caught my aunt up...
Hillsdale over U of M
Standing in the August heat outside Frank Muddy Waters Stadium four years ago my friends and I, all players on the softball team, proudly sported our black Otter Army t-shirts. The crowd of students surrounding us edged closer to entering into the first football game of the season. We made our way to the stands,...
College adds two new members for Board of Trustees
Two new trustees will join the Hillsdale College board, according to aNov. 23 press release. The additions are David Hough, a private practice psychotherapist, and Nersai Nazari, founder and executive chairman of Vital Connect Inc. “The Hillsdale College Board of Trustees has been in continuous operation for 177 years,” Rich Péwé, chief administrative officer and...
Stop the madness, keep the bullpen
As the World Series games heated up a few weeks ago, so did the conversation. But the talk was not as much surrounding the games as it was a piece of jargon linked to the game of baseball: the bullpen. PETA, whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any...