Last week, students walked to class through a wind chill of negative 3 degrees, but last Monday’s mild day of 56 degrees seemed more indicative of spring rather than winter. Hillsdale regularly endures these dramatic weather shifts, said Hillsdale City’s Director of Public Services Keith Richard. “There isn’t much unique about this winter,” he said....
Author: Shannon Odell (Shannon Odell)
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Academy launches fundraising campaign
On Wednesday, the Hillsdale Academy launched a new fundraising campaign that is part of an effort to raise money for the Hillsdale Academy Annual Fund. Current students, their families, alumni, and college administrative staff all gathered at the school to view photographs and articles of the academy since its 1990 founding, socialize, and hear presentations....
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SIFE partners with Filipino shelter
When John Drake ’74 shares his story about founding The Lingap Center, an emergency shelter for Filipino children, many listeners want to help by visiting the center or offering humanitarian aid to the 100 children who live there. But Drake said he doesn’t primarily need volunteers or donated T-shirts. Drake visited Hillsdale College last Nov....
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2012: Worst apple shortage in six decades
Ninety percent of Michigan’s apple crop was destroyed in 2012 due to temperature fluctuations in the spring, bringing difficulty to orchards around the state and in the Hillsdale area. “We’re used to fluctuations in the weather,” Damon Glei, partial owner at Glei’s Orchards and Greenhouses, said. “But this is the most extreme case that we...
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The art and science of cooking
When junior Aaron Sandford cooks dinner, he tries to think like a scientist. “I like to understand the science of why brining a chicken in salt water before you cook it makes it more tender,” he said. “I like knowing what makes a dish good and then combining those concepts with other dishes.” Sandford is...