Courtesy | Scot Bertram Radio students interviewed guests, provided real-time commentary, and announced election results of U.S. midterm races at the Searle Center Tuesday. Student anchors and producers from WRFH Radio Free Hillsdale 101.7 FM worked alongside professors and political guests to report live election results from a stage, while other radio students managed behind-the-scenes...
Author: Samanatha Mandel (Samantha Mandel)
Students and professors test their memories at poetry recitation
Courtesy | Samantha Mandel Students and professors gathered in Slayton Arboretum Sept. 10 for a poetry recitation hosted by the Memorization Club. “I think memorization is just another level of attention and understanding,” Ellery Toman, Memorization Club president said. ”It’s not completely separate from the reading. I feel like it’s just the next level.” Against...
Breaking without bending: Leah Novak’s journey of healing through yoga
When yoga instructor Leah Novak steps into the studio at Hillsdale College, peace seems to follow her. Her voice is soft, yet commands a room, and her gaze is bright and hopeful. You wouldn’t know she had lost her infant son to a rare birth defect or grown up watching her mother fray from decades-old...
Vietnam veteran honored for service
Brian Peacock receives his award from State Rep. Jennifer Wortz. Samantha Mandel | Collegian Hillsdale County honored retired U.S. Army Major Brian Peacock as Veteran of the Year at a Sept. 22 ceremony. Peacock has been a member of the Jonesville American Legion for over 40 years and currently serves as the first vice commander...
College remembers 50th anniversary of Vietnam War
Victor Davis Hanson addresses Hillsdale College students. Courtesy | The Collegian Historians discussed the legacy of the Vietnam War in a two-day conference. Hillsdale College hosted the conference, titled “The Vietnam War at 50,” on Sept. 12-13. The event, organized by the college’s Military History and Strategy Department, brought together scholars and veterans to reflect...



