Stacey Jones-Garrison called her quarantine this summer an “extended sabbatical.” Considering the fact that she used it to start her own jewelry company and record an album, the term seems fitting. “It’s a producer’s dream,” said Jones-Garrison, college artist and music teacher. “ ‘You have to stay inside.’ Well OK!” After coronavirus shutdowns sent Hillsdale...
Local watercolor artist captures natural landscapes
It all started out West for local artist Kaitlyn Dear. When she looked at the massive Rocky Mountains, she knew she had to capture them in some way—so she did. “We set out west in a minivan that we took the seats out of, and I quit my job to do all of that,” Kaitlyn...
Quarantine crafts, baked goods find outlet at Makers Market
Homemade fettuccine, woodburned earrings, and street poetry all graced the plaza of the Chapel on Saturday Sept. 19th. Live music, including classic rock favorites and soft pop, was the idyllic background music for many students casually perusing each stand. It’s no surprise that several stands, both for students and community members alike, were empty by...
My new Kentucky home: 2020 graduates join Louisville Hillsdale hub
In the last three years, Hillsdale’s alumni population in Louisville grew from two to 17. After a belated commencement this July, Lauren Blunt, Nate Messiter, Annie Ingham, Nick Uram, Lukas Swenson, and Patrick Votel were the most recent group of Hillsdale graduates to join the Kentucky community. Shelby and Andrew Lohman ’19, Chloe Rijke ’19,...
‘We shape our buildings’: Hillsdale alum first to work at HGTV
When English Hinton left Hillsdale with her politics and art history degrees, she thought the school would forget about her. Now, Hinton has made Hillsdale history as the only graduate to work for the popular home improvement network, HGTV. After graduating in 2018, Hinton attended the University of Georgia where she pursued a master’s degree...




