Healthies of Hillsdale is not a juice bar. It’s not a Smoothie King. It’s not a place to get green drinks or smoothie bowls. It’s a place to get meal-replacement protein shakes. Dale Steward, one of the owners, said, “We don’t do other things. All the shakes are protein-based. That’s what we do.” And they...
Students go ‘gung-ho’ at Bittersweet ski resort
Bittersweet Resort. Despite its name, the only bitter aspect was the 3-degree wind chill. I’ve never skied before; however, this first-time experience was sweeter than expected. I had no prior skiing knowledge. Any time the sport came up in conversation, only Olympic replays and memories of almost touching snow popped into my head. Yet, seeing...
LA Theater Works brings ‘Steel Magnolias’ to campus
Journeying all the way from the land of film, theater, and all things drama, six diverse women from LA Theater Works will bring to life a production of Robert Harling’s “Steel Magnolias” in Markel Auditorium Tuesday, Feb. 5. A play set primarily in a beauty shop, “Steel Magnolias” explores how the eccentricities and securities of...
‘Training your ear’: Ryan Wilson shares poetic practices
When poet Ryan Wilson, current editor of “Literary Matters,” visited Hillsdale College, students and faculty had the opportunity to hear a live reading of his poetry and attend a poetry workshop. During his live reading, Wilson read poems he had translated, newly-written poems, and poems from his book “The Stranger World,” which won the 2017...
John Rhett captures the glory of Midwest roads
Through oil and watercolor, John Rhett captures the beauty of the ordinary on canvas. The subjects of his paintings are often rural Midwestern landscapes, the kind Americans too often take for granted. On Friday, Jan. 25, Hillsdale students had the opportunity to attend a reception for Rhett’s ongoing art exhibit and discuss anything from artistic...




