The 12-year-long tradition of Waterman Tea didn’t actually begin in Waterman Residence. In the fall of 2006, freshmen Cara Valle ’10 and Erin Zoutendam ’10 began organizing weekly teas with fellow freshmen in the upper left hallway of Olds dormitory. “At first, we made a rule against talking about classes, grades, assignments, etc. at tea,”...
Three miles east of Hillsdale College, Glei’s Orchards and Greenhouses is utilizing the newest technology in apple sorting. The new technology is revolutionizing the industry with its ability to detect external and internal defects in the produce.The Spectrim does external defect sorting, taking hundreds of pictures of one individual apple. “The Spectrim works on nine...
When heading off to college, the scariest part for most is leaving the comfort and familiarity of home for the strange unknown. But for several students at Hillsdale College, they were able to bring a bit of home with them. Just a few of the sibling legacies at Hillsdale include the Andrews, the DeLapps, and...
Not many people know someone who has gone out for coffee with one of the world’s most famous singers. Even fewer know someone who was a renowned singer themselves, still less who personally trained one of Europe’s most highly regarded sopranos. Melissa “Missy” Osmond, Hillsdale’s professor of voice, has done all those things. Not...
Balls are bouncing again at the old tennis courts by Academy Lane. But instead of tennis rackets, players are sporting Wiffle balls and wooden ping-pong paddles. The game is called pickleball. It has 2.8 million players nationwide, according to the United States of America Pickleball Association (USAPA), and was labeled the “fastest growing sport” in...