Black Dog Meadows Flower Farm is home to farmer Dana Hicks, two black labs, and bed upon bed of fresh flowers. Since 2019, Hicks has owned and run her flower farm entirely on her own. Prior to this business venture, Hicks was a high school teacher. “I really just needed a change and I’ve always...
Alumnae’s newborn babies share birthday
On Aug. 31, Caroline Greb ’21 and Julia Salloum ’21 both welcomed their firstborn children into the world. “We had joked so often about giving birth on the same day,” Salloum said. “It was both hilarious but unsurprising when it actually happened.” Greb gave birth at 2:56 a.m., and Salloum gave birth at 9:01 p.m....
Hillsdale’s asylum: ‘Far from forgotten’
Before things like regularly attending therapy and treating mental illness with appropriate medication were accessible and normalized, those who struggled with mental health were at the bottom of the totem pole. The ethics surrounding mental health institutions and the treatment of their patients are still a slippery slope, but the progress that has been made...
20 Years Later: Professors and faculty remember Sep. 11, 2001
Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, that changed our modern world. On this somber anniversary, Hillsdale’s faculty and staff members share their memories of that day. Patrick Owens, assistant professor of classics, was in New York City that morning and watched the horror unfold. “I grew up in...
X marks the spot: Student-pirates bury treasure for class
Roaming bands of skullduggerous treasure seekers are soon to disrupt Hillsdale’s hallowed halls and peaceful vistas. The culprit: David Stewart, professor of history. His new one-credit history course, the History of Piracy, offers a general overview of piracy, from the ancient world to the present, with a twist. In addition to writing an essay, students...




