Smith mans the Main Plate station at lunchtime. Faith Miller | The Collegian Every Hillsdale College student has met Jill Smith, the Metz employee who has been serving students with a smile for 30 years. Smith’s time in the dining hall is drawing to a close as she plans to retire on Dec. 9. “It’ll...
Senior Nathan Rastovac thinks the Great Lakes are oceans. Courtesy | Nathan Rastovac Nathan Rastovac is a senior economics major from Wadsworth, Illinois. The current co-head resident assistant of Simpson Residence, where he has worked as RA for three years, Rastovac is known widely for his signature sayings, “winning” and “anywho,” and his love for...
A dusting of Christmas music can’t hurt By Caroline Kurt Opinions Editor When I awoke to a world of white last week, I knew what I was playing on Spotify that day: Christmas oldies like “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” by Andy Williams and “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas”...
The Cascarelli fruit store after the bombing in 1923. Courtesy | Hillsdale County Historical Society In the early hours of June 24, 1923, a violent boom rocked the town of Hillsdale. A bomb blew up at the back of the Cascarelli fruit store, destroying windows all along the Broad Street side of the Waldron Block,...
Leaman as a child. Courtesy | Pierce Leaman Pierce Leaman is a sophomore history major from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He participates in College Republicans, Federalist Society, and club tennis. Have you ever set anything on fire that you weren’t supposed to? Nearly the Niedfeldt microwave when I botched heating up Kraft Mac and Cheese — ask...