“Being Irish isn’t something you do. It’s something you are.” This is the beginning of a poem titled “What it means to be Irish” that JoAnn Arendt, lovingly known as “Mrs. A” to most on campus, has hanging in her house. Her grandfather came to the states from Ireland, and for her whole life, Arendt...
The Hillsdale College women’s track and field team was off to a strong start shortly after its founding in 1977, taking second place at the 1981outdoor track GLIAC Championship meet. A year later, however, the program was taken over by a 22-year old with no athletic experience at the college level, other than her routine...
As flu season continues, many Hillsdale students lament their poor physical conditions and having to skip class (as devastating as that is). However, we can be lucky that we didn’t go to Hillsdale in the winters of 1983 and 1984. On February 23, 1984, The Collegian reported, “there have been three times the normal number...
The REALL team from the Alpha Omega Care Center hopes to bring its message of respecting the dignity of the individual to local youth, according to Team Director Nancy DeBacker. “I love the name, ‘Respect everything about Life and Love,’ because it focuses on the dignity of the individual,” DeBacker said. “There’s so much going...
When the chemicals used in the re-lacquering of her French horn irritated her throat and voice box during her junior year at Hillsdale College, impeding her ability to practice music and sing, Rebecca Schoon ’13 was prompted to reconsider pursuing a career in music. Although discouraged, she did not wallow in self-pity. Instead, she gleaned...