DEARBORN, Mich. — Half an hour outside the largest mosque in North America, I thought about turning around. There was a problem with my hair. I was on my way to the 11th annual Interfaith Prayer Breakfast at the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn, Michigan, when another Hillsdale College student called me. She had...
When Madison Moore decided to rest in her harness while climbing the rock wall after dinner on March 15, she could not have known she was seconds away from a life-changing accident. There was no reason to suspect anything was wrong. Moore had climbed the wall once a week all semester to build upper body...
The aromas of freshly baked lasagna and garlic bread permeate the Grewcock Student Union as Hillsdale College students line up outside Bon Appétit dining hall for dinner. Marinara concoctions, side salads, and Sizzle’s burgers are marched out to the tables where they rest between laughing students, and are devoured bit by bit. For some students,...
Thatcherball. Statue golf. Naval battle. Names like these are practically institutions on Hillsdale’s campus. To balance hard, intellectual study with lighthearted entertainment, Hillsdale students play a variety of official and less-official games. While games such as the naval battle are planned, many other games, such as “assassins,” are less institutional, and students spontaneously play such...
Tuesday night was John Mach’s first day back at the security desk in Roche Sports Complex. He had been in the hospital for four days last week due to some health concerns, and when he returned, he received a get-well-card signed by more than 60 gym regulars — so many that a folded piece of...