Moore camping in the Holy Cross Wilderness in Colorado during high school. Courtesy | Cameron Moore In this Quick Hits, Assistant Professor of English Cameron Moore talks Middle-earth, sailing, and Pilot G-2 0.7 blue pens. As a child, what did you want to be when you grow up? War correspondent. What is the best pen...
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Don’t mess with Texas — even in Hillsdale, Michigan
Gergens poses in his Texas Tuesday attire. Courtesy | Ally Hall Austin Gergens ’21 does not ride a horse to work. He never played football under the Texas Friday night lights. He does not even have “Texas” on his birth certificate. But he sports boots, a jacket, and a bolo tie every Tuesday and encourages...
From Meijer to Madrid: Students make the most of fall break
Caitlynn Rosieland smiles with her sister Emma before Basílica de la Sagrada Família in Barcelona. Courtesy | Caitlynn Rosieland When the readings just keep coming, the papers begin to pile up, and beautiful Hillsdale, Michigan, begins to look a little “same old,” fall break provides a day or two of relief. This year, some students...
QUICK HITS with Lori Curtis
Curtis in 2007. Courtesy | Lori Curtis In this Quick Hits, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian Lori Curtis discusses the crowning of Charlemagne, Pacific Grove, and Celestial Seasonings Tension Tamer tea with lemon. What is something you’ve recently learned that surprised you? How much it costs to have doctors do absolutely nothing when you fracture...
Galloway men in the trenches: volunteers restore historic park
The men of Galloway pose in Mrs. Stock’s Park while volunteering during Homecoming Week. Courtesy | Benjamin Roche During the homecoming season, you may find groups of Hillsdale students all over town accumulating service hours. This year, a horde of 40 Galloway residents honored the history of Hillsdale by cleaning up Mrs. Stock’s Park. “It...




