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Ride on the Bible Bus
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Ride on the Bible Bus

Larry the Bible Bus, a Kelly green, vintage-looking school bus manned by Eli West, ’17, will be rolling into campus every Sunday beginning Oct. 15 to take students to Pine Ridge Bible Church. The bus, whose name pays homage to Larry the Cucumber from the hit children’s series “Veggie Tales,” is Pine Ridge’s latest investment...

Hillsdale’s ‘buried treasure’: Student works with ancient coins
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Hillsdale’s ‘buried treasure’: Student works with ancient coins

Every week, senior Katie Hillery ducks into Mossey Library to research and catalog some of the college’s lesser-known resources: the Alwin C. Carus Coin Collection, the Brauer coin collection, and the Gleeson coin collection. Altogether, the three collections consist of more than 2,000 coins, yet Hillery said few students are aware of their existence. As...

En Pointe: Freshman Caroline Hennekes is a retired professional ballerina turned student
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En Pointe: Freshman Caroline Hennekes is a retired professional ballerina turned student

Freshman Caroline Hennekes might never have ended up at Hillsdale College if it weren’t for an injury that threw her career plans off track and forced her to overcome unexpected challenges. After a childhood of gymnastics and dancing and two years as a professional dancer with The Sarasota Ballet, Hennekes over-extended her hip, tearing the...