For Assistant Professor of Physics Timothy Dolch, the night sky holds much more than mere starlight. As a specialist in astronomy, Dolch said he has long been fascinated with space. “At night, I lie awake thinking of pulsars,” Dolch said. “I fell in love with astronomy as a high school freshman while building antennas in...
Starting with 15 cents worth of puppy chow, junior Beau Jarrett traded his way to a steak dinner at a professor’s house and two rounds of biscuits and gravy from his housemate. At one point in the process, he had a minifridge (but he preferred the food). The project was his first homework assignment in...
When junior Laurel Nitzel is home in Nebraska, her little brother will ask her to dance. She and Jonny Nitzel sing together, but when he starts moving to the “Cha Cha Slide,” she prefers to watch. “I don’t dance with him, but he dances and it’s pretty entertaining,” she said, admitting: “Sometimes he’ll grab my...
Those who don’t know him might recognize Associate Professor of Chemistry Matthew Young as the professor who walks with his daughter across campus to preschool in the morning, often sporting a beard which rivals that of Professor of English Justin Jackson. This year, Young also became the chair of the chemistry department, and is helping...
Hiding behind a thick line of pines off of a Hillsdale County backroad, a 140-year-old house peeks out between fat shrubs and a cluster of brick-red barns. A soft murmur passing between chirping birds fills the natural hush of the countryside, and a couple cats yawn as they loll about on the front porch. Welcome...