What do cows and giraffes have in common? Probably to most people, the similarities between these two mammals are hard to find, but for biology majors senior Daniel Kish and junior Mikalah Smith, these animals will hopefully be the key to a groundbreaking senior research project. “We are doing original research,” Kish said. “This hasn’t...
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Q&A Janine Livernois
What started your work in women’s ministry? 16 years ago. God got ahold of me, I became born again, and that desire to help other women was so prominent for me. And my life had a passion to be able to express to other women what God had done for me. Knowing that because...
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Microscopes provide peerless lens for research
Among Hillsdale College’s numerous academic bragging points, the science department boasts two specialized microscopes used in student and faculty research. Both the atomic force microscope and the scanning electron microscope provide highly detailed images for very small samples. Senior David Galginaitis used the scanning electron microscope, or SEM, to complete his biology research project, which...
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Jedi to protect Legos this summer
A six-block city display of residential buildings, fairs, natural landscapes, and iconic mini-figures stands awaiting the visitors of Mackinac Island—all made out of Legos, and coming all the way from Hillsdale. Active members of the Hillsdale College community, Joe and Lynn Forrester, finished Northern Michigan’s largest Lego display in 18 months. Parts of the Lego...
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Squirrel hair makes Mack’s brushes a best seller
Pinstriping, one of the few automotive trends that has carried over from the 1800s, is an Andrew Mack Brush Company specialty. The brush company, located in Jonesville, Michigan, crafts custom brushes for pinstriping cars, motorcycles, and signwork. Developed in the 19th century, pinstriping began as artistry on buggies and evolved into more complex designs on...