Sitting in a Claremont beauty shop, three ladies got an unexpected treat when Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak handed them each a flower from a nearby florist. Just a bit earlier, President Larry Arnn and Sajak were eating lunch in a California restaurant when those ladies recognized a celebrity at the table. Arnn said...
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February 19, 2015July 12, 2022Features
Gallery 49
A variety of art, from elaborate painted landscapes to quaint figurines of polymer clay line the walls of Gallery 49 in Reading, Michigan. One thing unifies all of the pieces: each of their creators lives within 30 miles of the gallery. Gallery 49, which opened in 2009, is just one of the projects that ArtWorks,...
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February 19, 2015July 12, 2022Features
Munn runs, gets none
“Why will a man strive for an impossible goal?” asked the Collegian in 1967. The article referred to the then-Associate Academic Dean of the college, Earle Harold Munn, who had just accepted the Prohibition Party’s nomination for President of the United States. Despite its near 100 year history, the party did not command even one...
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February 12, 2015July 12, 2022Features
Making it up
Ad Liberty’s humble beginnings in the Simpson basement have since evolved into a worthy alternative to Thirsty Thursday. Hillsdale students founded the club in the fall of 2013. “We started the club because there weren’t really many comedy-oriented groups on campus,” said junior Alex Buchmann, the club’s leader. Regular attendee Luke Robson said that the...
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February 12, 2015July 12, 2022Features
Between the shades of gray
Some readers picked up “Between Shades of Gray” expecting to read a steamy romance novel, but instead they stumbled upon an emotional story of Lithuanian refugees that history forgot. Hillsdale alumnae Ruta Sepetys ’90, author of The New York Times best selling historical fiction novel, educated readers on the Baltic genocide with stories and experiences...