The dark silhouette of a horse and rider flashed past an open barn door, thrown wide to reveal a peaceful afternoon sunlight sparkling upon the rolling golden fields. Hooves sent dust swirling as Deutsch, a sepia-colored mare, broke into a canter around the barn arena. Ever since sophomore Gianna Marchese suffered a concussion after a...
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Barney Initiative opens eighth charter school
The Barney Charter School Initiative has increased two-fold after opening four new charter schools this summer. Since 2009, the initiative has spread liberal arts education throughout the country. This initiative seeks to institute a classical curriculum in schools that wish to associate with the college in the renewal of education throughout America. Phillip Kilgore, the...
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Alumni Visit Campus
When Rosemarie Shultz Wright drove on to Hillsdale College’s campus, she didn’t recognize any of the buildings. “I tried to use Central Hall as a reference point, but it was facing a different way than when I was here,” she said. ShultzWright is one of 43 alumni that has tried to reorient the campus for...
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Uganda: Alumna works at children’s home
Uganda: Alumna works at children’s home A few weeks after graduation, Wesley Steeb ’13, flew to Uganda to begin work as an administrative assistant for New Hope Uganda. It was only a matter of weeks before she realized the twoandahalfyear commitment would challenge her in ways she never expected. Serving in Africa had been a...
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Diagnosis prompts passion
Caroline Potter ’12, formerly Caroline Cheatum, was a junior at Hillsdale College when her health began to deteriorate, and no one knew why. “We went to a lot of doctors, but no one could solve it,” Potter said. “Then, over Christmas break, I found out I had Type 1 diabetes.” Potter, her family, and the...