You wouldn’t say that Wes Wright has a face for radio, though he has been told that. But he does have the voice for it, and he’s been told that too. Flip on the radio Sunday mornings in Hillsdale, and you’ll be met with the music of Glenn Miller, Louis Armstrong, and Dean Martin. And,...
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Defense expert partners with Hillsdale
Class began promptly at 7:15 p.m. At 7:20, there was still no sign of the professor. When the clock hit 7:30, a student got a call from him. He got caught up at work and would arrive shortly. Finally, Professor Todd Lowery came bumbling into the room at 8:00. Lowery apologized for his tardiness. It...
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Botanist grows passion
Ben Durrington grows plants. In his room. Durrington, a sophomore from Aledo, Texas, is a biology major. He began to study botany in middle school after observing his grandparents’ gardening. He said he decided to read about the plants they were working with and it took off from there. “I got into mainly tropical plants,...
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From Saarbrücken to Hillsdale: German exchange students experience Hillsdale
Anika Bettinger and Johannes Krieger had an adventurous journey to Hillsdale when they realized the lack of public transportation in America. After landing in Chicago, the two German exchange students caught a train to Jackson, Mich. In route, they inquired about transportation to Hillsdale and realized it doesn’t exist. They eventually found a man who...
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Pavelski goes from Wisconsin to Times Square
The Hillsdale Alumnus manages social media for the New York Post. Sometimes he communicates with his roommate in sound effects. He’s been backstage with Lady Gaga and forgets to mention it. But’s that’s just Joel Pavelski ’11—Hillsdale’s “yes” man. “My attitude is to say yes to everything,” Pavelski said. “I was not your typical Hillsdale...