Think your minimum-wage gig this summer was sweet? Think again. Hannah Weikart got paid to watch other people work. Weikart, a counselor for SpringHill Camps, spent her summer bringing faith back into the daily life of high school students. Wiekart was one of many Hillsdale students who spent their summer investing in youth at a...
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Study abroad part one: Spain
Three young girls slip into a train car that looks like something straight out of Harry Potter. The sign on the door is in German, which none of them speak, so they shrug and take a seat. The overnight train rattles across Europe. Next stop, Vienna. Nine Hillsdale College students spent the summer studying and...
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Freshman overcomes disabilities, excels in athletics
He plays baseball and basketball. He was on his school’s varsity tennis team. He biked 250 miles over eight days. He trekked through the mountains of Filmont, NM with his boy scout troop. He did all of this with one arm and two prosthetic legs. Meet Greg Rybka, a freshman who refuses to let his...
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Student Fitness is more than meets the eye
While obesity rates are constantly increasing throughout the United States, Hillsdale students appear to be staying relatively fit and active. However, the appearance of fitness may often be deceiving. A lack of obesity does not mean a healthy body. “Some students may look the part,” said Bill Lundberg, manager of Hayden park. “But how is...
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Something for everyone
“If someone asked me if I’d be doing this ten years ago, I would have laughed. I would have said ‘No chance, no way!’ Not this,” Theresa Walker laughed and gestured at her domain with a sweep of her hand. “Not in a million years” But here she is. And here is Walker’s Timeless Closets,...