Strasburg in Berlin in 2015. Courtesy | James Strasburg In this Quick Hits, Associate Professor of History James Strasburg discusses mountain biking, movies, and Germany. What’s your favorite thing about Hillsdale students? The desire to dig deep into the first things, the most essential questions. If you weren’t a history professor, what would you be...
Daniel Sturdy performs at Boondocks. Courtesy | Theta Epsilon Daniel Sturdy is a senior from Portage, Michigan. He is now a Spanish major after switching from biochemistry. He is president of Theta Epsilon music fraternity and a barista at Penny’s. When he’s not organising Battle of the Bands, you’ll find him writing music. What is...
For several students, Hillsdale Contact Center became the setting of their love story. Senior and Whitley Residence head RA Nolan Lazuka met his fiance, sophomore McIntyre Residence RA Grace Torsch when Lazuka was recreating the Battle of Normandy with toy army guys and tissue boxes. “I remember specifically meeting him on the day that there...
Holzwarth riding his unicycle at 14 years old. Courtesy | Kimberly Holzwarth Freshman Gabriel Holzwarth rides around campus on his unicycle with a second unicycle slung over his shoulder. Holzwarth grew up in South Dakota on his family’s farm, where his two older brothers bought unicyles and taught themselves how to ride. When they left...
Simpson Residence hopes to reclaim its prized homecoming trophy this year, and the men have spent months preparing for it. “I started working on homecoming over the summer,” Simpson head resident assistant and senior Joe Vankat said. “If I see something cool on social media and think it might be cool in a Mock Rock,...