They pride themselves on gardening, small ranching, and picking up fruits along the side of the road. They try to eat organic, in-season food. They’re called the localvores. Junior Emma Widmer counts herself among them. She hopes to be a large animal vet one day and own a small farm. “I try to source locally...
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Siblings reunite to teach together at Academy
After living on opposite sides of the country for the past four years, the Grzesiak siblings are reunited at Hillsdale Academy doing what they love best: teaching. Tomek Grzesiak ’14 moved back to Michigan and started working as an assistant director with the Barney Charter School Initiative in 2018. Przemek Grzesiak ’12 soon followed his...
‘Seeing everything I’ve read about in the Bible’
After COVID-19 complications canceled his plans last winter, junior Fernando Bravo looks forward to traveling to Israel this December. “What better group of people to visit with than from Hillsdale College,” Bravo said. “They want to learn how to live out their beliefs both through the liberal arts and religious perspective and be able to...
Summer of espresso and prayer: Student interns in Armenia
Like most incoming freshmen, Peter Kazarian picked up a part-time job over the summer. His just happened to be in Armenia. From the end of May to the beginning of July, Kazarian worked as a barista in the capital city of Yerevan. He discovered the warm, welcoming heart of the city’s lifestyle. “They’re about 10...
How ‘Mac’ got its groove back
If there’s one thing that jumped out to junior Bridget Whalen about McIntyre’s dorm culture this year, it’s the conversation. “They’re so incredibly willing to engage and initiate conversation, it’s really impressive,” Whalen, the head resident assistant of the girls’ freshman dorm, said. “They look me in the eyes and talk to me, it doesn’t...




