What is it like to be colleagues with your former professors? It definitely seems a little weird at first because you’re always used to saying, you know, Dr. so- and- so, but now you call them by their first names. Once you get over the initial shock or habit of it, it’s really great. It’s...
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Senior’s European summer softened her heart for home
In Zakopane, Poland, I stood beneath a bronze statue of John Paul II, his arms raised in victory at a cross mounted atop the Tatra Mountains. Just yesterday, my fellow students and I had hiked to the foot of that cross. Our program coordinator called out to us. “I just got the news from my...
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From dodgeball to design, Greek Week forms bonds among houses
After coming to Hillsdale as a transfer student from a large public university, I never would have pictured myself joining a sorority. I believed the stereotypes that Greek life involved hazing, fake friendships, and low academic standards. Once I saw that Greek life at Hillsdale was vastly different from the Greek system at my previous...
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Fun guy takes on fungi
“Magic mushrooms” has a whole new meaning for Pittsford couple Brent and Annette Williams. They’re the owners of Mushroom Curiosity, a local business that sells select mushrooms. The Williamses are newbies to the world of fungi. After looking for other avenues to make money, the couple found a way to utilize their 35-acre property. The...
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Alum’s band strikes a chord with Hillsdale students
“We met in an elevator. But that’s not how the band got its name.” Last weekend, Rough Draft hosted Midamerican Elevator, a Chicago-based band set to release its debut album this year. Drummer Dean Sinclair ’18 studied history at Hillsdale College. Singers Beni Yuzawa and Paxton Long met in 2012 during freshman year at Williamsburg...