Senior Esther Ashmore wrapped her arms around Neoja, a 15-year-old black girl from inner-city Detroit. For half an hour, Ashmore held the sobbing teen and didn’t say much. At Charity Lutheran Church, where shootings are not uncommon, in the heart of Michigan’s largest city, 33 students from Hillsdale College brought reinforcements to a ministry on...
A small group of seniors will be showing a documentary on sex-trafficking in Phillips Auditorium at 7 p.m. tonight. The documentary is titled “Nefarious: Merchant of Souls.” Senior Esther Ashmore described the film as “a startling glimpse of the horror of sex-trafficking in the world at large.” Ashmore first viewed the documentary after spending two...
When John Drake ’74 shares his story about founding The Lingap Center, an emergency shelter for Filipino children, many listeners want to help by visiting the center or offering humanitarian aid to the 100 children who live there. But Drake said he doesn’t primarily need volunteers or donated T-shirts. Drake visited Hillsdale College last Nov....
‘Greek Unity’ on campus The Greek houses on campus are currently taking part in Greek Unity week. The Greek students wore pin attire on Monday, their houses’ letters on Wednesday, and will wear “Go Greek” T-shirts on Friday. In addition to that, Greek students made Christmas cards that were brought to patients in the...
In Mossey Library sits a hidden treasure. Past the reference desk, the cabinets of microfiche, and rows of computers lies a forgotten cinematic collection. To this date, the Mossey Library has 3,195 DVD titles, a collection that is continuously growing. Linda Moore, Mossey librarian for public services, explained that the video collection is most commonly...