The Mack family in front of the Cathedral de Santiago de Compostela. Courtesy | Todd Mack When Spanish professor Todd Mack told his wife he wanted to spend his sabbatical hiking the Camino de Santiago with her and their five children, she thought he was out of his mind. “I told him, ‘You are crazy!...
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A sacred journey: Camino pilgrimage for Spanish professor was a family affair
‘Storytime’ for students: Variety show returns for third year
Freshman Lilly Williams and sophomore Dave Bellet perform a duet. Anna Northcutt | Collegian Students performed everything from original ballads to comedy sketches about being in church during “Storytime: A Variety Show,” hosted by sophomore Gabriel Schutte and Hillsdale College for Life Sunday Feb. 15. Proceeds from the $3 entry fee for the show will...
Tom Ryskamp pitches a perfect repertoire
Ryskamp performing “Piano Concerto No. 4” by Camille Saint-Saëns with the National Repertory Orchestra in July. Courtesy | Cat Scanlon When Thomas Ryskamp ’19 was an undergraduate student, he thought being a concert pianist would be a miserable job. “You sit in a practice room by yourself and don’t talk to anyone,” Ryskamp said. “You...
‘Royalty among us’: Hillsdale’s resident Reagan speechwriter
Ronald Reagan gives the 1988 State of the Union Address, which Clark Judge helped write. Courtesy | National Archives The day his son was born, Clark Judge wrote a speech for President Ronald Reagan, finishing it just before stepping into the delivery room to be with his wife, Margo. “I had the table over here,...



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