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‘Storytime’ for students: Variety show returns for third year
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‘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
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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...

Hillsdale in Versailles: Who was the belle of the ball?
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Hillsdale in Versailles: Who was the belle of the ball?

Senior Erik Teder was a mirror for President’s Ball. Courtesy | Gabe Beckwith While some men chose their cleanest dress shirt and most recently ironed suit as their outfit for a Versailles-themed President’s Ball Feb. 7, senior Erik Teder chose to be a mirror. “I wanted to do something related to the architecture or history...

Footwear fills centuries-old tree
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Footwear fills centuries-old tree

Old running shoes are thrown to their final resting place. Courtesy | Anna Roberts It was early spring when junior Ted Fehringer first saw the shoe tree.  “It’s creepy as hell,” Fehringer said. “I feel like all those shoes belong to dead people.” Out for a run on Half Moon Lake Road a few miles...