Freshman Maxon Versluys (third from right) hunting with his cousins. Courtesy | Maxon Versluys Dennis “Gate Guy” Cook shot his first deer around age 16. “Grandma would cook breakfast, lunch, and dinner for all the hunters, so it made opening day kind of like a holiday,” Cook said. Cook is one of many hunting aficionados...
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‘The best job in the world’: Lutheran alumni enter seminary
Harvey Peters ’22 serves at his field-work church, Redeemer Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Courtesy | Harvey Peters What happens when God changes your post-grad plans? For some Lutheran Hillsdale alumni, that means seminary. Nine Hillsdale alumni are currently enrolled in the two Lutheran Church Missouri Synod seminaries in the U.S., following a four-year...
Tower Players keep Shakespeare alive
Featuring original music by Hillsdale alumnus Ethan Graham ’25, “The Book of Will” explores how English playwright William Shakespeare lives on through his writings. The Tower Players will premiere the historic account of Shakespeare’s friends collecting his writings in “The Book of Will,” written by American playwright and screenwriter Lauren Gunderson, this week with performances...
Students to star in upcoming Opera Workshop
Senior Samuel Jarzab performs in the 2024 Opera Workshop. Courtesy | Emily Douglass Immerse yourself in the world of music with “Melody in Motion,” Hillsdale’s annual Opera Workshop, filled with well-known opera excerpts, on Friday, Nov. 7 and Saturday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. This year, 28 Hillsdale vocalists will fill McNamara Rehearsal Hall with...
New Santa in town? ‘Daddy Koon’ delivers milk and cookies
The men of Koon deliver milk and cookies to the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house. Courtesy | Micah Yarlott When residents of men’s dorms or fraternity houses open the door to see 20 fellow men, they may expect a prank. This semester, one dorm is bringing baked goods, a personalized letter, and an invitation to...



