Schaerer created an app to help students study effectively. Courtesy | Hillsdale Directory A Hillsdale alumnus turned his passion for memorizing scripture into an app that students can use for studying. William Schaerer ’16 created the app Swiftlit after using an online randomization tool to aid in memorizing out of order. “I used to use a random number generator to...
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‘She holds her own’ : Meet the first lady of the Joy String Quartet
Peyrebrune began playing the violin at age 5 and switched to viola at 14. Courtesy | Julia Peyrebrune Sophomore Julia Peyrebrune is the first woman to get into Hillsdale’s Joy String Quartet, a scholarship-based ensemble founded in 2022 in Hillsdale’s music department. Peyrebrune is joining a long line of professional musicians in her family, including her grandparents, parents, and some...
Campus Character: Kevin Pynes
Kevin Pynes is a senior from Lincoln, Nebraska and is pursuing an English major and a German minor. He was a Simpson Residence resident assistant for two years, currently serves as head of the Douglas H. Hawkins Writing Center, and is involved in theater. He most recently played the role of Amos Calloway in the Tower Players’ performance of “Big...
Campus Character: Alex Schrauben
Shrauben’s favorite animal in fourth grade was a panda. Courtesy | Alex Schrauben Alex Scrauben is a senior English major from Goodrich, Michigan. She serves as a member of the Student Ministry Board and was a New Dorm RA for two years. What’s a fun fact about you? I have dwarf thumbs. They are very strong, and I’ve never lost...
Breaking without bending: Leah Novak’s journey of healing through yoga
When yoga instructor Leah Novak steps into the studio at Hillsdale College, peace seems to follow her. Her voice is soft, yet commands a room, and her gaze is bright and hopeful. You wouldn’t know she had lost her infant son to a rare birth defect or grown up watching her mother fray from decades-old trauma –– both of which...
Every class has students who completed their education in three years. Some of them are eager to start their post-grad lives, some are getting married, and some could not see themselves enjoying Hillsdale longer than three years. Abigail Thornton, a theology major from Nashville, Tennessee, said she planned on graduating in three years after finding out she had...
