In the JAM weight room during one of the varsity men’s golf team lifts, one woman exercises with the men. At their practice, she swings right alongside them. Junior Grace Balkan participates in all of the men’s team’s training, and she’s done it voluntarily since her freshman year. When Balkan was about 5 years old, her father began teaching her...
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Quick Hits: Joshua Fincher
Joshua Fincher is a visiting assistant professor of classics. This interview was conducted and compiled by Tracy Wilson and has been edited for length and clarity. What languages do you know? Speaking-wise, I only know German, French, and a little bit of Mandarin. I can read Biblical Hebrew, Sanskrit, Ugaritic, Avestan, Greek, and Latin. If you could tour the home...
Imprimis: first horse on the list
Imprimis isn’t just the name of a Hillsdale College publication. There’s another — but you won’t find this one in a mailbox. Trek down to the horse racetrack in Ocala, Florida and meet Imprimis, a thoroughbred racehorse, one of the fastest in America. “Imprimis actually means ‘first on the list,’ and I named him after Hillsdale because I love Hillsdale,...
Historic Hysteria: Students win the fight to extend spring break
Spring break is a long-honored college tradition, including in The Collegian archives. On March 14, 1985, The Collegian ran an article titled, “Spring break mania hits the Dale.” Reporter Lisa LeMoal wrote, “With cries of ‘I’ve got to lose 10 lbs!’ And ‘I need $200 NOW!’, one can be sure that Hillsdale’s spring break is rapidly approaching.” I’ll be honest,...
Historic Hysteria: ‘After tumbling out of an airplane from 3,000 feet…’
Hillsdale’s sports scene saw a revamp in the spring of 1967 with an increase in action activities according to the April 27, 1967 issue of The Collegian. Skydiving, flying, judo, and karate led this trend. Collegian reporter Parke Hayes wrote, “Skydiving appears to be catching on tremendously. Steve Verbanac, who made the wire services with his jump into the middle...
Summer interns make bank selling books
If anything is enigmatic to late-stage capitalism, it’s probably a door-to-door sales company that sells books in the age of the internet. College-age interns who work there typically gross $10,000 a summer. This is Southwestern Advantage, “America’s oldest entrepreneurial program for university students.” Established in 1855, Southwestern markets itself as a company that gives students the ability to afford their...
