In the front cover of his notebook, Jerry Wayne, “JW,” Newson has a few lines scribbled. They’re reminders he learned from the book he reads daily: “The Power of Positive Thinking” by Norman Vincent Peale. It begins, “I believe I am divinely guided. I believe I will always take the right turn in the road,” and continues, “It’s your attitude...
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Hillsdale professor to combat feral cat problem by opening shelter in her backyard
Professor of Spanish Carmen Wyatt-Hayes recently stumbled onto a problem plaguing Hillsdale County. She was still in the process of transitioning her cat, Mici, from an outdoor to an indoor cat when he went missing. It wasn’t the first time that Mici hadn’t come home at night after being let out to roam during the day, so Wyatt-Hayes wasn’t worried....
Historic Hysteria: Are Hillsdale’s first female athletes just ‘feminine dollies’?
Following National Girls and Women in Sports Day, I decided to take a look back into Hillsdale’s history of female athletics. The Collegian archives never disappoint, and this time was no exception. In 1965, the newspaper premiered its first “women in sports” themed column. Dedicated to celebrating team wins, advertising intramural opportunities, and announcing team tryouts, the “Sports in Shorts”...
To the point: Fountain pens, writing experience highlight importance of handwriting
When Kelly Franklin received his first fountain pen from his mother, he had no idea of the obsessive hobby it would spark. Franklin, assistant professor of English, said he has seen a notable rise in fountain pen use and sales over the last decade or so. At one point, many fountain pen and ink companies were “teetering on the brink...
Quick Hits: John Somerville
John Somerville is a professor of English. This interview was conducted and compiled by Tracy Wilson and has been edited for length and clarity. What is one memory from your childhood that stands out to you? The event I recall took place during the South Korean student revolution in 1960. My brother, my friends, and I were coming home from...
‘Take me back to 1955’: reliving the past through music
In their album “1955,” two students take listeners on a journey back nearly 70 years to an era of jazz bands, doo-wops, and plenty of nostalgia. Seniors Carson Waites and Jake Rummel wrote, recorded, produced, and released their second album, “1955,” in December: a story of romanticism and reality through 50s-style music. Published under Rourke Michael, the band name is...
