Senior Jessica Frenkel looks like a woman on a mission. With her baseball cap tipped downward and her sweatshirt zipped up, she’s busy trying to save the world. One small step at a time. This summer, Frenkel dreamt up The Roots Project, an ambitious venture to bring us closer to our food by educating peers about food sustainability, reducing the...
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Historic Hysteria: Course Encourages MRS Degree
The Hillsdale Collegian published its most inconsequential front-page headline on Feb. 28, 1951: “Home Ec Hears Decoration Talk.” How did this become a front page-worthy news story, you may ask? Unfortunately, I do not have an answer for you, but I will try to expand more on Hillsdale’s history with home economics. The Feb. 28 article reads, “Mrs. Abraham of...
Brothel to bar: A Hillsdale Brewing Company history
From local brewery to Saturday morning lunch destination, the Hillsdale Brewing Company does it all. Its current, eclectic range of service is nothing compared to the wild history of this big brick building on the corner of Hillsdale St. and E. Carleton road. Owner of the Hillsdale Brewing Company Felicia Finch, intrigued by the building’s history, decided to do some...
Unsung Heroes of Hillsdale: Benzing Custodian Pam Petrie
Whether Benzing dorm is free of waves or full of them, Pam Petrie stands out as a hero among all the dorm’s ups and downs. Petrie has been working at Hillsdale College for 12 years, including seven years on the night shift, custodial work at Olds and Koon, and now a second year at the Benzing dorm. “I have 52...
A tribute that will last a lifetime: thank you, Christ Chapel construction workers
When the chapel construction workers arrived at the Christ Chapel construction site at Hillsdale College, they knew it would be a project they’d never forget. Mark Shollenberger, construction superintendent, has been in the construction business for 40 years and was working on the project even before construction began. They’re ready to be done with this chapel, he said. “Our crews...
Traditional Chinese medicine: a Beijing summer
Junior Emily Ju has been shaping her understanding of Chinese medicine — and all types of psychology — since the age of 12. This summer, spent at her grandfather Yang Zhixun’s Chinese medical clinic in Beijing, was the intersection of her Hillsdale education and her own psychological perspective. She has something to show for it: During the interview, she conducted...
