Before the opportunity arose to apply for the Philos Project’s Passages Israel trip, senior Sammy Roberts had never thought much about going to the Holy Land. “I’m Catholic,” he said, “I should go to Rome!” He was taking a class at the time with Professor of History Paul Rahe, who encouraged him to apply. After taking the trip sophomore year,...
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‘I read therefore I travel’ Linda Moore describes visits to Auschwitz, Pearl Harbor
For campus librarian Linda Moore, books are central to her every day job — and to her foreign travels. In a talk last Wednesday with a colorful PowerPoint presentation of travel photos, Moore recounted the highlights of her adventures to various locations, which include all 50 states, Auschwitz, the equator, and Antarctica. Last summer, she visited Indonesia, Japan, and Botswana....
Destination Johannesburg: Local pastor and family move to South Africa
When Steve and Tanya Briix asked their kids if they wanted to move to South Africa, the kids had one question: Can we take the hamsters? “I said, ‘You wanna move to South Africa?’ and our kids said ‘What does that mean?’” Tanya explained, “It means you get two suitcases: one for clothes and one for toys, and that’s it.”...
Costume & Bridal Barn one-stop shop for event attire
Dozens of rubbery faces gawk at you from above, their faces frozen in an array of grotesque contortions. There’s a gray man with three eyes, three mouths, and three noses; a classic, but particularly uncomely witch; an extraterrestrial creature vaguely reminiscent of a sea monkey; and the pitiful visage of an oaf who appears to have had too close an...
Historic Hysteria: Feline gossip columnist stalks campus
The Collegian premiered a new gossip column once again on March 7, 1939 (when will these columns stop?) entitled, “The Kitty.” This column had an absolutely psycho approach to delivering gossip, referring to the anonymous author as a legitimate kitty cat, in the third person no less. It sounds like a joke, but the December 15, 1942 column began with...
German student spends Semester at Sea
A year and a half ago, junior Jackie Dupre left Hillsdale to travel the world. After studying abroad in Germany between her sophomore and junior year, Dupre enrolled in Semester at Sea, a program that allows undergraduates to take college classes while traveling the world on a ship. Afterward, she decided to summer in Germany as well, making her stay...
