On the patio of the New Dorm last week, the intervarsity of international students gathered around a hearty bonfire, roasting s’mores and chatting about their week. “I met amazing people and got to talk about Colombia, my college experience and even played some Colombian music,” Juan Vargas Hernandez, a second-semester sophomore and transfer student from Colombia, said. “After that, a...
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Pulp Michigan: Shooting an elephant
It was a carnival of carnage. When the 12-year-old Indian elephant Little Rajje rebelled against her trainer, Bill Pratt, at the circus in downtown Lansing on Sept. 26, 1963, the city went wild. Little Rajje was a big, but well-trained beast — clocking in at 3,000 pounds and with 10 years of accident-free experience in the both the Ringling Brothers...
New manager personalizes service at Bon Appétit
Shane Powers, Bon Appétit’s new account support manager, takes students’ food concerns personally. Powers often walks around the dining hall during mealtimes, asking students about their experience and if he can do anything to make it better. “That’s actually a personal thing of mine,” Powers said. “I take great pride in the food that we serve. If I serve you...
Unsung Heroes of Hillsdale: The Mother ‘Jen’ of Kappa
To the women of Kappa Kappa Gamma, their cook and new house director, Jennifer Steele, is mom. Commonly called “Jen,” Steele has served as the cook for KKG for almost four years, and has accepted the position as the sorority’s house director this semester, since former House Director Debra Reister retired last spring. “When we found out Jen was going...
Pulp Michigan: the book of Hot ’n Now
At its peak, the Michigan-based fast food chain Hot ’n Now boasted over 100 locations in 15 states. Now there is only one — in Sturgis, Michigan, only an hour’s drive from Hillsdale. Not that you should make this drive. The fare at the last Hot ’n Now is no more exciting than the grub at a Knights of Columbus...
A campus-wide cup of tea: the history of the weekly Waterman gathering
The 12-year-long tradition of Waterman Tea didn’t actually begin in Waterman Residence. In the fall of 2006, freshmen Cara Valle ’10 and Erin Zoutendam ’10 began organizing weekly teas with fellow freshmen in the upper left hallway of Olds dormitory. “At first, we made a rule against talking about classes, grades, assignments, etc. at tea,” Valle said in an email....
