Although fraternity houses and presidential residences typically don’t have much in common, Sunnycrest is an exception. Currently home to the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, Sunnycrest was formerly the residence of College President Joseph Mauck in the early 20th century. When 1875 Hillsdale alumnus Joseph Mauck returned to the college to serve as president in 1903, he and his wife bought...
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Moore becomes Arnn’s assistant
When Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn asked Madi Moore, “What is prudence?” during her junior year, he was so pleased with her answer he told her she could be a professor of Aristotle. Now, as a 2018 graduate, Moore has taken on the position of executive assistant to the president in June, replacing Victoria Bergen, who held the position since...
Students make memories while studying abroad in Europe
In Morocco, senior Alexander Green ventured into a small rug and scarf shop. Sitting behind the loom, a man waved to him, and Green walked over. “He started speaking very broken English with me,” Green said, before remembering that Moroccans speak many languages. “I tried speaking Spanish with him even though Arabic was his native language. His eyes widened and...
Unsung heroes of Hillsdale: Monastiere records Chargers history
Hands shaking, Brad Monastiere marked a “1” in Grand Valley State University’s loss category on the stat sheet from his vantage in the press box. It was Hillsdale College’s 2009 Homecoming football game, and the Chargers had just stamped out Grand Valley’s 48-game winning streak with a 27-24 victory. “I was like, no one’s done this for five years,” Monastiere...
Pulp Michigan: Lollipop capital of the world
If you’ve ever stuck your head inside a bag of Dum Dums and inhaled with an addict’s gusto, then you know what it’s like to breathe as you drive past the Spangler Candy Company factory in Bryan, Ohio. The manufacturer behind Dum Dums, Saf-T-Pops, Circus Peanuts, and 45 percent of the candy canes sold in the United States, Spangler, anchored...
From South America to Hillsdale, Michigan: Diener selected as academy headmaster
It took a move to South America for Hillsdale Academy’s new headmaster David Diener to discover his love for education. After graduating from Wheaton College, Diener was building high-end custom cabinets and doing trim carpentry work for an Amish company in Ohio. For a few years, he and his wife, Brooke, whom he met at Wheaton, had wanted to live...
