Tens of thousands of ships crisscross global waters, and four years from now, senior Margaret Handel will be working on one of them. After graduating from Hillsdale, Handel won’t be getting a Ph.D. in economics as she once thought. She will be studying to become a third mate in the U.S. body of commercial ships called Merchant Marine. Handel’s knew...
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Parks of the hills and dales
Spring has arrived and as the weather warms up, parks are the perfect place to spend a day in the sun. Hillsdale has some really beautiful parks, all just a few minutes away from each other and from town. According to Michelle Loren, director of Hillsdale’s recreation department, the most popular parks are Sandy Beach, Owen Memorial, and Waterworks Parks...
Caffeinating and cramming
Amid the unceasing pressure of deadlines given by professors convinced theirs is the most important class, papers stacked up from procrastination, events for clubs, fraternities, and sororities, and meeting with friends, there is one constant: coffee. Coffee is often a lifeline, especially toward the end of the semester, for students whose spirits are broken and their bodies tired, and the...
How one former Hillsdale student surrendered it all
Sung by Christians locally and around the world for generations, the words of “I Surrender All” have inspired many, from Rev. Billy Graham to talk-show host Oprah Winfrey, since a former Hillsdale College student first wrote them down. Judson Wheeler van DeVenter, a student in Hillsdale’s commercial and telegraph department from 1874-1876, according to college archivist Linda Moore, wrote the...
A sculptor’s story: Alumnus to help mold memorial in D.C.
When Brandon Irish ’07 accidentally knocked over a statue in Professor of Art Tony Frudakis’ studio as a freshman, he collided with the world of sculpting. According to Irish, he was studying music at the time and was only taking Frudakis’ class at the suggestion of his older brother. While he was working on a portrait after hours one night,...
ACA reduces free clinic patients
A few years ago when St. Peter’s Free Clinic would open its doors on Tuesday nights, volunteers could expect patient numbers in the triple digits. But last Tuesday, only three people came. “This is the fewest people I’ve seen in the 13 years I’ve been volunteering here,” said Elsie Hayward, who was a registered nurse at Hillsdale Hospital for 40...
