This summer in Hillsdale, one little boy thought he saw Jedi. What other explanation could there be for barefooted men wearing brown robes and rope belts? The “Jedi” were actually Franciscan Friars Minor, visiting Hillsdale for the biennial mission trip run by St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. They nearly ended up moving to the city to open a friary permanently —...
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Close but no keg of beer: Physics teacher competes in puzzle hunt
An Indian Head Penny in exchange for a keg of beer — the prize students could get for solving a sheet of 12 brainteasers left on a college campus in 1981. Over 35 years ago, a student hid the coin on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus, creating the MIT Mystery Hunt, one of the most notorious annual puzzle competitions...
Student runs for hometown school board
Sophomore Jenna Biggs knows why she is running for school board: she wants to give a voice to students who have been ignored at the administrative level. “I am here for the students, for the people, and for the community,” Biggs said. “I wanted to make a change in my community.” Biggs, 18, is running for a school board seat...
Fish & friends: Hillsdale juniors spend summer in Alaska
Although spending 16 hours a day processing Alaskan sockeye salmon may not be everyone’s first thought of what constitutes an amazing summer job, juniors James Young and Jackson Ventrella said it proved to be one of the best experiences they’ve ever had. Young and Ventrella, who had been friends since high school, decided to look for a job together. “We...
Researching coffee from bean to brew
This summer, senior chemistry major Sigrid Kiledal looked at the “perfect” cup of coffee through the lens of science.
Kish in Cuba: stepping forward to serve
Other than visiting Canada, sophomore Katie Kish had never traveled outside the United States before signing up for a mission trip to Cuba in June, where she spent eight days volunteering with a group of high school students. Upon landing in Cuba, the group jumped right into their missionary work. “We flew into Havana and spent a day there,” Kish...
