Strickland met his wife Jennifer, ’18 while at Hillsdale. They have two kids, Marianne and Frankie. Courtesy | Ben Strickland In this Quick Hits interview, Associate Director of Admissions Ben Strickland ’16 talks raiding Galloway, tacos, and “Bluey.” As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? Like many young boys, I wanted to be in...
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‘Life has infinite value’: Students rally at March for Life
Senior Andrew VanDevere on freshman Theodosius Santalov’s shoulders at the March for Life. Courtesy | Áine Schroeder Crowds of college and high school students, nuns and clergymen, and even babies gather annually in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the sanctity of life “This year, at the March for Life, I saw thousands and thousands of people, young and old, who live...
Quick Hits with Daniel Kuehler
If Kuehler wasn’t a piano teacher, he would be a professional power washer. Courtesy | Daniel Kuehler In this Quick Hits, Artist and Teacher of Piano Daniel Kuehler discusses Top Gun, Legos, and concerts. As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? A garbage man. Who wouldn’t want to hang on the back of...
‘Scorched remains’: Reflections on California fires one year later
The rubble of a home in Altadena, California, nearly a year after the January 2025 fire. Courtesy | Avedis Maljanian As the Eaton Fire ravaged my hometown of Altadena, California last year, my family and our neighbors focused on our lives and our property. We just wanted to survive. As the fire subsided, we didn’t know it was only the...
Who sends winter storm warnings?
Meteorologist Lonnie Fisher tracks last week’s winter storm. Sophia Bryant | Collegian While most people stayed at home last weekend bracing for a coming snow storm, meteorologists at the National Weather Service office in Syracuse, Indiana worked overtime. The NWS Northern Indiana office serves Hillsdale County and several other counties in southwest Michigan, northern Indiana and northwest Ohio. Rachel Cobb...
From Adidas to Hillsdale: Watson joins marketing department
Watson with his wife and their three sons. The family welcomed a daughter in November. Courtesy | Neil Watson After teaching at Ave Maria University and spending almost 10 years in marketing at Adidas, Neil Watson joined the Hillsdale College marketing department as an instructor last semester. Watson said he will use his experience from working for Adidas, Tillamook Creamery,...
