Thirty six thousand pounds of bison charge forward as visitors in a wagon approach a 40-acre clearing at the Buffalo Ranch in Hanover, Michigan. After a brief moment of terror for the visitors, the 18 bison slow down, almost as suddenly as they appeared. The biggest bison of the Hanover herd, Jake and Big Daddy, approach the wagon without hesitation,...
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A morning at the Hillsdale flea market
On most Saturday mornings at 7 a.m., crowds flock to the Hillsdale County Fairgrounds. Some attend with a vision. Others enjoy the thrill of a good browse. The miscellaneous merchandise available at the Hillsdale Auction and Flea Market ranges from chickens to lumber to tractors to trucks. Two hours later, four auctioneers take the stage to sell the miscellaneous items...
From Central Hall to the House floor
When graduation was just two days away, Hillsdale College senior class president Hans Zeiger ’07 did what any good leader on campus would do: He commissioned a group of students to journey to the top of Central Hall to mount their senior class flag. The flag, hanging from the top of Central Hall for the whole campus to see, stood...
Winona: The Princess of Hillsdale County
“Well if you don’t like it, why don’t you kill me?” And Winona Baw Beese plunged the knife deep into her husband’s heart. Winona was brought to the center of the village, where her father, mumbling and chanting spiritual hymns, bound his daughter to a tall pole. As day crept toward night, elders stacked wood around the sobbing Winona’s feet...
‘So a liberal walks into a bar…’
Many enjoy her sarcastic Facebook rants about broken political promises hashtagged “tbt,” snarky tweets at Michelle Obama about eating fatty food, and abnormally low-pitched “smoker woman voice.” One admirer even creates collages of her feet. National Review reporter, comedian, and Hillsdale alumna Katherine Timpf ’10 first used humor to deal with a break up, but now, it’s a trademark of...
Simpson: A documentary
Josh Hamilton loves to tell stories. But instead of writing them down on paper, he tells his story through a camera lens. His next project: Simpson Residence in the form of a documentary. “Filmmakers love to tell good stories and Simpson is just one of those stories,” Hamilton said. The establishment of single sex dorms has seen decline throughout the...
