Members of the Chief Baw Beese Chapter of the North Country Trail Association hike the trail all year round. Courtesy | Rich Katuzin For seniors Audrey Kumpula and Evie Cliff, adventure is in their own backyard. Their off-campus home, “Trailhead,” is located along the North Country Trail, a 4,800-mile hiking route that runs from North Dakota to Vermont. A portion...
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Rising juniors hope to ditch dorms, few get off-campus permission
Off-campus houses on Manning Streeet. Caroline Kurt | Collegian All four of sophomore Thomas Potter’s older siblings received permission to live off campus for their junior years. Though Potter applied for permission, too, he said he already has a roommate picked out for his third year in Simpson Residence. “I was originally going to live in Donnybrook,” Potter said. “Then...
Shared pilgrimage: Student and mother travel to Italy
A spontaneous text brought senior Sarah McKeown and her mom on a 10-day pilgrimage to Italy with one of America’s best-known Catholic priests over spring break. “I think in so many ways, being a senior, the trip was almost a reflection on life,” McKeown said. McKeown said her mom jumped at the opportunity when she forwarded her the trip description....
QUICK HITS with Johnathan Mumme
From left to right: Liza, Miranda, Rachel, Silas, Jonathan, and Lucian Mumme pose for a family photo. Courtesy | Johnathan Mumme. Jonathan Mumme, associate professor of theology, talks overcooked steak, advice for his college-aged self, and wanting to be a fighter pilot. What is something most people on campus would not know about you? I am a firm believer in...
Beer, bands, and bees: Professors have passions too
The members of Lords of Atlantis from left to right: Dane Carter (drummer), Jonpaul Balak (bassist), Ivan Pongracic (guitarist, and Jeremy DeHart (guitarist). Courtesy | Ivan Pongracic On the first day of class, professors often ask students to share a fun fact about themselves — yet, students rarely ask the professor in return. It turns out that some of them...
Hiking through the Hillsdales: Students trek out West for spring break adventure
To an East Coaster from the megalopolis that spans Washington, D.C., to Boston, Hillsdale seems like the middle of nowhere. But, when driving through Wyoming, nowhere takes on a whole new meaning. To an East Coaster from the megalopolis that spans Washington, D.C., to Boston, Hillsdale seems like the middle of nowhere. But, when driving through Wyoming, nowhere takes on...
