A single blow to the head was all it took to end Kellie Fairbanks’ dream of a 2012 Olympic medal. But as a nationally ranked Taekwondo competitor, Fairbanks is used to this. “Our goal is to kick each other in the head,” she said, “that’s what you want to do and do well.” What started as an after school activity...
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From the classroom to the office next door
For the first time in four years, when Kokko Tso walks his two-block commute to campus every morning, he’s not on his way to classes. After graduating last spring, Tso was hired by the college as Web Content Manager. “This position is very much a facilitator: kind-of creating content and facilitating the dialogue between the professors and the people who...
Supreme clerk
When Ryan Walsh was in 4th grade, he wanted to be president. For now, the 2009 Hillsdale graduate and 2012 graduate of the University of Chicago’s law school will have to settle for Associate Justice Antonin Scalia’s law clerk on the Supreme Court. Though such a clerkship is one of the most sought-after jobs for young legal professionals, Walsh’s getting...
New house mother Peggy Wilson adopts Sue’s boys
When head RA junior Matt O’Sullivan pulled into the Simpson Residence parking lot for the first time this semester, he saw his first task was to find the owner of the huge truck that had obnoxiously taken the new house director’s spot. But, to O’Sullivan’s surprise, the owner of the F-250 truck actually was the new house director: Hillsdale native...
Professor spotlight: Joseph Weaver Weaver
Who wears a bowtie to class every Friday, loves the mind, and can’t stop smiling? Hillsdale’s newest Psychology professor, Joseph Weaver, does all three and more at his first full-time teaching job. “This school is defined by its students, they are motivated and articulate in their desire for greater things,” Weaver said. His previous teaching credentials include experience part time...
Twitter war: Professors duke it out in cyberspace
War is brewing on campus. Two professors fight a fervent battle, not for material gain, but for winning the allegiance of all Hillsdale students. Only one shall be victorious. The Twitter war between Professor of Economics Gary Wolfram and Director of the Dow Journalism Program John Miller is not being waged on a typical battlefield. As per the nature of...
