The Oxford professor raises his eyebrows as Senior Evan Gage reads his paper aloud. Surrounded by English history and culture, Gage presents his ideas one-on-one to the professor for examination, discussion, and academic growth. Hillsdale Students spent a month during the summer studying in Oxford. “It honestly surpassed my expectations,” Gage said. “I had the impression that it would just...
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The times they are a-changin’
“People don’t realize how much information and history can be stored in such small objects,” Brenna Henry, technical service librarian said. One person who does realize is sophomore Connor Gleason. Gleason began dealing rare coins in the summer of 2012 as a way to supplement his summer income before coming to Hillsdale. “I was doing pretty well for myself, but...
Professor spotlight: Christina Meyet
The lights go out, the class is silent, and the teacher stands still in front of them holding a balloon. In one swift move, she raises the lighter to the ball of molecules and with a loud pop, a whiff of ozone, and a fireball, the class is instantly launched into the world of Dr. Christina Meyet’s Physical Science 101...
Going nuclear
This summer Junior Mitch Irmer was one of 18 accepted into the U.S. Navy’s NUPOC program, where he will be training to work with nuclear reactors on military ships. Irmer never predicted he would be a physics major so coming into college, that job wasn’t even on his radar. The Nebraskan high-schooler who came to Hillsdale in 2011 had struggled...
Professor spotlight: Jeffrey Lehman
A passion for the liberal arts, a history of learning and researching them, and now, a job teaching them. Jeffery Lehman is the new assistant professor of education, and is excited to be a part of the tradition that his life has been so devoted to. “The department of education has taken a turn towards a greater emphasis on classical...
Texas meets Italy in new local restaurant
Students weary of Saga meals will have an alternative eatery to turn to this academic year, the House of Pizza and BBQ in Hillsdale, which opened in April of this year. Located on the corner of Division and Hillsdale, just down the road from the Pi Beta Phi sorority, the restaurant offers up barbecue, pizza and chicken wings in what...
