Megan Fogt, a sophomore center for the Hillsdale College women’s basketball team, earned the title “Player of the Week” in the GLIAC South Division on Monday. “She deserves it,” assistant coach Jonathan Mock said. “Megan is day in and day out one of the hardest workers we have. She doesn’t take a day off.” The award recognizes her outstanding achievement...
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‘More than shelving books’: Students study library science at Hillsdale
A prudish old woman with her hair piled atop her head in a graying bun, glasses set on the tip of her nose, compulsively hushing students and shelving books. Is this what you imagine when you hear the word, “librarian?” Brenna Henry, technical service librarian at Mossey Library, said that the stereotype is old-fashioned. “That’s not true anymore,” Henry said....
Students host Oscar parties, neglect homework
“Shhhh…..” Under the fluorescent lights of the Olds Dormitory lobby and in the year-round Christmas light-lit ambiance of the Love Shack were Hillsdale College students, awaiting the outcome of the 85th annual Academy Awards, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. “Hey guys, I am so glad we get to do this together,” said Mary Clare Smith, freshman, from the huddled blue couches...
Putting it together: Professor draws on philosophy, sociology, and religion expertise for upcoming book
Philosophy and Culture Professor Peter Blum has compiled many of his essays dealing with philosophy, religion and sociology into a book called “For a Church to Come: Experiments in Postmodern Theory and Anabaptist Thought” which will be available on March 5. The book focuses on the controversial idea that postmodern thought can be compatible with Christian beliefs, specifically those held...
A time for research and recuperation
“Sabbaticals are one of those things one should be very thankful for,” said Dean of Social Sciences Jon Fennell. Dean of Faculty Mark Nussbaum explained that there is a common misconception that the absent professor is simply taking a vacation. This, however, is not what a sabbatical is about. “The end goal is to improve the education that our students...
The rise of the eagles
The impressive amount of eagles sprawled about Hillsdale College have become a somewhat worn, if well-loved campus joke ever since the 1990s, when students witnessed eagles land throughout campus, courtesy of one particular donor. If back issues of The Collegian offer any representation of the campus’ bent and interests, then it is quite clear that Hillsdale students of the mid-90s...
