In this Quick Hits, Professor of Biology Francis Steiner talks best student excuses, his favorite restaurant — in both Hillsdale and in Jackson — and what inspired him to study biology. Most adventurous food you’ve ever tried? Sichuan food, when I was a post-doc at Rutgers University. If you weren’t teaching biology, what completely different career could you see yourself...
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How to beat winter study blues
Henry Eising ’20 stays caffeinated during a study session. Courtesy | Tim Runstadler The cure to passing that Great Books exam is not a matcha latte or all-night cramming session. According to Director of Academic Services Christy Maier, it’s good ol’ fashioned study skills. Procrastination can be a sign of academic stress, said Maier, but it is possible for students...
Student recounts five days of flame
California fires tear through Altadena, California. Courtesy | Avedis Maljanian My family’s phones screamed with alerts at about 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 7: The nearby Eaton fire required the immediate evacuation of our Altadena neighborhood. We’re used to wildfires in California and our neighborhood is often afflicted by the foul smell of smoke, but this night was different from...
Inauguration moves inside: American spirit persists
2025 Inauguration attendees celebrate. Sarah Katherine Sisk | Collegian Frigid temperatures forced the second presidential inauguration of Donald J. Trump indoors on Monday and compelled Hillsdale College’s chapter of College Republicans to cancel its trip for 35 students to Washington, D.C., but students and alumni flocked to the nation’s capital anyway. The inauguration was planned to take place outside of...
Bye-bye bacteria: Research squashes superbugs
Hillsdale students grow bacteria in Petri dishes. Courtesy | Joseph Doherty More than a million people die each year from a bacterial strain that resists most forms of treatment. But Andrew Russell and his team of Hillsdale students may soon publish trailblazing research on how a compound in ginger can help to kill it. “The impact of this research touches...
QUICK HITS with Allison Postell
In this Quick Hits, Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy Allison Postell talks about commercial refrigerator painting, her love of Aristotle, and study tips. Allison is married to Joseph Postell (right), Associate Professor of Politics. What is the most unusual job you’ve ever worked? Painting the inside of commercial refrigerators. What’s your favorite part of being a mother? Knowing a person...
