Central Hall bells ring. Lauren Bixler | Collegian Instead of adjusting to life miles away from home, some Hillsdale students have learned to balance their home life and school life together, and according to the students themselves, they would not change a thing. Junior Paul Whalen has taken classes taught by both his father and older brother, Professor of English...
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Follow the red brick road: Collegian names top ten alum bricks on campus
Nearly 20,000 inscribed red bricks make up the roads of campus, displaying messages of well-wishes or college memories. Passersby can search for bricks that provide the most colorful comments and observations: “Richard it’s only rock and roll,” “Thanks Mom & Dad we love you more than Sam,” and “Kim Gehrke ’17 better grades than her kids.” There are several ways...
Freshman crowned ‘Mr. Hillsdale’
Pi Beta Phi hosts “Mr. Hillsdale” in Plaster Auditorium. Collegian | Jamie Parsons Freshman Christopher Ambuul won Pi Beta Phi’s “Mr. Hillsdale” among nine bachelors who lined the stage of Plaster Auditorium Friday night. Phi Beta Phi hosted its annual philanthropy event, “Mr. Hillsdale,” in an effort to raise money for Read Lead Achieve, an organization supporting children’s literacy. “Mr....
Veteran and student Greg Whalen performs EP ‘American Deployed’ at New York music venue
Greg Whalen performs on stage during a Five for Fighting Concert. Courtesy | Greg Whalen When the last strum of junior Gregory Whalen’s guitar faded into the Corning Museum of Glass auditorium, the audience briefly sat in silence. “They would almost linger before applauding — like the silent reflection they had,” said concert attendee Amanda Kerwick. “It was truly beautiful.”...
Jewish students find ‘mishpacha’ within faith-based club on Christian campus
Jewish students celebrate Rosh Hashanah. Courtesy | Maggie O’Conner What symbolizes a sweet new year better than apples dipped in honey? On Wednesday evening, six Jewish students, eight non-Jewish students and three Jewish community members gathered in Dow over a Kosher, home-cooked meal to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the start of the Jewish new year. The table was lined with flowers,...
QUICK HITS with Dr. Butters
In this Quick Hits, Roger Butters, associate professor of economics, talks “Star Wars” versus “Lord of the Rings,” dating advice, and his favorite video games. What is your funniest story from class? Can’t share. Not fit for repetition. Let’s just say students should not save compromising materials in the same directory that contains a PowerPoint group project presentation. You spent...
