Al Stewart never thought his years of doing the work he loved in conservation would earn him a prestigious award. To his surprise, Stewart won the National Wild Turkey Federation’s Wayne Bailey National Lifetime Achievement Award late last month. Stewart, who serves as the director of Hillsdale College’s Nimrod Educational Center, received the award during the NWTF’s 48th annual convention...
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Ava Ramuni: the newest Olds mom
When freshmen women flooded into the Olds Residence parking lot in August, many new faces greeted them. Among them was Ava Ramuni. Ramuni, or as the women of Olds call her, Mama A, began her first year as Olds house director this fall. Ellenor Scarbrough, a transfer freshman, said Ramuni has been a great help, especially at the beginning of...
Shedding light on the IVF debate
Few people know sophomore Elizabeth Mitchell’s father is all over the headlines. “It’s been really surreal seeing, for instance, the President of the United States put out a statement about his majority opinion,” Mitchell said. Mitchell, who goes by “Tully,” says she doesn’t often bring up the fact that her father is Justice Jay Mitchell of the Alabama Supreme...
Across state-lines: Hillsdale hosts hundred-year auction
Rows of rabbits sit under a white tent on the Hillsdale County Fairgrounds. Residents peruse the cages, searching for the perfect purchase. At 10 a.m. sharp, an auctioneer’s voice fills the room, and the bidding begins. “First item we have a dozen fresh brown eggs from a local free-range chicken. We’ll start the bidding at $2.00. Do I hear...
Classicists take on the Big Apple with spoken Latin
After hours of driving through a snowstorm, passing time with conversations in Latin and listening to Latin audiobooks, members of the Mensa Latina club of Hillsdale arrived in New York City, ready to participate in a spoken Latin conference. The Paideia Institute at Fordham University hosted the conference, titled “Living Latin in New York City” from Feb. 16-18. It featured...
QUICK HITS: Melissa Knecht
In this Quick Hits, Professor of Music Melissa Knecht talks habits, pets, and apples. What is the most important aspect of teaching violin for you? I love the journey of taking a student through the technical and musical process, to facilitate his or her own musical ideas as he or she ultimately touches the lives of others through performance. What...
