When life throws her curve balls, freshman Miriam Ritchey picks up her Bible. After facing the loss of a friend due to cancer, Ritchey sought Scripture for support. “I legitimately just googled for lament psalms and I found a short one, Psalm three, and I put it to music,” Ritchey said. Ritchey started memorizing Psalms during her freshman year of...
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A victory 13 years in the making
The Mock Trial team celebrates after a victory in February. Courtesy | Hillsdale Mock Trial Robin Skye spent 10 years in prison for a crime she never committed. She is now suing for legal malpractice, and on April 14, Hillsdale Mock Trial’s A and B teams will travel to Memphis, Tennessee to argue her case before the court. The story...
Becoming the talk of the town
Jim Frank tried to retire, but it never worked. “I really wasn’t good for retirement,” he said. Frank, 82, retired for the first time in his 60s. After returning to work and retiring again, he now publishes the local magazine Frank Talk. In 2001, he and his wife Patricia Frank started the magazine, which is found at the front counter...
‘Margaret Thatcher approved’: Snowy Shenanigans
Dorm rivalries melted away as the men of Hillsdale made the most of the snow before spring break, competing in Thatcherball before uniting to shovel snow for sororities and building an igloo on the quad. The adventures began with Thatcherball at 10 p.m. Friday night. According to senior Luke Turnbow, Thatcherball has been a tradition on campus for upwards of...
Growing up bilingual: Professors’ kids speak multiple languages
While many Hillsdale students are struggling to learn a new language as part of the core curriculum, some of the town’s youngest residents are already fluent in two. Several professors are raising their children to speak more than one language. Some chose to do so because their native language is not English, others to give their children exposure to foreign...
Setting out for Appalachia: students hit the trail
Students and staff hiked 50 miles of the Appalachian Trail over spring break. Courtesy | Josi Cuddeback For some, breakfast on the Appalachian Trail is just a spoonful of SPAM and a Snickers bar. During spring break, a group of eight students and three staff members hiked nearly 50 miles of the Appalachian trail in Tennessee over four days, averaging...
