In Zakopane, Poland, I stood beneath a bronze statue of John Paul II, his arms raised in victory at a cross mounted atop the Tatra Mountains. Just yesterday, my fellow students and I had hiked to the foot of that cross. Our program coordinator called out to us. “I just got the news from my buddy in America,” he said....
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From dodgeball to design, Greek Week forms bonds among houses
After coming to Hillsdale as a transfer student from a large public university, I never would have pictured myself joining a sorority. I believed the stereotypes that Greek life involved hazing, fake friendships, and low academic standards. Once I saw that Greek life at Hillsdale was vastly different from the Greek system at my previous school, I decided to go...
Fun guy takes on fungi
“Magic mushrooms” has a whole new meaning for Pittsford couple Brent and Annette Williams. They’re the owners of Mushroom Curiosity, a local business that sells select mushrooms. The Williamses are newbies to the world of fungi. After looking for other avenues to make money, the couple found a way to utilize their 35-acre property. The two began learning how to...
Alum’s band strikes a chord with Hillsdale students
“We met in an elevator. But that’s not how the band got its name.” Last weekend, Rough Draft hosted Midamerican Elevator, a Chicago-based band set to release its debut album this year. Drummer Dean Sinclair ’18 studied history at Hillsdale College. Singers Beni Yuzawa and Paxton Long met in 2012 during freshman year at Williamsburg University in an a cappella...
QUICK HITS: Christopher Busch
Christopher Busch is a professor of English at Hillsdale College. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. How long have you been teaching, and what has been the most rewarding aspect of the job? This is my 31st year at Hillsdale. I think I taught my first college class, which was in San Diego, in 1985. The most...
‘Even more connected to their alma mater’: New pavilion to serve campus life
Alumni from a Greek house that no longer exists on Hillsdale’s campus are donating land to create a permanent space for students to use for decades to come. The Phi Sigma Epsilon Alumni Association has agreed to hand over the land between the Paul House and the parking lot of the Mu Alpha fraternity, where events like Centralhallapalooza are held....
