Senior Ellie Fromm and junior Georgie Tillman at the Arch of Titus in the Roman Forum. Courtesy | Phoebe Warren The best two credits I’ve ever earned at Hillsdale College I got by spending three weeks in Italy. Assistant Professor of History Anna Vincenzi and independent study lecturer and Vincenzi’s husband, Lorenzo Bonaiti, led me and 32 other students through...
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‘Edgier Nancy Drew’: Local author discusses novel
The cover of Judge’s book “White Out.” Sophia Bryant | The Collegian An idea for a book series struck Margo Judge during a conversation about children’s books with her best friend, and that very night she wrote the first chapter of what is now her published novel, “White Out.” “I said to her, ‘Somebody ought to write an edgier Nancy...
Yearbook documents legends, history, and love
The 1897, 1898, 1913, and 1914 yearbooks. Sophia Bryant | The Collegian For more than a century, the Winona yearbook has preserved memories that represent each school year to future generations. “This book will literally sit in archives for decades, and the future generations will look at this and be thinking, ‘Oh, I found my mom and dad when they...
Quick Hits: Jacob Laubacher
Laubacher with his goddaughter, Mara. Courtesy | Jacob Laubacher In this Quick Hits, Associate Professor of Mathematics Jacob Laubacher talks math, beauty, and knitting. When did you first get the nickname “Dr. L”? It was probably my first year being a professor [at St. Norbert College]. This would have been nine years ago. I found students had a hard time...
A Few Good Men rescue professor’s SUV
The crew prepares to rescue Webb’s SUV. Courtesy | James Webb Hillsdale students face-planted in mud to rescue a professor’s SUV earlier this month. Associate Professor of Accounting James Webb’s car was stuck in a large muddy puddle for six days before the students pushed it out. Webb owns several acres of woods behind his house outside of town, and...
Campus Characters: Zac Briley
Zac Briley in Köln, Germany. Courtesy | Zac Briley Zac Briley is a senior from Tigard, Oregon. He is pursuing a politics degree with minors in German and classical education. He is the president of the Student Federation; the president of Pi Sigma Alpha, the politics honorary; a Drummond Fellow; and a member of the archery club. He serves as...
