The Mack family in front of the Cathedral de Santiago de Compostela. Courtesy | Todd Mack When Spanish professor Todd Mack told his wife he wanted to spend his sabbatical hiking the Camino de Santiago with her and their five children, she thought he was out of his mind. “I told him, ‘You are crazy! What, walk 500 miles and...
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Quick Hits with Kelli Kazmier
Kelli Kazmier with her son and husband at a winery. Courtesy | Kelli Kazmier In this Quick Hits, Assistant Professor of Chemistry Kelli Kazmier talks Copernicus, college shenanigans, and planting onions. What has made you laugh recently? This morning, my 4-year-old son listed off the reasons that we love each other: we are family, we both love nature, and we...
Have you met Electra? Leif? Zelda?
When senior Zelda Gilbert gave her name for a restaurant order, the cashier thought she wasn’t telling the truth. “I ordered at Chick-Fil-A one time and they asked me what my name was,” Gilbert said. “I said, ‘Zelda,’ and the woman was like, ‘You’re lying.’ I offered to show her my passport.” Gilbert is one of several college students whose...
Tom Ryskamp pitches a perfect repertoire
Ryskamp performing “Piano Concerto No. 4” by Camille Saint-Saëns with the National Repertory Orchestra in July. Courtesy | Cat Scanlon When Thomas Ryskamp ’19 was an undergraduate student, he thought being a concert pianist would be a miserable job. “You sit in a practice room by yourself and don’t talk to anyone,” Ryskamp said. “You don’t see anyone. You just...
Meet Hillsdale’s new financial aid director
Criswell with his wife Cassandra, daughter Kierstin, and son Jett. Courtesy | Jimmy Criswell Jimmy Criswell officially took on the role as Hillsdale’s director of financial aid this month, after working at various academic institutions for over 18 years. Criswell trained under former director of financial aid Rich Moeggenberg for the last six months. After working in financial aid for...
Campus Character: Chris Ambuul
“CriCri” really, really, really likes ice cream. Courtesy | Chris Ambuul Chris “CriCri” Ambuul is a sophomore majoring in philosophy and is a resident assistant of Simpson Residence. In his free time, he volunteers with SOAR, dabbles in Campus Rec’s intramural sports leagues, and eats ice cream. Would you prefer time travel or space travel? Stars are cool. My second...
