Outstanding Senior Man Grant Boyes is from Dayton, OH, and is studying politics and classical education. Outstanding Senior Woman Rachael Kiti is from Kilifi, Kenya, and is studying economics and mathematics. Did you think about this award at all when you were an underclassman? Boyes: I did not know the award was important until one of my good friends, Barrett...
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QUICK HITS: Joseph Postell
Joseph Postell is an associate professor of politics. This interview has been edited for length, style, and clarity. What are three of your favorite movies? “Shawshank Redemption,” “The Natural,” and an obscure ’90s film called “Singles.” When did you know that you wanted to be a politics professor? I started as a computer science major in college, and I was...
Beth Roehrig: The woman of ‘sew’ many talents
Beth Roehrig once altered 150 prom dresses in six weeks. She started sewing when she was 8 years old but never took formal sewing lessons. She now runs a business in downtown Hillsdale called Xpress Sewing. “I have always been fascinated by sewing,” Roehrig said. “When I was eight years old, I asked for a sewing machine for Christmas since...
Area 51, Atlantis, and AIDS vaccines
A supposedly satanic Metaverse ad, a CIA agent disguised as a Hillsdale College student, and nefarious AIDS vaccine experiments were among some conspiracy theories a few Hillsdale students were bold enough to recently share. Although they talked about different theories and even different understandings of the term “conspiracy theory” itself, all were eager to offer their opinions on popular conspiracy...
Poke around Hillsdale this Parents Weekend
As a student whose parents live approximately 0.6 miles down the road, you can trust that we’ve exhausted the possibilities of how to spend a weekend in Hillsdale. If your parents and family are coming for Parents Weekend, use this list as a local guide from a Hillsdale resident: Coffee Crawl Sure, you’ve tried Hillsdale’s eclectic collection of coffee shops...
An empty tree makes full hearts: ‘The Giving Tree’ provides to Hillsdale residents in need
In front of Michelle Wollet’s real estate business in downtown Hillsdale is a small Christmas tree her husband Joe built — a simple wooden frame covered with chicken wire and Christmas lights. Gloves and mittens hang from clothespins, covering the tree like ornaments. A handwritten sign reads, The Giving Tree Have One, Leave One Need One Take One Wollet said...
