Ben Hufford and Shelby Dorman’s life together promises to have an adventurous start. After moving up their wedding from next summer to this fall, the current seniors applied to become caretakers of the Grotto, an off-campus home owned by St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. The house serves as a place for Catholic ministries on campus and even houses a Eucharistic adoration...
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Quick Hits: Todd Mack
What is your favorite place you have traveled to? The place I go to the most is Spain, and I love Spain. This summer I also went to Costa Rica, and it was pretty great. I had a ton of fun in Costa Rica with some students on study abroad. What is a secret talent of yours? I like to...
‘Thrilled to be here’: Father and son join Hillsdale faculty
Earlier this year, a call from College President Larry Arnn brought Wilfred McClay to Hillsdale’s faculty from Oklahoma, and another offer flew his son, Mark McClay, in from Florida to teach classics. Both father and son began teaching at Hillsdale College this fall. Mark McClay is an assistant professor of classics, and Wilfred McClay works as a professor of history....
Cleaning and campaigning: Messy jobs in California
This summer, I lived a double life. During break, my responsibilities included cleaning up people’s messes, answering various questions, declining requests, and cleaning up messes again. Despite the similar responsibilities, I was in fact working two very different jobs: one as a janitor at a sports club and one as an intern for the Kevin Kiley for Governor campaign. When...
Freshman’s book teaches kids patriotism
Most children have little interest in learning about constitutional amendments. Freshman Emma Turner said she thinks she has found a way to change that. For her high school senior project, Turner wrote and illustrated a children’s book called “My Living Constitution: A Children’s Guide to U.S. Constitutional Amendments.” The book discusses the framers’ role in the creation of the Constitution,...
Chores on haunted floors
Few people can say they’ve had ghosts as coworkers, but the building my brother Trevor and I worked in this summer was crawling with paranormal activity. Previously a meat packing plant, the five-and-a-half-story building in Salina, Kansas now operates as a locksmith shop. In their apartment above the shop, Sarah and Perry George, my boss and her husband, collect antiques,...
