This summer, Hillsdale faced some of the most severe storms its people have seen in years. The aftermath left Hillsdale residents with stories about some of their most well-known trees. One of the losses of the first storm was a large sugar maple between Delp Hall and Lane Hall. After it fell, professor of English Dwight Lindley examined the rings...
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Quick Hits: Ivan Pongracic
What is one music genre you think is underrated? I’ve spent the past 25 years playing instrumental surf music, which was born in the early ‘60s in Southern California. Most acts from that scene were primarily instrumental, without much singing, with the electric guitar playing the melodies. My two bands, the Madeira and the Space Cossacks, have been like that....
Remembering the past through poetry
Assistant Professor of English Kelly Franklin uses poetry to process his memories. “In the poem, ‘Trespass,’ we found this shack and broke into it thinking it was abandoned. But once we got there, we realized, ‘Oh, somebody lives here,’” Franklin said. As a child, Franklin spent three years in Latin America: one year in Costa Rica and another two in...
QUICK HITS: Peter Blum
What’s one trend from the 80s you wish would come back? Not having nostalgia about the 80s. Who is one author you think is underrated? Stephen King is underrated in a sense, partially because he’s still living. What’s one thing on your bucket list? Trying to learn to speak German relatively fluently. I’ve also thought a lot about French because...
Sharpest junior in the drawer
When junior Jeremiah Tiews started fundraising for his Eagle Scout project by sharpening other people’s knives, he never predicted that it would eventually become a long-term business pursuit. Since 2017, on breaks and sometimes during the school semesters, he provides a local service through his self-started company, Same Day Sharpening, in his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Tiews services...
Inside the sweet rides of Hillsdale
Driving down Hillsdale Street, you may have noticed a striking red mustang, a blue Ford truck, a batmobile, or a spunky white dodge charger. These are just a few of the many cool cars on the Hillsdale’s campus, many of which have been made even more special by their owner’s hard work. Junior Zachary Ailes drives a blue 1967 Mustang...
