Winona Lake, Winona Drive, the Winona yearbook, and, two years ago, a Winona statue at Stock’s Park. Who is this “beautiful and brave young maiden,” as the plaque reads, and why should you care? Over the last 200 years, Winona’s tale has become obscured; its narratives twist back and forth between fact and legend, reality and myth. Only a small...
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Twins: Dynamic duos of the ‘Dale
Have you ever parted ways with a classmate as they walk into the library, only to see them three minutes later sitting in AJ’s? Have you ever tried to talk to someone from your Western Heritage class, but get confused when they act like they’ve never met you before? It’s not bilocation. It’s not amnesia. It’s twins. I sat across...
New prof connects physics to real life
The idea of taking a physics class fills many students with stressful memories of torque, inertia, and seemingly pointless story problems. Luckily for Hillsdale College students, Stephanie Lauback, the new assistant professor of physics, relates to students who initially struggle with the subject and is committed to helping them see physics in a new light. “When I first took it...
College endowments and cattle-rustlers: The story of John Cole
When Jim Cole invited me to his 120-year-old farmhouse to see a 160-year-old picture of Hillsdale College, I wasn’t sure what I had gotten myself into. “You ain’t scared of big dogs, are you?” he asked over the phone. I brought along beef jerky to cajole the two hounds that guard his driveway. He told me that the Cole family...
Quick Hits: Matthew Gaetano
What is the most memorable gift you’ve ever received? My wife, Amy, arranged for me to spend a few days at a house of studies for the Dominican Order. At the time, I was completing my dissertation on the Dominicans. What is one memory from your childhood that stands out to you? It was the 1996 World Series. I was...
Hillsdale through the eyes of Greg McLogan
The year is 1986, and Sigma Chi Greg McLogan is driving his dad’s 1985 Pontiac Fiero, while blasting New Order’s “Age of Consent,” around Baw Beese lake. He captured it all on his VHS-recording video camera. McLogan’s borrowed his dad’s camera while he was in college, and McLogan would use it to capture the youthful antics and lifelong memories he...
