Few are thought to be more stressed than a bride planning her wedding, but Hillsdale College Social Media Manager Gianna Green ’17 said typical brides have nothing on those who managed to plan their wedding during quarantine. Although all couples face uncertainty regarding their wedding day, such as the chance of rain or the bride tripping on her way down...
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Shark tooth sheds light on ancient species
Just across from Donna the triceratops in Hillsdale’s Daniel M. Fisk Museum of Natural History lies a tiny tooth about three millimeters in length. It is a tooth that represents the glory days of Michigan’s history, when it was a shallow tropical sea poised mere miles from the equator and filled with an assortment of tropical fishes, sharks, brachiopods, corals,...
Being a senior in the era of the coronavirus
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the age of wisdom and of foolishness, the epoch of belief and incredulity, of darkness and of light, of hope and of despair.” Dickens’ words certainly applied to that confusing semester. As spring break of 2020 began, several friends and I hit the road, bound southward...
Alums working at RealClear pursue the virtue of understanding
If there’s one thing Hillsdale alumni now working at RealClearPolitics have taken with them, it’s the virtue of properly understanding someone else’s argument, according to Hillsdale City Councilmember Bill Zeiser, a 2016 graduate of the Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship. The political news site and polling data aggregate site founded in 2000 boasts four Hillsdale alumni on staff currently,...
Fostering the Good: Alumna starts Hillsdale College scholarship for former foster youth
If you ask Tori Petersen ‘18 what Bible verse guides her life, she’ll tell you it’s John 13:33-35, the passage about loving one another as Jesus loves us. “I want people to know my love for Jesus and I want people to be drawn to Him because they see what His love drives me and others to do,” she said....
“No Sneezy, No Blessy”: Sneezing as Solace during COVID
Sophomore Meera Baldwin has always understood the importance of blessing a person after they sneeze. After noticing a clear lack of sneeze blessings within the Hillsdale community, she decided to be the ripple that would create a wave of change. She teamed up with sophomore Liz Oxaal, and together they created a Facebook group called “A Group Where We Bless...
