Hillsdale Professor of Physics Tim Dolch | Courtesy Hillsdale College Associate Professor of Physics Timothy Dolch co-wrote three astrophysics papers, which span topics from the solar wind to neutron stars. The first paper was submitted to the Heliophysics 2024 Decadal Survey in August. It is a white paper describing the sun’s influence on the Very Local Interstellar Medium — the...
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Praxis speaker advocates for wolves
Reintroducing wolves into American forests could decrease property damage, disease, and even car accidents, said Dominic Parker in a Praxis lecture on Nov. 17. “Wolves have been enemy No. 1 for civilizations for a long time,” said Parker, who is an applied economics professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. “But some of the research I’ve been working on shows wolves...
Founding Fest returns Saturday
Founding Fest will return to the quad on Saturday, Dec. 3 to celebrate Hillsdale’s mission and founding. Photo booths, free mugs, and hot chocolate will be available to students from 5-9 pm, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations Braden VanDyke said. Alpacas will also join the celebration on the quad. In previous years, the handlers have allowed students to pet the...
Academy of Science and Freedom principles attract more than 6,000 signatures
Hillsdale’s Academy for Science and Freedom collected more than 6,000 signatures for their “Ten Ethical Principles of Public Health” after the release of one promotional email in October. The academy established the principles to reform public health policies following the COVID-19 pandemic. “By putting this document out there for the long term future, more people will sign it,” said Dr....
Sophomore clears bat from library
A bat interrupted students in the library on Tuesday night. The animal flew into Mossey Library’s Heritage Room just after 8 p.m. It took several laps around the room until several men ushered the bat through the doorway. “I was working, and then, all of a sudden, I hear screaming and I turn around,” said senior Abigail Yi, who was...
Hillsdale remembers Javier Barrios
Former Hillsdale College Spanish lecturer Javier Barrios died at his Ypsilanti, Michigan home on Nov. 4 at the age of 53. According to the Stark Funeral Professionals, Barrios is survived by his sister, two nieces, and his three dogs. Barrios loved to learn, whether it be Spanish, literature, or history. “We often commented upon how he would start out a...
Club studies campus’ connectedness
Every student on campus is one degree removed from College President Larry Arnn, according to the Applied Math Club. The Applied Math club’s newest project, Degrees of Arnn, seeks to determine how connected Hillsdale’s campus is. This project was modeled after the “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon” law. The project started when senior Daniel Brand speculated that because Hillsdale was...
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