Four sophomores, Fernando Bravo, Ginger Anderson, Jack McCoy, and Juliana Undseth, shared their experiences from their freshman year to guide the class of 2025. “I came to figure things out,” freshman Grace McNeil said. “I was a bit overwhelmed with the new experiences and opportunities and thought this would help put my feet under me.” Senior Sonya Wirkus ran the...
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Pipes burst in Olds Residence
Water gushed into the basement of Olds Residence at 2 a.m. on Aug. 30. “Water was pouring under the door to the boiler room,” freshman Magdalena Shaltanis said after discovering the leak during a phone call. By the time Shaltanis retrieved a resident assistant for help, the water at the base of the stairs had risen approximately 1-inch deep. On-call...
New GOAL program begins to serve Hillsdale widows
Junior Kathryn Luke started a new GOAL program called Widows Connecting Point, serving the widows of Hillsdale County by connecting them to students on campus, as well as one another. “Imagine this scenario,” Associate Dean of Men, Jeffery “Chief” Rogers, who first noticed the need for the program in the community, said. “You have two people that are in...
Professors react: Afghanistan
After 20 years of military occupation in Afghanistan, American troops have been fully withdrawn from the region. The Biden administration’s ongoing evacuation was completed Aug. 30, as the last C-17 Globemaster departed the Kabul airport at 11:59 p.m. local time, leaving Afghanistan under Taliban rule. Over the span of the two-decade occupation of Afghanistan, many service members fought for, defended,...
Veteran professor Jason Peters finds a home at Hillsdale
“I want to teach at a liberal arts college before I die,” Peters said. “I have always wanted to teach in a great books program.” Peters began teaching at the college in the fall 2021 semester after being hired in the spring.. Peters became a professor in 1994 and was a professor of English at Augustana College in Rock Island,...
‘We don’t want to take a pause right away:’ Classes on Labor Day are a practical measure
According to that same article, the college paused all campus activity on Labor Day before 2000. Then, between 2000 and 2009, there were occasional years when the college closed all activity, or at least administrative offices. But Péwé said they no longer close business offices because they do not like having staff away from campus while students remain. “That way...
Hillsdale becomes a ‘spotlight’ in shooting sports world
This partnership has made it possible for the college to begin expanding its shooting programs and facilities. This expansion includes the building of new ranges at the John Anthony Halter Shooting Sports Center. The biggest project, an $8 million range equipped for air rifle, air pistol, and archery, is still awaiting funding and does not yet have an estimated completion...
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