On Friday Nov. 9, from 11a.m. to 7 p.m., students waited to donate blood in the Grewcock Student Union while others reclined on tables, stress balls in hand to help the blood flow. The Community Health GOAL program hosted its first blood drive with the Red Cross, partnering with Simpson Dormitory and the New Dorm. Volunteers spent the beginning of...
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GOAL Program, dormitories host Red Cross blood drive on Friday
Hillsdale College’s GOAL Program is taking to Instagram to share the stories of students who have been positively affected by blood drive donations throughout their lifetime in preparation for a recurrent blood drive this Friday. Tomorrow, Nov. 9, the Red Cross Blood Drive will be set up in Grewcock Student Union from 11a.m. to 7p.m., with appointments taking place every...
Planetary scientist visits, discusses politics in scientific community
Accomplished planetary scientist Mimi Gerstell, PhD gave a public lecture Oct. 31 titled “Perspectives on Mars.” Roughly 25 students attended the Astronomy Club talk during which she recounted a few anecdotes from her book “Fish Stories by a Scientific Nobody.” Gerstell completed her undergraduate degree in mathematics at Harvard University and later earned her doctorate in planetary science from California...
Psi Chi, psychology lab assistants host “haunted” event using lab equipment
Converting ordinary research tools into spooky thrills, the psychology honorary’s “Haunted Lab” event last week featured attractions from zombie run therapy, to augmented-reality arachnids, to Temple Run travails. About 50 students attended the Oct. 29 event, according to senior and Psi Chi Social Chair Taylor Bennett. The event was geared toward both psychology students and campus in general to raise...
Sigma Chi hosts “Derby Days,” raises funds for Huntsman Cancer Institute
Chi Omega members shaved the heads of the fraternity brothers of Sigma Chi this past week in the Grewcock Student Union for a special cause. The activity was part of “Derby Days,” which is a week of events and competition among the sororities on campus to see who can raise the most money for cancer research. Each year, Sigma Chi...
Inside and Outside the Laboratory: Chemistry professors’ favorite books
A common misconception about professors is that they only read books regarding their field of study. It makes sense because they teach it— at least it does to most. Revealing some truth into this shared misunderstanding, a few chemistry professors talked about their favorite genres and books, which might shock some students by how similar the professor’s’ taste are with...
American Chemical Society celebrates ‘Mole Day,’ holds Chemistry Week
At 6:02 on Oct. 23, several Hillsdale students and members of the American Chemical Society (ACS) celebrated “Mole Day.” A mole is unit often used in chemistry that is 6.02 x 10^23—hence the specific date and time for the celebrations. ACS is a chemistry club on Hillsdale’s campus that is part of an international organization, and its job is to...
LIGO member gives talk, explores opportunities for interstellar travel
There is a lot of curiosity about interstellar travel and planet colonization, but according to member of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) collaboration Teviet Creighton, humans are better off in large-scale space colonies. Creighton, director of the facility Spacecraft Tracking and Astronomical Research into Gigahertz Astrophysical Transient Emission (STARGATE), is part of a team from the University of Texas...
Lighthouse, Psi Chi offer depression screening, information
Hillsdale’s Lighthouse Club, a mental health awareness organization, partnered with the psychology honorary Psi Chi to organize a depression screening booth in the Grewcock Student Union for National Depression Screening Day on Oct. 11. The two organizations sought to spread awareness about depression and provide those who suffer from it with resources and support. Members of Lighthouse and Psi Chi...