Every week, senior Katie Hillery ducks into Mossey Library to research and catalog some of the college’s lesser-known resources: the Alwin C. Carus Coin Collection, the Brauer coin collection, and the Gleeson coin collection. Altogether, the three collections consist of more than 2,000 coins, yet Hillery said few students are aware of their existence. As...
A few months before Katherine Rick’s 15th birthday, she received a full scholarship to college. Her family was visiting Azusa Pacific University for her brother, who is three years older, when she and her mother wandered into the music building and met some faculty members. Rick performed a short concert on the piano. “I remember...
A journaler since age 6, freshman Taryn Murphy has long understood the cathartic power of putting pen to paper. For her, journaling has not only been a way to track her personal growth but to process emotions. So when she wanted to help victims of human trafficking and domestic abuse heal, providing them with journals...
Eric Hipple, former Detroit Lions quarterback, addressed a crowd of Hillsdale students last Thursday on suicide prevention and the importance of mental health. Hipple, who quarterbacked the Lions for 10 seasons, has experienced the struggles of mental illness first hand, including having a son who took his own life at age 15. Throughout his speech,...
Freshman Caroline Hennekes might never have ended up at Hillsdale College if it weren’t for an injury that threw her career plans off track and forced her to overcome unexpected challenges. After a childhood of gymnastics and dancing and two years as a professional dancer with The Sarasota Ballet, Hennekes over-extended her hip, tearing the...