Graduating seniors who didn’t take a Latin class may have trouble reading their diplomas. To polish Hillsdale’s liberal-arts reputation, Hillsdale College began presenting its graduates with diplomas printed in Latin starting in 2015. Director of Academic Services Mark Maier said in the United States, diplomas serve a more decorative and ceremonial purpose rather than a...
When I sang through a series of warmup exercises with Voice Professor Missy Osmond for the first time as a freshman, I had one goal in mind: I wanted to sing like the women on Broadway, the stars who dig deep into their chests for those lusty strains of melody familiar to anyone with an...
Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Hillsdale College’s Jazz Big Band will perform their annual concert featuring this year’s guest artist, trumpet player Walter White. “This will be an exciting concert,” senior Big Band trumpetist Conor Woodfin said. “For most people attending, Walter White will be the best trumpet player they will ever hear. He...
A group of concerned citizens gathers for a Constitution class in Volume One Bookstore in downtown Hillsdale every Tuesday night. They shuffle in around 7:30 p.m. and help themselves to fresh coffee and friendly community — owner Richard Wunsch’s cat even hangs around for the lesson. The group follows a Hillsdale Justice Project weekly meeting...
Springtime in Hillsdale: The sidewalk ice thaws, the snow turns to sleet, then to rain, then to sunshine, and as the students begin bravely to venture out of doors, so too do the theatrical productions. On May 6 in Slayton Arboretum, the curtain will rise on Shakespeare in the Arb’s 14th annual performance: Elizabethan rom-com...