“Hillsdale is just obsessed with dating,” Kaitlyn Zellner, a counselor who works for the college, told me. When I reached out for comment on this article, I received more than a dozen pitches from students and alumni offering to share the intimate secrets of their love lives. Money magazine released an article a couple of...
Author: Madeline Fry (Madeline Fry)
Benzing house director to retire at end of semester
“Hi, Pastalamizi,” Sue Postle calls from her little apartment off the lobby of Benzing Residence. Her burnt orange door is flung open, and a bouquet of “thank you” flowers rests on a stool: The women of Benzing have thrown her a surprise party to express their appreciation for her care and commitment as their house...
After Hillsdale, some find a home in the City of Light
PARIS — Giulia Caulfield is reclining at Charlemagne’s feet. She sits at the base of the statue facing Notre-Dame Cathedral, her ears covered by headphones and her neck shielded with a scarf. It’s a chilly March day in Paris, and although she’s done some shopping in the city, she’s still sporting what she wore back...
Pianist with perfect pitch
At 7:40 p.m. on a Saturday, junior Thomas Ryskamp was sitting in his bedroom when he got a phone call from a singer in distress. It was the fall of 2017, the evening of Sigma Alpha Iota’s concert, and junior Shiloh Carozza had no one to play piano alongside her. Things hadn’t worked out with...
Author to discuss book at library
In 1949, John Kozak and his family escaped Communist Czechoslovakia. Now, more than 60 years later, he’s visiting the Hillsdale Community Library to share his — and more importantly, his mother’s — story. From 6-7:30 p.m. this Tuesday, April 17, Kozak will discuss and sign copies of his book, “Through the Eyes of Rose:...