Samantha Gilman

Music department adds new minor

  The music department will offer a new minor starting next fall. The Hillsdale College faculty recently approved the addition of a music education minor that will supplement the current music major but focus on hands-on training instead of academic study and performance. Professor of Music Melissa Knecht said the minor will make music majors [...]

Eta Sigma Phi students honored at annual national conference

At last weekend’s national convention of classics honorary Eta Sigma Phi, six members of Hillsdale chapter, Eta Delta, proved their skill in a variety of subjects. They joined 77 other students at Wake Forest University in North Carolina to give chapter reports, receive rewards, and compete for national offices. Hillsdale reported on their activities that [...]

Arnn’s assistant: strength rejoices in the challenge

Victoria Bergen ’11 grew up in a white farmhouse surrounded by fields of corn and soybeans 10 miles from the tiny town of Sutton, Neb. Today, she works as the personal secretary for Larry Arnn, president of Hillsdale College. In 2011, Bergen was a senior at Hillsdale when Diane Philipp, dean of women, encouraged her [...]

Right to work effective March 28

The Michigan right-to-work law, a bill signed amid controversy last December, will take effect on March 28. The measure will dissolve most labor unions’ ability to force workers to join and pay dues. It will not apply to police or fire departments or contracts that are already in place. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said in [...]

Student smugglers

In the fall of 2010, Hillsdale junior Brianna Walden helped smuggle Bibles into Laos, an Asian country where distributing Christian materials is illegal. “It really is like Brother Andrew in ‘God’s Smuggler,’ Walden said of the trip. “I felt like part of an action film.” Her team of 10 had come with  Vision Beyond Borders, [...]

Women end season with loss at Findlay

For the first time since 2003-2004, the Hillsdale College women’s basketball team will not be participating in the GLIAC tournament. The Chargers finished the 2012-2013 season in a clash against the 19th-ranked University of Findlay last Saturday, and lost 73-61. The Oilers finished the regular season at 22-4 and Hillsdale stands at 11-14 overall. “It’s [...]

Women stay alive in tourney prospects

The Hillsdale Chargers women’s basketball team surged ahead last week, getting wins in both Thursday’s and Saturday’s games. The team now stands 11-13 overall and 8-13 in the GLIAC. With a Charger win on Saturday against the University of Findlay and a Malone University loss to Walsh University, the Chargers will advance to the GLIAC [...]

Fogt recognized for outstanding play

Megan Fogt, a sophomore center for the Hillsdale College women’s basketball team, earned the title “Player of the Week” in the GLIAC South Division on Monday. “She deserves it,” assistant coach Jonathan Mock said. “Megan is day in and day out one of the hardest workers we have. She doesn’t take a day off.” The [...]

An imaginative approach to Christianity

Balaam son of Beor was riding his donkey down the road with a mission to curse Israel, when an angel from God suddenly stood in the path. The donkey saw the angel, and halted. Three times, the donkey balked and Balaam –– who could not see the angel –– beat his beast rather than turn [...]

Hillsdale beats Lake Erie

After a sweeping victory over Lake Erie College on Thursday, the Hillsdale College women’s basketball team suffered a stinging loss on Saturday to Ashland University, the top team in the nation. Hillsdale now stands at 6-13 in the GLIAC and 9-13 overall. The shots fell where they needed to for the Eagles, who won 83-57 [...]