Many students at College Baptist experience an “adoption” into a local family in the transition from home to college life, but the GOAL Adopt-a-Grandparent program allows college students to adopt adults. “Get a grandparent. Invest in someone who is far older and wiser than yourself. Oftentimes they’re lonely or don’t have many people to talk to, and we can learn...
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Sociology forges a close community
With only two faculty members, sociology is one of the smallest departments at Hillsdale. What the department lacks in size, however, it makes up for in passion. Many students learn the basics of sociology in Sociology 101: Understanding Society and Culture. The class covers a range of sociological studies, giving students an interdisciplinary view of the subject. The department has...
Campus likes ‘Truman and Claire like people’
With questions like “Who do you love the least?”, “Favorite fundie?”, and “Worst grade you’ve received at Hillsdale?”, Greeks, athletes, and fundies overcome their differences on a new radio show that features the sects and stereotypes of campus Airing on the radio every Tuesday, “Truman and Claire Like People” features a different guest every week. Recent guests have included junior...
QUICK HITS with Angelica Pytel
In this Quick Hits, Visiting Lecturer in Biology Angelica Pytel talks Corgis, Scrabble, and her love of nature. What is your favorite animal? Domestic animal — dogs, especially corgis. We have bred dogs to be our companions, and they live up to the standard we have set. Wild animal — squirrels, because they are silly and everywhere. What made you...
Decades worth of local history at risk
The Mitchell Research Center is facing financial hardships, but one woman remains determined The air smells of dust and old books — reminiscent of bookshops tucked in the corners of big cities. Although originally part of the Hillsdale library, the old home, built in 1868 on 22 N. Manning street, was officially named the Mitchell Research Center in the 1970s. ...
Librarian retires to volunteer and travel
After 39 years of bringing the best and rarest books to Hillsdale, interlibrary loan technician Pam Ryan is retiring from her second home. “I’ve seen so much change on campus — change for the better,” Ryan said, referring to the buildings that were torn and built, the student body, and the increase in faculty and staff. “The college is really...