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Something for everyone

“If someone asked me if I’d be doing this ten years ago, I would have laughed. I would have said ‘No chance, no way!’ Not this,” Theresa Walker laughed and gestured at her domain with a sweep of her hand. “Not in a million years” But here she is.  And here is Walker’s Timeless Closets, [...]

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A taste of the Mediterranean

When a customer walks in the door, he smiles and immediately throws some meat on the grill. He needs no other prompting as he adds spices and oil, then finishes up. He wraps the sandwich in paper and then fist bumps the customer as he asks about last night’s basketball game and hands him his [...]

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An Arctic adventure

As his plane broke through the billowing clouds and he began his descent toward the 78 north latitude line, the first thought that came to Junior Zak Dombrowski’s  mind was, “Zak, you might not make it.” Sharp escarpments separated a bottomless sea from the towering peak of Mt. Rasek. But this harshness of the Swedish [...]

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Not all that gets lost is found

There is moment of panic that occurs when you realize you left your graphing calculator on the desk after a hard calculus exam and sprint back to the classroom, praying it’s still there. Or that moment when you wake up after a long night of hard studying in a classroom building only to realize you [...]

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Student Fitness is more than meets the eye

While obesity rates are constantly increasing throughout the United States, Hillsdale students appear to be staying relatively fit and active. However, the appearance of fitness may often be deceiving.  A lack of obesity does not mean a healthy body. “Some students may look the part,” said Bill Lundberg, manager of Hayden park. “But how is [...]

Something for everyone

“If someone asked me if I’d be doing this ten years ago, I would have laughed. I would have said ‘No chance, no way!’ Not this,” Theresa Walker laughed and gestured at her domain with a sweep of her hand. “Not in a million years” But here she is.  And here is Walker’s Timeless Closets, [...]

Haunted basements, Irish drinking songs, and deep-fried Gummibears

They argued over what the name was going to be, but no one could agree.  In response, one man went out, bought a bottle of champagne, climbed up on the roof of the porch, and threw the bottle of champagne —  a brand new bottle — onto the concrete sidewalk, proclaiming in a booming tone: [...]

‘Game of Thrones’:

Come for dragons, sex, and intrigue. Stay for the political philosophy. “Game of Thrones” is now in its third season, with its latest episode approximating 4.73 million viewers. The show has secured a number of Emmy’s, Golden Globes, and, according to Forbes, the title of “Most pirated show in 2012.” The television show is based [...]

If the crown fits …

Scattered throughout campus are beauty queens, humbly walking among us and choosing to hide their crowns. In fact, some of the toughest, rough-and-tumble Hillsdale ladies don evening gowns and makeup to walk before the judges in their spare time. Junior Veronica Wende has competed in 9 pageants this season and more than 40 in her [...]