Hillsdale College administration sent the baseball team to the G.H. Gordon Biology Station in Rockwell Lake on the weekend of Jan. 22-23, accompanied by Dean of Men Aaron Petersen and Marine recruiter Captain Elliot Peterson. The weekend consisted of team building and goal-setting to accelerate what has recently been a stagnant program - the team has not had a winning season since 2003. (1) comment
The administration is juggling dates in an attempt to create a calendar that keeps students and professors happy. The newly-released academic calendar for the 2010-2011 school year has classes starting on Sept. 1; like the past year, classes are in session on Labor Day. (1) comment
More than 12,000 people logged on to a "Constitution Town Hall" produced by Hillsdale College on the morning of Jan. 30. The event was hosted by the Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship in Washington, D.C. and was held at TV Worldwide Studios in Chantilly, Va. (2) comments
It's Tuesday afternoon and a line snakes gently around the corner of Cook Street. People wrapped in heavy coats and fur-lined hats are waiting to enter the bright red door of St. Peter's Episcopal Church's free health clinic. Some have been waiting for an hour and a half in this 32-degree weather. (2) comments
Hillsdale's Debate and Forensics teams returned to campus 5 a.m. Monday, after an eventful weekend making history at Webster University's tournament in St. Louis. Among the many successes, Hillsdale debate team snatched up first sweepstakes from Western Kentucky University, who's won the trophy over the past five years. (2) comments
A week before Valentine's Day, a group of Hillsdale College students is talking about chocolate. But not in a "Women need the substance to live" way. For these students, chocolate and slavery are related in a way that isn't funny. A group of self-styled abolitionist students is working on Hillsdale College's campus to introduce Fair Trade Chocolate at A. (0) comments
The college is making three exceptions to the hiring freeze this year. Each of the three modern language departments - French, German and Spanish - will likely add one professor over the next year. The German department will add a professor to replace C. (0) comments
Mickey Craig, chair of the political science department, said Collegian reporters approach him every five to six years to ask about his experience rooming with President Larry Arnn in college. One time a reporter even approached him about rooming with Supreme Court Justic Clarence Thomas in law school. (1) comment
Student Activities Board will host its second Charger bar of the year Friday, Feb. 5. The first Charger Bar, held on Nov. 20, had an attendance of about 80 people. Director of Student Activities Rebekah Dell said that number was to be expected. "[The attendance] was what we anticipated for that even because there was a lot going on that weekend," she said. (0) comments
Going abroad this summer? You'll want to get your passport soon. It can take up to six weeks and $200 to obtain. To get a passport, you will need proof of citizenship, a birth certificate or naturalization certificate, a proof of identification like a driver's license, two identical two-inch square photos taken within the last six months. (0) comments
For Saga, Inc., chef Dale Curtis, the journey toward marriage was just as exotic as the food he cooks. "It was like that Nicholas Cage movie, Bangkok Dangerous," Curtis said, laughing, about his June 2007 trip to Thailand where he met his now-wife Chanida at a shopping mall food court. (1) comment
Is H1N1 gone for good? No, but it is for now at Hillsdale College. No cases have been reported yet in 2010 said Rich Péwé, vice president of administration. "We expect to get another wave of it this semester," Péwé said. But administrators said the college is prepared. (0) comments
After several semesters of trying to gain support, the Hillsdale Firearms Club held its first information meeting Jan. 27. At the meeting club president and sophomore Zachary Dombrowski explained to a room full of students what participation in the club would entail. (1) comment
Six years ago, Tommy Sullivan started his new day job with Wayne Babcock, owner of Chicago Water Grill and Saucy Dog's. A year ago Sullivan began working as a trained bartender. He would entertain factory workers, football players, students, authors and professors alike. (0) comments
Hillsdale's Constitutional Law professor isn't just a professor. Though currently serving a term as Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, a position he has held since 1999, Stephen Markman began teaching at Hillsdale College in 1993, after he finished serving as United States Attorney in Michigan under President George H. (0) comments
