Despite accusations to the contrary, Donald Trump is no Hitler, nor is he a fascist. Unlike Hitler, Trump focuses on the individual rather than the collective. Instead of championing equality among working men like Bernie Sanders, Trump campaigns for the interests of the common man. He is not emphasizing redistribution and the welfare state, but...
Executive Director of ITS retires
Executive Director of Information Technology Services David Zens retired from his position at Hillsdale College Tuesday after 24 years of service. David Zenz | Courtesy After bringing the Internet to the city of Hillsdale and serving Hillsdale College’s technology department for 24 years, Executive Director of Information Technology Services David Zenz retired this week. Friends...
Hillsdale students ought to oppose local corporate welfare
Corporate welfare is alive and well, even here in Hillsdale. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation is the institution responsible for organizing and directing corporate welfare in the state of Michigan. According to their website, the MEDC offers “business assistance services and capital programs for business attraction and acceleration.” In practice, this amounts to allocating tax...
Lack of public transportation prompts local employers to brainstorm solutions
A lack of affordable and reliable public transportation leaves residents of Hillsdale County searching for rides to work, including work destinations like Hillsdale Hospital and Wal-Mart. To respond to the need and a demanding market, local resident Charles Ferguson launched new taxi service Call and Go Now in hopes that it will help solve Hillsdale’s...
Men’s tennis drops first two conference matches
The trip began a few days after losses to Grand Valley and Ferris State, in which the Chargers lost 7-2 and 9-0 respectively. “Those were our first league conference matches and they are consistently the top of the conference, not necessarily one and two,” sophomore Dugan Delp said. “We played well, competed well, and lost...