Between academics and dorm life, Hillsdale students have little opportunity to interact with animals regularly. The humane societies in Hillsdale and Quincy that have teamed up with Hillsdale College’s GOAL volunteer program, however, provide more than enough time. The GOAL program works with local humane societies to set up a volunteer system to make it...
Author: Jessica Hurley (Jessica Hurley)
ATO ‘Clips for Cancer’ breaks campus fundraising record
Clips for Cancer, a fundraising effort by the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, shattered the record for funds raised by a student-run philanthropy event last week, raising more than $5,600 for Students Against Cancer. On Friday, Oct. 2 the event ended on the quad with 26 shaved ATOs and one shaved dean of men. “I was...
Hillsdale Mixed Martial Arts center relocates
The Hillsdale Fitness and MMA Center downtown moved from 54 N. Howell St. across the street to 63 N. Howell St. after owner Steven Gossett decided the original location was too large. The 54 N. Howell St. location was “just a temporary solution,” Gossett said. “We were looking when we first started for a small...
ATO fundraiser set to break record
The “Clips for Cancer” philanthropy event held by the men of Alpha Tau Omega, during which the brothers will shave their heads in support of cancer patients, is on track to break a fundraising record at Hillsdale College. “If we raise $5,000, we will have raised the most money of any fundraiser in Hillsdale history,”...
Health care advocates ‘have the best jobs in the world’
When Renee Sawdey launched the Advocacy Care Connection, LLC in Jonesville a year ago, she wanted to fill a gap in the health care industry. Because the health care system is so complicated, patients don’t always know what they need to do to navigate the system, and they need someone looking out for their best...