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Mock trial places fourth at national tournament
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Mock trial places fourth at national tournament

Mock Trial team poses with trophy for fourth place in Nationals. Courtesy | Caleb Sampson Last weekend, the Hillsdale College Mock Trial team won fourth place overall at the National Collegiate Tournament in Memphis, Tennessee.  With a record of 9-3, team 1076 placed second in their division and were tied for the highest combined strength...

Spending Holy Week in Hillsdale
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Spending Holy Week in Hillsdale

Junior Hannah Allen roasted two whole chickens and assembled an Easter feast with friends. Megan Williams | Collegian Until this semester, Hillsdale was never my ideal location to celebrate holidays. With family on the West Coast, I was used to accompanying friends home for different holidays throughout the school year since it wasn’t practical to...

Mock Trial teams earn historic two bids to nationals
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Mock Trial teams earn historic two bids to nationals

Mock Trial Team poses with trophy. The Hillsdale College Mock Trial team earned two bids to the National tournament, advancing to the competition for the second year in a row.  On March 10-12, teams 1076 and 1077 competed at the Opening Round Championship Series in Geneva, Illinois. Senior Allison Dillow and freshman Patrick McDonald earned...

Mock Trial teams advance to next competition
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Mock Trial teams advance to next competition

For the first time in its history, all three Hillsdale College Mock Trial teams earned a bid to the Opening Round Championship Series on March 10.  The American Mock Trial Association’s competitive season consists of three qualifying tournaments: Regionals, Opening Round Championship Series, and Nationals. Teams must place in the top percentage of the tournament...

It is good for parents to track their kids
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It is good for parents to track their kids

Life360 encourages safety. Courtesy | Wikimedia Commons It was 2 a.m. and I had just crashed my car at the bottom of a hill off on side of the freeway. I was lucky enough to find my phone, conscious enough to call my dad, but too hysterical to explain my exact location. Groggy after waking...