I’m a big Penny’s gal. The baristas and New Dorm Resident Assistants know I’m there almost every day. It’s my favorite coffee spot on campus — it’s pretty much the only place I get coffee on campus. I even have a “usual” according to one of the baristas, an iced caramel vanilla latte. But I...
Parents in the community are contesting Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency’s mandatory COVID-19 school contact tracing. On Sept. 3, the agency issued an order that mandates quarantine for those exposed to COVID-19 in Branch, Hillsdale and St. Joseph counties. This order applies to individuals who reside, attend school, or are employed within the aforementioned counties....
When I was a child, most of my babysitters were college-aged women. I loved spending time with them and was even a flower girl in one of their weddings. Now as a college woman myself, I value the opportunity to return the favor for college families. Hillsdale students: Babysit during your college years. A lot...
The secret garden once behind Jilly Beans is back, with the addition of a circular sculpted-cement tree trunk with a wrap-around bench in the center. This is the handiwork of The Gifted Garden owner Megan Lashaway. The Gifted Garden is a local shop that sells the work of local artisans — everything from paintings and...
According to that same article, the college paused all campus activity on Labor Day before 2000. Then, between 2000 and 2009, there were occasional years when the college closed all activity, or at least administrative offices. But Péwé said they no longer close business offices because they do not like having staff away from campus...