Student clubs will compete for extra funding at an event hosted by friend of the college Don Tocco on April 23. The clubs will present to Tocco, founder of D.L. Tocco & Associates, a national marketing and business development firm, Athletic Director John Tharp, and Director of Athletic Development Jeff Lantis at 7 p.m. in Plaster Auditorium, with coffee and...
How many students have graduated with perfect GPAs since 2022?
Nine students have graduated with a 4.0 cumulative GPA since 2022, according to a report from the Registrar’s Office. An average of 141 students have achieved a 4.0 GPA each semester, during that same time period. The average GPA for men and women in the fall 2025 semester was 3.46. This average has remained relatively consistent for the past five...
Hillsdale to release its first film next month
Hillsdale College will release “Revolutionary America” in theaters on May 31 for a three-day run in collaboration with specialty distributor Fathom Entertainment. The documentary, Hillsdale’s first theatrical release, covers the period from the end of the French and Indian War in 1763 through the ratification of the Constitution in 1789. It features interviews with Hillsdale history and politics professors, along...
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GPAs rise for 20 years, stay level for last five
College average GPA, 2006-2025. Hillsdale College GPAs have risen more than one-tenth of a point over the last decade, according to data from the Provost’s Office. The average GPA for men and women was 3.46 for the fall 2025 semester, which is a decrease from its peak of 3.53 in the spring 2020 semester, but an increase from 10 years...
‘She holds her own’ : Meet the first lady of the Joy String Quartet
Peyrebrune began playing the violin at age 5 and switched to viola at 14. Courtesy | Julia Peyrebrune Sophomore Julia...
Saint Anthony’s welcomes most converts in 25 years
Father David Reamsnyder anoints junior Devin Houts with chrism in the sign of the cross. Courtesy | Sophia Rome They...
Charger Chatter: Oliver Marshall
Courtesy: Hillsdale College Athletic Department What is your favorite form of potato? French Fries Who do you look up to most and why? Scottie Scheffler. He is the best golfer in the world but also super humble and a good person. Also my parents because they have supported me my whole life. Waffles or Pancakes? Chocolate chip pancakes and...
Hillsdale enters home series after losses
Sophomore Brenden Smith pitches at home. Courtesy | Hillsdale College Athletic Department. The Hillsdale baseball team lost three of four games at home against the University of Findlay April 17-20 before losing 13-8 to No. 14 ranked Wayne State University April 21, moving its overall record to 18-23 and its conference record to 12-12. “We had a few opportunities to...
Regular season ends with even record
Sophomore Rin Goda jumps into the air during match against Thomas More University. Courtesy | Kenneth Gaudet. The Hillsdale men’s tennis team closed out Great Midwest Athletic Conference play with a 4-2 loss to Walsh University April 18. The Chargers finished the regular season with an overall record of 9-9 and 4-4 in the G-MAC. Short-handed, Hillsdale was forced to...
What the duck? Bird craze hits campus
When junior Anna Stirton envisioned her wedding, it didn’t involve a 6-foot flower girl, the Arb, or a giant inflatable duck. But her friends had other ideas. In the final weeks of the semester, a duck craze has struck campus from multiple directions. “Over spring break, I went with Lucy Bachiochi, Jacqueline Roth, Amelia King, and Evelyn Shurtliff to the...
Runaround shows up at CHP Showdown
Familiar multicolored lights, the hallmark of Hillsdale Student Activities Board events, pierced the night sky April 10 as the crowd sang and danced to Bruno Mars’ “Treasure” and ABBA’s “Gimme, Gimme, Gimme.” Centralhallapalooza Showdown was held at the Phi Sig pavilion for the first time. The annual battle pits Hillsdale’s most endeavouring student bands against each other to musically duke...
Art seniors ‘Form’ final display of their work
Senior art majors Abigail Cool, Ella Rose Klein, Ellia He, Kathrine Edison, and Phaedra Kelley will put their art from the past four years on display this Friday, April 10, at their exhibition, “Formed.” The show will be held in the Daughtrey Art Gallery in the Sage Fine Arts Building and will include 20-25 pieces from each artist’s portfolio. A...
City restricts parking after women struck in crosswalk
The Hillsdale City Council voted to limit parking on McCollum Street near where a pedestrian was struck in February. The traffic control order, passed 8-0, seeks to improve visibility in the crosswalk where pedestrian Joni Norris was hit by a Hillsdale County utility vehicle on Feb. 17. She was crossing McCollum Street at its intersection with North Broad Street. Norris...
Fayette Township postpones solar panel decision
Fayette Township’s Planning Commission postponed the solar panel decision. Collegian | Sydney Green The proposed solar panel project in Fayette Township will remain in limbo until at least May 7, following a unanimous vote by the planning commission April 16 to delay deliberations until then. The postponement comes weeks after the Fayette Township Planning Commission adopted a new ordinance on...
America 250 celebrations come to Hillsdale
Thousands of visitors are expected in Hillsdale for the All-American Hometown Celebration this weekend for a three-day festival featuring a rodeo, classic car show, vintage train, and a Freedom Truck commemorating America’s 250th anniversary. Presented by Hillsdale College, the business community of Hillsdale, and the Freedom 250 Commission, the Freedom Truck will make one of six national stops and the...
High school band teacher wins Artist of the Year award
Keith Rushing won Artworks’ Artist of the Year award. Courtesy | Keith Rushing Keith Rushing won ArtWorks’ Artist of the Year title April 9 for his work conducting the Hillsdale High School band. The ArtWorks Artist of the Year award honors an individual in the Hillsdale community who has supported and contributed to the arts for many years, according to...
Alumnus releases new study app with coffee timer
Schaerer created an app to help students study effectively. Courtesy | Hillsdale Directory A Hillsdale alumnus turned his passion for memorizing scripture into an app that students can use for studying. William Schaerer ’16 created the app Swiftlit after using an online randomization tool to aid in memorizing out of order. “I used to use a random number generator to...
Campus Character: Kevin Pynes
Kevin Pynes is a senior from Lincoln, Nebraska and is pursuing an English major and a German minor. He was a Simpson Residence resident assistant for two years, currently serves as head of the Douglas H. Hawkins Writing Center, and is involved in theater. He most recently played the role of Amos Calloway in the Tower Players’ performance of “Big...
Campus Character: Alex Schrauben
Shrauben’s favorite animal in fourth grade was a panda. Courtesy | Alex Schrauben Alex Scrauben is a senior English major from Goodrich, Michigan. She serves as a member of the Student Ministry Board and was a New Dorm RA for two years. What’s a fun fact about you? I have dwarf thumbs. They are very strong, and I’ve never lost...