Year: 2012

Almost 90 percent of Hillsdale College students plan to vote for GOP candidate Mitt Romney in the upcoming election, according to a poll conducted by The Collegian, but less than half of them are happy about it. One user’s comment on The Collegian poll summed up what seemed to be a general sentiment: “I’d rather...

As the remnants of Hurricane Sandy swept through the Midwest early this week, a combination of high winds and freezing rain resulted in a loss of power for Hillsdale College’s campus. “The power outage was a direct result of the winds. We believe that a couple of lines got galloping in the wind and touched,...

You’d hear him before you saw him. Clear, tuneful whistling. The sharp “Hey, whoa!” A wisecrack letting you know how handsome he was and how far short you fell. His wheezy laugh. Oh, Dr. Reist. The most colorful of professors, and still one of the most recognizable, even two years after his retirement. John Reist...

The following is a list of calls compiled and reported by the Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department.   Hillsdale City Police Department Oct. 21 A 27-year-old Hillsdale man was arrested for two count of domestic violence. 10 percent of a $2,000 bond was posted. Oct. 17 A 21-year-old Hillsdale woman was arrested for domestic assault. 10...

Voting matters. You’ve heard it said a million times, but many students at Hillsdale College disagree. These students declare in Saga, in class, on Facebook or Twitter that they’re not voting because their vote won’t determine the outcome of the election, the candidates are too similar, or they have better things to do. This thinking...