Hillsdale College once had one of the best natural history museums of any college in the country. But two fires and almost 100 years of neglect, punctuated with theft, left the remnants of the Daniel M. Fisk Museum of Natural History’s former glory scattered across campus in boxes and drawers. After 13 years of work,...
Vaclav Klaus spoke on the topic, “Europe and America: Our Common Crisis” on Oct. 10, finishing off two days of celebration at the launch of the college’s Rebirth of Liberty and Learning Campaign. Born in 1941, Klaus survived Nazism and communism and took an active stance against the latter. He spoke about the European integration’s...
The Hillsdale College cross country teams placed well at their last meet before championship season. Both teams say they like their chances in the GLIAC meet next weekend. The Hillsdale men and women finished third in their respective 8,000 meter and 5,000 meter races. The men scored 93 points, while the women totalled 146 at...
Ten people were killed and nearly 100 injured when twin tornadoes struck the Hillsdale area on Palm Sunday in 1965. The first of the two tornadoes touched down around 8 p.m. The second followed 20-30 minutes after, taking the victims of the first tornado and the responders trying to rescue them by surprise. The tornadoes...
The women’s swim team had a disappointing beginning to their season in their first official meet as they fell to the Wildcats of Northern Michigan 130-75 at home. Hillsdale’s only first place finishes came from sophomore Jennifer Wheeler, who took the 1000 free in 10:52.98, and junior Rachel Kurtz, who won the 100 free in...