At its meeting on Monday, April 15, the Hillsdale City Council discussed its goals for the 2013-14 fiscal year and a video services contract. Mayor Doug Moon proposed the list of five potential goals for the council. They included improving the streets, reducing blight, increasing jobs, enhancing communications, and removing obstacles. Moon said that each...
Year: 2013
City and college raise child abuse awareness
April is Child Abuse Awareness month in Hillsdale. The Hillsdale County Child Abuse and Prevention Awareness aims to raise awareness and prevent child abuse through various programs in the community. Recently, Executive Director Christie Campbell passed out 90 blue pinwheels at both the Hello Hillsdale Breakfast with the Hillsdale Chamber of Commerce and the Great...
Hillsdale Daily News moves to new location
The Hillsdale Daily News changed locations from downtown Hillsdale to across from Wendy’s on West Carleton Road. The smaller space will lower rent costs, though Executive Editor Jamie Barrand said the paper is doing fine financially. “Our revenues have been and continue to be strong, but we are always looking for proactive ways to help...
Music department adds new minor
The music department will offer a new minor starting next fall. The Hillsdale College faculty recently approved the addition of a music education minor that will supplement the current music major but focus on hands-on training instead of academic study and performance. Professor of Music Melissa Knecht said the minor will make music majors...
DTD wins scholarship cup
Last Thursday at Hillsdale College’s Spring Convocation, it was mistakenly announced that Sigma Chi won the coveted fraternity scholarship cup. It was later determined that the actual winners were Delta Tau Delta who had a 3.375 average. The initial confusion stemmed from a calculation error where Sigma Chi’s GPA was taken strictly from members that...