Month: February 2015

This semester, a fossil owned by freshman Randi Block has been added to the Daniel M. Fisk Museum of Natural History in the Strosacker Science Center. Randi Block, a biology major, started a fossil collection at home. Because of Block’s fascination with rocks and minerals, her mom bought a fossil for her at an estate...

In a two-hour meeting, Student Federation decided whether to grant $7,000 to College Republicans and Young Americans for Freedom to take students to the Conservative Political Action Conference. Student Fed’s final decision was to grant $6,000 for the trip, $1,000 less than the $7,000 requested. One hundred and twenty-six students from Hillsdale will be in...

From Feb. 16-19, Hillsdale’s Humane Society will be accepting donations. Paramedic for Reading Emergency Teresa Bertke was motivated to direct this fundraiser while reading an article in the Hillsdale Daily News about a Humane Society food drive. At the time, she had a neighbor who was housing 33 dogs in need of homes. The man...

The pool and the locker room areas at the Roche Sports Complex were closed last week from Wednesday to Saturday as part of a series of repairs to help decrease the hazard of injury from slippery floors in the locker rooms. Although swimmers have not sustained any major injuries from the hazard, many people have...

Continuing its theme of hosting top country singers, the Hillsdale County Fair announced Monday its 2015 grandstand entertainer will be four-time Grammy-nominated Trace Adkins. “Trace has such a range. He can tug at your heart strings and then cut loose,” said Scott Dow, Hillsdale County Fair manager. “He’s a perfect fit for our fair.” Adkins...