The past two Blackboard outages, last Saturday and Monday, were both due to storage issues with the online, school-wide service. ITS has been working to fix the issues, and, according to Thomas Phillips, academic and business services generalist for Hillsdale College, they “will not recur.” Phillips explained that the collapse of the servers for the...
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February 5, 2015July 12, 2022News
The cycle of CCA planning
The American Journalism, Yesterday & Today Center for Constructive Alternatives seminar had a last-minute change last week when snowstorm Juno hit New York City, canceling deputy editorial page editor for The Wall Street Journal Bret Stephens’s flight to Michigan. The office contacted several familiar journalists, but none were available, Bell said. A Q&A between radio...
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February 5, 2015July 12, 2022News
BPU director charged with drunk driving
Rickie J. Rose, 61, director of Hillsdale’s Board of Public Utilities, was arrested and charged with drunk driving after crashing into a tree Saturday, Jan. 24, at 7:45 p.m. “It’s one of those stupid personal decisions, and it could have been a hell of a lot worse, frankly,” Rose told the Collegian. “I’m just thankful...
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February 5, 2015July 12, 2022Sports
Women’s basketball completes 3-0 weekend
After a month-and-a-half long drought, the Hillsdale College women’s basketball team finally added a second win at home to their record. The Chargers defeated rival Grand Valley State University 73-57 on Saturday afternoon at Dawn Tibbetts Potter Arena. The win was the second of a three-win weekend that began on Thursday night when the Chargers...
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February 5, 2015July 12, 2022Sports
Chargers fall short against top teams
Close games have not been kind to the Hillsdale College men’s basketball team this season. After a 1-2 weekend featuring two tight losses on the road against GLIAC North Division leaders, the Chargers (10-9, 8-7 GLIAC) are now 2-5 in games decided by five points or less. “We’re putting ourselves in positions to win but...