The Hillsdale College football team fell behind early on Saturday night and couldn’t recover, falling 45-34 to the University of Findlay Oilers in their season opener at Frank “Muddy” Waters Stadium. Findlay’s offense scored almost at will, finishing with 587 total yards of offense. The Oilers never punted the entire game. “We really created a...
Q&A: Turtle Island Quartet — Grammy-winning chamber group visits Hillsdale Sept. 12
The innovative Turtle Island Quartet has been blending a classical chamber esthetic with contemporary American music styles since 1985, and has twice won the Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album. This Saturday, they will be performing the program “Jelly, Rags & Monk,” a collection of rag and jazz selections. Founding member violinist David Balakrishnan...
Galloway, CRs to host GOP debate party
College Republicans and Galloway Dorm will bring “screen on the green” to campus for the Sept. 16 CNN Republican primary debates. Students can watch both the 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. debates on a large LED screen set up on the east Galloway lawn. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets and chairs to enjoy the...
Remembering Jeffrey Tangeman ’88
Jeffrey Paul Tangeman ’88, Hillsdale College alumnus and a successful stage director, died on Aug. 14 at age 49 from an apparent heart attack. He was at his home in York, Pennsylvania, and found by a close friend. Tangeman is survived by his parents Robert and Mary Suzanne, as well as friend Suzanne Carlson. Tangeman...
JHS graduate places in national contest
“Imagine a garden, a mulch walkway down the middle with fruits and vegetables growing on either side. Ripe tomatoes and fresh green beans that will be later canned and cooked.” The opening line of local Makenzie Swisher’s almost 700-word essay, titled “Gardening to Make a Difference for a Better World,” helped her place second in...

