Collegiate Scholars expect to visit the Acropolis of Athens in Greece after the trip to Turkey was changed. Wikimedia Commons | Courtesy Just 36 days before the Collegiate Scholars program planned to leave for Turkey, it changed the destination of its annual trip for rising seniors to Greece, after the U.S. Mission in Turkey on...
Michigan named ‘high intensity drug trafficking area,’ Walberg addresses heroin epidemic
Drug overdoses are the No. 1 cause of injury-related deaths in the state of Michigan. Hillsdale County alone has seen four deaths due to heroin over the past year, and dozens of overdoses requiring medical attention, according to the Hillsdale Office of the Prosecuting Attorney. Earlier this month, the Office of National Drug Control Policy...
Stargazing might save you this finals week
Scattered as if by divine afterthought, the stars overwhelm the midnight sky. One occasionally breaks its celestial perch, the mystery of the cosmos tumbling to earth. It is inspiring, observing the undulations of the little underpinnings of heaven. But here you are in a classroom writing a paper, wasting away under cheap florescent bulbs. Taking...
Hospice bowl-a-thon will benefit music therapy program
The Hospice of Hillsdale will host its 22nd Annual Bow-A-Thon fundraising event on Saturday to raise money for its music therapy program. Part of the funds will be directed towards paying the Hospice’s music therapist, Erin Brewer. Hospice of Hillsdale provides care for people and their families who are affected by terminal illnesses. Kitty Aemisegger,...
Caped crusaders attend community events
It may not be unusual for Hillsdale residents to see clusters of superheroes strolling through town, but Batman and Superman have been doing it for years. These caped crusaders may not be saving the city, but they try to bring the community together. Hillsdale resident 26-year-old Ryan Littley, also known as the Hillsdale Batman, has...



