Fall camp is a grind. For almost three weeks before fall semester begins, Hillsdale College football players spend more than 14 hours per day at the Roche Sports Complex prepping for the season. Every evening, the entire team — players and coaches — come together for a team meeting. But the players convene about 20...
Year: 2016
Zoning issue causes higher tax for property owners
Editor’s note: The title of this article has been changed from, “Zoning issue causes higher tax for business owners,” to “Zoning issue causes higher tax for property owners” to correctly match the content of the story. The Hillsdale City Council’s decision to vacate a series of undeveloped alleys in the Clover Hill block has caused confusion...
Rahe’s new book spars with typical view of Sparta
Professor of history Paul Rahe’s new book proves that the Spartans deserve more credit for shaping history than the action film “300” gives them. “The Spartan Regime: Its History, Character, and Origins,” which will be officially released Sept. 27 by Yale University Press, is Rahe’s second book in a projected four-volume series that provides an...
In defense of Colin Kaepernick
When Jackie Robinson willingly chose not to stand or salute during the national anthem for every baseball game he played, he went down in history as a patriot. “I cannot stand and sing the anthem,” Robinson said. “I cannot salute the flag; I know that I am a black man in a white world.”...
Faster internet around the corner
Fiber optic high-speed internet will soon be offered to the city of Hillsdale by ACD after two years of preparation. Hillsdale’s fiber optic network began in November 2014 through a contract between ACD and the Hillsdale Board of Public Utilities. The original purpose for the network was to promote efficient communication between utility services by...


