Fox Business Network aired the first-ever televised Libertarian forum April 1, and Hillsdale College students showed strong support for Austin Petersen in a straw poll. Young Americans for Liberty hosted a viewing party in the Grewcock Student Union for the first half of the pre-recorded debate, and polled those in attendance regarding who they thought...
Year: 2016
Jonesville hires literary specialist, says she ‘fell in love with working with students’
A Hillsdale alumna’s track record of teaching at-risk students how to read and improving test scores landed her a position at Williams Elementary School. Jonesville Community Schools hired Hillsdale alumna, Michelle Angel ‘92, to be a literary specialist for the school district, a new position created from Michigan’s Section 31a Program, which is a fund...
‘Old student union’ to get facelift
A.J.’s Café and Jitters won’t be the only non-cafeteria food on campus when Hillsdale College renovates the Knorr Student Center, according to the tentative plans offered by Chief Administrative Officer Rich Péwé. In addition to adding both a bistro and a new A.J.’s-like café, the renovation plans to Knorr include transferring the career services office...
Artisan coffee brewer to open roasting lab downtown
In Kelly Robinson’s garage, a Frankenstein machine slowly burned coffee beans that would produce the finest cup of coffee Robinson ever tasted. Dubbed a “Frankenstein machine” by Robinson, who used to be an Apple software designer by day and amateur coffee roaster by night, this coffee roasting machine also produced the worst cup of coffee...
Sheriff’s office makes three arrests in connection with Curtis Fowler death
After a two-month investigation, the Hillsdale County Sheriff’s office has made three arrests in connection with the February death of Curtis Fowler by heroin overdose. Corey Lee Gamble, 25, was arrested on suspicion of delivery of a controlled substance causing death and Marques Derron Dula, 28, was arrested on suspicion of delivery of a controlled...


