Sheri Ingles has driven 70 miles round trip every day for the last 16 years to her human resources job in Jackson County because Hillsdale jobs don’t pay enough for her position. She’s lived in Hillsdale County for 35 years, but when the auto industry began to decline in the late 90s, Ingles started...
If you’re like me, you’ve probably opened a blank Excel spreadsheet dozens of times to try — and fail — to make your own personal budget. Some are quite successful using Excel for their budgeting uses, but others are not (i.e., me). Enter technology and a slew of budgeting apps all marketed to people like...
Hillsdale College’s mock trial teams dominated among some of the best competitors in the country Saturday and Sunday, sweeping three of the top four positions. Hillsdale placed first, second, and fourth at the fourth annual Red Cedar Classic Invitational at Michigan State University. Hillsdale beat nationally acclaimed schools, including Pennsylvania State University, the University of...
Hillsdale College’s Mossey Library is on the forefront of testing a new update to Sierra, the software responsible for the library’s catalog, circulation, and book ordering system. While the Sierra 2.4 update mainly fixes bugs concerning background security issues, it also makes logging into databases like Google Scholar and JSTOR easier from off-campus. Previously, those...
The oldest generation is known as a suspicious bunch. On Saturday, however, the entire nation watched Dorothy — the white-haired woman in the front row at Wrigley Field — embrace a complete stranger, without an ounce of cynicism. Her Cubbie-blue shirt said it all: “Just Once Before I Die.” When the Chicago Cubs clinched their...