Hiding behind a thick line of pines off of a Hillsdale County backroad, a 140-year-old house peeks out between fat shrubs and a cluster of brick-red barns. A soft murmur passing between chirping birds fills the natural hush of the countryside, and a couple cats yawn as they loll about on the front porch. Welcome...
Freelance journalist and author Sam Quinones is visiting Hillsdale College on Monday to speak about his new book “Dreamland: America’s Opiate Addiction Epidemic and How We Got Here.” “Dreamland” begins with a story in Ohio — opioid use is especially problematic in the Midwest. Quinones’ work is particularly relevant to the Hillsdale area because the...
Despite original hopes of breaking ground for the new chapel last October, Hillsdale College wants $5 million before beginning construction on the $28.6-million building. Although the college has raised more than $19 million and received pledges toward the 27,000-square-foot Christ Chapel, Chief Administrative Officer Rich Péwé said he wants the additional funds because of the...
After Buffalo Ranch closed for the day Sunday, Hillsdale College’s Student Activities Board rescheduled a horseback-riding trip for this upcoming Sunday. Buffalo Ranch closed on Sunday because of the rainy weather conditions. The rescheduled trip will occur from 2-4 p.m. “I’m excited to go this year,” said Ashlynn Landherr, assistant student activities director. “The first...
Hillsdale College’s Student Federation unanimously allocated $750 to a libertarian activist club Oct. 6, helping it hold an event featuring former Libertarian Party presidential candidate Austin Petersen. The amount covers almost half of the costs for Hillsdale’s chapter of the Young Americans for Liberty to bring Petersen to campus on Nov. 17. Student Fed also...