Even though dress codes are changing across the U.S., the Hillsdale Police Department and the Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Office plan on keeping theirs the same. Most notably, the New York City Police Department changed its policy in late December to allow Sikh officers to wear t urbans for religious reasons. The NYPD was also sued...
“Power, soul, passion”: Radke schools the Big Band
Fred Radke has lived his whole life on stage, with Gina Funes, his scatin’ soprano spouse, and his two favorite trumpets at his side. So he knows what a good performance takes: “Power. Soul. Passion.” Radke’s lifelong tour dropped him off at the Howard Music Hall last week after he accepted an invite from...
How to Win a Hillsdalian Woman in 30 Days or Less
Guys at Hillsdale need to remember that persistence is not always a virtue. Some of Hillsdale’s men act with a relentless sense of determination when it comes to asking girls on dates. Often obsessed with being gentlemen of the highest degree, they seem to think that persistence is the key to winning a woman’s heart....
A criminal’s cave in Hillsdale County
As stories have their way, they get bigger, taller, more true to the intent of the storyteller than to the facts. In local legends, there is often a point of reference. Sometimes it is an island, a hill, a burial ground. In this case, there is a cave. On a cold day in early February,...
Softball leads off with 3-2 weekend in Florida
The Hillsdale College softball team was down to its last out in the bottom of the seventh inning against Catawba on Saturday, and on the 11th pitch of her at-bat, freshman pitcher Erin Gordon struck out. But the Chargers still won the game. “We had two outs, [Shelby Sprouse] on first, Cassie Asselta got hit...




