The only prison museum within a walled, operating prison in the nation is in Jackson, Michigan, a town Hillsdale College students typically associate with sushi pilgrimages. Bryan, Ohio, a town smaller than Hillsdale, manufactures Dum Dums, candy canes, and circus peanuts (yes, you read that right). “It’s not really true that we live in the...
Year: 2017
Masala madness: Chai tea enthusiasts
After sophomores Owen Fingerhut and RJ Norton and junior Daniel O’Dette heave their calculus books onto a table in the Mauck Hall lobby, they head to the kitchen to spice up their study session with a big pot of homemade chai tea. “It’s 2 inches sliced ginger, 10 cloves, six cardamom pods, 2 teaspoons black...
Council votes to end performance-based pay system for city employees
The Hillsdale City Council voted to adopt a resolution supported by the Hillsdale Board of Public Utilities to restructure the way the BPU’s pay structure operates, in a Feb. 20 meeting. The resolution is part of an initiative lead by City Manager David Mackie to blend the city and the BPU into one cohesive unit....
Administration urges campus to update contact information
Following last week’s lockdown, Hillsdale College administrators are urging students, faculty, and staff to update their contact information, because many did not receive an emergency alert to their preferred phone number. When students and faculty members start their term on campus, the college requires them to fill out an emergency contact form. But according to...




