College students who volunteer at the Mary Randall Preschool on campus brighten the days of the preschool students they work with. The college volunteers are able to act as companions and mentors to the preschoolers, according to director of the preschool Sonja Bindus. The preschool has a “college helper” board which lets the preschoolers know...
An estimated 63.2 percent of Hillsdale’s houses were built before 1960, according to a 2016 report by the Michigan Vacant Property Campaign, meaning keeping the houses around the city in good shape is costly to the city. The Hillsdale Code Enforcement and Inspections department prevents houses from falling into dilapidation by enforcing the International Property...
At her office, hidden in a back hallway of the Roche Sports Complex, Sue Olmstead has just what everyone needs: candy for the athletes who daily tramp by her desk, encouragement for the students who work in her office, schedules and timely information for her supervisors. She lends a motherly spirit of organization and care...
The Hillsdale College Athletic Hall of Fame honored its four newest members on Saturday night. Jeanie Adams, James Drawbridge ‘66, Thomas Kanka ‘84, and James McHugh ‘94 were all inducted into Hillsdale’s Hall of Fame at the 19th annual Hall of Fame Banquet. More than 200 people were in attendance at the Searle Center. Each...
A girl of about eight who wore a hot pink cardigan — with bangs dyed to match — leaned back, lifted her iPhone, and snapped a photo of Cindy Sherman’s “Untitled #92,” a photograph of a frightened young woman in a school uniform, hair cropped short, face blanched, pupils contracted to pin points. “That’s beautiful,”...