The lack of institutional ethics review boards has prevented some Hillsdale College faculty and students from publishing their research. Based on recommendations from the biology department, the college is looking into establishing such review boards, said Chris VanOrman, dean of natural sciences and professor of chemistry. The Journal of Mammalogy refused to publish Associate Professor...
Year: 2017
Pittsford basketball sends two state champions to Hillsdale
The Pittsford Wildcats girl’s basketball team, with a record of 103-2 throughout the past four years, reigns the 2017 Class D Girls Basketball State Champions, dominating for the second year in a row. Two seniors, Maddie Clark and Jaycie Burger, will join the Hillsdale College Chargers this fall, with Clark playing women’s volleyball and Burger...
The best ice cream flavors at AJ’s Cafe
As a senior AJ’s employee and avid ice cream eater, I’ve had the opportunity to try every ice cream flavor — countless times. While some were really only worth trying once (Paintball Blitz and World’s Fair Caramel Corn, for instance) most of the others are worth the $2.05 almost every day of the week. Arguably...
Arrest of former student concludes two-hour lockdown of campus
A former student was arrested by Coldwater Police on Wednesday, after Hillsdale College received news of a potential threat that sent campus into a two-hour lockdown. College administrators lifted the lockdown at 2:15 p.m., after Coldwater Police reported they had detained the former student. “The college is always going to take every step possible to...
Faded history in 20,000 coats of paint
Anyone driving up M-99 from Jonesville has likely seen the faded Mail Pouch Tobacco advertisement painted on the side of a dilapidated barn. The sign reads “Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco. Treat yourself to the best.” Such barns sit on roadsides all over the East Coast, South, and upper Midwest. There are 84 in Michigan and...




