Telemachus earned his manhood when he told Penelope to shut up. This proposed paradigm for all Western literary and political discourse is not the way I wanted to start my Women’s History Month. But here we are, in 2018 #MeToo America, and popular classicist, respected author, and famed Twitter victim Mary Beard claims that despite...
Men’s tennis splits matches in Florida over spring break
The Hillsdale College men’s tennis team split matches over spring break before dropping a lengthy match to the Tiffin Dragons 5-4 on Wednesday night. On the first weekend of spring break the Chargers fell 6-3 to Grand Valley State University, the No. 3 ranked team in the GLIAC, last Friday in the Biermann Athletic Center....
Local contractor scores street repair project
Just a few administrative steps remain before construction can begin on Garden, Vine, and Mead streets and Rippon Avenue. Hillsdale City Council on Monday officially awarded the contract to the asphalt subcontractor that bid lowest. The project, aimed at eliminating flooding, back-ups, and preventing sewage from getting flushed into the St. Joe River, will...
Spring Break mission trip helps Michigan communities
Over spring break, 40 students interacted with and served the Hillsdale community. The group made its way to Detroit, the High Rise, the Community Action Agency preschool, the Hillsdale county jail and several individual families in the community. Students spent their nights at the churches around the community and spent Friday through Thursday serving. Sophomore...
Humes represents men’s track at national meet
Sophomore Joey Humes spent his last weekend of spring break amongst hundreds of top-tier athletes vying for an NCAA title, when he represented the Hillsdale men’s track team at the 2018 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships in Pittsburg, Kansas. “It’s like nothing else — like no other meet,” Humes said. “Everybody’s there...



