Going out for ice cream is not always a joy. For most people older than 16, and especially for parents, the combination of lines, crowds, and small children with sugar highs transforms a fun Saturday activity into an anxious game of “Don’t-yell-at-someone-else’s-shrieking-child!” When my mom and I arrived at Salt and Straw in the Portland...
Year: 2018
College completes purchase of Mauck Elementary
Joseph W. Mauck Elementary School at 113 E. Fayette St. is just one of several vacant buildings in the City of Hillsdale that are being repurposed and filled. Hillsdale College bought Mauck Elementary School for $390,000 on June 1, and the college plans to begin using the building for various purposes while it discerns...
Looking back on Hillsdale’s first year in the G-MAC
The 2017-2018 academic year was the first time in 42 years that Hillsdale College athletics competed in a conference other than the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). Last year marked the school’s switch to the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC), an NCAA Division II conference founded in 2011. The Chargers enjoyed a largely successful...
Professional Artist Series kicks off with ‘The Shape of Color’
Julio Suarez, assistant professor of art, sees the world in a series of abstract shapes and colors interacting with each other. “I’m very interested in color, in mixing,” Suarez said. “Everything is made up of color, a mosaic that makes up our visual field.” In his upcoming art show, titled “The Shape of Color,” Suarez...
Head coach Abraham takes new job at Toledo
After seven seasons as the head coach for the Hillsdale softball team, Joe Abraham will be leaving the Chargers. He accepted the head coaching position at the University of Toledo, a NCAA Division I program, announced on July 25. The Hillsdale Athletic Department announced late Monday that Abraham’s replacement will be Kyle Gross, who recently...




