When customers turn into the drive thru at Vanity Ice Cream, Earl the rooster welcomes them with a loud “cock-a-doodle-doo.” He’s been doing so for the past eight years, ever since he ran away from the county fairgrounds located just across the street. Owner Corey Burke said no one knows where Earl lives, but...
Year: 2018
The Weekly: Rename the CCA to reflect its mission
Students, faculty, and college visitors will gather in Phillips Auditorium for four days starting Sunday for this year’s fourth Center for Constructive Alternatives. But what does that mean? The title is clunky and bureaucratic. No one calls it that. Even the event posters shorten it to CCA. The Center for Constructive Alternatives does not mean...
Q&A: Foundation of Economic Education President Reed
Lawrence Reed is the President of the Foundation for Economic Education and also served as the president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy for over 20 years. Reed holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Grove City College and a master’s degree in history from Slippery Rock University. He taught economics at Midland’s...
The piano in Saga ain’t gonna play itself
In Knorr Dining Hall, there is a piano near the stage over by the door. It’s a standard upright piano that used to be played on Sundays, but has lately sat silently. Now students should pick up the slack and perform for their peers because there’s so much talent at Hillsdale College. The piano during...
Tower Dancers perform with live music and silence
The Tower Dancers celebrate their 15th annual dance recital this weekend with live music performed by students of the music department. Performances are Friday and Saturday nights at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m., in the Markel Auditorium at the Sage Center for the Arts. Call 517-607-2848 or email sageboxoffice@hillsdale.edu to reserve your free...




