The aroma of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies and the sound of carefree conversation and laughter gave life to the small Lundy home, and warmed the hands and hearts of seven Hillsdale College students in the midst of a chilly December. Carolyn and Larry Lundy, an octogenarian couple who live near campus, lit up at...
Year: 2018
‘Donna’ the Triceratops comes to Hillsdale’s Fisk Museum
A 66 million-year-old triceratops skeleton joined the collection of the Daniel M. Fisk Museum of Natural History in the Strosacker Science Center today in an unveiling ceremony at noon. The skeleton, named Donna, is more than 60 percent complete, and joins “Linda” the edmontosaurus in the museum. Professor of Biology Anthony Swinehart, curator of the...
Fireball rips across Hillsdale night sky
A flash of light and a ball of fire ignited the Midwestern sky Tuesday night, captivating the eyes of anyone who happened to look up at the sky around 8:10 p.m.. According to the Detroit Free Press, people reported seeing what scientists are officially terming a “fireball” in all parts of Michigan and in...
Broad Street reopens: New owners offer new venue, drinks
Fifty Five Broad Street is open for business. Co-owners Ben Baldwin and Dallas Russell held a soft opening of their store, Fifty Five Broad Street, Monday morning, revealing a wide variety of beers and wines for sale, as well as various snacks and other drinks. “We had a steady flow of people coming in...
Hillsdale avoids new federal endowment tax
Hillsdale College will not have to pay a new federal excise tax on college endowments, at least for now. As a part of the Republican tax package signed into law by President Donald Trump on Dec. 22, private, nonprofit colleges and universities must pay a 1.4 percent tax on their endowment’s yearly income. The tax,...




