Senior physics major Rebekah Roundey said she likes to joke that she practiced alchemy during her summer research project since the focus of her research involved transmuting elements. Instead of attempting to turn lead into gold, however, Roundey’s research involved the production of radioactive nickel isotopes, or different forms of nickel with varying amounts of...
Year: 2018
City approves compensation plan for new Meijer water line
The Hillsdale City Council unanimously approved a request from Meijer Inc. to install a new 12-inch water main that would service the future grocery store at meeting on Jan. 15. This decision came following Fayette Township’s approval of a revenue sharing 425 Agreement with Hillsdale in December that will allow Meijer to build a...
The Weekly: Choose Hillsdale
Choose life. Choose a college. Choose classes. Choose the arcana of the studentry — pencils, highlighters, book darts, and the Burton Raffel translation of “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.” Choose your friends. Choose matching Under Armour leggings and never rock Filas. Choose Netflix; ditch chill. Choose a seven-hour marathon of “The Office” punctuated by...
Embrace Reverend King, revolutionary ideas and all
Our society and education system has failed to understand the true extent of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy as a great American in our arduous and protracted history of the struggle for freedom and justice. As an activist, King valued each and every human life, judging them not “by the color of their skin,...
Ralph’s got rhythm: prestigious pianist to perform Gershwin
A Michigan pianist with international acclaim will visit campus to perform songs by the great American composer George Gershwin, whose pieces he has been celebrated for performing with warmth and flair. Ralph Votapek, a professor at Michigan State University and winner of the first Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, will perform at 3:00 p.m. Sunday...




