The recent news that many wealthy, powerful parents — including celebrities and businessmen — bribed colleges and paid for better test scores to get their children enrolled has held the current news cycle hostage. The scandal reveals a widespread misunderstanding of education’s purpose in our society. Both parents and students need to reevaluate their appreciation...
Smooth roads will resurface this summer thanks to a grant from the Michigan Department of Agricultural and Rural Development. The City of Hillsdale received $100,000 under MDARD’s Rural Development Grant, which the city plans to put toward resurfacing Hallett Street from Reading Avenue to the west city limits and replacing a storm drain on the...
With record-breaking weather in Hillsdale this winter, the Hillsdale County Road Commission has spent approximately $323,722 on salt alone from January to March. According to the Commission’s Engineering Manager John Sanders, it’s the freezing rain that’s caused the most trouble. “We had freezing rain three times this year,” Sanders said. “Compare that with the last...
“I envy the audience being able to hear it all for the first time,” freshman violinist Victoria Nunez said of Shostakovich Symphony No. 5. The audience will have that chance this Saturday and Sunday as the Hillsdale College Symphony Orchestra will be performing it in the Markel Auditorium. Saturday’s performance will be at 8 p.m.,...
The Hillsdale College Marketing Department and WRFH 101.7 FM, Hillsdale College’s student-run radio station, have partnered to produce a weekly podcast called “Radio Free Hillsdale Hour.” The show currently airs on about ten radio stations in Michigan, and the podcast can be found on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Google Play. The show airs weekly, and the...