Three Hillsdale County schools have been designated as cardiac-emergency ready by the Michigan HEARTSafe program: Jonesville High School, Jonesville Middle School, and Hillsdale County Intermediate School District. The HEARTSafe program has been helping schools become cardiac-emergency ready for six years, and so far 569 Michigan schools have earned the designation. Though recommended for every school...
It’s two weeks until classical pianist William Westney will say ‘adieu’ as a faculty professor at Texas Tech College. But first, he made a pit-stop at Hillsdale for one of his final performances of his 41-year career. “We look for these peak experiences in performing and you never know when it’s going to happen,” Westney...
Early 1900s dorm parties are sure to deliver some compelling stories. On May 18, 1916, The Collegian printed this headline: “East Hall Girls’ Party is Novel Affair: Gentlemen leave at 11:30.” I think they emphasized that the boys left exactly at 11:30 a little too strongly. Nobody thought twice about it until they put it...
The Hillsdale College music department opened the first concert in the new Plaster Auditorium with their beloved jazz ensemble — the Hillsdale College Big Band and Little Big Band — in their Friday concert. The event offered attendees the opportunity to usher in a new era of performance at Hillsdale. The night began with...
The full, round harmonies of the “Gloria Patria,” the “Magnificat,” and the “Nunc Dimittis,” flew to the oak rafters before falling softly over the bowed heads in the sanctuary of Holy Trinity Church Sunday. A full choir, comprised of Hillsdale College students, faculty and community members came together to participate in a Choral Evensong,...