Before heading into Thanksgiving break, the Hillsdale College Chargers played a pair of home games: Davenport University on Saturday, and Wayne State University on Wednesday. On Nov. 23, Hillsdale beat the Davenport Panthers, the defending GLIAC Champions, 83-62. Head coach John Tharp credits the team’s energy on the offensive end with the win. With a...
When Ted Miller, director of Hillsdale College’s science labs, started at Hillsdale almost 15 years ago, College President Larry Arnn charged Miller with his biggest takeaway from his career at Hillsdale College,“to not blow up the building.” Miller, mostly known as “Mr. T,” retired from his position at the college almost two weeks ago. Miller...
From transforming a garage into a living space to installing heated toilet seats, the Nortons are the Chip and Joanna Gaines of Hillsdale. Their current project is a new home on Hillsdale Street called The Kempton Residence. “The owner approached us and asked if we’d have any interest in buying the house,” Bob Norton said....
Students swarm the student section at a sporting event in crazy-looking costumes. They proudly brandish the titles of “Simpsonite” or “Olds Girl.” They purchase their residences’ respective shirts in droves, and they passionately shout their dorm chants during Homecoming. These scenes depict Hillsdale’s avid dorm tribalism, a phenomenon that is unique to our school. Many...
I was a senior in high school when I picked up Coldplay’s 2015 album “A Head Full of Dreams” at Target. It was the same Target where I’d bought all of the British pop-alternative band’s previous albums throughout my childhood and early teenage years. The album wasn’t bad. But it wasn’t satisfying, either. The...