A confident Joey Humes kicked off his senior campaign with a speedy first-place finish at the Calvin College Knight Invitational on Saturday. The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association named Humes the NCAA Division II National Athlete of the Week. He also earned the G-MAC Athlete of the Week title. He won...
Year: 2019
Hillsdale Academy places third in the nation for Classic Learning Test scores
Hillsdale Academy students are ranking high on the Classic Learning Initiative’s college entrance exams. Last month, Hillsdale Academy placed third in the Classic Learning Test’s national high school rankings by median score. Classic Learning Initiative was founded by Jeremy Tate in 2015 when the SAT committed to return to the 1600 scale and align more...
9/11 trial date set decades too late
It’s a disgrace that 19 years after the tragedy of 9/11, prosecution is only just beginning. The trial date for the terrorists involved in plotting the 9/11 attacks has been set 10 years too late. This week, as the U.S. marks the eighteenth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, memory of the tragic day is...
DNC primary rules lack transparency
I don’t have much faith in electoral politics anymore. The constant chauvinism tires me, and the establishment bias of our two-party system leaves little room for meaningful change. That said, former Sen. Mike Gravel’s, D-Alaska, presidential campaign revived a dream that a presidential campaign could change something. Within a week of announcing Gravel’s candidacy, Henry...
Native American flute recital will include visual component, dynamics
Rich Illman, accompanied by Hari Kern, will be coming to Hillsdale to perform a concert filled with various artistic dynamics, and go beyond the listening aspect of music by adding a visual component. During the recital, Illman will perform music with a trumpet, Flugelhorn, and a Native American Flute. Kern will accompany him on the...




