For many high school seniors, the college application process is the most stressful part of their year. But in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the stakes are even higher. With limited access to guidance counselors and virtual admissions events at other colleges, Hillsdale is trying to ease the burden for prospective students. While the...
Football team preps in ‘pods’ for spring season
Despite season delays and restricted practice protocols, the commanding officer of Otter’s Army — Hillsdale head football Keith Otterbein — said he remains optimistic about the year. “We are going to follow what the rules are and get the best out of whatever we can,” Otterbein said. Currently, NCAA rules allow teams to resume practice...
SAB cancels Garden Party, Carnival in the Arb due to coronavirus concerns
Hillsdale’s Student Activities Board has canceled Carnival in the Arb. The event, which was designed to replace the Garden Party, was formally canceled Tuesday due to safety and health concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic. “It was a team decision to cancel the event on Friday,” said Zane Mabry ’20, director of Student Activities. “We...
QUICK HITS: Kenneth Calvert
What is one memory from your childhood that stands out to you? I was a boy scout and used to spend a lot of time with our Scout Troop in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California. One memory that really jumps out at me was that we saw a mother bear and her cubs and...
Old mass in a new chapel
Thanks to a college founded in 1844 by Free Will Baptists, a very Anglican-looking chapel hosted the college’s first ever Catholic Latin Mass on Sept. 24—a tribute to the college’s historic dedication to religious liberty. “It’s not only appropriate that the chapel host the old Mass, but it is a matter to be celebrated and...




