After a series of setbacks with Hillsdale College’s newly acquired Monticello replica, the college will move forward with its plan to establish the property as the Blake Center for Faith and Freedom. Last year, Prestly Blake, co-founder of Friendly’s restaurant chain, and his wife, Helen Blake, donated a large part of their estate in Somers,...
Year: 2020
Daily News editor replaces Monastiere
The Hillsdale Daily News’ former sports editor and Hillsdale College alumnus James Gensterblum ‘12 replaced Brad Monastiere as Hillsdale College’s new Director of Media Relations for Athletics on Mar. 1. As Monastiere steps down, the Hillsdale College Athletic Department will undergo a shift in job positions. Gensterblum will join the team to increase the written...
Murphy wins annual oratory competition
Answering the question “How to be a good neighbor in a divided world,” junior Taryn Murphy won the 20th annual Everett Oratory Competition for the second year in a row on Tuesday afternoon. Five finalists (seniors Michelle Reid and Molly Buccola, juniors Connor Daniels and Taryn Murphy, and freshman Ethan Tong) competed in Plaster Auditorium...
Scholarship selection chair urges Hillsdale students to apply
“You can make change in America through the Marshall Scholarship,” said Adam Mortara, Marshall Scholarship selection committee chair and professor of law at the University of Chicago. “I need you. So make a sacrifice.” In an interview-style talk last Thursday in Dow A&B, Mortara spoke with former Chief Deputy Solicitor General of Wisconsin Ryan Walsh...
Hillsdale CAPA to host training program to prevent abuse
The Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness organization of Hillsdale County will host a training event to teach adults who work with children how to prevent sexual abuse of children. The event, called “Keeping Our Children Safe,” is part of CAPA’s Stewards of Children program and will be held on March 14. “The Stewards of Children...




