The Hillsdale College swimming team competed in its first meet of the 2020-21 season on Oct. 17, and according to head coach Kurt Kirner, the new conditions necessitated by COVID-19 didn’t stop the Chargers from having a successful start. For the first four weeks of the fall competitive season, the Chargers are participating in the...
Year: 2020
How one student left Germany for Hillsdale: a snapshot of Schnell
Alex Schnell traded the regal, gothic buildings, and rolling hills of Emden, Germany for an American education. The transfer student chose to continue his education at Hillsdale College this year after realizing that he wanted a personalized college experience he could only find in the United States. Schnell spent last year at a community college...
Political agendas shouldn’t define justice
This past week, the Senate Judiciary Committee debated whether to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Although this confirmation process has not focused on Barrett’s personal history as much as Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s hearings in 2018 did, the Democratic Party has still attempted to taint the judicial process with politics....
City councilman Bell introduces revisions to two city ordinances
Councilman Matt Bell introduced changes to two city ordinances at Monday’s city council meeting. The first is a change to the campfire ordinance, the second, changes the Use and Occupancy Inspection. The fire change would no longer require Hillsdale citizens to obtain a permit to burn a campfire on their property. Currently, Hillsdale residents need...
Smartphones make us less humane
These days, no one looks up to the sky. No one looks at their friends. Walking from class to class, car to building, or bedroom to bathroom, we cannot help but reach for our phones. Every notification during class is an itch that only the strongest can resist scratching until dismissal. We’ve habituated ourselves so...




