Students may have to continue wearing masks, getting temperature checks, and following distancing guidelines after the second week of school if there’s an outbreak of COVID-19 cases on Hillsdale’s campus, according to Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn. Arnn added that he plans to reduce restrictions as soon as possible, as they interfere with the purpose...
Year: 2020
Football’s lessons for the pandemic
On August 10, the Great Midwest Athletic Conference postponed all ‘high risk’ sports in the 2020 fall semester, effectively canceling the Charger football and volleyball seasons and moving them instead to the spring semester. The Charger golf, tennis, and cross country teams remain in competition. For football, this decision to postpone is on par with...
COVID under control in county, says hospital chief
As the COVID-19 death toll in the United States approaches 180,000 people, the pandemic is under control in Hillsdale County, according to Hillsdale Hospital CEO J.J. Hodshire. Since March, Hillsdale County has seen 294 cases and 26 deaths, including six new cases in the last week, according to Rebecca Burns, health officer for the Branch-Hillsdale-St....
Hillsdale wins G-MAC Athletic Training Staff of the Year award
The Hillsdale College athletic training staff was awarded for its dedication to the health of student-athletes with the G-MAC Athletic Training Staff of the Year Award. This is the first time the college has received the award since becoming a full member-institution in the G-MAC during the 2017-2018 season. In putting the wellbeing of...
Hillsdale music director Holleman receives national orchestral honor
When Jim Holleman came to Hillsdale in 1997, there were only around 50 students involved in the music department. Now there more than 30% of campus is involved—and the music department chairman and director of Hillsdale orchestra and choirs is earning national recognition for his work. In February, Holleman was elected vice president of the...




