There’s a new executive chef in the cafeteria. Jasan Kramer, who has worked for Bon Appetit Management Company for two years, transitioned to his new position at Hillsdale College three weeks ago. Kramer, who is originally from Oldenburg, a small town in southern Indiana, said the job offer came at the perfect time. “I inherited...
Of masks and men: Bridging the cultural divide
The Dow Science building feels like a scene from a pandemic. Walking past someone else means as little contact as possible. Inevitably, they tend toward the wall opposite the one you’re closest to — you do the same out of respect. Empty classrooms pepper the hallways, all of which end at doors littered with signage...
Behind Charger Athletics
For the first time since Nov. 23, 2019, the Hillsdale College volleyball team played in front of a live crowd of students, families, and members of the community at Dawn Tibbetts Potter Arena on Friday, Jan. 22. Several members of the athletic administration staff played essential roles in making this day, along with all other...
Super Bowl commercials: Overrated or underrated?
Overrated: Our society requires too much entertainment The Super Bowl is the ultimate feast day of the commercialization of professional sports. John Senior, a humanities professor at the University of Kansas, paints the picture of the American’s gross consumption of professional sports. “The armchair quarterback, puffing his gut on insipid American beer and potato chips,...
In Brief: Postal center moves to Fowler Building
Starting Jan. 28, students will have to walk a little farther to pick up packages from the campus postal center. The postal and copy centers — which handle student package pick-up, outgoing official college mail, and all kinds of printing — will move out of the basement of Moss Hall. The offices’ new location will...



