With Valentine’s Day on Sunday this year, Hillsdale’s local vendors are planning something special in lieu of the holiday weekend. Ad Astra Coffee Roasters, a specialty coffee roastery on 106 N. Broad St., is hosting a Valentine’s Day-themed market on Feb. 6 and 13, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Black Dog Meadows Flower Farm,...
Renovated Mauck Elementary receives new name
A little more than two years into its overhaul from abandoned school to educational hub, the old Mauck Elementary has acquired a new name: The Stanton Foundation Center for American Classical Education. The 1930s-era building, which was out of use for eight years before the college purchased it in 2018, will be named for the...
Student Fed buys ceremonial mace with surplus funds
The Student Federation used $4,541 of its surplus budget on Dec. 3, 2020 to buy a ceremonial mace — which is a highly ornamented staff, much like a scepter — to be carried in at the beginning of each student federation meeting. According to Student Federation President Brandt Siegfried, every legislative body in the world,...
Maines breaks her own shot put record on Friday
Hillsdale College women’s track and field team put together a solid performance last Friday at Grand Valley State University’s Bill Clinger Classic, winning eight events, four NCAA Division II provisional qualifying marks, and a new school shot put record. The Chargers are now ranked 10th in NCAA Division II. Junior Nikita Maines threw 14.54 meters...
CCA speaker identifies flawed education system as breeding ground for elites
Many Americans have forgotten that a republic requires a certain type of education to maintain the American way of life, according to Williams College Professor of Political Science Darel E. Paul, and the nation is reaping the consequences. The first Center for Constructive Alternatives of the semester, titled “The Liberal Arts and Education Today,” focused...




