Hillsdale Hospital is now allowing two healthy grandparents to visit laboring mothers and newborn babies as of Feb. 25. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, visitors to the birthing center were restricted to one adult support person throughout the duration of the laboring mother’s stay for most of 2020, according to a press release. As the number...
‘The Loft’ wins IBS radio award for best comedy show
Radio Free Hillsdale’s “The Loft” won first place for Best Comedy show in the college-radio equivalent of the Academy Awards. “The Loft” is a weekly comedy variety show hosted by junior Rachel Kookogey, senior Caleb Ramette, and sophomore Nick Treglia and produced by freshman Josh Camp. The show, as Kookogey put it, “covers anything we...
Paying for college is an individual responsibility
During the spring of my senior year, my high school band director asked me about my post-graduation plans. “I’m going to a liberal arts college and majoring in English,” I said. “Good. That way you’ll be grammatically correct when you ask people ‘Do you want fries with that?’” he replied. Insulting, yes. But also a...
GOAL volunteers make art for nursing home residents
What started as an art night in the Student Union turned into a surprise delivery to cheer up elderly residents in the Hillsdale community. The “Adopt-a-Grandparent” GOAL program held an art night on Friday, Feb. 19 in the Student Union TV lounge. Junior Emily Brickey, who leads the GOAL program, brought the finished paintings to...
Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Office considers renovations
The Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Office is considering repairs. According to the Hillsdale Daily News, part of the building is suffering from cracking, water damage, and exterior deterioration. Lt. Jason Stiverson, the Superintendent of the Hillsdale County Jail said a recent structural analysis identified problems in the building. “We have some brick that looks like it’s...




