A grant available to Hillsdale residents who are seeking to resolve property blight violations has been extended until May. The grant, which was offered by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority as part of its Neighborhood Enhancement Program back in February 2020, gives the city $30,000 to distribute to citizens who qualify. The city will...
Month: April 2021
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First home meet of season brings success for Chargers
The Chargers brought an impressive display of their talent to their first outdoor home meet of the season. Freshman Margaret Scheske finished the 3000 meter steeplechase in 10:59.30, becoming the fifth woman in Division II to earn a provisional qualifying mark for the event. “It was my first time doing that event, because last year...
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Discovering 49242
For some, “home” is the house they grew up in. For others, “home” is synonymous with “family” or “friends.” But for students interning at the college this summer, “home” will be Hillsdale. Career Services is organizing its second Hillsdale Summer Fellowship, an eight-week program spanning June and July that teaches students practical ways to appreciate...
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Hillsdale’s first pandemic wasn’t corona
The COVID-19 pandemic is not the first the college has experienced. In 1918, at the height of the Spanish flu outbreak, Hillsdale’s football team was preparing for a “splendid” football season, according to The Collegian published on Dec. 19, 1918. “First one team and then another would cancel their games. It looked for a while...
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Students should get involved in local churches
Imagine you are walking to class one day and you come across an arm lying on the sidewalk. Not a body, just a lone, solitary limb. You would be horrified, and rightly so. Even if the arm was not deformed and had every appearance of strength, you would be shocked because it was not connected...