The Hillsdale City Council unanimously approved a resolution this week to replace rotting sewer drains beneath M-99. The resolution calls for replacing 500 linear feet of piping, which will cost $238,000. City Manager David Mackie said that placing the new piping beneath the grass on the side of the road will lower the cost. This...
I’ve never missed a class at Hillsdale College for sickness, or for any other insignificant reason, but I’ll take my first unexcused absence next week. But that’s the only way I can make it home for Thanksgiving. The 850-mile trip to New Hampshire requires 14 hours of driving. I’ve got to start before the holiday...
For the first time in Hillsdale history, the Hillsdale College Big Band competed in a Battle of the Bands against the Harry James Orchestra. On Wednesday, Nov. 10, students in the Big Band, directed by Chris McCourry, bonded with the professional musicians over their shared love of jazz music. “You could see how impressed the...
As soon as the clock strikes 12 on Nov. 1, stores around the world replace candy corn with candy canes, costumes with Christmas trees, and boring pop songs with the beautiful crooning of Michael Bublé’s “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas.” While the coming of Christmas brings joy and happiness to many, it...
As a single man, few things get me excited for possible existential heartbreak. But one of those things is Taylor Swift’s new album “Red (Taylor’s Version).” I am a complete sucker for 2010s pop: Taylor Swift, Adele, and Katy Perry. You name it, I listened to it. For this reason, I keep my pop mix...