Hillsdale residents will decide on May 4 if the city will consolidate road construction funding and reinstitute the city leaf collection service through a 4.0 millage levy proposed by the City Council, according to City of Hillsdale. If passed, the levy would provide 3.5 mills committed to paying for street reconstruction. It would appropriate 0.5...
At the Filling Station Deli in downtown Hillsdale, there’s a book full of regular customer orders on the front counter. Owner Cindy Bieszk doesn’t need it; she knows them all by heart. But, when she’s not around, something else has to remember her regular’s orders. “If I’m not here, the kids can look in the...
After three face masks clogged the pipes of New Dorm in one day, Hillsdale College maintenance has asked students to stop putting their masks in dorm washing machines. Alicia Kelley, aide to the director of facilities, emailed house directors and resident assistants last week after several face masks had caused washing and drying machines to...
The year was 2003. A woman stood in the middle of the stage, shimmering in a floor-length black gown lined with strips of sparking silver. The flute cadenza of the piece faded, the full orchestra slowly crept in, building in speed and sound. Less than 30 seconds of the 17-minute piece remained. Her voice danced...
Starting in the fall of 2021, Hillsdale College will switch to Instructure Canvas, instead of Blackboard Learn, for online classroom resources, after Blackboard changed its system significantly. Provost Chris VanOrman announced the decision in an email last week, saying that faculty and student focus groups preferred Canvas, due to its consistency and ease of use,...