Inmates at the Hillsdale County Jail will gain the opportunity to earn General Equivalency Diplomas as part of a new educational program that begins on March 1. Hillsdale County Sheriff Scott Hodshire hoped to give this opportunity to inmates since his election. “During my campaigning for sheriff, I knew we had to do some rehabilitation,”...
Illinois State Representative and Hillsdale alum Tom Morrison ‘97 urged Hillsdale students to get involved in local government in a Feb. 3 talk hosted by Citizens for Self-Governance. “An advantage of going to Hillsdale and getting a good liberal-arts education is what really prepares you to do a lot of different things,” he said. Morrison...
Popular elections are a cornerstone of the American republic. Yet these can neither be free nor fair if the outcomes are predetermined by the partisans and politicians who draw the maps. The time has come to remedy this anti-democratic redistricting process by establishing independent redistricting commissions. Following the census every 10 years, the Constitution...
“Faster, higher, stronger…together” is the motto and driving force behind every Olympian and every country they represent. The Olympics has always been an event that allows countries to send their best athletes to compete on the world stage. For the host country, it is a source of international prestige and honor. During the 2020 Tokyo...
On Jan. 14, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s basketball team beat the University of Michigan 68-53. In compliance with NCAA guidelines, the players were maskless. Meanwhile, Illinois high school basketball players are required to wear masks during games. The indoor sports mask mandate for high schools in Illinois has been in place since Aug. 4,...