Local police are increasing safety measures and patrols at schools due to a rising number of threats, according to the Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Office. Hillsdale County Sheriff Scott Hodshire said incidents occurred in Jonesville and Reading schools. Police officers found and stopped the students before any had the opportunity to act on the threats. There...
Hillsdale gives new shot to cadet who refused vaccine
“When a dog has been abused and brought to shelter but they are still scared — that’s how I feel.” For sophomore Nickaylah Sampson, life at Hillsdale College is a stark contrast from her experience at West Point Academy, where she was put in the “dirty platoon” and forced to share a bathroom and living...
Guest organist reunites with professor in faculty recital
Edward Maki-Schramm and Chris McCourry met more than 25 years ago at the University of Michigan. Last Friday, they relived the old days and brought an audience Mussorgsky’s celebrated “Pictures at an Exhibition.” In the faculty recital, McCourry, director of jazz ensembles, collaborated with Brad Blackham, director of keyboard studies, Emily Douglass, artist-teacher of voice,...
Podcast reveals ‘magical world’ of The Inklings
If The Inklings CCA sparked a desire to learn more about the British literary geniuses of the twentieth century, look to The Marion E. Wade Center’s podcast. The Wade Center, part of Wheaton College, is a research hub, a reading library, and a museum dedicated to seven British Christian authors: C. S. Lewis, J. R....
In Brief: students audition for Festival of Student Works, to perform in spring
The theater department saw many non-theater students audition for roles in the Festival of Student Works, as it hopes to encourage more of the campus to participate in theater at Hillsdale. Over 30 students participated in an open audition for roles in five student-directed, one-act plays. The plays feature a variety of shows, from drama...




