Overbearing bureaucracy and the suffocation of academic freedom drove associate professors of government Bradley Watson and Richard Samuelson to Hillsdale College’s Washington, D.C. campus, according to the two new faculty members. “Each of them will enrich and enlighten our undergraduate and graduate students and, through them, the city of Washington D.C. and likewise our country,”...
Men’s tennis wraps up fall season at G-MAC Northwood Invitational
The Hillsdale men’s tennis team finished their fall season strong last weekend, with junior Brennan Cimpeanu earning his second G-MAC player of the week for the fall season at the Northwood Men’s Invitational against Walsh University and host school Northwood University. “The day before the tournament we found out that Findlay pulled out and that...
As inflation hits home, locals find creative ways to cope
Hillsdale County residents are taking advantage of local alternatives, as Michigan’s food prices increased nearly 14% in the last year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The increase in state food prices surpassed the national average by about 5%. Locals are turning to the Hillsdale County Farmers Market, which offers a venue where...
Club baseball is bringing it home
When sophomores Seth Capelli and Charlie Albus took over leadership of the club baseball team this past spring, there was very little to be excited about. “It was definitely a sandlot operation,” Albus said. “There were no tryouts, uniforms, helmets or bats. Practice rarely happened, and the only opponents the club could find were through...
Academy holds school in portable classroom
Due to a 22% increase in student enrollment, Hillsdale Academy’s fifth and sixth graders are learning in a temporary portable classroom. The academy currently has 50 more students than it did last year, so the administration decided to house the fifth and sixth grade classes in a modular building that could be quickly installed. “Downstairs...


