Hillsdale County’s emergency radio system is years behind that of other counties, according to a local official. “We have a lot of dead spots in the county, where officers can’t communicate back to us,” said Hillsdale County 911 Dispatch Director Thomas Whitaker. “We have areas and even buildings that they go into that we can’t...
Senior Megan Williams spent her break reminiscing about her years in Michigan by visiting a place close to her mother’s heart My first trip to the Midwest was one I can’t remember. When I was three months old, my mother’s extended family held a reunion in their home state of Michigan. We boarded a plane...
Whether she’s shooting a basketball, spiking a volleyball, or lifting weights, Anna Eddy has always loved to exercise. “My family was just very athletic, very active,” Eddy said. “I have always loved working my body really hard and pushing myself in the physical aspect.” Now a sophomore at Hillsdale, she spends time working on transforming...
Arriving in Hillsdale my freshman year of college, I was expecting to answer lots of questions about my home state of California. Yes, I’d grown up seeing celebrities. Of course I celebrated New Year’s Eve at the beach. No, I’d never learned how to surf. So I was surprised when Hillsdale students spat out the...
In one of Hillsdale Homecoming’s more artistic competitions, the banners of Off-Campus Coalition, the Bloc, and Whit-Wat-Way took the top three spots. The creative process used inspiration drawn from the 1950s, in line with the overarching “Through the Decades” homecoming theme. OCC’s banner was based on the golden age of Hollywood and Western movies. “I...