Economics and environmentalism are interconnected fields according to Assistant Professor of Biology Christopher Heckel and Chairman of Economics, Business, and Accounting Charles Steele. “Eco means home,“ Steele said. “Ecology is the study of home and economics is the art and science of managing the home.” Heckel and Steele addressed the relationship between environmental conservation and...
Year: 2022
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QUICK HITS: Mickey Mattox
In this quick hits interview, new professor of theology Mickey Mattox talks lions, Halloween, and boeuf bourguignon. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. What’s the greatest joy of your life? My family. At least, of this worldly life. If you could domesticate any animal for a pet, what would it be and...
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Sophomore lifts weights to lift up community
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...
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Students hit the road for fall break: Mackinaw City, Michigan
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...
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County emergency radios unreliable, official says
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...