Carlos and Lina Alvarez are achieving their dream after opening Zilantros Tacos, a food truck, on Cinco de Mayo in 2022. After moving to Michigan from Mexico in 2010, Carlos Alvarez said his family was determined to open a food truck. It took four years before they opened. “We were surprised the very first time...
Admissions hired a new assistant director to manage student ambassadors and high school summer programs. Amelia Lawson, former operations coordinator for the Barney Charter School Initiative, said the admissions department created her position in mid-July due to the significant growth in prospective student programs and summer programs in recent years. “Those two things have grown...
In the Sept. 1 issue of the Collegian my colleague and friend Charles Steele attempts to explain the sources of division within the local Republican Party of Hillsdale County. While I fully agree with Prof. Steele that the details of the current conflict are “rather convoluted” and that now is “a particularly bad time for...
The purpose and effect of Michigan’s Proposal 2 are simple: it expands voter rights while maintaining secure elections. Proposal 2 would amend the state constitution to enact critical changes to early voting in elections and the ballot-counting processes. It would allow for nine days of in-person early voting before Election Day, let registered voters request to...
When Kate Vander Wall began exploring watercolors in seventh grade, she had no idea her natural talent would flourish into a business one day. Cheerfully Made Design Co. is a stationery brand that features designs crafted by sophomore Kate Vander Wall. Vander Wall began making stationery in grade school when her mom bought her a...