On Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, Charger football players have morning workouts during the offseason. Every few weeks, some of the players spend their free Wednesday mentoring boys at a local elementary school. “Guys with Ties” is just one way Hillsdale’s football team is giving back to the community. The program meets at Gier Elementary...
Month: March 2023
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Nonprofit offers annual college scholarships
The Hillsdale County Community Foundation offers college scholarships to high school students. Courtesy | Facebook The Hillsdale County Community Foundation will soon release its annual scholarships, which totaled more than $242,000 last year. Melinda Eggleston, the director of the program, said the scholarships are open to all high school students and often go to those...
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Q&A: Judge Stuart Kyle Duncan
Judge Stuart Kyle Duncan serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He visited Hillsdale College on March 2 to speak on a Federalist Society panel with attorney Marc Ayers. On March 9, Duncan traveled to Stanford University’s Law School to speak on “Covid, Guns, and Twitter.” His speech was interrupted by...
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Alumni relations to debut Elizebeth Smith Friedman award
Hillsdale alumna Elizabeth Friedman cracked hundreds of ciphers for the US military. After appeals from many alumni and friends of the college to recognize college alumni Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the college will introduce the Elizebeth Smith Friedman Freedom Award. The award, named after the 1915 Hillsdale alumna, will honor alumni who have promoted freedom in...
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Landlords scramble for renters
Landlords are struggling to find students to rent off-campus houses. Jack Cote | Collegian Landlords are struggling to find renters after Hillsdale College granted fewer students off-campus permission for next year. “It is very difficult because I have a list of people who really want to sign a lease but simply can’t because they haven’t...