Some of Hillsdale’s feral cats. Maddy Welsh | Collegian It took Bean three seconds to jump from my arms in the passenger seat to the nook behind the gas pedal. As my sister and I tried to yank the cat’s tail so he wouldn’t seal all three of our fates, I came to one distinct...
Year: 2023
New community youth theater takes the stage
Acts of Youth, a nonprofit founded late last year, produced its first production on Aug. 11 at the Dawn Theater. The skit list included parts from “Clue,” “Abbott and Costello,” and “Children’s Snow White.” They are taking the stage in Hillsdale in hopes of helping youth express themselves and their imaginations. The group aims to...
Alumnus joins marketing as podcast manager
Shadrach Strehle ’19 returned to Hillsdale College this year as podcast manager for the Hillsdale College Podcast Network. Strehle studied history and journalism at Hillsdale and was the program director for Radio Free Hillsdale before he left for the professional world. After graduating, Strehle worked briefly as a reporter before moving to Washington, D.C. There...
Hillsdale is getting a donut factory by end of the year
Downtown Hillsdale is getting its own bakery. Located at the corner of McCollum Street and North Broad Street, Ethan’s Donut Factory is under construction. It is set to open by the end of the year according to Wayne Babcock, house director of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and one of the business’s five investors. Babcock is...
New clothing boutique that focuses on inclusivity opened in downtown Hillsdale
Hillsdale residents now have more options to shop for clothes in downtown Hillsdale after HMNstyle opened up this summer. The store specializes in having a diverse array of clothes and being inclusive in both its pricing and sizing, said Nikki Maynard, marketing director at HMNstyle. Maynard said they wanted to have options for everyone from...




