Poor diet costs Americans trillions in medical bills. Courtesy | Facebook While Associate Professor of Politics Kevin Slack ate Cheez-Its and drank Kool-Aid for breakfast as a kid, he doesn’t recommend students in his new class follow his example. The new class, called the Politics of Health, introduces students to health issues and how government...
Year: 2023
College welcomes three visiting professors of music
Three visiting professors joined the music department this school year, while two professors are away on sabbatical. Mark Douglass and Brad Holmes are filling in for Professor of Music, Choirs, and Orchestra James Holleman, and Michael Ruhling has taken over for Associate Professor of Music Derek Stauff. Douglass is standing in as the conductor of...
Social media needs to change
Since returning to campus, my daily time on Instagram has dramatically decreased to less than 20 minutes. I didn’t closely monitor my social media activity this summer, but I guarantee it was pushing 90 minutes a day. Granted, I have a much busier schedule in September compared to June, and definitely more face-to-face social interaction...
Opinion: If you want to be healthy, stop eating seed oils
Seed oils have been marketed as hearth-healthy since the 1960s. Courtesy︱Twitter With soaring obesity rates, spikes in allergies, and increasing rates of heart disease, it’s time for Americans to reclaim their health and stop consuming seed oils. Seed oils, like canola, corn, safflower, soy, grapeseed, rice bran, and cottonseed oils, are high in polyunsaturated fats,...
New Hillsdale zoo brings more than 200 animals, education opportunities
Guests are able to hold lemurs at Nature’s Creek. Logan Washburn | Collegian Hillsdale residents don’t have to leave the county for a day at the zoo anymore. At Nature’s Creek Zoo, locals can now see exotic animals just 20 minutes from town. The 35-acre zoo, which houses more than 200 animals, opened just north...



