Freshman Yvonne Botha swims. Courtesy | Yvonne Botha Freshman Yvonne Botha traveled more than 8,000 miles from South Africa to southern Michigan to take advantage of both the academic and athletic opportunities in America that were unavailable in her native country. Botha is from Limpopo, South Africa, the northernmost province of a country known for...
The Hillsdale football team opened its season with a home loss against the University of Indianapolis Greyhounds on Saturday night in a 42-16 final score at Muddy Waters Stadium. After some offensive struggles in the first half for the Chargers, the 16th-ranked Greyhounds took a 28-7 lead into halftime and never looked back. A new...
A Lynyrd Skynyrd concert at a Michigan casino in August 2024 is precisely what you’d expect a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert at a Michigan casino in August 2024 would be: a slew of muscle tees, melted makeup, bad facial hair, “wife beater” tank tops, and Miss Me bedazzled jeans. It could have been the crowd at...
Houghton has studied caddisflies since he was in college. Courtesy | David Houghton. Professor and Chair of Biology David Houghton recruited caddisflies to make his wife golden earrings – when given flecks of gold, the insects create tubular shapes, forming a piece of jewelry to memorialize Houghton’s life work. Houghton began researching caddisflies while he...
Owner Kevin Robinson with new brewing equipment. Thomas McKenna | Collegian A new craft brewery began its soft opening last week and will expand its selection next week. Big Pines Brewing, located next to Ethan’s Donut Factory at 89 McCollum St. in downtown Hillsdale, opened with a limited selection of drinks on Sept. 6. The...