The Nation’s report card, also known as the National Assessment of Educational Progress, shows a decline in reading scores among children in America. Between 2022 and 2024, not a single state saw improvement in reading scores. As literacy rates continue to decline in the United States, young people are struggling to complete their education, get...
Shotgun Begins Season with Clean Sweep
The Hillsdale shotgun team opened its spring season by beating Ferris State University, Grace College, and Michigan State University at the Hillsdale College Shotgun Invitational Feb. 22. The top five Chargers in each event shot a total of 1,061 targets between singles trap, doubles trap, doubles skeet, and 5-stand events, beating out second place Grace...
The Lumineers return underwhelmingly with ‘Automatic’
“Automatic” album cover. Courtesy | Instagram Part of maturing as a music fan is realizing what was once profound to you now sounds like cliche sayings on home decor from TJ Maxx. The sentiments printed on cheaply stained slabs of wood or mildly inspirational day planners might not be totally disagreeable, but they also...
Citizen petition fails to stop Barry Street road repairs
Barry Street residents sign petition to oppose SAD. Christina Lewis | Collegian The Hillsdale City Council rejected a petition last week from Barry Street homeowners to opt out of the city‘s road repair program because they submitted a single document rather than a set of individual letters. The City of Hillsdale uses SADs to fund...
Enough about aviation crashes: end the blame game
Anyone paying attention to the news the past couple of weeks has probably concluded that there’s “something going on” with aviation right now. This year has already seen two high-profile wrecks in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., and a miraculously non-fatal accident in Toronto. The same people who’ve caught a whiff of “something going on” have...



