Scott Sessions served as mayor from 2013-2017. Thomas McKenna | Collegian Scott Sessions was sworn in as mayor of Hillsdale during the Nov. 17 city council meeting after winning the Nov. 4 election against Ward 2 Councilman Matthew Bentley. Sessions told The Collegian during his campaign that Bentley and former Mayor Pro Tem Joshua Paladino...
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Campus Character: Pierce Leaman
Leaman as a child. Courtesy | Pierce Leaman Pierce Leaman is a sophomore history major from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He participates in College Republicans, Federalist Society, and club tennis. Have you ever set anything on fire that you weren’t supposed to? Nearly the Niedfeldt microwave when I botched heating up Kraft Mac and Cheese — ask...
Chargers advance to semi-finals
Courtesy: Hillsdale College Athletic Department The Hillsdale volleyball team swept Walsh University in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinal match Nov. 18 in Ohio, after losing a 3–2 set match against Tiffin University Nov. 14, and taking a 3–2 set win against University of Findlay Nov. 15. The Chargers finished the regular season 11–4...
City council to hold town hall on road repair funding plans
The Hillsdale City Council will hold a town hall to discuss special assessment districts on Dec. 8 at 7 p.m., following a unanimous vote at its meeting on Nov. 17. Ward 4 Councilman Robert Socha proposed the town hall, which will be open to the public so that Hillsdale residents can voice their opinions about...
Mr. President, build that ballroom
Courtesy | Unsplash Critics of the president’s demolition of the White House’s East Wing need a history lesson. Public and media criticism have taken issue with the necessity, price tag, and ethics of the demolition and renovation. But these criticisms fail to account for the circumstances of the addition and the historical precedent of prior...



