The crowded room at the special assessment district public hearing Feb. 16. Gemma Flores | Collegian Residents in three proposed special assessment districts rejected road repair funding plans through citizen petitions during public hearings held at the Feb. 16 Hillsdale City Council meeting. Property owners on Oak and South streets, as well as parts of...
Novels create the habits of mind necessary for a democracy: a knowledge of human nature, a moral imagination, and sympathy towards others, according to Christopher Scalia, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. “Storytelling helps us appeal to the hearts of readers through beauty and by telling compelling stories, by creating myths, myths that...
Senior Ben Haas won weight throw. Courtesy | Ashley Van Hoose Several athletes hit personal bests and reached provisional marks at the Grand Valley State University Big Meet Feb. 13-14. Sophomore Ally Kuzma ran a personal best in the 3K, placing third with a time of 9:29.62. Kuzma is on track to race the 5K...
When senior Zelda Gilbert gave her name for a restaurant order, the cashier thought she wasn’t telling the truth. “I ordered at Chick-Fil-A one time and they asked me what my name was,” Gilbert said. “I said, ‘Zelda,’ and the woman was like, ‘You’re lying.’ I offered to show her my passport.” Gilbert is one...
Senior Evan Mick in the Radio Free Hillsdale studio. Courtesy | Scot Bertram Have you ever wondered how sports broadcasters engage an audience that can’t see the action? Junior Nathan Furness said broadcasters on the air need to keep their style conversational. “What started as screaming at the TV with my brothers has turned into...