Month: February 2026

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Detroit Symphony scores with students

Hillsdale students heard the Detroit Symphony Orchestra perform “Epic Film Scores” live, sponsored by the Student Activities Board on Jan. 31. After two hours of freedom in the city, students settled into their seats at the Orchestra Hall. The performance began the way all good movies do — with the 20th Century Fox opening song,...

Where does Michigan end and Indiana begin?
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Where does Michigan end and Indiana begin?

The tri-state marker between Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio erected by Hillsdale County Historical Society in 1977. Anna Broussard | Collegian State senator secures funding to properly mark official border with Indiana Parts of the Indiana and Michigan border line are unknown, and Michigan Sen. Jonathan Lindsey, a Republican representing parts of Branch and Hillsdale County,...

Road loss teaches tough lessons
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Road loss teaches tough lessons

Senior captain Ashton Janowski at his first practice Junior forward Caleb Glaser came back from an injury to score a team-high 15 points, but the Hillsdale men’s basketball team lost 71–51 to the No. 1 ranked team in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, Walsh University, Jan. 31 on the road.  “A good team will expose...

Season starts with two wins at home
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Season starts with two wins at home

Freshman Dimitra Papastavrou during Friday’s match. Courtesy | Ashley Van Hoose The Hillsdale women’s tennis team kicked off its spring season by sweeping the Spring Arbor University Cougars 7–0 Jan. 30, and beating the Michigan Tech University Huskies 5–2 Jan. 31 in the Margot V. Biermann Athletic Center.  “It’s definitely a really good feeling to...

Need a bowl? Use the Homecoming Trophy
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Need a bowl? Use the Homecoming Trophy

The Urban Dictionary defines “ragebait” as “content deliberately created to provoke anger or frustration online.” For Simpson residents, an Instagram sketch by the off-campus house Casablanca was just that.  “Hey Erik,” senior Aidan Christian says, opening a kitchen cabinet. “No bowl.” “How’s this one?” senior Erik Teder replies, walking into frame.  Then Christian pours himself...