John and Nancy Gertig have operated Prairie Springs Pottery for nearly 40 years. Ashley Luke | Collegian When Nancy Gertig was five, her mother enrolled her in a pottery class. Now, she’s owned a pottery business with her husband, John, for nearly 40 years. Prairie Springs Pottery is nestled under a small grove of oak...
NIL promotes self-government
The NCAA started allowing NIL deals in 2021 and has since made them easier for athletes to receive | NCAA clipart President Donald Trump’s March 6 roundtable featuring politicians and former coaches criticized Name, Image, and Likeness deals, bringing them back into the spotlight in an effort “to save college sports,” as the president said....
Charger Chatter: Cayla Contreras
Courtesy: Hillsdale Athletic Department Do you have any pre-game rituals? I like to call my parents and my sisters. I also pray before every game. What is a fun fact about your hometown? I live in Oceanside California in San Diego. Part of “Top Gun” was filmed there. If you were to fight a vegetable,...
Unearthing CCP organ harvesting crimes
Courtesy | Jan Jekielek Investigative reporter Jan Jekielek has spread awareness of China’s practice of harvesting the organs of minority religious groups for its elite party members. Jekielek, who spoke at Hillsdale this month, recently published “Killed to Order,” a book detailing whistleblower reports about the practice and his personal journey of resisting and exposing...
College sports are for learning
The NCAA started allowing NIL deals in 2021 and has since made them easier for athletes to receive | NCAA clipart Name, image, and likeness deals have become such a mess that President Donald Trump promised earlier this month to soon issue an executive order on the matter, according to CNBC. NIL deals have turned...



