Growing your faith through spiritual disciplines and serving the Hillsdale community while working a farm is the Building Up Disciplines in Summer program’s pursuit, according to Ryan Perkins, director of campus recreation and club sports. “Working with your hands and praying are not mutually exclusive,” Perkins said. “It’s all part of growing as a whole...
Year: 2026
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Councilman and city will face defamation lawsuit
A recently appointed library board member will sue a city councilman and the City of Hillsdale over allegedly defamatory statements. Eric Moore claims Ward 4 Councilman Joshua Paladino damaged his reputation by comments he made in a city council meeting in January during discussion over nominees for the Library Board. Paladino read an email from...
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‘A very timely call’: Young entrepreneur takes reins of Ad Astra Coffee
Busby’s latte in competition at age 16. Courtesy | Jackson Busby Before he learned to drive, Jackson Busby learned to roast coffee. Now, at 19, he is the owner and operator of Hillsdale’s Ad Astra Coffee Roasters. Busby’s love for coffee began when he was 8. His family lived in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and he...
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Campus Character: Rachel Dunphey
Dunphey will play the role of Sandra Bloom in the theatre department’s production of “Big Fish” this week. Courtesy | Rachel Dunphey Rachel Dunphey is a senior philosophy and religion major from Traverse City, Michigan. She is a member of Pi Beta Phi and the senior legacy board, and is the secretary of Alpha Psi...
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Frudakis to retire, looks forward to a quiet life
The professor who sculpted the campus statues of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagan, and James Madison will retire after this semester. Anthony Frudakis, associate professor of art, began teaching at Hillsdale College in 1991 “I’m looking forward to getting back into doing a lot more reading,” Frudakis said. He plans to spend...