Courtesy | Unsplash It’s me again — your old boy, Joseph Oldsboy. I know it’s been a while since you’ve heard from me, so I’ll be quick with the summary: I took a break from Hillsdale, spent the time when I wasn’t writing for The Collegian in striving to conform my life to the norms...
Year: 2026
Student discusses how modern technology ruins sleep cycles
The Students for Self Government Club hosted a lecture on sleep in modern times this past Tuesday at 6:30. Junior Madeleine Chloe gave a presentation titled “Broken Clocks: How Industrialization Changed our Sleep and Circadian Rhythms.” “In one sense, industrialization maybe ruined our sleep, but in another sense, it could actually help us sleep better...
New city engineer aims to cut costs
Hillsdale’s new city engineer, Rob Stiverson. Courtesy | Rob Stiverson After several months without a permanent city engineer, the City of Hillsdale filled the position last September with a familiar face and a seasoned resume. Rob Stiverson, a Hillsdale County native with more than 30 years of civil engineering experience, stepped into the role with...
The Gen Alphas yearn for the snow day
Courtesy | Unsplash The elusive snow day: that rare glimmer of freedom that breaks up the humdrum of school. A day solidified in legend, whose traditions are like an unspoken code of childhood. A day, above all else, when possibilities abound. And unfortunately for the hundreds of thousands of kids in New York City, a...
After Eden: Cool it with the diamonds, y’all
Courtesy | Unsplash Valentine’s is around the corner, with March on its heels. For many a Hillsdale man, that means one thing: ring by spring. The phenomenon describes the many couples who go from boyfriend and girlfriend to fiancé and fiancée sometime in their latter years of college, especially in the final semester of senior...




