It’s 5 p.m. in Hillsdale, Michigan. Students across campus are hungry after a long day of classes, complaining, and coffee consumption. Hundreds will head to the Knorr Family Dining Room to weigh their options and eventually land at Sizzle. Another bunch will spend precious Liberty Bucks at A.J.’s. Some will even flee to Handmade or...
I used to hate country music. I repeated the usual talking points of “I like all music except country” and “country music is just angry men singing about divorce.” That is, until I walked into a Starbucks in June 2013. After ordering my drink, I walked over to the sidebar and grabbed a straw. I...
With 43 confirmed COVID-19 cases and three deaths in Hillsdale County as of April 6, the Hillsdale City Police and Hillsdale County Sheriff Department are taking strict precautions with their officers and the public to slow the spread of the virus. Both departments risk losing the ability to police as effectively if one of their...
Hillsdale County reported its first case of COVID-19 on March 23, as an adult male tested positive for the virus. The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency announced the results Monday and said the man is self-isolating. Meanwhile, the agency is working to notify individuals who came in contact with the patient. The City of Hillsdale...
Few students at Hillsdale ever mix up the words “professor” and “dad.” But everyone has a friend whose parent teaches here, so what is it really like to take a class taught by your own father? “It turns out he’s actually a really good teacher,” said sophomore Leo Schlueter, who weighed in with seven other...