The sun sets behind Hillsdale Homestead. Courtesy | Lulu Celecia When Hillsdale College bought four acres of the closed Glei’s Orchards and Greenhouses last spring, Campus Recreation Director Ryan Perkins ’22 saw it as a dream come true. “In the Student Activities Office, we’ve been talking about ways to get students engaged and active outside...
The smell of Douglas fir as 2x4s are sawed in half. A metallic aroma from nails baking in the sun. The whining whirr of an old electric drill. These were defining parts of my childhood as I helped my dad build a treehouse and a doll house, as I watched him repair old trucks on...
The addition will include a stair hall. Courtesy | Michael G. Imber Architects For the next two years, the Michael Alex Mossey Library will be under construction, according to Chief Administrative Officer Rich Péwé. Last month, the Hillsdale College Board of Trustees approved all funding for the addition of a North Wing, which will begin...
The Hillsdale Civil War Statue was erected in 1895. Courtesy | Hillsdale College Archives The 1869 college graduate and nationally-acclaimed poet Will Carleton wrote a poem commemorating the dedication of one of Hillsdale College’s most iconic statues, the Civil War Memorial, 130 years ago. “The careless world, as here it looks / The truth again...
Egg prices have risen as much as two dollars a dozen, according to Brett Boyd. Christina Lewis | Collegian For many Michigan residents, the new cage-free eggs law isn’t going to fly. Since Jan. 1, all eggs from Michigan farms with 3,000 or more chickens must be raised cage-free. The cost of a dozen eggs...