Snyder declared victory at 11:40 p.m. Tuesday. To a chant of “four more years,” Snyder gave a speech announcing that Schauer had conceded the race. During his speech Snyder also touted Detroit’s path out of bankruptcy and emphasized how everyone in Michigan needs to work together. Though Snyder won far more counties in Michigan than...
Author: Evan Carter (Evan Carter)
To vote
The time is fast approaching for students registered to vote either to send in absentee voter ballots or exercise their right to vote in person. Yet like other college-aged students, too many Hillsdale students will forego that right. Even worse, a large number of those foregoing the right to vote don’t even believe it matters....
Crumbling roads cause concern as winter approaches
This is the first part of a two part feature on roads. Pick up next week’s Collegian to find part 2 of this story in which city government’s current plans to finance road funding and its plans to fight the upcoming winter will be explained. Freeze and thaw is fast approaching. But last winter’s road...
Raising revenue for crumbling roads: Options include income tax, closing roads, selling BPU
As winter looms, the city of Hillsdale struggles to fix the damage inflicted by last year’s record snowfall and freezing temperatures, and drastic state funding reductions have left the city unable to fix many of its local roads. “Villages and cities are going to have to look at some form of creating revenue at the...
Snyder and Schauer to debate at Wayne State University
After much disagreement, both incumbent Gov. Rick Snyder (R-MI) and Democrat Mark Schauer have agreed to a single televised town hall before the general election. The town hall, which Snyder’s campaign calls a joint appearance while Schauer’s calls it a debate, will take place Oct. 12 at 6 p.m. at Wayne State University in Detroit...