Journalism is now a minor at Hillsdale College. Faculty members officially reached a decision on the matter March 7. John Miller and Maria Servold, director and assistant director of the Dow Journalism Program, announced the change to program members the next day. Miller said that this will eliminate some confusion about journalism at Hillsdale. “One...
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March 7, 2013July 12, 2022City News
Benefit Saturday to aid family of Hillsdale bar manager:
Brad Kerspilo, general manager of Here’s To You…Pub ‘n’ Grub, passed away earlier this week. Kerspilo, 37, died at home. Peggy Williams, the general manger of Hillsdale’s Dawn Theater and a “dear friend” of Kerspilo, said that he did not suffer from any long-term illness, making his death very sudden. “The Pub ‘n’ Grub is...
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March 7, 2013July 12, 2022City News
Council approves funding, discusses video feed
At its meeting on Monday, March 3, the Hillsdale City Council approved funding for various projects, and discussed whether it should continue to provide live video of meetings. First, the council approved 7-0 a bond issue for the Hillsdale Community Health Center, to pay for its recent renovations. The bond issue does not involve any...
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March 7, 2013July 12, 2022News
Off the record:
Before March 2, when the new Biermann Athletic Center opened to campus, athletes alone were privy to it – tennis, track, and volleyball. But this did not last. Arriving that afternoon, I see royal blue balloons, and a purple sign that says “WELCOME TO BIERMANN” in big white letters; I hear the reverberating synth-beats of...
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February 28, 2013July 12, 2022City News
Our community: Food assistance
$12,008,149. That’s how much money Hillsdale County paid for local administration of Michigan’s Food Assistance Program in fiscal year 2012. The money was paid out to a total of 11,867 recipients, according to a Michigan Department of Human Services report — roughly a quarter of a population of 46,514, according to the Census Bureau’s most...