A training program recently hosted by Hillsdale College means that around 40 new substitute teachers will soon be in Hillsdale County. The Hillsdale County Intermediate School District, the Hillsdale College Education Department, and Career Services teamed to host a substitute teacher training program aimed at fast-tracking students into substitute teaching positions. The one-day program was...
A bill legalizing the “ballot selfie” is set to be resubmitted to the Michigan House of Representatives after the bill died on the floor at the end of 2018. The change in law is due in part to a 2016 lawsuit filed by two Hillsdale alumni to protest election laws prohibiting taking pictures of marked...
This story has been updated to include more current information. Cold weather caused a pipe to burst in the entryway of the Grewcock Student Union Monday around 11 a.m. Water flooded the union entrance near Mossey Library, causing students to have to use the back entrance. Maintenance workers immediately began clearing the water from...
Politics should not follow death. After the sudden death of 26-year-old journalist and former colleague of mine Bre Payton in late December, the Internet — as it often does — turned ugly. It dragged in politics, personal vendettas, and false information labeling Bre an “anti-vaxxer” to turn a tragedy into a callous punch line. And...
The City of Hillsdale passed two ordinances that will prohibit the public consumption and establishment of stores that sell marijuana at Monday’s city council meeting. The ordinance is part of an “opt-out” procedure of a new state law, allow municipalities to prohibit the legalization of recreational marijuana within its jurisdiction. Recreational marijuana becomes legal in...