When Jessie Kopmeyer was a freshman, she told her parents she was ready to drop out of Hillsdale. Her older sister gave her a piece of advice: before you go, reach out to one person. After she recognized a student she barely knew sitting in AJ’s Cafe, Kopmeyer plodded up to say hello. Then, two...
While a pair of clouds puts on a puppet show, the sun blows bubbles into the nebulous night sky. Local artist Thor Goodlife calls this style of art on his mural too “zany” for Hillsdale, but here it is, stretching across the facade of Stadium Roller Rink on West Carleton Road. Under the name Thunder...
As temperature drops, memories of wiggling toes in soggy socks and hobbling to class after slipping on icy sidewalks warn students of the forthcoming winter. To intensify our autumn chill-induced premonitions, according to a Collegian article from last week, Judah Cohen, director of seasonal forecasting at Atmospheric and Environmental Research, predicts colder-than-normal temperatures for Michigan...
When junior Laurel Nitzel is home in Nebraska, her little brother will ask her to dance. She and Jonny Nitzel sing together, but when he starts moving to the “Cha Cha Slide,” she prefers to watch. “I don’t dance with him, but he dances and it’s pretty entertaining,” she said, admitting: “Sometimes he’ll grab my...
“It’s not easy being a Democrat in this area.” Jan Hill, 76, stood behind the Hillsdale County Democratic Party booth at the county fair on a drizzly Friday night. He and his wife, Mary Hill, 74, have been involved with the HCDP since her retirement 10 years ago. With an open grin, Jan stands to...