It wasn’t just the thunder of the Chargers coming from the stands during the Hillsdale College football team’s big win — there were Hornets buzzing as well. The Hillsdale High School Hornets marching band joined Hillsdale College Pep Band at Frank “Muddy” Waters Stadium during the Chargers game against the Michigan Tech Huskies last Saturday...
Author: Mark Naida (Mark Naida)
Foreign language majors don’t need to be fluent at graduation
Over the last four years, I have often been forced to contend with two comments concerning my college majors. After I reveal that I study French and English, people inevitably make some dismissive comment about how I will go into teaching and then they ask if I am fluent in French. Although the first supposition...
Meet the candidates: Sessions runs for mayor
When the Fasco DC Motors plant closed its operation in the Hillsdale Industrial Complex in 2003 to relocate to Mexico, Scott Sessions lost his job and saw that the city needed a better plan for economic growth. Though he landed back on his feet after getting an associates degree from Jackson College and becoming the...
Beer & Hymns at Rough Draft brings community together
On a trip down to Nashville to visit her sister, Carly Hubbard, owner of Rough Draft Coffee and Cocktails, heard about a group that tucks into the backrooms of local bars to raise their voices together in worship. The idea of a “pub sing” really appealed to Hubbard. “I have always been amazed at how,...
Top three places to camp in lower Michigan
After settling into campus for the school year, students may want to run for the hills as professors assign the first round of papers and projects. And for the last couple weekends of summer, they should. Here are the three best spots for outdoor adventure and camping in Michigan’s lower peninsula. Pinckney State Recreation Area...




