The grounds that were filled with children’s laughter and pig squeals, the sweet scents of cotton candy and elephant ears a week ago saw a very different kind of fair at the new merchant’s building Monday night. More than 300 Hillsdale County high school students attended the Hillsdale County College Fair. For seven years now,...
Author: Morgan Sweeney (Morgan Sweeney)
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Enactus plans community projects
Hillsdale’s Enactus club has some new initiatives this year for energy conservation, partnerships with businesses in the Hillsdale community, and international outreach. Enactus’ leaders will be continuing with some of last year’s projects while adding new dimensions to serve their goals. In previous years, the group held an energy conservation contest among the dorms. Now,...
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Orchestra CD celebarates ten-year anniversary
Hillsdale College’s symphony orchestra will release its new CD at the capital campaign gala on Oct. 9. The CD commemorates the 10-year anniversary of the John E.N. and Dede Howard Music Department, as well as the department’s relocation to the Howard Music Building. The last orchestra CD was released in 2004. The motivation for the...
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Alumna hosts breakfast
Over the weekend, Hillsdale alumna Alissa Ferry `07 and her husband Scott Ferry hosted “Breakfast on the Farm” at their 100-year-old farm in Litchfield, Mich. The first “Breakfast on the Farm” was held in 2009 at another Michigan farm. Governed by Michigan State University’s Extension department; the program is part of an effort to educate...
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Cursive writing improves mind and soul
Forty-five states have adopted the Common Core State Standards in education, cutting cursive from school curricula. Because of the 21st century notion that students don’t need to learn cursive, they spend about 10 minutes per day practicing handwriting, a dramatic decrease from an average of 45 minutes per day in the 1960s and 1970s. To...