U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died at the age of 79 on Saturday of natural causes at a hunting resort in West Texas, according to Presidio County Judge Cinderela, who pronounced him dead over the phone. Soon after the news broke, Hillsdale students, faculty, and alumni turned to Facebook to mourn Scalia’s death. Ryan...
Author: Natalie McKee (Natalie McKee)
Kicking up heels in the Hills and Dales: Every semester, dance instructor Alison Plemmons shares the art of Highland dancing with students
Feet flitted across the black box floor Wednesday evening as dance instructor Alison Plemmons taught the art of Scottish Highland dance to 16 Hillsdale students. The craft is a traditional Scottish dance which was developed as early as 1054 A.D. when Malcolm Canmore, a Celtic prince, killed another chieftain, according to the Scottish Official Highland...
Let’s compromise on parking
Director of Security Bill Whorley sent an email to students on Oct. 7, 2015, announcing that the construction of the new lot on the corner of N. West and College Street was complete, but the lot was only for faculty and staff. He reassured campus, saying, “The really good news is that it appears that...
Hillsdale alumnus helps Pai with Thai
Hillsdale alumnus Mason Stuard ’14 reclined in his A.J.’s Café chair sporting a new undercut hairstyle he proudly did himself. His trusty cane and sidekick, York, sits beside him. After receiving a B.A. in history from Hillsdale College, Stuard returned in July of 2015 to complete his online masters in Library Information Science from Kent...
Mayor defends city clerk appointment
The Hillsdale City Council weighed in on Mayor Scott Sessions’ proposition to appoint interim city clerk Michelle Loren as the new, full-time clerk after cancelling the proposition in a 5-2 vote at its Nov.2 meeting. The council is now advertising the full-time clerk position until the end of November, when it will review applicants and...

