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Gavin Listro named new senior class president
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Gavin Listro named new senior class president

Junior Gavin Listro won election as president of the class of 2025, following a tie-breaking vote. Class of 2025 students were asked to vote a second time online through the software Qualtrics to break the tie between Listro and junior Nathan Stanish. Students also broke a tie for secretary, with junior Laura Luke defeating junior...

Keep presidential elections outside DC families
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Keep presidential elections outside DC families

Dear Washington, D.C., let someone new run for president.  Let someone who genuinely wants to serve his country run for president rather than someone whose family has been in politics for years.  Washington, D.C. thinks small. It sticks with who it knows, keeping it all in the family. Hillary Clinton, a former first lady, ran...

Setting sail for spring break
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Setting sail for spring break

Six women set sail in the British Virgin Islands for a week—the perfect reality TV show or Key West novel. But it’s actually a group of friends from Hillsdale College on spring break.  Senior Grace Hearne has sailed in the British Virgin Islands many times with her family, and she said she was excited to...

Speed limits in Michigan celebrate 68th anniversary
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Speed limits in Michigan celebrate 68th anniversary

The first speed limit in Michigan was 65 mph. Courtesy | Facebook  This February was the 68th anniversary of Michigan lawmakers instituting the state’s first speed limit.  Michigan lawmakers set highway speed limits to 65 mph during the day and 55 mph at night on Feb. 3, 1956. Before this, drivers were allowed to drive...