Fifty charter schools in the next 10 years. That’s the goal for Hillsdale College’s charter school initiative. Two schools in the Barney Charter School Initiative, a Hillsdale College project started in 2009 to start up charter schools, opened this fall: the Estancia Valley Classical Academy in Moriarty, N.M., and the Founders Classical Academy in Lewisville,...
Author: Samantha Scorzo (Samantha Scorzo)
Beneath the yellow awning
Her father calls her “the human cyclone” that runs around his shop. The employees love her even though she has the propensity to “fire them” if they don’t give her pickles on demand. The customers laugh as they hand their money over to the little girl helping at the cash register of Oakley! Deli. Eight-year-old...
DSP hosts haunted cafeteria
Thrillseekers entering the Knorr Student Center on Tuesday night were greeted by a old woman with a ghoulish face and a cane. She then began silently stalking them. She beckoned toward the back of the union where frightening noises sounded from a light fog. The Delta Sigma Phi fraternity haunted house has traditionally been...
Pi Phi hosts Mr. Hillsdale pageant
Pi Beta Phi sorority will host its annual Mr. Hillsdale Pageant on Nov. 2. The challenge will pit 10 male students against each other in a beauty pageant-type competition in Phillips Auditorium. The cost for admission is $3 ahead of time and $5 at the door. All of the profits will go towards the Literacy...
Weight Watchers to shape up campus
In an effort to promote health and wellness, the Weight Watchers program is returning to Hillsdale College’s campus starting this fall. An informational meeting for those interested in learning more about Weight Watchers will be on Oct. 31 and the program will start the following week. The program will last 12 weeks and the registration...
