The efficacy of a new Alzheimer’s drug is under scrutiny after it was granted accelerated approval by the Food and Drug Administration this month. Leqembi, a treatment developed by Japanese biotech company Eisai and American biotech Biogen, has demonstrated more success in trial studies than any Alzheimer’s drug before. A recent study published in the...
Local restaurants say minimum wage increases would force them to raise prices and reduce employee hours, as lobbyists and state officials including Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer discuss stalling wage hikes scheduled to take effect early next year. “Everything is on the chopping block,” Finish Line Family Restaurant owner Lisa Slade said. “I just hope it...
Bishop Robert Barron will be the commencement speaker for the class of 2023, according to an email announcement from Provost Christopher VanOrman’s office Wednesday. “Hillsdale is a Christian college, nonsectarian since its founding,” College President Larry Arnn said. “It holds firmly to the Christian teachings of time immemorial. Bishop Barron is a great teacher and...
In the Nov. 10 issue of the Collegian, Meghan Schultz argued that we should listen to Christmas music before Thanksgiving. Alfred’s advice to Bruce Wayne in “The Dark Knight” has never had better support: “some men just want to watch the world burn.” Listening to Christmas music before Thanksgiving debases the currency of the Christmas...
The Hillsdale County Road Commission is looking for applicants to fill two new seats. The county Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 to add two new members to the road commission board in August. The road commission oversees the maintenance of roads and state highways in Hillsdale County, including paving and snowplowing. The county set aside...