Matthew Fritsche was named Hillsdale College’s seventh head women’s basketball coach on Tuesday. Fritsche joins the Chargers after serving four years as the assistant women’s basketball coach at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. During his tenure at Creighton, the lady Bluejays made the Division-I NCAA tournament every year from 2014-2017 and had an overall record...
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Hillsdale High teacher wins education excellence award
Hillsdale High School teacher Melinda Eggleston received the Excellence in Education Award in December at Michigan State’s Breslin Center. Along with a plaque presented to her by head Michigan State men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo, Eggleston won $500 for herself and $500 for Hillsdale High. According to a press release by the Michigan Lottery,...
Council votes to end performance-based pay system for city employees
The Hillsdale City Council voted to adopt a resolution supported by the Hillsdale Board of Public Utilities to restructure the way the BPU’s pay structure operates, in a Feb. 20 meeting. The resolution is part of an initiative lead by City Manager David Mackie to blend the city and the BPU into one cohesive unit....
Students provide a look behind depression
Students shared their experience with depression Tuesday at the Lighthouse Mental Awareness Club’s latest installment of its Behind the Stigma series. Associate Professor of Psychology Kari McArthur stressed that overcoming the stigma attached to depression is crucial to treatment and avoiding negative long-term health problems. Some students avoid dealing with depression in college because they...
500 visitors expected Saturday for the regional science olympiad
Hillsdale College is holding Michigan’s Region Nine Science Olympiad for 16 middle school and nine high school teams on Saturday. The top three teams from each age group will earn a slot to compete at the state competition at Michigan State University on April 29. More than 300 competitors are expected to attend the Region...