In anticipation of the new Christ Chapel, Hillsdale College administrators said Thursday that they are looking for a dedicated student to serve as the full-time hunchback on the property. “This chapel is going to be big, and it’s going to be beautiful,” Hillsdale College President Parry Larnn said in campus-wide email. “But it’s truly incomplete...
Author: Thomas Novelly (Thomas Novelly)
Hillsdale ranked No. 1
Hillsdale College was named one of the best small colleges in the United States earlier this month. In a new ranking from Best College Reviews, an independent college review journal, Hillsdale College topped a list of 50 small liberal-arts schools. Best College Reviews cited the quality of the student body and academics as a deciding...
Meet Mary Ellen: Jilly Beans gets new owner
Jilly Beans coffeehouse has a new owner and a new look. The longtime downtown coffee house was put up for sale in late February after previous owner Jill Nichols decided to retire after nearly a decade of serving coffee. Toward the end of March, Hillsdale resident and frequent customer Mary Ellen purchased the...
Chi Omega delivering Chipotle
Students don’t have to drive to Adrian, Michigan, to eat Chipotle this weekend. In an effort to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the women of the Chi Omega sorority are taking student’s custom Chipotle burrito and taco orders in the Grewcock Student Union until Thursday. Chi Omega sophomore Haley Hauprich said she came up...
After two decades, Westminster clock at Hillsdale county courthouse strikes again
After being silenced for more than 20 years, the sounds of the Westminster chimes from the Hillsdale County Courthouse can be heard once again. Last month, facility director for Hillsdale County Randy Finley and his crew climbed more than seven flights of stairs and ladders to the top of the clock tower to install new...




