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Raising fund and ringing bells
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Raising fund and ringing bells

’Tis the season for giving — and friendly competition. After Hillsdale College won its first bell-ringing competition with Hillsdale Hospital in 2015, the businesses are facing off again to raise money for the Salvation Army. The hospital kicked off this year’s contest Saturday at the Kroger on W. Carleton, and the college will do its...

Saturday’s orchestra concert canceled
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Saturday’s orchestra concert canceled

Music department chairman James Holleman canceled Saturday’s orchestra concert on Monday to preserve the balance non-music majors hold between their musical commitments and academic priorities. Holleman said the orchestra expressed positivity and a sense of relief when he announced the cancellation. Considering many members of the orchestra participated in Handel’s “Messiah” for the performances this...

Dirt to display: Meet ‘Linda’ the dino
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Dirt to display: Meet ‘Linda’ the dino

Hillsdale College became one of four places in Michigan to display a full dinosaur skeleton Friday with the addition of an edmontosaurus to the Daniel M. Fisk Museum of Natural History in the Strosacker Science Center. The nearly complete remains, nicknamed “Linda” for the woman who found the fossil, is a donation from dinosaur-enthusiast Darla...

Security tests alert messaging system
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Security tests alert messaging system

Hillsdale College’s campus security office sent a mass alert to students and faculty to test its outreach notification system Nov. 4. Although the system has been in place for several years, security routinely tests it to ensure that it is functioning properly. “I’m continually seeking to improve the college’s mass alert system,” Director of Campus...