When Kevin Meyers graduated from Hillsdale College in 2009 with German and history majors, he never imagined that he would be running one of the most successful businesses for baby products three years later. Kevin Meyers and his wife Haily Meyers sold their first product from their business Lucy Darling in 2012 and were officially...
Senior Jessica Frenkel looks like a woman on a mission. With her baseball cap tipped downward and her sweatshirt zipped up, she’s busy trying to save the world. One small step at a time. This summer, Frenkel dreamt up The Roots Project, an ambitious venture to bring us closer to our food by educating peers...
The Hillsdale Collegian published its most inconsequential front-page headline on Feb. 28, 1951: “Home Ec Hears Decoration Talk.” How did this become a front page-worthy news story, you may ask? Unfortunately, I do not have an answer for you, but I will try to expand more on Hillsdale’s history with home economics. The Feb. 28...
From local brewery to Saturday morning lunch destination, the Hillsdale Brewing Company does it all. Its current, eclectic range of service is nothing compared to the wild history of this big brick building on the corner of Hillsdale St. and E. Carleton road. Owner of the Hillsdale Brewing Company Felicia Finch, intrigued by the building’s...
Whether Benzing dorm is free of waves or full of them, Pam Petrie stands out as a hero among all the dorm’s ups and downs. Petrie has been working at Hillsdale College for 12 years, including seven years on the night shift, custodial work at Olds and Koon, and now a second year at the...