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Albion named one of worst for free speech
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Albion named one of worst for free speech

Albion College, a liberal arts school a half hour from Hillsdale College’s campus, made a list of 2018’s 10 worst colleges for free speech this week. On Monday, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education released a list of public and private institutions that infringed on students’ First Amendment rights over the past year. Albion...

City announces slogan
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City announces slogan

  The City of Hillsdale adopted its first-ever tagline at a Feb. 5 city council meeting. The new slogan — “Family. Tradition. Opportunity.” — will appear on city signs and documents as well as its website. It also could be added to city vehicles such as police cars in the future, as well. Chosen by...

800 Athletes compete at Wide Track Classic; Distance teams shine for women’s track
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800 Athletes compete at Wide Track Classic; Distance teams shine for women’s track

Senior Hannah McIntyre led the women’s track team to victory in the mile race, the second distance victory in two weeks. McIntyre finished in 4:49.6. Junior Ally Eads, close behind, finished in second place with a time of 4:59.67. Freshman Christina Sawyer came in fifth and Addison Rauch, a sophomore, finished in 10th place. “My...

Coffee shops saturate downtown Hillsdale
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Coffee shops saturate downtown Hillsdale

  If the four biggest coffee shops in Hillsdale — Checker Records, Jilly Beans, Biggby’s, and Rough Draft, — have anything to say, the increasing variety of coffee shop experiences in town have had no negative influence on business, but rather have increased activity in downtown.   Checker Records is known for not only its...

Economics professors optimistic about Dow future
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Economics professors optimistic about Dow future

The U.S. economy still appears healthy, according to professors in Hillsdale College’s economics department, despite the Dow Jones industrial average experiencing its largest single-day drop ever on Monday. “The underlying market economy clearly has not changed much over the past few days,” said Gary Wolfram, economics department chairman. “The economy is actually doing well.” The...