Over the past few years, deaths from synthetic opioids — drugs that react with opioid receptors to act as pain relievers such as morphine — have risen more than 500 percent. President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis — America’s rapidly escalating rate of drug abuse and drug-related deaths — a public health emergency last...
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McDonald’s shows off ‘Experience of the Future’ design
Walk into the Hillsdale McDonalds, and you’ll be greeted by a warm smile from employee Pam Allion and the bright LED glow of what McDonald’s calls the “Experience of the Future”: four kiosks with touch screens that allow customers to order food without speaking to an employee behind the counter. After four weeks of renovations...
Hillsdale College among top 10 for lowest student debt
Hillsdale College was recently named among the 10 Michigan colleges with the lowest student debt. Hillsdale ranked sixth in the comparison of colleges and universities with the lowest amount of average student debt per borrower, according to the report that came out earlier this month from LendEDU. “Hillsdale College gives the average student borrower...
New program certifies ’18 grads for public school teaching
Michigan public and charter schools could not hire even one graduate of Hillsdale College’s classical or early childhood education programs this past spring. That’s about to change. As Michigan education policy mandates, teachers must earn their certification from the state to work at any public or charter school. Hillsdale’s education programs do not facilitate students’...
Web developer remembered as kind, problem-solver
Matt Weber was known for fixing things. Whether he was problem solving as the senior web developer for the Hillsdale College information technology services department or simply tinkering with a broken garage door opener at home, Weber always knew how to approach a problem with patience. Matthew Weber died on Monday, Oct. 23, after a...




