When sophomore Gavin Hubner received an email invitation to appear on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” for his yo-yo skills, he at first thought it was fake. “I actually replied to it with a very sarcastic comment, and they still responded because Jimmy was very adamant about who he wanted to pick for certain...
Alumna Elizabeth Bachmann ’21 released her debut book in September about the FTX cryptocurrency scandal. Bachmann cowrote “Crypto Crackup: Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX, and Bankman-Fried’s Weird Island Empire” with Ash Bennington and Artur Osiński. The book explores the rise and fall of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who managed a multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency exchange with his company but...
Hillsdale College legacies do not benefit from priority admissions, Senior Director of Admissions Zachary Miller said. “We do not weigh someone’s application differently because they’re a legacy,” Miller said. “It is truly on the merits of the student’s application without any consideration or ranking for that.” Though siblings, children, and grandchildren of Hillsdale alumni enrich...
Red silhouettes were displayed on the court house lawn to honor victims of domestic violence in October. Courtesy | Facebook The Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women has awarded Hillsdale County a grant to improve its criminal justice response to domestic violence. The nearly $500,000 grant will include funding for Domestic Harmony’s legal...
The Passages student trip to Israel is still planned for this winter — even as war continues to rage in the region — but organizers warn it won’t happen if intense fighting continues between Hamas and the Israeli Defense Forces. “Safety is paramount,” said Jeffery “Chief” Rogers, associate dean of men and a trip organizer....