The social media department employees in External Affairs found an inspirational quote on the dry-erase board when they arrived in Moss Hall Feb. 2. “NO! Try not! DO or DO NOT, There is no try,” the quote from Yoda read. The wise words, traditionally written by the first person in the office each morning, exemplify...
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Accounting assistant retires after 19 years
In 1995, the Hillsdale College business office placed an ad in the newspaper for an accounting assistant. Carole Jacobus saw the ad and decided to apply. She had taken business classes at Spring Arbor University and moved to Hillsdale when she married. Jacobus is retiring tomorrow after 19 faithful years of service. Her 19 years...
President’s Ball court awaits crowning
Morgan Delp The editor-in-chief of the Collegian is from Holland, Ohio, and is majoring in history. She plans to pursue a career in teaching,...
Sir Martin Gilbert dies in London
Sir Martin Gilbert — Winston Churchill’s official biographer, a Hillsdale College distinguished visiting fellow, and one of the most important historians of the 20th century — died Tuesday in London. Gilbert battled illness following a heart arrhythmia in April 2012. His last visit to the college was in the fall of 2007, and he is...
Sunday snow slams city
The biggest snowstorm of this year prevented many college employees from getting to work Monday. Two city trucks plowed the trunk line roads — M-99 and a couple other major roads — on Sunday, while the full fleet hit the streets Monday morning at 3 a.m. “We don’t believe in chasing the storm,” Director of...