The GOAL program is hiring seven new leaders for volunteer organizations and a new coordinator for the fall 2014 semester. Senior Travis Cook, GOAL director, will be replaced by current coordinator sophomore Jackie Frenkel. “So far we’ve had 30 to 35 applications,” Cook said. “We typically conduct 30 to 40 interviews every spring, which takes...
In the next 10 days, Hillsdale College Security and ITS plan to finish a software upgrade of every ID card reader on campus. The new software, called CCure 9000, is more compatible with ITS’ databases than the old software. The databases contain which students have access to which buildings. For instance, the database would inform...
When a student bought a salad from A.J.’s Café on March 1, she found a live yellow jacket inside the container. A.J.’s Retail Supervisor Lisa Beasley said the yellow jacket appearance “was a very unfortunate incident that we regret has happened.” Kirwan said it was an odd occurrance. “Due to the time of year, we...
Hillsdale’s speech team saw some surprising results at the Michigan Intercollegiate Speech League’s state championship this past weekend. The team failed to put finalists in several events in which Hillsdale students have usually succeeded. “Our really strong suits — persuasion, after dinner speaking, and impromptu — weren’t represented, and then traditionally what we’ve not been...
The Health and Wellness Center is taking new measures to combat Michigan winter blues.The center recently purchased a sun lamp as a therapy for the treatment of Seasonal Affective Disorder, which affects students during the short, dark days of the winter months. Brock Lutz, director of health services, said via email that the symptoms of...