The Hillsdale College community attracts more than just students. Supporters from all across the country come to take part in the life of the college; some 20 families even move to Hillsdale to be closer to the college. Senior Director of Institutional Advancement Calvin Stockdale said that families moving near the college is nothing new. While most colleges receive the...
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Former district court judge recalls service to Hillsdale
His office is filled with trinkets and gifts from his clients, and his walls are covered with memories. Benjamin Franklin’s poem, “The Benefit of Going to Law,” is the first thing you see when you walk off East Bacon Street into his office. The framed poem isn’t there for Jim Hayne; he can recite it perfectly by memory. Large bookshelves...
Glei’s apple orchard dabbles in new tech
Three miles east of Hillsdale College, Glei’s Orchards and Greenhouses is utilizing the newest technology in apple sorting. The new technology is revolutionizing the industry with its ability to detect external and internal defects in the produce.The Spectrim does external defect sorting, taking hundreds of pictures of one individual apple. “The Spectrim works on nine cameras that take 300 pictures...
A beautiful curve:Springer designs new font
After professor of art Bryan Springer designed a new font in the summer of 2017, he compared the process to climbing Mount Everest — but said that he would do it again. Called Courbelle (French for “beautiful curve), Springer envisioned the font while spending summer in New York City at the School of Visual Arts studying typography. Several instructors taught...
‘The college just goes on’: campus-wide class cancellations a rarity at Hillsdale
The last time classes were interrupted due to bad weather, Professor of Religion Don Westblade recalls nearly getting stuck during a snowstorm. “I had to chainsaw my way through a tree on my driveway to get to school, only to find it canceled,” he said. “Then I had to come back home and chainsaw through another one!” That storm was...
Sibling legacies: Families pass down the Hillsdale tradition for decades
When heading off to college, the scariest part for most is leaving the comfort and familiarity of home for the strange unknown. But for several students at Hillsdale College, they were able to bring a bit of home with them. Just a few of the sibling legacies at Hillsdale include the Andrews, the DeLapps, and the Kookogey sisters. The Andrews’...
