Local orchard Meckley’s Flavor Fruit Farm’s history extends through decades of familial love and hard work. Meckley’s Flavor Fruit Farm is a Michigan apple orchard that has successfully combined its love of delicious tasting apples with lasting family memories. What began as small family operation in 1956 has developed into an orchard, bakery, and cider mill that Michiganders have known...
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QUICK HITS: Samuel Negus
Samuel Negus, director of program review and accreditation, spends his quick hits talking all things giant rabbits, dorm pranks, and soccer losses. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. If you could have an unconventional pet, what would it be? My wife and I used to have these Flemish giants. We had one who lived about eight years...
Pulling back the curtain on professors’ seventh-year disappearing act
Every seven years, professors take a leave from professorial duties, spending time on an ‘intentional sabbath’ On the seventh day, every student scrambles to submit papers and discussion posts. But in the seventh year, professors receive a break from deadlines and grading to take a sabbatical. Every seven years, professors choose between a half-year or year-long sabbatical. Sometimes, the timing...
RA teams tackle homecoming head-on
Behind the chaos of banner drop and the groove of Mock Rock, one campus group carries the homecoming teams on their backs: everyone’s friendly neighborhood resident assistants. During homecoming, students have the opportunity to contribute as much or as little as they want to their dorm or coalition teams. But resident assistants bear the heavy burden of balancing classes, jobs,...
Mystery solved: Professor confirms Arb fossil legend
There’s an old Hillsdale legend that the stone walls of the Slayton Arboretum aren’t only built of local stones. An observant eye may notice that some of the rocks aren’t rocks in the traditional sense at all–and it was long-rumored that the walls contained various non-native fossils and gemstones. Thanks to the work of Professor of Biology Anthony Swinehart, the...
A fair case of the Mondays
Students of local schools receive a day off to attend county fair. When the Hillsdale County Fair rolls around, students in Hillsdale and Jonesville wake up to Ferris Bueller’s dream: a day without school and a reason to have fun. The difference is that they have the administration’s blessing. It is traditional for Hillsdale Academy, Hillsdale Community Schools, Jonesville Community...
