Maurine McCourry, the technical services librarian at the Alex Mossey Library, will be promoted to library director after the end of the 2018-2019 school year. McCourry will replace Library Director Dan Knoch, who has worked at the library since 1976. McCourry has been working under Knoch at the library since 2000 in the same position that Knoch held before his...
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As students vote on federation officers, constitutional amendment stirs controversy
The Student Federation is facing opposition from the student body and some Student Fed officers for its recent amendment proposal. The amendment proposes to alter qualifications for Student Fed positions by allowing sophomores to run for positions that were previously only open to juniors, if the positions are uncontested. Candidates who have not served a complete semester can also be...
Catholic Society, Dominican sisters hold women’s retreat
The Hillsdale College Catholic Society held a morning retreat for women this weekend, to provide additional religious community for students. More than 15 women from Hillsdale College gathered on Nov. 3 for the retreat. Tim Force ’17 and Peri Rose Force ’17 hosted the women at the Grotto, an off-campus hous e owned by St. Anthony’s for outreach purposes, from...
Hillsdale alumna becomes chief justice on West Virginia Supreme Court
Beth Walker ’87 took office as a justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court in January 2017 — and two years later, in January 2019, she’ll become its chief justice. “It is such a huge honor to be selected by my fellow justices,” Walker told The Collegian. “It’s a really important leadership position in our court, and I’m incredibly honored.”...
Mock Trial team best yet after tournaments
With their success at recent tournaments, Hillsdale College Mock Trial has the highest win percentage of any mock trial team in the college’s history. Both teams 1126 and 1127 attended the Case Western Spartan Throwdown on Oct. 28 and 29, and 1126 competed at the Illinois State University Invitational this past weekend. Team 1126 placed third at both tournaments, taking...
Security pushes app to ‘Alertus’ of danger
Campus security warnings could come in an instant, if you download an app. Hillsdale College Campus Security has added a new element to its mass notification system with the addition of the Alertus mobile application. Using the app, campus security can send out a mass alert to notify students of emergency situations like severe weather or an active shooter. “Weather...
‘A season for everything:’ Whalen to step down as provost, continue to teach
Among the neatly-ordered piles on Hillsdale College Provost David Whalen’s desk is paperwork regarding accreditation, a graduate school program, faculty sabbatical requests — and a stack of books on the pre-Raphaelites, two translations of Homer’s “Odyssey” he’s comparing, and a pile of English midterms he’s just graded. After serving as provost for nearly eight years, Whalen intends to step down...
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