When former Hillsdale professor Charles “Chuck” Johnson poured cat food into the bowls lined up on his front porch, he always waved to his neighbors as they strolled by his E. Fayette Street home on warm evenings. After living a life full of love for felines and humans alike, he died at 87 years old on Monday at the MacRitchie...
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Bon Appétit updates menu with new healthy items
Bon Appétit recently added egg-cellent new healthy items to A.J. Café’s menu, in addition to making renovations to Jitters. Multiple changes were made over Christmas break, including the replacement of the old dish machine with a new one and a new A.J.’s menu. This menu has new items tailored toward vegetarian and vegan students. As a part of Bon Appétit’s...
Alumna to present on Locke and Suarez
Catherine Kuiper ’12, a recent graduate of the University of Notre Dame’s graduate program, will present the subject of her dissertation Thursday at 4 p.m. in Lane 124. Kuiper, a post-doctoral fellow who is completing her research and teaching at Notre Dame, said she wanted to pinpoint the similarities and differences between John Locke and Francisco Suarez. Ultimately, she said...
Minimum wage increase boosts student employee pay
All Hillsdale employees paid by the hour, including students, will see a raise in their wages to $9.25 per hour due to a final increase to Michigan’s statewide minimum wage. The Workforce Opportunity Wage Act was put into effect in September 2014. At the time, minimum wage was raised to $8.15. Gradual increases brought the hourly wage to $9.25 this...
Idol show looks for bands
Musicians from both the town and gown will unite to raise money for a local music program at Hillsdale Idol, Unplugged. The music competition is planned as a fundraiser for the Hillsdale County School of the Arts on March 22 at Johnny T’s Bistro. The winner will be awarded $250. “It’s great music and a great cause,” said professor of...
Accreditors visit campus next week
Five college accreditors will visit Hillsdale College’s campus Monday through Wednesday, as a part of the school’s decennial reaccreditation process with the Higher Learning Commission. The review marks the end of Hillsdale’s first year on what the HLC calls its Open Pathway, a 10-year accreditation process. The organization assesses Hillsdale for quality assurance, institutional advancement, and compliance with certain U.S....
Hillsdale avoids new federal endowment tax
Hillsdale College will not have to pay a new federal excise tax on college endowments, at least for now. As a part of the Republican tax package signed into law by President Donald Trump on Dec. 22, private, nonprofit colleges and universities must pay a 1.4 percent tax on their endowment’s yearly income. The tax, however, only applies to institutions...
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