As Hillsdale College moved classes online yesterday following an order from Michigan’s health department, the number of active cases of COVID-19 among Hillsdale students has fallen sharply. On Wednesday morning, the college reported 32 active cases of COVID-19, down from 76 a week earlier. Active cases are categorized as individuals who remain in quarantine for...
With 179 students currently in quarantine because of COVID-19, the demand for safe food distribution skyrocketed over the last week, but healthy students are stepping up to help meet the need. Equip Ministries, a student-led organization that provides small-group ministry and service opportunities, sent student volunteers to help package food for distribution when Bon Appetit...
Like most of you, I’ve noticed something different about the dining hall these last few weeks. Something lurking just in plain sight. Something sinister. Something…small. Yes, dear reader, your suspicions about the dining hall’s portion sizes were not unfounded, your increased hunger pangs not psychosomatic. I too have observed that the dining hall has been...
Chaos ensued on Aug. 31 when rumors began circulating around campus that Liberty Bucks that had initially rolled over from last semester’s early closure were going to disappear at midnight. The result: a rush on campus food services. The rumor was true. In an unintended move by the college and food provider Bon Appetit, leftover...
It takes a special person to ingratiate himself into a close-knit community in less than two years. Shane Powers, account support manager for Bon Appetit, did just that. Powers died on July 28 in Lansing, Michigan, at the age of 54 from complications of alcoholism. Although primarily based at Albion College, a small liberal arts...