Courtesy | Unsplash The Civil War soldier stands as the most prominent statue on the Liberty Walk. Erected in 1895, the Civil War Monument is now joined by Founding Fathers and other statesmen on a walkway dedicated to “honor the great leaders who have come before us and paved the way for freedom.” But the...
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Letter to the Editor: Residents have spoken on SADs. City Hall isn’t listening.
The crowded room at the special assessment district public hearing Feb. 16. Gemma Flores | Collegian When Hillsdale residents unanimously opposed special assessment districts for road repairs during the Feb. 16 city council meeting, they delivered a clear verdict. Yet last week’s Collegian article, “Residents reject road repair plan at public hearing,” reflected a City...
‘Fish out of water’: 35 pairs compete in local ice fishing tournament
The winners of the Bawbeese Open ice fishing competition, Matthew Osborn and Levi Watkins, were among 35 pairs competing in the Bawbeese Open ice fishing competition on Baw Beese Lake at 7:30 a.m. on Feb.15. The competition was the ninth of 13 ice fishing competitions hosted by the Branch County Panfish Club and took place...
Please fix Hillsdale’s Wi-Fi
Courtesy | Unsplash Hillsdale students should be able to complete discussion posts without CampusNet crashing mid-sentence. Last semester, as I wrote a term paper in Hill House, CampusNet went out more than two dozen times, some of the outages lasting more than 30 minutes. I wasn’t alone: I heard similar stories from my fellow students...
Make the library loud again
Courtesy | Maggie O’Connor I was prepared for the campus to be destroyed by construction. But I wasn’t ready for the campus community to be collateral damage. At this point, nearly every student gathering place is under construction. The library has taken a special blow, with fewer students gathering on the top floor, “Heaven,” where...




