Evan Brune

The 3-Minute Interview

Vroman is the owner of a new golf simulator in town called “At the Turn.” The business opened on March 22 and is located at 10 W. Carleton St. in the Hungry Howie’s Plaza. It is open seven days a week.   What exactly is “At the Turn?”   Well, they’re golf simulators. They’re actual [...]

Tower Light, Fed quarrel over budget

The Student Federation will vote today on whether to reduce the budget of the Tower Light, Hillsdale College’s student literary journal. The proposed cut will remove 33 percent, or $3,950, of next year’s overall Tower Light budget – 40 percent of what it allocates for printing. This proposed cut comes on the heels of a [...]

Up the hill and across the sea

After graduation, senior Wesley Steeb will be flying to Africa, where she will be working as an administrative assistant to the director of a Ugandan orphanage. Steeb is a history major and member of the honors program. She also directs the Hillsdale College GOAL programs. The administrator of the orphanage plans to go on sabbatical [...]

Renovations planned for Roche Sports Complex

  Renovations will begin on the George Roche Sports Complex on April 8, kicking off phase two of Hillsdale College’s three-stage plan to expand recreation opportunities for students on campus. The first phase was completed with the opening of the Margot V. Biermann Athletic Center, while the final phase of the college’s three-part plan is [...]

Students call for more options abroad

In a recent survey conducted by The Collegian, 229 out of 263, or 87 percent, of Hillsdale College students surveyed said they would be interested in participating in a study abroad program. But 39 percent of students said that the study abroad programs cost too much money for them to consider. A further 32 percent [...]

Budget cuts hit Sheriff’s Department

The Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department faces a budget cut for the 2013 fiscal year of $126,397, from an annual expenditure of approximately $3.4 million to $3.3 million, according to the final budget for the year 2013 released by the county board of commissioners. This cut continues a trend of budget reductions for the sheriff’s department, [...]

Breaking and entering

  Two off-campus student houses, the Wafflehouse and Sesame Street, were broken into on Manning Street last weekend. The suspect stole a pair of boots, a jacket, pocket-knives, and food items. The break-ins occurred Friday Feb. 15. The house tenants returned to find various items missing and the smell of cigarette smoke still hanging in [...]

Hillsdale sheriff holds fire on gun control

Hillsdale County Sheriff Stan Burchardt is reserving judgment on the recent outcry by a group of American sheriffs against President Barack Obama’s suggested gun control policies. “I think they are awful premature,” he said. “I want to wait to see what the final product is.” The debate over potential gun control policies broke into the [...]

In the works: College plans future construction projects

As construction winds down on the new Margot V. Biermann Athletic Center, Hillsdale College is already looking toward the future when it comes to adding new facilities to the college campus. In addition to the renovation of existing structures such as the George Roche Sports Complex and various student dormitories, the college has plans for [...]

After Newtown: College evaluates campus security

In the wake of the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn., Hillsdale College took the initiative to highlight security procedures meant to deal with a threat on the college campus. The first indication of this examination of security procedures came only a few days after the shooting, when President Larry Arnn sent out a school-wide [...]

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