When Professor of Psychology Don Ernst retires this spring at age 47, he will live what many have only dreamed: reading, writing and teaching from a home near the beach in the Philippines. Students and faculty said his departure opens a hole in the psychology department, personally and professionally. His warm intelligence would be hard to replace even if the Hillsdale College administration were sure it could immediately do so. But, currently, faculty and administrators are not searching for his replacement, Associate Provost David Whalen said. (0) comments
A fire alarm sounded at Friday's Cashore puppet show in Sage Center for the Arts, sending kids, grandparents, college students and puppeteers alike out into the cold. Members of college security and the Hillsdale Fire Department arrived a little after 9 p. (0) comments
David Kamen finally got his glass of wine. Now he can have two. In early December 2007, the local wine and cigar shop owner bought another building with plans to expand. Kamen, 65, frequented the Hillsdale area for regular golf outings, and always found disappointment looking for fine glass of wine and a decent cigar. For two years now, his shop, David's Dolce Vita, has supplied the area with both. His next project in community involvement starts with the store next to his current shop. (0) comments
Academic departments sought a balance between overtaxed professors and large classes after administrators asked them three years ago if they were running efficiently. As an answer to the administration, faculty members began teaching three classes instead of four, allowing more students in the classes, Dean of Faculty Mark Kalthoff said. (0) comments
The Grewcock Student Union will soon offer 10 tablet laptops for student use. When the laptops will be available, however, is still uncertain. "We're waiting for the installation of the storage unit," said Rebekah Dell, student activities director. (0) comments
Five weeks ago, sheltered from the snow and freezing cold, Hillsdale College Horticulturalist Angie Girdham began sowing the seeds that will make this year's May 10 commencement beautiful. She planted the first of what will eventually be more than 3,000 seedlings destined for planting around campus this spring. Governed by two of Girdham's sophisticated spreadsheets detailing everything from sowing dates to watering schedules, this methodical, 17-week process is a tradition that culminates in thousands of flowers that appear virtually overnight in the flower beds across campus every spring. (0) comments
Amid a challenging semester for Hillsdale College faculty, James Stephens, professor of philosophy, told students and faculty peers this week that he was recently diagnosed with cancer of the throat. "I guess you could say I'm being given a final exam - no, scratch that - a midterm exam in Philosophy 101," Stephens said Wednesday. "I like to think that what I've given my life to learning will help me, in some part, to live through this. We'll see." (0) comments
Hillsdale College's speech department recently received a $200,000 endowment for the annual Edward Everett Prize in Oratory competition - and with this year's competition only a week away, it arrived just in time. The donation came from the Saul N. Silbert Charitable Trust. The trust donated an additional $550,000 to other departments of the college, including $300,000 for scholarships in English, history and theater; $150,000 for Hillsdale Academy scholarships; and $100,000 for the Churchill biography project, according to Assistant Professor of Speech Kirstin Kiledal. (0) comments
If everything goes right, Time Out Sports & Spirits will open in two weeks, owner Jim Alcock said Monday. Despite a year in planning and two missed opening day predictions - once slated to open in October and then projected to open for New Year's Eve - Alcock said there haven't been major problems. (0) comments
With the Grewcock Student Union opening has also come a new set of parking challenges for students and campus security, though not for staff. "Parking is kind of a pain," said freshman Joel Gehrke, a commuter. "Now it tends to run towards the Dow [Leadership] Center, with the new student union, because it's convenient." (2) comments
An eminent scholar of Islamic politics will speak today on how ancient Islamic political philosophy parallels present political conflicts with Muslim countries in a lecture at 4 p.m. in Lane Hall 124. Dr. Charles Butterworth may be the world's most eminent scholar in his field since the death of his teacher, Muhsin Mahdi, said Professor of Political Science Robert Eden. (0) comments
When the laptop cabinets are finally installed in Grewcock Student Union, after you're relieved of your ID card you'll receive a fancy new tablet laptop. For the technology-impaired, it may take a moment or two before you realize that you can turn and flip the screen. It's simple, really: you just twist the screen in the direction of the arrow at the bottom of the screen and boom, you have a writing book. (0) comments
Freshman Xingshuo Liu walks around campus quiet and innocent, even sweet. But when it comes to the game "Go," Liu admits she's not afraid to get aggressive - and even a little mean. Liu, who explains Go as a board game "Five times more complicated than chess," is only three levels away from achieving the highest level in the game. (0) comments
Last weekend, 18 members of the Hillsdale College debate team traveled to Malone College in Canton, Ohio, to compete in the Groundhog Day Invitational. Hillsdale took first place overall in the tournament sweepstakes (individual events and debate combined) and second place in the debate sweepstakes. Junior Evvy Gnabasik and sophomore Lauren Gribble placed as quarterfinalists. (0) comments
The Knorr Family Dining Center is open and available for studying between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. Doors will be unlocked giving students another space to gather and study in the Grewcock Student Union. A glass partition will prevent students from entering the cafeteria portion. (0) comments
The hot tub in the Roche Sports Complex has been closed for the past five days after a crack was found in its filtering system. Physical Plant Aide Rozanne Ogger said maintenance replaced the filtering system in the past week, which rendered the hot tub unusable until repairs were finished. (0) comments
This past week, administration rejected a swing club request to use AJ's Café for dancing. Student Activities Board Director Rebekah Dell cited lack of a storage area to put displaced tables and chairs, as well as the inevitability of scuff marks on the new wood floor from excessive rug-cutting. (0) comments
The Hillsdale City Council plans to conduct a survey of North Manning Street between Bacon Street and Michigan-99 to determine whether Manning should be two-way again. North Manning became a one-way street after the construction on M-99 ended last fall. Downtown business owners said they saw an influx of customers while Manning was two way. (0) comments
A front-page article about a new French bistro opening in the Jan. 31 issue of The Collegian incorrectly reported the price of a meal at Savarino's restaurant. A meal at Savarino's ranges anywhere from $7 to $25 with the inclusion of a soft drink. In the Jan. (0) comments
New state teacher certification standards for elementary school teachers have education department officials wondering how much the changes will impact Hillsdale College's current education program. The Michigan Department of Education approved new standards for elementary education teacher programs in December which require students in schools that give teacher certification to take courses in seven academic disciplines. (0) comments
Gerry Jones, a World War II veteran and retired architect, lectured yesterday and Tuesday about post-World War II Chinese-American politics, contemporary Chinese art and his six years in the Marine Corps. He spoke with The Collegian about his life experience, which includes 16 years spent in China during the Communist Revolution and amassing under-the-table perhaps the largest collection of Chinese contemporary art now outside China. (0) comments
The Grewcock Student Union has already established itself as a solution for social studiers, drawing them away from The Mossey Library and giving the library a more serious atmosphere, students said. Freshman Aubrie Wagaman said she frequently spent many hours studying in the library last semester, but now gravitates toward Grewcock. (0) comments
