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Off-Campus Coalition after Mock Rock victory: ‘Our doors are open’
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Off-Campus Coalition after Mock Rock victory: ‘Our doors are open’

After beating Simpson in Mock Rock but falling short of ending its 7-year homecoming reign, off-campus house residents continue to “make spaces into places,” per their homecoming coalition motto. The men of Bjornheim — juniors Dietrich Balsbaugh and Joshua Pautz, and sophomores Marcus Lotti and Dominic Bulger — began planning their homecoming group over the...

Wolfmueller: American Christianity has failed
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Wolfmueller: American Christianity has failed

Treating the Bible like an instruction manual for getting to heaven is a path toward pride and despair, said the Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller during a lecture at Hillsdale College. The Lutheran Society invited Wolfmueller — a Lutheran pastor and author of “Has American Christianity Failed?” — to speak to a crowd of 30 students and...

Hillsdale Business Association expands with new businesses
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Hillsdale Business Association expands with new businesses

It’s where everybody knows your name. Due to efforts of President Coty Foster and President-elect Connie Sexton, The Hillsdale Business Association is growing: within the past two years, the association doubled their membership. The Hillsdale Business Association, which serves not only businesses in downtown Hillsdale but throughout Hillsdale County, is a nonprofit organization that provides...

Arizona considers using college’s charter standards
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Arizona considers using college’s charter standards

Protests erupted Monday when Arizona’s superintendent of public instruction proposed a draft of science and history education standards modeled off of Hillsdale’s Barney Charter School Scope and Sequence standards to the Arizona Department of Education. Teachers, parents, and the Secular Coalition of Arizona rallied to protest the drafts, expressing concern that the standards would exclude...

‘In Defense of Andrew Jackson’: Birzer publishes new book
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‘In Defense of Andrew Jackson’: Birzer publishes new book

Bradley Birzer, professor of history and Russell Amos Kirk chair in American Studies, released his sixth biography, “In Defense of Andrew Jackson,” on Tuesday. After working out a contract with Harry Crocker of Regnery Publishing in April 2017, Birzer ordered all of Jackson’s published papers and began to read. With the support of his wife,...