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Library offers trial subscription to Kanopy film streaming service
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Library offers trial subscription to Kanopy film streaming service

Hillsdale College students can now access a collection of more than 30,000 movies on the video-streaming service Kanopy. The collection includes a wide variety of content including lectures from The Great Courses, Academy Award-winning movies like “Moonlight” or “Amy,” and many classic films and documentaries from across the decades The college is testing the service...

Security services available with Alertus app, beacons
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Security services available with Alertus app, beacons

In an emergency, every minute counts. To help students, Hillsdale College has contracted with a company called Alertus Technologies. “Compared to Blackboard Connect, Alertus works in half the time,” said Bill Whorley, director of campus security. Blackboard Connect took more than 20 minutes to notify all students, but Whorley said that Alertus, using multi-output technology,...

Mock Trial wins big at national invitational
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Mock Trial wins big at national invitational

The Hillsdale mock trial teams performed well at their tournaments on Jan. 26-27. Team 1127 placed third out of 40 teams, winning seven out of eight ballots at the 31st Annual National Invitational at Loras College. Team 1126 placed fifth out of 19 teams at the Hoosier Hoedown at Indiana University, the final tournament of...

Hillsdale Hospital publishes prices to comply with Department of Health
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Hillsdale Hospital publishes prices to comply with Department of Health

On Jan. 1, hospitals across the nation published price lists and charges for medical procedures on their websites to comply with a new transparency regulation from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a subsection of the Department of Health and Human Services. Hillsdale Hospital released a list of its standard charges on their website...

Make finals week a success
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Make finals week a success

Hillsdale is hard. Not properly preparing for finals makes it harder. However, while strength rejoices in the challenge, it also knows when to find help. As finals loom over the end of the semester as a sort of trial before Christmas break, here are a few tips to help you succeed. Start as early as you...