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Mock trial looks toward spot at national championship
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Mock trial looks toward spot at national championship

After a successful performance weekend, both Hillsdale Mock Trial teams look forward to the semester, aiming for a spot at the National Championship Tournament in April. Mock Trial Team 1106 finished in sixth place at the Cornell University Invitational, with a record of 5-3, and Team 1107 took 3-5 at the Indiana University Invitational. Competing...

Alumna presents passion for pottery
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Alumna presents passion for pottery

One summer in the 1970s, while driving home from discussing art theory in a watercolor class, alumna Linda Shiffler noticed things didn’t look the same.  “I saw things in a completely different light,” she said. “That a tree isn’t black, or it isn’t grey, or it isn’t brown, it’s a mixture of many colors. And...

Bible studies bring students together over squash bread and scripture
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Bible studies bring students together over squash bread and scripture

It smells like banana bread, but it isn’t. Each week, the aroma of freshly-baked “squash bread” reminds senior Monicah Wanjiru of Bible study. “This scent is associated with this Bible study because I have had it every week faithfully since freshman year,” Wanjiru said. Many Hillsdale students, like Wanjiru, have found community within various groups...