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Ladies First draws larger crowds

Hillsdale College basketball teams suffered lower attendance at home games this season–and many on campus blame a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) policy that requires women’s teams to play after men’s teams every other season. This year, average attendance for women’s games at Jesse Philips Arena dropped to 168, down from 298 last year....

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State grants city $36k for winter street repairs

Michigan State Sen. Bruce Caswell announced Tuesday that Hillsdale will receive $36,000 for costs accrued from the harsh winter. Because many Michigan municipalities overspent their winter budgets, state lawmakers decided to give money to cities like Hillsdale to help with the extra costs. Caswell told the Hillsdale City Council at its March 3 meeting that...

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City to move forward with City Manager contract

Despite a heated debate over Linda Brown’s first appointment as Hillsdale’s city manager three years ago, the decision to negotiate a new contract for her was approved during Monday’s council meeting. Brown’s contract ends May 15, and the council approved moving forward with a new one in a 6-1 vote. Councilwoman Emily Stack-Davis voted against the...

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Selling streets: not a legal option: second in a series

Hillsdale City Attorney Lew Loren recently announced the city is not authorized to sell streets, thus limiting the potential solutions for road funding. “In my opinion, the city has the authority to vacate and close streets, but no authority to sell them or the land over which they traverse,” Loren said in a letter to...

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Niles Emerick speaks about Millenials, Hillsdale

Hillsdale College graduate and Apple employee, Niles Emerick, spoke with students and faculty on March 13. Visiting campus through the a the Hillsdale Executive Speakers Program, Emerick presented advice in a speech titled “Bridging the Generation Gap: Secrets of a Millennial in a Gen-X World.” Emerick began his speech like an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting saying,...