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Combine derby returns with a smash
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Combine derby returns with a smash

The Combine Derby at the Hillsdale County Fair was back this year after a two-year hiatus due to difficulty in finding participants and combines. This past Sunday, combines with names ranging from “The Mad Farmer” to the “Purple People Eater” with paint schemes more appropriate for the Mystery Machine than farming equipment met up in...

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Journalists to lecture at Hillsdale

Two professional journalists will give lectures over the next two weeks at Hillsdale College. John Miller, director of Dow Journalism Program, is bringing in Washington Examiner Columnist Tim Carney and The Wall Street Journal’s Editor of Leisure and Arts Eric Gibson to speak to the student body this week and next. Carney will be speaking...

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Fraternity rush restructures

On Sept.16, the Hillsdale College fraternities kicked off fall rush. The new rush period will last for an entire month, Sept. 16 to Oct. 14. In the old system, students had only a week to decide which fraternities they were interested in. Now they have a month. Fraternity leaders said they hope the new system...

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Charlie bulks up

Charlie the Charger is getting a new look. The current costume has been around for about five years, and some students think it is in desperate need of updating. The proposed replacement is expected to have a 10-year life-span and will still be a horse. The mascot will be made with soft, flexible foam and...

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‘Number one party band’ returns to campus

This Friday, the annual Hillsdale Garden Party will draw out the cocktail dresses and dance moves in an evening of revelry made possible by the Simone Vitale Band. The band, named for its lead guitarist and MC, has come to Hillsdale over 20 times throughout the past 15 years. “We love Hillsdale,” Vitale said. “This...