Hillsdale College opened four new charter schools through the Barney Charter School Initiative since 2009. The college plans to open another 46 by 2022. The two newest schools, located in Bentonville, Ariz., and Savannah, Ga., have only been open for a few months, but are already filling up spots. At a 700 person capacity each,...
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October 16, 2014July 12, 2022Features
Winona: The Princess of Hillsdale County
“Well if you don’t like it, why don’t you kill me?” And Winona Baw Beese plunged the knife deep into her husband’s heart. Winona was brought to the center of the village, where her father, mumbling and chanting spiritual hymns, bound his daughter to a tall pole. As day crept toward night, elders stacked wood...
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October 2, 2014July 12, 2022News
Students to get outdoor seating at Knorr
Outdoor seating during meals will be a reality for students soon. Student Federation approved a purchase last week for patio furniture to be placed outside of the Grewcock Student Union, allowing students to eat outdoors while the weather is clear. “We at Student Federation believed that outdoor seating would improve the campus, and that students...
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September 26, 2013July 12, 2022Features
Professor spotlight: Joseph Weaver Weaver
Who wears a bowtie to class every Friday, loves the mind, and can’t stop smiling? Hillsdale’s newest Psychology professor, Joseph Weaver, does all three and more at his first full-time teaching job. “This school is defined by its students, they are motivated and articulate in their desire for greater things,” Weaver said. His previous teaching...
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September 26, 2013July 12, 2022Culture
A man of many masks
Mime and mask expert Michael Cooper dazzled Hillsdale’s youth last Friday with his performance of “Masked Marvels and Wondertales”. People of all ages gathered at Markel Auditorium on Sept. 20 to watch Cooper put on eight different skits with the help of 15 different masks. From “The Baby and the Old Man,” a skit about...