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New professor brings Italy to Hillsdale
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New professor brings Italy to Hillsdale

It’s been three months since the Vincenzis moved to Hillsdale and their home has been a revolving door ever since.  Hospitality is the Vincenzi family speciality. On a typical evening, that means lime cheesecake and fresh pasta are on the table for their guests. Dr. Anna Vincenzi, a new assistant professor of history, will teach...

Fine arts creates ways to perform in COVID-19
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Fine arts creates ways to perform in COVID-19

Masks are required course material for the choir. Orchestra sections will practice separately. Ensemble dances will be minimized, and actors will be socially distanced. This is the fine arts at Hillsdale after the coronavirus. Despite new protocols due to COVID-19, Hillsdale’s theatre, music, and dance departments plan to keep students involved in the fine arts...

A toast to the place where culture endures
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A toast to the place where culture endures

  Dallas was one of the top 10 counties with COVID-19 cases in July, after having reopened in mid-May. Then, the city shut down all over again — and I was there.  I wasn’t supposed to be. In an epoch where internships fell through and many lost their summer plans, I was also a victim...

Imprimis: first horse on the list
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Imprimis: first horse on the list

Imprimis isn’t just the name of a Hillsdale College publication. There’s another — but you won’t find this one in a mailbox. Trek down to the horse racetrack in Ocala, Florida and meet Imprimis, a thoroughbred racehorse, one of the fastest in America. “Imprimis actually means ‘first on the list,’ and I named him after...

Chile suffers from lack of patriotism: Unrest caused by universities teaching disdain for country, government
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Chile suffers from lack of patriotism: Unrest caused by universities teaching disdain for country, government

It was a beeping disaster.  We’d spent four days on the coast of Chile, in a small beach town called Maitencillo. After a hearty dose of sea time and many shrimp empanadas, we came home — reluctant and happy. But the journey took longer than we expected. Forty-five minutes into our drive, we made it...