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Student Federation upholds reduced Tower Light budget
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Student Federation upholds reduced Tower Light budget

A group of about 70 students and faculty attended the Sept. 26 Student Federation meeting to express their support or opposition to a funding request to reinstate the funds which were cut from the Tower Light budget last spring.  The Student Federation voted 9-4 to uphold the current, reduced Tower Light budget in a contentious...

Students reenact historical speeches on truth, liberty
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Students reenact historical speeches on truth, liberty

The rhetoric department brought history to life on Wednesday morning with reenactments of famous speeches from the individuals commorated by campus statues.  The speaking tour, entitled “Historical Figures of the Liberty Walk: Speeches of Statesmen,” was part of the chapel dedication festivities.  Nearly 200 attendees listened to students of Hillsdale College and Hillsdale Academy recite...

Student Fed discovers $40,000 in surplus funds
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Student Fed discovers $40,000 in surplus funds

Just three weeks into the school year, the Student Federation is now operating with an unexpected, large surplus of funds worth more than $40,000, in addition to its regular budget.  Over the summer, administrators reviewing the Student Fed account discovered extra funds, the result of an emergency fund that was left untouched for several years....

Hillsdale College for Life creates pro-life fellowship
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Hillsdale College for Life creates pro-life fellowship

  The Hillsdale College for Life club is introducing a new program called the Klusendorf Fellowship aimed at increasing pro-life activism among students.  The club’s executive board created the fellowship in response to what they said was a lack of practical education and advocacy on a campus where the majority of students are intellectually pro-life....

Student Fed appoints new committee members at first meeting
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Student Fed appoints new committee members at first meeting

The Hillsdale College Student Federation held their first meeting of the semester on Thursday, August 29. The meeting focused on filling both empty committee seats and a chairmanship position, which were left empty in the wake of several members taking on new leadership positions. Junior Parker Thayer was appointed to an open seat on the...