All students nominated to the Student Federation officer positions for next year were nominated without opposition at the governing body’s regularly scheduled meeting Nov. 1. There was only one person nominated for each position and the 2013 officers were decided by the end of the meeting. Junior David Wilhelmsen, nominated for Student Fed president, said...
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November 8, 2012July 12, 2022News
Republicans take Hillsdale
Republicans won big on Tuesday night — in Hillsdale, at least. According to Hillsdale County election returns provided by Election Magic, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won 61 percent of the total presidential ballots cast in the county. President Barack Obama won 37 percent, with the rest going to going to third-party candidates. Statewide, President...
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November 8, 2012July 12, 2022News
Obama wins
Professor of Political Economy Gary Wolfram walked into class on Wednesday morning and announced that the Dow was down 300 points. “It was down 100 points at the start, 200 points around 10:30 [a.m.], and it’s down 300 points now,” he said. “So, it doesn’t look like the stock market is too happy.” The stock...
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November 6, 2012July 12, 2022Opinions
The Collegian Weekly
You’d hear him before you saw him. Clear, tuneful whistling. The sharp “Hey, whoa!” A wisecrack letting you know how handsome he was and how far short you fell. His wheezy laugh. Oh, Dr. Reist. The most colorful of professors, and still one of the most recognizable, even two years after his retirement. John Reist...
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November 6, 2012July 12, 2022Opinions
Michigan’s Proposal 6: a bridge of deceit
Right now the Detroit River is a moat, and the Ambassador Bridge is a drawbridge guarded by a greedy old troll. Moats and drawbridges aren’t built to welcome traders but to discourage invaders. This is a problem for Detroit, considering the bridge connects a trade partner in Canada to our economically troubled manufacturing and agricultural...