No ships will sail across the Slayton Arboretum pond this fall. The yearly naval battle between Galloway and Simpson Residences in the arboretum has been cancelled because of construction. Cravats and Bluestockings, the campus group that originally invented the naval battle, reached out to the Biology department—which runs the arb—to request hosting the naval battle...
Month: September 2013
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Summer campus construction
This summer found Hillsdale College bustling with renovations. “It’s been one of the busiest summers that we’ve had in terms of total work orders,” says Chief Administrative Officer Rich Péwé. The college now has at least seven projects underway, and many more in the running. The largest construction project involves refurbishing the John A. Holter...
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College renovates, improves arb waterfall
Over the summer, a new waterfall was installed in Slayton Arboretum. Ranessa Cooper, professor of biology and director of the arboretum, explained that some Hillsdale visitors toured the arb and informed the college they knew of a company that mightwww be willing to restore the existing waterfall. There has been a waterfall in the arb...
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From the Archives: “Alumni ‘Confess to Long-Unsolved Tale of Horse in Central”
Dear Editor, It is my hope that this account of collegiate pranksterism will not demoralize the present stalwarts of Hillsdale College, but this being the season when the cauldron boils, I’ll chance it. Just ten years ago this Hallowe’en, we accomplished our dastardly deed. [A few of us] suggested we at least try to place...
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Cruz’s speech contradicted our education
After Sen. Ted Cruz finished his speech at commencement this spring, he seemed to have given the wrong address. Cruz made no attempt to tailor his remarks to the new graduates of Hillsdale College. Few graduates had any question of their political affiliations. Few graduates were concerned about the success of free markets. Few graduates...