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Ultimate Frisbee club starts league
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Ultimate Frisbee club starts league

“Reuss!” The frisbee soars through the air, and Junior Andy Reuss takes off in pursuit. He slops across the muddy quad before losing his footing and splashing into a mud puddle. Everyone laughs. Undeterred, they play on. The Ultimate Frisbee Club started a competitive Frisbee league to increase involvement. The club runs loosely structured pick-up...

Beloved Simpson house mother retires after 10 years
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Beloved Simpson house mother retires after 10 years

Many students at Hillsdale College remember Sue Wismar.  It’s hard to forget her.  She was one of the most beloved of house moms, and she left her mark on the Simpson dorm. Wismar’s reign began when she arrived 10 years ago. “When he showed me the dorm and told me how many boys were in...

Study abroad part two: France
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Study abroad part two: France

Looming above the students is the Eiffel Tower. The structure is iconic but also serves as a reminder that they are finally in the country and culture they love so much. Hillsdale students spent the summer taking classes in France to polish their language skills and experience the French culture. “Studying in Paris enabled me...

New Residents diversify Farmers’ Market
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New Residents diversify Farmers’ Market

The Hillsdale Farmers’ Market attracts all sorts of people, from students and professors and their families, to Hillsdale locals. The market has brought together the community since its beginning in 2009 and continues to do so every Saturday during the summer from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. until the last Saturday in October. Some vendors...

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Students take on Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera

This year’s Opera Workshop production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Mikado,” or “The Town of Titipu,”  Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic British operetta, ridicules nineteenth century Japanese stereotypes and satirizes the British political system. The boisterous storyline involves mistaken identity, doomed love, and absurd plot-twists. The opera will be performed in February or March of 2014....