“There are people cutting down trees in our front yard,” a woman said on the phone to her husband. “It’s alright. I told them they could,” he said. The tree cutters sought firewood to warm their houses during the propane shortage that has gripped Michigan since January, said Christopher Busch, professor of English and neighbor...
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February 27, 2014July 12, 2022City News
Jonesville, Hillsdale begging laws unconstitutional
Homeless people in Hillsdale and Jonesville, Mich., should be permitted under the law to openly panhandle within the village limits, according to a recent court decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Eight communities in Michigan, including Jonesville, have been notified by the American Civil Liberties Union that their ordinances against...
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February 27, 2014July 12, 2022News
Career services to offer interns money
Career services is a great place to start when searching for an internship, but this year, they can do more than help find students internships — they can help pay for them, too. The 2014 Hillsdale Internship Assistance Program launching this spring will help offset the costs of living while allowing interns to gain job...
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February 27, 2014July 12, 2022News
Hillsdale interns attract opportunity
Career services boasts of a 96 percent employment and graduate placement rate within six months of graduation. This percentage reflects a high demand for Hillsdale graduates. This year alone, 17 organizations have visited Hillsdale College in search of future interns and employees. Among the organizations are recruiters from Fox News Channel, the Heritage Foundation, the...
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February 27, 2014July 12, 2022News
Charter school initiative hires new assistant director
The Barney Charter School Initiative now has an assistant director. Alumna Rebecca Fleming ’09 and her husband left Colorado to come to Michigan during winter break so Fleming could start her new job in January. The initiative, primarily the brainchild of President Larry Arnn and Assistant Professor of History Terrence Moore, was started in 2009....