Month: February 2014

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The house that Reynolds built: 140 years later

  When Lorenzo Reynolds heard the fire alarm, he ran the mile from his lawn to his insurance office in downtown Hillsdale. The building in flames, he hurried inside to recover his books. An explosion threw him out of a second story window and into the street, where he was resuscitated and carried back to...

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Outstanding Senior Man and Woman

Interviews compiled by Micah Meadowcroft and Ramona Tausz: Viktor Rozsa is from Chelsea, Mich., and majoring in physics and mathematics. He was a resident assistant in Niedfeldt and Koon residences, served on Student Federation for two years, played cello with the orchestra throughout his Hillsdale career, sang with both choirs on campus, and was involved in...

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Breaking the Code

All new Hillsdale students sign the Honor Code in an effort to create a campus free of crimes that plague other college campuses. Recent thefts, however, indicate that students should be more cautious. The Suites and the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house in particular, have seen an increase in burglary. Director of Campus Security Bill...

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Gaynor replaces Reynolds

To many students’ dismay, Debbie Reynolds, who starred in the 1952 film “Singing in the Rain,” will not be attending the Romantic Comedies CCA this weekend, but, to the joy of many musical-lovers, Mitzi Gaynor will be speaking in her place. Tim Caspar, director of the Center for Constructive Alternatives, said Reynolds will not be...

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A trip to the Hundred Acre Wood

Associate Professor of English John Somerville is seated in a leather armchair, one loafer resting against the opposite knee, a hardcover book in his hands. “Oh, that’s such a tender picture,” he says, lifting his eyes from the page. He sends the book to his right, indicating a small illustration in the middle of a...