Month: September 2014

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Eric Leutheuser Campaigning
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Leutheuser Wins Primary

Hillsdale alumnus and local business owner, Eric Leutheuser, won a crowded Republican primary last month against six other candidates. If he wins the general election in November, Leutheuser will serve as the state representative of Michigan’s 58th district, which encompasses all of Hillsdale and Branch counties. According to the Michigan secretary of state and electionmagic.com,...

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Hillsdale hires new general counsel

Hillsdale has a new general counsel, former Vice President for Donor Relations at the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Robert Norton. As general counsel, Norton will be providing legal advice to President Larry Arnn as the need arises. He will also serve as a primary liaison for current and prospective Hillsdale donors, helping them plan...

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Pongracic’s band to play Saturday

The Madeira is giving a free concert on Sunday in the parking lot outside Checker Records , a cafe and video store, in downtown Hillsdale. This high-energy surf music band is known on campus because one of their accomplished guitar players is none other than Professor of Economics Ivan Pongracic. He is excited for students...

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Drone flies over campus

Hillsdale’s marketing department has taken a whole new angle on recording campus events this year by purchasing an aerial drone with video capabilities. If you have attended any school-run events in the last few weeks, you have probably noticed a small metal aircraft making its way above the crowds. This contraption, called a quadcopter and...

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Bon Appétit débuts on campus

Bon Appétit, the replacement food provider for Saga, Inc., made its debut this week at Hillsdale. “We are here to fulfill a need that the student body was craving,” Jeffrey Every, general manager of Bon Appétit said. Every worked for two years at Trine University in Angola, Indiana, but transferred to Hillsdale as the new...