Neckties are tied and stockings are donned as the Cravats & Bluestockings prepare for the annual Regency Ball, set to take place this Friday from 7–11 p.m. in the Old Snack Bar. Senior Audrey Gray, prime minister of the Cravats and Bluestockings, said that the Regency Ball is an annual event that gives students the...
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April 4, 2014July 12, 2022News
YA F attends regional conference
Thirty Hillsdale students attended the Young Americans for Freedom Regional Conference titled “A Time for Choosing” in Grand Rapids, Mich., last weekend. YAF President Nathan Brand said it helped that the conference was close to Hillsdale. “This is the first time we’ve had one in Grand Rapids,” Brand said. “There was one last year in...
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April 3, 2014July 12, 2022City News
Jacques announces candidacy for 58th district state rep
Jeff Jacques ’02 of Jonesville announced that he will run for Michigan’s 58th District House seat. “Our movement away from [freedom], to more government interference and dependence is disturbing, and it’s important to draw a line in the sand,” Jacques said. Jacques said he wants to focus on economic issues. “I do have an intimate...
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April 3, 2014July 12, 2022City News
Humans of Hillsdale: Officer ‘Dusty’ Zimmerman
“There is an unconscious and intoxicated male,” said a voice over the intercom. The dispatcher reads an address and continues. “He’s been beaten by another male who is said to have left the scene.” Officer Dustin Zimmerman slams the brakes of his cop cruiser and pulls a 180 in the vacant road. The engine groans...
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April 3, 2014July 12, 2022City News
Attorney: selling BPU for road money is ‘unrealistic’
Fourth in a series. Hillsdale attorney Kevin Shirk advised the city against selling its Board of Public Utilities to generate road money last week, claiming the costs far outweigh the benefits. The BPU consists of three services: water, wastewater, and electric with a combined annual revenue of approximately $15 million. The entities can be sold...