Hillsdale City Attorney Lew Loren recently announced the city is not authorized to sell streets, thus limiting the potential solutions for road funding. “In my opinion, the city has the authority to vacate and close streets, but no authority to sell them or the land over which they traverse,” Loren said in a letter to...
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March 13, 2014July 12, 2022City News
Q&A: state rep candidates present platforms, appeal
58th district state representative candidates explain views and why they deserve the seat Brad Benzing 1) Smaller government and local control. 2) It comes down to legislative experience. I’m the only candidate who’s held elected office. I’ve served three terms as county commissioner. I’ve done two-and-a-half decades of policy work in Lansing. And I’ve testified...
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March 7, 2014July 12, 2022News
Speech team competes at state
Hillsdale’s speech team saw some surprising results at the Michigan Intercollegiate Speech League’s state championship this past weekend. The team failed to put finalists in several events in which Hillsdale students have usually succeeded. “Our really strong suits — persuasion, after dinner speaking, and impromptu — weren’t represented, and then traditionally what we’ve not been...
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March 7, 2014July 12, 2022News
Health center buys sun lamps
The Health and Wellness Center is taking new measures to combat Michigan winter blues.The center recently purchased a sun lamp as a therapy for the treatment of Seasonal Affective Disorder, which affects students during the short, dark days of the winter months. Brock Lutz, director of health services, said via email that the symptoms of...
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March 7, 2014July 12, 2022News
Actuarial Club formed
Every Tuesday, a group of Hillsdale students meets for an hour and a half in the afternoon to go over probability problems with William Abram, assistant professor of mathematics, in preparation for the first of five actuarial exams. Actuarial science topped 2013’s list of best jobs in a survey conducted by CareerCast.com. The job, which...