“This great evil — where’s it come from? How did it steal into the world? What seed, what root did it grow from? Who’s doing this? Who’s killing us? Robbing us of life and light. Mocking us with the sight of what we might have known.” So asks the protagonist, Private Witt, of Terrence Malick’s...
Year: 2014
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Cold
Heavy snow, in addition to high winds and frigid temperatures, has challenged the city of Hillsdale’s winter maintenance crew this season. “It’s by far the most intense winter since the `70s,” said Keith Richard, Hillsdale Department of Public Services director. DPS Working Foreman Roger Paynes said the crew’s work is never finished in weather like...
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Mission trip: Hillsdale
Many colleges have an “alternative” spring break, where, instead of spending time traveling for fun, students can travel somewhere to serve people in need. Hillsdale students have decided that traveling somewhere exotic isn’t necessary to do ministry. When freshman Victoria Fassett found out that Hillsdale doesn’t have a spring break option like this, she and...
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Longtime aide to the registrar retires
Madeline Norris, formerly Haslam, longtime aide to the registrar, left Central Hall for the last time as an employee last week, after 16 years of service to Hillsdale College. “I appreciate the genuine desire that she had to help our students. Not just, ‘Here’s your transcript,’ but ‘What else can we do? How else can...
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SAB offers kegs and karaoke
Dry campus events may be a thing of the past as Saga Inc. expands its liquor license. Before the upgrade, Saga could sell alcoholic beverages in the Curtiss Memorial Dining Hall and Knorr Dining Room. But now, with the new license, they can serve at other locations. A staff member who has been trained on...