Radiating warmth. Always willing to serve others. Diligent. Intentional. Bright. This is how the friends and even acquaintances of Brittany Ames consistently describe her. The Hillsdale College community lost a devout Catholic, an accounting and politics student, and a loyal friend on the evening of Monday, Aug. 18. Would-be senior Ames, a Tecumseh, Michigan resident,...
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September 4, 2014July 12, 2022News
Woman found dead at Suites
A woman was found dead last week in her car in the Suites parking lot surrounded by a spill of gasoline. Jeanne Marie Bryan, age 50, of Adrian, Michigan, was found unresponsive by campus security and then the Hillsdale Police Department before being pronounced dead on the scene. “Someone said that a lady was dead...
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September 4, 2014July 12, 2022News
Simpson renovations, Searle construction underway
Hillsdale College kicked off more than $20 million worth of renovations this summer, improving residence halls and academic buildings and breaking ground on the much-anticipated Searle Center. In addition, freshmen and returning students arrived to campus-wide Wi-Fi, a modernized athletic facility, and new locations to study and socialize. Construction on the Searle Center, the college’s...
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September 4, 2014July 12, 2022Features
Equestrians turn to donors for funding
The dark silhouette of a horse and rider flashed past an open barn door, thrown wide to reveal a peaceful afternoon sunlight sparkling upon the rolling golden fields. Hooves sent dust swirling as Deutsch, a sepia-colored mare, broke into a canter around the barn arena. Ever since sophomore Gianna Marchese suffered a concussion after a...
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September 4, 2014July 12, 2022Features
Barney Initiative opens eighth charter school
The Barney Charter School Initiative has increased two-fold after opening four new charter schools this summer. Since 2009, the initiative has spread liberal arts education throughout the country. This initiative seeks to institute a classical curriculum in schools that wish to associate with the college in the renewal of education throughout America. Phillip Kilgore, the...