Month: February 2015

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TAs, research assistants combine teaching and learning

The Strosacker Science Center is, for humanities students, a shadowy wasteland of labcoats, strange smells, impenetrable jargon, and bad grades. But it is also home to a close-knit community of professors, teaching assistants, and students. The time and effort that Hillsdale science students put in together establishes an informal mentor system. Upperclassmen TAs, having experienced...

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Ryskamp and Peters named Outstanding Senior Man and Woman

Every year, the senior class nominates candidates for Outstanding Senior Man and Woman, and the faculty votes on the winners. This award is one of the highest honors a senior can receive at Hillsdale. The 2015 Outstanding Senior Woman, Shelly Peters, hails from Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Outstanding Senior Man is Sam Ryskamp, a Grand...

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Social media guru hired

The social media department employees in External Affairs found an inspirational quote on the dry-erase board when they arrived in Moss Hall Feb. 2. “NO! Try not! DO or DO NOT, There is no try,” the quote from Yoda read. The wise words, traditionally written by the first person in the office each morning, exemplify...

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Accounting assistant retires after 19 years

In 1995, the Hillsdale College business office placed an ad in the newspaper for an accounting assistant. Carole Jacobus saw the ad and decided to apply. She had taken business classes at Spring Arbor University and moved to Hillsdale when she married. Jacobus is retiring tomorrow after 19 faithful years of service. Her 19 years...

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How to think about marriage

It was a delight to see such a large turnout for the recent debate on marriage. The whole event, including the coverage in the Collegian, was a model of civil discourse. We write to clarify four points about the conjugal view of marriage. First, as a comprehensive union of lover and beloved, marriage distinctively unites...