Month: September 2015

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Searle Center to open soon
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Searle Center to open soon

It’s almost done. The much-anticipated event center has entered its final stage of construction and will open this week as the Searle Center. “It all came together, and we will have a beautiful and useful building ready to contribute to the great atmosphere here,” Vice President for Administration Rich Péwé said. As was expected at...

City approves new college parking lot construction
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City approves new college parking lot construction

Students and faculty will have more than 250 new places to park this semester as construction on a new paved parking lot next to Simpson Residence will begin within the next two weeks. The start date — contingent on city planning and construction — is not finalized, although the parking lot must be completed by...

Hillsdale alum’s hard work leads to professional basketball contract
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Hillsdale alum’s hard work leads to professional basketball contract

On their first birthday, many kids get building blocks, new outfits, and a small cake. Ian Sheldon got his first regulation-sized basketball. A four-sport athlete in high school, the 6-foot-5 Traverse City native played defensive end on Hillsdale College’s football team for three seasons before transitioning to basketball for his last two years of college....

New marketing videos top 1 million views
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New marketing videos top 1 million views

Hillsdale has gone viral. The college’s marketing department released three video montages over the summer which garnered nearly 1.15 million views across all social media platforms in the department’s campaign to expand visual output. The outcome broke previous college video viewership records with ease. “The 2015 fiscal year saw a huge improvement in our video...

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Rachelle Ferguson: entrepreneur, playwright

Junior Rachelle Ferguson is not only a talented writer and musician. As of this summer, she is a budding entrepreneur as well. In July, Ferguson launched Kittywham Productions: Plays with a Punch — a business which offers original Christian dramas. According to the website, the company’s mission is “Discipleship through drama: Kittywham produces dramas written...