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Billionaire funds trip to Israel
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Billionaire funds trip to Israel

At 8:55 a.m. on Friday, Professor of History Paul Rahe received a call from Provost David Whalen about the opportunity for 45 Hillsdale students to visit Israel for only $500 each. Whalen asked Rahe and Assistant Professor of Religion Don Westblade to organize the trip. The next day at 11:21 a.m., Rahe sent an email...

Football continues strong second half of season with third straight win
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Football continues strong second half of season with third straight win

The Hillsdale College football team continued its resurgence on Saturday, as the Chargers won their third straight game by defeating the Northwood Timberwolves 28-14 to improve to 4-6 overall and 4-5 in the GLIAC. After combining for 500 yards in his previous two games, redshirt freshman tailback Joe Reverman rushed for 112 yards and two...

Q&A With Steve Forbes
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Q&A With Steve Forbes

Businessman Steve Forbes speaks at CCA II: “The History of Money” in the Biermann Athletic Center Monday. Anders Kiledal | Collegian Steve Forbes is the chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Business Magazine and ran as a Republican candidate in the 1996 and 2000 presidential primaries. He holds a degree from Princeton University and in 1985...

Sharing the joys of nature through Arboretum stewardship
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Sharing the joys of nature through Arboretum stewardship

For Arboretum Program Coordinator Laurie Rosenberg, there is nothing better than exploring the great outdoors and reveling in nature’s beauty — but she didn’t always feel this way. The path leading to her interest in the environment was long and difficult, but ultimately worth it. Now, Rosenberg shares that passion with Hillsdale locals and college...

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Republican politics must return to unity or fail

Moderate and conservative Republican should have both felt good after the recent Republican debate on MSNBC. Republicans should be proud. Why is that? Chris Christie and Ted Cruz actually agreed for once. Marco Rubio and Donald Trump attacked the media instead of each other. Republicans united against something for the first time in a long...