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The Dems’ debate
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The Dems’ debate

The Republican presidential candidates should be rejoicing over John Dickerson’s stellar performance in the Democratic Presidential Primary Debate held Nov. 14. Dickerson, host of Face the Nation on CBS News, moderated what turned out to be a fairly boring but semi-hostile boxing match between the three Democratic candidates: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Martin O’Malley....

Students shoot handmade flintlocks
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Students shoot handmade flintlocks

Theresa Smith | Collegian The Introduction to Firearms Class and Hillsdale Firearms Club fired handmade 18th Century-style flintlock rifles made by the the “Blaker Boys” at Shooting Instructor Nate Padget’s home shooting range on Oct. 31. Padget invited Norman and Davy Blaker, a father-son pair who reside in Hillsdale and construct their own muzzleloaders, to...

Restuccia appointed Michigan Students for Rubio head
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Restuccia appointed Michigan Students for Rubio head

Hillsdale College students are known for their political prowess, and senior Dominic Restuccia is taking that characteristic to a new height. The Marco Rubio for President campaign recently hired Restuccia as the chairman of the Students for Rubio in the state of Michigan, placing him in charge of starting new Students for Rubio chapters in...

‘Perfect ending’: Football caps off season with 31-24 overtime win for fourth consecutive victory
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‘Perfect ending’: Football caps off season with 31-24 overtime win for fourth consecutive victory

The start of their season couldn’t have gone much worse, but the end couldn’t have gone any better. The Hillsdale College football team overcame the Wayne State Warriors 31-24 in overtime on Saturday to send its seniors off on a four-game winning streak. “That was a storybook ending,” head coach Keith Otterbein said. “There comes...

Hillsdale is ready for the ‘Republic’s Finest Hour’
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Hillsdale is ready for the ‘Republic’s Finest Hour’

Scroll through the Facebook feed for the recently officialized Republic’s Finest Hour Club, and there’s pictures of cigars, quotes from famous figures — John Locke, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison — and links to thoughtful articles. The club shared a photo of Galloway Residence men (several of them shirtless) gathered around a Winston Churchill impersonator, who’s...