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Future students must declare major before senior year

Hillsdale will now require students to declare their major no later than second semester junior year, beginning with incoming freshmen in Fall 2015. Hillsdale faculty approved this change at an April 2 faculty meeting along with two other educational policy alterations: a rule requiring a minimum 2.00 GPA for a minor and a rule requiring...

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A.J.’s to stay open all summer, keep quesadillas full-time

A.J.’s Café will now remain open during the entirety of Hillsdale summer sessions. The idea arose during a conversation between Bon Appétit’s General Manager David Apthorpe and Dean of Women Diane Philipp. They discussed their interest in catering to the students staying for summer classes. Apthorpe said he believes this change will be a way...

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Hillsdale health center scores top marks

U.S. News & World Report and Medicare.gov both recently honored the Hillsdale Community Health Center’s McRitchie Skilled Nursing Facility with a five-star rating for Best Nursing Home. This was the third year in a row the facility won the award. The health center, a multi-purpose health care facility located on South Howell Street in Hillsdale,...

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Hillsdale County Community Foundation awards $9k in grants

The Hillsdale County Community Foundation awarded $9,000 in grants to four projects aiming to benefit their communities last Thursday, and a Hillsdale College GOAL program won first place and $3,000. “We wanted to give people a chance who maybe weren’t normally eligible for our grants to show how they love their community or how they...

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County will borrow $3 mil

Vice Chairman of the Hillsdale County Board of Commissioners Andy Welden proposed a resolution to borrow $3 million in order to cover anticipated, unpaid 2014 taxes at the county commissioner meeting Tuesday. This yearly strategy benefits the community by generating income, Welden said. Since the county commonly uses this plan to cover taxes, the resolution...