As Christians enter Lent and begin the journey toward Christ’s Holy Week ascent to Mount Calvary, Hillsdale’s Orthodox Christian Fellowship is fittingly contemplating Moses’ parallel ascent to Mount Sinai — and the Christian soul’s ascent to Paradise — in St. Gregory of Nyssa’s work “The Life of Moses.” Associate Professor of English Justin Jackson leads...
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February 26, 2015July 12, 2022News
Wife of former coach McAvoy dies
Dolores Joan McAvoy died on Feb. 17 at the age of 83 in her home in Dowagiac, Michigan, after a brief battle with cancer. She was wife of the former Director of Athletics and head football coach John “Jack” McAvoy, who died in 2008. She was a great supporter of Hillsdale College athletics and of...
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February 26, 2015July 12, 2022News
Better contact: Student ambassadors, callers hired
Admissions added 40 students to its ambassador squad and 27 to its new call team. With 30 senior student ambassadors graduating this semester, leaving 42 remaining, admissions is preparing for their departure by training the new employees. There will be 112 total ambassadors for this semester, Assistant Director of On-Campus Recruiting John Papciak said. Come...
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February 23, 2015July 12, 2022Features
Students market local businesses
The Hillsdale County Fair, “the most popular fair on earth,” may find a bit more popularity with the help of a student marketing team. Every spring semester, students from the advanced computer graphics and advertising classes team up to help small businesses in downtown Hillsdale to create marketing and advertising plans. Not only do the...
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February 23, 2015July 12, 2022City News
Sahara shawarma stopped
The aroma of rich Mediterranean spices and ethnically-seasoned meats no longer fill Hillsdale’s Sahara Deli at the Grab-and-Go Gas Station on the corner of Fayette Street and state Route 99. Since the deli’s head chef, Muhammad Ali, recently returned to Yemen, the deli will not serve its shawarma and hot foods until another authentic cook...