Month: April 2016

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Trump is a constitutionalist, even if he doesn’t know it
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Trump is a constitutionalist, even if he doesn’t know it

When Donald Trump announced his presidential campaign, I watched from a cubicle in a top-notch political consulting firm. Nearly his every word drew snickers and eye rolls from the campaign professionals who had gathered around the TV. “Well, at least we’ll have a *&%! show to keep us entertained for a few months,” one remarked....

The bells of Central Hall ring again
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The bells of Central Hall ring again

It was a little quieter around campus this semester, until April 6. Since finals weeks in December 2015, Central Hall’s clock tower chimes did not ring out every 15 minutes as usual. Once a student brought attention to administration about the silence, maintenance turned on the bells, which had apparently been off since final exams...

Women’s track picks up provisional marks
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Women’s track picks up provisional marks

The Hillsdale College women’s track team split their squad again last weekend, with some athletes competing at the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational in Miami, Florida, and others at the OWU Marv Frye Invitational in Delaware, Ohio. Six sprinters and field event specialists who had previously qualified for a national competition traveled down to Miami in...

Team Truth wins big at management competition
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Team Truth wins big at management competition

Hillsdale College’s Team Truth, with the assistance of Spectrum Health employee and mentor Matt Boon, won a business project competition Monday, receiving a check for $5,000. Molly Gresenz | Courtesy Six Hillsdale students were the first team ever to win a business project competition with a perfect score Monday. The team — called Team Truth —...

Alumna donates $40,000 cello to music department
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Alumna donates $40,000 cello to music department

Mary Ann Marks ’64 walked out of the room without turning around. After 54 years playing on the cello — “an old friend,” according to her husband Bob Marks — Mary Ann was ready to say goodbye. When Mary Ann decided to give up her cello, her first thought was to sell it. The $40,000...