Month: September 2016

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In defense of Colin Kaepernick
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In defense of Colin Kaepernick

  When Jackie Robinson willingly chose not to stand or salute during the national anthem for every baseball game he played, he went down in history as a patriot. “I cannot stand and sing the anthem,” Robinson said. “I cannot salute the flag; I know that I am a black man in a white world.”...

Faster internet around the corner
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Faster internet around the corner

Fiber optic high-speed internet will soon be offered to the city of Hillsdale by ACD after two years of preparation. Hillsdale’s fiber optic network began in November 2014 through a contract between ACD and the Hillsdale Board of Public Utilities. The original purpose for the network was to promote efficient communication between utility services by...

MyHillsdale on the go
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MyHillsdale on the go

More than 660 people have downloaded Hillsdale College’s new app, garnering nearly 29,000 screen views, as of Sept. 1. Ellucian Go is a free Android and iPhone app that now allows Hillsdale students to access the cafeteria’s menu, their schedules, course registration, and other information on their portable electronic devices. The app is meant to...

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Collegiate Scholars plan Greece return

Hillsdale College’s Collegiate Scholars Program is looking to return to Greece, not Turkey, next summer, after a packed 10-day journey in the Hellenic Republic in May. Students said ancient locations brought The Western Heritage reader to life. That experience and continuing uncertainty in Turkey, led Collegiate Scholars Director Eric Hutchinson to assess a return to...

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Sept 8. Culture Corner

1)  What was the best movie you saw this summer? Chandler: “My favorite movie I saw this summer is a little documentary called ‘Make.’ It was produced by The MusicBed, which is a website that curates and licences music for filmmakers to use in their productions. The film is 75 minutes long and explores the...