Month: October 2016

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Grant helps preserve arboretum
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Grant helps preserve arboretum

Environmental Stewardship students are taking their passion for conservation to the Slayton Arboretum, thanks to a grant from the Hillsdale County Community Foundation. After Hillsdale College applied this summer for a grant to improve the quality of life of Hillsdale County residents, it received $4,287, said Susan Stout, HCCF director of community programs. The grant...

Softball wraps up fall season with winning weekend
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Softball wraps up fall season with winning weekend

The 2016-17 Hillsdale College softball team team started its fall season with a sweep against Jackson Community College on Oct. 6, and wrapped up that same weekend with a three-game set in Grass Lake, Michigan, where the Chargers went 2-1. Head coach Joe Abraham said the team’s fall performance shows promise for its final season...

Career services gives students the city life experience
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Career services gives students the city life experience

For the first time, students attending “Living and Working in Chicago” visited Google. Though privacy reasons prevented the students from seeing all of the floors of the building, they did get to see the casual, jeans-friendly uniform and the cafeteria — free, in order to encourage employees to be efficient during lunch breaks. “What’s great...

The Collegian introduces: Talk money to me
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The Collegian introduces: Talk money to me

When financial emergency strikes, most students will not be prepared. Your car overheated this morning and made you late to class, but because you spent $10 on a bottle of wine last night, you don’t have $10 in your bank account to buy coolant. According to a 2016 survey conducted by the Federal Reserve, 46...