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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...

College surplus 15 times greater than expected
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College surplus 15 times greater than expected

Vice President for Finance and Treasurer Patrick Flannery said the college plans to use the surplus money for dorm renovations, contributions to its endowment, and investment in its reserves. The board of trustees will determine the details of how the surplus will be used on Sept. 12 and 13. For fiscal year 2016, which ended...

Aaron Tracey: admissions by day, athletics by night
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Aaron Tracey: admissions by day, athletics by night

It’s Tuesday afternoon, and the Hillsdale high school men’s soccer team is lining up for some post-practice sprints. One runner doesn’t match the rest: he’s a Hillsdale College employee, and the Hornets’ head coach. Aaron Tracy, Hillsdale College’s assistant director of special projects for admissions, is the Hornets’ new head coach. Tracey, a 2014 Hillsdale...