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Declaring minors now required to keep students ‘on the radar’
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Declaring minors now required to keep students ‘on the radar’

  Prepare for more Central Hall photos in the social media feeds: Starting with the class of 2019, students now must declare their minors. In the spring of 2015, Professor of Theatre George Angell brought the suggestion of requiring students to declare their minors to the Educational Policies Committee. He said it would ensure faculty...

Hillsdale’s Hayden Park grows young plant life
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Hillsdale’s Hayden Park grows young plant life

A team of staff and students have been working all winter to prepare the beautiful plants for spring commencement. Campus horticulturist Angie Girdham along with three students — senior Natalie Mckee, junior Molly Smith, and sophomore Andrea Bodary — work at the greenhouse at Hayden Park to grow flowers that make Hillsdale’s campus more aesthetically...

Is the SAT aligning to Common Core standards?
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Is the SAT aligning to Common Core standards?

The SAT and ACT have long been regarded as college admissions staples and reliable metrics of student proficiency and so-called “college and career readiness.” But the SAT’s subjugation to what many have called “the most comprehensive facelift in the last 10 years” has generated warranted alarm from education advocates throughout the country, not least because...

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The greatest tradition

The Masters. Those two words carry much significance in the sporting world. They conjure memories — memories of Larry Mize chipping-in from 100 feet to win in 1987, of Tiger Woods winning by 12 strokes at the age of 21 in 1997, and of Jack Nicklaus storming the field in 1986 with a back-nine 30...