Students and visitors strolling into Central Hall will soon no longer see the smiling greeting of Billie Jo Harwood behind the front desk. Starting around Nov. 1, the college switchboard is leaving for the new contact center in the basement level of Kendall Hall. In the new facility, all of the college’s external communications —...
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Bookstore gets techy
Shoppers at the Hillsdale College Bookstore can now charge their phone, while making their purchases. In August, the bookstore began selling phone chargers, speakers, and portable batteries from a new On Hand kiosk. The kiosk also features complimentary phone chargers and shower speakers shoppers can use while browsing the aisles. Bookstore supplies manager Lori Pietruszka...
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New basketball court opening at Sandy Beach through Rotary Club
The Hillsdale Rotary Club sponsored the development of a new basketball court at Sandy Beach Park as a part of a multi-year project to renovate the recreational facility located near Baw Beese lake. According to Michelle Loren, director of the Recreation Department, this is only one phase of the project the Rotary Club has undertaken....
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Library offers access to indie flicks
Students now have access to more than 8,000 movies to stream online through a new database offered by Mossey Library. IndieFlix, a compilation of mainly independent films, offers students unique entertainment options digitally whenever they want and wherever they are, Technical Services Librarian LeAnne Rumler said. “It’s very reasonably priced,” Rumler said. “It’s just different...
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Perfect LSAT alum returns to teach crash course
Fifty hopeful lawyers-to-be are gathering this week to prepare for the first hurdle of their legal careers: the Law School Admissions Test. Josiah Kollmeyer ’14, a third-year Harvard Law School student who earned a perfect 180 on the LSAT, is sharing his expertise to the next class of lawyers by teaching a three-day crash course...