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Public school choice laws cause more students in Hillsdale’s district to leave than state average
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Public school choice laws cause more students in Hillsdale’s district to leave than state average

The impacts and opinions of school of choice laws are mixed throughout Hillsdale County. Many parents celebrate the ability to choose to which public school they can send their children while many small school districts lose students and state aid, which increases with the school’s student enrollment, when larger districts with more resources send busses...

Student Fed debates Consulting Club requests
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Student Fed debates Consulting Club requests

After discussion and debate over four funds requests from the burgeoning Management Consulting Club, Hillsdale College’s Student Federation approved a $370 appropriation. The federation representatives approved the allocation of money Sept. 22 for the club to put toward a visit to a business school, interview prep materials, and its new logo design. Student Fed also...

Student pens Amazon best-seller
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Student pens Amazon best-seller

Freshman Jacquelyn Eubanks is a 19-year-old fountain pen and she’s nowhere close to running out of ink. The Hillsdale student is an Amazon best-selling author who has two published novels and has another in production. She’s received a five-star rating from Readers’ Favorite and the 2014 Readers’ Favorite Bronze Award. “I grew up writing,” Eubanks...

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Careless squirrel sends half of Hillsdale into darkness

  The lights of homes and businesses throughout Hillsdale suddenly flickered and shut off the morning of Sept.1, affecting several local business owners and consumers. According to Councilman Bruce Sharp, power loss occurred when a rogue squirrel attempted to jump across an electric wire. The squirrel snapped the wire as it plummeted, cutting lights across...