Month: March 2017

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Arrest of former student concludes two-hour lockdown of campus
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Arrest of former student concludes two-hour lockdown of campus

A former student was arrested by Coldwater Police on Wednesday, after Hillsdale College received news of a potential threat that sent campus into a two-hour lockdown. College administrators lifted the lockdown at 2:15 p.m., after Coldwater Police reported they had detained the former student. “The college is always going to take every step possible to...

Faded history in 20,000 coats of paint
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Faded history in 20,000 coats of paint

Anyone driving up M-99 from Jonesville has likely seen the faded Mail Pouch Tobacco advertisement painted on the side of a dilapidated barn. The sign reads “Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco. Treat yourself to the best.” Such barns sit on roadsides all over the East Coast, South, and upper Midwest. There are 84 in Michigan and...

Fence around Quad to stand until 2019
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Fence around Quad to stand until 2019

Walking to class has become more complicated, and it won’t change for the next two years. As soon as students left campus for spring break on March 10, Hillsdale College installed fencing around the Quad in preparation for the construction of Christ Chapel, blocking off the entirety of the Quad as well as some parking...

One for the bunny, two for the show
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One for the bunny, two for the show

Few hobbies can count fending off coyotes among their perils. For seniors Danielle Ciarelli and Kim Deichmann, however, the possibility is not out of the question. The two biology majors both bred, raised, and showed rabbits at various fairs and competitions throughout grade school and high school, something they both said is far more complicated...