Month: March 2017

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Expanded on-campus housing decreases off-campus permissions
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Expanded on-campus housing decreases off-campus permissions

Numerous juniors and sophomores did not receive off-campus permission, because of expanded on-campus housing options next year, leaving many unsure of their future housing plans. According to the Dean of Men and Women’s offices, the numbers are substantially lower for off-campus permission compared to last year. In 2016, 143 men and 110 women were  allowed...

Weekly: Yesterday we were safe. Tomorrow, let’s be safer.
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Weekly: Yesterday we were safe. Tomorrow, let’s be safer.

Now we know what happens when the campus goes into lockdown. Although we’re still learning about the incident, it appears as though the administration received a credible threat and took strong but appropriate action to protect students, faculty, and staff. We’ve watched in horror as terror has struck other campuses. The cliché is true: Better...

Forensics finishes year with four honors at state finals
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Forensics finishes year with four honors at state finals

Junior Mary Blendermann finished the state speech finals with an armful of hardware, placing in four events on Saturday. The Hillsdale College forensics team competed at Eastern Michigan University in the Michigan Intercollegiate Speech League’s State Championship Tournament. Blendermann and junior Steven Custer were the only Hillsdale students who participated at the event, though the...

NRA CEO to speak in April
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NRA CEO to speak in April

National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre will visit campus April 7 to deliver a speech titled “The 2016 Election and Future Challenges” at a luncheon in the Searle Center. Students are welcome to attend, but they must RSVP through a link provided in this week’s student activities newsletters by Friday becuase of limited seating. “LaPierre...

Cut the carp!
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Cut the carp!

    To catch silver carp, Youtube will show you that all you need is a baseball mitt and a boat engine: the engine will startle them so they leap out of the water and into your glove (warning: flying silver carp smack fishers and knock kids into the water). It’s a homegrown solution, but...