Month: April 2017

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OPINION: Reverse the automatic walk: Hitter’s perspective
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OPINION: Reverse the automatic walk: Hitter’s perspective

“And Withrow will intentionally walk Ramírez…The pitch…And he throws it over the head and here comes Santana and he scores and the Diamondbacks now lead two to one in the ninth!” was what Arizona Diamondbacks broadcaster Bob Brenly announced prior to the Los Angeles Dodgers losing to the Diamondbacks due to an overthrown intentional walk...

Barney Charter Initiative to open new school in fall
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Barney Charter Initiative to open new school in fall

More than 350 students in kindergarten through eighth grade will begin classes at the newest classical charter school of Hillsdale College’s Barney Charter School Initiative opening in Fleming Island, Florida.   St. Johns Classical Academy is the initiative’s 18th school, joining others across the country from Michigan to Texas. As Michelle Knapp, the principal of...

Students revive Fairfield Society
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Students revive Fairfield Society

The Fairfield Society is being resurrected from its time of inactivity. Freshmen Mary Kate Boyle, Madeline Hedrick, Ian English, and Sara Garfinkle have been handed the reigns of the society that began more than 20 years ago on Hillsdale’s campus. The Fairfield Society, named after Hillsdale’s first president, Edmund Burke Fairfield, began around 1995, and...

Surprenant leaves, grateful for teaching experience
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Surprenant leaves, grateful for teaching experience

After three years working at Hillsdale College, Renee Surprenant is leaving to continue to teach, design, and work in professional theater on the East Coast. Surprenant, the visiting assistant professor of design and technical director in theater arts, has designed and created the sets for 12 shows during her time at Hillsdale. She credits her...