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‘13 Reasons Why’ not to make a Netflix series
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‘13 Reasons Why’ not to make a Netflix series

Joining the ranks of shows like “A Series of Unfortunate Events” and “The Handmaid’s Tale,” the television adaptation of the book “13 Reasons Why,” by Jay Asher,  was released as a Netflix original series late last month. The show follows high school student Clay Jensen, played by Dylan Minnette as he listens to 13 tapes...

Softball secures spot in final GLIAC tournament
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Softball secures spot in final GLIAC tournament

The Hillsdale College softball team secured a spot in the GLIAC tournament in an increasingly competitive conference after splitting with the Ashland Eagles and the Ohio Dominican Panthers and ending their final home game of the season with a 9-3 win. The games put Hillsdale at 13-7 in the conference and 25-20 overall.  The Chargers...

SATIRE: Students urge administration, ‘tear down that fence!’
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SATIRE: Students urge administration, ‘tear down that fence!’

A group of students is petitioning college administrators to tear down the fence that was erected around the quad and the Ronald Reagan statue last month. The group argues the fence “unjustly divides campus” and bars students from “paying respect to the best president in American history.”    The group, which calls itself the ’89ers,...

Sharing Shakespeare: The springtime tradition of the arb
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Sharing Shakespeare: The springtime tradition of the arb

When Gretchen Roth ’06 learned that her and her sister’s brainchild, Shakespeare in the Arb, has become a tradition at Hillsdale College, she said it delighted her. “I’m extremely surprised,” Roth said. “The sheer genius and fun of Shakespeare are one of many favorite memories from Hillsdale College … Shakespeare is timeless and classic. There’s...