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Buzz about bands: high school Hornets join college Chargers for game-day performance
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Buzz about bands: high school Hornets join college Chargers for game-day performance

It wasn’t just the thunder of the Chargers coming from the stands during the Hillsdale College football team’s big win — there were Hornets buzzing as well. The Hillsdale High School Hornets marching band joined Hillsdale College Pep Band at Frank “Muddy” Waters Stadium during the Chargers game against the Michigan Tech Huskies last Saturday...

Cinematic storytellers: How Hillsdale prepares students for film careers
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Cinematic storytellers: How Hillsdale prepares students for film careers

When senior Chandler Ryd chose to attend Hillsdale, his passion for filmmaking heightened. Despite the few opportunities to practice film on campus, he said he has learned something even more valuable to film than the technical craft. “I’ve found that studying the seven classical liberal arts has made me a much better filmmaker because they’re...

Painting Hillsdale County happy
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Painting Hillsdale County happy

On your next venture to Udder Side ice cream shop or Lake Baw Beese, keep your eyes peeled for colorful stones. These local hang-outs are hotspots for a global trend called kindness rocks — rocks painted with messages and artwork and hidden for lucky Hillsdale residents to find. The rocks are hidden as part of...

The National’s new album puts the beasts to rest
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The National’s new album puts the beasts to rest

If I’ve learned one thing from the National, it’s that all good things take time. For going on five years, around the time of 2013’s desperate and haunting “Trouble Will Find Me,” Matt Berninger’s mahogany voice has been part of my mental furniture: He’s been there for innumerable road trips, house parties, and long walks...