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Medical marijuana stirs community debate
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Medical marijuana stirs community debate

More than 40 Hillsdale residents voiced their opinions about the possibility of medical marijuana dispensaries coming to the City of Hillsdale during a public hearing at a city council meeting on Tuesday. According to the meeting’s running tally, about 76 percent spoke against the proposal while 24 percent spoke in favor. Although medicinal marijuana has...

Heritage Room namesake passes
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Heritage Room namesake passes

  Robert Richardson, a Hillsdale College Trustee Emeritus and Indiana Businessman, passed away on Monday, July 17 at the age of 90 years old. Rich Péwé, Hillsdale College’s Chief Administrative Officer, remarked on Richardson’s reputation as an “energetic and determined force for the good of this institution” in a press release sent out by the...

Cost of Hillsdale College hits eight-year high
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Cost of Hillsdale College hits eight-year high

Hillsdale College’s price tag jumped to an all-time high this fall, with costs increasing more than they have in the last eight years. The total cost including fees, room and board for the 2017-2018 academic year increased by 4.56 percent to $37,352. While Hillsdale’s costs remain lower than the average private four-year institution, they are...

Going up Capitol Hill: Students see D.C. as second home
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Going up Capitol Hill: Students see D.C. as second home

  For a dense city of political activity, Washington, D.C., is a small world for Hillsdale students. During the humid summer months, the nation’s capital teems with interns, who crowd together in townhouses for once-in-a-lifetime experiences that could launch their careers. Hillsdale students proved no exception this summer. Seventeen students filled the Hillsdale House to...