Month: November 2017

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Chapel cornerstone dedicated
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Chapel cornerstone dedicated

  A crane lifted an L-shaped cornerstone and placed it into the southwest corner of the under-construction Christ Chapel on Tuesday to a round of applause. The stone proclaims in Greek and Latin: “For God and country.” Rev. Adam Rick, Hillsdale College chaplain, blessed the cornerstone during a dedication ceremony, immediately following Convocation. Provost David...

Opera workshop opens this weekend
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Opera workshop opens this weekend

The classic comedic operetta “The Pirates of Penzance” is coming to Hillsdale this weekend. Hillsdale College students have been busy preparing all fall for this semester’s Opera Workshop production. The effort is entirely student-driven, with senior music major Jonathan Henreckson directing the performance for his senior project. “I thought this was a really good opportunity...

Q&A with Ken Davis
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Q&A with Ken Davis

  Ken Davis is a former deputy attorney general for the Virginia commonwealth. Hillsdale’s Federalist Society invited Davis to Hillsdale College Nov. 6, to speak on “Capitalism and the Rule of Law.” He received his B.A. from Cornell, his M.A. from Oxford, his J.D. from Harvard Law School, and his MBA from Virginia Commonwealth University....

Student Fed approves funds for Shapiro
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Student Fed approves funds for Shapiro

  Student Federation allocated $3,000 to Young Americans for Freedom so the group can bring prominent conservative speaker Ben Shapiro to campus. Shapiro is known for his no-nonsense attitude and has made headlines for speaking at liberal-leaning colleges. “Ben Shapiro is a staunch defender of freedom, justice and pursuit of truth – everything Hillsdale stands...