Month: November 2017

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New average GPA record
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New average GPA record

  Hillsdale College students set the highest average all-campus GPA since 2007 with an average of 3.343 last spring, surpassing fall 2016’s record of 3.34. Provost David Whalen made the announcement on Tuesday at the first-ever Convocation held in the Searle Center, as the college gathered together to honor scholarship, excellence in instruction, and the...

Q&A: Gov. Pete Ricketts
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Q&A: Gov. Pete Ricketts

  Gov. Pete Ricketts of Nebraska visited campus on Monday to speak at a luncheon hosted by the Omicron Delta Kappa leadership honorary and the President’s Office. In his talk, entitled “Taming the Leviathan: Reducing the Size and Scope of Government,” the governor discussed how he has applied his business experience, which includes serving as...

Faydra Shapiro speaks on Jewish-Christian relations
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Faydra Shapiro speaks on Jewish-Christian relations

  Modern challenges and the future trajectory of a 2,000 year-old-conflict were the subject of two lectures given last week by Faydra L. Shapiro, executive director of the Israel center for Jewish-Christian Relations. Shapiro the discussed Jewish-Christian relations as part of the Gershom Lecture Series. The Gershom Lecture series began in 2014 to explore Jewish-Christian...

Zombie run on Saturday
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Zombie run on Saturday

If you thought spooky season was over, you’re dead wrong. Campus Recreation and Intramurals is hosting its fourth annual zombie run this Saturday at 7 p.m. at Hayden Park. The 1.5 mile run will feature zombies as well as a haunted house, which was just added last year. “Last year we took the zombie run...

Bookstore collects cans
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Bookstore collects cans

The bookstore and the GOAL program are teaming up to support the Hillsdale community with a canned goods drive. Nonperishable food items can be donated at the bookstore on Tuesday. They will be distributed by Salvation Army and High Rise, an organization that works to benefit residents of Hillsdale’s High Rise apartments. Students will receive...