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SATIRE: Non-sectarian ministry major added to curriculum: Third wheels to Ring-by-Springers find home as ordained ministers
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SATIRE: Non-sectarian ministry major added to curriculum: Third wheels to Ring-by-Springers find home as ordained ministers

For three and a half years, Thor D. Weel felt like a third wheel to his best friend and his girlfriend, who began Hillsdating after spending three hours in Saga discussing how the characters from Oedipus resemble various characters from “Dr. Who.” But Wheel was determined to make third-wheeling relevant, and after his two best...

County arts programs may suffer under Trump budget
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County arts programs may suffer under Trump budget

  Two organizations in Hillsdale County may have to restructure their budgets if the cuts President Donald Trump proposed to the National Endowment of the Arts in March go into effect. The Hillsdale Arts Chorale and the Sauk Theater receive funding from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs. Because the grants financing these...

When Hillsdale College became Collegium Hillsdalis
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When Hillsdale College became Collegium Hillsdalis

Graduating seniors who didn’t take a Latin class may have trouble reading their diplomas. To polish Hillsdale’s liberal-arts reputation, Hillsdale College began presenting its graduates with diplomas printed in Latin starting in 2015. Director of Academic Services Mark Maier said in the United States, diplomas serve a more decorative and ceremonial purpose rather than a...

SATIRE: College Posts Job Listing for ‘Chapel Hunchback’
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SATIRE: College Posts Job Listing for ‘Chapel Hunchback’

In anticipation of the new Christ Chapel, Hillsdale College administrators said Thursday that they are looking for a dedicated student to serve as the full-time hunchback on the property. “This chapel is going to be big, and it’s going to be beautiful,” Hillsdale College President Parry Larnn said in campus-wide email. “But it’s truly incomplete...