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Will Carleton: Poet of the people
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Will Carleton: Poet of the people

After repeated requests from his readers, William Carleton, a 1869 graduate of Hillsdale College and internationally-recognized poet, editor, and lecturer, described the inspiration for his most well-known poem: “Over there to the west, in Hillsdale, there stood in the old days a county poorhouse,” he said. “Sometimes, I used to visit the inmates there and...

Students react to lockdown
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Students react to lockdown

After learning the potential threat made against Hillsdale College on Wednesday allegedly came from a student formerly enrolled at Hillsdale, students said they were surprised and concerned for their former classmate. The suspect was arrested in Coldwater on Wednesday shortly after 2 p.m., according to the Daily Reporter, a newspaper based in Coldwater. Although many...

Art trip planned for Saturday
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Art trip planned for Saturday

A visiting painting of a stark old woman, the mother of American-born painter James McNeill Whistler, is drawing Hillsdale College students to the Chicago Institute of Art on Saturday. The trip costs $45 and covers transportation, a ticket, and dinner. Professor of Art Barbara Bushey said everything on display at the institute is worth the...

Stopping the Spotify sound: Hillsdale students not eligible for Spotify discount
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Stopping the Spotify sound: Hillsdale students not eligible for Spotify discount

Hillsdale College students may no longer qualify for Spotify student discounts. Several Hillsdale College students were denied the $4.99-per-month deal on premium accounts for the music streaming service offered to college students, because Hillsdale is not a Title IV institution, meaning it doesn’t accept federal money. Students still were denied, even after going through Spotify’s...