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Backpacks without books: Adventure Club hikes the Smokies
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Backpacks without books: Adventure Club hikes the Smokies

When Hillsdale students fled campus for spring break, most headed straight for the warm embrace of their mothers and their mattresses. But seven thrill-seekers blew past the exits for their homeward highways as they drove south to backpack through Tennessee’s Smoky Mountains. The students came from Hillsdale College’s Adventure Club, a group in its inaugural...

Unplug your earbuds: They’re making us all deaf
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Unplug your earbuds: They’re making us all deaf

Humans enjoy music as a social experience. Rhythm and melody are good for an individual’s body, mind, and social relationships. Recently, however, the way humans listen to music has changed. With the introduction of personal listening devices and earbuds, modern music enthusiasts — including about 76 percent of college students — experience fewer of their...

Tennis sweeps Spring Arbor
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Tennis sweeps Spring Arbor

After competing at Hilton Head Beach and Tennis Resort in South Carolina during spring break — going 2-1 to reach .500 on the season — the Hillsdale College men’s tennis team swept Spring Arbor University 9-0 at home on Tuesday evening. The Chargers are 7-6 on the season, surpassing a .500 record for the first...

Expanded on-campus housing decreases off-campus permissions
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Expanded on-campus housing decreases off-campus permissions

Numerous juniors and sophomores did not receive off-campus permission, because of expanded on-campus housing options next year, leaving many unsure of their future housing plans. According to the Dean of Men and Women’s offices, the numbers are substantially lower for off-campus permission compared to last year. In 2016, 143 men and 110 women were  allowed...

Weekly: Yesterday we were safe. Tomorrow, let’s be safer.
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Weekly: Yesterday we were safe. Tomorrow, let’s be safer.

Now we know what happens when the campus goes into lockdown. Although we’re still learning about the incident, it appears as though the administration received a credible threat and took strong but appropriate action to protect students, faculty, and staff. We’ve watched in horror as terror has struck other campuses. The cliché is true: Better...