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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...

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...