Month: November 2018

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Hillcats are home
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Hillcats are home

The Hillcats enter the spotlight on campus with their upcoming performance “Home Style.” Hillsdale College’s faculty jazz ensemble will perform on Friday, Nov. 16 at 8:00 p.m. in McNamara Hall. Comprised entirely of original music written by the band, the concert will incorporate a variety of unique genres as well as offering the audience a...

Dunking GPAs and basketballs:  professors organize weekly games
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Dunking GPAs and basketballs: professors organize weekly games

Finessing hook shots, layups, and dunks, a group of Hillsdale College professors face each other in a competitive game of basketball at the gym’s indoor courts every Tuesday at 6 a.m. before class. Christopher Heckel, a biology professor at Hillsdale College, initially organized the group as a way to do some fun cardio. They started...

The Weekly: Social media shaming isn’t appropriate
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The Weekly: Social media shaming isn’t appropriate

Multiple Instagram accounts have cropped up in the last few months dedicated to publicly shaming Hillsdale students for a variety of offenses. Whether it’s a “bad” outfit, too much public affection or a myriad of videos plucked from parties or a friend’s Snapchat story, these accounts gain their following by mocking the unaware. The accounts...

Serving Hillsdale for 18 years, Sharon Bisher is ‘the walking foundation’
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Serving Hillsdale for 18 years, Sharon Bisher is ‘the walking foundation’

Pictures and knickknacks line her shelves, alongside the dried flowers from her children’s first bouquets and little bags of m&ms from her son’s graduation. “This is my world, this is my impact, and I like to surround myself with it,” Hillsdale Community Foundation President Sharon Bisher said. “Each of these knickknacks represents a time in...