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Jonesville schools receive grant to promote school safety initiatives
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Jonesville schools receive grant to promote school safety initiatives

As concerns about school safety heighten, the State of Michigan has responded by giving $25 million in grants to schools around the state in order to fortify school campuses. After applying for this grant, Jonesville public schools will receive $224,473. Superintendent of Jonesville Community Schools Chellie Broesamle was responsible for writing the grant proposal, which...

Hillsdale students bring the house down at the Battle of the Bands
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Hillsdale students bring the house down at the Battle of the Bands

At Phi Mu Alpha’s annual music competition, Hillsdale students rocked till they dropped —almost through the floor of the local Elks Lodge. On November 17, approximately 300 people gathered to witness six student bands go head-to-head in the Battle of the Bands. The winner would receive bragging rights and the opportunity to donate the event’s...

Anton speaks on recent elections, political hostility
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Anton speaks on recent elections, political hostility

While working as the director of communications for the National Security Council during the George W. Bush administration, Michael Anton had a rule: He wouldn’t leave the office until he had returned every call he had received that day. He quickly abandoned that rule when he joined the Trump administration in February 2017 as the...

Hillsdale hosts statewide students’ music competition
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Hillsdale hosts statewide students’ music competition

Twelve string musicians competed in the Michigan American String Teachers Association Solo Competition Nov. 18 in the Conrad Recital Hall at Hillsdale College. “The biannual event was created by the American String Teachers Association to promote excellence and incentives for the highly gifted young string players and teachers in America ages 18-23,” Professor of Music...

Debate Team competes in Parliamentary debate, makes semifinals
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Debate Team competes in Parliamentary debate, makes semifinals

Two pairs of Hillsdale College debaters made it to elimination rounds during their fourth tournament of the season at Bowling Green University in Kentucky last weekend. Sophomore Jadon Buzzard and junior Henrey Deese took first place at the Sunday tournament. Seven pairs of debaters competed in the first Parliamentary tournament of the season. While the...