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‘Donna’ the Triceratops comes to Hillsdale’s Fisk Museum
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‘Donna’ the Triceratops comes to Hillsdale’s Fisk Museum

A 66 million-year-old triceratops skeleton joined the collection of the Daniel M. Fisk Museum of Natural History in the Strosacker Science Center today in an unveiling ceremony at noon. The skeleton, named Donna, is more than 60 percent complete, and joins “Linda” the edmontosaurus in the museum. Professor of Biology Anthony Swinehart, curator of the...

Fireball rips across Hillsdale night sky
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Fireball rips across Hillsdale night sky

  A flash of light and a ball of fire ignited the Midwestern sky Tuesday night, captivating the eyes of anyone who happened to look up at the sky around 8:10 p.m.. According to the Detroit Free Press, people reported seeing what scientists are officially terming a “fireball” in all parts of Michigan and in...

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Hillsdale avoids new federal endowment tax

Hillsdale College will not have to pay a new federal excise tax on college endowments, at least for now. As a part of the Republican tax package signed into law by President Donald Trump on Dec. 22, private, nonprofit colleges and universities must pay a 1.4 percent tax on their endowment’s yearly income. The tax,...