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Christmas at the Poorhouse: a beloved Hillsdale Tradition
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Christmas at the Poorhouse: a beloved Hillsdale Tradition

No twinkling lights or iridescent tinsel strands adorn the humble cobblestone house at 180 Wolcott Street. Instead, pine boughs, red candles, and paper ornaments—softly illuminated by lamplight— lend toa quaint Christmas cheer that harkens to days gone by. Christmas at the Poorhouse, an annual holiday open house that provides area residents entertainment, fellowship, homemade treats,...

Local churches install safeguards for potential emergencies
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Local churches install safeguards for potential emergencies

Local churches are taking precautionary measures to keep their parishioners safe. After recent shootings in public places, including places of worship, some local Hillsdale churches are revisiting their emergency policies, while others are creating new policies to ensure people are safe in their church communities. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Free Methodist Church, and Hillsdale Church...

‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ is classic Coen brothers: funny, dark, and beautiful
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‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ is classic Coen brothers: funny, dark, and beautiful

The theme for “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” borrows from the opening bars of “O What a Beautiful Morning” from “Oklahoma!”. The two films, however have little in common beside those opening bars. The Coen brothers’ new film is a far cry from the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic, and nothing about it suggests the peace...

What you can’t fit into a blue book
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What you can’t fit into a blue book

Three papers due by midnight, two tests the week before finals (who does that?), and, of course, don’t miss class because this material will be 50 percent of the final. Welcome to Hell Week at Hillsdale College, a time when we all ask ourselves, does strength really rejoice in the challenge? With finals right around...