Month: January 2019

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Debate wins sweepstakes, takes high individual honors
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Debate wins sweepstakes, takes high individual honors

The Hillsdale College debate team excelled in their first debate tournament of the spring semester. Traveling to Webster University in St. Louis, Hillsdale saw stiff competition from 42 other collegiate teams at the Gorlok Gala. The Gala is the largest tournament the team has competed in this season. The debate team performed well, winning debate...

Security services available with Alertus app, beacons
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Security services available with Alertus app, beacons

In an emergency, every minute counts. To help students, Hillsdale College has contracted with a company called Alertus Technologies. “Compared to Blackboard Connect, Alertus works in half the time,” said Bill Whorley, director of campus security. Blackboard Connect took more than 20 minutes to notify all students, but Whorley said that Alertus, using multi-output technology,...

Mock Trial wins big at national invitational
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Mock Trial wins big at national invitational

The Hillsdale mock trial teams performed well at their tournaments on Jan. 26-27. Team 1127 placed third out of 40 teams, winning seven out of eight ballots at the 31st Annual National Invitational at Loras College. Team 1126 placed fifth out of 19 teams at the Hoosier Hoedown at Indiana University, the final tournament of...