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Nabors: The Missouri Compromise is modern Athens-Sparta conflict
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Nabors: The Missouri Compromise is modern Athens-Sparta conflict

With the upcoming anniversary of the Missouri Compromise in early March, Associate Professor of Politics Forrest Nabors from the University of Alaska-Anchorage spoke Mon. Feb. 18 about the political tension that made the historical event a modern Athens-Sparta conflict. Nearly synonymous with modern-day tensions among political parties, the geographical line of the Missouri Compromise symbolizes...

Red Cross blood drive falls short of goal by 13 donors
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Red Cross blood drive falls short of goal by 13 donors

The Community Health Goal program, with the help of the Niedfeldt Residence and the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity, partnered with the Red Cross in the Spring 2019 blood drive on Feb. 18 in the Grewcock Student Union. To date, Hillsdale College has hosted 32 blood drives and collected 2743 units of blood. The crew hoped...

Students learn coffee tasting, brewing methods
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Students learn coffee tasting, brewing methods

When a representative from Zingerman’s Coffee Company led a coffee tasting class Feb. 18, 12 Hillsdale College students learned how to properly describe the flavors of coffee along with six different coffee brewing methods.   Roaster and trainer for Zingerman’s Christopher Glasow said he teaches the same class once a month at Zingerman’s Cafe in...

Rothman discusses the dangers of the social justice movement
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Rothman discusses the dangers of the social justice movement

Hillsdale College welcomed Noah Rothman to campus on Feb. 19 to speak to students about his new book, “Unjust: Social Justice Warriors and the Unmaking of America.” Rothman is the associate editor at Commentary magazine and an NBC/MSNBC contributor. Rothman has risen to prominence recently as a frequent guest on shows such as Morning Joe...