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Staff Profiles: Jordyn Pair, Associate Editor
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Staff Profiles: Jordyn Pair, Associate Editor

A lover of stories, senior Jordyn Pair has told many as a reporter for the Hillsdale College Collegian. But this past summer, the new Collegian associate editor’s byline appeared in the Tennessean, a Nashville-based paper part of the USA Today network, and her work  let her tell many interesting stories. From writing about trash to...

Financial advice for an independent future
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Financial advice for an independent future

It’s easy during these four years of college to simply focus on pursuing an education. Students assume that if they focus on their education and making the right connections, they will get the right jobs. Those jobs will provide them with enough income, and that income will support their desired lifestyles. But students don’t have...

Best of Hillsdale 2019
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Best of Hillsdale 2019

Below are the results of The Collegian’s annual “Best of Hillsdale” survey. The survey was published in last week’s Student Activities Board newsletter and received 135 responses.   McDonald’s Best Fast Food McDonald’s is for all the people: Big Macs for the big macs and salads for the vegans; a playland for the kiddos and flower-adorned tables...

No more Sweethearts this Valentine’s Day
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No more Sweethearts this Valentine’s Day

This Valentine’s Day, stores around the nation are all out of Sweethearts — the popular heart-shaped, message-carrying candy that has sweetened the holiday since the turn of the 20th century. After Necco’s candy factory went out of business last year, the company sold Sweethearts to Spangler Candy Company in Bryan, Ohio, about a 45-minute drive...

Historic Hysteria:  Guys, and other four-letter words
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Historic Hysteria: Guys, and other four-letter words

On March 16, 1989, The Collegian published an article titled “Guys and Other Four-Letter Words” detailing the women of Hillsdale’s view on dating and men at Hillsdale. Current ladies of Hillsdale beware: Some of these quotes are all too relatable. When asked about the Hillsdale dating life, one student, Renee, said, “There is no dating....