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‘Silent Sky’ to stage story of female astronomer
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‘Silent Sky’ to stage story of female astronomer

  Hillsdale College students will be performing a staged reading of contemporary playwright Lauren Gunderson’s play “Silent Sky” on Oct. 17 and 18 in the Fine Arts Building – a historical piece about a young woman pursuing her interest in astronomy at the Harvard College Observatory. The play is based on the life of Henrietta...

Ninth annual Awesome Autumn will take place Oct. 22
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Ninth annual Awesome Autumn will take place Oct. 22

Last year, local businesses kept their doors open late to celebrate fall with the Hillsdale Business Association’s ninth annual Awesome Autumn event. This year will be no different as 21 businesses prepare for scavenger-hunt festivities that will take place downtown on Tuesday, Oct. 22 from 5-8 p.m.  Participants in the Awesome Autumn event will receive...

Lucy Darling: Alum creates ‘beautiful products’ for babies
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Lucy Darling: Alum creates ‘beautiful products’ for babies

When Kevin Meyers graduated from Hillsdale College in 2009 with German and history majors, he never imagined that he would be running one of the most successful businesses for baby products three years later. Kevin Meyers and his wife Haily Meyers sold their first product from their business Lucy Darling in 2012 and were officially...

Chargers come back from 16-point deficit to win fourth straight game
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Chargers come back from 16-point deficit to win fourth straight game

The Hillsdale College Chargers overcame a 16-point fourth-quarter deficit on the road Saturday to defeat the Northwood University Timberwolves in overtime, 37-30. The win improves Hillsdale to 4-2 this year in its final non-conference game of the regular season. The Chargers scored the final 23 points of the game in the comeback victory. “We’re a...

Hillsdale College aids city in paying for road projects
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Hillsdale College aids city in paying for road projects

During the Oct. 7 City Council meeting, councilmembers expressed gratitude to Hillsdale College for its financial contribution toward the road construction projects around campus. The city is currently doing restoration work on College Street and a complete mill and overlay project on both Galloway Drive and West Street.  Richard Péwé, the chief administrative officer for...