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How it all began: Center for Constructive Alternatives advancing values since ’80s
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How it all began: Center for Constructive Alternatives advancing values since ’80s

As this week’s Center for Constructive Alternatives lecture series comes to a close, the CCA turns 47 years old. Twice a semester, Hillsdale College hosts the CCA lectures. Each program consists of a four- to five-day lecture series during which experts speak on topics ranging from economics and humanities to government structures, current events, and...

Eat Local with Bon Appetit Tuesday
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Eat Local with Bon Appetit Tuesday

Bon Appetit Management Company is hosting its annual Eat Local Challenge on Tuesday, Sept. 24, in the Knorr Family Dining Room.  William Persson, the marketing coordinator for Bon Appetit at Hillsdale College, said figuring out the menu is always more difficult than you think. “It’s called a challenge for a reason, and the challenge is...

Invite Pete Buttigieg to speak on campus
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Invite Pete Buttigieg to speak on campus

In June 2016, my father and I attended a political rally for a presidential candidate passing through my hometown. I loathed the candidate, and I loathed almost every second of the rally. His policy proposals were absurd, his logic flawed, and his rhetoric inflammatory. The candidate was none other than President Donald J. Trump. I...

US, Europe shouldn’t strike new deal with Iran
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US, Europe shouldn’t strike new deal with Iran

Per usual, Iran is making a nuisance of itself. It announced last week that it will be ignoring the restraints on nuclear research and uranium enrichment set out in the 2015 nuclear deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). And once again, tensions between Iran and the West rise. In May 2018, Trump pulled...

Green is the new black.
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Green is the new black.

William Persson, marketing coordinator for Bon Appetit, and junior Danielle Lee, marketing assistant for the school’s food provider, have teamed up for a weekly radio show to air on Radio Free Hillsdale. “Green Is the New Black” will be on the college’s radio station on Thursdays at 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. The show aims...