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Debate team sweeps tournaments
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Debate team sweeps tournaments

The Hillsdale College debate team won awards in both Lincoln Douglas and parliamentary debate competitions this past weekend. The tournaments, which are online due to COVID-19, were hosted by Bowling Green State University in Ohio and Ithaca College in New York, respectively.  Matthew Doggett, assistant professor of rhetoric and director of debate, said the success...

Atlas given Freedom Leadership Award
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Atlas given Freedom Leadership Award

Scott W. Atlas received Hillsdale College’s highest honor, the Freedom Leadership Award, at a National Leadership Seminar in Phoenix, Arizona on Feb. 18. “We’ve given it to Ronald Reagan, and we’ve given it to Margaret Thatcher, and we’ve given it to Clarence Thomas,” Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn said at the event. “That means leadership,...

Council debates resolution on government overreach
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Council debates resolution on government overreach

Tensions ran high at Monday’s Hillsdale City Council meeting after Councilman Robert Socha introduced a new resolution regarding government overreach.  The resolution, originally published on Socha’s Facebook page on Feb. 25, addresses government overreach during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the recently proposed House Resolution 127, which could increase firearm registration and limit the...

Student starts county’s first high school pro-life club
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Student starts county’s first high school pro-life club

Olivia Tritchka, Hillsdale Academy sophomore, founded Hillsdale County’s first high school pro-life club at the beginning of the 2020-21 school year. Tritchka said she was inspired after attending Protect Life Michigan’s Life Advocacy Training program over the summer.  “One speaker challenged us and asked ‘What are you going to do to go back to your...

Students plan new spring break mission trip after Intervarsity cancels program
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Students plan new spring break mission trip after Intervarsity cancels program

In response to Intervarsity Ministries canceling the annual spring break mission trip, six students have taken the initiative to lead their own mission trip to give students the same opportunity to serve the community and share the gospel.  Junior Stephen Whitney, one of the leaders of the initiative, said the mission trip has always been...