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Unsurprising truths Facebook’s whistleblower revealed
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Unsurprising truths Facebook’s whistleblower revealed

The whistleblowers are running out of breath.  Frances Haugen, Facebook’s newest big tech robot gone rogue, gained national recognition last week for saying what we already know. After the Wall Street Journal published a project titled “The Facebook Files,” Haugen revealed that she was the source of secret documents used in the investigative project.  Although...

Water-themed exhibit to open this Friday
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Water-themed exhibit to open this Friday

On Oct. 15, the Daughtrey Art Gallery will open a water-themed exhibit featuring works from photographer Becky Kagan Schott and Chairwoman and Professor of Art Barbara Bushey. “This is going to be part of our professional artist series, so there’s no student artwork,” said Gallery Director and Assistant Professor of Art Roxanne Kaufman. “It’s going...

Symphony Orchestra opens season
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Symphony Orchestra opens season

The Hillsdale College Orchestra tested the boundaries of musical objectivity and presented a concert full of challenging and striking repertoire during their Parent’s Weekend Fall Concert on Oct. 9 and 10, in Christ Chapel.  “I love this tradition of Fall Parent’s Weekend being our first concert of the season, it guarantees us a large and...

Career Services offers networking trip to Nashville
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Career Services offers networking trip to Nashville

Students can visit Nashville, Tennessee, over fall break and explore professional opportunities as part of the first-ever trip to the city sponsored by Career Services.  “Nashville is a real up-and-coming city, and it’s as open as Chicago is closed,” said Director of Career Services Ken Koopmans.  The trip, which costs $125, will run from Wednesday...

Governor reinstates prevailing wage law for state projects
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Governor reinstates prevailing wage law for state projects

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer reinstated prevailing wage requirements on state projects Oct. 7.  The move came in the form of an executive order, overriding the Republican-led Michigan legislature’s 2018 repeal of prevailing wage laws. Whitmer cited the Management and Budget Act as her source of authority for the order.  The prevailing wage law requires private...