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Students perform festival of one-act plays
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Students perform festival of one-act plays

The Hillsdale Tower Players directed and performed the Festival of Student Works April 1 through April 3. On Friday night and Saturday afternoon, students performed “The Actor’s Nightmare,” “Wanda’s Visit,” and “For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls,” all comedies by Christopher Durang.  On Saturday night and Sunday afternoon, students performed “The Ugly Duckling,” “The Proposal,”...

College choir presents spring concert
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College choir presents spring concert

“This performance showed the wide capacity of the music faculty,” said Timothy McDonnell, associate professor of music and director of sacred music. “The diversity of talents in the music department was on full display.” Hillsdale College’s Chamber and College Choir presented a varied program last Sunday during the Spring Choir Concert in Christ Chapel.  McDonnell...

Students present ‘Aliens in the Arb’ documentary
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Students present ‘Aliens in the Arb’ documentary

Nine Hillsdale students will tell the story of “Aliens in the Arb” in a documentary for their Documentary Filmmaking class. The documentary will premiere at 7 p.m. on April 20 in the Plaster Auditorium.  One evening in 1966, women living in McIntyre Residence saw something unnatural in the Slayton Arboretum: a UFO. “No matter what...

SAB hosts first-ever scavenger hunt in downtown Hillsdale
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SAB hosts first-ever scavenger hunt in downtown Hillsdale

Students explored the ins-and-outs of the city of Hillsdale at the Student Activities Board’s scavenger hunt in downtown Hillsdale on Friday. Students who attended explored the city while making stops in participating businesses to complete challenges and earn prizes.  “The whole idea was we organized with businesses in town beforehand and had them offer a...

Don Tocco gives $35,000 to Greek Houses. ATO receives $7,500
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Don Tocco gives $35,000 to Greek Houses. ATO receives $7,500

After a three-hour-long chess battle, senior Michael Craig of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity narrowly seized victory in Don Tocco’s sports competition.  “I was so much impressed with Michael and how smart he is,” Tocco, a businessman and philanthropist, said. “He’s a fine competitor. It was a real pleasure to spend that time with everybody but...