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City of Hillsdale plans downtown social district
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City of Hillsdale plans downtown social district

The city of Hillsdale is planning a social district, in which the city could loosen rules to allow patrons of bars and pubs to consume alcohol outside. City Manager David Mackie said officials will discuss specific details about the district, where it would be, and what it would accomplish.  “We are still in the beginning...

Be a generous person: Don’t Venmo request
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Be a generous person: Don’t Venmo request

When Venmo entered the scene in 2009, it offered a newfound convenience to situations that were formerly more cumbersome. Venmo’s mission statement is “to change people’s relationships with money and each other,” and it has certainly done that–but not always in a good way. What used to be acts of kindness have turned into financial...

On the saga of Saga
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On the saga of Saga

Despite the decade since Saga Inc. last catered at Hillsdale College, calling Knorr Dining Hall anything but “Saga” still regularly gets freshmen eye-rolled right out of a booth. The tradition of fondly calling the dining hall “Saga” dates back to the late 90s. “We called it Saga as well,” Director of Academic Services Christy Maier...

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Men’s tennis to open season with home invitation

After finishing last year’s conference season as semi-finalists and accepting three new freshmen this year, the Hillsdale College Men’s Tennis team will begin its fall season with a Charger Invitational the weekend of Sept. 9.  “One of the biggest things is we have a new group of three freshmen coming in, who are all great...