A mix of students, college faculty and staff, and Hillsdale residents gathered Sept. 25 in a Kendall Hall classroom for a service to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the beginning of the civil new year in Judaism. “It celebrates, first, God’s creation of the world, but it also sets off the days of repentance,” said Assistant Professor...
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Electric cars are as bad as people say
The rise in the use of electric vehicles represents a significant threat to the affordability of cars, their safety in collisions, and surprisingly, the sustainability of transportation in the United States (“Electric vehicles are not as bad as everyone says,” The Collegian, Sept. 22). While last week’s article rightly pointed out the steady decrease in...
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Keefer House Hotel renovation continues
The Keefer House Hotel may be ready for business by late spring or early summer, complete with a dining room and restaurant. Phoenix Builders and Apex Painting are working together to restore the 130-year-old building. The hotel is owned by CL Real Estate, which is partnering with Phoenix Builders to restore the hotel while keeping...
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Composer to premiere song for Choral Evensong
The Hillsdale College Chamber Choir will perform a Choral Evensong service commissioned by the college and composed by Andrew Maxfield Oct. 2 at 2:30 p.m. in Christ Chapel. “I’m excited that this is ours and it is written specifically for Christ Chapel,” said James Holleman, professor of music. “It meets Dr. Arnn’s vision of music...
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Professors Mattox and Mumme join Hillsdale theology faculty
Hillsdale welcomed Associate Professors of Religion Jonathan Mumme and Mickey Mattox after their previous institutions grew hostile to theological instruction, the new professors said. Mumme came to Hillsdale from Concordia University in Wisconsin and Mattox came from Marquette University in Wisconsin. “Teaching should be fun,” Mattox said. “What happened in my own institution was that...