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Students endure weather for Homerathon
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Students endure weather for Homerathon

Through the chill and rain on Friday night, students completed a 24-hour long live reading of Homer’s “The Odyssey.” Students from the classics honorary Eta Sigma Phi held their annual Homerathon at the outdoor amphitheater Oct. 6. Taking turns, students read a book of  “The Odyssey” every hour beginning at 4 p.m. on Friday and...

Writer Christopher Beha to speak on campus
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Writer Christopher Beha to speak on campus

The former editor-in-chief of Harper’s Magazine will visit campus next week as part of the English department’s Visiting Writers Program. Christopher Beha will read from his forthcoming book, “Why I Am Not an Atheist,” at 8 p.m. on Oct. 16 and lecture on “The Statues in the Temple: Notes on the Novel as a Secular...

Mother-daughter duo produces one-minute stargazing podcast
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Mother-daughter duo produces one-minute stargazing podcast

Lauren Smyth worked with her mom to launch a podcast called Astro Minute. Courtesy | Radio Free Hillsdale Junior Lauren Smyth, released a new Radio Free Hillsdale podcast called “Astro Minute” that teaches listeners to recognize constellations, nebulae, and galaxies in the night sky with the naked eye in only 60 seconds. The podcast is...

Student TAs serve as mentors in lab
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Student TAs serve as mentors in lab

Aruna Harihara working in lab. Courtesy | Linnea Shiveley For students majoring in the physical sciences, hands-on experience comes not only from laboratory classes, but opportunities to work as teaching assistants.  Senior biochemistry major Aruna Harihara has been a TA for biochemistry lab, physics lab, and physics recitation. Currently, she works as a TA for...