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Music bridges generations: Choir unites alumni and students in annual concert
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Music bridges generations: Choir unites alumni and students in annual concert

The college and chamber choirs joined visiting alumni for the annual homecoming choir concert on Sept. 23.  This was the first performance of the year for both the college and chamber choirs, and conductor James Holleman temporarily returned from sabbatical to help run the event. “We have been doing this for well over 20 years,”...

Taking steps to be better: suicide prevention walk to take place Sunday
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Taking steps to be better: suicide prevention walk to take place Sunday

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is hosting a suicide prevention walk in Hillsdale County for the first time on Oct. 1. The walk is designed to give people courage to open up about their struggles with mental health and to cultivate communities that are smarter about mental health, according to the nonprofit’s website.  The...

Love and mercy: Dealing with mental health
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Love and mercy: Dealing with mental health

A few years ago, this fun thing started happening: I cried every day over my family members’ inevitable deaths. Not shockingly, I was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder this May. After a trial round of medication and lots of consultation with my general physician, I’m feeling a lot better than I have in a long time. I was scared to voice...