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City councilman kickstarts effort to repeal blue law
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City councilman kickstarts effort to repeal blue law

The petition can be signed at Here’s to You Pub and Grub. Courtesy | Sean Callaghan Hillsdale County is the only county in Michigan that prohibits restaurants and bars from selling liquor on Sundays, but voters could change that in November if a petition drive collects enough signatures.  City councilman Robert Socha introduced the petition...

Experience the pearl of Africa
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Experience the pearl of Africa

Sign-ups are still open for a two-week internship in Uganda through Hillsdale College this summer.  Students will travel with Associate Dean of Men Jeffrey “Chief” Rogers July 15-29 to assist a small fishing village and help on microfinancing, library promotion, and school projects.  Rogers traveled to Uganda last year after Joy Ngobi, the mother of...

The hero campus needs: gateman stands guard
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The hero campus needs: gateman stands guard

He’s the hero campus needed, regardless of whether we deserved him—gate guy. Gate guy’s job is to control the foot traffic around the construction zone for the Diana Davis Spencer Graduate School of Education building. He closes the gates when trucks drive onto campus and opens them when it’s safe again. Dennis Cook, the original...

Egypt takes first in Manning Street chariot races
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Egypt takes first in Manning Street chariot races

Competitors gathered on Manning Street last Saturday to construct wooden carts and race them down the road in teams of two. Kyle Johns | Campus Rec Off-campus house Egypt took gold in a chariot race on Manning Street after Student Activities Board’s Taste of Manning on Saturday.  “The Manning Street Chariot Race was an extremely...