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Local nonprofits team up to offer free and low-cost rides
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Local nonprofits team up to offer free and low-cost rides

Helping Hands Pregnancy Resource Center participates in the Feonix-Mobility Rising program. Courtesy | Facebook Transportation nonprofit Feonix-Mobility Rising is offering free and low-cost rides to area residents following its partnership with several local charity groups. The partnership is a pilot program with the goal of providing transportation to those seeking healthcare, food services, employment, and...

Hunting and gathering: men compete for Chick-fil-A
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Hunting and gathering: men compete for Chick-fil-A

When sophomore Thomas Potter walked into the thrift sale at Sigma Chi, he didn’t expect to purchase the shoes that he had traded the night before. Potter had surrendered his shoes to win points for the Simpson Scavenger Hunt, and the next day, he accompanied friends to the fraternity thrift sale.  “I look, and there...

Church completes 2.5-million-dollar research project
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Church completes 2.5-million-dollar research project

A three-year philosophy project funded by a $2.5 million research grant — the largest grant ever given to a Hillsdale College professor — concluded this August. The project, led by Associate Professor of Philosophy Ian Church, was titled “Launching Experimental Philosophy of Religion” and aimed to kick start broad, interdisciplinary research in the area of...

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Charger Chatter: Evyn Humphrey

What’s the biggest thing on your bucket list? Returning to Alaska and maybe climbing Mt. Denali or visiting Australia and New Zealand.  What’s your go-to late night snack? Dark chocolate or anything covered with dark chocolate. I know that sounds awful because chocolate has caffeine, but I enjoy it.  What’s the best thing to listen...

Jonesville martial arts studio rebrands to ‘Dragons Den’
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Jonesville martial arts studio rebrands to ‘Dragons Den’

Gary Goodridge, Sylvester Wesson, and Paul Shemwell (left to right) teach at Dragons Den. Courtesy | Kiralyn Brakel A martial arts center in Jonesville, formerly Shemwell’s Martial Arts, rebranded to Dragons Den Combat Sports in March.  The studio still offers classes in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai kickboxing, boxing, and mixed martial arts but recently began...