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Students plan to travel for total solar eclipse
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Students plan to travel for total solar eclipse

There was a total solar eclipse in 2017. Courtesy | Facebook. As the next solar eclipse approaches on April 8, several groups of Hillsdale students plan to visit the path of totality in Ohio, including a group led by Associate Professor of Physics Michael Tripepi. Hillsdale County should witness a maximum solar coverage of 98.6%...

The Sauk to host student-led play ‘Mockingbird’
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The Sauk to host student-led play ‘Mockingbird’

Students lead the play. Courtesy | The Sauk Theatre Student-led play “Mockingbird” will premiere on April 5 at The Sauk Theatre in downtown Jonesville.   The show, sponsored by Playford Real Estate in Jonesville, has additional performances on April 6 at 7:30 p.m. and  on April 7 at 3 p.m.. Admission costs will be $10 for...

Streaming services are becoming glorified cable TV
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Streaming services are becoming glorified cable TV

Ads and increasing prices make streaming services less appealing. Courtesy | Facebook When my family first subscribed to Netflix, I found it freeing. I was thrilled that I could binge watch a movie or show without commercials stopping me. Services like Netflix, Prime Video, and Hulu revolutionized watching TV. Streaming services have begun to surpass...

Vergil in a village: London doctor visits campus for book tour
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Vergil in a village: London doctor visits campus for book tour

When a half-Thai, half-British classicist-turned-medical doctor spent time in an impoverished African country, he noticed the West’s impact on this minute African country’s culture. Alexander Chula, currently a medical doctor working at a London hospital, served for a time in the African nation of Malawi as both a Classics teacher and medical doctor. He recently...

Librarian retires to volunteer and travel
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Librarian retires to volunteer and travel

After 39 years of bringing the best and rarest books to Hillsdale, interlibrary loan technician Pam Ryan is retiring from her second home. “I’ve seen so much change on campus — change for the better,” Ryan said, referring to the buildings that were torn and built, the student body, and the increase in faculty and...