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Hillsdale’s new fire and police chief suits up for both
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Hillsdale’s new fire and police chief suits up for both

Kristopher Joswiak. Ellie Fromm | Collegian  Hillsdale City’s new police and fire chief Kristopher Joswiak is the first in this position to combine experience as a police officer, firefighter, and emergency medical technician.  “You have about 8,000 people in the town, so it is a big role,” Joswiak said. “Obviously, the people who are doing...

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Think your walk to campus is long? Think again.

Some students complain about campus construction adding two minutes to their walk to class while others spend more than an hour driving to school. Senior Eleanor DeGoffau leaves her home in Lansing no later than 7:45 a.m. to make it to her 9 a.m. class. “I will listen to audiobooks, podcasts, sometimes I’ll call my...

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There will be no CHP beer tent this year

Hillsdale’s 21-and-up crowd is out of luck this April, as Centralhallapalooza will not feature a beer tent for students of legal drinking age, according to Dean of Women Rebekah Bollen.  “It came out of a general conversation about when and where alcohol is present at student events, not with the idea of removing alcohol from...

Campus Character: Christopher Tufaro
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Campus Character: Christopher Tufaro

Tufaro used to gaslight many people into believing his last name is Obama. Courtesy | Chris Tufaro Chris Tufaro is a senior philosophy major from Pennsylvania. He is the rush chair and historian of Sigma Chi fraternity. He has also held the roles of magister and kustos (ritual chair). In 2021, he listened to Pitbull’s...

Norris dies after downtown crash
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Norris dies after downtown crash

Joni Norris at her desk. Courtesy | Moore Insurance Services A local woman, Joni Norris, died March 7, about three weeks after a county-owned vehicle struck her while she was in a crosswalk. Norris, who was 68 years old and worked at Moore Insurance Services for nearly 30 years, was hit at the intersection of...