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Support hurricane relief at ATO party
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Support hurricane relief at ATO party

In light of recent devastations caused by Hurricane Irma, the Hillsdale College chapter of Alpha Tau Omega will hold a foam party Saturday evening at 10 p.m. Tickets are free, but the fraternity is asking for donations, which will go towards relief funds for those displaced by the disaster. The party will be at the...

College holds summer science camp
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College holds summer science camp

When biology department chairman Frank Steiner first came to Hillsdale, he said he sought to improve relations between the natural sciences division and the Hillsdale community. Now, he said he has exceeded even his own expectations. “We started with a camp of just 20 students,” Steiner said. “Twenty-seven years later, we have 60 students on...

Cost of Hillsdale College hits eight-year high
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Cost of Hillsdale College hits eight-year high

Hillsdale College’s price tag jumped to an all-time high this fall, with costs increasing more than they have in the last eight years. The total cost including fees, room and board for the 2017-2018 academic year increased by 4.56 percent to $37,352. While Hillsdale’s costs remain lower than the average private four-year institution, they are...

We can all learn from Trump’s courage
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We can all learn from Trump’s courage

Stupid, provocative, oafish, and dangerous —  leftists in the media used those words and more to describe Ronald Reagan during his presidency. Six years later, those words seem an awful lot like those critics use to describe President Donald Trump. When you have a 7-foot bronze statue of the man staring down at you on...

Citizens make last-minute predictions after voting
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Citizens make last-minute predictions after voting

During exit interviews conducted at the Hillsdale Community Library voting precinct by The Hillsdale Collegian, voters shared their thoughts regarding the issues that mattered to them in the 2016 general election. “I’m a little disappointed in the national candidates, how they were all about downing each other and sharing bad news about each other,” Hillsdale...