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Hillsdale’s churches continue to worship amid pandemic
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Hillsdale’s churches continue to worship amid pandemic

What do Hillsdale’s churches look like amid the coronavirus pandemic? For most of them, not much different. Masks are encouraged, but not required; seating may be more spaced than usual; some churches now offer prepackaged communion, yet many churchgoers still choose the communal chalice. “Right now, our services look fairly normal,” Sean Willman, pastor of...

Alums working at RealClear pursue the virtue of understanding
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Alums working at RealClear pursue the virtue of understanding

If there’s one thing Hillsdale alumni now working at RealClearPolitics have taken with them, it’s the virtue of properly understanding someone else’s argument, according to Hillsdale City Councilmember Bill Zeiser, a 2016 graduate of the Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship. The political news site and polling data aggregate site founded in 2000 boasts four...

Hillsdale will return to normal ‘as soon as possible,’ Arnn says
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Hillsdale will return to normal ‘as soon as possible,’ Arnn says

Students may have to continue wearing masks, getting temperature checks, and following distancing guidelines after the second week of school if there’s an outbreak of COVID-19 cases on Hillsdale’s campus, according to Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn.  Arnn added that he plans to reduce restrictions as soon as possible, as they interfere with the purpose...

Hillsdale businesses see influx of customers during graduation weekend
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Hillsdale businesses see influx of customers during graduation weekend

Hillsdale’s local businesses saw a significant influx of customers during the commencement weekend from July 17-19, business owners said. After the college rescheduled the May 2020 commencement to July 18 due to the coronavirus outbreak, many Hillsdale business owners said they did not have the level of customers they would on a normal commencement weekend....