In the Bible, Jewish religious leaders in Roman-occupied Israel scoffed at Jesus, a miracle man from Galilee, saying, “Can anything good come from Galilee?” Christians who said the same of Hollywood may now have an unexpected answer. Mark Burnett, reality TV entrepreneur behind “Survivor,” “The Voice,” “Shark Tank,” and “The Apprentice,” teamed up with his...
Author: Casey Harper (Casey Harper)
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Boosting our stats
Hillsdale College plans to be the most selective school in Michigan within five years. As part of the Rebirth of Liberty and Learning campaign, admissions plans to increase its applications by about 40 to 45 percent and raise the average ACT score to 31 by 2018. “A lot of schools, a lot of private liberal...
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Econ department launches online hub
Rap videos, prestigious internship listings, and articles from students make up the new economics department’s website. Assistant Professor of Economics Michael Clark created a department website to promote community and job opportunities to Hillsdale’s economics students, both current and former. “I felt there was a demand, so we needed a supply,” Clark said. Clark started...
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Volume Salon reopens offering massages, manicures
Volume Salon and Spa hairdressers chat with customers while snipping and styling. “Be your own kind of beautiful” is stenciled on the wall, situated between mirrors that allow customers to look back at themselves and contemplate the phrase. The Hillsdale salon reopened in June 2013 on East Bacon Street across from Hillsdale Community Library. Their...
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The bright yellow bollards have to go
Hillsdale College has a beautiful campus, but pointless yellow eyesores threaten that reputation. The “bollards” are the pairs of bright yellow metal poles that pop up on the driving paths on campus installed last year. There are two pairs, one between the Grewcock Student Union and Delp Hall and another between the union and the...