Freshman Jordan Finney screamed. Water spewed from the ceiling of the Grewcock Student Union, gushed down the wall, and splashed onto booths where students had eaten just hours ago. The fire alarm’s loud warning rang through the halls as students first stared in awe at the indoor waterfall, and then gathered their things to make...
Author: Casey Harper (Casey Harper)
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Jazz combos to play at Dawn Theater
Two Hillsdale College jazz combos, “Rob Roy” and “Noodles and Co.,” will perform Dec. 8 at the Dawn Theater as part of the “Holiday Art Show and Wine & Cheese Tasting Event.” The event runs from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and will feature four wines paired with four cheeses. Artists from the college and...
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Students present gospel in Detroit
Senior Esther Ashmore wrapped her arms around Neoja, a 15-year-old black girl from inner-city Detroit. For half an hour, Ashmore held the sobbing teen and didn’t say much. At Charity Lutheran Church, where shootings are not uncommon, in the heart of Michigan’s largest city, 33 students from Hillsdale College brought reinforcements to a ministry on...
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College hires undersheriff as new security director
There’s a new sheriff in town. Well, on campus at least. The administration hired former Hillsdale County Undersheriff Bill Whorley as the new director of campus security and emergency management. Whorley has more than 30 years of law enforcement experience in Hillsdale — first as a patrol officer and then as undersheriff. Whorley was hired...
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Swim team raises money to fight cancer
The Hillsdale College women’s swim team is doing an hour-long swim relay to raise money to fight cancer in memory of Ted Mullins, a swimmer at Carleton College who died in 2006 from sarcoma, a rare soft-tissue cancer. The team will collect donations until Nov. 13 when they will swim a relay for an hour...