The hills and trails of Hillsdale College’s Hayden Park were not always intended for their current athletic use. For many years, the college intended the property to be the site of Independence Grove, billed to friends of the school as “a retirement community that values intelligence, integrity, and independence.” Although about 35 depositors expressed...
Author: Chris McCaffery (Chris McCaffery)
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Library receives new furniture
Reading, writing, and for some, napping, might be a bit more comfortable in Mossey Library now that new furniture purchased with a grant from Student Federation has been installed. The new chairs and tables arrived last week and have already replaced some of the decades-old, regularly-breaking furniture that was purchased when the library was built....
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Palace Cafe open late on weekend
When the hunger pangs strike at 2 a.m., students once had nowhere to turn. Two Hillsdale restaurants have recently made the after-hours food hunt a lot easier for students, so when A.J.’s Café closes it’s not the end of the world—or the meal. The Palace Cafe in downtown Hillsdale recently started serving breakfast and lunch...
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Saga to expand eating hours
Saga Inc. will expand the meal times offered in the Knorr Family Dining room beginning next semester. Breakfast will close at 9:30 a.m. instead of 9:05 a.m., lunch will open at 11:00 a.m. instead of 11:30 a.m., and dinner will open at 5:00 p.m. instead of 5:15 p.m. and close at 7:30 p.m. instead of...
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Unpaid internships promote bad ideas
Lawsuits brought against companies such as Condé Nast and Fox Searchlight this summer by disgruntled former interns began a reevaluation of the internship culture these companies rely on. And that’s a good thing. If landlords and supermarkets accepted job training or LinkedIn contacts for rent and food, the world of unpaid internships which so many...