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Classicists take on the Big Apple with spoken Latin
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Classicists take on the Big Apple with spoken Latin

 After hours of driving through a snowstorm, passing time with conversations in Latin and listening to Latin audiobooks, members of the Mensa Latina club of Hillsdale arrived in New York City, ready to participate in a spoken Latin conference.  The Paideia Institute at Fordham University  hosted the conference, titled “Living Latin in New York City”...

‘Same old Lions’ no longer: new hope for Detroit
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‘Same old Lions’ no longer: new hope for Detroit

Though the Lions did not get the chance to take on the Chiefs in the Super Bowl, fans can find some solace in knowing they were good. There is finally hope for the future. Before this season, Lions fans were some of the saddest people out there. I can sympathize somewhat, being a fan of...

Fraternity and equality: local Freemason lodge builds community
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Fraternity and equality: local Freemason lodge builds community

  Despite what the National Treasure movies say, the Freemasons do not control the government — at least not any more. Hillsdale’s Freemason lodge, chartered in January of 1852, was among the first lodges established in Michigan and still operates today. The Masons have two main focuses in their work,community and morality, said Senior Warden...