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Q&A with the homecoming king and queen
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Q&A with the homecoming king and queen

Courtesy | Austin Thomason Seniors Hershey Athysivam, who goes by Hershey Hackberry, and Nicholas Rutkoski were named Homecoming Queen and King on Saturday.  Q: How were you nominated and what was it like?  Hackberry: I definitely was surprised when I got the Chi Omega nomination. Out of everyone in the chapter, I certainly have the...

Hillsdale’s fight against chronic absenteeism
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Hillsdale’s fight against chronic absenteeism

Twenty percent of students in Hillsdale’s Intermediate School District are chronically absent, according to data from Michigan’s official public portal for education data. Students are chronically absent when they have missed 10% or more of the school year. This translates to roughly 18 days in a standard 180-day school year, or about two days per...

Q&A: Special Forces vet talks politics and family
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Q&A: Special Forces vet talks politics and family

Courtesy | Nick Freitas Nick Freitas is an author, political commentator, and social media influencer with more than 2 million Instagram followers. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates as a Republican from 2016–2026 and, before then, was a sergeant and Green Beret in the U.S. Army Special Forces. Freitas gave a lecture on...

Hillsdale, War Department partner for cadet program
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Hillsdale, War Department partner for cadet program

Courtesy | The Collegian Hillsdale College will partner with the Department of War through a new Corps of Cadets program to give Hillsdale students who want to go into military service after graduation priority officer commissioning to the military and military instruction, College President Larry Arnn announced Sept. 30.  “We need students of Western Civilization...

Q&A: Craftsman talks God, work, and YouTube
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Q&A: Craftsman talks God, work, and YouTube

Courtesy | Scott Wadsworth   Scott Wadsworth is a carpenter and blacksmith with decades of experience. His YouTube channel, “Essential Craftsman,” where he uploads videos of himself building, repairing, and giving advice on craftsmanship, has nearly 1.9 million subscribers. Wadsworth gave a lecture titled “The Problem of Pain Evasion: A Case for Grit” Sept. 21,...