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Hillsdale students should celebrate Black History Month
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Hillsdale students should celebrate Black History Month

Hillsdale students should celebrate Black History Month. Courtesy | Flickr Hillsdale College’s values are consistent with those of Black History Month, yet the College Democrats were the only group on campus to take notice of the occasion in 2022.  If Hillsdale students truly believe that the American founding principles of liberty and equality are exceptional,...

College to include textbooks in tuition
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College to include textbooks in tuition

Hillsdale students will skip the semesterly search for the lowest textbook prices starting fall 2023 as the college will begin including class materials in the price of tuition.  “Students and their parents will no longer need to spend time and energy tracking down every book for their classes,” said Doug Banbury, Hillsdale’s vice president for...

Butters named new free-market chair
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Butters named new free-market chair

Associate Professor of Economics Roger Butters is the new Walter E. Williams Chair in Free Market Economics, College President Larry Arnn said at a Center for Constructive Alternatives luncheon on Monday.  “Economic freedom has done more to create wealth for the masses than any other idea ever conceived,” Butters said. “It has the power to...

Governor Gretchen Whitmer wins re-election over Tudor Dixon
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer wins re-election over Tudor Dixon

The Associated Press called the election for Democratic gov. Gretchen Whitmer early Wednesday morning. Courtesy | AP News Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will spend four more years in the governor’s mansion after winning 54.5% of the vote in Tuesday’s midterm election. Voters approved three ballot proposals, adding new amendments to the state constitution.  “We...

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Debate team places first in Oct. 16 tournament

The Hillsdale College debate team took first place at its most recent tournament on Oct. 16, hosted by Bowling Green State University in Ohio. The team participated in both one-on-one, or International Public Debate Association, and partner style, or National Parliamentary Debate Association, competitions at Bowling Green against 40 other teams from schools such as...