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Families turn to backyard chickens amid eggflation
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Families turn to backyard chickens amid eggflation

Elijah, Mary Catherine, Margaux, Patrick, Max, Thomas Smith with their eggs. Courtesy | Lauren Smith As prices rise, more residents raise broods at home but not just for ‘dollars and cents’ As egg prices soar to a minimum of almost $5 a dozen, raising backyard chickens in Hillsdale has become more popular.  Earlier this month,...

Losing the cent makes lots of sense
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Losing the cent makes lots of sense

President Donald Trump is working to erase national debt, but it comes with a price: Children will no longer make wishes and toss pennies into public fountains. President Trump declared during the Feb. 9 Super Bowl that the United States will stop minting pennies. With all of the changes Trump is bringing — from renaming...

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Caitlin Splain hits 1000 points

Senior Caitlin Splain became the 21st Hillsdale women’s basketball player to score 1,000 points when she drilled a three against Cedarville University Jan. 30.  “I knew I was probably gonna get it. I was super stressed that whole entire week,” Splain said. “During the game, I was more concerned about winning, but in my head,...

Radio students named award finalists
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Radio students named award finalists

General Manager at WRFH Radio Free Hillsdale 101.7 FM Scot Bertram poses with the award for College Audio Station of the Year in 2024. Lauren Scott | Collegian Fourteen Hillsdale student radio productions are finalists in nine different categories of the 2025 Michigan Association of Broadcasting awards.  “It’s an exciting day when MAB reveals its...