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They’re not like other sports
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They’re not like other sports

Hillsdale students compete in a regatta this October: Courtesy | Emma Barillari Hillsdale offers students the opportunity to harness the elemental forces, swordfight, and master the vertical. If none of the obvious clubs and sports appeal, here are four niche sports on campus that are still great ways to get some exercise and take a...

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Registrar’s Office allows freshmen to make their fall schedule

Hillsdale freshmen chose their own fall semester schedule instead of being assigned one by the registrar’s office, according Associate Registrar Lacey McConnell.  The registrar’s office said the change was important because both faculty and students felt more comfortable and less stressed at the beginning of the semester.  “For freshmen, they’re stressed about getting what they...

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Hillsdale students research conservative European Parliament member in Hungary

Three Hillsdale students spent the summer in Budapest, Hungary, as interns researching never-before-studied correspondence between Otto von Habsburg, the son of the last Austro-Hungarian emperor, and American conservatives such as Russell Kirk and Willam F. Buckley through the rise and fall of the Soviet Union.  Otto von Habsburg would have become emperor of the Austro-Hungarian...

Jaywalkers, look both ways
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Jaywalkers, look both ways

I almost died on the first day of this semester. As a naive transfer student, I sauntered out onto Hillsdale Street in front of an oncoming Ford F-150, wheel wells rusted high up into the bed and aftermarket exhaust growling, on the assumption he would stop for me. Not so. Far be it from me...

Professor says McDonald’s spreads American culture globally
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Professor says McDonald’s spreads American culture globally

McDonald’s employee Pam Allion stands by the new self-service kiosk to assist customers. Nicole Ault | Collegian McDonald’s has spread American values around the world, said Charles Steele, associate professor of economics, as he described his experiences traveling and eating fast food from France to China on Sept. 11.  After shaking a carton of fresh...