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Niedfeldt Residence to host ‘Hillsdale Hot Ones’ Saturday
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Niedfeldt Residence to host ‘Hillsdale Hot Ones’ Saturday

The Resident Assistants of Niedfeldt dormitory will host “Hillsdale Hot Ones” this Saturday, April 15 at 7:00 p.m. in Plaster Auditorium. “The event is almost exactly as seen on the YouTube show with Sean Evans,” said junior and Niedfeldt RA John Ritchey. “Basically, we have three guests who will each take a turn being asked...

A victory 13 years in the making
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A victory 13 years in the making

The Mock Trial team celebrates after a victory in February. Courtesy | Hillsdale Mock Trial  Robin Skye spent 10 years in prison for a crime she never committed.  She is now suing for legal malpractice, and on April 14, Hillsdale Mock Trial’s A and B teams will travel to Memphis, Tennessee to argue her case...

Professors West and Schlueter debate social contract theory
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Professors West and Schlueter debate social contract theory

Social contract theory is nothing more than a noble lie, Professor of Philosophy and Religion Nathan Schlueter said during a debate with Professor of Politics Thomas West March 30.  “The two great challenges we face in American politics today are the administrative state and expressive individualism,” Schlueter said. “I think highlighting social contract theory might...

Tiki Sam’s hosts Valentine’s Day pizza-baking class
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Tiki Sam’s hosts Valentine’s Day pizza-baking class

Tiki Sam’s Pizza hosted a Pizza Date Night for Valentine’s Day. Courtesy | Facebook Hillsdale couples traveled to a Horton pizzeria called Tiki Sam’s Pizza Monday night for its inaugural Pizza Date Night. Freshman Olyvia Oeverman said her boyfriend dragged her along, but by the end of the night she was glad she went. “From...

Businessman seeks to renovate Stock’s Mill
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Businessman seeks to renovate Stock’s Mill

Workers repairing the old silos. Courtesy | Dave Wheeler Dave Wheeler, the CEO of Mar-Vo Mineral Co., hopes to bring a rock climbing wall, a restaurant, and a mural to the former F.W. Stock and Sons Mill. “The silos would make a great climbing wall, the largest of its kind in the country,” Wheeler said....