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Facebook’s dangerous update
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Facebook’s dangerous update

Facebook is great for checking up on friends and receiving birthday reminders. But the recent addition of a news tab is bad for users and the journalism industry, as it places more power in the hands of a tech giant, while taking away power from media organizations and consumers. With its news tab, which launched...

Two retire from financial affairs
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Two retire from financial affairs

After a combined 91 years of working for Hillsdale College, Carolyn Spencer and Joanne Cook are retiring from their current positions in the financial affairs office. Spencer served as the college’s assistant controller, and Cook served as the college’s internal auditor.  Both women attended Hillsdale College as non-traditional students, attending classes while working full-time. Spencer...

Bon Appetit working to curb waste at meals
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Bon Appetit working to curb waste at meals

Bon Appetit’s lunchtime project “Weigh the Waste” showed Hillsdale College students and guests just how much food they waste: 418 pounds over the course of five lunch periods, to be exact. That  corresponds to 334 meals.  Bon Appetit Marketing Coordinator William Persson said Bon Appetit runs this project across all of its accounts around the...

Chicago Teachers Union strike interrupts education
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Chicago Teachers Union strike interrupts education

The average firefighter salary in Chicago is $49,489. Registered nurses in the Windy City make an average of $66,322 a year, and a policeman will earn an average salary of $73,130. But Teachers in Chicago are asking for a base salary of nearly $100,000. The Chicago Public Schools cancelled classes for nearly 300,000 students beginning...