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Green awarded ODK Leader of the Month

The Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honorary nominated senior Caroline Green to be leader of the month, thanks to her academic achievement, superior leadership skills, and exceptional character. “The ODK Leader of the Month award exists to recognize and encourage leaders who make an enormous impact on campus but sometimes fly under the radar,” ODK President...

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Off-Campus Shenanigans

Friendships: some are forged through laughter, some through tears, some through fire. And some are forged through CARNAGE. Casey Harper’s eyes are wide with excitement as he walks into the Bounce House living room and says, “Roommate! We should do a talent show.” “Roommate!” Sam Ryskamp replies. He puts down his book. “Ok. We could...

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City Council seeks new city manager and clerk

Follow Kate on Twitter After acting as Hillsdale city manager since 2011, Linda Brown stepped down for medical reasons in October and will not have her contract renewed. The Hillsdale City Council voted to terminate the automatic renewal of Brown’s contract at its meeting Monday. Without council’s vote, her contract would have automatically renewed for...

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Council to amend housing ordinance

Follow Kate on Twitter At its Dec. 1 meeting, Hillsdale City Council extended acting City Manager Doug Terry’s contract and the Planning Commission announced its plan to change a city ordinance, which currently prohibits student housing on Oak, Howder, River, Fayette, and Union streets. Oak Street and parts of Howder, River, Fayette, and Union streets...

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Mocked by despair in “Mockingjay”

“My name is Katniss Everdeen. I survived the Hunger Games. I was rescued by District 13. Peeta was left behind.” A shaking Katniss is curled up in a ball, muttering these words to herself in what seems to be a dark back room in the opening scene of “Mockingjay: Part 1.” Doctors call her name,...