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Charging on with a Hillsdale HD channel

Students may soon be able to enjoy college events from the comfort of their own dorm or from any of the 697 cable connections Hillsdale pays for in their “bulk-bill” agreement with Comcast. The expanding media department at Hillsdale College is in the midst of bidding and contract negotiations with cable providers to create their...

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CANTUS concert draws clapping crowds

Saturday evening, the all-male, nonprofit, professional a capella group CANTUS performed at College Baptist Church to a sold-out crowd with a waiting list of over 100 people. The concert began with an African proverb: “if you have legs, you can dance; if you have a voice, you can sing.” The proverb set the tone for...

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Campus TVs updated

The approximately 35 television monitors scattered about campus displaying pertinent campus information received an upgrade over winter break to improve their capabilities and usefulness to all on campus. Media Production Specialist Scott Pienta is leading the charge with the changes to the monitors in conjunction with the donor making the whole project possible. “What the...

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I am Jewish and proud

Every morning for the past decade, I have put on the same earrings and necklace. They’re nothing flashy or overly eye-catching, but they do have one important feature: The Star of David. For all the years I have followed this routine, it was only recently that I began to think about it. It was only...

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Winston Churchill finds home at Hillsdale

As one of the fan favorite statues along the Freedom Walk, Sir Winston S. Churchill is no stranger to Hillsdale College. Since 2012, the college has taken full ownership of the “Churchill Project,” a lifelong project of the official biographer of Churchill and former Hillsdale professor, Sir Martin Gilbert. “To sustain and deepen a proper...