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Campus grieves John Owen Habib, 21 
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Campus grieves John Owen Habib, 21 

Jordan, Khalil, Cressida, and John Owen Habib stand for a family photo. When Khalil Habib’s 21-year-old son fell into a coma after a rock climbing accident in Morocco two weeks ago, students, staff, and faculty reached out to support the family with text messages, emails, and prayers — and many contributed to a GoFundMe account...

Meijer plans to preserve Mail Pouch barn wall
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Meijer plans to preserve Mail Pouch barn wall

The Mail Pouch Tobacco barn standing on the land where Meijer will build its Hillsdale location. Courtesy | Facebook The Hillsdale County Historical Society is preserving the historic Mail Pouch Tobacco advertisement from the barn on Meijer’s property. “Meijer was all too happy to hear that we wanted to preserve a historical feature and volunteered...

Documentary students to premiere film on Hillsdale’s independence
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Documentary students to premiere film on Hillsdale’s independence

The Capitol, Washington, D.C. Eight students will present their documentary on how Hillsdale College secured its right to refuse federal aid at 7 p.m. on April 19 in Plaster Auditorium.  Hillsdale College started opposing government funding in the 1960s. The documentary is this semester’s project for the documentary filmmaking course, taught by adjunct instructor Buddy...

Hillsdale’s first policewoman dies
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Hillsdale’s first policewoman dies

Officer Linda Caldwell also served as a meter maid. Courtesy | Hampton Funeral Homes The first policewoman of the Hillsdale City Police Department died in a nursing home on Feb. 24 at 86 years old. Linda Caldwell of Jerome, Michigan, became Hillsdale’s first policewoman in 1964. She served as a meter maid, but unlike many...

Music fraternity to split from nationals
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Music fraternity to split from nationals

Phi Mu Alpha separates from national fraternity and changes name to Alpha Mu Phi Hillsdale’s men’s music fraternity Phi Mu Alpha is in the process of dissociating from its national headquarters and has changed its name to Alpha Mu Phi. “We realized our chapter’s values did not match the values of the national fraternity,”  Vice...