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Senior gives talk on helping with nuclear research
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Senior gives talk on helping with nuclear research

Senior Whit Lewis helped with nuclear research at the University of Notre Dame. Malia Thibado | Collegian Senior Whit Lewis said that participating in a research experience for undergraduates at the University of Notre Dame changed the way he viewed physics. Lewis, a physics major, was the second student-speaker for the 2023 fall semester’s physics...

Applied Math Club tries to model Homecoming victories
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Applied Math Club tries to model Homecoming victories

The club’s model confirmed that Mock Rock is the most important event to win. Courtesy | Facebook The Hillsdale College Applied Math Club tried to quantify how different factors affect homecoming victories, but came away with more questions than answers. Every year, students from all dorms compete in a week-long series of events during homecoming...

QUICK HITS with Timothy McDonnell
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QUICK HITS with Timothy McDonnell

  In this Quick Hits, Director of Sacred Music Timothy McDonnell talks childhood, hobbies, and travel.  What was your favorite subject in high school? Greek and Latin. Where is your favorite place to travel? Italy. What are some choral pet peeves? The rhotic R.  The tongue root yanks up on the larynx and all manner...

Musicians, comedians perform at Chi O Coffeehouse
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Musicians, comedians perform at Chi O Coffeehouse

Women’s sorority Chi Omega hosted student musicians and comedians at its annual Chi O Coffeehouse fundraiser Nov. 3. The sorority’s second philanthropy event of the fall semester raised money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation Michigan, an organization that grants wishes to terminally ill children in the state of Michigan. The fundraiser always has high student participation...

Tripepi to offer class on physics and the Constitution
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Tripepi to offer class on physics and the Constitution

Accurate weights and measures affect everything from scientific research to international trade. Courtesy | Timothy Dolch Michael Tripepi, assistant professor of physics, will be teaching a seminar this spring about a field that intersects the scientific and business world in America. PHY 393: NIST and the Constitutional Mandate for Physics will cover the National Institute...