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Dances, dates, and drama: dorms host various social events
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Dances, dates, and drama: dorms host various social events

Hero Taco Libre and side-kick Enchilada Tony fought villains Raging Bull and Udder-taker in a wrestling ring outside Simpson Dormitory to the thrill of fans. Simpson Smackdown, a new dorm social event, based its fights off of the World Wrestling Entertainment to bring heated competition to campus in Simpson’s courtyard.  “We crafted a narrative throughout...

Nobel Prize laureate speaks at inaugural economic conference
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Nobel Prize laureate speaks at inaugural economic conference

More than 300 people attended the inaugural conference of the Center for Commerce and Freedom and heard 97-year-old Nobel Prize laureate Vernon Smith discuss the works and ideas of the economist Adam Smith on April 5 in the Searle Center. The new center of the business, economics, and accounting department features a fellowship, paper publication,...

College to host economics conference, panel discussions
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College to host economics conference, panel discussions

Vernon Smith won the Nobel Prize in economics in 2002. Courtesy | Chapman University A Nobel Prize-winning economist will visit campus as the new Center for Commerce and Freedom holds its first annual conference Friday, April 5 in Plaster Auditorium with lunch and dinner in the Searle Center. Vernon Smith won the Nobel Prize in...

The professors do it: dress nicely up the hill
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The professors do it: dress nicely up the hill

While sweatpants and sweatshirts are basically unbeatable, they are also unattractive and unprofessional.  It’s tempting to prioritize dressing for warmth and comfort in mid-winter. It’s so much easier to roll out of bed, throw on comfy clothes, and head up the hill for another mundane day.  But should we really convey laziness and apathy to...

Business department develops the Center for Commerce and Freedom
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Business department develops the Center for Commerce and Freedom

The Economics, Business, and Accounting department is developing the Center for Commerce and Freedom, offering an annual conference, fellowship program, public lectures, and a publication paper series, aimed to promote Hillsdale College’s approach to education in business and economics, according to Associate Professor of Economics Charles Steele. Hillsdale also plans to hire two additional professors...