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Starting the New Year with Christ
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Starting the New Year with Christ

Catholic and Protestant students attend Christian conferences over winter break Ear-deafening music, bright lights, broad smiles, shouts of joy — typical descriptions of a New Year’s Eve celebration. While these are a part of the classic celebration in Times Square, they also describe how many Hillsdale students welcomed 2024.  Hillsdale students attended two different Christian...

Welcome to the  Renaissance.
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Welcome to the Renaissance.

Luke Robson ’17 dreams of bringing a renaissance to Hillsdale, and he’s scoping out properties in the city in pursuit of his vision.   Robson’s company, Hillsdale Renaissance LLC already, owns several properties downtown including the Courthouse Annex and Stock’s Mill, and is working to restore Hillsdale’s historic charm and industry.  “My plan is not to...

Cemeteries display the circle of life
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Cemeteries display the circle of life

  For a 19th-century American, cemeteries were associated with Halloween — they were a part of everyday life, according to Bradley Birzer, the Russell Amos Kirk Chair in American Studies. Birzer, who lives across the street from the Oak Grove Cemetery on Montgomery Street, led a tour of the cemetery on Oct. 16 in cooperation...

Manning Street isn’t just for Greeks and athletes
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Manning Street isn’t just for Greeks and athletes

Are you an independent tired of watching a movie with your two friends for the fourth Saturday in a row? Has swing club finally become a drag on your fundie social life? Maybe you feel the need to try out some more gyrational moves instead?  Fortunately, there is an easily accessible and boundlessly fun solution...