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Grounds crew: the unsung heroes of winter
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Grounds crew: the unsung heroes of winter

Every member of the Hillsdale College grounds crew tunes into The Weather Channel every night of the long Michigan winter. The forecast both predicts and dictates their future — if snow is on the horizon, they are bound to lose a few hours of sleep. Before many Hillsdale students have gone to sleep, the blaring...

Never mind the bollards
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Never mind the bollards

Out of 100 students asked in Knorr Family Dining Room during dinner, 42 of them dislike the yellow traffic bollards on campus, five liked them and 53 students are indifferent toward them or never noticed them. “We don’t want people driving on campus,” Associate Dean of Men Jeffery Rogers said. “It is not a super...

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Student fed to host ‘Awkward Prom’

This semester, the Hillsdale Student Federation will host an Awkward Prom for the entire campus. They are hosting the dance as a way to give back to campus, Student Fed officials said. They have yet to determine a date for the dance, but intend to discuss dates at their next meeting. “We wanted to do...

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Celebrating Austen

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” Though critics have disagreed over the merits of Jane Austen’s work since she published her first book, this quote from “Pride and Prejudice” shows that, love her or hate her, most people...

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‘Like a lateral volcano’: Plumbing disaster in Simpson

The plumbing in Simpson Residence first floor South experienced serious complications over this weekend. Freshmen Matthew Hastreiter and Nick Brown, who live in room 103, were about to go to church Sunday morning when their sink erupted and, in the words of freshman Mitch Rayer, “sploodged everywhere.” Hastreiter said that exactly 10:08 a.m., “sludge” shot...