Junior Sarah Schutte said she took action when she noticed the Paul House needed some repairs. Luckily for the women’s residence, Schutte, a residence assistant there, said she likes home decorating — and she and her family are good at it. During spring break and the summer, Schutte, her parents, and her brother worked hard...
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Hard drinks hard to buy on Sundays in Hillsdale
Hillsdale County has “blue laws,” which prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sundays. Wikimedia Commons | Courtesy A decades-old law is keeping you from buying a margarita on a Sunday in Hillsdale. Little-known Sunday sales laws, known as “blue laws,” prohibit bars and restaurants in Hillsdale County — such as El Cerrito, Here’s To...
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Miller serves with simple kindness in the sports complex
Every weekday, from 5:40-10 a.m., Jerry Miller sits at the front of the Roche Sports Complex. For this mild, white-haired gentleman, interaction with people gives life and work their richness. “We laugh here together every morning,” he said. “I do not want people coming through the door with a frown on their face....
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Flint the winner at Democratic debate
Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., speaks with reporters in a press scrum following Sunday’s Democratic presidential debate. Nicole Ault | Collegian Flint, Mich. — If sympathetic publicity counts, Flint, Michigan, may have been the real winner of the CNN-sponsored Democratic presidential debate Sunday, March 6. News networks focused national discussion on Flint in the days ahead...
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College sophomore visits London
Sophomore Jack Sinko took his finals early last semester to spend nine days in London starting Dec. 9 on an all-expenses-paid scholarship trip sponsored by the Young Briton’s Foundation. Sinko said the trip emphasized British conservatism, the British parliamentary process, and the history of the relationship between Great Britain and America. “Part of this trip...