Every Christmas, up to 10 nursing-home-bound residents make their way to a real home to celebrate the holiday in a relaxed, homey environment with those who love them, thanks to Reading Emergency Unit’s Home for the Holidays Program. The program, which has been around for almost 15 years, offers this service on both Thanksgiving and...
Author: S.M. Chavey (Sarah Chavey)
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College growth through social media marketing
“Everyone tries to create that Oreo moment when the lights went out at the Superbowl and the Oreo ad went up a few minutes later,” Director of Digital Marketing and Social Media Brad Lowrey said. “We want to be to be the Oreo of higher education, where other colleges are saying ‘I see what you...
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Students start music entrepreneurship club
Sophomore Nathan Steinmeyer came to Hillsdale hoping to major in music, but once he realized there were no business classes in the music department, he dropped the major to study math instead. He didn’t give up his interest in music business, however. Now, Steinmeyer has founded the Music Entrepreneurship Club, along with other students, to...
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Junior goes bald for St. Baldrick’s Foundation cancer research
“Sara has a very nice head,” Keyona Shabazz said. “It’s very round, not oddly shaped.” Junior Sara Pezzella has donated her hair five times. But completely shaving her head for pediatric cancer research was both a new thrill and a sacrifice. With the support of her friends and the assistance of economics professor Roger Butters,...
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The road to 2016: Hillsdale alumni work for presidential candidates
Raz Schafer ’09 heads a Super Pac in support of GOP presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). Raz Schafer | Courtesy While dozens of Hillsdale College students gather around the 90-inch TV in Grewcock Student Union to watch the presidential debates, three alumni are playing major roles in the action. Raz Schafer ’09 leads...