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Derby Days seeks money through fun
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Derby Days seeks money through fun

Sigma Chi’s Derby Days fundraiser is challenging each of Hillsdale College’s sororities to compete to raise the most money for the Huntsman Cancer Institute. Last year’s Derby Days broke the school fundraising record, earning $9,300. The fundraiser’s focus this year is on enjoying the competition, after “Derby Daddy” sophomore Thomas Mullen, who organized this year’s...

Bookstore gets techy
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Bookstore gets techy

Shoppers at the Hillsdale College Bookstore can now charge their phone, while making their purchases. In August, the bookstore began selling phone chargers, speakers, and portable batteries from a new On Hand kiosk. The kiosk also features complimentary phone chargers and shower speakers shoppers can use while browsing the aisles. Bookstore supplies manager Lori Pietruszka...

Update eases off-campus JSTOR access
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Update eases off-campus JSTOR access

Hillsdale College’s Mossey Library is on the forefront of testing a new update to Sierra, the software responsible for the library’s catalog, circulation, and book ordering system. While the Sierra 2.4 update mainly fixes bugs concerning background security issues, it also makes logging into databases like Google Scholar and JSTOR easier from off-campus. Previously, those...

Faculty members endorse Trump
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Faculty members endorse Trump

Hillsdale College had the most names of any institution of higher education on a list of 156 “Scholars and Writers for America” who endorsed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in September. The college had seven faculty members on the list. After Francis Buckley, Foundation Professor at George Mason University School of Law, contacted several college...