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From Meijer to Madrid: Students make the most of fall break
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From Meijer to Madrid: Students make the most of fall break

Caitlynn Rosieland smiles with her sister Emma before Basílica de la Sagrada Família in Barcelona. Courtesy | Caitlynn Rosieland When the readings just keep coming, the papers begin to pile up, and beautiful Hillsdale, Michigan, begins to look a little “same old,” fall break provides a day or two of relief. This year, some students...

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Kehoe offers scholarships to student entrepreneurs

Sophomores who are aspiring entrepreneurs can apply for scholarships from the Kehoe Family Initiative for Entrepreneurial Excellence, a program that gives them the tools to grow their business. Admittance to the program includes a scholarship, according to Jennifer Lutz, career placement associate and director of the Kehoe fellowship. The application is available on Handshake. Lutz...

Professor’s Picks: Charles Steele
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Professor’s Picks: Charles Steele

Film: “White Tiger” (Белый тигр) (2012), directed by Karen Shakhnazarov. A mysterious German Tiger tank wreaking havoc on Soviet forces is hunted by an equally mysterious Soviet tankist who has the ability to communicate with tanks. It’s an eerie, unsettling, beautiful film. The Russian actors are superb. Watch the subtitled version, not the dubbed version,...

Professor’s Pick: ‘Baby’ Whalen
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Professor’s Pick: ‘Baby’ Whalen

Movie: Tender Mercies. The late, great Peter Lawler described it as the most Christian movie ever made. Robert Duvall, great music, and mercy. What’s not to like? Piece of Music: Kieth Jarrett’s album “The Melody at Night, with You” I listen to this while grading papers, and it saves me from despair. Only someone who...

Arnn reflects on 25 years as college president
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Arnn reflects on 25 years as college president

Arnn at his Inauguration on Sept. 9, 2000. Courtesy | Sabrina Compton When students returned to campus in the fall of 2000, they might have discovered a new member of the administration wandering the quad and asking for directions. It was Larry Arnn, whom the college had just hired as president from the Claremont Institute...