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And Everyone Danced: students lead dance lessons throughout the community, sharing love and skill

Hillsdale students are channeling their passion for dance by teaching community lessons. From ballet to swing dancing, students are sharing the beauty of dance with peers, professors’ children, Hillsdale community members and more. With the help of these college students, little girls are learning to pirouette, twirl, and leap, and students are swinging, hopping, and...

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ArtTrip: Grand Rapids and ArtPrize

Hillsdale art students and other interested students get to look forward to a field trip coming up. For the students of Hillsdale, ArtPrize is an exciting time to experience an eclectic range of artwork in a lively setting. On Oct. 10, a number of students will head north to experience ArtPrize and the art on...

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Book Review: Lila by Marilynne Robinson

Here’s a novel of memory, one where the end feels like the beginning. Marilynne Robinson retells the creation story through “Lila,” lovingly following the principle character through a hard road of suffering and joy, the radical shift to marriage, and a taste of the pleasure of rest. Robinson weaves scripture from Ezekiel and Job through...

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College Republicans help with campaigns

The GOP is working hard to make Michigan the “comeback state,” and Hillsdale’s College Republicans said they are happy to help. “We’re hoping to do some kind of campaign event every weekend until election day,” College Republicans President Sam Holdeman said. The College Republicans have a long history of contributing to statewide campaigns — even...

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Land talks immigration at MLive Ballot Bash

As the Senate race narrows to a 5 percent margin in the polls, Republican candidate Terri Lynn Land defended her campaign strategy and spoke up on her support for increasing green card grants in Michigan at MLive Media Group’s Ballot Bash event in Grand Rapids on Monday. Dozens of journalists and interested guests observed as...