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Students to run Maker’s Market
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Students to run Maker’s Market

The Student Activities Board is putting together Hillsdale College’s first Maker’s Market this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.  “The Maker’s Market is essentially like a student version of a farmers’ market,” SAB Promotions Team Leader Ian Brown said. “It’s for students and people who are associated with the college that if they have...

Junior self-publishes book of poetry
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Junior self-publishes book of poetry

When junior Taryn Murphy began feverishly scribbling poems in the margins of her class notes on her homework assignment and sending them in texts to her friends, she never imagined that she would one day publish a book of poetry.  In a culmination of two years’ work, Murphy self-published the first edition of her poem...

On finding American spirit in Italy
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On finding American spirit in Italy

As I entered a crowded train in Genoa, Italy this August, I briefly met a pair of dark eyes. In a sea of huge suitcases and bulging duffel bags, this girl was only carrying a small, stuffed drawstring backpack. My friend Aaron and I had already spent two weeks in Spain and Italy. We were...

German, Slavic film series communicate ‘human experience’
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German, Slavic film series communicate ‘human experience’

“Wait, what just happened? Who’s that?” Any time you’ve heard someone say these words while watching a movie, you probably think, oh my gosh. Just watch the movie! Now imagine watching the movie in a foreign language.  While you might think this would cause unbearable annoyance, Assistant Professor of German Stephen Naumann and Professor of...

Q&A: Mark Jarman, visiting writer, poet
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Q&A: Mark Jarman, visiting writer, poet

Mark Jarman, a poet from Tennessee, visited campus to deliver a lecture and a poetry reading on September 23 and 24. Jarman came to campus as a part of the Visiting Writers’ Program. How long have you been teaching at Vanderbilt and what do you teach there? I have taught there for 37 years. I...