As Hillsdale’s seniors scramble to find jobs before graduation next semester, one senior will already be co-managing a business in sunny California. Justice Karmie, a fifth-year senior who plays left guard on the Hillsdale College football team, plans to move to Los Angeles in January to help run an LLC of Forever- Lawn, a company...
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Budding botanists present plant projects at regional conference
Hillsdale College seniors Benjamin Durrington and Anna Talcott presented their projects at the sixth annual Michigan Consortium of Botanists held at Eastern Michigan University on Oct. 24. At least 30 students and faculty met to discuss and pres- ent research on botany at the regional conference. This year’s topic covered facilitating communication about invasive plants...
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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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Prepping for graduate school
As the semester flies by, seniors who are just not satisfied with four years of college are frantically finishing up applications for more. Juniors of like mind should begin reflecting on the prospect of further study and planning ahead. Here is a rough outline of the graduate school application process, and advice for juniors looking...
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Helping hands for furry paws at the Humane Society
Between academics and dorm life, Hillsdale students have little opportunity to interact with animals regularly. The humane societies in Hillsdale and Quincy that have teamed up with Hillsdale College’s GOAL volunteer program, however, provide more than enough time. The GOAL program works with local humane societies to set up a volunteer system to make it...