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Pursuing truth in the smaller academic corners of campus

When the class of 2015 graduates on May 9, the assembled spectators will hear certain majors spoken aloud dozens of times. Last year, 35 students majored in English, 33 majored in economics, 29 in history, and 22 in marketing management, according to the 2014 Graduate Placement Report. But every once in a while, those who...

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Q and A with Caroline Potter, the paleo goddess

Q&A with Caroline Potter, the paleo goddess Caroline Potter ’12, née Cheatum, is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner living in Hawaii. Her upcoming cookbook “All-American Paleo Table,” where she presents healthy, grain- gluten- and sugar-free twists on classic American dishes, is available for pre-order on Amazon. How did your time at Hillsdale lead to your nutrition...

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Q&A with Holy Moses and Sonic Schizophrenia

Holy Moses   Q: How and when did your band become what it is today? Tim Allen: It all started when Ian came up and complimented my guitar playing at CHP my freshman year. He said, “You’re good; we should be bros.” I said, “Okay. But only if we rock so hard.” He said, “Oh....

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Space on Smith’s mind

In the evening hours of the 1920s, at a small house on Griswold Street, one man was changing the world. When Edward “Doc” Smith came to Hillsdale, Michigan in 1920, space was on his mind. Smith arrived in Hillsdale in the spring of that year, after earning two degrees from the University of Idaho. He...

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Lighthouse heals

Nearly 50 people gathered on April 7 for the Lighthouse club’s “Behind the Stigma: Substance Abuse and Addiction” event. Three students told their stories of dealing with addiction, and Director of Health Services Brock Lutz gave the closing talk. Junior Ryan Potrykus shared about how, when he was younger, his mother was addicted to opiates,...