Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn does not usually send campus emails. In the past year, Hillsdale’s commander-in-chief sent only two. Both regarded the rascally escapades of his playful boxer, Gus. “Gus, as foolish as he is handsome, has escaped from our back garden. He is a brown and white boxer, eight months old, very friendly....
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Alum hosts hockey games
In the woods, on the outskirts of town, is a place that carries on the memory and love for a game that has not been a part of Hillsdale College athletics in over 25 years. Craig Connor, ’77 graduate of Hillsdale College and left wing on the college’s hockey team, has constructed an outdoor hockey...
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New face brightens Olds Dorm
After her mother passed away, Linda Gravel wanted a fresh start. This past August, she moved to Hillsdale where her son and daughter-in-law coach the college women’s volleyball team. From bouncing between Troy, Mich. and Hillsdale to babysit her grandaughter, Gravel knew the Hillsdale community well. When the Olds Residence’s House Director, Mary Cobb, took...
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College Baptist Rich with Hillsdale History
On Nov. 20, 1855, booksellers in Hillsdale announced a new up-and-coming literary hit for sale: Frederick Douglass’ “My Bondage and My Freedom.” The next day, a group of eight men signed the Articles of Association, founding the First Free Will Baptist Church of Hillsdale on College Hill – the church now known as College Baptist...
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Family continues football dynasty
Ten girls huddle together on the sidelines of the football field. Their faces are painted with red and black markings that give the group a confident, fierce quality. Their battle cry fills the air. “Welcome to the gun show! Tick, tick, boom!” They range from seniors to freshmen, and together, form the intramural football team...