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Mayor Stockford knocks out the competition
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Mayor Stockford knocks out the competition

Mayor Adam Stockford pinned his pro-Russia opponent Victor Petrov, the referee slapped the ground, and the Hillsdale County Fairgrounds erupted with cheers and applause. Championship International Wrestling returned to Hillsdale Oct. 28, welcoming Stockford to the fight for a second year in a row.  This year’s Halloween themed event, “Haunted Havoc,” boasted six matchups, a...

Students find home away from home
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Students find home away from home

When students arrive at college, they probably don’t expect to find new families, but members of College Baptist Church have “adopted” more than 100 students this fall, a record number since the start of the program.  “Being a part of an adopted family through College Baptist has been one of the biggest blessings in my...

Meet Mossey’s new mascot, Mossey
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Meet Mossey’s new mascot, Mossey

Mossey Library has a new mascot: an old orange and white cat named Mossey.  About a month ago, Mossey was sitting outside the library and didn’t move for 24 hours. “The cat was outside, just a foot from the wall of the outside of the library. He was pretty emaciated-looking — very friendly, but very...

Equestrian Club gallops into another year of competition
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Equestrian Club gallops into another year of competition

  When November arrives, many Hillsdale students feel they are running at full gallop to end the semester — and some literally are.  After taking an elective course on horseback riding, senior Brianna Bertsch, now the president of the equestrian club, restarted the club her sophomore year.  “The club had been pretty popular in years...

QUICK HITS with Mark McClay
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QUICK HITS with Mark McClay

In this Quick Hits, Mark McClay talks classics, dinner, and vacation. What’s your favorite class to teach? Any Greek or Latin language class. Particularly Greek since that’s my specialty, particularly Homeric Greek. Why did you become a classics professor? It’s just an enthusiasm I developed when I was in undergrad, and I just kind of...