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Doctor speaks on the ‘culture of death’ pervading society

The arguments surrounding abortion, physician-assisted suicide, and similar issues revolve not around when life begins but when our responsibility for life begins, according to former pro-choice doctor Kristin Collier. Collier, associate professor at the University of Michigan, gave two lectures at Hillsdale Oct. 11. One focused on how she became a  Christian and pro-life, and...

Juniors lead campus in caffeine consumption
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Juniors lead campus in caffeine consumption

The Applied Math Club discovered that the average Hillsdale student drinks 1.7 caffeinated beverages daily, with caffeine intake increasing among older students and those with heavier courseloads. “There’s kind of a correlation between how many credit hours you’re taking and how much caffeine you’re consuming,” said junior Christopher Dickinson, vice president of the Applied Math...

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Classics honorary hosts annual Homer reading

Students gathered around a warm fire in the Dorothy D. and Joseph A. Moller Amphitheater to read Homer’s “Odyssey,” with some passages in Greek, at Hillsdale’s annual Homerathon. Professors and students read the epic poem starting at 4 p.m. on Oct. 3, and finishing 24 hours later. Since the “Odyssey” has 24 books, one is...