Radiating warmth. Always willing to serve others. Diligent. Intentional. Bright. This is how the friends and even acquaintances of Brittany Ames consistently describe her. The Hillsdale College community lost a devout Catholic, an accounting and politics student, and a loyal friend on the evening of Monday, Aug. 18. Would-be senior Ames, a Tecumseh, Michigan resident,...
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Woman found dead at Suites
A woman was found dead last week in her car in the Suites parking lot surrounded by a spill of gasoline. Jeanne Marie Bryan, age 50, of Adrian, Michigan, was found unresponsive by campus security and then the Hillsdale Police Department before being pronounced dead on the scene. “Someone said that a lady was dead...
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Simpson renovations, Searle construction underway
Hillsdale College kicked off more than $20 million worth of renovations this summer, improving residence halls and academic buildings and breaking ground on the much-anticipated Searle Center. In addition, freshmen and returning students arrived to campus-wide Wi-Fi, a modernized athletic facility, and new locations to study and socialize. Construction on the Searle Center, the college’s...
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Hillsdale student killed in car accident
A Hillsdale College student was killed in a car accident on Monday evening near Monroe, Michigan. Brittany Ames, 22, of Tecumseh, Michigan, was pronounced dead Monday evening near an intersection where, according to the police report, she ran a stop sign and collided with a tow truck. No one else was injured in the accident....
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College installs Wireless Internet in dorms
Students returning to campus next month can cross routers and ethernet cords off of their packing lists: the college is installing wireless internet service in student residences. Information Technology Services and Media Services are working on wifi installation in Benzing Residence, Simpson Residence, Niedfeldt Residence, Koon Residence, Whitley Residence, and the Dow House. “We estimate...