Every Tuesday, a group of Hillsdale students meets for an hour and a half in the afternoon to go over probability problems with William Abram, assistant professor of mathematics, in preparation for the first of five actuarial exams. Actuarial science topped 2013’s list of best jobs in a survey conducted by CareerCast.com. The job, which...
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College firearms range adds new technology
At the Hillsdale College Shooting Sports Center, students armed with shotguns can now shoot in the basement of the Acusport Lodge. But instead of bullets, these shotguns fire lasers. The nearly completed AcuSport Lodge now features an advanced firearms training program called DryFire. With DryFire, students load “blank” shells into their laserequipped weapons, which are...
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Live yellow jacket found in A.J.’s salad
When a student bought a salad from A.J.’s Café on March 1, she found a live yellow jacket inside the container. A.J.’s Retail Supervisor Lisa Beasley said the yellow jacket appearance “was a very unfortunate incident that we regret has happened.” Kirwan said it was an odd occurrance. “Due to the time of year, we...
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Q&A: Mitzi Gaynor
Mitzi Gaynor is an Emmy Awardwinning actresssingerdancercomedienne who starred in movies including There’s No Business Like Show Business, Anything Goes, and South Pacific — for which she received a Golden Globe nomination. She launched a wildly successful stage career in 1961 and was even billed over The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964....
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Campaigning for capital
Hillsdale College has raised $1.1 billion since it began its 40year fight against state and federal regulations. Three completed capital campaigns, led by Presidents George Roche III and Larry Arnn, have successfully endowed the security of Hillsdale’s academic liberty. This past October, the college launched its fourth campaign, The Rebirth of Liberty and Learning, intended...