Once the repairs finish and the invoices are paid, Chief Administrative Officer Rich Péwé anticipates that Hillsdale College will have paid around $50,000 to recover from a burst sprinkler head that flooded the Knorr Family Dining Room with 2 to 3 inches of water Jan. 23. The college will spend $10,000 on building repairs, $20,000...
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Influenza spreads across college and county
Hillsdale College Nurse Carol Drews confirmed that multiple students on campus have contracted the influenza, though she cannot determine how many. “This year, the flu is especially virulent,” Drews said. In Hillsdale County, there have been 12 confirmed cases of the flu and one death. A 6-year-old girl passed away on Dec. 24, 2012 —...
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Steyn speaks on Campus
Mark Steyn, a nationally-recognized journalist and prominent conservative figure, brought a standing-room-only audience to its feet multiple times during his speech concerning America’s descent into big government Tuesday night at the George Roche Sports Complex. “People can change…and big government can force people to change quicker than you think,” Steyn said. He argued that the...
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Sprinklers burst, flood Saga
Hundreds of gallons of water flooded the Knorr Family Dining Room just before midnight Tuesday, filling the lower level of the Grewcock Student Union with 2-3 inches of water. A sprinkler head burst on the southeast side of the building, said Chief Administrative Officer Rich Péwé. Water began streaming into the gap between the ping-pong...
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Mark Steyn to teach journalism seminar
Columnist Mark Steyn is to return once again to Hillsdale College as the Pulliam Visiting Fellow in journalism. During his stay over the next two weeks, Steyn will give a public lecture and teach a one-credit seminar about column writing. John Miller, director of the Dow Journalism Program, said Steyn is “one of the smartest...