They don’t wear wigs, and they don’t drink tea, but members of the new British Parliamentary Debate club said they do enjoy public speaking. Co-founders sophomore Matthew Kendrick and junior Duncan Voyles said they founded the British Parliamentary Debate club this year as an alternative to the schedule-intensive existing debate and forensics teams. Although they said they hope to eventually...
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Hillsdale GPA highest since 2007
Provost David Whalen announced Thursday that Hillsdale students averaged a 3.34 GPA last semester, the highest all-campus GPA since at least spring 2007, during the fall convocation ceremony at College Baptist Church. According to spring 2016’s GPA data, the all-student average of a 3.34 is a slight increase from last year’s 3.32 GPA. The women and men averaged a 3.45...
Wait before you snap it
Despite successfully overturning Michigan’s longstanding “ballot selfie” ban Oct. 24, a federal appeals court rejected Hillsdale alumni Joel Crookston and Stephen Klein’s victory Friday, making it again illegal to take a picture of one’s ballot. “By filing their motion to stay off the ruling in our case, Secretary of State Ruth Johnson and Attorney General Bill Schuette put their administrative...
Students register with Ellucian Go
For the first time since WebAdvisor was introduced, Hillsdale College students have a second way to pre-register for classes. With the Ellucian Go campus mobile app, some students said they registered with their smartphones in hopes of avoiding the traffic volumes that flood WebAdvisor at 7 a.m. on registration days. Since it uses the same system as WebAdvisor, however, information...
‘Hype Nite’ gives away free goodies
While “Hype Nite” may not offer last year’s opportunity to win $15,000 for a half-court shot, Director of Student Activities Anthony Manno said there will be no shortage of free stuff. Students on Thursday at 8 p.m. in Roche Sports Complex will have the chance to win gift cards, grab Hillsdale Charger apparel, and cheer on members of their Chargers...
Jennings brings leadership to business
Assistant Professor of Management Peter Jennings said he learned the meaning of leadership, when he served in the Gulf War, Iraq, and Afghanistan. “My class teaches leadership, something you can’t evaluate through a written test,” Jennings said. “It’s something learned through experience, whether on the battlefield or on the basketball court, only later recognized as impulse decisions that could forever...
Derby Days seeks money through fun
Sigma Chi’s Derby Days fundraiser is challenging each of Hillsdale College’s sororities to compete to raise the most money for the Huntsman Cancer Institute. Last year’s Derby Days broke the school fundraising record, earning $9,300. The fundraiser’s focus this year is on enjoying the competition, after “Derby Daddy” sophomore Thomas Mullen, who organized this year’s event, met with the sororities’...
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