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A letter written by Thomas Jefferson and a spoon made by Paul Revere are on display in the Heritage Room to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary. The collection will remain on display until July 4. It includes an exhibit from the college’s coin collection exploring the history of the U.S. dime, the military appointment certificate of Peter Tappan, a lieutenant in...

The Chaplain’s Office and the Health and Wellness Center will offer a co-ed Soul Care retreat this weekend, April 10-12, at St. Augustine’s House, a Lutheran Benedictine monastery in Oxford, Michigan.  “It’s designed to give busy Hillsdale students a change to slow down and rest with Jesus,” Rick said. Retreatants will spend two nights and one full day at St....

The director of the cult movie “A Christmas Story” went to Hillsdale College, and students will tell the tale of Bob Clark in a documentary that screens for the first time next week. “We have gotten to learn so many things about him that honestly weren’t very well known,” said sophomore Lonán Mooney, a writer for the documentary. “Especially in...

The Nimrod Complex, the newest addition of the John A. Halter Shooting Sports Center, is now welcoming the public to apply for memberships. “We offer all of the shotgun disciplines and competition, as well as air precision, smallbore, centerfire rifle and pistol opportunities, archery, and action shooting practice and competition,” said Action Shooting & Training Coordinator Zechariah Steiger. “We have...

The mainstream view of Israel among some Christians could lead to another Holocaust, an Anglican priest warned in a lecture last week. Rev. Gerald McDermott called this group “supersessionists” in a talk delivered in the Hoynak room March 30, titled “How My Mind Has Changed on Israel.” Supersessionism, McDermott explained, is the view that Jesus “superseded” the old covenant and...

A Western-themed prom for young adults with special needs, called “A Hootenanny Shindig,” will feature a live band, line dance lessons, and snacks in the Hoynak Room April 12 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The event will be hosted by the Great Opportunities for Assistance and Leadership Special Education Assistance in collaboration with the Honky Tonk Club.  “We get so many opportunities...

Our culture idolizes personal autonomy, but few ever reach that standard and it is a good thing, according to author and speaker Leah Libresco Sargeant. “Dependence is the only thing we’re guaranteed in a human life,” Sargeant said. “Striving for an autonomous life, a life where our strengths are equal to our duties and our choices, necessarily means opting for...