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When asked if they had used a prescription “study” drug that was not their own, 15.1 percent of Hillsdale College students surveyed responded in the affirmative. In a survey conducted by The Collegian, 72 of 477 students admitted to using someone else’s prescription for a drug such as Adderall, Ritalin, Vyvanse, or Concerta at least once. “I’m surprised, but I’m...

Hillsdale Academy’s annual Turkey Trot is being held at Hayden Park on Nov. 10 at 10 a.m. The Turkey Trot, a 5K run that benefits local charities, is hosted by Hillsdale Academy’s student-run National Honor Society. Local businesses are helping to sponsor the event. The run is open not only to students and staff of the academy, but to the...

The Hillsdale College Men’s Golf Club is working to develop a competition team for spring 2013, while increasing interest for the sport by creating mini-golf courses on campus. The club currently has 12 members and hopes to increase its numbers during spring tryouts. “We’re planning to compete in the spring. We had sign-ups at The Source, and have had a...

Two thousand dollars of students’ money is going toward yearbook picture days that most students don’t attend. A professional photographer was on campus yesterday to take student portraits for the Winona yearbook. The Hillsdale College Student Federation has given the Winona $2,000 a year for at least the past five years to pay for this. If a student doesn’t get...

As reported in its annual budget, the Hillsdale College Student Federation allocates $5,000 to pay for 1,200 planners, which students receive for free. Yet many students, such as senior Andrew Holub, do not use them and see such spending as wasteful. “The level of absurdity demonstrated by the financial irresponsibility and wanton spending by Student Fed is positively mind-boggling and...