Director of Security Bill Whorley sent an email to students on Oct. 7, 2015, announcing that the construction of the new lot on the corner of N. West and College Street was complete, but the lot was only for faculty and staff. He reassured campus, saying, “The really good news is that it appears that...
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Sororities pick up 56 during spring recruitment
Jessie Fox | Collegian Kappa Kappa Gamma inducted 18 new members into the sorority for formal recruitment. Chi Omega, Kappa Kappa Gamma, and Pi Beta Phi have all picked up new pledge classes. Pi Phi boasts 20 new members, and Chi Omega and Kappa each have 18. The Hillsdale College chapters welcomed their new members...
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Hillsdale College makes health care a ‘Priority’
Wikimedia Commons | Courtesy As of Jan. 1, Priority Health once again provides health insurance for Hillsdale College faculty and staff after spending on claims increased by $1 million last year. Following a two-year hiatus from Priority, Hillsdale left Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to consolidate two plans for in-state and out-of-state employees. The...
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas named 2016 commencement speaker
United States Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas will address this year’s senior class in Hillsdale’s 164th commencement ceremony. The past five classes have also considered Thomas, according to Senior Class Adviser John Quint ’09. Thomas was born near Savannah, Georgia, in 1948; received an applied baccalaureate degree from Holy Cross College in 1971; and earned...
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Stop ‘busy bragging’
Finals time brings to light a social quirk many Hillsdale students seem to possess. Throughout the academic year, and most obviously during finals, students identify and take pride in how busy they are. Take a stroll through AJ’s at 11 p.m. and eerily similar conversations can be heard from booth to booth. One student will...