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Reviewing Hillsdale’s most checked-out books
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Reviewing Hillsdale’s most checked-out books

Some say, “don’t judge a book by its cover,” but one could judge Hillsdale students by their books.  Since July 2021, Hillsdale students, faculty, and staff have checked out 49,703 books from the library’s catalog of more than 262,000 volumes, revealing data about student reading habits, or at least the students who refuse to buy...

Students’ use of Will Carleton loans down
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Students’ use of Will Carleton loans down

In the 1980s and ’90s, Will Carleton loans were a regular part of conversation — like picking up a drop/add card or hearing the chimes of the clock tower. Now, though the business office still offers these loans, only about two or three students use them each month, because many students don’t know about them,...

Talk Money To Me: If you’re going to take out more student loans, get one with a fixed rate
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Talk Money To Me: If you’re going to take out more student loans, get one with a fixed rate

When the Federal Reserve raised interest rates in December, it announced its plans to continue this trend as the economy improves, which means taking out private loans to pay for college just got trickier. Hillsdale students beware: because the college doesn’t accept federal loans, you can’t get a federal student loan with a permanently fixed...

Talk money to me: why you should use local banks
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Talk money to me: why you should use local banks

If you choose to open a checking account with PNC National Bank just because it’s a big bank with a reputation, then you’re making a mistake. Bankrate’s 2016 high-yield checking survey determined that the bank with the highest annual percentage yield (APY) on a rewards checking account with a balance up to $10,000 was Ouachita...