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The Hillsdale College history department hired two new faculty members who will teach this fall. "These guys are special because they're big names," said Dean of Faculty and History Department Chairman Mark Kalthoff. Allan Carlson, who holds a doctorate in modern European history from Ohio University, will join the faculty as a full-time professor specializing in the role of the family in history, and will probably carry the title Distinguished Visiting Professor. (0) comments
Students and residents who live and work in downtown Hillsdale have recently noticed a large population of crows around the city's courthouse. "They fill the trees at five in the morning and stay until sunrise," Palace Café Manager Steve Powell said. "It's very eerie. (1) comment
On this campus where people leave laptops unattended for hours and open cubbyholes store books, cell phones and purses during meal times, theft does occur occasionally, Director of Security Mike Wertz said. "We are, honest to God, in a safe place," Wertz said. (0) comments
Hillsdale College's Students in Free Enterprise chapter will achieve a global reach as it develops two programs to benefit Filipino and Costa Rican youth. "It feels really good to know that our program is already impacting the lives of children in two foreign countries," said junior Nathanael Wynia, SIFE treasurer. (0) comments
Dylan Lindgren, 22, a student with a spirit President Larry Arnn described as "a mixture of mischief and seriousness," died early Saturday morning, March 8, after suffering from Hodgkin's lymphoma for a year and a half. "Losing Dylan is awful," Arnn said, comparing the loss of a student to the disaster of losing one's own child. (2) comments
Vandals damaged gaming equipment in the basement of Simpson Residence March 2, flipping a pingpong table, breaking a chair and severely damaging a recently refurbished pool table. The antique cherry wood on the pool table is now cracked and chipped. Small dents scar the top edge of the table, and small and bumps are visible through the red felt. (0) comments
A businessman connected with Hillsdale College plans to dive into the RMS Lusitania and investigate a sinking which helped propel the United States into World War I. In 1987, after international law moved territorial water boundaries from three to 12 miles off a country's coast, the sunken ocean liner Gregg Bemis bought in 1968 moved into Irish jurisdiction. (0) comments
Writer and commentator Mark Steyn's most recent book, "America Alone" has risen to the top of best-selling book lists including Amazon.com and the New York Times. His weekly columns can be read everywhere, from Florida to Israel to New Zealand. The Canadian sat down during his campus visit this week to answer, in his mix of British Commonwealth accents, a few questions over coffee. (1) comment
Ask any professor on campus if teaching college students is hard, and you'll probably get a resounding "yes." Mix teaching with study and you'll have the unique perspective of Mark Willard, a Hillsdale College junior. Willard fills one of four spots left absent after Art Lecturer Patric Fourshé passed away Jan. (1) comment
Ten months ago, the Towerlight's publishing board met and interviewed senior Michael Hamilton. Since that meeting, which clinched Hamilton's position as the literary magazine's editor-in-chief this semester, he has worked to improve the publication's content and design. (0) comments
Southern Michigan's snow accumulation has ranked among the top 20 snowiest years, according to the National Weather Service. The Detroit area has received 70 to 80 inches of snow this year. It usually snows between 30 and 40 inches by early March. Columbus, Ohio, which usually averages 28 inches per year, received more than 15 inches on Friday. (0) comments
The speech department is reducing the number of debate scholarships they offer each year while also increasing scholarship size and tightening application requirements. "In the past, we've offered 12 or 13 scholarships," said Assistant Professor of Speech and Debate Coach Jeremy Christensen. (0) comments
In the March 6 issue of The Collegian, an article incorrectly stated a statue of Margaret Thatcher has a $25,000 scholarship. The statue has a $25,000 endowment from which the administrators can generate scholarships. The Collegian corrects inaccurate or misleading information. (0) comments
