Ten girls huddle together on the sidelines of the football field. Their faces are painted with red and black markings that give the group a confident, fierce quality. Their battle cry fills the air. “Welcome to the gun show! Tick, tick, boom!” They range from seniors to freshmen, and together, form the intramural football team...
Year: 2013
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Hillsdale’s voice of big band
You wouldn’t say that Wes Wright has a face for radio, though he has been told that. But he does have the voice for it, and he’s been told that too. Flip on the radio Sunday mornings in Hillsdale, and you’ll be met with the music of Glenn Miller, Louis Armstrong, and Dean Martin. And,...
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Defense expert partners with Hillsdale
Class began promptly at 7:15 p.m. At 7:20, there was still no sign of the professor. When the clock hit 7:30, a student got a call from him. He got caught up at work and would arrive shortly. Finally, Professor Todd Lowery came bumbling into the room at 8:00. Lowery apologized for his tardiness. It...
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Botanist grows passion
Ben Durrington grows plants. In his room. Durrington, a sophomore from Aledo, Texas, is a biology major. He began to study botany in middle school after observing his grandparents’ gardening. He said he decided to read about the plants they were working with and it took off from there. “I got into mainly tropical plants,...
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Women’s cross country team places 15th at nationals
A national coaches association poll ranked Hillsdale College 15th going into the national meet. Nice job, coaches. The Hillsdale College women did indeed take 15th at the NCAA Division II cross country national meet on Nov. 23. The meet, held in Spokane, Wash., marked the first championship berth for the Charger women’s team in three...