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Highland Dance Class brings tradition, kilts to campus
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Highland Dance Class brings tradition, kilts to campus

  “ONE, Point behind-front-behind, TWO, behind-front-behind, THREE, behind-front-behind” Highland Dance instructor Alison Plemmons calls to her class of beginner Highland dancers. Five dancers hop lightly on their right foot, concurrently tapping their left foot in front and behind their right leg in response to Plemmons’ commands.   Plemmons has been teaching Highland dance, a Celtic...

Chargers host second American Trap competition
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Chargers host second American Trap competition

On Saturday, the Hillsdale Shotgun team hosted the second American Trap Association shoot with 100 American Trap targets. Thirty-seven total shooters, comprised of high school, collegiate and elder participants were present. Junior Lucas Pieraccini had the highest team score with 98 targets, and was succeeded by freshmen Tommy Rodgers, with 97 targets, and Anthony LaMacchia,...

Hillsdale wins Fall Invitational
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Hillsdale wins Fall Invitational

The Hillsdale shotgun team dominated three other collegiate teams in its Fall Invitational, finishing ahead of Michigan State University, Purdue University, and Grace University.   Hillsdale beat MSU 851 targets to 769 targets, a large margin of over 80 targets.   At the invitational, the team members shot 50 trap targets, 25 international trap and...

Blue Thumb Aquatics sheds light on realm of aquascaping
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Blue Thumb Aquatics sheds light on realm of aquascaping

  Amidst the daily stress of Hillsdale college life, senior Andrew Lohman often finds solace in watching his fish. Lohman serves as a biotic specialist for the Biology department, stewarding the aquatic organisms and carnivorous plant collection with assistance from Dr. Swinehart. When students conduct research on aquatic creatures, Lohman handles the logistics for cleaning...