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New G.K. Chesterton Society studies British author weekly
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New G.K. Chesterton Society studies British author weekly

  At 8 a.m. on a Monday, while many students are still sleeping, the members of Hillsdale’s G.K. Chesterton Society gather for their weekly meeting. Chesterton was a British author, poet, theologian, and journalist. “It’s ironic that we meet at eight in the morning,” said freshman Seth Winters, co-consul of the society. “Chesterton liked to...

Charger Chatter: Stedman Lowry
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Charger Chatter: Stedman Lowry

When did you start playing basketball? My dad played basketball at Murray State and Transylvania University and got my brother and me playing, probably when I was in second grade. I was really bad and my brother was really good. My first season, in the rec league, I had four points for the whole season...

SAB to host Sunday Thanksgiving dinner
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SAB to host Sunday Thanksgiving dinner

  If the scent of pumpkins wafts across campus Sunday night, it is probably from the Student Activities Board’s Thanksgiving dinner. At 5:30 p.m., students will gather for a Thanksgiving dinner sponsored by the 1844 Society and the Student Activities Board. Students can RSVP through a link in the student activities newsletter emails and pick...

Less like a bunker, more like a home
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Less like a bunker, more like a home

On the white, flaking walls of Galloway Residence, students have added their own personal touches to the dorm they call home. Murals depict George Washington crossing the Delaware in blue and black silhouette, inspiring quotations from the pope or “The Office,” and even Muhammad Ali standing over a defeated opponent. Painted by residents past and...

Who is Charlie the Charger?
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Who is Charlie the Charger?

For the first time, someone has told the story of Charlie Charger. The college bookstore announced freshman Cal McNellie as the winner of the competition to tell the life story of Charlie Charger. Senior Mary Dorroh took second, and sophomore Jacob Damec took third. The official biography of Charlie Charger can be read on Charlie’s...