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Soccer clubs drop weekend matches

For the women’s club soccer team, freshman Macaela Bennett scored the first goal of the season against Grand Valley State University. “I knew that their defense was not in a position to stop me and I zoned everything out,” Bennet said. The women’s team lost the game 4-1. Their previous encounter against Grand Valley State...

Soccer shutout by Sienna Heights
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Soccer shutout by Sienna Heights

Monday, Sept. 24, the Hillsdale women’s soccer club competed against its toughest opponent yet, Siena Heights University’s reserve team. The team was defeated 8-0. “It was rough, but we improved as the game went on,” said freshman Ellen McNally, center/midfielder. The women’s soccer club struggled to gain an offensive push on Siena Heights, but held...

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The 3-Minute Interview: Benny Poole

Poole is an 83-year-old saxophone player who can be found playing most weekends at Johnny T’s Bistro in Hillsdale, Mich.   What led you to playing the saxophone? For one, my mother was a piano player, and I used to sit and watch her play. I just had a love for music. Then I fell...

Juggling the French Horn
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Juggling the French Horn

As a  tiny child in his Sunday best, a young Alan Taplin sat in front of the stereo and listened to “the coolest sounding instrument,” an instrument upon which he has since based his career. “From the earliest point that I can remember I’ve always known what I wanted to do: I wanted to play...