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County kids connect with Church

When His disciples turned them away, Jesus said, “let the little children come to me.” On Wednesday nights, the children go to Hillsdale Free Methodist Church. The church opens its doors to the kids of Hillsdale County for Kid’s Club: two hours of fun, games, and Bible teaching. Most of its attendees are unchurched, elementary-aged...

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Volleyball battles nerves

After winning their first game at the Dunn Hospitality Invitation this weekend, the Chargers volleyball team sunk into a three-game slump. At the Invitational, the Chargers faced Division II, non-conference teams at the University of Southern Indiana. The Chargers came out strong on Friday against the Cedarville University Yellow Jackets, beating them 3-2, but lost...

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New VP of marketing begins branding

In May of 2014, Schlientz was brought on as the college’s new vice president of marketing. Matt Schlientz works from a laptop in a nearly empty office on the third floor of Moss Hall. No one would guess from the look of things that Schlientz holds a position so important to the college that he...

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Who will restore ‘the happiest place in Hillsdale?’

That place every Hillsdale College student recognizes but doesn’t really know — Silos Fun Park — is for sale. The self-acclaimed “Happiest Place in Hillsdale” opened in the summer of 2004, replete with two go-kart tracks, a putt-putt course, bumper boats, a cafe and arcade, batting cages, and a lighted golf driving range, and has...

Volleyball: small squad, big goals
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Volleyball: small squad, big goals

With only 13 players on the roster this year, the Hillsdale Chargers volleyball team has faced a preseason full of transitions. Last season’s sizeable team of 18 gave some cushion in the line-up and at practice, but red-shirt senior Lindsay Kostrzewa said she feels positive about the downsize. “Whereas last year, you might have more...