After two weeks of intense training, the women’s tennis team will begin its season with a match against North- wood University on Friday, Sept. 7. “It’s a tough match but we’re pressing really hard and we’ll definitely have a shot,” said senior team captain Brittany Parks. “We have improved a lot since last year and...
Month: September 2012
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AT THE STARTING LINE: 2012 CROSS-COUNTRY PREVIEW
The men and women of the Hillsdale College cross-country team are gearing up for a new season. Combined, men’s and women’s cross-country has sent two teams to nationals in the last ten years. Both coaches believe their young teams have legitimate shots at competing on Division II’s biggest stage. Both men’s and women’s teams finished...
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Reporting live from the RNC
A forty-five second video entry in a sweepstakes won me a ticket to cover the 2012 Republican National Con- vention with CNN. I quickly found myself in a whirlwind — not Hurricane Isaac, but the crazed, fast-paced world of TV news. I’d always been skeptical of the existence of media bias, but not after this...
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Elections have consequences: Why managerial Mitt picked Ryan
Mitt Romney hires guys who know stuff. He made a career out of it at Bain Capital. That’s why he hired Paul Ryan to be his vice-president. Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan works as a running mate because he has mas- tered a subject crucial to addressing the federal government’s problems. He’s explaining baseline budget- ing to...
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A quarter million sign up for online Hillsdale College lecture series
Mike Koh, 54, a State Farm Insurance financial service representative, had not been to school in 29 years. Then he heard Rush Limbaugh pitch Hillsdale College’s Constitu- tion 101 Course. After watching 10 weekly 40-minute online lectures taught by six different profes- sors, Koh had a greater ap- preciation for the Founding Fa- thers, the...