Month: November 2012

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Mirth to nationals

Sophomore Joshua Mirth placed fourth at last weekend’s NCAA Midwest Regional meet. The first GLIAC runner to finish the men’s 10,000 meter race, Mirth will be Hillsdale College’s sole representative at the national meet on Nov. 17. Grand Valley State University won both the men’s 10,000 meter race and the women’s 5,000 meter race with...

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Swimming picks up two victories at home

After a slow start to the season, the Chargers picked up the pace this weekend by tallying  two victories, putting them at 3-2 overall. Hillsdale blew Malone University out of the water 190-19 and solidly defeated Findlay 135-105.  Hillsdale’s victories came against two GLIAC opponents at  home on Saturday, Nov. 6. “The meet this weekend...

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‘Long weekend’ for Hillsdale volleyball team

After losing matches to Northern Michigan University and Michigan Tech. University, the Charger volleyball team’s bus broke down, delaying their arrival on campus to early Sunday morning. “It was a very long weekend, not only because we lost,” senior Lauren Grover said. “But our bus also broke down and we didn’t get back until 7...

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Charger Chatter: Nikki Walbright

GLIAC women’s tennis coach of the year Nikki Walbright tells us how she turned around Hillsdale’s tennis program and how athletics can mean academic success.   How did the team do at the GLIAC tournament? They succeeded beyond expectation. After we got to the tournament, I really wanted to place higher than we were seeded,...

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Celtic concert at Jilly Beans Coffeehouse

Most Friday nights of the year, Jilly Beans Coffeehouse is animated with live music free for the public. This week, Celtic and American folk band Koanyach will perform at the coffee shop from 7-8 p.m. Koanyach performs at Jilly Beans a couple times a year. The band met in the former pipe band of Tulloch...