Hillsdale College fell to the California University of Pennsylvania 30-22 last Thursday, Aug. 30, ending the season-opening game on the Vulcan one-yard-line after a last-attempt pass was batted down in the end zone. Head coach Keith Otterbein said that despite the loss, it was a good way to open the season. “There was a great...
Year: 2012
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Putt Named 2012 GLIAC Scholar-Athlete
Former Hillsdale track and cross-country star Amanda Putt ‘12 won the GLIAC Scholar- Athlete Award this year due to what coaches described as diligence both on the track and in the classroom. Assistant track coach Amanda Mirochna said Putt is “diligent, humble, and a leader. No one would ever know she is one of the...
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TENNIS SET TO BEGIN SECOND SEASON
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...
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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...