This summer, Hillsdale College’s Recreational Sports Program was revamped in an effort to include more students. The entire structure of the program changed to allow for more organization. Brad Kocher, Hillsdale’s assistant baseball coach, was named the new director of Recreational Sports and the new assistant director is Kevin Foeman. Together, they are in charge...
The cost of making Obamacare cool
What do Hollywood celebrities, Los Angeles students, Oprah, librarians, Magic Johnson, and the website Funny or Die have in common? The Obama administration has asked all of these noted healthcare experts to sell the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) to a stubbornly skeptical public. Despite repeated contrary proponent assurances, many remain unsold on...
Syria threatens Obama, not US
Every little boy knows you need three things to fight a war: good guys, bad guys, and a way to beat the bad guys. President Barack Obama seems to have forgotten his childhood. On Saturday, the president requested congressional approval for military action in Syria, a conflict with no good guys, plenty of bad guys,...
Rally the troops: Pep rally at Hayden Park
Get rowdy, Chargers. Hillsdale College is to hold its first pep rally Friday, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. in Hayden Park. The college hopes to energize students before the first home football game with a bonfire, featuring sand volleyball, the pep band, and pizza for all to enjoy. “I think if we start off on...
Troop 1844 to lead spirited Charger Nation
Hillsdale College’s spirit group has a new name and a new plan. Now called Troop 1844, it aims to increase campus turnout at athletic events and raise school spirit. Five students- sophomores Sydney Delp and Lincoln Reed, juniors Cooper Dunlap and Abby Lovat, and senior Nick Landry- decided to revamp the formerly nameless and loosely...