Who wears a bowtie to class every Friday, loves the mind, and can’t stop smiling? Hillsdale’s newest Psychology professor, Joseph Weaver, does all three and more at his first full-time teaching job. “This school is defined by its students, they are motivated and articulate in their desire for greater things,” Weaver said. His previous teaching...
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September 26, 2013July 12, 2022Sports
Volleyball falls to rivals
The Hillsdale volleyball team suffered two tough losses this past weekend against conference rivals. On Friday, the Chargers lost 3-0 at Grand Valley State. Junior Alexis Waugh said that the team wasn’t ready to win. “We started off pretty slow because we weren’t mentally prepared and convinced we were going to win,” Waugh said. Senior...
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September 26, 2013July 12, 2022Sports
Ben Utecht: Super bowl-eiver
Ben Utecht breaks the typical stereotypes of a professional football player. He grew up as the “Minister’s kid,” and was more involved in the arts in high school than in the athletic scene. After suffering a brain injury from multiple concussions, Utecht retired from pro football, but not without a Super Bowl ring with the...
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September 26, 2013July 12, 2022Culture
A man of many masks
Mime and mask expert Michael Cooper dazzled Hillsdale’s youth last Friday with his performance of “Masked Marvels and Wondertales”. People of all ages gathered at Markel Auditorium on Sept. 20 to watch Cooper put on eight different skits with the help of 15 different masks. From “The Baby and the Old Man,” a skit about...
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September 26, 2013July 12, 2022Sports
Tennis notches first two wins
This past weekend, Hillsdale tennis competed in its first three home matches against Ohio Dominican University on Friday, Ashland University on Saturday, and Tiffin University on Sunday. The team finished the weekend with victories of (5-4) over Ohio Dominican and (7-2) over Ashland, but fell to Tiffin (6-3) on the last match of the weekend....