Hillsdale College’s Mock Trial program rearranged all three teams at the beginning of this semester, putting all of the strongest players together. The restructuring is intended to give the team an edge in tournaments that could advance them to nationals. “All the people who had scored well in the previous semester, we kind of grouped...
Month: January 2014
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Improv group performs at Sage
Peals of laughter erupted from Markel Auditorium on Jan. 17 as professional comedians sang about wiggling wombats, furry caps, jazzy cats, and sparkling snowflakes, all in the hopes of winning the “Phony Award,” a parody of Broadway’s Tony Award. For an hour and a half, a sold-out crowd enjoyed the musical and theatrical talents of...
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Women’s basketball struggles through break
The Hillsdale College women’s basketball team defeated Tiffin University by 20 points on Thursday, Jan. 16. The Chargers’ previous three wins all came down to the last two minutes of the game, winning each by less than five points. But against Tiffin the Chargers took the lead in the beginning of the game and never...
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Art students learn, draw the human form
Studio Incamminati hosted a nude drawing workshop at Hillsdale Jan. 6-10, providing a professional nude model and instruction from artist JaFang Lu for the 12 students registered. “Having a professional, live model that we could work with was amazing,” sophomore Phoebe Kalthoff said. The week began with an intensive study of human anatomy using a...
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Track hosts first meet in Biermann
On Jan. 11, the Margot V. Biermann Athletic Center officially hosted its first college track and field meet: the Hillsdale Winter Opener. It was also Hillsdale track and field’s second meet of their indoor season, as well as the first meet of the semester. “Biermann is fantastic,” junior thrower Heather Lantis said. “The facility is...