The last play has been called and the last lap has been swum. For this year’s senior Charger athletes, the end of the season means one thing: retirement. “It’s definitely different being done,” said senior volleyball player Caitlin Kopmeyer. “It kinda stinks.” For many, the realization that they will never play at the collegiate level,...
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March 6, 2014July 12, 2022Culture
“House of Cards”: catering to the public
With over 27 million subscribers in the United States alone and an impressive algorithm that determines user behavior, Netflix created a show that was destined for success before the first season was even released. Although the mathematical inspiration behind “House of Cards” ensured the shows success, it has also changed the craft of television writing....
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March 6, 2014July 12, 2022Culture
Alumna’s play featured at New York Festival
Hillsdale alumna Elizabeth Gray ‘12 originally wrote her one act play as part of a final assignment for a playwriting class at Hillsdale. When she saw the advertisement for a one act competition, she remembered the play she had written and decided to edit it and enter it in the competition. In January, she had...
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March 6, 2014July 12, 2022Culture
Auditions for Woyzeck
Senior and student director Katherine Denton held auditions this week for the world premiere of a new edition of the play “Woyzeck,” written by Georg Büchner in the 1830s. She is casting a new version of the German play, selecting roles for the apparently schizophrenic Woyzeck, his wife, doctor, commanding officer and others with the...
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March 6, 2014July 12, 2022Sports
Chargers end improved season with first-round tourney loss
The Hillsdale College women’s basketball team ended its season on Wednesday, March 5 to Wayne State University. Wayne State, the number one seed in the GLIAC tournament, defeated the Chargers 75-60. The game was close in the beginning, with Hillsdale ahead 16-15 with 11 minutes left in the first half, but then Wayne State gained...