Wednesday night, March 19, Phillips Auditorium was once again awash with the sounds and rhythm of spoken poetry. Richard Austin, British actor and performer, entranced audiences both young and old with the spirited poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins rivaling his performance last Spring. “Absolutely marvelous performance,” Assistant Professor of English Dutton Kearney said. “Just really...
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March 20, 2014July 12, 2022Sports
Tennis team falls to Florida foes
Over spring break, the Hillsdale College tennis team headed to Florida to face multiple colleges, including two Division I schools, in preparation for its final two home matches. The Chargers’ first match was on Wednesday against Broward College, a DII Florida school. The team had a couple of individual wins, but fell short of an...
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March 20, 2014July 12, 2022Sports
Charger softball splits record 4-4 down south
Over spring break, the Hillsdale College softball team travelled to Florida for their first games of the season. This trip was also the team’s first time outside, due to weather in Michigan forcing them to hold all of their practices inside until their arrival in Florida. “Given the schedule we played and the circumstances, it...
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March 20, 2014July 12, 2022Sports
Going once, going twice: SAAC, women’s soccer club auction for charity
The Hillsdale College community exercised its generosity in the last week of February when the Student Athlete Advisory Committee and the women’s soccer club each successfully hosted a charitable silent auction. The SAAC fundraiser took place from Feb. 24 to 27 and raised $923 for the Kay Yow Cancer fund. The soccer club auction, which...
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March 20, 2014July 12, 2022Sports
Veldheer signs $35M contract with Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals signed Hillsdale alumnus, Jared Veldheer ’10, to a five-year, $35 million contract on March 11. The contract guarantees him $17 million and includes a $6.25 million signing bonus. After Veldheer told the Oakland Raiders that he wouldn’t be returning to the team in 2014, the Cardinals put him at the top of...