At 8 a.m. on Nov. 4, 1945, the women of the Chi Omega sorority slept peacefully in their beds. By 8:15 a.m. the house was in a commotion. “Fire!” Residents sprang to their feet and ran out into the chilly morning to escape the billowing smoke. “There we stood in the backyard in our nightgowns...
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March 27, 2014July 12, 2022Sports
Melchior lands gig with MLB farm team
For a sports fan, it doesn’t get much better than enjoying America’s pastime — and getting paid to do so. Hillsdale junior Matt Melchior is about to spend a whole summer doing exactly that. Melchior has been named the broadcasting director for the High Desert Mavericks, the Seattle Mariners’ Class A advanced affiliate, located in...
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March 27, 2014July 12, 2022Sports
Kopmeyer sisters continue family volleyball tradition
Four generations of women in senior Caitlin Kopmeyer’s family will have attended Hillsdale College by next fall. Three of them will have played Charger volleyball, all specializing in the front row. Caitlin’s mother, Patty, played right-side hitter when she was a student at Hillsdale, and Caitlin’s younger sister Jessie will play left-side hitter, Caitlin’s position,...
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March 27, 2014July 12, 2022Sports
Baseball starts GLIAC season 3-3, sweeps Walsh
The baseball team played six games in the last week. They won three and lost three. After losing to Grand Valley State University (6-0) on March 20, the Chargers (3-3) swept Walsh University (1-3) over the weekend. The team then dropped two more games to GVSU on March 26. Grand Valley, currently 18th in national...
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March 27, 2014July 12, 2022Sports
Charger Chatter: Heather Lantis
Heather Lantis is a junior thrower on the track team, a history major, and the vice president of Student Federation. When did you start focusing on track? My junior year in high school. I got hurt playing basketball and needed to rehab to get back and all that hard work instilled my love for track....