Year: 2014

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Blogs: A brief look at some artistic Hillsdale blogs and their creators –– see the Opinions page for a different slice of the campus online blog presence!

Compiled by Amanda Tindall Grace Fiske http://dyslexiclearning.me/ Begun: I think I started writing it Summer of 2011. Topic: The topic of my blog is dyslexic learning for university students. It’s both an overview of the common problems DS’s face and a journal of some of the methods that I have used in the past four...

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Percussion ensemble prepares for a concert

Next Saturday, March 22, the Hillsdale College Percussion Ensemble will take the audience on a world tour of percussion. “Percussion ensemble concerts always trend toward music from all over the globe since percussion is so prominent in the folk music of most cultures,” Teacher of Music and percussion instructor Stacey Jones said. “We will definitely...

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Baseball drops 11 of 12 over spring break

The baseball team lost 11 of the 12 games it played down south over spring break. “A rough trip,” said head coach Eric Theisen. The Chargers played non-conference teams in Louisville, Ky., and Clearwater, Fla., between March 8. and Mar. 15. They lost all but the week’s last game against Lock Haven University. Theisen said...

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Austin gives poetic recitation of Hopkins Poetry

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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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...