Current Oakland Raiders and Hillsdale alumni Jared Veldheer ‘09 and Andre Holmes ‘11 made strides this season, proving their ability to play at the highest level and further establishing their place in the NFL. Their play was one of the few highlights in an otherwise disappointing 4-12 Raiders season. “Your main focus (in the NFL)...
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February 6, 2014July 12, 2022Sports
Chargers fall to top South teams
The Hillsdale College men’s basketball team came just a few shots away from escaping a tough stretch of games with a 2-1 record. But on Monday night against Findlay University, the Chargers fell just short, and now find themselves facing two virtually must-win games heading into the final stretch of the season. The week started...
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February 6, 2014July 12, 2022Culture
“Lone Survivor”: a fitting tribute
“Lone Survivor,” Peter Berg’s newest film to grace the silver screen, is a rare feature. It is not just another All-American, testosterone-fueled, gritty action film. It is personal. It leaves audiences with a palpable sensation of loss and draws viewers deeply into the moral dilemma of the plot. Violence is not used to make viewers...
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February 6, 2014July 12, 2022Culture
Painting beacons of hope
With 115 lighthouses in Michigan, it’s a lighthouse-lover’s heaven. Hillsdale county resident Mary Segur lives in Osseo and spends her retirement time painting lighthouses all throughout Michigan, selling them at art shows and events throughout the state. When little Mary Segur was just a 1st-grader living in Toledo, her mother took her to the Toledo...
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February 6, 2014July 12, 2022Sports
Swim tapers to prep for GLIACs
Non-swimmers can’t appreciate what swimmers go through during their lengthy and arduous season. Starting in early September, the girls have practiced for countless hours with one goal in mind: swim as fast as possible at the GLIAC championships. Their training regimen has included swimming tens of thousands of yards (a truly absurd amount), doing dryland...