Climbing isn’t just a means of exercise. For many, it’s a passion. Although rock climbing in Michigan can be tough, the addition of a rock climbing wall in the Roche sports complex has given student climbers an easy way to continue doing what they love. The rock climbing wall, which opened this semester, is open...
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Memory champion to speak on campus
Most Hillsdale students have had to memorize a poem at some point in their academic career. Nelson Dellis, a three-time U.S. Memory Champion, can memorize a completely new poem in just 20 minutes — line breaks and punctuation too. Dellis, along with psychologist Mary Pyc, a memory research scientist, will be on campus today and...
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Football snaps losing streak
In his first collegiate start, redshirt junior quarterback CJ Mifsud led the Chargers offense in place of injured quarterback Mark LaPrairie to a gritty victory over Saginaw Valley, 24-17. “He did a nice job,” head coach Keith Otterbein said on Mifsud’s play. “I’m really happy for him and happy for our team.” “I was really...
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Charger volleyball dominates weekend
Thanks to two wins over the weekend, the Chargers propelled themselves to a four-way tie for 6th place in the 16-team GLIAC and secured a good chance of making the postseason tournament. Hillsdale played with poise against Walsh College on Saturday, earning a 3-1 win. On Friday, Hillsdale beat the Malone University Pioneers, a team...
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Charger Chatter: CJ Mifsud
Redshirt junior CJ Mifsud, Hillsdale College football team’s backup quarterback, made his collegiate debut in the Oct. 25 game against Tiffin University after starting quarterback Mark LaPrairie suffered an injury. Mifsud then played in Saturday’s game and led the team to a win over Saginaw Valley State University. He is majoring in financial management. What...