With an average GPA of 3.47, higher than Hillsdale College’s overall average, the 2013-14 Charger softball team earned the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Academic Team Award. Despite Hillsdale’s academic rigor, the team’s GPA ranked 14th highest amongst all NCAA Division II teams. “This award shows that being average or mediocre isn’t good enough,” senior softball...
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October 9, 2014July 12, 2022Sports
Golf battles the elements in Ohio
Once again, the weather proved to be the Hillsdale Charger golf team’s biggest opponent. Last Friday, five members of the golf team traveled to Ada, Ohio for the Polar Bear Classic at Colonial Golfers Club. In ten hours of continuous golf, the team played 18 holes back to back, finishing in eighth place out of...
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October 9, 2014July 12, 2022Sports
Charger volleyball splits weekend
The Chargers’ volleyball games have grown longer and less predictable as the season progresses. The first five matches of the season were 3-0 wins for the Chargers, but last Saturday, they sparred with Saginaw Valley State University for five sets emerging on top, 3-2. They won their match against Wayne State University on Friday, but...
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October 9, 2014July 12, 2022Opinions
There’s more to homecoming than victory
Last week, Grand Valley State University’s athletic website, GVSULakers.com, published an inflammatory preview of last Saturday’s game, in which the Lakers beat Hillsdale 42-21. ChargerBlue.com, a Hillsdale football fan site, already corrected a glaring record mistake, and many on Twitter expressed the Hillsdale community’s outrage about the article. However, the main point of Johnson’s piece...
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October 9, 2014July 12, 2022City News
Viviano runs for Michigan Supreme Court
He loves his country, believes in public service, and stands strong upon his Hillsdale education: David Viviano, ’94, will run to retain his seat on the Michigan Supreme Court next month. “He is one of those people you meet and think to yourself, ‘If only he could be the one to run the world,’” said...