Rising school standards and NCAA rule changes will pose new challenges to the athletic department. Going along with the college’s trend of gradually boosting its academic profile, a campaign has been implemented to increase the freshmen class’s average ACT score to 31 by 2018. Since nearly 25 percent of the student body are varsity athletes,...
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September 18, 2014July 12, 2022Culture
From Berlin to Hillsdale: International concert pianist to perform, teach class
Andreas Klein promises his piano selections will dazzle, mystify, and surprise listeners, and reveal to them the true appreciation of witnessing music in person. Klein, a German pianist based out of New Jersey, performs in Markel Auditorium this Sunday. The Berlin-born performer selects specific and different pieces for each performance, his stop at Hillsdale College...
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September 18, 2014July 12, 2022Sports
Charger Chatter: Haylee Booms
Junior Haylee Booms plays right-side hitter on the women’s volleyball team. Booms was recently named GLIAC South Division Player of the Week. A pre-med student from Marysville, Michigan, Booms is majoring in Spanish and wants to attend medical school after graduating from Hillsdale College. How do you feel about being named GLIAC South Player...
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September 18, 2014July 12, 2022Sports
Tennis splits weekend
After a disappointing loss to Tiffin University on Saturday, the Hillsdale women’s tennis team bounced back on Sunday with a win against the University of Findlay. Saturday’s match was a close one for the Charger women. Junior Lindsay Peirce and sophomore Jada Bissett both brought home decisive wins in singles, and senior Morgan Delp and...
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September 18, 2014July 12, 2022Sports
Volleyball christens Dawn Potter Arena with wins
Friday night was an evening of firsts for the Hillsdale volleyball team. The Chargers won their first season match with a 3-0 victory over Lake Erie College in the new Dawn Tibbetts Potter Arena. The team was victorious again on Saturday against Ashland University, winning 3-0. The wins avenged the Chargers’ previous performance at Southern...