At their first home match of the spring season on Saturday, Hillsdale overpowered the competition with an 8-1 win over Huntington College. “We’ve been practicing hard and I think the girls were eager for competition. All courts played hard and showed a lot of heart in their wins,” coach Nicole Walbright said. Sophomore Jada Bissett and...
Month: April 2015
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The misguided outcry over Indiana’s RFRA
On March 26, Ashton Kutcher tweeted in response to the state-passed Religious Freedom Restoration Act: “Indiana are you also going to allow Christian establishments to ban Jews from coming in?” Apparently confused he added, “Or Vice Versa? Religious freedom??? #OUTRAGE.” Perhaps not all those responding to the law are such comical straw men, but many...
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Charger Chatter: Heather Lantis
Heather Lantis is a senior studying history with a minor in mathematics. She is a thrower for the women’s track team and vice president of the senior class. When did you start focusing on track? I’ve been throwing since middle school, but I’d say my junior year in high school is when I realized...
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Chess club welcomes rookies, kings, and queens
There were five wooden chess boards atop the union tables last Wednesday afternoon. When he saw them, senior Os Nakayama’s face lit up and he exclaimed, “We have chess boards — it’s a start.” One can find Hillsdale’s new club playing chess in the union Wednesday afternoons. Last Wednesday the players used wooden boards that...
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Charney retires from coaching
Claudette Charney, head coach of the Hillsdale women’s basketball team, is retiring on April 30 after 13 seasons of leading the Chargers. Since coming to Hillsdale in 2002, Charney has built the women’s basketball program, leading three girls to All-American status, the team to three GLIAC South Division titles, and the 2009 GLIAC championship. She...