Month: September 2015

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Golf hits their goals in first tournament of the season

Head coach Nathan Gilchrist predicted that the Hillsdale College golf team would shoot sub-300 scores this season. On their first day of tournament play, the team did just that. The Chargers played at Bucknell Golf Club in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, over the weekend for their first tournament in the non-championship season. The team carded a 295...

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The full vision: A view of actual and potential campus expansion

“There’s just a few things going on,” Chief Administrative Officer Richard Péwé said. That’s the understatement of the year — and the next few. As the renovations of dorms and the building of the Searle Center and new tennis courts near completion, Péwé and his team are looking at the future of campus construction. “We’ve...

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Softball enjoys early success in fall season

After just one week of practice, the Hillsdale softball team played its first games of the fall season last weekend in Canton, Michigan. The Chargers tied 8-8 against Cleary University and defeated University of Detroit Mercy 2-0 on Saturday. On Sunday, the Chargers defeated both University of Michigan Dearborn 8-4 and Grand Rapids Community College...

Enactus breeds farm store
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Enactus breeds farm store

By May, Enactus will open an entirely student-run produce market for the community, operating out of Broadstreet Downtown Market and funded by private donors. With the goal of providing farm-fresh, healthy food at affordable prices, Enactus plans to bring a locally-sourced farm produce retail store to the city of Hillsdale. Though the target market will...

Stauff joins music staff
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Stauff joins music staff

Apart from vague references to Hillsdale as an undergrad at Grove City College, Derek Stauff was unfamiliar with the school until he met his wife, Marielle ‘05, in graduate school at Indiana University. As the new musicologist, however, Stauff fit into the campus community immediately. According to his students, Stauff exudes enthusiasm and shares his...