At Hillsdale, students and student-athletes too often live in unconnected worlds. Many non-athletes couldn’t tell you how to find our locker rooms and are vaguely nonplussed about ice packs strapped to knees, elbows, and shoulders. The more dedicated show up at games to cheer, but ordinarily too few personal relationships connect bleachers and court. Which...
Month: November 2015
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Don’t judge contemporary ballet by classical standards
Vivian Hughbanks (“James Sewell is no ballet master,” Nov. 5) challenged the James Sewell Ballet for calling itself “ballet” without adhering to the structures of classical ballet. If Sewell’s company claimed to be a troupe of classical ballet dancers, this would be a problem. But they don’t. In his description of the company on Sewell’s...
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New Searle Center parking lot opens
Hillsdale opened new lots this semester to help with parking congestion. Breana Noble | Collegian A new parking lot adjacent to both Simpson Residence and the Searle Center opened Monday as a part of an ongoing parking expansion effort. “The lot is associated with the Searle Center primarily,” Vice President of Administrative Affairs Rich Péwé...
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Swim takes down Tiffin and Olivet
The Hillsdale College swim team left Tiffin, Ohio, with another victory under its belt in the 2015 season. The Chargers beat Tiffin University 66-38 and Olivet College 84-10 on Saturday afternoon. With an impressive accumulation of points by both teams, the Chargers are proving to have a significant amount of depth across a number of...
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Hillsdale alum begins coaching career while pursuing master’s degree
When young athletes realize their dreams of making it to the pros aren’t a reality, they are often devastated. When that day came for Michael Furlong, he wasn’t discouraged; after all, coaching basketball was in his blood. “It started with my dad,” Furlong said. “He coached high school basketball as I was growing up and...