In the evening hours of the 1920s, at a small house on Griswold Street, one man was changing the world. When Edward “Doc” Smith came to Hillsdale, Michigan in 1920, space was on his mind. Smith arrived in Hillsdale in the spring of that year, after earning two degrees from the University of Idaho. He...
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April 16, 2015July 12, 2022News
SAB announces two Band Hero winners to perform at CHP
The Student Activities Board announced not one, but two winners of the Band Hero competition yesterday. The two bands will open Centralhallapalooza on April 25 after they agreed to share a backline for their performances. Student bands Holy Moses and Sonic Schizophrenic took 30 percent and 24 percent of the student vote, respectively. Even though...
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April 16, 2015July 12, 2022Features
Lighthouse heals
Nearly 50 people gathered on April 7 for the Lighthouse club’s “Behind the Stigma: Substance Abuse and Addiction” event. Three students told their stories of dealing with addiction, and Director of Health Services Brock Lutz gave the closing talk. Junior Ryan Potrykus shared about how, when he was younger, his mother was addicted to opiates,...
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April 16, 2015July 12, 2022Opinions
Warren for Democratic nominee
The United States deserves a meaningful choice of direction in 2016. The 2016 field of presidential contenders contains many candidates with indistinguishable policies. Hillary Clinton, who announced last Sunday with an impersonal video on social media, does not excite any Democrats and has mounds of political and social baggage. Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton have...
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April 16, 2015July 12, 2022Sports
Softball sweeps Findlay, Ohio Dominican
The Hillsdale College softball team swept Findlay Tuesday night at Johnny Williams Field in a crucial GLIAC doubleheader that bumped Hillsdale up into the top eight of the conference and in the running for a tournament berth. The Chargers topped the Oilers 4-1 and then 5-0. “We had great pitching, great defense, and timely hitting,”...