In one of the most crucial weekends of the season, the Hillsdale College volleyball team did exactly what it needed to do. The Chargers went 2-1 at the Midwest Region Crossover Tournament after falling to Rockhurst University and defeating Drury University and Truman State University. Teams from the GLIAC, the Great Lakes Valley Conference, and...
Year: 2015
Weekend orchestra concerts to feature Bernstein, Prokofiev, and Sibelius
When Music Department Chair James Holleman tried to explain the climax of Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2, his favorite piece from the orchestra’s upcoming concert program, words failed him. Instead, he resorted to his natural mode of communication and began to conduct an invisible orchestra, humming the melody to make his point. The Hillsdale College Symphony...
ACS celebrates National Chemistry Week
An explosion shook Hillsdale Preparatory School on Tuesday after college volunteers held a hydrogen-filled balloon to an open flame. Following the excitement, students received a lecture about general chemistry and physical science. This week the Hillsdale College American Chemistry Society will join other clubs across the country in celebrating National Chemistry Week. ACS students volunteered...
Princesses and pumpkins have a ball
To promote downtown commerce and celebrate the fall weather, the Hillsdale Business Association held its fifth annual Awesome Autumn street festival Tuesday evening. Local storefronts kept their doors open past normal hours and offered free goods ranging from candy to pumpkin spice chai lattes to entertain Hillsdale residents. This year, new additions to the festival...
Hillsdale pep band: a staple of school spirit
“Pep band is fun, but it’s not fun to suck.” This motto, coined by pep band director junior Hank Prim, has guided the band through its journey from lesser-known campus club to its current standing as one of the most widely-recognized and appreciated ensembles at Hillsdale College. According to junior Conor Woodfin, assistant director of...

