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Mistakes halt Chargers in second consecutive blowout loss
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Mistakes halt Chargers in second consecutive blowout loss

For the second straight week, the Hillsdale College football team saw a close game at the half turn into a blowout. Behind 25 unanswered points in the second half, the Grand Valley State Lakers routed the Hillsdale Chargers 46-14 in front of 12,552 fans at Lubbers Stadium on Grand Valley’s homecoming night. With 42 seconds...

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Is Ben Carson a ‘no-brainer’?

Straw polls conducted on the Hillsdale College campus after the second Republican primary debate on Sept. 16 showed that students favor not the expected politicians, but a candidate with different experience:  Ben Carson, retired pediatric neurosurgeon. Twenty-three percent of students said they would vote for Carson the next day. Rubio and Carly Fiorina followed with...

Paintball this Friday
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Paintball this Friday

Parents and students, prepare to get shot — with paintballs. Campus Recreation is sponsoring a free paintball event Friday, Oct. 9 from 3-7 p.m. at Hayden Park. “It’s just a free-for-all paintball day. Come when you want to, and paintball it up,” said senior Rachael Hille, co-director of Campus Health and Recreation. The event is...

Equestrian team performs well at first show of the year
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Equestrian team performs well at first show of the year

Michigan autumn days are perfect for horseback riding. “We leave early in the morning and get to the stable when it is still crisp. We see the horses in the pasture. It gives you a whole nother dimension to your life at college that is privileged,” said junior Lillian Quinones, president of the Hillsdale College...

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‘Virtual reality’ is the future of storytelling

Virtual Reality was a technology poised to transform the gaming industry. Financial analysts predicted it would be a $30 billion market within five years, dominated overwhelmingly by the gaming industry. However, it soon emerged into popular awareness as an ideal technique of all types of storytelling, including journalism. Virtual Reality, commonly abbreviated VR, is the...