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Homecoming 5K honors coach ‘Wild Bill’ Lundberg
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Homecoming 5K honors coach ‘Wild Bill’ Lundberg

On an average day, a few students go on a morning run through the campus fairly unnoticed. On the morning of Saturday, Oct. 24, however, the stampede of runners in the Wild Bill Fun Run are sure to attract some attention. In 2001 the Farmhouse 5K was founded as a way to honor the already-esteemed...

‘Saga Steve’ back in Hillsdale
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‘Saga Steve’ back in Hillsdale

A beloved fixture on campus, “Saga” Steve Casai ’74, is recuperating at Hillsdale Community Health Center. “He is on the road to recovery and defying all rumors flying around about him,” Bon Appétit General Manager Dave Apthorpe said, referring to claims on social media that Casai had died. Doctors at the University of Michigan Medical...

Volleyball beats rival Ashland for sixth straight win
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Volleyball beats rival Ashland for sixth straight win

“We always go into a match asking, ‘Who are we better than today?’ And the answer is no one,” said Hillsdale volleyball head coach Chris Gravel. “During that match we are just trying to be better than that team that day.” This weekend, the Chargers proved to better than both Lake Erie and Ashland. The...

Students participate in Grosvenor House history
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Students participate in Grosvenor House history

An old sepia photograph on the wall of the Grosvenor House in Jonesville shows a high-ceilinged Victorian parlor with a chandelier, a marble fireplace, and several ornately-framed paintings. The photo hangs on the wall of the same parlour­ — which, over a hundred years later, looks almost identical to its picture.   And though it...

Women’s tennis can’t find traction away from home
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Women’s tennis can’t find traction away from home

Playing its first two away matches of the season, the Hillsdale College women’s tennis team fell to Grand Valley 8-1 on Saturday and Ferris State 7-2 on Sunday. This is the first weekend the team has lost both matches. The losses bring their overall season record to 3-3. Saturday’s match against Grand Valley was “really...