Month: March 2016

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Baseball survives 40-run marathon to go 3-1 over weekend
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Baseball survives 40-run marathon to go 3-1 over weekend

Sunday night had bled into Monday morning before the Hillsdale College baseball team defeated the Bellarmine Knights in the highest scoring game in Hillsdale baseball history, finishing a 3-1 weekend in Louisville, Kentucky. The Chargers opened the weekend with a 6-3 loss against Bellarmine on Saturday before they topped the Alderson-Broaddus Battlers in games on...

Charger Chatter: Shane Armstrong
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Charger Chatter: Shane Armstrong

Shane Armstrong ‘15 is now an assistant baseball coach after pitching for the Chargers until he graduated last year. What has the transition from player to coach been like? The transition from player to coach has gone pretty smoothly. Since I am coaching alongside guys that I played for I knew what to expect as...

Q&A: Concerto competition winners
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Q&A: Concerto competition winners

Junior Rachelle Ferguson will perform Henri Vieuxtemps’ Violin Concerto No. 5, and Sophomore Gregory Farison will perform the second movement of Camille Saint-Saens’ Cello Concerto No. 2, at this weekend’s orchestra concerts. ~Compiled by Laura Williamson Rachelle Ferguson: What is your major? I’m an English and classics double major. How many years have you played...

Hillsdale students ‘outstanding’ at Elmhurst College Jazz Festival
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Hillsdale students ‘outstanding’ at Elmhurst College Jazz Festival

The Hillsdale College Big Band performed at the Elmhurst College Jazz Festival this past weekend for the first time in 20 years. Last Saturday, the group traveled to Elmhurst, Illinois, where they played with several other colleges. Director of Jazz Studies Chris McCourry, the band director, said Hillsdale was on par with other schools that...

The Oscars in review
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The Oscars in review

The 88th Academy Awards was full of surprises and some truly cringeworthy moments. “Spotlight” won best picture, which was a shock to all, but perhaps the most startling event of the night was comedian Chris Rock’s opening monologue. After the academy did not recognize a single actor of color for the second year in a...