Month: February 2017

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Dancing with family and sugar plum fairies
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Dancing with family and sugar plum fairies

The orchestra played as the curtains closed upon a young lady, who in that moment lived a dream of many young performers. This young girl was senior Angela Bonvissuto, who starred in Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” ballet, playing the role of Clara in 2006. Bonvissuto’s ballet career began at age 5 with the Salt Creek...

A Thai tradition in Hillsdale
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A Thai tradition in Hillsdale

Prapai Ringenberg, affectionately known to those in the community as Pai, leaned back in a faded blue chair in one of Hillsdale’s beloved hole-in-the-wall diners. Coffee Cup Diner is her legacy in the quaint community she now calls home. The small restaurant is nothing close to spacious, yet she said it manages to attract hundreds...

Women’s basketball drops two
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Women’s basketball drops two

For a few shining moments in the first quarter of Saturday’s women’s basketball game between Hillsdale and Ashland, No. 1 in the nation, the score was tied. Ultimately, the Eagles pulled ahead in the second quarter and ended the game 102-82, the second loss for the Chargers this week, after falling to Findlay on Thursday. ...

Collegiate Scholars program thrives after rebranding
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Collegiate Scholars program thrives after rebranding

Hillsdale College’s one-year-old Collegiate Scholars Program is seeking applicants for its second class of students. The program, formerly known as the Hillsdale Honors Program, offers seminars, campus lectures and discussions, retreats, trips abroad, and a senior thesis opportunity to accepted students. The program received a makeover in March 2016, changing its name, admissions policies, and...