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Strong individual performaces focus of swim tri-meet
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Strong individual performaces focus of swim tri-meet

The Chargers may have lost to Calvin College 148-86 and Grand Valley State University 165-61 at their Oct. 20 meet, but individual performances by junior Anika Ellingson and sophomore Victoria Addis and two strong relay swims made the competition a success. Head coach Kurt Kirner said he evaluates each meet by the times his swimmers...

Plein-air makes perfect
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Plein-air makes perfect

One bright Thursday in October, senior Anna Zemaitaitis exchanged her studio easel and heavy wooden palette for a lightweight easel, cans of mineral spirits, and palette paper and ventured with her classmates to Half Moon Lake Road to capture the canopied dirt roads full of fall color. “We were like, ‘I can’t believe we’re doing...

Ready, set, write: Students start novels
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Ready, set, write: Students start novels

The writer’s eyes stare at the blinking cursor on the screen, clammy hands hovering over the keyboard. “Only 50,000 words to go,” the writer thinks, “time to get to work.” Perhaps you’ve never been tasked with such a lengthy assignment, but if you’re a Hillsdale student, chances are you’ve faced an essay deadline before. The...

‘Blue laws’ restrict alcohol sales
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‘Blue laws’ restrict alcohol sales

Want a restaurant’s margarita on a Sunday? That’s banned in Hillsdale County. Little-known Sunday sales laws called “blue laws” prohibit bars and restaurants in Hillsdale County from serving liquor on Sundays. Hillsdale County residents voted in the 1980 general election to prohibit Sunday liquor sales. Almost 40 years later, Hillsdale is the only Michigan city...

Hillsdale’s most popular classes span multiple departments
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Hillsdale’s most popular classes span multiple departments

Courses offered this spring that always fill are History of Art II: Renaissance – Modern; Readings in Power, Leadership & Responsibility; English Grammar; Classical Children’s Literature; Renaissance British Literature; The Two World Wars; and Theology of the Body, according to Registrar Douglas McArthur. These classes come from numerous departments: art, business, education, English, history, and...