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Pietila becomes GLIAC champion
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Pietila becomes GLIAC champion

Sophomore Joel Pietila is the first-ever GLIAC Golf Championship individual winner for the Hillsdale College golf program. In what was a rough weekend for the entire field, Pietila took the victory by shooting a four-over-par 220. He bested the second place finisher by two strokes. “Obviously, Joel is a tremendous player,” head coach Nathan Gilchrist...

The Importance of Identity: Why Hillsdale College Should Consider Secularization
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The Importance of Identity: Why Hillsdale College Should Consider Secularization

The construction of Christ Chapel cost Hillsdale College the exorbitant amount of $28.5 million, and inconvenienced students by restricting their use of the quad. Yet what is most controversial about the Chapel is that “[it’s] location in the middle of everything is profoundly intentional.” The deliberate location of a Christian symbol in the center of...

West releases book on Founding Founders’ political theory
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West releases book on Founding Founders’ political theory

Professor of Politics Thomas West released his first book in 20 years on April 3, attacking the idea that there was no political consensus of justice at the time of the American Founding. West has been researching for and writing “The Political Theory of the American Founding: Natural Rights, Public Policy, and the Moral Conditions...

Fritsche named women’s basketball head coach
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Fritsche named women’s basketball head coach

Matthew Fritsche was named Hillsdale College’s seventh head women’s basketball coach on Tuesday. Fritsche joins the Chargers after serving four years as the assistant women’s basketball coach at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. During his tenure at Creighton, the lady Bluejays made the Division-I NCAA tournament every year from 2014-2017 and had an overall record...

Men’s track makes strides to improve
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Men’s track makes strides to improve

At the time of year when student-athletes are under the most stress from both end-of-the-year projects and the heightened importance of end-of-the-season competition, the men’s track team posted more solid performances at the Al Owens and Jesse Owens invites this past weekend. At the Al Owens Classic in Allendale, Michigan, senior Todd Frickey and junior...