More than 18 million Americans are gluten-sensitive, according to a study published in Digestion magazine. These Americans are forced to avoid foods containing the proteins found in grains such as breads and pastas. Senior biochemistry major Trey VanAken spent his summer researching a process which would remove gluten from the beer, so that those with...
Year: 2017
Fritsche takes the helm of Hillsdale women’s basketball
With his positive attitude, first-year head coach Matt Fritsche is bringing new energy to Hillsdale College women’s basketball, players say. Fritsche will be the third coach in four years for the Chargers. He said he hopes to bring an attitude of improvement and care between players and coaches. “He makes people more confident as players,”...
Condemned building faces demolition
The Hillsdale Office of Code Enforcement condemned a building on Broad Street and ordered its demolition, pending a court appeal. A notice of violation posted outside 23 and 25 N. Broad St. — just north of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church — declared the building a public safety threat. “The structure located on the premises has...
Men’s basketball picked to finish third in G-MAC in preseason coach’s poll
When the Hillsdale College men’s basketball team takes the court for its first game of the season on Nov. 3, it will face Michigan State University, one of the top Division I programs in the country, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. Senior guards Stedman Lowry and Ryan Badowski and junior point guard Nate...
Women’s basketball opens season with exhibition loss against Eastern Michigan
A host of new challenges await the Hillsdale College women’s basketball team in the 2017-18 season, after a 8-12 season last year. For starters, the team finds itself in the G-MAC, a conference which presents a new set of unknown challengers for the Chargers. Secondly, the team picked up a new head coach, Matt Fritsche....



