Month: October 2019

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Adopt a Charger program fosters school spirit
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Adopt a Charger program fosters school spirit

The sun files up the sky, warming the late fall day. The stadium shakes as both teams line up for the opening kick-off. The student section is packed with screaming students in white Otter’s army shirts. For some in the crowd, though, this isn’t just a football game; it’s a chance to support the Charger...

Whitford runs Chicago
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Whitford runs Chicago

Director of Student Activities Alexandra Whitford `18 never thought she would go from being an All-American in pole vaulter to running the Chicago marathon within two years, but after four hours and 25 minutes, she stood at the finish line in awe of her journey. Whitford, who had never done endurance running in her life,...

Former Times writer discusses paper’s decline
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Former Times writer discusses paper’s decline

In Ernest Hemingway’s novel “The Sun Also Rises,”  one character asks, “How did you go bankrupt?” The other replies, “Two ways: gradually, and then suddenly.” According to Michael Goodwin, the decline of one of the world’s most famous newspapers could be described the same way.  Goodwin, chief political columnist at the New York Post, gave...

Dirt path to Howard paved
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Dirt path to Howard paved

After years of students trudging over the dirt path between Hillsdale St. and Howard Music Building, Hillsdale College has finally taken the hint and paved a sidewalk. Rich Péwé, Hillsdale’s Chief Administrative Officer, explained that the sidewalk has been on the construction agenda for quite a few years but was bumped up the list to...