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On second review, Pi Beta Phi wins the scholarship cup
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On second review, Pi Beta Phi wins the scholarship cup

Pi Beta Phi won this semester’s scholarship cup with a GPA of 3.523, contrary to the announcement at last week’s convocation. Sigma Chi also won with a GPA of 3.257, contrary to the announcement. The problem arose from a miscommunication between administrative offices, said Registrar Douglas McArthur. At convocation, administrators announced Kappa Kappa Gamma was...

Visit the ordinary tombs, too
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Visit the ordinary tombs, too

An obelisk stands about 25-feet tall in the corner left of the entrance of Hillsdale’s Oak Grove Cemetery next to the street. It towers over the other graves, bursting through the branches of a neighboring tree that was probably just a sapling when it was built. Next to these other more modest graves, the obelisk...

Visiting Writers Program: Somerville passes torch
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Visiting Writers Program: Somerville passes torch

When Professor of English John Somerville took over the English department’s Visiting Writers Program in the 1990s, he took on a job he never would have anticipated. Twenty-five years later, however, he called the job “a surprise and a joy.” Beginning in the fall of 2019, Associate Professor of English Dutton Kearney will take over...

Charger Chatter: Syd San Juan
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Charger Chatter: Syd San Juan

Q: What’s challenged you the most at Hillsdale? SSJ: The most challenging part for me was last semester. I was sick and I missed every single day of class after the first two weeks. Dealing with that and constantly copying notes from people—plus the course-load—was very challenging. Time management has also been very challenging. You...