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Final two home meets feature team win, pool’s relay record
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Final two home meets feature team win, pool’s relay record

In the final two home meets of the season, the Hillsdale College Chargers beat Indiana Wesleyan University on Saturday, but fell to Saginaw Valley State University the next day. Despite Sunday’s loss, the Chargers managed to break the Hillsdale pool record in the 400 medley relay. The record-breaking relay team of DeTar, Voisin, Ellingson, and...

Phillips to become Plaster Auditorium
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Phillips to become Plaster Auditorium

Phillips Auditorium is the latest campus facility to receive an upgrade, but it’s not only Phillips’ structure that’s changing. The facility’s name will officially be changed to Plaster Auditorium once the renovation project is finished. The Phillips project had been in planning stages for five years before the college began demolition in late June 2018,...

Withdrawing American troops from Syria: a rash decision
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Withdrawing American troops from Syria: a rash decision

On Dec. 19, President Trump abruptly declared that he was withdrawing and bringing home the American troops in Syria. He announced in a video, “We have won against ISIS. Our boys, our young women, our men — they’re all coming back and they’re coming back now.” Trump originally indicated that the withdrawal would be immediate...

Unsung heroes: With athletic events, Alvarez is ‘behind it all’
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Unsung heroes: With athletic events, Alvarez is ‘behind it all’

Hillsdale College hosts hundreds of athletic events every year. These events require much preparation, setup, and coordination in order for everything to run smoothly and for teams, referees, and fans alike to enjoy the event. Behind all of this is one hard-working, unsung hero: Rich Alvarez. Alvarez has worked for Hillsdale College as the athletics...