This year’s Charger Athletics rebrand celebrates not only the discovery of horse teeth but also over 100 years of patchworked Hillsdale sports history. Throughout a storied past, Hillsdale has enlisted religious references, live animals, and 80s athleisure style in contributing to its athletic identity. Junior Anna Julia Bassols, junior Hope Schlosser, and senior Moira Schmitt,...
Year: 2022
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On the saga of Saga
Despite the decade since Saga Inc. last catered at Hillsdale College, calling Knorr Dining Hall anything but “Saga” still regularly gets freshmen eye-rolled right out of a booth. The tradition of fondly calling the dining hall “Saga” dates back to the late 90s. “We called it Saga as well,” Director of Academic Services Christy Maier...
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Be a generous person: Don’t Venmo request
When Venmo entered the scene in 2009, it offered a newfound convenience to situations that were formerly more cumbersome. Venmo’s mission statement is “to change people’s relationships with money and each other,” and it has certainly done that–but not always in a good way. What used to be acts of kindness have turned into financial...
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Men’s tennis to open season with home invitation
After finishing last year’s conference season as semi-finalists and accepting three new freshmen this year, the Hillsdale College Men’s Tennis team will begin its fall season with a Charger Invitational the weekend of Sept. 9. “One of the biggest things is we have a new group of three freshmen coming in, who are all great...
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Tori Petersen ’18 shares experiences in foster care in her new memoir ‘Fostered’
Despite growing up in the volatile world of foster care, Tori Hope Peterson ‘18 beat the odds — she explains how she did it in her new book, “Fostered: One Woman’s Powerful Story of Finding Faith and Family through Foster Care.” “It’s my story,” said Petersen, whose memoir was published Aug. 30. “It’s that story...