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Sharpest junior in the drawer
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Sharpest junior in the drawer

When junior Jeremiah Tiews started fundraising for his Eagle Scout project by sharpening other people’s knives, he never predicted that it would eventually become a long-term business pursuit.   Since 2017, on breaks and sometimes during the school semesters, he provides a local service through his self-started company, Same Day Sharpening, in his home in...

CHP Showdown is back
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CHP Showdown is back

Tonight, from 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., the Student Activities Board will host the annual Centralhallapalooza Showdown in the Olds Snack Bar.   The band that wins the event receives the opening spot to headline CHP.   Though usually held off-campus, the decision to change the date and location of the event was deliberate on SAB’s part....

Shotgun team wins ACUI national championship
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Shotgun team wins ACUI national championship

At the Association of Colleges Union International competition in San Antonio, Texas, the Chargers won their seventh Division III championship ever, beating the second place team by only 10 targets.  After securing a second national championship this season, the Hillsdale Charger Shotgun team ended the season on a high note, defeating the 17 other teams...

In Brief: Hillsdale alumnus, student win state journalism awards
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In Brief: Hillsdale alumnus, student win state journalism awards

Last year’s editor-in-chief of the Collegian won a first-place award for investigative reporting and an honorable mention for best writer from the Michigan Press Association in college journalism awards announced last week. Nolan Ryan ’20, reported on Hillsdale’s lawsuit against the University of Missouri in 2019. Other journalism students and alumni won six awards in...

Shotgun team takes third DIII victory at SCTP shoot
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Shotgun team takes third DIII victory at SCTP shoot

During spring break the Hillsdale College shotgun team garnered an immense victory at the Scholastic Clay Target Program Nationals tournament from March 18-20.   The Chargers won the high overall award for the Division III category, with a score of 2775/3000 targets, and finished with several other individual awards, the highest being sophomore Ida Brown with...