The Hillsdale women’s basketball team is tied with Kentucky Wesleyan for second in the G-MAC, winning 7-2 games played over the Christmas break. The Chargers hold a 6-2 conference record, with a 9-5 record overall. “In the pre-season we were ranked 11 out of 12, so we’re not too worried about stuff like this,” head...
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Lending a hand at Mass: Susan Shirk reflects on career as interpreter
Local sign language interpreter Susan Shirk once swore she would never work at schools or religious gatherings. Now, after doing both for decades, she said she couldn’t be happier. Shirk first encountered sign language while working at a residential care facility in college. “I was working a full time job at a residential facility for...
Women’s basketball opens season against two GLIAC opponents
The Hillsdale College women’s basketball team lost their first two games of the season to GLIAC teams Saginaw Valley and Northwood. “Obviously it’s exciting anytime you get to start a season,” Head Coach Charlie Averkamp said. “We were playing against two very tough teams, which is always challenging, but it’s also always good to see...
C.S. Lewis scholar Michael Ward speaks on new movie
C.S. Lewis scholar, Michael Ward, returned to Hillsdale last Wednesday, but this time on the big screen. In 2015, Ward was Hillsdale’s commencement speaker. The accomplished senior research fellow at Oxford University and professor of apologetics at Houston Baptist University played the role of the parochial vicar in “The Most Reluctant Convert: The Untold Story...
‘Cheaper than going home’: Students take fall getaway to Portugal
For less money than it would cost most of them to travel within the United States, sophomores Josi Cuddeback, Catherine Spalding, Addy Longnecker, and Luke Hollister threw together a three-day trip to Portugal over fall break. “We didn’t plan the trip at all,” Hollister said. “We were not prepared for this. All of us had...




