Just before the first pitch of the Detroit Tigers vs. Minnesota Twins baseball game yesterday at 1:08 p.m., the Reading High School choir stepped out onto the field of Comerica Park to sing the National Anthem. The cool weather and two-hour trek from Reading, Michigan, to Detroit did not deter the 25 students, led by...
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March 19, 2015July 12, 2022News
Ivy-crowned seniors win Corona Classica
The classical studies department crowned three seniors with the Corona Classica, an award which honors an outstanding senior who is continuing in the classics or a related field. Joshua Benjamins, LaRae Ferguson, and Andrew Koperski received the award at the Honors Assembly in February. Associate Professor of Classical Studies Joseph Garnjobst said because they had...
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February 26, 2015July 12, 2022News
Wife of former coach McAvoy dies
Dolores Joan McAvoy died on Feb. 17 at the age of 83 in her home in Dowagiac, Michigan, after a brief battle with cancer. She was wife of the former Director of Athletics and head football coach John “Jack” McAvoy, who died in 2008. She was a great supporter of Hillsdale College athletics and of...
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February 23, 2015July 12, 2022Features
Students market local businesses
The Hillsdale County Fair, “the most popular fair on earth,” may find a bit more popularity with the help of a student marketing team. Every spring semester, students from the advanced computer graphics and advertising classes team up to help small businesses in downtown Hillsdale to create marketing and advertising plans. Not only do the...
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February 19, 2015July 12, 2022Sports
Blizzards delay teams’ returns to campus
Winter storms across the nation last weekend left Hillsdale College sports teams stranded. The men’s and women’s basketball teams were delayed in the Upper Peninsula after their weekend games at Northern Michigan University, while members of the track and field teams were held up in Boston for many days after the David Hemery Valentine Invite...