The flight attendant’s sweet southern drawl came over the loud speaker as she cheerfully announced, “A special welcome to our baseball team that’s with us today!” Baseball team? I wondered. I didn’t see a baseball team boarding the flight. Immediately my eyes scoured the plane in search for the alleged boys, but I only saw...
Author: Jessie Fox (Jessie Fox)
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Chess club welcomes rookies, kings, and queens
There were five wooden chess boards atop the union tables last Wednesday afternoon. When he saw them, senior Os Nakayama’s face lit up and he exclaimed, “We have chess boards — it’s a start.” One can find Hillsdale’s new club playing chess in the union Wednesday afternoons. Last Wednesday the players used wooden boards that...
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Authorities remove man from library
Hillsdale city police officers and campus security escorted a local man out of Mossey Library Tuesday night. “Late last week he was on campus and approached a student improperly and made her feel uncomfortable,” Director of Campus Security Bill Whorley said. “He was issued a no-trespassing notice and told not to return to campus.” Between...
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Sigma Chi springs to philanthropy work
The men of Sigma Chi fraternity are staying busy this spring as they host two philanthropic events on campus. On Sunday, Sigma Chi hosted a three-on-three basketball tournament that raised $240 for Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness, and on April 9 they will host a student fight night to benefit the Huntsman Cancer Institute. “We...
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Debate Team goes to Nationals
Over spring break, 22 Hillsdale students competed in a national speech and debate tournament hosted at Ohio University. Hillsdale has a comprehensive debate program, so students competed across multiple genres of speech as well as multiple formats of debate. Hillsdale finished ninth in Individual Team Sweepstakes and second in Debate Sweepstakes. In Combined Sweepstakes, Hillsdale...