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Chargers celebrate seniors at tri-meet
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Chargers celebrate seniors at tri-meet

The Hillsdale College Charger swim team earned two impressive wins at a tri-meet against Ashland University and Saginaw Valley State University, finishing at 151-74 and 114-113 respectively. “I don’t know if we’ve ever beat Saginaw Valley,” Senior Carissa Henderson said. “They’re not a conference rival, but we did see them at Davenport earlier in the...

Kroger places new vaccine requirements on employees
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Kroger places new vaccine requirements on employees

Employees at Hillsdale’s Kroger store will face monetary penalties if they do not receive the COVID-19 vaccine under a nationwide company policy that took effect on Jan. 1. Additionally, starting in February, the company will require unvaccinated employees to be tested for the virus weekly.  Taylor Cole, assistant store manager at Kroger in Hillsdale, said...

Swim team gears up for a strong second half of the season
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Swim team gears up for a strong second half of the season

In the fall, Charger swim had six wins at dual- and tri-meets, including one clean sweep and many excellent performances at larger meets. Multiple athletes set new records and a few earned NCAA Division II qualifying times.  The team boasted seven G-MAC Swimmer of the Week awards, many of them won by the same star...

Community Library uses $15,000 grant for children’s programs
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Community Library uses $15,000 grant for children’s programs

After receiving a $15,000 grant to hire a full time librarian, the Hillsdale Community Library has been working to increase its children’s programs. The grant came in late August from the Michigan Humanities Organizations Pandemic Emergency grant fund, which is designed to help Michigan cultural and community organizations impacted by COVID-19, according to the Winter...