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Debaters qualify for finals
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Debaters qualify for finals

Sophomore Hannah Johnson and freshman TJ Wilson made debate finals at Clarion University in Pennsylvania on Oct. 21-22. Johnson won second place debater and debate speaker in the open division, facing a debater from Central Michigan University in the final round. Johnson argued against Supreme Court decision Utah v. Strieff, which allows illegally obtained evidence...

Debate wins top team at Lafayette
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Debate wins top team at Lafayette

The Hillsdale College debate team won first place debate sweepstakes this weekend at a tournament at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. The eight debaters competed in the Lincoln-Douglas debate style, finishing on top through it was the first competition of the season for seven of the members. Sophomore Lucy Meckler and senior Alexandra Negrich won second...

Debate wins sweepstakes
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Debate wins sweepstakes

Hillsdale’s debate team won first place overall sweepstakes at the first tournament of the season this weekend. Nine freshmen and two upperclassmen traveled to Western Kentucky University to compete in Lincoln-Douglas policy debate against competitors from Wiley College, Central Michigan University, and other colleges. Sophomore Henrey Deese broke into octa-finals in the open division, freshman...

Students start Science Olympiad club
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Students start Science Olympiad club

Every March, hundreds of middle school students across the country wait in suspense to see how much weight a tower they designed and built can hold. The event is a part of Science Olympiad, a competition for middle-school and high-school students involving a variety of science-related tasks. “Weeks of work for moments of panic,” senior...