Going into the new semester of tournaments, the Hillsdale Debate Team anticipated a week of lesser success after a month vacation from debate and the incongruity of the tournament with their usual expectations. At the Butler Bulldog Battle in Indianapolis, Ind., Hillsdale received the third place overall, two speaker awards, and respectable success in other...
Author: Teddy Sawyer
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Tharp wins 300th career game
On Dec. 6, in a game against Northern Michigan University, men’s basketball coach John Tharp won his 300th career game as a head coach. Previously at Lawrence University in Wisconsin, where he holds the school record for most wins, and for the last five years at Hillsdale, where he stands at fourth, Tharp has...
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Biermann Athletics Center nearly complete
According to the Hillsdale College administration, the Margot V. Biermann Athletics Center will be completed on time. The new athletics center is slated to be finished by mid-February of 2013, and Hillsdale College will have a new space for the track team, as well as tennis capabilities year-round. The new center will also be large...
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Faculty Jazz ensemble to perform
The Hillsdale Hepcats, Faculty Jazz Ensemble, will perform a variety of jazz hits Nov. 16 at 8 p.m. in Phillips Auditorium. The ensemble will play favorites “Nica’s Dream,” “Peace,” and “Jungle Juice.” The Ensemble includes Director and Teacher of Music Chris McCourry on trumpet, Lecturer in Music Jon Gerwirtz on saxophones, Lecturer in Music Mathew...
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The Carrot or the Stick
In first grade I wanted to be a bunny rabbit. I spent the first month or so at school that year under the table hopping and nibbling on whatever I could find that looked most like a carrot. Studying was beneath me. Bunnies don’t need to know math or grammar, or anything else. I just...