This past weekend Hillsdale hosted the Hillsdale Tune-up on Feb. 22 in the Margot V. Biermann Center. In their final meet prior to the GLIAC Indoor Track and Field Championships, which Hillsdale will host this weekend on March 1 and 2, the men’s and women’s track and field teams ended with several athletes meeting the...
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February 20, 2014July 12, 2022City News
Vanished Hillsdale
In July of 1914, elephants and other circus animals paraded through downtown Hillsdale as the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus walked the animals from the train station to the Hillsdale County Fairgrounds. Hillsdale was often the last stop in Michigan for popular troupes before they made the trek to Richmond, Va. with their...
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February 20, 2014July 12, 2022Sports
Track makes strides at GVSU Big Meet
In their second Grand Valley State University meet of the semester on Feb. 14-15, both the men’s and women’s track and field teams had members qualify for provisional marks and break personal records in several events. “The women’s team did really, really well, and it was a really strong meet for us across the board,”...
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February 13, 2014July 12, 2022Sports
4 X 4 breaks school record: Track team earns top finishes at second home meet
The Hillsdale men’s and women’s track and field teams hosted their largest indoor meet at home in the Margot V. Biermann Center, with more than 900 athletes participating. Amongst the large turnout, the Chargers took a variety of top places, but produced divided overall results. The men came out of the events with three first...
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February 13, 2014July 12, 2022Culture
Student-directed ‘Mikado’ brings magic of comic opera to McNamara
Flanked by sparsely-placed screens, plants, and two large black partitions, a massive, circular, two-tiered bench holds center stage in McNamara Rehearsal Hall. Nine men fill the stage with more black, red, and gold, wearing red scarves wrapped around black kimonos. Welcome to Titipu. This year’s Opera Workshop presents a full operatic production, Gilbert and Sullivan’s...