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Campus crusaders: Brains take a break for brawn
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Campus crusaders: Brains take a break for brawn

Fortune favors the bold in Land Battle. Ty Ruddy | Collegian The roar could be heard from Central Hall. The thuds of bodies hitting snowy ground and the unmistakable clang of battle: foam on foam. Last Wednesday Jan. 28 was Land Battle, an annual clash during which the men of campus wield PVC wrapped in...

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Mitch Albom delivers best novel yet

Mitch Albom’s newest novel is so good you’ll want to read it “Twice.” Published last fall, the story follows amateur musician and hopeless lover Alfie Logan in pursuit of his childhood sweetheart, Gianna. He stumbles over himself and slips up as often as any of us would. But there’s a catch: Alfie gets to do...

Men’s soccer kicks off first nationals bid
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Men’s soccer kicks off first nationals bid

The team huddle before a game Courtesy | Cruz Reichert Three years after declining an invitation to the national tournament for lack of funding, the men’s club soccer team left Nov. 19 for Kansas City, Missouri, and a chance to compete in the open division of the National Intramural and Recreational Sports Association Soccer Championships...

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Frats fight Fundies for 12-6 win

When the clock hit zero at Frank “Muddy” Waters Stadium Saturday afternoon, the Hillsdale Chargers were somewhere in Ohio, but the Frats were celebrating their 12-6 win over the Fundies in the second-annual Turkey Bowl hosted by Campus Rec. The series is now tied, with the Frats and the Fundies claiming one title each. The...

First homegrown Charger: Covey
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First homegrown Charger: Covey

Covey receives the award Courtesy | Reva Ludwig Growing up in Hillsdale, Larry Covey ’65 ran the three blocks to Mauck School every day. On Saturday he received the Hillsdale athletic department’s newest honor, the Homegrown Charger Award. The new award came from a desire in the athletic department to recognize citizens of Hillsdale county...