Over Christmas break, while the polar vortex ravaged the midwest, the Hillsdale women’s swim team was busy on their annual training trip in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Training trip is a hellish period that marks the peak difficulty in the season. With only one day of rest in a 10-day period, the girls either swam two...
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MLB jobs: all about who you know
Over winter break I went to Orlando, Fla. for Major League Baseball’s Winter Meetings to pursue my dream of becoming a professional baseball announcer. I had never been to Florida before and I had no idea what to expect of baseball’s famous networking event that only happens once a year. These meetings are the largest...
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Women’s cross country team places 15th at nationals
A national coaches association poll ranked Hillsdale College 15th going into the national meet. Nice job, coaches. The Hillsdale College women did indeed take 15th at the NCAA Division II cross country national meet on Nov. 23. The meet, held in Spokane, Wash., marked the first championship berth for the Charger women’s team in three...
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Women’s basketball notches first win at GLIAC/GLVC Crossover
The Hillsdale College women’s basketball team defeated the University of Illinois-Springfield 69-54 to go 1-1 in the GLIAC/GLVC Crossover Challenge. Before getting their first win, the Chargers lost to McKendree University the night before, on Friday, Nov. 22, with an overtime buzzer-beater shot. “It was a heartbreaker,” junior Megan Fogt said. “It was a fun...
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Charger Chatter: Rachael Kurtz
Junior Rachael Kurtz is a sprinter on the college swim team who has had considerable success recently, winning the 50-meter freestyle and placing in two other events in each of her last four meets. When did you first start swimming and how long have you been swimming for Hillsdale? I started swimming when I was...