When someone decides to become a walking billboard, the first thing that comes to mind would be something ostentatious: an actual sign, an eye-catching shirt, or a hat. But what if that billboard were attached to the body? It could be a tattoo or piercing or, as the idea behind Movember goes, advertising by facial...
Category: Sports
Swimming defeats Ohio teams
On Nov. 12, the women’s swim team killed two birds with one stone. They built team spirit as they swam relay-style 50 yard sprints for a full hour, but more importantly, they honored fallen Carleton College swimmer Ted Mullin who died from sarcoma. The event, called the “Hour of Power,” or a full 60 minutes...
Charger Chatter: Arielle Baker
Senior Arielle Baker is the women’s intramural director at Hillsdale College and also sings the National Anthem for sports games. What do you do with intramural sports? I am the women’s intramural director. I started doing that second semester of sophomore year. (Senior) Brett Dailey is the men’s director. We are co-student directors. This year...
Secrets to success revealed: Top student athletes dish study habits and advice
Ever wonder how Dean’s List student-athletes balance hours of practice time with strenuous daily studies? It is a lot of hard work, according to junior accounting major Bailey Lindner and senior biology major Steven Embry. The volleyball and football players were named to the Capital One All-Academic Team two weeks ago, qualifying them for the...
Behind-the-scenes machine runs Charger facilities
All the Hillsdale teams require extensive behind-the-scenes work to run smoothly, but the most involved and least-known may be the Chargers’ intricate laundry and cleaning systems. The responsibility of cleaning the sports complexes at the college to provide a healthy environment for all Chargers to work out in falls on the shoulders of two different...
