Familiar multicolored lights, the hallmark of Hillsdale Student Activities Board events, pierced the night sky April 10 as the crowd sang and danced to Bruno Mars’ “Treasure” and ABBA’s “Gimme, Gimme, Gimme.” Centralhallapalooza Showdown was held at the Phi Sig pavilion for the first time. The annual battle pits Hillsdale’s most endeavouring student bands against each other to musically duke...
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The dogs are off their leashes: Simpson Smackdown
Bitter your professor gave you a C? Watch him fight your classmates, MMA-style! Simpson Residence will host its annual “Simpson Smackdown” April 18 at 8 p.m. in the dormitory’s back courtyard with free admission, free concessions, and spoof betting. An all-star cast of student wrestlers and mystery professors will battle for campus glory. “Expect the biggest plot twist you’ve seen...
Tower Players perform short plays
Hillsdale Tower Players took the stage at the Quilhot Blackbox Theatre April 9 through 12 to perform in the club’s biannual Festival of Short Plays. The series of one-act plays offered stories ranging in variety both in style and mood, and time period and theme. The four plays were “The Girl Who Cannot Be Hurt,” directed by junior Maggie Saffian;...
Matchmaker, matchmaker, make Hillsdale a match!
More than 80 single Hillsdalians will mingle at off-campus Halfway House April 25, searching for the perfect match. Seniors Adriana Azarian, Maria Birzer, Clare Horvath, Erika Kyba, Annika Monson, and Meredith VanDerWeide will host the inaugural Halfway House Matchmaking Party. Invited guests filled out an application, and the women matched couples based on similar responses to silly questions like: “What...
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