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Battle of the bands will rock 55 Below again
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Battle of the bands will rock 55 Below again

The annual Battle of the Bands, put on by the music fraternity formerly known as Phi Mu Alpha, will take place Nov. 17, from 8 p.m. to midnight at 55 Below. Five featured bands will compete before a panel of three judges. The competing bands are Hexagon Sandwich, Runaround, Schizmatics, Spike Jaeger and the Spitfires,...

Tower Players present a colorful Hamlet
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Tower Players present a colorful Hamlet

This is not the “Hamlet” of Laurence Olivier or Kenneth Branagh. With its woodgrain set, jewel-toned lightning, and Viking-era costumes complete with fur collars and leather accents, it stands apart. For the first time in his 25-year teaching career, Director and Associate Professor of Theatre James Brandon is presenting William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” It premiered last...

Q&A: Artist in residence Fred Radke
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Q&A: Artist in residence Fred Radke

How has your career as a working musician looked over the years?   I first started playing trumpet when I was 7 because I saw Harry James on television. I said, “that’s what I want to do,” and I geared my whole life to play with Harry James, which I did as his first trumpet...

Professors argue men and women can, should be friends
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Professors argue men and women can, should be friends

Turns out Harry and Sally were wrong, according to three Hillsdale professors — “the sex part” does not always have to get in the way of male and female friendships. A room of close to 20 women listened attentively to the professors’ rationales this past Sunday at an event organized by Associate Professor of English...