Chemistry’s place in the liberal arts took center stage when Hillsdale hosted the 66th annual Midwestern Association of Chemistry Teachers in Liberal Arts Colleges conference over fall break. This was the first time Hillsdale hosted the conference. Associate Professor of Chemistry Matthew Young said the topic fit well with Hillsdale’s mission. “In the development of...
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The Monster mash-up: Watch these old and new movies this Halloween
FX has the movies. I just have this humble Halloween film junkie listicle. It’s not exhaustive, but it’s what’s free (with a monthly subscription to Amazon Prime or Netflix, of course). But before we begin, hey, wait, I’ve got a new complaint: David Gordon Green’s reboot of “Halloween” (2018) isn’t scary at all — and...
Pope Francis and the saints next door
“The more power one has, the more one must be willing to serve,” Pope Francis says early on in “God Is Young,” a book-length interview published in Italian this past March. The English version of the interview only became available on Oct. 2, in conjunction with the Catholic bishops’ “Synod on Young People.” Francis agreed...
Students, faculty weigh in on Michigan midterms
Midterms elections are less than two weeks away — and the Michigan governorship is up for grabs. Because incumbent Republican Gov. Rick Snyder cannot run for a third term, his seat will either fall to current Republican Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette or his opponent, former...
Conserving the Classics: Yuri Norstein’s ‘Tale of Tales’
Yuri Norstein’s animated short “Tale of Tales” is only a half-hour long, and available on YouTube. Check it out; it’s well worth the watch. The short film is based on an old Russian lullaby, sung at the beginning of the movie as a baby suckles at his mother’s breast. Here’s an English translation: Baby, baby,...