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The poetics, tradition, and appeal of rap for Hillsdale
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The poetics, tradition, and appeal of rap for Hillsdale

  At first glance, it would seem unlikely that rap, a genre typically associated with racial and urban struggle, would find a significant following at a conservative college like Hillsdale. Nevertheless, students and faculty alike have professed a liking for the genre. “You find a lot of freshness in rap music that’s not present in...

College receives canvases by ‘greatest woman painter’ of Victorian Era
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College receives canvases by ‘greatest woman painter’ of Victorian Era

Hillsdale’s permanent art collection has received two new additions: “Ernesta” and “Ernesta’s Shoes,” both remnants of a much larger work by the Victorian artist Cecilia Beaux. Professor of Art Sam Knecht unveiled the paintings, a gift from Ann Arbor resident Anne Natvig, to a faculty audience yesterday. “Anne has been a supporter of the college...

Local author writes historical fiction focusing on Christian faith
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Local author writes historical fiction focusing on Christian faith

William Koshelnyk, former Director of Public Affairs at Hillsdale College, released “My Brother’s Keeper,” a self-published e-book about James, the brother of Jesus, under the pen name Bill Kassel on March 1. The novel, a work of historical fiction, peers into the private life of the holy family and imagines a world where Jesus’ older...

50 years since Hillsdale’s extraterrestrial encounter
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50 years since Hillsdale’s extraterrestrial encounter

A picture of the UFO sighted in Hillsdale in 1966. Several girls living in MacIntyre Residence of Hillsdale College looked out their back windows and noticed flashing lights hovering over the Arb on March 21 around 10:30p.m. Gidget Kohn ‘69 detailed the event in a Collegian article written three days later. “I ran to my...