On September 23, 2013, I swung into my friend Tyler’s family Subaru, glancing at the time. Tyler handed me his phone and started driving, trusting me to determine the energy of our 20-minute drive. To me, it was obvious what we would be listening to that night. With the release of their latest album “A...
Author: Phillip J. Berntson
Greta Van Fleet: Beyond the mainstream
Blue Check Twitter and Co. has struck again, this time with a scathing review by Pitchfork, a music journal, of rock-revivalist Greta Van Fleet’s recent major label debut “Anthem of the Peaceful Army.” Then came the hive mind of self-entitled “patrician” music-lovers who remain secretly glad that a large, mainstream media outlet actually vindicated their...
Students give back for Christmas
As the days march closer and closer to Dec. 25, Hillsdale College seems to grow in holiday cheer. The Student Activities Board has set up Christmas decorations, peppermint ice cream is gaining popularity at AJ’s Cafe, and students are adding holiday tunes to their study playlists. However, students at Hillsdale are remembering that the holiday...
Read a Children’s book this Christmas break
“A childhood without books – that would be no childhood. That would be like being shut out from the enchanted place where you can go and find the rarest kind of joy.” So claimed Astrid Lindgren, the prolific Swedish writer who authored the iconic Pippi Longstocking series. Lindgren grew up on a small farm in...
Mock trial team takes first
The Hillsdale College mock trial team dominated its competition in the Windy City last weekend, taking first and sixth at the University of Illinois in the Chicago Illini Tournament. Team 1106 snagged its first trophy for 1st place this season with a perfect record of 8 wins and 0 losses. Team 1107 scored an honorable...