For three days, in the middle of July, Ivan Pongracic and his friends Jeremy DeHart and Dane Carter gathered in the empty McNamara Rehearsal Hall to revive the spirit of their band, Lords of Atlantis. Though the band began recording with no intention to release anything, this practice session was not any ordinary one. Lords...
Author: Sofia Krusmark (Sofia Krusmark)
A professional dancer’s journey from NYC to rural Michigan
Memories of the day Megan Bascom decided she wanted to be a dancer flashed back in an instant. She was wearing a forest green leotard and black jazz pants. She stood in a wide-leg hamstring stretch. Soft ’90s electronic music played in the background, and it was in that moment Bascom knew that she would...
Quarantine crafts, baked goods find outlet at Makers Market
Homemade fettuccine, woodburned earrings, and street poetry all graced the plaza of the Chapel on Saturday Sept. 19th. Live music, including classic rock favorites and soft pop, was the idyllic background music for many students casually perusing each stand. It’s no surprise that several stands, both for students and community members alike, were empty by...
Golfing with Iron Chef Morimoto: From the Iron Chef Kitchen to a Hillsdale Farm
It took one scream into the kitchen for all the chefs and cooks to get into line. He was serious, but kind. Harsh, but the most gracious perfectionist. And although broken English was his only way to communicate, Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto never failed to train his chefs to create sushi masterpieces, Ezra Bertakis said. ...
No student COVID cases, college reports
After a week of in-person classes, no Hillsdale College students have tested positive for COVID-19, according to Dean of Men Aaron Petersen. Five students who showed symptoms have tested negative, and five more currently await test results. “I think the students came here ready to do their part, especially with all the precautionary measures to...