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Matsos debuts as theatre professor
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Matsos debuts as theatre professor

The son of a professional singer in New York City, Chris Matsos spent his childhood attending Broadway plays with his father and perfecting his impersonations of celebrated actor Gary Oldman. Occasionally, young Matsos would take the stage himself in his mother’s productions. Today, Matsos, newly-hired professor of the Hillsdale College department of theatre and dance,...

‘Christopher Robin’   simply delights
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‘Christopher Robin’ simply delights

Doing nothing often leads to the very best something.” – Winnie the Pooh  By doing the cinematic equivalent of “nothing,” Disney creates a movie that is the very best of “somethings.” In their new film “Christopher Robin,” Disney rejects the complex formula of its live-action remakes for a simple, nostalgic film that is every bit...

Professional Artist Series kicks off with ‘The Shape of Color’
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Professional Artist Series kicks off with ‘The Shape of Color’

Julio Suarez, assistant professor of art, sees the world in a series of abstract shapes and colors interacting with each other. “I’m very interested in color, in mixing,” Suarez said. “Everything is made up of color, a mosaic that makes up our visual field.” In his upcoming art show, titled “The Shape of Color,” Suarez...

Hillsdale students dress for success
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Hillsdale students dress for success

I was a freshman writing my first article assignment for The Collegian, gathering wisdom from those who had come before.When asking then-senior Jackson Bargenquast ’18 what he wished he knew as a freshman, a part of his answer surprised me: “Dress for the job you want, not the job you have.” Cliché, perhaps, but it...

Orchestra to feature three student soloists
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Orchestra to feature three student soloists

Experience the works of the great composers and the talents of modern musicians at the annual Hillsdale College Symphony Orchestra performance in Markel Auditorium at 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 10. Three winners from January’s concerto competition will perform solos with the orchestra: junior Thomas Ryskamp, senior Susena Finegan, and sophomore Keely Rendle. “Ever since...