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There’s no place like Homer: Fall festival bursts with life
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There’s no place like Homer: Fall festival bursts with life

With tin men and tractor rides, tattered wallpaper, old ice tongs, and a turtle-gone-TikTok star, the Homer Fall Festival teemed with life, filled with relics of the past and the stories that go with them. Returning for the annual event, attendees shared their homemade hobbies beside displays of antique farming tools. The Homer Historical Society...

Electric cars are as bad as people say
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Electric cars are as bad as people say

The rise in the use of electric vehicles represents a significant threat to the affordability of cars, their safety in collisions, and surprisingly, the sustainability of transportation in the United States (“Electric vehicles are not as bad as everyone says,” The Collegian, Sept. 22). While last week’s article rightly pointed out the steady decrease in...

‘Nothing more exhilarating’: Freshman describes his first experience setting sail
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‘Nothing more exhilarating’: Freshman describes his first experience setting sail

After first joining the sailing club, I quickly learned I looked like a landlubber. Quizzical looks passed across plenty of faces after friends learned of my new hobby. Unfortunately, their instincts were spot-on: I couldn’t have identified my starboard from my port.  It took just three short weeks for that to change. After a handful...

QUICK HITS: Erik Ellis
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QUICK HITS: Erik Ellis

Erik Ellis joined Hillsdale’s faculty this fall, teaching education.  Here, he talks remote islands, fencing, and compulsory Latin. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.   What is a word that you would use to describe yourself? Quixotic. I like things that are difficult and that require a lot of study in order...

Tower Players premiere “Translations”
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Tower Players premiere “Translations”

In their first show of the year, the Tower Players premiered ‘Translations” by Brian Friel on Wednesday, and will continue performances through the weekend.  Director James Brandon, chair of the theatre department, said he’s wanted to direct “Translations” since he was a student himself. “I’ve been thinking about this show for a long time,” Brandon...