On Oct. 9, Silos Fun Park opened its arcade for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Silos Fun Park, which began operations under new ownership on March 3, now serves the public from 4 p.m. to closing on weekdays and during regular business hours on Saturday and Sunday. Silos Fun Park,...
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“War of the Worlds” examines hysteria
The Tower Player’s bring to the stage a question appropriately timed for the day and age of COVID-19: “Has the world gone mad? In a word: Yes.” “War of the Worlds: the Panic Broadcast” premiered on Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m. Directed by Assistant Professor of Theatre Christopher Matsos, the play examines hysteria and...
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...
China is ‘principal threat’ to U.S., expert says
The Chinese Communist Party is the greatest threat America has ever faced, according to Steven Mosher, a scholar on China and a social scientist. Mosher’s speech, which explored China as a key issue in the upcoming presidential election, was part of the Center for Constructive Alternatives conference on American foreign policy on Tuesday, Sept. 21. ...
Averkamp takes over women’s basketball
The Hillsdale College women’s basketball team welcomed Charlie Averkamp as the new head coach this spring, right in the middle of a pandemic. Averkamp previously coached at Benedictine University, an NCAA Division III institution in Lisle, Illinois. His five-year run as head coach at Benedictine was the best in the school’s history. Now, Averkamp said...