The year is 2044 – just a few decades before the invention of time travel – and the crime bosses of the future, rather than disposing of victims themselves, are sending them back in time to face the hitmen ‘loopers.’ “Looper,” the sophomore effort of writer-director Rian Johnson, is a gritty, time-travel sci-fi starring Joseph...
Month: October 2012
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The plight of a frozen arizonian
When I first heard about Hillsdale College, I didn’t know that it was located in Michigan. I visited the school for the first time in my cold-weather clothes, which wasn’t much. It was obvious that I was not prepared for such a temperature change. At the time I was wearing a coat, jeans, a scarf,...
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Symphony and overture start orchestral season
The Hillsdale College Symphony Orchestra is performing this year’s first concert in Markel Auditorium, Saturday, Oct. 20, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 21, at 2 p.m. The orchestra will be playing Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 –– the “New World Symphony” –– Mozart’s Symphony No. 25 in G minor, and Brahms’ “Academic Festival Overture.” Sophomore...
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ArtPrize: elephants, castles and origami
For the people of Grand Rapids, Mich., the last weekend of September through the first weekend of October means one thing: ArtPrize. A non-profit event, ArtPrize seeks to centralize artists from California, Costa Rica, New York and even the Adriatic Coasts of Italy. The artwork covers the city with a blanket of creativity and color....
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Student pianists entertain Saga-goers
As students dressed in suits and skirts weave their way around the crowded dining room balancing plates, searching for seats, and chatting with friends, soft music fills in the space underneath the noises of Sunday brunch. Tim Morrison, CEO of Saga Inc., started Sunday brunch on Hillsdale College’s campus in 1988. That same year, he...