The Hillsdale Hepcats, Faculty Jazz Ensemble, will perform a variety of jazz hits Nov. 16 at 8 p.m. in Phillips Auditorium. The ensemble will play favorites “Nica’s Dream,” “Peace,” and “Jungle Juice.” The Ensemble includes Director and Teacher of Music Chris McCourry on trumpet, Lecturer in Music Jon Gerwirtz on saxophones, Lecturer in Music Mathew...
Month: November 2012
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Movie review: ‘Skyfall’
“The old ways are sometimes the best.” This refrain in “Skyfall,” the third James Bond film of the Daniel Craig legacy, gives anchor to the overlying theme to the film: after fifty years in the business, Agent 007 is a classic character who still has a lot to give. The film follows Bond as his...
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The Carrot or the Stick
In first grade I wanted to be a bunny rabbit. I spent the first month or so at school that year under the table hopping and nibbling on whatever I could find that looked most like a carrot. Studying was beneath me. Bunnies don’t need to know math or grammar, or anything else. I just...
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Hillsdale Co. lights up
Hillsdale County has one of the highest smoking rates in Michigan. A report released jointly by two national health institutes shows that from 2004 to 2010, 27 percent of adults in Hillsdale County reported currently smoking, compared with just 21 percent for all of Michigan. Of the 67 counties surveyed, just 12, including Hillsdale, had...
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Sparring for a black belt
Beneath dozens of fluttering banners striped in primary colors, over 500 students in white uniforms went through the customary stretches that always marked the beginning of the opening ceremonies for Tae Park’s annual Tae Kwon Do tournament. Last Saturday, over 47 Hillsdale College students, professor’s children, and community members participated in the tournament as students...