Month: November 2012

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Mark Keller: Hillsdale Renaissance Man
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Mark Keller: Hillsdale Renaissance Man

Senior Mark Keller spent the first part of the summer of 2012 hitchhiking his way from Hillsdale, Mich. to Hillsboro, Wisc. — an adventure that included a free tattoo from one of his rides. The eighth and last person Keller thumbed a ride from on that trip, a tattoo artist from Gelena, Ill., offered him...

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Saga Solution: “Coffee Float”

The ice cream machine in SAGA offers a consistently delicious dessert, but soft serve in a cone every night can become sull. Sophomore Corey Voorman has a simple recie to make this frozen dessert a resplendent treat. Ingredients: Ice Cream Coffee   Simply fill a cup half-way with ice cream and then top it off...

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Movie review: ‘Cloud Atlas’

Set in six different time periods ranging from the mid-19th century to the futuristic world of the 2300s,  “Cloud Atlas” is not entirely history and not entirely fantasy, but entirely humanity. Based on the novel of the same name, by David Mitchell, who incidentally makes a cameo appearance in the movie, the film chronicles friendships,...

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In Focus: A renewed appreciation

As I was beginning my eighth year learning the art of singing, my body forced me to stop. Every attempt at a deep breath ended in a sharp pain in the center of my chest.  It constantly felt like a little fat man was sitting in the center of my chest weighing me down so...

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Bring on the opera

The set list for the spring semester Hillsdale College Opera Workshop has been released and the cast announced. “Carmen,” “Les Miserables,” and works by Gilbert and Sullivan are just a few examples of the pieces chosen for the production. Working alongside the music and theatre departments, the Opera Workshop appointed seven student directors who are...