This summer, the walls in the basement of the Sigma Chi house became one artist’s canvas—a canvas that now holds the very first paintings of an art major. Before this May, senior art major Tommy Lundberg had never picked up a paintbrush. However, a visitor to the house would never know that the Detroit Tigers,...
Year: 2012
Grads pursue art outside campus
It is almost cliché to talk about liberal art students and their search for substantial employment post-college. This summer, however, a few Hillsdale College art graduates put their talent and ambition to good use, making big waves in the world outside Hillsdale. Focusing primarily on sculpture, Natalie Knudsen ‘12 acted as both assistant and student...
Charger Chatter: Nick Hixson
Last weekend Nick Hixson ‘12 joined Andre Holmes and Jared Veldheer as one of three Hillsdale alumni playing in the NFL. Like Holmes in 2011, Hix- son will have to work his way up from the practice squad. As a new member of the New Orleans Saints, Hixson shares with us how he perservered through...
Body Language: Chris Untalan Sculpture and Drawing
Artist Chris Untalan’s exhibit, showcasing classically inspired nudes and portraits, opened last Sunday in the Daughtrey Gallery at the Sage Center for the Arts. The exhibit is part of the Hills- dale College Professional Artist Series, and will continue through Sept. 23. Many of Untalan’s pieces are accompanied by reflective titles, such as “Burden of...
Volleyball bested in top-tier tournament
The Chargers opened their season by playing in a tour- nament hosted by five-time defending NCAA Champions Concordia-St. Paul in Min- neapolis, Minn. The team went 0-4 against Concordia, South- west Minnesota State Univer- sity, Brigham Young University (BYU)- Hawaii, and Regis University. “When I scheduled the tour- nament last year, I knew that this...


