Margaret Thatcher, the first woman prime minister of the United Kingdom, died Monday after suffering a stroke at the age of 87. Thatcher, a feisty, dignified woman known for her unapologetic defense of freedom and free-markets, revived a languishing British economy and society in the mid-1980s. She also had a special relationship with Hillsdale College,...
The top song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1965 was a cover by the British group Herman’s Hermits. It had only one verse, repeated ad nauseum: “I’m Henery the Eighth, I am. Henery the Eighth I am, I am! / I got married to the widow next door; she’s been married seven times...
Paintings, sketches, sculptures, photographs, textiles, graphics, and more will adorn the walls and podiums of the final senior art exhibit of the year, as seniors Hannah Akin, Jill Frasier, and Esther Olson present the collected works from the last four years. The grand opening of the exhibit is April 14 at 3 p.m., featuring a...
Recently the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case regarding race-based admissions at the University of Texas. This case has the potential to radically alter or even eliminate racial preference policies in higher education, and for the better, according to Russell K. Nieli, author of “Wounds That Will Not Heal: Affirmative action and our...
In honor of Roger Ebert, I recently cycled through his reviews of films he particularly hated. One line stood out. “I had a colonoscopy once, and they let me watch it on TV. It was more entertaining than ‘The Brown Bunny.’” When Roger Ebert didn’t like a movie, he made sure you knew it. He...