A friend of mine here, when we were only just acquainted, referred to me as the “kid who dances all the time.” She was criticizing me for having danced more than talked at the party where we’d met. She may have had a valid point. I have no regrets about the dancing, however. Perhaps I...
Year: 2013
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Senior art exhibit features graphic design and drawings
Seniors Alex Gage, Kelly Chisum, and Michelle Smith will open their senor art gallery this upcoming week in the Daughtery Art Gallery to exhibit a mixture of graphic design, paintings, and sketches. The grand opening is April 7 from 2-4 p.m., and will remain open from April 7 through April 12. “I think we’ll have...
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Book review: ‘Father, Son, and Constitution’
“Given their roots in Texas and their embrace of that state and much of its culture, Thomas Campbell Clark and his son William Ramsey Clark probably could have become oil men, ruthless and wealthy.” So begins Alexander Wohl’s biography of Tom and Ramsey Clark. While that statement is Wohl’s first opinion, it certainly will not...
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Reedmaking: investing in the instrument
The oboe is, in general, a lesser-known woodwind, but, like any instrument, requires skill and dedication. Not only does the oboist have to master the instrument, but its tempermental double-reed as well. “It is an ongoing kind of nightmare for double-reed players to have a reed that is always working well,” said James Holleman, chairman...
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Big Band jazz performance
This Friday at 7 p.m. professional saxophonist Pete Mills will accompany the Hillsdale College Big Band in its annual spring concert. Mills attended the University of North Texas along with Big Band director Chris McCourry. Out of the 12 big bands the university offered, Mills and McCourry played in the same band for a semester....