Tom Hooper’s “Les Miserables” is not a perfect film. I’m not sure it is a great film. I think a movie such as “Lincoln” is far more deserving of honors come the Oscars next month. But “Les Mis” is a wonderful movie musical, easily the most ambitious and beautifully filmed that I have seen. As...
Year: 2013
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Theatre department tears up ACTF competition
Every year for almost 15 years, Hillsdale College theater students participate in the American College Theater Festival, where they attend workshops and compete for prizes and recognition from theater professionals. This year was one of Hillsdale’s most successful. “We’re part of the largest region in terms of school and students participating. Anywhere between 1500-2000 students...
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Sprinklers burst, flood Saga
Hundreds of gallons of water flooded the Knorr Family Dining Room just before midnight Tuesday, filling the lower level of the Grewcock Student Union with 2-3 inches of water. A sprinkler head burst on the southeast side of the building, said Chief Administrative Officer Rich Péwé. Water began streaming into the gap between the ping-pong...
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Celebrating Austen
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” Though critics have disagreed over the merits of Jane Austen’s work since she published her first book, this quote from “Pride and Prejudice” shows that, love her or hate her, most people...
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Council approves leases, contracts
The need for a temporary replacement for the city clerk position after the resignation of city clerk Julie Kast led to the Hillsdale City Council discussing whether clerk should be an appointed position instead of elected. Councilperson Brian Watkins, acting as mayor pro tem in the absence of Hillsdale Mayor Doug Moon, said that he...