I am not a fan of video games, unless you count “Just Dance,” the interactive live-action dance game for the Wii. I would rather scrub my toilet than play “Call of Duty.” Most of the female population would at least admit to enjoying a round of “Nintendo Mario Cart” every now and then.Not me. The...
Year: 2013
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Politics to Pizza: Student puts marketing skills to use
Hillsdale Junior Paul Snyder got more than he planned for when he showed up for a job interview at Hillsdale’s Domino’s Pizza. “I’d applied just figuring I’d deliver pizzas,” Snyder said, “but when I showed up for the interview they offered me the position of marketing manager.” Snyder was hired in January of this year,...
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Fleming twists history in new book
“No, No, No. That was the word that whispered in Robert E. Lee’s soul.” Could Gen. Robert E. Lee dismiss his anger toward Northern abolitionists and lead an invasion of his home state? So popular historian Thomas Fleming melodramatically divines Gen. Lee’s thoughts on rejecting the command of Union forces in his latest book, “A...
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Local apple orchards provide fall food and fun
As the weather gets colder and the days get shorter, food and drinks give a little pumpkin spice to the class-laden days as the semester moves towards its end. While pumpkin-anything is the traditional food of fall, apple cider, caramel-covered apples, and, the Saga favorite, apple butter, are readily available at local apple orchards. There...
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On manual labor
You spot an overladen cheese pizza draped across the pizza bar, surrounded by a cloud of minute fat particles. You evaluate the proffered vegetables with a gimlet eye, elbow your way through the discontented masses, and finally emerge to take your place in the dining area. After the meal, you surrender your silverware and plates...