There is much anew in ‘Much Ado.’ Theatre Department Technical Director David Griffiths has chosen to take Shakespeare’s comedic play “Much Ado About Nothing” in a new direction. He cut Shakespeare’s original text, transposed the play into the 1940s, and changed the traditionally male Don John into “Countess Joanna.” “Part of the reason we changed...
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January 30, 2014July 12, 2022Culture
Denton, Peterson win awards at theatre festival
Seniors Anne Peterson and Katherine Denton won awards for dramaturgy and directing, respectively, at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, which Saginaw Valley State University hosted Jan. 7 to 11. “Both awards are fairly substantial,” Professor of Theatre George Angell said, “that is to say they’re rare. It’s not too often they come from...
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January 30, 2014July 12, 2022News
Student union water pipe bursts
A sprinkler line burst in the south entry to the Grewcock Student Union on Wednesday at 3:05 p.m. What started as a few drops quickly turned into a flood of water that collapsed ceiling tiles, flooded the entrance and seeped out from underneath the door into the student activities office and the union itself. “Come...
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January 30, 2014July 12, 2022Sports
Charger Chatter: Angela Bisaro
Senior captain Angela Bisaro is a forward for the Hillsdale College women’s basketball team. From Brighton, Mich., Bisaro is an international business major with a concentration in French, and enjoys being on the basketball team more than anything else. What are your plans after graduation? I am hoping to take on a job in global...
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January 30, 2014July 12, 2022City News
Community to host benefit for family of deceased
The Historic Dawn Theater will host a benefit concert for recently deceased Hillsdale resident, Jake Lodgeman, this Saturday, Feb. 1. Funds raised will be given to Logeman’s family and girlfriend, Tiffany Lambright. “Jake was a really neat guy. Everybody loved him,” said Peg Williams, Logeman’s former coworker at the Dawn Theater. Logeman worked as a...