Sunlight streamed through the windows of McNamara Rehearsal Hall as one hundred choral voices blended to one. At the President’s Ball, a roaring pop band enchanted crowds of spiffily-dressed students, moving them to rock to the beat. The crooning of a spicy saxophone cast a spell on swing dancers, another night, jiving in celebration of...
Month: November 2014
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An update on Detroit, bankruptcy, and the arts
The art world breathed a sigh of relief as the 16 month-long bankruptcy trial for the city of Detroit drew to a close in November, ensuring that none of the treasures of the Detroit Institute of Arts will be sold to help pay the city’s debt. “To have sold off that collection would have been...
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In Focus: I do not regret my childhood pop-culture illiteracy
“I don’t know that Billy Joel album.” “I haven’t seen Toy Story…nope, none of them.” “No, of course I know the general idea of quidditch. I’ve seen a parody of Harry Potter.” I have sheepishly admitted all of these things at some point, along with the fact that I am pop-culturally illiterate. Recently, a friend...
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Cutting-edge treatment saves Herzog’s senior season
Editor’s Note: In accordance with HIPAA, all medical professionals received permission from Butch Herzog before sharing any of his medical information for this story. Senior football captain and outside linebacker Butch Herzog completely ruptured the plantar fascia in his left foot during a football practice in September. The injury could have ended his season, but...
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Cross-country women place 2nd at GLIACs
For the first time since 1999, the women’s cross-country team placed 2nd out of 15 teams at the GLIAC tournament at Tiffin University in Tiffin, Ohio, with several outstanding individual performances. The women’s team had their fastest average time of the season. It was the first time the women placed 2nd at the conference meet...