Next month, “The Misanthrope” by Molière will debut on the Tower Player’s stage. The play, originally written in 1666, tackles human foibles and behaviors that director and Theater Department Chairman George Angell said are just as worthy of having fun poked at them today as they did when the play first showed. It will run...
Year: 2014
ArtTrip: Grand Rapids and ArtPrize
Hillsdale art students and other interested students get to look forward to a field trip coming up. For the students of Hillsdale, ArtPrize is an exciting time to experience an eclectic range of artwork in a lively setting. On Oct. 10, a number of students will head north to experience ArtPrize and the art on...
Book Review: Lila by Marilynne Robinson
Here’s a novel of memory, one where the end feels like the beginning. Marilynne Robinson retells the creation story through “Lila,” lovingly following the principle character through a hard road of suffering and joy, the radical shift to marriage, and a taste of the pleasure of rest. Robinson weaves scripture from Ezekiel and Job through...
Sororities increase rush GPA requirement
In what many agree is a “positive step by all sororities,” Hillsdale College raised the minimum GPA needed to rush in sorority recruitment to take effect in January 2015. Previously, students needed a GPA of a 2.25 or above to rush for sororities at Hillsdale, but Dean of Women Diane Philipp approved an initiative to...
Student Fed officially recognizes improv club
Student Federation voted Thursday to recognize the Ad-Liberty Improvisation Club as a campus organization. The club began informally last fall when junior Alex Buchmann and sophomores Daniel Drummond and Jacob Bull began meeting in Simpson Residence’s basement to put on improv shows. Since then, the club has grown, and now consists of eight regular members...