Year: 2014

Envision a cut of bacon, heating on the griddle, spitting all its spittle, wafting lovely odor, becoming tasty fodder.  It’s almost poetic.  It commands the attention of every sense.  The first stanza, once eaten, reminds me of the goodness of home, family meals, and luxurious breakfast.  It comforts. Good art does that.  Good art touches...

If President Larry Arnn gets his wish, in less than three years Hillsdale’s new 27,000 square foot chapel will complete the Quad. The college must raise the remaining $13 million of the $26 million budget to start construction on the blueprints drawn by Duncan Stroik, professor of architecture at the University of Notre Dame. Placed...

With so much artistic talent within our school, it can be easy to overlook or neglect the artistic life of our local community. But to do so is to miss something valuable. There is something natural and authentic about the culture that has grown with and from the area. It is personal and accessible to...

A remodeled performance studio, black box renovations and a new dance honorary mark an exciting year of new beginnings for Hillsdale’s dance and theatre departments. In addition, Director of Dance Holly Hobbs is implementing a new method of ballet instruction, the Tower Players are focusing on contemporary performances and nearly 50 students auditioned for the...

This is the arts page. You should read it this year. Not because I’m its editor or the writing here in this column, week to week, will wow you and you’ll wonder at its wit and whimsy—though that would be nice. Read the arts section because you’re at Hillsdale, in a community of amazingly creative...