Month: February 2015

Phi Mu Alpha’s Battle of the Bands, which took place at the Historic Dawn Theatre last Friday, was the most successful Battle in recent memory, junior and Phi Mu Alpha President Jack Shannon said. After judges comments and popular voting, Holy Moses walked away victorious. “From what I’ve heard, everything else pales in comparison,” Shannon...

I remember exactly what I did on May 1, 1999: I watched “Help Wanted,” the premiere episode of “Spongebob Squarepants,” in which Spongebob (Tom Kenny), an anthropomorphic yellow sponge, becomes a fry cook at the Krusty Krab restaurant. The zany antics and crazy slapstick hooked me immediately; I’ve been a fan ever since. As I’ve...

Ah, young love. “Fifty Shades of Grey” was released Feb. 13, just in time for loving couples to buy tickets and wallow in shared discomfort. Thankfully, the movie’s racy content is utterly unsupported by anything but a lavish production budget. The script is often self-serious to the point of comedy. The plot lumbers along like...

The school of literary criticism known as New Historicism rightly perceives the importance of historical context in illuminating texts, but can downplay the individual artistry of the author, Visiting Assistant Professor of English Benedict Whalen said Friday at a lecture in the Formal Lounge of the Grewcock Student Union. Whalen’s talk was organized by the...

In recent weeks, the columns on this page have encouraged Hillsdale students to broaden their artistic horizons in multifarious ways. From digesting paintings in nearby museums to picking up scrapbooking, our arts columnists have assured their readers that there is an artistic niche for people of every skillset. This is true and valuable advice, but...