The Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) annually convenes a hyper-charged conclave of right leaning (and in my view, right-thinking) activists. This gathering culminates with the announcement of CPAC’s straw poll winner. It is no surprise that Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, an idealist candidate proposing sweeping changes, ignites CPAC since approximately half the attendees are college...
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March 19, 2015July 12, 2022News
No charges filed in Ransom shooting
Hillsdale Prosecuting Attorney Neal Brady announced no charges will be filed in relation to last month’s shooting death of James A. Momenee, 47. On March 6, Brady released a written statement concluding that Edward L. Michael, 65, shot and killed his son-in-law, Momenee, on Feb. 12 to defend himself and his family. After detailing Momenee’s...
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March 19, 2015July 12, 2022Features
UFO: In 1966, Hillsdale had its own close encounter
The night of Monday, March 21, 1966 was pretty typical for the McIntyre Hall residents—until the UFO appeared. At about 10:30 p.m., according to an eyewitness account written by Gidget Kohn three days later, dozens of girls and other witnesses — 87 total — began to watch an “intense silver-white light.” The event was later...
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March 19, 2015July 12, 2022Culture
Hillsdale grad combines art and business: David Lippert ’90 showing his work in the Sage Center
David Lippert ’90 has removed belly fat from Jennifer Lopez and Britney Spears. Digitally, that is. “You’d be surprised how actors really look,” Lippert said. “I’ve done tattoo removal, and if there’s a profile shot with tummy sticking out, it’s edited out. Nothing is real.” The Hillsdale grad and psychology major has worked in film,...
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March 19, 2015July 12, 2022Culture
‘A once-in-a-lifetime exhibit’
Less than six months after narrowly avoiding a fire sale of art to help pay down city debt, the Detroit Institute of Arts has opened a major exhibit on Mexican artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. The exhibit, which opened on Sunday and will show through July, took DIA Adjunct Curator of Contemporary Art Mark...