Some readers picked up “Between Shades of Gray” expecting to read a steamy romance novel, but instead they stumbled upon an emotional story of Lithuanian refugees that history forgot. Hillsdale alumnae Ruta Sepetys ’90, author of The New York Times best selling historical fiction novel, educated readers on the Baltic genocide with stories and experiences...
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February 12, 2015July 12, 2022Features
Grads join Teach for America corps
“What can a white guy teach me about African American literature?” Josh Andrew ’14 faced this challenge when he walked into a class of fifteen African American high school seniors at Colby High School in Detroit. The seniors laughed when they saw that their teacher was a white man. Since September 2014, Andrew has taught...
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February 12, 2015July 12, 2022Features
A Penny for perfection
When Penny Proctor discovered she would graduate from Hillsdale College with a perfect GPA, campus erupted. Until 1977, only men had graduated with a 4.0 GPA, a barrier Proctor broke as a double major. Proctor heard the news from several faculty members as a student and was “shocked.” While not certain of the reason it...
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February 12, 2015July 12, 2022Opinions
The lessons of war in film
“‘Racism and violence comprise the majority of ‘American Sniper,’ Clint Eastwood’s box-office hit,’ declared Andy Reuss last week (“‘American Sniper’ and killing the other,” Jan. 29). This is a painfully shallow assessment,” wrote Michael Aavang, in last week’s response to my film critique. I couldn’t agree more. Which is exactly why I wrote the 764...
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February 8, 2015July 12, 2022City News
Dawn doused in community support: Hillsdale’s historic Dawn Theater survives threat of closing its doors
An outpouring of support for local, live-music venue the Historic Dawn Theater saved it from closing on New Year’s Eve. Since then, an “uptick in business” assures its doors will remain open for now. Co-owners Jeff and Marcy Horton decided to keep the theater open on a temporary basis after a Dec. 31 closing announcement...