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Writing a Life: A moment with Paul Mariani
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Writing a Life: A moment with Paul Mariani

Rachael Reynolds | Collegian Author of “The Whole Harmonium: The Life of Wallace Stevens” Paul Mariana speaks on Tuesday, Feb. 2 in Phillips Auditorium for CCA III. How did you begin with biographies? My first biography was on William Carlos Williams. My mother’s family is from Paterson, New Jersey. I was working on my Ph.D.,...

Wyse and Gautsche: A pair of pianists for all seasons
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Wyse and Gautsche: A pair of pianists for all seasons

Teacher of Piano Debbi Wyse and her close friend Kristi Gautsche have performed piano duos together at Hillsdale College every year since 1987. And at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday in McNamara Rehearsal Hall, they will perform again with a program entitled “A Song for all Seasons.” “It is truly a rare opportunity to...

Women’s track and field ranked fourth in nation
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Women’s track and field ranked fourth in nation

The fourth-ranked Hillsdale College women’s indoor track and field team has sprinted to a fast start this season. The Chargers traveled to Indiana University last weekend to compete with several prominent D-I and D-II schools in the Gladstein Invitational. After their third meet this semester, the Chargers have already broken records and qualified for the...

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HHS alum stars in Doritos commercial

Locals may see a familiar face during the Super Bowl this year — not during the game, but during the commercials. Hillsdale High School alumnus Chris Pentzell ’87 recently starred in a commercial called “Doritos Dogs,” a finalist in the Doritos annual “Crash the Super Bowl” contest. “Dorito Dogs” stars Pentzell as a grocery store...

Tower Players to bring Thirty Years’ War to Markel stage: Bertolt Brecht’s 20th-century German drama “Mother Courage and Her Children” opens Feb. 24
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Tower Players to bring Thirty Years’ War to Markel stage: Bertolt Brecht’s 20th-century German drama “Mother Courage and Her Children” opens Feb. 24

Rehearsals are underway for “Mother Courage and Her Children,” by Bertolt Brecht. The Tower Players will perform the 20th-century German drama in Markel Auditorium from Feb. 24 to Feb. 28. Senior theatre and English double major Catherine Coffey will play the lead role of Mother Courage for her senior theatre project. Her fellow cast members...