August Hotel headlined student music festival Wombstock before its songs had been released, but junior Adam Cieply still knew all the lyrics and sang them until his throat hurt. Senior Dean Sinclair is the drummer of the Chicago-based pop group, which released its first EP last week. August Hotel has played at Hillsdale five times:...
Whimsical scenarios, real science
What would happen if the Earth stopped spinning or lost all its water at once? David Consiglio, an Oakland Community College professor and high school science teacher, may have the answer. Consiglio gave a talk about these and other questions addressed in his book “Spoiler Alert: Everyone Dies: The Lighter Side of Global Annihilation”...
Kid Rock too immoral for U.S. Senate
It’s deplorable that Kid Rock is even able to entertain the idea of running for Senate in 2018. Michiganders should want better leaders than profane public figures with a knack for political sloganeering and self-promotion. In the Atlantic article, author David A. Graham makes the case for Kid Rock’s candidacy. Graham says it comes down...
Lyceum lunch group discusses possibility of extraterrestrial life
“If there is intelligent life out there, how does that change how we see ourselves?” Assistant Professor of Physics Timothy Dolch asked during the first Lyceum lunch of the year, held Sept. 19 in the nook of the Knorr Dining Hall. Students gathered to discuss the “positive fad or probable fact” of extraterrestrial life...
Botanist shares his simulated journey to Mars
A botanist, a geneticist, a physicist, and a Green Beret walk into a 636-square foot simulation space capsule. It may sound like the beginning of a joke, but it really happened to Tim Evans, an associate professor of biology and director of the herbarium at Grand Valley State University. Tuesday night, Evans spoke at...




