Most people know Jackson, Michigan (if they know it at all) as the birthplace of the Republican Party. But equally important — and tragically overlooked outside of local lore — is the town’s culinary claim to fame: home of the original coney dog. Okay, yes, yes, you know all about coneys. About the famous rivalry...
German Department Chair Eberhard Geyer began instructing at Hillsdale College, the department and the students studying the language have more than tripled in size. But what most students have found makes studying the language so appealing are the ways in which the students, professors, and honorary bring German culture to life on campus. “There are...
The federal government causes people to engage in criminal activity, said Clark Neily, vice president for criminal justice with Cato Institute, in a Federalist Society speech on Wednesday. Neily’s speech highlighted the decreasing clearance rates for crimes in the U.S., the high incarceration rate, and the estrangement of the current criminal justice system from the...
With the American League won, the Boston Red Sox are in position to win the World Series for the fourth time since 2004. As anyone who grew up hearing the stories that make up the Boston myth, the story of the Red Sox extends much further back. At the beginning of the American League in...
“ONE, Point behind-front-behind, TWO, behind-front-behind, THREE, behind-front-behind” Highland Dance instructor Alison Plemmons calls to her class of beginner Highland dancers. Five dancers hop lightly on their right foot, concurrently tapping their left foot in front and behind their right leg in response to Plemmons’ commands. Plemmons has been teaching Highland dance, a Celtic...