Chris McCourry, director of jazz ensembles at Hillsdale College, is bringing Rafael Mendez’s legendary trumpet music to campus in an upcoming faculty recital. “Mendez is kind of a hero of mine,” McCourry said. “He was a Mexican trumpet player, and he was just phenomenal beyond belief. He was one of the greatest soloists ever.” McCourry...
“It was not an average day,” John Somerville, professor of English, said of the South Korean military coup he witnessed while in the backseat of his parents’ Land Rover. “But I wouldn’t trade that world for anything.” Growing up in South Korea, Somerville is one of several Hillsdale students and professors who spent years of...
The columns march down both sides of the nave, and are bare now after shedding their protective plywood cases. In the middle of a quiet Thursday afternoon, several workers are fastening a few last tiles of the coffered plaster ceiling with the help of a bucket lift, finishing another arc of dusty white panels lining...
Radio Free Hillsdale may add to its growing collection of awards with the announcement of the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Awards finalists. Eight shows were named as finalists for the awards, all in different categories. The individual radio stations are responsible for submitting their work to the ISB panel for reviews. Finalists in each category are...
The Hillsdale College Chargers couldn’t quite break through in a narrow 69-64 road loss to the University of Findlay Oilers on Saturday. The defeat drops Hillsdale (8-9, 6-5 G-MAC) back below the .500 mark for the first time since Dec. 18, when the team was 5-6. The Oilers led by just two at halftime, 41-39,...