Month: September 2020

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My Summer of John Prine
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My Summer of John Prine

  The front porch of the Chase Residence, where I stayed this summer in Hillsdale, was busy after work hours — fragrant with cigar smoke, and loud with conversation and waving at passerbyers. Reminded of this image, I am thankful for the memories of this summer in the Dale — the  summer I fell in...

Fine arts creates ways to perform in COVID-19
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Fine arts creates ways to perform in COVID-19

Masks are required course material for the choir. Orchestra sections will practice separately. Ensemble dances will be minimized, and actors will be socially distanced. This is the fine arts at Hillsdale after the coronavirus. Despite new protocols due to COVID-19, Hillsdale’s theatre, music, and dance departments plan to keep students involved in the fine arts...

Homecoming postponed to spring semester
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Homecoming postponed to spring semester

Hillsdale College has postponed next week’s homecoming celebrations due to health concerns about COVID-19. The college hopes to hold an alumni reunion event in the spring semester, according to Executive Director of Alumni Relations Colleen McGinness. “Homecoming was particularly early this year,” she said. “We felt that with the requirements the students are having to...