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...
The first round of the National Basketball Association playoffs hit a snag last week when the teams involved in every game decided to boycott their competitions for three days. The reason for this boycott was due to their anger over the shooting of Jacob Blake by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin on August 23. Boycotting games...
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...
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...
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the age of wisdom and of foolishness, the epoch of belief and incredulity, of darkness and of light, of hope and of despair.” Dickens’ words certainly applied to that confusing semester. As spring break of 2020 began, several friends and I...