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Theatre professor speaks on Aristotle’s ‘Poetics’
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Theatre professor speaks on Aristotle’s ‘Poetics’

One of the best ways to learn about theater is to read a philosopher, said Professor of Theater James Brandon in a lecture on Feb. 3.  Brandon spoke on the impact of Aristotle’s writing on the development of the theatrical arts. Playwrights still adhere to the rules he described in “Poetics,” written around 330 B.C.,...

Rhetoric and public address department to add media studies minor this fall
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Rhetoric and public address department to add media studies minor this fall

Students will have the opportunity to minor in media studies beginning this fall. The new minor will replace the rhetoric and public address department’s mass communications minor, offering a broader study of media. Media studies will be included in the 2022-2023 course catalog. “I want students to think critically about their media environments, to learn...

Cents per stream: the real Spotify Experience
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Cents per stream: the real Spotify Experience

Spotify just lost another musical giant.  Last week, Joni Mitchell followed Neil Young in removing her discography from Spotify. The boycott of the platform is centered around artists’ discontent with “The Joe Rogan Experience.”  The podcast began in 2009 and has since grown to be Spotify’s most famous podcast. “The Joe Rogan Experience” amasses nearly...

Population decline threatens Hillsdale County’s economy
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Population decline threatens Hillsdale County’s economy

The number of deaths exceeded the number of births in Hillsdale County and the state of Michigan in 2020, according to data from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the Hillsdale County Clerk.  Declining population may have long-term impacts on the county’s economy, said Susan Smith, executive director of the Hillsdale County...