The annual Classical School Job Fair will host 60 schools this Thursday. “The main goal of the event is to connect excellent classical schools with some of our top Hillsdale students,” Career Services Project Manager Hadiah Ritchey said. The event will take place in the Searle Center from 1 – 6 p.m. “All schools given...
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
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
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
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...




