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...
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...
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...
When junior Daniel Frandle was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease in 2021, he felt the most comfort from talking to senior Jake Piornack, a friend who also suffered from a chronic illness, he said. This year, Piornack, working with Frandle and others, started the Medical Awareness Network, a group dedicated to providing other students with...
Michigan will allow prospective attorneys to use out-of-state bar exam scores to practice law in the state if a bill sponsored by state Rep. Andrew Fink ’06 becomes law, Fink said in a statement. House Bill 5541, known as the Revised Judicature Act, passed the Michigan House of Representatives unanimously on Jan. 25, according to...