The Hillsdale College Theatre Department will perform the musical “Bright Star” on Parents Weekend, with shows running Feb. 21-24. Junior Kenda Showalter, stage manager for the production, said she’s excited for audiences to experience this unique musical. “It’s a musical, and it’s bluegrass music,” Showalter said. “It flashes between the 20s and the 40s and...
Year: 2024
Passages trip canceled for May
Amid the continuing conflict in Israel, Passages canceled a student trip planned for May. Paul Rahe, professor of history and a trip organizer, said there is no way to ensure the safety of students with the current situation. “Israel is a small place. Rockets are being fired by Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis,” Rahe said....
Take a ‘staycation’ with spring break mission trip
For senior Emilie Moneyhon, last year’s Intervarsity mission trip was a spiritual reset. “We spend so much time in college doing things for ourselves,” Moneyhon said. “It’s so crazy to be in this environment where everything you’re doing is for the sake of other people. It was an environment that was filled with so...
Visiting musicians to play Baroque concert with historic instruments
Two professional musicians will play in a baroque concert with historic instruments in Christ Chapel Monday. Harpsichordist Lillian Gordis and gambist Jérôme Hantaï will perform works by Johann Sebastian Bach, François Couperin, and Marin Marais at 8 p.m. Chairman and Associate Professor of Music Daniel Tacke said the instruments they play alter the performance and...
A professor’s opinion: Recipes
What’s your favorite family recipe? Scot Bertram, Journalism: “We have a Christmas cookie recipe called fudgy fruitcake drops. My mom made them when I was growing up, and I make them now, and don’t tell her, but I make them better. I haven’t found the recipe anywhere. The cookies are largely made of grape jelly,...




