Collin Barnes (left) on South Oval of University of Oklahoma’s Norman campus a day or two before his first date with his wife, Meghan (right). SONG: “The Vampyre of Time and Memory” by Queens of the Stone Age (2013) Josh Homme wrote this song after a routine knee surgery that very nearly killed him...
Hillsdale student mail room workers keep campus sorted
Senior Samantha Mandel puts in her earbuds, blasts Frank Ocean’s alternative R&B music, and picks up a pile of letters — Hillsdale College’s mail doesn’t sort itself. “I just blast him in my AirPods, and it’s the most calming thing ever because it gives me a little brain break from school work,” Mandel said. “I...
‘Gulf of America’ executive order is un-American
Welcome to the Gulf of America, at the mouth of the America river, east of the America mountains, and west of the America peninsula. If that statement sounds ridiculous, that’s because it is. Yet this is just the direction President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order “Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness” moves us. “It...
State rep pushes to name Feb. 14 Frederick Douglass Day
State Rep. Jennifer Wortz, who represents Hillsdale, with the Douglass statue on campus. Courtesy | Jonathan Meckel Michigan’s Feb. 14 celebrations may soon extend beyond Valentine’s Day, as the state House of Representatives passed a resolution from Rep. Jennifer Wortz, a Republican who represents Hillsdale, to recognize it as Frederick Douglass Day. “Douglass is one...
Dawn Theater seeking new outside management
CL Real Estate Development is looking to terminate its lease of the Dawn Theater management. Courtesy | Facebook CL Real Estate is relinquishing control, and the Dawn’s nonprofit will accept bids The Dawn Theater is searching for new management, following a request by CL Real Estate Development to back out of its current management agreement....




