Lost Mary member Luke Martin stands next to a vintage Ford. COURTESY | Jack Cote While Hillsdale County has rapidly changed over the years, it has kept the quiet simplicity of most Midwestern towns — at least according to alumni band Lost Mary’s new song “Vintage Ford.” “Vintage Ford” follows a single the band...
Associate Professor of History Dr. Korey Mass talks infested couches, home maintenance, and beer. What is the most influential animal in history? Horse for war, dog for hunting, something else? Setting aside man, because that’s just too easy, I’d probably go with domesticated cattle for positive influence, and the flea for negative. What is one...
While working at the Writing Center, senior Clare Oldenburg often found herself reading student essays and thinking: More people should see this. Determined to create a space where students’ academic work could reach a wider audience, last month Oldenburg founded Apprenticii, a new online literary journal that publishes undergraduate English and literature papers. “There are...
The Hillsdale College Symphony Orchestra. Courtesy | Hillsdale College Picture rugged mountains, coarse sand, and salty sea waves as they crash against the rocks. This is what Felix Mendelssohn encountered when he visited the Hebrides, an island chain off Scotland’s west coast. Hillsdale’s symphony orchestra will perform the German composer’s translation of his experience,...
Rarely do popes and American politicians spar over Catholic theology and national policy. That changed Jan. 29, when Vice President J.D. Vance appeared on Fox News to justify border security and mass deportation with what Vance called an “old-school” Christian concept. “You love your family, and then you love your neighbor, and then you love...