If you walk down to the sculpture studio, you might hear it before you see it. Professor Anthony Frudakis, associate professor of art, likes to play music during his classes. “I find music relaxing and very inspiring,” he said. “In the morning, it’s kind of Apollonian, with the classics by Mozart and Beethoven. In the...
Q: How would you describe your style? A: Effortless but respectable. My style tends to be on the casual side, so it looks like I don’t try, but I put a significant amount of energy into it. I like finding different textures and contrasting patterns with block colors. I have this really fun pair of...
In Ernest Hemingway’s novel “The Sun Also Rises,” one character asks, “How did you go bankrupt?” The other replies, “Two ways: gradually, and then suddenly.” According to Michael Goodwin, the decline of one of the world’s most famous newspapers could be described the same way. Goodwin, chief political columnist at the New York Post, gave...
Classical education no longer exists, according to Erik Ellis, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Notre Dame. In his Monday night lecture titled “Vir Bonus, Dicendi Peritus: Statesmanship and Public Speaking as the Final Cause of Classical Education,” Ellis described both the essence and purpose of a true classical education. According to Ellis, people...
Any college student knows all about stress, and Hillsdale students are no exception. So how do people handle the stress that comes with piles of homework, essays, and extracurricular activities? Julia Pletan, a junior and Head RA of Olds Residence, said she has healthy and unhealthy ways for dealing with stress. “My default way of...