After graduating from Hillsdale in 2017, Lost Mary band members Luke Martin and David Johnson rejected the nine-to-five teaching jobs they were offered and began walking the tracks with packed bags, hoping to hop a train. After walking for four days and seeing no trains, they discovered a crucial problem: Trains had not run on...
Author: Colman Rowan (Colman Rowan)
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State remembers Hillsdale poet Will Carleton
The state of Michigan celebrated its “unofficial poet laureate” and 1869 grad of the college, Will Carleton. In 1919, the state pronounced Oct. 21 as a day dedicated to Will Carleton, establishing both a commemorative school holiday and a requirement for schools to teach at least one of his poems. This act was in effect...
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Historical society to reassemble ‘Mail Pouch Tobacco’ sign for display
The Mail Pouch Tobacco barn sign on M-99 in 2017. Nic Rowan | Collegian Archives What do a tobacco ad, a groundhog, and a fictional character from a Will Carleton poem all have in common? They all live in the Will Carleton Poorhouse barn, which will be the final resting place of Hillsdale’s Mail Pouch...
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Dance Kaleidoscope performs original choreography
Indianapolis-based dance company Dance Kaleidoscope performed six original dances in Markel Auditorium on Saturday. The 53-year-old professional group featured modern dance sets with a variety of choreographers. Joshua Blake Carter, the artistic director of the company, choreographed a few of the dances. “I want to illuminate different people from all over the world so that...
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Words as weapons: Should you say that?
The accusatory nature of the political world seems inescapable now. It seeps into the life of the average man as its ever-growing presence has overflowed and dribbled down to the very foundation of communication — language. It’s better to change your opponent’s mind than defeat him, thus gaining an ally rather than beating an enemy....