The 54-year-old man has laugh lines around his mouth and eyes, both from smiling frequently and squinting through his camera’s viewfinder. Recently, photography instructor Douglas Coon entered ArtPrize, an annual art competition in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Last year, over 400,000 visitors attended ArtPrize, with art from 47 countries and all 50 states. Running from Sept....
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September 11, 2014July 12, 2022Opinions
This Land is for life
As time dwindles in the race between Terri Lynn Land (R) and Gary Peters (D) for the open Michigan Senate seat, voters grapple with two candidates who have seemingly flipped the stereotype of “women’s rights” and right-to-life issues. The race is backward: A woman who opposes abortion and a white man who supports it. Backward...
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September 11, 2014July 12, 2022News
#TwitterusClassicus
The Hillsdale College Classics department has recently launched into the world of Twitter, wielding the handle @HDaleClassics. According to Joseph Garnjobst, associate professor of classical studies and administrator of the new account, this new initiative of the department is to build a better community between students, professors, alumni, and friends of the college and...
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September 4, 2014July 12, 2022Features
Barney Initiative opens eighth charter school
The Barney Charter School Initiative has increased two-fold after opening four new charter schools this summer. Since 2009, the initiative has spread liberal arts education throughout the country. This initiative seeks to institute a classical curriculum in schools that wish to associate with the college in the renewal of education throughout America. Phillip Kilgore, the...
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April 18, 2014July 12, 2022Culture
A.A. Milne society puts on “The Ugly Duckling”
“He is a king of any country from any storybook, in whatever costume you please. But he should be wearing his crown.” So opens A.A. Milne’s play, “The Ugly Duckling,” and in this case, the King, Queen, and rest of the cast are from this country, from Hillsdale’s page in the storybook. A group of...