What sort of event can spark a debate that lasts more than five centuries? Martin Luther’s posting of the 95 Theses in October 1517 can — and the “Reformation at 500” lecture series is getting a head start on the commemoration of this central moment in Reformation history. Visiting lecturer Ryan Reeves and a group...
If I’ve learned one thing from the National, it’s that all good things take time. For going on five years, around the time of 2013’s desperate and haunting “Trouble Will Find Me,” Matt Berninger’s mahogany voice has been part of my mental furniture: He’s been there for innumerable road trips, house parties, and long walks...
Hillsdale’s newest sandwich shop has a liquor license, but owner Derek Spiteri isn’t sure he’s ready to use it. Spiteri obtained a liquor license this spring, but as it approaches its first birthday, Handmade has developed along the sandwich line, being voted No. 10 on MLive’s list of the best sub shops in Michigan. Now,...
Joan Baez played “We Shall Overcome” as an encore to end the first day of Woodstock in August 1969. On Saturday, Catherine Coffey ’16 gave the song its Hillsdale debut, opening for an event with a similar name but its own distinctive vibe: Wombstock. “Hey, Wombstock, we’re not doing nearly enough drugs for verisimilitude here,”...
The first annual Wombstock music festival will kick off Saturday. Located on the lawn of a local off-campus house named the Womb, at 36 E Fayette St., the festival plays off the legendary music festival Woodstock, and will feature music from local bands and musicians and those who hail from as far away as Chicago...