When the class of 2015 graduates on May 9, the assembled spectators will hear certain majors spoken aloud dozens of times. Last year, 35 students majored in English, 33 majored in economics, 29 in history, and 22 in marketing management, according to the 2014 Graduate Placement Report. But every once in a while, those who...
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April 23, 2015July 12, 2022Opinions
Thank you, Dr. Somerville
One of the best things that happened to me in college was getting a D-minus on my first English paper. I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect from Professor of English John Somerville, the man who gave it to me. One of the first things I remember learning in class was that, in college, he...
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April 9, 2015July 12, 2022Culture
He’s magic, ladies and gentlemen
When the spotlight shone on the 8-year-old boy, it gave him a new life. The spotlight was part of the show of Lance Burton, a former Las Vegas stage magician who retired in 2010 after 31 years of performing. The 8-year-old boy was Tom Novelly, whom the light beckoned to the stage to place his...
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March 26, 2015July 12, 2022Culture
My life as a would-be novelist
According to writer Joseph Epstein, 81 percent of Americans have a book they want to write. I have five. Here are descriptions of three sufficient to prove my ambitions while also not giving my ideas away: a) The story of a high school student struggling with that stage of life’s typical problems…while also losing control...
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March 19, 2015July 12, 2022Features
UFO: In 1966, Hillsdale had its own close encounter
The night of Monday, March 21, 1966 was pretty typical for the McIntyre Hall residents—until the UFO appeared. At about 10:30 p.m., according to an eyewitness account written by Gidget Kohn three days later, dozens of girls and other witnesses — 87 total — began to watch an “intense silver-white light.” The event was later...