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Tower Players to bring Thirty Years’ War to Markel stage: Bertolt Brecht’s 20th-century German drama “Mother Courage and Her Children” opens Feb. 24
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Tower Players to bring Thirty Years’ War to Markel stage: Bertolt Brecht’s 20th-century German drama “Mother Courage and Her Children” opens Feb. 24

Rehearsals are underway for “Mother Courage and Her Children,” by Bertolt Brecht. The Tower Players will perform the 20th-century German drama in Markel Auditorium from Feb. 24 to Feb. 28. Senior theatre and English double major Catherine Coffey will play the lead role of Mother Courage for her senior theatre project. Her fellow cast members...

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Juried Student Art Exhibit to open Dec. 8

Students will soon have an opportunity to view their peers’ artwork in the Fall Juried Student Art Exhibit, which opens with an awards ceremony at 4 p.m. on Dec. 8 in Daughtrey Gallery in the Sage Center for the Arts. The art department expects students to submit about 100 pieces of artwork for judging. “Any...

Campus Chic: Cassidy Syftestad
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Campus Chic: Cassidy Syftestad

How would you describe your style? Grungy chic. I like to look nice, but I also need to be extremely comfortable. Has your fashion evolved recently? Yes — California is a lot more bohemian than Michigan. Where do you like to shop for clothes? Express and Urban Outfitters. What are your fashion staples? A lot...

Victor Davis Hanson weighs in on 2016 hopefuls
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Victor Davis Hanson weighs in on 2016 hopefuls

Victor Davis Hanson is the Wayne & Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow in History at Hillsdale College where he teaches a course on history and classical culture every fall. He is also the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow in Residence in Classics and Military History at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. Hanson spoke at...

JHS graduate places in national contest
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JHS graduate places in national contest

“Imagine a garden, a mulch walkway down the middle with fruits and vegetables growing on either side. Ripe tomatoes and fresh green beans that will be later canned and cooked.” The opening line of local Makenzie Swisher’s almost 700-word essay, titled “Gardening to Make a Difference for a Better World,” helped her place second in...