Log onto Netflix — you’ve got a golden ticket. “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” reappeared in the streaming service’s cache of children’s movies earlier this month, giving a broader audience a chance to revisit the classic tale. Johnny Depp gives his signature, weird rendition of Willy Wonka in the 2005 film, and Roald Dahl’s most...
Author: Katherine Scheu (Katie Scheu)
Swim team tops Albion in season opener
If a season’s first meet indicates anything, the Hillsdale College swim team will dominate in the pool this year. The Chargers triumphed over Albion College 152-136 Friday evening in the McAvoy pool. The team overcame its handicap of competing without a diving team that could earn them 26 to 32 points. The G-MAC named freshman...
Artistic passion runs in the Lundberg family
When “Wild Bill” Lundberg chats about his three kids and their talents, it’s easy to guess they inherited athleticism from their dad, the face of Charger athletics. Steven, Kate, and Tommy Lundberg grew up a sporty bunch, but they also inherited a lesser-known talent from their father, Hayden Park Fitness Director Bill Lundberg: his gift...
A portrait of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature winner
When Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize in Literature last year, most of us could hum along as the scratchy voice sung folk lyrics. If not, we pulled up Spotify, searched the laureate’s name, and familiarized ourselves with Dylan’s poetry in quick, four-minute hits. Novelist and screenwriter Kazuo Ishiguro earned the prize this year, and...
Picture this: biology professor renews passion for photography
As senior Emily Rinaldi dissects cadavers in the anatomy lab, her biology professor, Dan York, will often pause at her side and say, “‘Hey, Em, what is the homework for this Thursday?’” It’s a genuine question of York’s, not a pop quiz to test Rinaldi’s knowledge of the Anatomy II Syllabus. In another lab, across...




