James Holleman and the Hillsdale College orchestra premiered Andrew Maxfield’s new Symphony. Courtesy | Hanna Thompson The Hillsdale College Symphony Orchestra rehearsed through a city-wide power outage to perform the world premiere of “Every Leap Is Faith” on Feb. 25. “Every composer wants each piece to have a long life ahead of it,” Composer Andrew...
Linemen working to restore power enjoyed a hot meal courtesy of Pub & Grub. Courtesy | Facebook As businesses opened their doors and donated meals to linemen and first responders, Hillsdale’s Board of Public Utilities and Mayor Adam Stockford thanked the community for their assistance during a near-total city blackout last week. “Ice storms like...
Direct-mail pioneer Richard Viguerie received the college’s highest honor, the Freedom Leadership award, from College President Larry Arnn on Feb. 5. The award, which Arnn bestowed during the Center for Constructive Alternatives on Classical Greece and Rome, recognized the 89-year-old Viguerie for his work as a strategist who helped raise money for conservative causes by...
The best interviews often are conversations rather than interrogations, said journalist Tunku Varadarajan at a forum on Feb. 2. “It’s not really an art, nor is it a science,” Varadarajan said of interviewing. “It’s just a method.” Varadarajan, a contributor to the Wall Street Journal and its former op-ed editor, was born in India and...
Diocese of Lansing Bishop Earl Boyea formally appointed Nathan Schlueter, professor of philosophy and religion, to the Diocesan Commission on Catholic Social Teaching on Nov. 22. Schlueter said he hopes to help the commission articulate and defend teachings of the Catholic Church through his 20 years of experience in political philosophy and ethical theory. “I...