In this Quick Hits, Professor of Music Melissa Knecht talks habits, pets, and apples. What is the most important aspect of teaching violin for you? I love the journey of taking a student through the technical and musical process, to facilitate his or her own musical ideas as he or she ultimately touches the lives...
America cannot afford to be led by someone perceived as a “sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.” This is how page five of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report describes President Joe Biden. The report investigated Biden’s purported mishandling of classified documents. Biden’s mental acuity has long been a major point of contention with...
Current seniors Joshua Warren and Jonathan Abrantes (left to right) won Charger Chopped in 2022. Courtesy | Student Activities Board The Student Activities Board is bringing back its popular cooking contest this Saturday from 1-3 p.m. in the Old Snack Bar as a part of Parents Weekend. Charger Chopped is a team-oriented competition based on...
Jan Nageldinger manages the Branch County Humane Society. Courtesy | Facebook Jan Nageldinger received a Civilian Recognition Award Jan. 17 for her long-term coordination with the sheriff’s office during animal cases. Hillsdale County Sheriff Scott Hodshire presented the award. Nageldinger, shelter manager of the Branch County Humane Society, was awarded for her work with the...
What are your thoughts on AI and education? Allison Postell, philosophy: “AI is a powerful tool that can be good in many areas so long as it is used in the context of a well-lived life. AI threatens to become deeply destructive when its good is determined by its abilities unmoored from this context. We...