Despite trading country guitar riffs for electronic beats, Taylor Swift stays true to her contrary, whimsical, sassy, and optimistic self in her fifth and latest album, “1989,” released Monday. Some are unimpressed with the music mogul’s first pure pop album, inspired by the music in the decade in which she was born. But like the...
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October 16, 2014July 12, 2022Features
Where the Buffalo Roam
Thirty six thousand pounds of bison charge forward as visitors in a wagon approach a 40-acre clearing at the Buffalo Ranch in Hanover, Michigan. After a brief moment of terror for the visitors, the 18 bison slow down, almost as suddenly as they appeared. The biggest bison of the Hanover herd, Jake and Big Daddy,...
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October 12, 2014July 12, 2022Culture
Even professors practice: Melissa Knecht taking sabbatical
Director of String Studies Melissa Knecht will spend the semester on sabbatical, focusing her efforts on finishing a book, studying other professors in action, and performing with professional string ensembles. Danae Witter and Emily Rolka, both commuting from Ann Arbor, will work together to take on Knecht’s immense workload. “[Knecht] typically teaches 16-18 private lessons...
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September 11, 2014July 12, 2022Opinions
Yakking: social media’s latest sickness
Imagine a Twitter that allows you to post whatever 200-character musings cross your mind, without any culpability attached. Your username, picture, and Twitter handle are not associated with the tweet in any way. You can say anything without any apparent consequences. Welcome to Yik Yak, or as I like to call it, “mean Twitter.” Yik...
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September 4, 2014July 12, 2022News
Remembering Brittany Ames
Radiating warmth. Always willing to serve others. Diligent. Intentional. Bright. This is how the friends and even acquaintances of Brittany Ames consistently describe her. The Hillsdale College community lost a devout Catholic, an accounting and politics student, and a loyal friend on the evening of Monday, Aug. 18. Would-be senior Ames, a Tecumseh, Michigan resident,...