Associate Professor of English John Somerville is seated in a leather armchair, one loafer resting against the opposite knee, a hardcover book in his hands. “Oh, that’s such a tender picture,” he says, lifting his eyes from the page. He sends the book to his right, indicating a small illustration in the middle of a...
Author: Sarah Albers (Sarah Albers)
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Community theatre performs ‘Lost in Yonkers’
The cast of ‘Lost in Yonkers,’ the Sauk Theater’s latest production, has overcome quite a few obstacles to bring Neil Simon’s Pulitzer-Prize winning script to Jonesville. High school sophomore Brock Hayes and his eighth-grade brother Bradley –– cast as leads Jay and Arty Kurnitz, respectively –– have never been cast in a non-musical production before....
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Hillsdale College Big Band ensemble to attend jazz festival
“Technically, there are no mistakes.” So says junior Emily Dickinson, one of the 16 students involved in the Hillsdale College Big Band. The entire ensemble will attend the University of Michigan Jazz Festival this Saturday, Feb. 8. But don’t let her fool you –– the Hillsdale jazz program has been growing, and the pressure is...
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Student bands plan music battle for charity
With a lineup including a band called “The Electric Psychedelic Pussy Cat Swingers Club,” this year’s Battle of the Bands promises to be, well, electrifying. Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music honorary’s annual Battle of the Bands fundraiser will begin at 7:00 p.m. Nov. 9 in the McNamara Rehearsal Hall. The event has undergone several changes...
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On manual labor
You spot an overladen cheese pizza draped across the pizza bar, surrounded by a cloud of minute fat particles. You evaluate the proffered vegetables with a gimlet eye, elbow your way through the discontented masses, and finally emerge to take your place in the dining area. After the meal, you surrender your silverware and plates...