Thankfully, I’m counted as a regular with Christy Maier, otherwise I may not have had a chance to meet with the academic services director last week as students swarmed her office during this registration season. As I sat down to discuss my schedule for next semester with her, it occurred to me how nice it...
Author: Tess Owen (Tess Owen)
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English Department offers Creative Writing Honors Program
Hillsdale College will offer a new Creative Writing Honors Program in Fiction led by author and visiting professor Chigozie Obioma starting in the fall. “Professor Obioma was chosen because of his extraordinary gifts as a writer, and also for his expertise in teaching,” Associate Professor of English Dutton Kearney said. As head of the Visiting...
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Memorize poetry — appreciate beauty
Every time I see a rainbow, the refrain from one of William Wordsworth’s poems pops into my head: “My heart leaps up when I behold a rainbow in the sky.” When I see a falling star, I’m reminded of a sweet children’s poem by Sarah Teasdale: “Blinding the north as it went by/ too burning...
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‘The Power of the Dog,’ just an Oscar-nominated unoriginal story
It is easy to see why “The Power of the Dog” is the current darling projected to reap the most awards at this year’s Academy Awards. Already having snagged the 2022 Golden Globe Award for Best Picture, director Jane Campion has deftly crafted a story filled with big name actors, magnificent cinematography, and an excellent...
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Area 51, Atlantis, and AIDS vaccines
A supposedly satanic Metaverse ad, a CIA agent disguised as a Hillsdale College student, and nefarious AIDS vaccine experiments were among some conspiracy theories a few Hillsdale students were bold enough to recently share. Although they talked about different theories and even different understandings of the term “conspiracy theory” itself, all were eager to offer...