Liz Spaulding is a barista at Jilly Beans Coffee House in downtown Hillsdale. Does Hillsdale do anything in particular for Valentine’s Day? The city doesn’t, but a lot of businesses run specials. I know that Taste of Life and Finish Line are both running specials this week. Probably Johnny T’s too. Does Jilly...
Author: Tory Cooney
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Piano duo brings romance, poetry
The music rang out, pouring from the two Steinway Grands, nestled side-by-side, and sweeping across Markel Auditorium. And even before the last notes of Rachmaninov melted into the silence, laughter rang out as well. There’s always a good deal of laughter when Artist-Teacher of Music Debbi Wyse and fellow mucisian Kristi Gautsche rehearse –– ever...
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Theatre department tears up ACTF competition
Every year for almost 15 years, Hillsdale College theater students participate in the American College Theater Festival, where they attend workshops and compete for prizes and recognition from theater professionals. This year was one of Hillsdale’s most successful. “We’re part of the largest region in terms of school and students participating. Anywhere between 1500-2000 students...
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Book review: ‘The Story of Ain’t’
In 1961, G. & C. Merriam & Co. released Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, a $3.5 million and 27-year investment that prompted what the late author David Foster Wallace called “the Fort Sumter of the Usage Wars.” Critics clamored to condemn the work as overly permissive. The New York Times demanded it’s recall and Dwight...
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The 3-Minute Interview
Kathy Newell is the owner of The Blossom Shop and organizer of the Christmas Scavenger Hunt and the Parade of Lights. How did Hillsdale’s two biggest Christmas events go? Attendance doubled for the scavenger hunt this year, and we had a great turnout for the parade, especially considering it was our first year. We...