What is one music genre you think is underrated? I’ve spent the past 25 years playing instrumental surf music, which was born in the early ‘60s in Southern California. Most acts from that scene were primarily instrumental, without much singing, with the electric guitar playing the melodies. My two bands, the Madeira and the Space...
What’s one trend from the 80s you wish would come back? Not having nostalgia about the 80s. Who is one author you think is underrated? Stephen King is underrated in a sense, partially because he’s still living. What’s one thing on your bucket list? Trying to learn to speak German relatively fluently. I’ve also thought...
The downfall of education did not begin with the iPhone or the television; it began with the invention of writing. While that statement may be a bit dramatic, it’s true that for the majority of Western civilization, memorizing poetry, among other forms of rhetoric, was a critical component of a young scholar’s education. Today, such...
What is one trend from your teenage years you wish would come back? None. It was the 80s, man. Painful times. It was a time of parachute pants, mullets, and leg warmers. Can’t think of a single trend. If you could spend one day in the life of any fictional character, who would you choose?...
The Hillsdale College women’s basketball team brought the season to a close in a game against Cedarville University on Feb. 27. Though the Chargers lost 92-72, the end of the season brought about a chance for reflection and goal-setting for next year. Head coach Charlie Averkamp said he considers this year to be “100 percent...