Last week, in a heroic money-saving venture, a University of Wisconsin campus proposed the sacrifice of 13 college majors, mostly in the humanities. The Washington Post heard echoes of Governor Scott Walker’s ill-conceived and ill-fated 2015 plan to shift the mission statements of the university system from the “search for truth” to meeting “the state’s...
While many students switch their majors, not many change disciplines entirely. Senior Madeline Richards, however, did exactly that — scrapping her goal of becoming a doctor to pursue a career in fine arts. She hasn’t looked back. Richards had taken multiple art classes in high school but came to Hillsdale intending to major in biology....
“A Wrinkle in Time,” it seems, is meant to be a book — and nothing more than that. Last month I warned fans in a Collegian review of Madeleine L’Engle’s novel “A Wrinkle in Time” that Disney’s movie adaptation would disappoint if it departed from the foundations of the book and swapped a story for...
When Junior Madison McAfee decided to begin drum lessons last year, she said she thought Stacey Jones-Garrison, teacher of music and director of the Percussion Ensemble, would say “no” because she had never taken lessons before. Instead, Jones-Garrison encouraged her not only to take lessons, but also to join Percussion Ensemble. “The fact that she...
Surprise! It’s a play not put on by theater students. Sword fights, falling in love all of a sudden, and an unexpected ending: G.K. Chesterton’s play “The Surprise” has all the elements to delight audiences and make them think. Independent students will present “The Surprise” this weekend in Mauck Dormitory. Showings of the 80-minute play...