Eleanor Shellstrop opens her eyes and finds herself in an unfamiliar waiting room. “Welcome!” reads the bright green text on the wall in front of her. “Everything is fine.” That may or may not be true. Eleanor soon learns that she has died and, thanks to her good deeds on Earth, ended up in the...
Category: Arts
At Hillsdale Idol, students will sing to support the arts
Performers will take the stage with Hillsdale Idol, Unplugged for a second year. The music competition is a fundraiser for the Hillsdale County School of the Arts, a nonprofit that provides opportunities for children in the Hillsdale area to experience music. “Hillsdale is a very poor county, and we don’t have a lot of resources,”...
Singing with ‘team Hillsdale,’ students succeed at NATS
While many students flocked to warmer weather, 20 Hillsdale College vocalists traveled to East Lansing on March 3 to showcase their talents at the National Association of Teachers of Singing Great Lakes Regional Competition at Michigan State. The competition featured students from schools in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Ontario, each performing three pieces in either...
In ‘Women & Power,’ which do we redefine in the modern era?
Telemachus earned his manhood when he told Penelope to shut up. This proposed paradigm for all Western literary and political discourse is not the way I wanted to start my Women’s History Month. But here we are, in 2018 #MeToo America, and popular classicist, respected author, and famed Twitter victim Mary Beard claims that despite...
‘Loving Vincent’ and artistry
Composed entirely of original oil paintings created by 125 artists, “Loving Vincent” is an unusual movie. The film, which focuses on the events following the death of Vincent Van Gogh, is a monumental effort by artists who came together to prove that a truly memorable piece of art takes time and hard work. The film...




