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Dow Journalism Program to host viewing of ‘Flannery’ documentary
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Dow Journalism Program to host viewing of ‘Flannery’ documentary

  Hillsdale College’s Dow Journalism Program will host a screening of the documentary “Flannery” and a subsequent Q&A session with its filmmakers on Jan. 22.  The film will be shown at 7:30 p.m. in Dow A&B. Winning the first-ever Library of Congress/Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film, “Flannery” has brought the intimate, personal details of author...

‘Bridgerton’ is an entertaining mess
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‘Bridgerton’ is an entertaining mess

Jane Austen. “Gossip Girl.” “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.” Put them together and you get “Bridgerton,” the Netflix and Shondaland sensation that’s so soapy and steamy it’s practically a bubble bath.  The series follows the refined and close knit Bridgerton family, which consists of the Dowager Viscountess Violet Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell) and her...

When it feels like Hillsdale, it feels like home: alumni find community at Valor Charter Schools
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When it feels like Hillsdale, it feels like home: alumni find community at Valor Charter Schools

In just four years, eight Hillsdale graduates have relocated to Austin, Texas. The reason for relocating down south? Valor Public Charter Schools.  It’s like Hillsdale away from home, said alumnus and fifth grade teacher Nolan Ryan ‘20. And, it’s newer than most schools. Started in 2017 by David Williams, who served as the executive director...

Disney’s latest has “Soul”
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Disney’s latest has “Soul”

  I was hoping Pixar wouldn’t make me cry again, but I was wrong.  I’ve always been the one who cries during cartoon films. Toy Story 3? Been there, done that. Inside Out? “I should be feeling sadness too.” I went through an entire tissue box that night. When “Soul” popped up on my Facebook...