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Conserving the Classics: The top ten movies to watch on FilmStruck before it’s gone
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Conserving the Classics: The top ten movies to watch on FilmStruck before it’s gone

To the disappointment of cheapskate film lovers everywhere, WarnerMedia recently announced that it will discontinue FilmStruck, its streaming service for classic, foreign, and independent cinema, on Nov. 29. The stated reason: not enough subscribers. The real reason: FilmStruck was structured poorly and allowed users to blow through an infinite number of free trials. And now:...

Hillcats are home
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Hillcats are home

The Hillcats enter the spotlight on campus with their upcoming performance “Home Style.” Hillsdale College’s faculty jazz ensemble will perform on Friday, Nov. 16 at 8:00 p.m. in McNamara Hall. Comprised entirely of original music written by the band, the concert will incorporate a variety of unique genres as well as offering the audience a...

‘A Visual Philosophy of Winston Churchill’ exhibit tells history through art
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‘A Visual Philosophy of Winston Churchill’ exhibit tells history through art

Decades have passed since Winston Churchill’s death, but Curtis Hooper’s dramatic graphite drawings of the World War II era prime minister are as lifelike as ever. “While many only know Churchill for his wartime leadership, the gallery is very unique in that it contains vignettes drawn from throughout his entire life,” Churchill Fellow and senior...

Rick to play pieces ‘From Russia With Love’
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Rick to play pieces ‘From Russia With Love’

Next week, Hillsdale College students and faculty will have the opportunity to hear a sampling of Russian culture thanks to Katherine Rick, adjunct professor of piano and staff accompanist at the college. Rick’s upcoming piano recital, “From Russia with Love,” will include pieces spanning three distinct eras of classical Russian music and feature three Russian...

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‘Harvey’ hops to the stage

The Tower Players opened their most recent project, Mary Chase’s “Harvey,” last night. “Harvey” is a 1950s American comedy in which the central character, the eccentric Elwood P. Dowd, claims to have a six-foot-tall rabbit named Harvey as his closest companion. Elwood’s sister, Veta, and his niece, Myrtle Mae reside with him in his house....