Tyler O’Neil ’12 makes a convincing case that the Southern Poverty Law Center hustles donors and should not be trusted to determine what a “hate group” is in his new book, “Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center.” The book gets its name from an article published in the New...
First ever Choral Evensong service in Christ Chapel
Within the polished marble walls of the chapel, the voices of the Hillsdale College Chamber Choir resonated and echoed with the Psalms. The Choral Evensong service in the chapel on Sunday, Feb. 2, was a sung version of Daily Evening Prayer from the 1662 “Book of Common Prayer” in England. The service included sung...
‘Far from ordinary’ duo pianists to perform this weekend
On Feb. 7-8, Hillsdale’s Duo Pianists, Kristi Gautsche and Debbi Wyse, will perform “The Allure of the Obscure” in Markel Auditorium at 8 pm. Wyse teaches music and piano at Hillsdale, and she has performed with her good friend Gautsche for more than 30 years. For this performance, they chose unique, lesser-known pieces written for...
Faculty recital features world-class trumpeter
Joined by an appreciation of music, a mixture of professors, students, and residents of Hillsdale came together at the Markel Auditorium on Friday, Jan.31. Music professors Chris McCourry and Brad Blackham presented a special recital featuring the music of James Stephenson. The first portion of the program featured pieces composed by James Stephenson including “Burden...
Aquila Theatre delivers subpar ‘Odyssey’
Homer wrote, “Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turns,” and the Aquila Theatre Company decided to take it quite literally in its Jan. 28 production of “The Odyssey” at Hillsdale College. Muddling the line between a dramatic production, musical theater, and a Sparknotes summary of “The Odyssey,” Aquila confused...




