The aroma of musty vinyl floated over the voices and instruments of Hillsdale College Faculty Jazz band the Hillcats this past Saturday, as the musicians and community remembered the music of singer-songwriter James Taylor. The classic sound of Taylor’s music was performed by the Hillcats with the accompaniment of vocals by Hank Horton on Feb....
Alumnus combines classical opera with contemporary hymn
“Sing God a simple song Lauda, Laude” The warm, meandering melody from Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass” spills from the singer’s lips, filling the church sanctuary from wall to wall. “Make it up as you go along Lauda, Laude” For Nick Nestorak ’11, “A Simple Song” was only the beginning of an intimately worshipful, yet also dauntingly...
Learning the science of the perfect cup of coffee
It’s another Monday, and I can barely keep my eyes open. My head starts to nod up and down as I fight sleep in my 9 a.m. American Heritage class. I reach over my giant American Heritage Reader and grab the cure for my weary eyes: coffee. A couple of weeks ago, I attended a...
‘Science is delicious’: Students learn cooking skills at SAB class
After last week’s college cooking hacks class, sophomores Jack Hall, Jonathan Burton, and Juan Hernandez are thinking about starting their own cooking show, perhaps on Instagram. “It’s a lot of fun to cook with others, it’s a fun process to have, I want to make it more routine,” said Hall. Last week the Student Activities...
‘Thank u, next’: Grande’s latest album is the dose of realism our Instagram captions needed
Following an absolutely electric release of two singles complete with elaborate music videos to promote her new album, the long-awaited release of Ariana Grande’s “thank u, next” dropped Friday, Feb. 8. Grande described the album as a “friendship anthem,” revealing a new focus on friendship, appropriate given the tumultuous love life of the past year....




