“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?” It’s a good question, and philosopher Eleonore Stump thinks we misread God’s answer to Job’s questioning of his goodness. We often say, with Job’s friends, that God tells him to sit down and stop asking questions: “Just,” stoic Christian soldiers say, “suffer. Faith is...
‘Ready Player One’ is kind of cool and kind of boring
“Ready Player One” may be the best movie of 2018 — but only if you transform your theater viewing into a multi-sensual experience. Here’s a short list of things my girlfriend Hannah and I did to keep ourselves from leaving the theater during this latest Steven Spielberg sci-fi trainwreck: 1. Engaged in a knuckle-biting thumb...
Meaning in Marilynne Robinson’s metaphors
Last week, in a heroic money-saving venture, a University of Wisconsin campus proposed the sacrifice of 13 college majors, mostly in the humanities. The Washington Post heard echoes of Governor Scott Walker’s ill-conceived and ill-fated 2015 plan to shift the mission statements of the university system from the “search for truth” to meeting “the state’s...
Finding the fine arts: A switch from the lab to the studio
While many students switch their majors, not many change disciplines entirely. Senior Madeline Richards, however, did exactly that — scrapping her goal of becoming a doctor to pursue a career in fine arts. She hasn’t looked back. Richards had taken multiple art classes in high school but came to Hillsdale intending to major in biology....
Senior art show season launches with ‘3 Cool Guys’
They’re just three cool guys, a bit outside-the-box, with a variety of eye-catching, colorful art to showcase. Seniors Stephanie Rose, Elyse Hutcheson, and Summer Smith will exhibit art from their four years at Hillsdale College in their capstone project, an art show that runs April 2-7 in the Daughtery Gallery, with an artist’s reception on...




