Both doors of Lane 125 were open: students, faculty, and visiting parents filled every seat, leaned in the doorways, sat on the ground, slouched against the walls, drew up folding chairs. The panelists of the Lyceum’s March 3 “Liberal Arts Friday Forum,” on the limits of language, included Peter Blum, professor of philosophy and culture,...
When I attended “Kiss Me, Kate” on Saturday night, I found it so wonderful that I returned again Sunday afternoon. All of the actors and actresses shone, and the pit and crew were wonderful. But I was shocked by the many references of an immoral nature made throughout the show, from broomsticks to the content...
After just 18 hours of rehearsal, Hillsdale’s symphony orchestra will play a full concert tonight at 8 p.m. in the Sage Center for the Arts. The concert will feature two concerto competition winners, sophomore violinist Tova Forman and junior vocalist Sarah Schutte. The Hillsdale College Big Band will play a jazz afterglow concert following...
A postgraduate student equipped with honors and diplomas once went to the Swiss biologist Louis Agassiz to receive the finishing touches on his degree. The great man offered him a small fish and told him to describe it. Postgraduate Student: “That’s only a sunfish.” Agassiz: “I know that. Write a description of it.” After a...
The music fraternity Phi Mu Alpha will host its Coffeehouse acoustic music night on Saturday, March 4, from 7 to 10 p.m. This is a schedule change from the advertised March 3 performances. Event organizer junior Jacob Hann said Coffeehouse allows him to live out the fraternity’s mission to encourage musically talented students to...