“National Treasure” poster. COURTESY | Amazon “The Declaration of Independence is not a bargaining chip, not to me,” Nicholas Cage says in the movie “National Treasure.” When Ben Gates, Cage’s character, says this, he means the literal document. He holds the historical parchment so sacred that he claims he would never use it as...
Christian and Gainer as Ajax and Tecmessa. Courtesy | Kyle Johns As anguished cries resound off-set, a capsule turns around and reveals the bloody and despairing Ajax, sitting among dismembered bodies of animals: This scene sets the predicament of Sophocles’ “Ajax.” The Tower Players premiere 5th Century B.C. Greek tragedy “Ajax” by Sophocles this...
Ella Carey and Haven Socha view the “Death of Abel.” Caroline Kurt | Collegian In 1995 graduate Nate Stewart’s high-ceilinged living room, students crowded around a large, dark canvas of a crucifixion scene: “The Sign of Jonah” by a contemporary Russian artist. One pointed out an obscure face in the background. Another wondered about...
Melinda Nielsen Aurelia Mayer | Collegian Students should remember Lewis’ legacy, not only as a theologian and a writer, but also as an Oxford educator, according to Melinda Nielsen, a Hillsdale alumna and associate professor of classical literature at Baylor University. The lecture, “Education, Gift, and Freedom: C.S. Lewis’ Idea of the University,” was...
Students dance at Battle of the Bands. Colman Rowan | Collegian The Schizmatics, an all-senior band became winners of the lively all-campus event Battle of the Bands competition hosted by the men’s music fraternity called Theta Epsilon at Elks Lodge, defending their title from last year before an audience of around 400. “I love...