Fred Radke’s band at the welcome concert. Colman Rowan | Collegian Fred Radke, world renown trumpeter and director of the Harry James Orchestra, is back on campus this week, warming up Hillsdale’s cold November nights with jazz music. Radke’s next event is “4th Annual Battle of the Big Bands” on Friday Nov. 15 at...
‘Chromakopia ‘ encapsulates Tyler’s musical evolution
Tyler, The Creator’s “Chromakopia” remains consistent in his older albums’ style while also presenting new narrative elements. Tyler Okonma presents the “Chromakopian” aesthetic: a sensation of self-expression referenced in the nomenclature of the album title. The first half of the title, “Chroma-,” comes from the Greek root “chromo” which means color. The second half, “-kopia,”...
WHIP students celebrate Tuesday election results
The campaign and election season has drawn to a close, and students from the Washington Hillsdale Internship Program are experiencing Washington, D.C., as it prepares for a new president. “We had a little Hillsdale election watch party in one of the class spaces that we have,” junior Adeline Kaufman said. “I would say everyone...
Professors’ Picks: Paul Schmitt associate professor of chemistry
Favorite song: “Big Sky, MT” by the Arcadian Wild (2023) They are my favorite band, and I would highly recommend them to everybody. This song brings back great memories of the big road trip my wife and I took when I was on sabbatical a few years ago — 7,000 miles and 13 national...
Californians experience fall for the first time
With the cold weather setting in, students from California — known as the Golden State — are seeing the fall colors change for the first time. “When I saw all the leaves change colors and all of them falling it was almost like a fairy tale to me,” freshman Hailey Corona said. “You just don’t...




