Song: “The Ballad of El Goodo” (1972) by Big Star Arriving the same year as The Raspberries’ debut album and Todd Rundgren’s “Something/Anything?,” Big Star’s “#1 Record” helped usher in the commercially unpopular (at the time) yet highly influential sound of power pop. “The Ballad of El Goodo” is the best song on that album...
“The Boys in the Boat,” released Dec. 25, tells the true story of the men on the University of Washington’s rowing team during the Great Depression. The film centers around Joe Rantz, one of the eight team members. Desperate for funds to pay his college tuition, Rantz tries out for the rowing team and is...
Students at Hillsdale College find it worth their time to cultivate their inner artist by working on crafts outside of the classroom. “Freshman year, I didn’t craft very much,” sophomore Lulu Celecia said. “My crafts were more prank related. We made a cardboard cutout of our head RA, and I took a Guess Who game...
The Hillsdale College Theatre Department will perform the musical “Bright Star” on Parents Weekend, with shows running Feb. 21-24. Junior Kenda Showalter, stage manager for the production, said she’s excited for audiences to experience this unique musical. “It’s a musical, and it’s bluegrass music,” Showalter said. “It flashes between the 20s and the 40s and...
The women’s music fraternity Sigma Alpha Iota will serenade loved ones and friends of students and staff for their annual Valentine Grams fundraiser. Students and faculty can order over-the-phone singing telegrams from SAI for family, friends, professors, or that special someone for $3 in cash or Venmo, either at the SAI table in the Union...