When Kate Vander Wall began exploring watercolors in seventh grade, she had no idea her natural talent would flourish into a business one day. Cheerfully Made Design Co. is a stationery brand that features designs crafted by sophomore Kate Vander Wall. Vander Wall began making stationery in grade school when her mom bought her a...
There is only one professional ballet company in the state of Michigan, and they are spending their Saturday night performing on the Markel Stage at 7:30 p.m. This production is part of the professional artist series organized by the heads of the theatre and dance, music, and art departments. James Brandon, chairman of the theatre...
Overflowing Cups and Cones was born in an impossibly long ice cream line. One summer evening at another shop, Earl and Carie Proctor decided to open their own business. This past May in Hillsdale, the Proctors opened Overflowing Cups and Cones, an ice cream and coffee drive-through. While Carie was initially worried about the risk...
“Schizmatics” or “The Schizmatics”? Which is it? Even the members can’t make up their minds. Regardless, the campus can’t keep its eyes off of them. This band of six sophomores— Matthew Byrne, Owen Gerth, Gavin Listro, John Schaefer, Dravyn Spies, and Jack Walker— formed mid-second semester of their freshman year. “It was Gavin’s brainchild,” Gerth...
Thoughtful, dynamic, and engaging: such is the artwork of Brian Shaw, Hillsdale’s professor of art. Beginning Sept. 2, members of the Hillsdale community can stroll through his new exhibition: Design Musings. Featuring roughly two dozen posters, paintings, badges, and pen-and-ink works, Shaw’s attention to detail is apparent in every piece he creates. “Some of the...