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Theater professor wins award for distinguished achievement
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Theater professor wins award for distinguished achievement

Professor of Theater James Brandon says he’s a little too young for a lifetime award in theater, but the judges at the National Communication Association don’t seem to think so.  On Nov. 17, Brandon received a Distinguished Achievement Award for Scholarship, Pedagogy, and Performance at the association’s annual conference in Dallas, Texas.  The award’s three...

Elise Clines’ vibrant spirit shines through art
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Elise Clines’ vibrant spirit shines through art

  Scrolling through Elise Clines’ online art business is like walking through a candy store of pretty watercolor designs, printed on everything from home decor to notebooks to outerwear. Her designs tend to be chic and feminine — but her most popular item? A popsicle-patterned men’s T-shirt. “A guy named Omar from Mexico is currently...

Reanimating the dead
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Reanimating the dead

While senior John James searched for the words to describe his title within the Active Classical Languages Club, he rattled off a number of terms, all in Greek, before settling on one that he said translates to something like “prince” or “chief speaker.” The growing club offers members a chance to speak, rather than just...

Orchestra repertoire promises holiday cheer
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Orchestra repertoire promises holiday cheer

After the Hillsdale Symphony Orchestra plays Dvorak’s off-the-beaten-track 8th Symphony, it’ll sprinkle holiday cheer with Christmas music during its winter concert, which runs Saturday to Sunday. It’s rare, but the calendar presented an opportunity for Christmas pop music this year, according to Professor of Music James Holleman. Last year, the orchestra couldn’t follow through with...

The Michigander  ‘in the middle of the American century’
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The Michigander ‘in the middle of the American century’

A portrait of former Republican Sen. Arthur Vandenberg hangs in the U.S. Capitol’s Senate reception room — a rare honor bestowed upon only nine senators — in part due to his role in establishing the Marshall Plan, the United Nations, and NATO. Although he was also a writer of newspaper columns, speeches, and books, he...