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‘A time machine’: Dawn Theater to welcome original 1925 Wurlitzer
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‘A time machine’: Dawn Theater to welcome original 1925 Wurlitzer

Calvin Stockdale, Aidan Sullivan, and Toby Washburn (left to right) pose with the organ’s instrumentation. Courtesy | Mary Wolfram A 100-year-old theater pipe organ — bells, whistles, and cymbals included — will return to its original home in Hillsdale’s Dawn Theater this fall. “It’s in original condition. It’s never been messed with,” said John Ourensma,...

QUICK HITS with Patricia Craig Aeschliman
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QUICK HITS with Patricia Craig Aeschliman

Aeschliman with her daughter, Antonia, hiking by the Potomac River this past summer. Courtesy | Patricia Craig Aeschliman In this Quick Hits, Assistant Professor of Classics Patricia Craig Aeschliman talks Renaissance polyphony, dictionaries, and her family’s new pet cat. What do you believe is underrated about your subject? Everything, to be honest. Classical Greek and...

Alumni to revive works of Anglican theologian
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Alumni to revive works of Anglican theologian

Hillsdale alumnus Ethan Greb ’19 designed the cover of “A Disputation of Holy Scripture.” Courtesy | Josiah Leinbach When Hillsdale alumnus Josiah Leinbach ’20 learned about a 16th-century book written by Anglican theologian William Whitaker, he invited fellow college alumni and affiliates to participate in a project to revive the widely overlooked text. Whitaker wrote...

Visiting professor spends summer in Israeli bomb shelters
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Visiting professor spends summer in Israeli bomb shelters

Photo of the Monastery of the Cross, a 5th-century Greek Orthodox monastery in Jerusalem. Courtesy | Michael Weingrad Piercing sirens broke the silence of a warm Israeli night as Iran fired missiles into the country.  Michael Weingrad and his wife Tara Helfman joined local Israelis, volunteers, and tourists in rushing to bomb shelters every night....