How do you structure the creative writing class you teach here? Here we divide the class into two, the semester is 16 weeks approximately, and about eight weeks is craft. The point is to teach the students how to read creatively, as opposed to other kinds of reading. There’s reading for leisure: for instance, you get in your bikini and...
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Can an AI ‘actress’ replace the film club?
Tilly Norwood is not a real person. Courtesy | Tilly Norwood Instagram Tilly Norwood looks like any other Hollywood hopeful. She’s pretty, slim, brunette, and age can’t touch her. Seriously. That’s because “she” is not human. Norwood is the first AI-generated actress being marketed to talent studios for film. Based on the handful of clips available to the public, the...
Students to star in upcoming Opera Workshop
Senior Samuel Jarzab performs in the 2024 Opera Workshop. Courtesy | Emily Douglass Immerse yourself in the world of music with “Melody in Motion,” Hillsdale’s annual Opera Workshop, filled with well-known opera excerpts, on Friday, Nov. 7 and Saturday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. This year, 28 Hillsdale vocalists will fill McNamara Rehearsal Hall with repertoire from grand opera and...
Limu Emu and Gate Guy? It’s a Hillsdale Halloween
Senior Jonathan Williams and junior Joseph Vankat dress as Liberty Mutual’s insurance duo. Courtesy | Jonathan Williams The plight of creating a yearly Halloween costume sometimes leads people to dress up in recognizable costumes made with thrifted pieces or Amazon finds, while others hunt far and wide for the perfect enhancement to their extravagant costumes. This year, some Hillsdale students...
