Complex syncopation and irregular rhythms from marimbas and trash cans reverberated in MacNamara Rehearsal Hall. The Hillsdale College Percussion Ensemble played its annual spring concert April 11 featuring contemporary composers. Audience members tapped their toes while listening to dramatic rhythms and tonal sounds created by the ensemble. The concert, titled “Beauty and the BEAT,” emphasized melodies coming from rhythmic patterns,...
Culture
Art seniors ‘Form’ final display of their work
Senior art majors Abigail Cool, Ella Rose Klein, Ellia He, Kathrine Edison, and Phaedra Kelley will put their art from the past four years on display this Friday, April 10, at their exhibition, “Formed.” The show will be held in the Daughtrey Art Gallery in the Sage Fine Arts Building and will include 20-25 pieces from each artist’s portfolio. A...
What do you do when you can see the sun again?
As winter fades and warmer weather returns, students across campus are heading outside to enjoy the increasingly warm Michigan spring. “Generally, just being outside on a regular basis as much as possible is great,” said senior Oliver Bieser, a member of the running club and the Sigma Chi fraternity. “Sig always plays volleyball the first week when it’s warm enough...
He’s him: Gen Z men get real about the heartthrob and the hero
Is Ryan Gosling really a great actor? Maybe it’s the mystery of his personal life or his easy-going, almost nonchalant style of acting that makes Gosling “literally him.” That’s certainly what draws young men to his new character Ryland Grace from the breakout film “Project Hail Mary.” And it seems that Gosling’s characters have captivated the hearts and somehow embodied...
