As I tumbled downstairs and into the foyer one morning, Sister Gloria followed me out the door and waved until I turned the corner of the street. She had committed to care for young women like me for the rest of her life, providing us with a safe home and spiritual encouragement. In “Little Rome,” the quiet corner of a...
Culture
By grace through faith?
What sort of event can spark a debate that lasts more than five centuries? Martin Luther’s posting of the 95 Theses in October 1517 can — and the “Reformation at 500” lecture series is getting a head start on the commemoration of this central moment in Reformation history. Visiting lecturer Ryan Reeves and a group of Hillsdale College theology, religion,...
At ancient art exhibit, students rediscover the classics
Some 2,500 years ago, one industrious artist painted hundreds of ceramic Greek vases, adorning them with scenes of military and mythology. This year, the Princeton University Art Museum organized an exhibition of the anonymous Berlin Painter’s work, drawing more than 50 of the vases together from 15 private collections from the British Museum to the Vatican’s Museo Gregoriano Etrusco. On...
In review: Hillcats album brings fresh energy to jazz
The latest album from faculty jazz band the Hillcats assures listeners that the Great American Songbook is still alive. “Lean on It” compiles tunes from across the spectrum of the mid-century’s jazz repertoire, arranged anew by Chris McCourry, Hillcats trumpeter and director of jazz ensembles. Hillsdale’s jazz faculty, joined by singer and Social Media Coordinator Gianna Marchese ’17, brings traditional...
