Of all the possible reasons to overhaul an orchestral program for the semester, being selected to perform at a national conference is one of the best. The college orchestra was selected to perform at the College Orchestra Directors Association’s annual conference at George Mason University this Feb. 2 through 4, one of only two orchestras featured from more than...
Culture
Hillsdale’s own ‘Christmas Story’
When children wake up on Christmas morning and race downstairs, they can expect to see three things: the cookies eaten, the presents nestled under the tree, and TBS playing “A Christmas Story” on repeat. With lines recited as frequently as “Silent Night” during the holidays, the 1983 movie has become a permanent piece of Christmas nostalgia because of the creative...
YOUNG PEOPLE’S LITERATURE: Race relations meet the graphic novel
“March: Book Three” charts the concluding events of John Lewis’s memoir of his participation in the civil rights movement of the 1960s. John Lewis, Georgia state Representative and former civil rights activist, joins author Andrew Aydin and illustrator Nate Powell to enumerate the woes of the black man in pre-voting rights America in the style of a classic comic book....
In review: Hillsdale music duo ‘Q Curius’ drops new beats this week
In the downpour of a cold November evening, while the trees bent to a 45 degree angle, I had the privilege of listening to an album that can only be described as torrential. “Abrasive Materials” is the debut, full-length album from Q Curius, an electronic-rap duo composed of senior Joel Calvert and alumnus Forester McClatchey ’16, which will be...
