While a pair of clouds puts on a puppet show, the sun blows bubbles into the nebulous night sky. Local artist Thor Goodlife calls this style of art on his mural too “zany” for Hillsdale, but here it is, stretching across the facade of Stadium Roller Rink on West Carleton Road. Under the name Thunder Circus, Goodlife has collaborated with...
Culture
Rabbi Weissberg explains why Judaism remains
Jews maintain their heritage in the midst of multi-cultural settings where there may be pressure to assimilate, a Reformed Jewish rabbi argued Tuesday night. Rabbi Victor H. Weissberg, a nationally-known rabbi from the Chicago area, laid out his view on the enduring value of the Jewish tradition in his talk “Why We Remain Jews,” beginning with Abraham and ending...
Brother Leibowitz Revisited
After World War II, U.S. Army Airman Walter M. Miller, Jr., feared that the world would explode. In his novel, it already had. “A Canticle for Leibowitz,” Miller’s only novel, was published in 1959 amid fears of nuclear holocaust. Today, this classic work of science fiction brings us face to face with the darker side of man’s genius. When...
Life in Babylon: A Collegian veteran on Election Day in D.C.
WASHINGTON — Mornings are brutal here in our nation’s capital, and have been especially so as election day approached. After I wake and cut off the ringing, I lie on the couch that is my bed — the cost of living in D.C. is grotesque; this poor alum’s wallet misses Hillsdale as much as he does — and wonder why...
