Recently, I began reading a book well known in academia—Alan Bloom’s “The Closing of the American Mind.” One of his central premises is that modern American students are indoctrinated with a single virtue—“openness.” Nothing seemed more pertinent to my experience this summer. I interned at a well-established non-profit theater company in Los Angeles, known for its “relevant” work. In many...
Culture
A summer in Florence
The stones along the walls of the Bargello in Florence are rubbed smooth by the centuries. It is a place rich with artistic history, and two Hillsdale art students took advantage of that legacy this past summer. “It was just unbelievable,” sophomore Forester McClatchey said. “I mean, every crack growing out of the wall deserves its own portrait. There are...
Double Talk at the Ambler
Onlookers at the Ambler Health and Wellness Center on Sept. 7 enjoyed an intriguing show by David Pendleton, a comedic ventriloquist who performed one of his 80-100 annual sold-out shows at the Gospel Barn this past Saturday. “Puppets fascinated me as a kid. There’s something magical about bringing a character to life through interaction,” said Pendleton. The comedy integrated audience...
Freshmen Leap into “The Devil’s Disciple”
Auditions for the Hillsdale College theatre department’s first play of the semester were held on Aug. 28 and 29, and when the cast list was released, and a surprising number of freshmen appeared in leading roles. The play, “The Devil’s Disciple” by George Bernard Shaw, will be showing Oct. 2-5. According to the director of “The Devil’s Disciple,” Professor of...
