Unlike many WHIP internships, senior Lisa Graham’s work had nothing to do with politics, but brought together two things Graham is very passionate about: art and therapy. “Art is an enjoyable experience,” said Graham, an art major whose work at CREATE Art Center in Silver Springs, Md., used art to provide therapy to children this past summer. Since she is...
Culture
‘Butler’ Serves a Wasted Opportunity
In 2010, Eugene Allen, an extraordinary historical figure, passed away. From 1952 to 1986, this African-American domestic worked in the White House, serving eight presidents during a tenure that overlapped with the American Civil Rights movement. After the Washington Post profiled Allen in 2008, screenwriter Danny Strong and director Lee Daniels saw the opportunity in Allen’s decidedly cinematic life. Lee...
A Room with a View
Each night before bed and each morning upon waking, sophomore Marilyn Schoenle looks out her west-facing Mauck Residence window upon the sun setting over a lake, despite having four white walls and a single south-facing window. For the first time in recent memory and with permission from the dean’s office, Schoenle painted a mural on her internal wall upon coming...
Noted Christian Poet to Visit Hillsdale College
Poet and essayist James Matthew Wilson will be reading from his not-yet-released book of poetry at Hillsdale next week. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17, in the Gillespie Room in the Dow Center. The Villanova University humanities professor will be reading aloud from his new chapbook (a small, sewn pamphlet) entitled “The Violent and the Fallen.”...
