The work of Brian Shaw, associate professor of art at Spring Arbor University, will be featured in the Daughtery Gallery starting on Jan. 27. The show is entitled “Brian Shaw Solo Art” and features a wide array of subjects including nature, water scenes, and animals. Despite studying natural art for the past two decades, Shaw drew much of his inspiration...
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LES MIS: NOT OSCAR MATERIAL
Tom Hooper’s “Les Miserables” is not a perfect film. I’m not sure it is a great film. I think a movie such as “Lincoln” is far more deserving of honors come the Oscars next month. But “Les Mis” is a wonderful movie musical, easily the most ambitious and beautifully filmed that I have seen. As a piece of art, the...
Theatre department tears up ACTF competition
Every year for almost 15 years, Hillsdale College theater students participate in the American College Theater Festival, where they attend workshops and compete for prizes and recognition from theater professionals. This year was one of Hillsdale’s most successful. “We’re part of the largest region in terms of school and students participating. Anywhere between 1500-2000 students attend the weeklong festival,” Professor...
Celebrating Austen
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” Though critics have disagreed over the merits of Jane Austen’s work since she published her first book, this quote from “Pride and Prejudice” shows that, love her or hate her, most people can say they know of...
