“If someone asked me if I’d be doing this ten years ago, I would have laughed. I would have said ‘No chance, no way!’ Not this,” Theresa Walker laughed and gestured at her domain with a sweep of her hand. “Not in a million years” But here she is. And here is Walker’s Timeless Closets, one door down from Walker’s...
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Haunted basements, Irish drinking songs, and deep-fried Gummibears
They argued over what the name was going to be, but no one could agree. In response, one man went out, bought a bottle of champagne, climbed up on the roof of the porch, and threw the bottle of champagne — a brand new bottle — onto the concrete sidewalk, proclaiming in a booming tone: “This is the Donnybrook!” “And...
‘Game of Thrones’:
Come for dragons, sex, and intrigue. Stay for the political philosophy. “Game of Thrones” is now in its third season, with its latest episode approximating 4.73 million viewers. The show has secured a number of Emmy’s, Golden Globes, and, according to Forbes, the title of “Most pirated show in 2012.” The television show is based on George R.R. Martin’s series,...
If the crown fits …
Scattered throughout campus are beauty queens, humbly walking among us and choosing to hide their crowns. In fact, some of the toughest, rough-and-tumble Hillsdale ladies don evening gowns and makeup to walk before the judges in their spare time. Junior Veronica Wende has competed in 9 pageants this season and more than 40 in her lifetime. She entered her first...
A taste of the Mediterranean
When a customer walks in the door, he smiles and immediately throws some meat on the grill. He needs no other prompting as he adds spices and oil, then finishes up. He wraps the sandwich in paper and then fist bumps the customer as he asks about last night’s basketball game and hands him his sandwich. “It’s like baseball,” Muhammad...
Ann Hart’s journey to Hillsdale
Ann Hart, professor in English, began teaching at Hillsdale College this Spring. She is currently teaching Great Books II while working part time as an editor for Orbis: A Journal of World Affairs, a quarterly journal on foreign policy. Hart’s love for the written word has taken her all over the country, from city to city. Fresh out of...
