Members of the Cleveland Orchestra perform string quartets by Haydn and Dvořák
By Owen Cox Staff Writer Members of the Cleveland Orchestra performed string quartet pieces by Joseph Haydn and Antonín Dvořák on Oct. 9 at 6 p.m. in the J.C. Williams Center Gallery. The quartet featured violin players Zhan Shu and Stephen Tavani, cello player Dane Johansen and viola player Stanley Konopka. In light of recent […]
Hillsdale graduate delivers speech on Tolkien’s early education.
By Owen Cox Staff Writer Hillsdale College graduate Benjamin Boyle delivered a speech on Tolkien’s early education titled “Honor, Competition, and Academic Devotion: Tolkien’s Education and King Edward’s.” Boyle’s speech primarily concerned his belief that Tolkien’s classical education was the source of Tolkien’s success as a writer and academic. Tolkien attended King Edward’s Grammar School, […]
Alumni present “The Art of Independent Filmmaking”
By Owen Cox Staff Writer Students crowded the J.C. Williams Gallery for alumni Julian Curi and Rocco Ambrosio’s speech titled “The Art of Independent Filmmaking” on Sept. 16 at 6 p.m. Curi opened the speech by discussing films that had influenced him early in childhood, as well as films that often come easily to mind […]
Barons soccer suffers loss against the Capital University Comets
By Owen Cox Staff Writer The Franciscan University men’s soccer team lost 3-2 against the Capital University Comets on Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. The Comets scored the first goal within the first five minutes of the game. The goal gave the opposing team an early lead and put pressure on the Barons to respond. […]