For junior Monica Way, her solo aria performances with the Hillsdale College and Community Symphony Orchestra this weekend will be a way to stretch as a musician. For senior Jonathan Chesson and sophomore Melissa Stewart, their concerto solos will be more steps toward careers in music. (0) comments
Saturday, seniors Emily Walsh and Heidi Schroeder piled into a Honda Element and headed to the shopping mall in Ann Arbor. Walsh had a job interview coming up and Schroeder went along to help her find the perfect suit. After an hour and a half of searching, Walsh spotted a potential candidate hanging on the rack. (0) comments
Retail stores from Pier 1 Imports to Walmart and Office Depot are handling the country's economic downturn poorly, with quarter losses, store closings and the in the case of some chains, bankruptcy. That could be good news for budget-hunting college students. (0) comments
Venetian canals, Chinese mountains and other Eastern and Western memories hang framed in Sage Center for the Arts Daughtrey Gallery's newest exhibit, "Roots of Reality: East and West." The exhibit opened Feb. 22. "It's a comparison of those two kinds of cultural ways of seeing and thinking," said artist Paul Wolber, twice-retired from Spring Arbor University. (0) comments
