I remember the first time I saw the musical “In the Heights” by Lin-Manuel Miranda. My high school, while I was still a middle schooler, decided to put it on, and my sister was the lead, so obviously I was super thrilled. After watching the show, I was star-struck and inspired; I watched the show…
This past weekend, the Hope College Theatre Department virtually opened “Detroit ‘67.” It is a play that follows two siblings making ends meet with an after-hours joint in their basement during the Detroit riots in 1967. Playwright Dominique Morisseau brilliantly wove together family struggles, racial strife and Motown flair, and Hope students brought the rich…
I have an addiction. I don’t have an addiction to nicotine or alcohol; I have an addiction to something much more common and acceptable. I am addicted to my smartphone. Don’t get me wrong, I love smartphones. I love them so much that I spend, on average, over five hours a day on mine. Because…