White.
She came into the world white. When she was born, she was a white cloud, dressed in her white frilly dress, finally away from the scratchy white sheets from the hospital.
Continue reading “Creative Flashy Friday: “Color Wheel” by Simmerly Hardage”
The incessant cries lodged themselves in my ears, snapping my concentration in an instant. Out the window I spotted the Dalmatian scratching at the Pickets’ glass backdoor. Leave it to the Pickets to deprive me of the weekend’s last serene moments.
Continue reading “Creative Flashy Friday: “I Wish I Was a Monster” by Jamaniac Joiner”
For their youthful recklessness, they were punished. The cost of the crime was a toe, the smallest toe on their left foot. This was the traditional punishment for those who transgressed against the Temple. With a knife, heated red by coals, the arbiter exacted the price. In this moment, the youth did not feel shame, or guilt for their transgression. They held within themselves only anger, as hot and as sharp as the knife, and as loud and as piercing as their screams of pain as the blade severed flesh from flesh Continue reading “Creative Flashy Friday: “Trust and Serve the Temple,” by Nick Oakley”
He pulls onto the dirt road that’d been collecting my tears every Saturday for the past two years. My heart races as I see the end of it, but that’s nothing new.
We’re here. Continue reading “Creative Flashy Friday: “What Are We Doing Here?” by Madison Murphy”
The door was the first thing in my room to freeze. The mechanisms within are frozen solid, refusing to budge no matter how much force I apply.
The windows were next. Now they are encased in thick ice that proves to be far more durable than anything I could break.
That was it for some time.
Continue reading “Creative Flashy Friday: “There’s Comfort in the Cold” by Markus Newsome”
I am fortunate that my religion requires the body to be cremated within three days of its death. We have my uncle Prem laid out, dressed in white, hands neatly folded as if he was merely sleeping. The temple apprentices had washed his body, ridding him of all impurities. I doubt they were able to clean them all. Continue reading “Creative Flashy Friday: “Antyesti” by Puja Roy”
The Hilltop News is pleased to announce that every Friday this semester, beginning tomorrow, February 15th, we will be featuring short creative nonfiction and fiction by some of LaGrange College’s most talented creative writers.
The 2018 LaGrange College Mighty Marching Panthers Band is 7 color guard, 14 winds, and 12 percussion members. In total, that’s 33 members, all from difference backgrounds, playing different instruments, and fulfilling different responsibilities.
Even with these differences, the Mighty Marching Panthers think of themselves as part of an extended family.
On September 25, 2018 Dr. Kelly Veal, assistant professor of clinical mental health counseling services, and Dr. Justin Muller, the newly appointed assistant professor of clinical mental health counseling sciences, presented “Understanding the Need for Groups Such as BLM.”
This event examined the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement’s origins and offered guidance and encouragement to students affected by the deaths of unarmed, innocent African American citizens. This cultural enrichment event was held in Turner Hall’s Bailey Room.
Continue reading “Cultural Enrichment Event Explores the Black Lives Matter Movement”
This coming Saturday, September 22nd, marks the first in a series of preview days for prospective students. These preview days are an exceptional opportunity to tour the campus and discuss academic areas of interest with faculty.
Welcome back for the spring semester, LaGrange College! To celebrate the the new year, The Hilltop News proudly presents its special issue, TRANSFORMATION.
This issue is particularly special. For one, it was curated by a section of English 1101, LaGrange College’s first-year writing program. In this section, students learned the standards of news-writing and editing and helped select the articles that were submitted for publication.
Furthermore, over half of its articles were written and edited by first-year students. Their subjects range from the fake news phenomenon to the new academic programming being designed and offered by LC’s forward-thinking faculty.
Also in this issue you will find long-form nonfiction composed by upper division students in Dr. Laine Scott’s advanced composition course. The writing in these pieces is distinguished by its depth, precision, and beauty.
You can download our special issue here.
