The Collegian - March 25, 2022

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Vol. 107, No. 17

Radio free Ryan

Student broadcaster banned by Twitter

Sarah Soltis Staff Writer

Ryan Young, junior transfer student, political podcaster and program director of the recently launched Wolverine Broadcast Network, aims to fight for “faith and freedom” with his podcast, “The Ryan Young Show.” “With the corruption of truth, loss of patriotism and disdain toward God, the world needs people founded in faith and truth,” the shows description explains. Young’s journey toward doing so has hardly been simple. As a freshman at

Hillsdale College in 2019, Young began a podcast called “A Fresh Perspective,” which focused on conservatism and current news, Young said. At the outset, Young admitted, “The show wasn’t anything more than me wanting to have fun. There was no one listening, and I didn’t really know what I was doing.” Early in the COVID-19 crisis, while working on “A Fresh Perspective,” Young tweeted statistics and impressions about the coronavirus and the flu. According to Young: “A Polish billionaire… found the

tweet, retweeted it, and said, ‘This guy is spreading misinformation.’” “I was permanently suspended from Twitter because of sharing what I believe to be the truth,” Young said. Since Twitter suspended him, Young has not used Twitter to share his show. “I’m happy not to be on Twitter anymore, because of the toxic environment and the echo chamber that it’s become,” Young said. After his sophomore year, Young stayed on Hillsdale’s campus to intern for HillsYOUNG 5

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Ryan Young recording his first podcast episode in the WBN studio.

Campus mourns loss of student Ayden Gutierrez News Editor

ters,” Walczak said. “The photos are on loan from Scott Brasseur of gallerybfa. Many WALCZAK of them originate from the Medford Historical Society in Medford, Massachusetts.” According to Walczak, Scott Brasseur purchased the photos from a trade show held by the Medford Historical Society. “Scott has been a consultant the college has worked with over the years,” Walczak said. “Scott purchased the

collection and offered them to me on loan for an exhibit for my Art 320 Gallery Studies class to have experience putting together an exhibit.” Walczak has been the college archivist at the college for the past 10 years and has quite a bit of exhibition experience. She noted that the gallery has received several positive reviews. “So far, the traffic has been pretty good. There have been several events in the past week such as the Getty concert and the play that helped bring in more foot traffic, but overall we are pleased with

the number of visitors.” The gallery also incorporates a few Civil War letters. According to Walczak, the letters came to use this month by chance from Dan Stewart. According to Walczak: “It just worked out we were doing this exhibit.” The letters were written by Alexander McFarland, who immigrated to the United States in 1860. He came to live on a farm with his sister and brother-in-law in Crawford County, Pa.

County, featured the 27-year local newspaper veteran discussing several topics relating to local news. Poole was asked why people should care about local newspapers, to which he responded, “Having a local newspaper is something you won’t miss until it’s gone.” Poole cited a story that The Herald covered years ago regarding a Sharon mansion that is currently for sale. Re-

porters from the Herald did some digging and found that the mansion was an active halfway house for criminals. The 2017 Herald article claimed that Administrators with the Department of Corrections admitted that they had been housing sex offenders at the halfway house even though the property was within 1,000 feet of a public elementary school. In addition, four churches were

across the street and a nearby building was being turned into a charter school. To Poole, it’s examples like these that highlight the merit of local newspapers. According to Poole, if their team hadn’t done the investigative journalism to uncover this news, it may have never been discovered. “We’re doing work nobody

Grove City College recently lost a beloved member of its campus community. Hans Turner, a former student of the college, died on March 13. Turner was a junior who majored in psychology. According to his family, psychology was a draw to Turner, because he loved TURNER people and was compassionate to those who struggled. Kristin Homan, professor of psychology, was Turner’s academic advisor and commented on their relationship. “Hans switched to psychology from BARS, and I was his advisor,” Homan said. “He was a strong student, and our department was happy to have him as a major. Hans wrote beautifully, and I’ve spent some time rereading the response papers that he turned in for child development last semester.” “As I read them, I am struck by Hans’ thoughtfulness, gentleness and kindness. He expressed deep affection for his large family, which included his loving parents, four siblings and their spouses and numerous nieces and nephews. “ Turner had a special place in his heart for those who suffered from Autism, and he had considered working in that field. Hans is leaving behind very dear friends at the college. His family mentioned that he talked about them often when he was home. “Hans was a kind soul and an outstanding student. He made an unforgettably positive impression in a short period of time. I miss him,” Dr. Warren Throckmorton, professor of psychology, said. Turner was a member of Christ’s Church Westshore

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Freshman Jane Monaghan and senior Jennifer Hoyt (left to right) hang and measure vintage Civil War photos before the exhibit’s debut.

The Civil War invades Pew Ayden Gutierrez News Editor

An art exhibit highlighting the Civil War was unveiled last week in the Pew Fine Arts Center. The show features a series of photographs and letters that were donated to the college. Hilary (Lewis ’09) Walczak, director of College Archives and Galleries, discussed the array of the collection. “This exhibit is a mix of reprints of Civil War glass negatives and Civil War let-

Local journalist discusses smalltown newspapers

Ayden Gutierrez News Editor

Eric Poole, editor of The Herald newspaper of Sharon, was invited to campus to speak at an event entitled “Are Local Newspapers Needed to Preserve Democracy and Good Government?” The event, which was sponsored by the Political Science Honorary and League of Women Voters-Mercer

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