12.4.14 Hillsdale Collegian

Michigan’s oldest college newspaper

Vol. 138 Issue 12 - 4 December 2014

Sundahl retires after 30 years

Junior named regional athlete of the year

Chris McCaffery Collegian Reporter

Bailey Pritchett Spotlight Editor Junior Emily Oren was determined to avoid running in college. She never anticipated she would win the most prestigious award for a cross country runner in the most competitive region in the nation.

Last weekend, Oren was the second female runner from Hillsdale College to win the NCAA Division II Regional Athlete of the Year.

“I mostly won the award because I won regionals,” Oren said. “But it’s also an accumulation of how you’ve done in other races.”

With a time of 20:45, Oren helped the Chargers take second out of the 33 teams that competed at the NCAA Division II regional championship on Nov. 22.

Coach Joseph Lynn said that Oren’s mental and physical strength make the perfect hybrid for a successful cross country runner.

“She can handle a quick pace and move as fast as anyone at the end of the race,” he said.

Oren runs 65 miles a week, training for at least two hours a day.

“I was a decent runner in high

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school,” she said. “I could have walked onto Division I teams, but I wouldn’t have been on scholarship right away. I was adamant that I wouldn’t run, but then I visited Hillsdale and loved the coaches.”

Although Oren runs the same times as Division I athletes, she never doubted her decision to run for Hillsdale.

“I could run on varsity

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Daniel Sundahl, professor of English and director of the American Studies Program, is retiring in December after 30 years of teaching at Hillsdale. During his long and distinguished career at Hillsdale, Sundahl played a key part in forming many Hillsdale College institutions, including the American Studies Program, the Dow Journalism Program, and the Visiting Writers Program.

When asked if he had anything to say to the Collegian about his retirement, Sundahl said, “No.” Sundahl was born and raised in Minnesota. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Utah in 1982. An accomplished poet and writer, his articles, book reviews, and poems have appeared in publications including the Southern Poetry Review, First Things, Commonwealth, and Image Journal.

He has published three books of poetry, which are all out of print: “Loss of Habitat,” “Hiroshima Maidens: Imaginary Translations from the Japanese,” and “The Small Logics.”

Earlier this semester he introduced Gregory Wolfe `80 during the Visiting Writers Program celebration of Image Journal, which has published Sundahl’s work.

Provost David Whalen, who Sundahl helped hire decades ago, recalled his interview with the English department and many subsequent memories with fondness and respect. He said that when receiving candi-

Daniel Sundahl and his wife, Ellen Donohoe at a Hillsdale event.

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character of Hillsdale. He also mentioned Sundahl’s “rigorous, intelligent and energetic mentorship” of students. to his students and to the college,” Whalen said in an email. “And that means students and colleagues who do not even know him are indebted along with the rest of us. Dr. Sundahl would eschew the cliché, but it is true: he will be sorely missed.”

Kevin Portteus, associate professor of politics, will be the new director of the American Studies Program for the spring semester.

Students like junior Jacqueline Frenkel said they will miss Sundahl’s unique ap-

proach in the classroom and his ability to teach “how to learn not only from literature but from life, that our time here is a time of sanctuary.”

“He taught me to see poetry in the miracles of dandelions, wooly worms, and Milk Duds, which (I learned) are not to be shared,” Frenkel said in an email. “What I will miss most is a professor who showed me what it means to encounter each day as a student, humble, and hungry, and paying attention, the Internationally Unknown Poet who taught me how to live.”

A Few Good Men to help community with snow removal this winter Breana Noble Collegian Reporter

Senior Tyler Wilke stands beside the new truck for the A Few Good Men snow removal crews. (Photo Courtesy of Thomas King)

A Few Good Men, a volunteer club that helps local households and organizations with manual labor, will lend a hand to locals through its snow removal initiative and its new snow plow truck.

“When it snows, it snows, and it has to be removed,” senior Tyler Wilke said. “There are a lot of people in the community who physically can’t do it or if they were to pay a contractor to do it, they would have to choose between food or heat.”

Thus, A Few Good Men provides snow removal and salt to the community.

“A Few Good Men’s motto is ‘See the need. Meet the need,’ so

that’s what we’re doing,” Wilke said.

This year, however, the group is adjusting the structure of the program so that there will be three teams each day assigned in case of snowfall.

“Students can sign up to work on a snow crew which will only go out when it snows,” seThomas King said. “Thus, there is minimal time commitment but a lot of excitement for anyone who volunteers for a snow crew.”

The club wanted to purchase a truck with a snow plow, but did not have the funds, so the group prayed for a truck. “[Wilke] got in touch and wanted to help out,” sophomore Executive Director Jacob Thackston said. “He said, ‘I’ll buy one,’ and he did.”

According to Wilke, the op-

portunity “fell out of the sky.”

He found a pickup truck with a snow plow on Craig’s list.

“Mom’s always said, ‘If you want to get something done, do it yourself,’” Wilke said. “I really think there’s a need in the community. We’d been looking to buy one through A Few Good Men, but just didn’t have the funding.”

Wilke brought the truck to Michigan from his home in Illinois upon return from Thanksgiving break.

“Instead of maybe getting one or two houses shoveled out in a snowstorm, we can hit 10 or 12,” Wilke said. “We live here eight months out of the year; this is our community too. Especially at Hillsdale, it’s not the government’s job to take care of these people, it’s our job.”

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How Muddy Waters Stadium got its name ‘Heroes get remembered, but legends never die’ Sam Scorzo Sports Editor

puddles of ankle-deep mud. But it would take a lot more than that to slow down Michigan State University’s juggernaut of a fullback.

He ran the ball 35 yards and dove into the mucky end zone for a touchdown.

After the victory, it’s said that the coach looked at the running back, Frank Waters, and uttered: “You’re a real mudder son.

We’re going to call you Muddy.”

The name “Muddy” would eventually become synonymous with both Hillsdale College and college football coaching for decades to come.

After graduating from MSU, Waters started his coaching career at Walled Lake High School.

Two years later, he received a call from his college position coach who had recently taken on the head coaching job at Hillsdale.

He was looking to retire, but he had a prob-

lem: He wanted to leave the “Dales” in good hands.

Waters accepted the job at Hillsdale and skyrocketed the college’s presence in the athletic world.

From 1953 to 1957 Waters’ team went undefeated, racking up a total of 34 straight wins and 7 straight NAIA Championships, setting the mark at the time for the most consecutive wins ever in college football. Hillsdale would keep this record for Division II football until Grand Valley State University topped it in the early 2000’s. Coincidentally, it was the Chargers that were able to squash GVSU’s 48-game winning streak in 2009.

Jim Larkin, now 75 years old, was a linebacker for the 1957 team and would eventually become one of Waters’ assistant coaches at Hillsdale. He remembers Waters as respectful, humble, “especially excellent” with parents, and “extremely caring.”

This care for his players resulted in him turning down an invitation to play in the 1955 Tangerine Bowl hosted in Florida because black players were prohibited from playing.

“That was the kind of guy he was,” Larkin said. “When he found out my dad died, he was up on his boat on Lake Superior. He got right in his car and drove all the way down to see me.”

Waters helped Larkin as well as many of his other players get coaching jobs after graduating. Many of his former players would then send their best athletes to Hillsdale.

“Half of our team was from New York because that’s where they all went to coach,” Larkin laughed.

John Cervini, Hillsdale’s vice president of institutional advancement, was one of these Long Islanders who traveled to Hillsdale for football. guys,” said Cervini, who played offensive right tackle. “He was a real master of psychology. He could really motivate his players and that’s one of the reasons he was successful.”

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Aleksandras Shtromas Former professor survived Nazi occupation, died of lung cancer 15 years ago. B4

Men’s basketball grabs two wins Kyle Cooper wins GLIAC Player of the Week honors, averaging 36 points and 14 rebounds. A8

City to install new LED lights Hillsdale gets a $20k grant to upgrade downtown lights.

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Muddy Waters poses with all his trophies.

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Creative Writing Club unites and educates writers Breana Noble Collegian Freelancer

other’s work. This year, the of-

While students typically spend hours composing essays

club, Tacoma said.

He said that although the club

opportunity to use their writ-

Federation later in the semes-

Writing Club.

weekly meetings next semester.

Meetings will be two to three hours long, broken into parts

tant Professor of English Kelly Franklin, aims to unite and enlighten a community interested the written language.

“We want to get people towise meet, breaking down the cliques,” Vice President senior Alex Tacoma said. “There are the ‘We’re the literary’ clique and the ‘I want to write for money’ clique. We’re going to be able to network.”

About eight students started a small writing group last year to

you-please policy, and will consist of workshop, free-writing, and lecture time.

Approximately two pieces during workshop, Tacoma said.

The works will be emailed to members prior to the workshop time so fellow students can read them beforehand.

“The goal is to actually get reading and [you] getting feedback,” Tacoma said.

A quiet time when students can simply write will also be meets consistently helps to make it a habit for writers in their busy schedules, freshman Social Media Editor Chandler Ryd said. will also do a lecture on a topic pertinent to writing, such as plot start writing at each meeting.

The lectures will be discussionbased and club participants’ in“We found last year it was interesting stuff online about indepth world building or how to make your characters intereston Izmirian said. “That’s what ing classes at Hillsdale.”

Franklin hopes to teach a cre-

the next couple of years. of an opportunity for that here at Hillsdale is a little bit dampening,” Izmirian said. “Stories are worth telling, and Hillsdale has unique ways to look at the world.

We want this to be an open place to get the words actually out or fail faster and then be better.”

The club also plans to host reading nights in A.J.’s Café to allow students to share their pieces aloud to the campus community. It encourages students to submit at least one piece for publication per semester reinforced by signed commitment goal sheets.

“It would encourage writers to be willing to share their work,” Ryd said. “Telling stories is one of the most human things we do.”

Swing club brings back Holly Hop Sarah Chavey Collegian Reporter The Swing Club is bringing Hop. Dec. 6 from 8 p.m. until midnight in the old snack bar. pictures of a dance known as the Holly Hop in Collegian Arof-the-year dance.

“I’m excited for the dance competitions and to see the performances,” senior Katherine Helmick said. “It’s a great opportunity to bring together the music honoraries on campus, been learning to Lindy Hop all semester.”

It will feature dance perforclass, musical performances by the music fraternities, two comopen dancing.

Christmas time, and someone happened upon this as something done historically. We and make it traditional,” senior Wes Wright said.

Two dance performers, a male and female, will represent each class. The music fraternities Mu Alpha and Sigma Alpha Iota will also perform. There is a strong likelihood Christmas music will be included, Wright said.

“Last year, they did Christmas carols a cappella, which were fantastic,” Helmick said. tions, the Jack and Jill Competition, is only open to students

Joe Pappalardo Collegian Freelancer This semester, students from the philosophy and theology honoraries published a collection of papers submitted

by Hillsdale students. “Agora: Reason and Responsibility,” compiled by the philosophy and religion honoraries according to senior Editor-in-Chief Michael Pope, will be released electronisions will be produced as paper copies.

Pope requested paper submissions at least 10 pages in length. Philosophy and theology were the most common topics, and the journal editors expected contributors to focus on making a claim.

“The papers need to make arguments that are broadly philosophical or religious,” Pope said.

The journal is open to students from all majors, and Pope on campus by bringing in other ment, but to promote good scholarship. experience for students to do good scholarship and practice editing,” Pope said.

The journal is entirely run by students, with an editorial board including seniors Garrett West, Julia DeLapp, Rachel Zolinski,

Nathan Prigmore Collegian Reporter A few weeks ago Director

articles worth publishing in the journal.

winter dealing with gingerbread houses. The details are out: The

in the extra space with their expanding the journal requires increased participation.

Pope plans to publish the journal each semester, and also expand the project outside the Hillsdale student body.

“We’re hoping to incorporate a student conference with a keynote speaker,” he said.

The editors also considered the possibility of including writings from other schools because it would increase the project’s

The new Apologia club seeks to train Christians in the art of apologetics. They are not will begin the formal process of becoming one next semester.

“Apologia is a defense. It’s an apologetics club. And, what we’re seeking to do is train and build up Christians in the defense of their faith. We want to encourage people to think and to be able to defend it,” sophomore co-founder Jacob Thackston said.

The club format is based on the Inklings club, founded by C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, where one of them would present a paper, and the others in the group would then debate it. In the club, one of the three leaders will present an atheistic the audience and other leaders will work through forming a coherent Christian argument.

“By doing so, we try to get through the arguments that

the room is able to defend his faith.

“The general idea behind Apologia is trying to get a group of people together who want to learn to better express and to defend their faith,” McChesney said. “And also, to start a round table discussion in which we can sharpen each bers who come and they think weapons or equip soldiers and send them off into battle, and that’s not really it. We want the Gospel and defend our positions.” introductory meeting and one other meeting dealing with the problem of pain. They are done meeting for this semester, but they will begin again next semester. The topics of future -

things that we know are practically impossible to answer,” Thackston said. “We don’t -

The idea of the club came about last year when Thackston and McChesney saw a need for apologetics on campus.

“We saw this hole where pable of answering denominational questions, but not questions,” McChesney said.

“We saw a need there where we could help sharpen and prepare people better to answer those questions.” this year, partly due to the work of sophomore co-founder Eli West, who said he has a passion for apologetics. apologetics is that it’s really rock solid,” West said. “There’s jority of youth ministry that sappy, and it’s usually based around fun or what you’re feeling about that week, whereas apologetics is really seeking teaching them to defend their faith in really hard circumstances instead of just relying on something that’s just emotion or hearsay.”

The club’s mission comes Thackston said their central says that Christians should defense for the hope that lies within them.

“Our focus is not to win arguments necessarily, but our God,” McChesney said. “So, in our discussions, in the arguments we use, and in the way that we approach this, we’re not trying to build the most offense or anything like that. ent a defense for the hope that is in us, and we want to really use that.”

Winter fun: Gingerbread houses, snowshoeing, karaoke free on campus

Manno dropped hints that there

context or outside knowledge for readers to understand it.

Pope said the journal’s greatest hurdle has been a lack of quality material. Few of the submissions met the editors’ standards for argumentation,

cided.

“The kind of discussions

and kind ways,” sophomore president and co-founder Don McChesney said.

They said they want to

as secretary he sends emails to writers to notify them of their

what we are looking for and then analyze grammar and content,” Zolinski said.

The editors ask that students submitting work from class edit their papers to make sense to a general audience. This enables

Katie Beemer Collegian Freelancer

the arguments that are effec-

years or fewer. Though it is a partner dance, the partners are chosen randomly. Each round, people will be eliminated un- Junior Walker Mulley and Megan Korpics `14 at last til there is one male and one year’s Christmas swing dance event. (Photo Courtesy of Wes female remain. They will be Wright) awarded Best Leader and Best the competition.

Follower. of tension, kind of like a rubber The judges for the compe- band,” O’Brien said. tition will be members of the Last year’s winners were juSwing Club Board. Vice Presi- nior Eleanor Smith and sopho- tentially a “Dinner Dance” for dent of Swing Club junior Hala select group of people, featurey O’Brien said tension in dancing prepared dinner and dance ing is one of the most important awards, but the greatest award skills of a winning dancer. for winning this competition is “[Tension is] how you signal “class and renown,” according to your partner what’s going to to Wright.

“I found [swing dance] and The second competition is stuck with it and just fell in trying to get across. If you’re re- called “No, I’m Aaron Kilgore!” Open to anyone who has going to know what to do, but seen Aaron Kilgore dance, comif you’re too hard and rigid, the petitors will attempt to replicate dance is really kind of painful. Kilgore’s unique style of danc- ing. Kilgore himself will judge

Honoraries start academic journal

Students begin Christian apologetics club

up get to partake in the competition, and it’s part of the Student enjoyable winter for Hillsdale College students.

Bon Appétit is supplying all of the gingerbread-making materials for the contestants, and the competition will take place in A.J.’s Café this Friday.

“I really feel like this is what I was born to do, and why I was

brought here to Hillsdale College,” junior Carson Burt said.

Hayden Park After Friday, Bill Lundberg ties for peeps who dig the snow and peeps who prefer to stay the outdoors during the winter months, Bill Lundberg is offering cross-country skiing and snowshoeing at Hayden Park.

Students will also be able to ski and snowshoe with all new equipment purchased by the college.

“In the past it was so limited.

We only had a few skis and four only get a couple of people out potential for a large amount of -

AFGM From A1 Students who are interested in the snow King at tking@hillsdale.edu for more information.

Wilke said. “Many hands make light work.”

Looking toward the summer, while many students tend to return home during that time, to continue helping the community throughout these months.

member GOAL Program at Hillsdale. StuPope said that it could become a national journal, but he wanted to get the organizational parts their building, such as painting, repairing appliances, and chopping wood to heat homes.

berg said.

Not only is the quantity of equipment greater, the equipof boots, with sizes ranging from size 6 in women’s to size “We don’t want it to be a well-kept secret, “ Lundberg said.

The best way for students interested in skiing or snowshoeing to set up a time is to email Lundberg, who is at Hayden Park for much of the day.

Future SAB Winter Events For those students not interested in bearing the freezing cold of a Hillsdale winter, SAB is planning a number of of years, Winterfest was one of

weeks.”

The money they raised at their annual pancake breakfast will go towards the supplies for the projects the club’s 11 crews do and I think these really unique opportunities need to be continued,” freshman Dustin Pletan said. “It goes beyond the academics into a community of students, and there’s a community around us too.”

“There’s a lot of needs in Hillsdale, and I think I’m doing a small part to help them,” sophomore crew leader James O’Rourke said. “Most of the houses need a lot of odd jobs done. For this one lady we picked up walnuts because she was old and can’t pick them up.”

A small silent auction was also held at the breakfast with a Checkers Record gift basket,

are looking different this year.

Instead of Winterfest, SAB is excited to introduce something new and unique. There is also SAB Karaoke on Thursday nights once a month beginning in December, and SAB bowling and roller-skating.

This year, the annual ski trip total. The cost will range from 100 students went last year, and experience, or partake in it for Unfortunately, the ice rink will not be instituted this year, ing skateable ice outside in the Michigan winter.

President Larry Arnn’s own ties, which sold for $70.

Thackston shared his own personal expecrew’s job, painting a house pink, to, more recently, transporting a literal ton of cheese from a trailer into a Kiwanis Club member’s basement for a fundraiser.

Thackston told a story of a local family their home.

“This winter is going to be the worst them, they had no wood, no way to heat their house,” Thackston said. tion because of the neglected exterior of the home.

“We wanted to help clean up their house, get it in good shape,” Thackston said. “We

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Ring before spring: Hillsdale engagements Erica Haimbaugh and Zach Doud

Bailey Arlinghaus and Spencer Amaral

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(Photo Courtesy of Bailey Arlingaus)

Year at Hillsdale: Year at Hillsdale: When/where did you meet? We met at a hay ride at the Preston

When/where did you meet? We met in high school through mutual friends when I was a sophomore and he was a senior, but we didn’t start dating until I was a senior.

When were you engaged?

When were you engaged?

He loves the Lord above all else and has chosen to serve Him with his life.

(Photo Courtesy of Whittaker Dunn)

Year at Hillsdale: senior.

When/where did you meet? We met here at Hillsdale Meredith’s freshman year.

When were you engaged?

putting other people over himself.

We had been dating for about a month when I signed my Navy contract. It would’ve been very easy for her to break ties, but she didn’t.

Wedding date?

Meredith Caton and Whittaker Dunn

One of my favorite things about Meredith is that she can longboard with me, and reportedly one of her favorite things about me is that I make really good tiramisu.

Wedding date? Our date is roughly t-minus 200 days! That’s as

Wedding date? We don’t have a wedding date yet, because we don’t know his deployment schedule.

Abigail Wood and Colton Gilbert

Meilii Alvarez and Evan Gensler

Minte Christiansen and Mitchell Irmer

(Photo Courtesy of Colton Gilbert)

(Photo Courtesy of Evan Gensler)

(Photo Courtesy of Caroline Green)

Year at Hillsdale: When/where did you meet? We met here in Hillsdale at an Epic Poetry CCA. When were you engaged?

Year at Hillsdale: Gilbert is a senior.

Year at Hillsdale:

When/where did you meet? The IV-HCF picnic in the fall of

When/where did you meet? I say we met at the beginning of last school year in our Ancient Christianity class, but Mitch re-

Evan: My favorite thing about Meilii is that she still laughs at my

When were you engaged?

Nebraska...in the pouring rain.

When were you engaged?

Meilli: I like that he makes me laugh when I want to stay mad or sad, but my favorite thing is his genuine love for people and the way his convictions carry through to the way he lives his life.

My least favorite things are his Crocs and cargo shorts, if you wanted to know.

Abigail: I love his devotion to Christ. Also, he makes me laugh.

(And let’s be real –– I’m basically engaged to Tarzan.)

Colton: She makes a mean rhubarb pie and loves to dance in the rain. But honestly, she is the most gracious woman of God I know.

Minte: Mitch is really good at frying bacon and he owns Batman socks. I guess that’s two things... but YOU try to pick between them.

My favorite thing about Minte is that she can eat an entire cupcake in one bite without getting frosting on her face.

Wedding date?

Wedding date?

Alumna discusses history of coins

Kristen Asp and Mitchell Moe

Jordan Finney Collegian Reporter

A Sumer shell ring from 3000 BC, the oldest sample of Hillsdale College’s collection of more than 560 non-duplicate coins, sits below glass alongside other primitive currency in a Heritage Room display case.

The exhibit was the senior

(Photo Courtesy of Mitchell Moe)

Year at Hillsdale: Kristen and Mitchell are seniors.

When/where did you meet? We met in the Grewcock Student ing until that December.

When were you engaged?

Kristen: His determination and intelligence.

Wedding date?

Wedding date?

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who now manages the college coin collection and plans to continue working in library science or museum studies in gave a presentation to an intimate gathering of faculty and students on imagery in early Greek coinage and the history of money more generally.

“Museums and libraries are really the protectors of history,” Kilgore said. “Part of our goal is to teach people through

to preserve all this information and try to disseminate it. Like museums, part of a library’s goal is to teach about history

tion, and I love it.”

Kilgore’s presentation focused on how coin imagery communicates important information about a culture. Seeing a face on a coin constantly reminds citizens of who wields trate the traditions and myths of a society or the politics and propaganda of a government.

“The relationship between history and commerce and the role of using the medium of money is a means toward a larger goal. Coins are a way of discussing bigger questions, like the politics and religion of the era,” Associate Professor of Mathematics David Murphy said.

Kilgore described how mod-

ern currency didn’t appear until about 600 BC, when hunters and gatherers began to trade a -

Then, as communities began to develop, the need for a more permanent form of currency developed. Shells, shark teeth, were prime candidates for early “fascinating.”

In the latter part of her presentation, Kilgore discussed how the rise of Greek citysymbols on coins a commonplace. The Aegean islands, an paid homage to Aphrodite who was said to have risen from sea foam. Coins from the islands pictured a great sea turtle.

“When the Delian League defeated the Aegean islands in reated the coinage with a land turtle on it. The Aegeans were

so ashamed of the takeover and the change symbolized a loss of great power,” Kilgore said. how reputation, military might, and how a culture feels about itself is represented in its coinage.”

She said that fter the fall of city-states and the rise of Macedonia, coin imagery began to meld mythic images with powerful people. For example, after the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, who claimed to be the son of Zeus, no one dared etch any other face into coins. library staffer Pam Clark said.

“It was interesting to hear about the transition from myth to imagery and then to personalized coins. Imagery in coins can be a very powerful thing that Knowing something about that is important.”

Bon Appétit to break out better food Chris McCaffery Collegian Reporter Students returning from Thanksgiving break were greeted by another great culinary experience the Hillsdale community.

Steve Hickman, executive chef, explained that the months since Bon Appétit took over food ser-

vice for the college in August have been only preliminary steps in rolling out BAMCO to campus. take over the kitchen, hire the people, and get them trained in the Bon Appétit ways of doing things,” Hickman said in an email. “I think for the most part we have done that, and it’s been good, but, there’s always room for improvement. We more than a fueling station; we want to make our

place the best in the area.”

Among the most noticeable changes rolled out on Monday were the more gourmet-style specialty burgers and sandwiches at “Sizzle,” the grill station, and a broader selection of rotating world cuisines at “Passport.”

Among the styles coming to “Passport” are Indian, Korean, South America, and Cuban. The pizzas at “Forno” will also be more imaginative, according to Hickman.

This change is part of the continuing evolution of Bon Appétit’s approach to food service at Hillsdale, and they will continue to expand and improve as the new service learns the campus and its students better.

“The bottom line is: We want to up our game!”

Hickman said.

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Valerie Copan Student Columnist Recently, a friend came to me pretty stoked about a decision she had made. After eagerly presenting all the details, probed a bit and proceeded to offer a few considerations had I been in her place. She was pulled up short and told me that, among the wide audience aware of her good tidings, I alone raised an objection. Now I was pulled up short. The issue seemed black and white to me; I was stunned that I had friends,” I told her without hesitation.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — WHIP… Ugh. There was not a lot of virtus tentamine gaudet Washington D.C. for the semester. Spending a semester in D.C. had seemed like a great idea my freshman year. In fact, when I was an ambitious, career-minded high school selege, the WHIP program helped me decide to attend Hillsdale. A chance to kick-start my career? Sign me up!

After three years of forging lifetime manage the Hillsdale course load, it dawned on me that attending WHIP would mean spending the fall semester of my senior year an eight-hour drive and a philosophical lightyear away from the place I considered my second home. Despite my misgivings, at the end of August I found myself moving into the heart of our nation’s capital.

Just a few weeks later, I could not imaga semester in D.C. Interning here has been

the sentiment, by which I still wholeheartedly stand.

My frustration was less with this particular friend as with her friends. Though many of these people are both part of agreed with my assessment, they lack the courage to com-

to- face rather than turning in an endless form once a year,

not only allows the team to

detect the intricacies of your

needs, but also the students as people. This four-year relationship often results in larger

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expenses and the cost of books.

Other scholarship recipients range from students interested in art to students who hail from Nebraska.

This kind of familiarity

I have learned more in one semester than I thought was possible. Here are some of the most valuable lessons I have learned while living in D.C. I can successfully apply what I learned at Hillsdale to the “real world.” As a politics

helping me develop a philosophical framework within which I can analyze policy. Interning in D.C. let me practice that skill for

Interning here has been one of the best experiences of my life, and I have learned more in one semester than I thought was possible.

that I can successfully utilize that skill in the workforce after I graduate.

D.C. also taught me the meaning of balance. On campus, I was consumed by a slight obsession with my grades. Living in D.C. helped broaden my perspective. Sure, if I decide to go to a networking event or a fall-themed street festival; but if I choose to study all night instead, I might not get that pumpkin donuts.

It is a luxury to meet with

students with the pressing stress of graduating with debt, kindly facilitating young adults into the post-graduate world, also known as real life.

Even a college student can network.

Networking is about building relationships, starting with the people around you. Whether college students, interns, or co-workers, every person has a “circle.” You never know which circle might contain a new friend, a future boss, or future partners for your own my time at Hillsdale. I realized that a Hillsdale education is priceless. A lot of people think D.C. is one of the most hectic places on earth, and between the full time internship, the networking events, and the classes it might look that way. However, as a Hillsdale student accustomed to spending half a day in class and then studying for eight hours, D.C. is a walk in the park. Literally — I had time after work to walk in the park. That time for introspection helped me realize how much I have learned in the last three years, both in and out of the classroom. perspective, and a new set of life skills that will help me tackle whatever lies ahead. I look forward to returning to Hillsdale for one more semester in the spring. After a semester away, I will appreciate my friendships, professors, and classes more than ever before. Even though I had my doubts, I am glad I took the plunge and spent a semester in Washington.

Chelsea Bratten is a GW Fellow studying politics and Spanish.

To be sure, many do hold their friends accountable and

We shy away from speaking up to our friends for the sake of “not wanting to offend them” or “wanting them to feel supported in their decisions” or “wanting them to do what makes them happy.” But that is not friendship. That is cowardice.

rooted in something very real.

The “frustrations that we’ve seen are not just about a particular incident,” Obama said. “They have deep roots in many communities of color who have a sense that our laws are not always being enforced uniformly or fairly.”

There’s no doubt that is true.

As John McWhorter writes in Time magazine, “The key element in the Brown-Wilson ention either man took — it was the preset hostility to the cops that Brown apparently harbored.” Of-

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tled for this passionate non-judgmentalism that undermines the standards of honor to which we are called.

We shy away from speaking up to our friends for the

Jonah Goldberg Syndicated Columnist On Tuesday, the day after

not friendship. That face and maintain status-quo relationships. We must desire what accountability is, folks. Throw your pithy Matthew 7 jabs at me all you want after you reconcile it with the countless other passages in Scripture that admonish us to sharpen one another, that highlight and extol the faithful wounds of a friend, and that instruct us to make right judgments (as opposed to judging by mere appearances). people, but some are better at it or more comfortable with ly become a disagreement that might harm the friendship.

Darren Wilson would not be charged in the slaying of Michael Brown, the president for a second time called for calm. His statement was measured, careful and responsible. He condemned violence and looting while acknowledging the legitimate concerns animating the protestors. He wasn’t all that moving or eloquent, but this might have been one of those times when swinging for the rhetorical fences wasn’t what the moment needed.

One theme he hit repeatedly, and correctly, was that the passions of many protestors are

easy to hear, but I want my friends to demonstrate care for makes me happy” do not accomplish. I want to be held to a higher standard too. I want to be told what I need to hear.

Those who do this are the friends I take more seriously, -

Valerie Copan is a senior studying Spanish and art.

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request of Brown. Brown, in turn, saw no legitimacy in it and behaved recklessly.

In a community where cops are feared, resented or reviled, it’s almost inevitable that bad things will happen when cops try to do their job, even if they do everything by the book. Moreover, to simply say that the resentment of the police is unwarranted does nothing to solve the problem.

People forget that for a brief moment in August, the protests turned peaceful and law-abiding when Missouri Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson, an AfricanAmerican from Ferguson with credibility in the neighborhood, was put in charge of policing the protests.

Eventually, thanks in large agitators, rabble-rousers and opportunists — attracted to television cameras like ambulance

chasers to a bus accident — the protests got out of hand again.

But that moment was instructive.

Now, if you’ve been following the news lately — and by lately, I mean the last several years, or even decades — none of this is particularly shocking. Friction between police departments and minority communities has been part of the national conversation on race (that liberals insist hasn’t been going on) for as long as I can remember. The New York Times has been regularly covering that beat for at least half a century. It’s a major theme of movies and muSharpton, who doesn’t lack for And while I have no respect whatsoever for Sharpton, I do think the issue is real. President Obama is right about that.

But what’s left out of the narrative that drives so much of the national conversation are the Americans. On MSNBC, particularly last August, the discussion of Michael Brown — much like Trayvon Martin before him — has been almost entirely abstract. Brown wasn’t a person who allegedly robbed a convenience store. He was a stand-in for racial injustice. That’s what was so powerful about Brown’s (probably mythological) “hands up” gesture.

The outrage that followed when the convenience store robbery video was released and de-

tails from the grand jury were leaked was at least in part fury at having the narrative muddied. No one likes to see fresh gospel factchecked. No one wants to hear that their martyr was in fact no angel. And, in the case of Wilson, no one wants to see their demon humanized.

My point here isn’t to “blame the victim” — or even assign blame in this tragic nationalized game of Rashomon. It’s simply to note that there is a huge chasm between the way the talking heads and politicians talk about America and the way Americans actually live their lives. Most people aren’t lawyers or academic theorizers. The people we interact with on a daily basis aren’t abstractions, they’re normal human beings, which means they’re ing match, for instance, we’re told immigration is all This or all That. But in our lives we see the good and the bad.

The national media — on the right and left — has an insatiable desire for storylines so clear-cut they might as well be allegories.

The problem is that life isn’t allegorical. It’s messy.

Jonah Goldberg is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a senior editor of National Review. You can write to him in care of this newspaper or by email at goldbergcolumn@gmail. com, or via Twitter @JonahNRO.

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Michael Brown’s tragic death in the streets of Ferguson is only the latest example of the fractures which still exist in our society. Fears of racial discrimination and abuse of power remain an ever-present reality in segments of America. Yet the conservative response to the grand jury decision in Ferguson has demonstrated an inability to understand the complexity of social problems or the possibility of systemic abuse.

Conservative rhetoric after the Ferguson verdict verged on the celebratory. Justice had been done.

The rule of law had triumphed. Yet these vacuous slogans ignore that, regardless of the facts of this partial to the powerful and privileged. Even if Wilson acted properly on the fateful day (and there remain a number of unanswered questions about the testimony of Wilson and the witnesses), the nationwide response demonstrates that we do indeed have a crisis of faith in the American justice system, a crisis of which race remains an integral part. But conservatives responded to concerns about a broken legal system by trumpeting that very system’s verdict.

As conservatives should know, discrimination, aggression, and hunger for power are rooted in human nature; given coercive power, people tend to abuse it. When taxation or health care are on the of law,” ignoring its reliance on men and women susceptible to pride, racism, and abusive behavior to enforce. Police brutality, frequently against minorities, occurs regularly in America. Yet conservatives turn a blind eye to it. Meanwhile, police departments continue to militarize across the nation and heavily-armed law enforcement suppress protests with tear gas.

Conservatives preach faith in the rule of law and in legal tradition, but when the so-called prosecudefending the decision, conservatives preach that justice has been done.

The response to protests in Ferguson was no better. Conservatives accepted the verdict and urged everyone just to shut up and go home. However, preaching “the rule of law” to a group of people who believe that its perverted foundations favor the powerful and privileged is worse than pointless; it is an attempt to silence dissent. When Americans protest the system, conservatives tell them to go home and wait for the status quo to change itself, forgetting that our greatest ethical heroes have willingly Ignoring the nonviolent protests, conservatives have focused on the violent acts which have transpired in Ferguson. These are indeed deeply problematic. However, conservatives once again refuse to consider what drives people to these extremes. “A riot,” Martin Luther King Jr. said, “is the language of the unheard.” When frustration reaches a boiling point, the human tendency is to lash out in violence. Of course, this is unproductive, as King knew well. Nevertheless, the complete inability of the conservative response to protests, riots, and complaints about racial injustice and police brutality to understand what leads to mass discontent is maddening.

Conservatives should know better. With their suspicions of the coercive power of the nation-state, their awareness of the dependence of institutions upon the fabric of society, and their long tradition of protest, conservatives should understand systemic discrimination and abuses of power. Instead, they have closed their eyes and ears to the possibility of evil, while the voices of the unheard become louder and louder. The “rule of law” is ultimately empty until it joins an understanding of the tendencies of power structures to institutionalize power and prejudice.

A grand jury investigating the death of Michael Phil Hammersley Brown did something quite rare: It failed to return a Special to the Collegian bill of indictment. Ferguson, MO, has seen violent prochael Brown in early August. The prosecutor presented evidence to the grand jury, which announced last week that there was not enough evidence to indict Wilson. Brown’s death highlighted several problems in our criminal justice system.

It is inarguable that the police generally are too quick to exercise deadly force. There are many tragic stories about people — even children — being killed by the police. This problem is exacerbated as the police force becomes more militarized. Brown’s unfortunate death highlights these troubling trends in the criminal justice system and I hope that this spurs reform. But the response to the grand justice system are likewise unfounded. The decision whether to indict Wilson was not made by the obviously does not preclude the possibility of race being a factor in the grand jury’s decision, it is hard to defend the position that the decision was the product of an institution marginalizing minorities.

Whatever one believes about the integrity of the Ferguson Police Department, there is little evidence to support the assertion that the grand jury itself harbored racist or pro-police tendencies.

Despite the unorthodox nature of the grand jury investigation, its decision seems defensible. Critics volume of the evidence it considered was one of the unique factors about this investigation. Typically, prosecutors only present evidence that is favorable to indictment during the grand jury process. In this case, however, the prosecutor made an effort to present all relevant evidence. Although I concede that this decision was an aberration from the standard procedure, it did not obstruct justice. What is the harm of the jury considering all relevant evidence instead of only the cherry-picked? It is not reasonable to argue that the prosecutor has an obligation to present evidence selectively. He is given discretion to proceed with the grand jury investigation in the way that he sees is best. In this case, it seems prudent to consider all relevant evidence instead of only presenting favorable evidence given the sensitive nature of Brown’s death. If the grand jury could not, while considering the relevant eviconvince an entire jury when facing a higher burden of proof. reasonable, and, even if I did not, the proper response is not to start burning down businesses and shooting people. The response to the grand jury’s decision is simply inappropriate. Those who support the response demonstrate their disregard for the rule of law and their lack of concern for the wellbeing of others. springboard for reform. At the same time, the violent response to the reasonable decision reached by Brown’s peers is simply unwarranted.

Phil Hammersley is a senior studying politics.

Timothy Troutner is a junior studying philosophy.

Minimum wage will always destroy jobs Macaela Bennett City News Editor In October, Tastes of Life, a locally-owned restaurant ministry announced it will close because the increased costs it will incur from raising wages surpasses its revenue. The business employed 12 people struggling with terminal illnesses, family problems, or criminal records. These employees, whom Tastes of Life provided counseling, job experience, and a small income, all lost their jobs due to a policy supposedly intended to help those just like them.

Since Gov. Rick Snyder approved an increase in Michigan’s minimum wage to $8.15 on Labor Day, local businesses have shut down, cut workers’ hours, and raised prices. As a result, the people whom this policy intends to help most, low-wage workers, are often the ones most hurt by it.

“Minimum wage is horrendously misguided,” said Sid Halley, owner of local sandwich shop Oakley, which closed last month partially because he couldn’t afford to increase his workers’ pay to the new minimum wage.

To avoid a similar fate, many of Hillsdale’s other small businesses choose either to cut workers’ hours or raise prices to make up for the added cost of the increased wages. Among these include: Coffee Cup Diner, David’s Dolce Vita, Finish Line Family Restau-

rant, Here’s To You Pub & Grub, and House of Pizza and Barbecue.

Lisa Slade, owner of the Finish Line, predicts many others will follow suit to keep up with the tiered increases built into the legislation resulting in a state minimum wage of $9.25 by 2018. Because increased costs of running business are passed on to either the workers or consumers, Slade said she doesn’t understand the point of raising the wage.

“To me, it seems it’s all going to wash,” Slade said. “Not just my prices will go up. Most businesses are going to raise their prices. How did that help?”

Most of the businesses not cutting hours or raising prices yet are those that already pay their workers above the minimum wage.

Yet, they are still limited by the legislation because they can’t start beginning workers at a lower pay and reward them by increasing their salary. Instead, they must pay them the higher wage from the get-go, often providing incentives against hiring unskilled workers.

“It irritates me because the government dictates what to pay,” Slade said. “I like to give people raises when they do a good job.

The guy who is doing a good job shouldn’t make the same amount as the guy who is still learning.”

Halley added, “There is no incentive for betterment...minimum wage is a very poor idea.”

Yet these unintended consequences shouldn’t surprise anyone,

were enacted in 1912 in Massachusetts.

Most early minimum wage laws organized governing boards to determine a cost of living to which women’s wages would be set equal, according to Clifford F. Thies’s “The First Minimum Wage Laws.” Despite the supporters’ intentions of uplifting the disadvantaged (mostly women at the time), their efforts were largely unsuccessful since 12 of the original 17 minimum wage laws were repealed, deemed unconstitutional, or weren’t enforced.

Furthermore, the requirement of a minimum wage forced emgovernment for aid.

As seen in Hillsdale, even those low-wage workers who did keep their jobs often worked fewer hours or didn’t receive raises.

Although the minimum wage originally was meant to help women their jobs when employers had to make cuts.

In 1964, about 50 years after the minimum wage’s introduction, New York State State Department of Labor mail survey of retail stores details these consequences. Conducted after the enactment of a 1957 wage law, the survey found 87 percent of 7,757 employers had to offset the wage increase through lay offs, decreased Fifty years later and this hasn’t changed. Minimum wage still hurts those who most need jobs and who its supporters claim it helps the most.

Macaela Bennett is a junior studying history and journalism.

Prince of darkness?

Micah Meadowcroft Arts Editor Erik Prince, Hillsdale class of ’92, founder of Blackwater Worldwide, considers himself an entrepreneur, but also a patriot. In his memoir, “Civilian Warriors,” he writes of his military contractor business’s involvement with the CIA and State Department in the post-9/11 world that “Blackwater’s contribution to Operation Enduring Freedom wasn’t ever conceived of as a business decision.”

Yet his recent activities suggest that he’s changed his mind. He seems neither to be motivated by a patriotism that would tie his material resources to the furtherance of the United States’ interests, nor by a patriotism that would cause him to love his country for its beauty, its people, and its ideals, and wish to live as an American.

Under Prince, Blackwater did what it was hired to do in Iraq and Afghanistan. In 2007, however, Blackwater contractors shot and killed

17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad when they responded to what they perceived as an active threat in a crowded square. The trial of four contractors involved in the shooting concluded this past October with one convicted of murder and three others of voluntary manslaughter.

Public scrutiny in the aftermath of the 2007 debacle was intense. The government scaled back its contracts with Blackwater; Prince stepped down as CEO while remaining board chair; and the company attempted a rebrand. After a number of other names, including Xe Services, it is now called Academi.

In 2010, Prince sold the company and moved to the United Arab Emirates. He co-founded a seand promised never to work for the American government again. This following the market after getting burned for what was supposedly an act of service is troubling.

Ties severed with America, Prince has tied himself to the Chinese government. As chairman of the Africa-centric security and logistics Frontier Services Group, in which Prince invested

with the Chinese state-owned Citic group, Prince is making money opening up markets in dangerous parts of Africa. As he described his Chinese move to WSJ, “this is a very rational decision — made, I guess, emotionless.”

Prince felt burned by America and so, perhaps truly emotionless, he has turned to China, seemingly because the bottom line matters more than the nation you say you love. As he told the Wall Street Journal early this year, “I would rather deal with the vagaries of investing in Africa than in ing to do to the entrepreneur next.”

He is, alongside China, engaging in a kind of exploitative colonialism in Africa — taking advantage of weak states to set up mines, big transwhich Spain employed in South America. Who in these situations had the monopoly on violence?

Though Prince told the WSJ that importing foreign security rather than hiring local gunmen will be the exception, throwing essentially foreign warlords — even if the men pulling triggers are local — into the African natural resources

economy will likely increase the number of blood diamonds in the world, degrade the life of the average African, and pad the pockets of whichever government or strongman wants a bribe.

“This is not a patriotic endeavor of ours — we’re here to build a great business and make some money doing it,” Prince said in a WSJ interview about his work with China, which he believes, “has the appetite to take frontier risk, that expeditionary risk of going to those less-certain, make it happen.”

Clearly this isn’t Chinese patriotism, but it also makes old claims to American patriotism ring hollow. Sure, his desire to make a buck are pretty American, and isn’t inherently wrong in itself — it does in fact enable him to engage in but it does seem to prevent Prince from practicing the kind of introspection one would hope of a Hillsdale graduate. As an entrepreneur, he’s very good at pointing out American government inefcy is not everything.

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Micah Meadowcroft is a junior studying history and journalism.

END CATCALLING AT HILLSDALE Breana Noble Collegian Freelancer “Hey, how you doin’?”

Who knew such words could be so discomforting? street harassment, recently released a hidden-camera video of a woman walking around New York City for 10 hours that went viral with over 23 million hits. The video says the woman received more than 100 catcalls, not including winks, honks, and whistles.

The announcement contained 23 clips of the woman being catcalled and even followed.

This is not some distant, big-city problem, however. In fact, catcalling happens at Hillsdale. Along with men whistling, honking, and even barking at female students as they walk on roads surrounding the college, the 10 girls I interviewed complained about

having things shouted at them, including profanities, “You are one hot girl,” “I’d do you,” and “Nice butt.”

According to Director of Safety and Security William Whorley, students have also reported being followed by cars while running or walking near campus. comes to people’s minds is: Well, what were they wearing?

In the video, the woman wore a skinny jeans. The students I interviewed all reported wearing modest clothing including jeans, sweaters, hoodies, and T-shirts when catcalled.

But this question is irrelevant. Regardless of what a woman wears, she never asks to be harassed.

From the sound of it, most catcallers are not Hillsdale College students, instead coming from a perverse minority that does not represent the surrounding community. But it still weakens the sense of security students feel as they walk around campus.

Girls reported feeling frustrated, uncomfortable. Some even admitted they now refuse to walk around outside at night.

The New York video has received criticism, including from political comedian Steven Crowder. He created his own video rebuttal, since the original considered catcalls to be things like “Have a good day,” “God bless you,” and “Hey, beautiful.”

Even though the words may sound innocent, tone of voice and facial expression play a large role in determining their intent. The video blurs the faces of the callers in the video, but based on vocal delivery, a majority of the clips contain catcalls.

Even at Hillsdale, female students felt that similar seemingly-neutral messages like “Hey, how you doin’?” constituted catcalling.

Of course, catcalling happens differently here. Instead of people on the street yelling, cowards harass from behind a window in a vehicle whisk-

ing them quickly away. Either way, catcalling is an issue we must confront. While this behavior is not new this year at Hillsdale, many students feel the frequency and severity of the harassment has increased from past years. Several said they are catcalled at least once a week and others so frequently they have just gotten used to it. If girls are becoming conditioned to catcalling, there is a problem. selves in this situation. That is unacceptable. No one should have to worry about being harassed walking between campus and her dorm or home. one knows it’s a problem. Girls said they don’t respond to the catcallers, but something has to be done to stop it from recurring.

Whorley said if you experience this sdale security and go to the Dean of Women, your house mom, or another trusted school authority. Only more awareness will solve this problem, as

it is currently underreported.

Now, I appeal to the men of campus. Think before you speak. Don’t yell out the window or honk your horn to impress your friends. It’s rude and classless.

Catcalled students admitted that college students were mostly blameless, but campus guys can still help.

All stories of catcalling happened when the girl was alone or with female friends. I make this request on behalf of all female students: Guys, if you see a girl walking back to her dorm or a close house, take the time to walk her back, especially in the evening. She’ll less likely be catcalled, making her feel safer. Plus, you’ll score major brownie points with her and her friends.

Doing your part against street harassment will make Hillsdale a safer and happier place for all.

Breana Noble is a freshman studying politics and journalism.

CITY NEWS City receives grant to upgrade downtown lights Morgan Delp Editor-in-Chief The city of Hillsdale will replace 62 of its downtown light Light Emitting Diode (or, LED) lights, thanks to a $20,000 grant from the Michigan Energy Ofcostly up front but will save the city $4,500 to $5,000 per year afterward.

“The grant helps small communities to revitalize their downtown,” said Chad Culbert, electric distribution superintendent for the Hillsdale Board of Public Utilities.

Culbert and Mary Wolfram, director of economic development, worked together to apply for the grant, which totals $40,000 in increments of $10,000 and $20,000 to multiple cities in Michigan. The money given must be matched with city funds.

“We had already budgeted a category for street light upgrades this came about and we were lucky enough to get chosen, it just helped to make that go further,” Culbert said.

Wolfram said that the money saved by switching lights will cut back on city spending on electric bills and BPU workmen, since the bulbs use less energy and do not need to be replaced as often. The money will instead be used for city improvements.

“People always say that the city should cut its budget to pay for road repairs. The city doesn’t really have a place to cut its budget. Here is a place in the budget to save money,” Wolfram said.

“The money will be applied to other needs, and will be available because the city won’t be paying as much for electricity.”

The installation of the 62 lights is expected to begin at the end of January or early in February, when the Christmas decora-

tions are removed, Culbert said.

The new LED lights, which have already been ordered, will replace old bulbs along Broad and Howell streets surrounding the courthouse. the lights, besides saving costs, is that the newly directed light will shine down on historic Hillsdale instead of lighting up the sky and causing light pollution.

“It will provide what’s called a night sky, or dark lighting. It’s a new trend in urban centers to try to keep night sky dark. It directs light down as opposed to in a 360 globe direction,” she said.

Wolfram was in charge of the grant paperwork, which was reviewed by the federal government.

These type of LED lights have already been tested and are installed in the black, boulevardstyle posts around the city.

Earlier this semester, the Collegian spoke with Director of Campus Security Bill Whorley, who praised the work of Energy Education Specialist Tim Wells for implementing LED lighting on the college campus.

“When I came here not quite two years ago, we needed light porch and sign. Tim found an LED 20 watt light, but it throws at least a 100 watt equivalent, which makes it more accessible to students after normal student hours,” Whorley said.

While the college is responsible for lighting on campus, the city deals with lighting surrounding the campus, even the areas where college students live. HillRichard Pewe said the college replaces lighting and improves it when necessary, especially when they develop new projects, like the tennis courts and Searle Center.

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HHS students selected for conference, aim to increase college enrollment

Nathanael Meadowcroft Assistant Editor Hillsdale High School is one of just 22 schools in the nation to be selected as part of a new college enrollment initiative, Future Corps. As a result, two students and a faculty advisor travelled to California last month to take part in a special workshop and learn how to enhance the college application process.

Future Corps is a studentdriven program that seeks to increase college enrollment through targeted campaigns and innovative technology.

“Hillsdale High School was chosen because of their strong history of participation in college access initiatives in Michigan,” said Lisa King, consultant for the Michigan College Access Network, which partnered with College Summit to bring Future Corps to Michigan. “We were looking for schools with strong principal buy-in and exceptional counselors and staff, which is essential to this program’s success in the school, has.”

Currently, eight Hillsdale High School students serve on the Future Corps team, and two of these students — Emily Palmer and Mary Kate Drews — travelled to Big Bear Lake near Los Angeles, California, for the National Future Corps Workshop along with their faculty advisor, Mindy Eggleston.

Palmer and Drews were chosen by Hillsdale High School college counselor Dan English ment at school. Palmer is the president of the Business Professionals of America club and a member of the National Honor Society, Financial Management Program and student council.

Drews is the junior class president, plays volleyball, runs for the track team, and also participates in BPA and student council.

The workshop, which lasted four days over the weekend of Nov. 15, covered many facets of applying to colleges, from writing personal statements to deciding what range of colleges to apply to. Teachers were also trained on how to aid their students in their college search.

“They made a big deal about the power of a story, so I, as a teacher, am changing the way I am writing my letters of recommendation,” said Eggleston, who teaches computer science and business. “I’m going to try to include some sort of personal story or anecdote about my experience with that particular student in addition to telling all the reasons why they’re great.”

The program aims to benincreasing the number of students who attend college. According to King, just 57 percent of seniors who graduated from Hillsdale High School in 2012 enrolled in college.

“They can make huge strides with these campaigns,” she said.

Hillsdale High School is one of only four schools in Michigan to be selected for Future Corps, which runs through August 2016.

“It’s just getting off the ground,” Hillsdale High School Principal Jeff Terpenning said.

“It’s designed to help students get enrolled for college.”

A main part of the Future Corps initiative is its emphasis that all seniors apply to college, regardless of their academic or “I really am a big believer in the fact that everybody can do something and that there is

a way for you to get to college if you want to go,” Eggleston said. “Not every kid is going to go to a school like Hillsdale College, but there are a billion other things they could do. They could go serve in the armed services and get an education and a wonderful career, or they could go to beauty school and be a wonderful beautician or a nail technician.”

Now that the National Fuished, Hillsdale High School is focusing on a friendly competition with other Future Corps schools.

“We’re all like one big team but we’re going to have little, tiny competitions between each other,” Eggleston said. “The seniors to apply to college.

Right now we’re at about 95 percent, so out of the kids in the senior class we’ve got almost everybody to apply, which is kind of cool.” plications, they will begin to focus on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, a form that to determine their eligibility for to some other events.

“FAFSA is going to be our next big push, but in between there, we at Hillsdale High School are going to do a panel in December,” Eggleston said.

“We are inviting back some of the kids who graduated from here that are doing all kinds of different things to give recommendations and advice.”

In the springtime, juniors will be selected to replace the current seniors on the Future Corps team, and two of those students will attend the National Future Corps Workshop in California next summer.

Local computer store takes Hillsdale to third dimension Tom Novelly Collegian Reporter

this upcoming April,” Burger said.

There will be a Kickstarter campaign launching for addi-

“We are the one stop repair shop for your computer and phone needs,” Burger said. “We are unique with the services we

Quality PC & Repair plans to bring 3-D printing to Hillsdale and expand its business to 17 W. Carleton St. this spring.

Owners Angela and Larry Burger hope to attract businesses and entrepreneurs to the area by designing plastic prototypes and models with 3-D printing.

Also, the new technology could be used to design and print plastic prosthetics.

in the next few months.

Hillsdale native Larry Burger learned his computer skills from the Flint/Genesee Job Corps center in Flint, Michigan. A year later, Burger decided to open his own business. Inspired by seminars and books from the Life Leadership company, a renowned professional development and motivational initiative, he set out to create a unique family business for Hillsdale.

Burger opened Quality PC & Repair at 75 N. Broad St. on May 13. Since then, he’s transformed the former shoe cobbler store into an affordable computer repair store.

The little wooden storefront of Quality PC & Repair showcases old Macintosh computers and monitors as well as various computer parts scattered over the workshop tables. The store offers a wide range of services including: debugging computers, software upgrades, and iPhone and laptop screen repairs.

rates for everything in store.”

Burger also employs Hillsdale High School students Max Hayes and Marshall Mapes so they can pursue their interests in computers and acquire hands-on job experience by helping with repairs and software issues.

“I’ve learned a lot from Larry since I’ve been here as an intern,” Hayes said. “He has been a great mentor and teacher. He is hardworking, innovative, and ambitious.”

ible,” said Jane Stewart, Hillsdale Business Association president and owner of Smith’s Flowers. “This innovative and new technology will put Hillsdale on the map.”

To help launch the 3-D printing expansion, Burger partnered with former engineer Mark Moore, a game tester from Blizzard Entertainment, and Bruce Sawdey, a developer of World of Warcraft.

“My partners will be down in March, and we hope to be able to provide 3-D printing services

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Council to amend housing ordinance Kate Patrick Assistant Editor At its Dec. 1 meeting, Hillsdale City Council extended acting City Manager Doug Terry’s contract and the Planning Commission announced its plan to change a city ordinance, which currently prohibits student housing on Oak, Howder, River, Fayette, and Union streets.

Oak Street and parts of Howder, River, Fayette, and Union streets are located in zoning district RD-1, which permits only one-family and two-family residences. There are multiple student homes on Oak, Howder, River, Fayette, and Union Streets, but these students do not qualify as “one family” or “two families” according to city ordinance.

This means dormitory or student housing is prohibited in RD1, even though students already rent homes in RD-1. Fortunately for students, Hillsdale is not enforcing the zoning ordinance in RD-1 because the city is aware of the commission’s plan to change it.

“According to current zoning ordinances, student housing isn’t allowed in RD-1,” said Alan Beeker, zoning administrator for the city of Hillsdale. “We’re trying to get the zoning ordinance caught up.”

RD-1 is one of the largest residential zoning districts in the city, so the city ordinance needs to be updated soon, Beeker said.“We’re hoping [to have] a resolution to be presented to council at the next meeting — right now we’re trying to juggle both the zoning and the City Master Plan, but the council is excited about doing it.”

City ordinance states that “Development in the RD-1 onefamily and two-family residential district is limited to single-family and two-family dwellings plus such other uses as schools, parks, churches and certain public facilities which serve residents of the district,” according to Article 3, Division 3, Section 36-191 of the Hillsdale Code of Ordinances.

“They’re not enforcing the ordinance right now because they know we’re looking at changing it,” Beeker said. “Our attorney In other business, the council decided to give City Manager Linda Brown more time to recover from illness and extend Terry’s contract until Jan. 6. The contract, which is a Shared Services Agreement between the city of Terry to perform the duties of city Hillsdale until Hillsdale manager

Quality PC & Repair owner Larry Burger will soon begin 3-D printing and expand business to 17 W. Carleton St. (Tom Novelly/Collegian)

“SSA was a unique concept our city attorney Loren came up with, it’s a cost-effective service to both communities, and it’s been a good interim solution,” Terry said.

Councilperson Brian Watkins called to extend Terry’s contract, to “give us time to see how Linda is doing.”

The council also issued a trafplace “no parking” signs where the street’s double yellow line resumes after its intersection with Academy Street.

College SOAR program immerses students in city Sam Scorzo Sports Editor When junior Josiah Vega needed a job his freshman year, he wanted to avoid working for Saga Inc., so he pursued a job

That’s where Hillsdale’s SOAR program helped him.

The Service Opportunities And Rewards Program, or SOAR, is a program in which the college pays students’ salaries for the work they do at noncity of Hillsdale.

“It’s a win-win situation,” said Jemie Hannon, director of “The community gets to have a caliber of employee they can’t afford and students get experience and a salary. It’s a resume builder and network creator.” through senior students who are searching for jobs and have access to transportation. Each semester, the program places about 25 students at different organizations in the community.

“Freshmen normally haven’t honed their time management skills yet,” Hannon said.

The program started in 1993

Junior SOAR student Josiah Vega stands in front of Hillsdale City Hall (Macaela Bennett/Collegian)

age on campus. At the time, students were having trouble tion Award scholarship work requirements, which mandates students work up to 10 hours a week.

Over the years, however, SOAR evolved from simply

working with SOAR in 1999.

According to Hannon, the

a paid internship-type of program, said Hannon, who began

pre-med students have found positions at the hospital, and

organizations that accompany their academic interests.

Hannon cited examples like: students interested in early education work with the Head Start program, students interested in special education will work

students interested in ministry are placed at either Domestic Harmony, the Alpha Omega Women’s Care Center, or the Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Center.

Vega, a history major and politics minor, found his niche with the Hillsdale City Council.

He has worked for the city of Hillsdale the past two years.

Vega said his favorite part of the job is “getting to know the businesses around town. That’s what economic development is all about,” he said.

“I came to Hillsdale from Southern California where everything you’d ever need is within an hour away. Coming here it’s easy to say there’s nothing around, but there’s actually a lot here and the businesses do their best to provide,” Vega said. “We’ve got a lot of really cool businesses downtown — antique stores, the Filling Station — everyone should know that place, coffee shops, it’s a cool place to be, and it’s great to make connections with these businesses, more students should be trying to.”

Mary Wolfram, director of Hillsdale economic development, is Vega’s supervisor. “[Josiah] has been a great help, and he’s learned a lot, which is what you’d want out of any job,” Wolfram said. “He’s

to help wherever he’s needed.”

When Vega started, he worked only for Wolfram, but he now works for many of the city’s departments.

His two big projects this semester include organizing the historical documents and blueprints in the attic of City Hall for the planning and assessing department, and completing an application for an organization streets around the country.

“It’s a great experience. It gives a sense of what city government is all about and how it works, and [the students] start to understand tax and bar code enforcement, planning and zoning, and a lot of different areas,” Wolfram said.

Wolfram said she will be looking for another SOAR student next semester to work at the city’s Mitchell Research Center in the historic Mitchell Building and give historic tours through the downtown.

While the program has expanded over the years, Hannon said she hopes “a nice donor will take interest in the program,” or that the college transportation, which would expand the opportunity to students who don’t have cars.

“It really is a great pro-

gram,” Hannon said, “and we want as many students involved as we can.”

According to Hannon, anthat sometimes gets overlooked is it’s part in “healing old wounds.”

“These students are out there working and being representative of the student body, and it makes the community see that, yeah, you might have had a bad experience with one or two students a while ago, but that’s not all of the students. Likewise, some students have had bad experiences in town, and we’ve said. “I’m pretty darn proud of our students. To be able to have students who are kind of in a spotlight to show how kind, giving, and intelligent they are — any chance that we can do that it’s great.”

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The Chargers Coach to Cure

BOX SCORES

Men’s Basketball Hillsdale: 84

Senior football player inspires teams’ involvement with organization business at the time, began to help his father with the reno-

game before leading the team out

to know Ryan, with whom he stayed in touch after he came to weekly Monday prayer sessions, Matt said he asked the team pray

Women’s Basketball:

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mention initiated the process that The Chargers had already been participating in Coach to Cure, a partnership between the American Football Coaches Association and Parent Project Jack Wolf has attend football

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A special mascot led the Hillsdale Chargers football team home game against Saginaw Val-

and weakness,” according to the -

community effort of their home-

and friend of punter senior Matt

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Senior Matt Eltringham and Ryan Newbanks after the Chargers’ game against Saginaw Valley. (Photo Courtesy of Jack Butler Opinions Editor

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can reach out and play for some-

Senior Rachel Warner said that training with runners like formance of the team, both in

race, the Chargers are ranked Lynn is not distracted by

as he considers him a good luck

them somewhat arbitrary as seen

Coach Otterbein given chair by team at end of season banquet

Nathan Brand Collegian Reporter

This year though, the captains

asked us to setup the design for

eryone is looking for that perfect gift for that important person in

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The chair features a large blue Chargers helmet burned into the

football team found just the right gift for someone that means a lot

Rumler, who does woodworking as a hobby, has made

Each arm of their chair also has something meaningful to

The captains of the team— se-

of them are personalized for the

the right the arm, the captains

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For the other arm of the chair

The chair turned out to be

as it has been and as personal-

uncle to build head coach Keith chair as an end-of-the-year thank

been for gifts and donations to

an inspirational poem to get their practice started and encourage the team to make the best of the

team captains sought his help, he

quote in the morning, it was alalso said it at the banquet, and for the guys graduating it is a

Head coach Keith Otterbein sits in his new Adirondackstyle chair. (Photo Courtesy of LeAnne Rumler)

SWIM TEAM TAKES SECOND PLACE IN CHICAGO niors Jennifer Wheeler and Alissa Jones and sophomore Emily Shallman kicked off the meet

Kat Torres Collegian Reporter up to their mantra of ‘beat the

Kurtz also clinched wins in

past weekend as they earned secThe team tapered their workouts going into the meet to be able to compete rested and en-

will be in full swing to adequately prepare for the upcoming -

— style performances, Kurtz won

Junior Zoe Hopkins and Sophomore Mikalah Smith kept the momentum going with third

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Coach Charney said the Pantough competitor this season, and will come ready to play on their

teams who battled their way into run hard at the Chargers and play stood out to me, we were neck in out for the physical play, she beanchor leg pulled away, but our team swam really well and put up a great time despite it being the last race of the day on Saturday,” Shallman said, who also brought

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Sophomore Kelsey Cromer goes up for a shot.

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led the Saginaw Cardinals to the His success at Saginaw caught the attention of Michigan

The college mascot changed

of coaching the Chargers, Waters cord to start a football program sity, taking Larkin with him as an

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A highlight of the meet was

Waters, who was also Hill-

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emblematic gesture of the man

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Muddy passed away at the age of 83 from heart failure, but fall when the Hillsdale football -

were being inducted at the same

not just about winning football do what you can to win, win the the same kind of strong feelings

the largest contingent of people ny and half the group was from Hillsdale, which was an indica-

for Muddy—they talk mostly about the relationship they had with him, not necessarily all

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MEN’S BASKETBALL STARTS SEASON 2-0 Nathanael Meadowcroft Assistant Editor

it on the road so we want to start off on a good note and win both

16 lead at the start of the game

The Hillsdale College men’s didn’t take any time for forward son form. leading Hillsdale to two consecutive victories and earning

to come back and take the lead before halftime.

“I thought we didn’t actually -

renovated Dawn Tibbets Potter Arena.

“If they give me the ball in the

along with 15 rebounds in Hill-

and incredibly gifted offensivetalking to our guys about the mentality of just do what you’re -

down on defense in the second

The Chargers will be looking for some revenge.

“They’re both teams that we

“We didn’t really make many

home but we weren’t able to take

Player of the Week honors.

[Miller] and Nate [Neveau] and [Nick] Arch[er] and my other -

While the Chargers are de-

“We’re not sure exactly of evsaid. “It’s going to be different

Both the men and women’s teams entered the NCAA D-II Midwest Regional meet on Nov.

gers know that two big road wins foundation in the always tough

just behind their unwavering University. The men unfortunately fell just short of qualify-

number one [in the women’s diWhile the men’s team will

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sentation.

tory.

for Nationals. His 10K time of gional meet.

a time of 21:15. Freshman Hannah McIntyre ran time of “Hannah has really come in

showing consistency throughmeet with a time of 24:03.

ent that we’ve never seen before at Hillsdale and our training Kilgore said.

Progress and consistent suc-

Training for the national meet is not going to be much different will occur to make sure the run“We’ve had a routine going for four months now that has obviously worked. Now our focus

addition to grabbing eight resists.

“I guess sometimes you’re

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time running at the national meet will be no different than the others.

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it too just came down to the way

tional team that came in averag-

National meet.

was named an All-American

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took over the game on both ends -

of those games where they didn’t allow us to do what we wanted to do so you’ve got to give Cedar-

and time of 20:45.4 makes her

four to quality for the national meet on Dec. 6.

The women clinched their

showed a tremendous amount of ing the basketball and they were

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“It was a very helter-skelter

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Savanna Wierenga Collegian Freelancer

of the things we weren’t doing

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the Chargers’ win at Cedarville was an odd game. Hillsdale com-

for nationals

Junior Kyle Cooper drives to the hoop in a game against Salem International. (Anders Kiledal/Collegian)

ing and strength.

“This is not an individual

Although the men’s season is -

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Women’s basketball falls to D-I team

season went.

“Both Coach Towne and I are

Illinois.

Jessie Fox Collegian Reporter

said.

knows the women will walk

they had a great year. Moving

take control and not worry about

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After a close game against gers are ready to test their skills

34. nine minutes to go and we were

The Chargers knew that the after going toe-to-toe with them showcase game.

forced 30 total turnovers. Hills-

when the shots don’t fall and we turn the ball over too much that combination isn’t very good. The Other than the last nine min-

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into the second half.

Head coach Claudette Char-

the Chargers’ tough defense held fects wore off in the second. began to tire. The Chargers’ in-

season.

driving to the basket team we’ll

does not go towards the Char-

with a 2-0 record.

raising the team’s standards.

the season.

“This season we went in with

game will be their only match-

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Charger Chatter: Kyle cooper How did you get into basketball? ‘ball.’ I started dribbling a basketball when I was two years old. My uncle and dad got me it to try and dunk the ball and things like that. Basketball has Kyle Cooper is a junior from Northville, Mich. He is the starting power forward on the men’s basketball team. He is studying accounting and has the opportunity to intern at PricewaterhouseCoopers next summer. He is also the Vicepresident of Hillsdale’s StudentAthlete Advisory Committee.

He was named GLIAC Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 36 points over the team’s

busy year round. I loved footreally enjoyed it. We lost the year. I love football and basebut basketball has always kind I just feel really lucky to have -

Hillsdale?

It’s actually a funny story. I started out going into my junior year of high school I did AAU travel basketball and was kind of looking at schools around

sdale. And I always remember a coach—he coached at Holy

that sign coming into Hillsdale really aren’t any better words to describe it.

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love to cook. I love cooking. I don’t get to do it as much be-

college budget and I don’t go to the grocery store trying to and cheese or chicken marsala or steak or seafood or anything like that. I enjoy cooking. I alkind of taken aback.

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Fine art departments looking ahead Plans are already underway for next school year’s events, shows, and programs Rachel Solomito Collegian Reporter While students are still editing assignments, hammering out papers, and registering for next semester, the theatre and art departments are already focusing on next year.

By December, the art department hopes to have next fall’s schedule lined up, and theater department chair George Angel told the Collegian that he is already thinking about next year’s productions.

“Final decisions probably won’t be made until March, but people are suggesting things at this point,” Angel said.

Preparation is a big deal

Months—and sometimes even years—go into the decision-making process. Shows are chosen in consideration of many things, such as students who are being trained and what the college’s curriculum is.

“We just did Moliere’s ‘The Misanthrope,’” Angel said. “It has application for the French department, the Great Books program, history, sociology. We try to choose a season that mixes things up. [Decisions] come out of group discussion. Sometimes we do a main-stage show —like ‘Woyzeck’ last year— that’s student-directed and has to be thought about years in advance because the student has to be trained and ready to go.”

Other practical considerations

are also reviewed, such as rehearsal time available and budgetary concerns. The theatre department tries to have two shows a semester, and has to take costuming, set, and lighting design into consideration. However, as

be creative.

“We very seldom repeat ourselves,” Angel said. “There are only a handful of shows that I can think of that were performed more than once since I came here 30 years ago.”

The next show on the agenda is “Vanya, Sonia, Masha and Spike,” a comedy play by Christopher Durang.

Art department chair Barbara Bushey described putting on an art exhibit as a similar process.

“Everybody on the faculty has

the opportunity to make suggestions and sometimes we just see something we like,” Bushey said.

“We’re working on next year right now -- I’d like to get to the point where we have everything done in December for the following school year.”

Professional artist exhibits are usually shown for three weeks to a month, and choosing artists to display is a selective process.

“We usually reach out to [artists] that we’ve come across in some fashion,” Bushey said, “whether it’s somebody we know or saw a show somewhere else or maybe somebody we were in a group show with. We try to rotate through having drawing, painting, sculpture, and digital work because it’s part of our teaching to show off other mediums so

that students can learn from it.”

The art department tries to host two to three professional shows every semester, but it also hosts student shows. Student shows are usually shown for a week depending on the academic calendar, and are a requirement for art majors approaching graduation. The student show on display now is a combination of the work of seniors Maggie Smith and Kitty Helmick. Typically, senior shows are shown during at the end of the spring semester, but Helmick is graduating in December and Smith felt that she was ready.

Photography professor Doug Coon has taught Helmick, and says that the process of deciding what goes into a senior show can

“Sometimes students have a

should show,” Coon said. “For their major, [art students] have to go through a variety of different mediums. But as far as the senior show goes, it’s up to them. Ideally it’s a mix but people are often good at one thing more than another so they’ll emphasize that. It really depends on the student and their interest.”

Although choosing performances and deciding on exhibits is a lengthy process for both the theatre and the art departments, Angel says it is a worthwhile one.

“I am always excited about whatever project I am working on,” he said. “We won’t do something we’re not excited about.”

The students’ art show Student art exhibit and competition opens next week Shane Armstrong Collegian Reporter

Pictures await hanging for the student art show opening next week in the Daughtry Gallery in the Sage Center for the Arts. (Laura Williamson/Collegian)

Orchestra to perform ballets Madeleine Jepsen Collegian Reporter Visions of sugar plums and a tragic tale of star-crossed lovers will enchant audiences of Hillsdale Orchestra’s performance this weekend, Dec. 5 and 6 at 8 p.m. This concert—the second of the semester—will feature the second suite of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker,” along with the meo and Juliet.”

The two suites, both taken from ballets, present a unique challenge for the performers. In addition to the uncommon tempos and rhythms found in these pieces, there are also more soloist parts, especially for the orchestra’s wind section.

Music Department Chair and orchestra director James Holleman chose these selections in order to challenge the orchestra students and expose them to a variety of music. said. “I thought this was a piece that would really challenge this orchestra, and a lot of the students were really ready for it.

And then it being Christmas, ballet music, so it made a lot of

sense to do ‘The Nutcracker.’” the music itself, the orchestra has also had to adapt to the shortened timeframe for rehearsals. Additionally, a large group of senior orchestra members graduating last year provides an additional challenge for the younger musicians. However, Holleman has able to rise to the occasion.

“It’s been a little bit steeper of a learning curve than I anticipated, but we’re getting it,” he said.

“Each rehearsal gets better.” scribes the pieces as a mix of many emotions ranging from the powerful sadness and grief lifting and lively dances found in “The Nutcracker.” Overall, the pieces will be pleasing for the audience and demanding for the performers.

“They’re a really good balance between fun and familiar, but harder than they sound,” Ferguson said. “It’s been a really good challenge.”

According to sophomore violinist Stevan Lukich, the music from ballets has a distinct energy.

“There is a lot of motion and life in these pieces, since they were composed to be performed with the choreography of a bal-

let,” Lukich said.

This is especially true of his favorite movement from “The Nutcracker,” in which the string section plays a prominent role.

“It has some really big, soaring melodies and luscious string sounds,” Lukich said. “It has some beautiful brass parts as well.”

In addition to the eighty piece orchestra, this concert will feature auxiliary instruments such as harp, tenor saxophone, contrabassoon, piccolo, and piano. Holleman notes that these additional instruments allow more students to be involved in the performances.

“Typically in the woodwinds we rotate a few students in the sections, but by having a few extra parts then everyone gets to play, and not just on a rotation,” he said.

Holleman hopes to have a good turnout for the performances.

“With the amount of work the students do, the amount of time they give, and the dedication they have to this, it’s nice to a play for a full house. It’s rewarding, and you feel like your efforts were appreciated,” he said. “I’m always happy when Hillsdale College students make up a large part of the audience. We have a top-notch orchestra for a school this size, and I like to see people take advantage of that and participate.”

The Hillsdale College student art exhibit begins in the Daughtry Gallery next Monday. The exhibit will display a sampling of art produced by students in all types art classes this semester.

“Everything we do here will be in the show: drawing, painting, sculpture, photography and digital design,” art professor Barbara Bushey said via email.

Pieces in the exhibit will come primarily from students in classes which require them to submit artwork. The artwork will be voted on by art students and faculty. Art students receive a ballot for each class that they are enrolled in. The faculty vote is separate but the results of both votes will be taken into consideration when the winners are announced.

“All of the faculty is judging,” art professor Bryan Springer said.

“Each faculty member will speak to examples of art that are in their

given discipline and other faculty members will comment on it.”

The student art exhibit is an opportunity to see all of the different types of art that students have been working on. Many art students will submit more than one type of artwork because they are in multiple art classes.

“I am in two classes of which I’m submitting my work for: Computer Graphics and Color Theory,” senior Kelly Beyer said.

“Graphics is a general intro to design programs like a newsletter and athletic poster, with projects where Color Theory utilizes the same principles of design but allows you to explore the programs with more creative illustration projects.”

The student votes will be cast on Monday and tallied on Tuesday. At 4 p.m. on Tuesday the results will be revealed for the student vote and faculty awards.

The category winners will receive $50 and the best of show winner will win around $250.

“Ideally it would be awesome to win $250 for one of my design projects and I’d like to say that I would spend the money

on something cool and fun, but realistically I’d probably need to save that money to survive in New York City after graduation,” Beyer said.

One of the best things the exhibit has to offer is the ability for professors and students from speand look at other genres of art. It also provides an understanding of other genres and gives insight into how other types of artists are trying to communicate through their work.

“We expect to have over 100 submissions,” Springer said. “It’s interesting to see all of the work that has been produced by current students and we get the chance to really see what students are producing in other classes instead of our own.”

The exhibit is not just limited for art students and faculty to view. All are welcome to come enjoy the great art being displayed. The exhibit is is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m to 7 p.m on Saturday and 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday.

Things

To do and see This week

December 5 and 6 Hillsdale College Symphony Orchestra 8 p.m.

Markel Auditorium Hillsdale’s orchestra presents festive selections from Gounod’s “Romeo and Juliet” and Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker.”

December 5-6, 11-13 A Charlie Brown Christmas Production The Sauk Theatre, Jonesville Based on the popular animated holiday special, “A Charlie Brown Christmas” brings the classic Peanuts characters to life on stage.

December 6 Light Up Hillsdale Parade 6:15 p.m.

Beginning on Howell Street Join the fun for Hillsdale’s 3rd annual Christmas parade with Senator Bruce Caswell as Grand Marshall.

December 6 and 7 Christmas at the Poorhouse Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

180 N. Wolcott Street, Hillsdale Christmas treats, entertainment, and period decorations. There is no charge for admission.Hot Chocolate and coffee will be available to all. Santa will be visiting on Sunday from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

December 6-7 and 13-14 A Victorian Christmas 211 Maumee Street, Jonesville Come celebrate a Victorian Christmas and Wedding, and enjoy community musical performances. Wedding will be held on Dec. 13 at 6 p.m. The house will be decorated as it might have been in the Grosvenor’s day.

December 9-January 16 Fall Concourse Student Art Exhibit Grand Opening December 9, 4 p.m.

This professionally juried exhibit features all levels of student works from spring semester studio courses.

December 12 Hillsdale Community Wind Symphony 7:30 p.m.

Markel Auditorium The Hillsdale Community Wind Symphony presents its annual fall concert.

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Sarah Chavey Collegian Reporter Taylor Swift currently holds the number one hit on iTunes with her recent development “Blank Space.” Despite the simple chord progression and cliche theme, even her most adamant haters the refrain peacefully before they realize what they are doing.

As Taylor Swift grosses thousands of dollars on her recent hit, Hillsdale music students diligently strive for excellence in classic works such as Bach and Rachmaninoff, subconsciously aware that they may be pursuing one of the lowest paying majors this liberal arts school offers.

Eventually, these students must question what about this study is worth pursuing, when even Mozart cannot compare to Madonna.

James Holleman, music department chair, believes the lack of popularity for classical music may be a lack of general knowl-

single. We never had any idea of a single….I don’t think I was ever good when I went in trying to write a hit single,” Elton John is quoted as saying in the book.

“It’s hard for me to choose the [songs] I like, because the ones I like aren’t always the most popular.”

Listeners enjoyed the catchiest tunes, which may not have been the ones which the most harmonic rhythm.

In contrast, Paul McCartney made an effort to earn the respect of a more mature crowd.

“When I wrote ‘Yesterday,’ I was aiming to impress people who knew music, rather than just get the teeny-boppers. We had the kids, but we wanted their parents to like us, too,” reads a McCartney quote.

“The four of us brought different things to the table. John brought a biting wit. I think I brought commerciality and harmony….George was serious, always very good on the business side, and always very good on his instrument. Ringo was simply the best drummer in Liverpool,” McCartney said.

Their combined talents attracted far more listeners than Vivaldi might ever.

Hillsdale recently witnessed a performance of Bela Bartok’s “Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion” performed by Stacey Jones, Brad Blackam, and Jonathan Chesson. Although an impressive crowd applauded energetically afterward, Holleman believes it takes several listens before someone truly enjoys the whole 30 minute piece. “Blank Space,” however, was a top hit within days of its release. That is the difference between popular music and classical. Although classical may have the complexity to awe the trained musician, popular music contains the simplicity to catch the attention of everyone else.

Lacrae’s new album’s maturity an “Anomaly” Aaron Schreck Special-to-the-Collegian Lecrae has come a long way since his sophomore album “After The Music Stops.” At 27, he had just founded his label, Reach Records, and was breaking into the Christian Hip Hop sub-genre.

Having recently converted to Christianity from a life of drug dealing and gang violence, Lecrae made his early music in an effort to offer people like himself a way to adopt the Christian faith without entirely abandoning their previous culture.

While this music undoubtedly has helped many towards belief, his early project of Hip Hop– Christian synthesis led to a handful of awkward artistic moments.

Some of these songs resemble their mainstream counterparts so perfectly–sans Christianity–that they sound like the Hip Hop doppelganger of the Christian rock band Cartman made by singing 80s love songs with the name of the beloved replaced with Jesus.

The song “Jesus Muzik” is an almost comic attempt to insert Christianity into the Hip Hop car stereo trope, and “Prayin’ For You” sounds so much like a sultry R&B love ballad that I can

hardly listen to it without feeling uncomfortable.

But Lecrae is 35 now, and as he’s matured in faith and life, his music has moved away from theological delivery system towards legitimate art-object. The cover of “After The Music Stops” is an image of Lecrae dressed up vaguely as a gangster, his hat turned backwards and his mouth covered by red tape. The album artwork of “Anomaly,” however, features a totally unadorned bust of Lecrae’s head with light emanating from his eyes.

The juxtaposition of these two images illustrates the essential difference between the two albums. Whereas Lecrae’s early music is saddled by the Christian Hip Hop genre, “Anomaly” gives us a glimpse of the unique light of Lecrae’s soul. He tells us about God not through trite Christian-speak, but through at times uncomfortably close looks at his own journey of faith. While I found my eyes rolling a few times, most of his songs are raw and beautiful; or, failing that, at least honest and unsentimental.

Perhaps the most striking feature of “Anomaly” is the breadth of topics which it addresses. In the course of one album, Lecrae covers the plight of immigrants in America, the insubstantial and

derogatory aspects of contemporary Hip Hop culture, the temptation of both physical and mental adultery, his own childhood molestation, and of course, his Christian faith. He even points out latent racism and hypocrisy in the church on “Dirty Water,” saying “I just dug a well in West Africa, but how many of my friends is African?”

Musically, Lecrae’s album measures up to almost anything going on in either Christian music or mainstream Hip Hop. His production possesses a lush vitality absent from his earlier releases, and the emphasis on melody and texture within his songs even takes the trend towards such heightened musicality pioneered by artists like Drake and Kanye West a step further. “Anomaly” is beautiful, from the haunting Soprano siren at the beginning of “Outsiders” to the majestic choruses of “Messengers” at the end. Very rarely have delicate violin swells and hefty rap verses coexisted so well.

Lecrae’s rapping does not disappoint the high expectations created by the beats. Since his early records, rhythm and delivery have been among his strongest attributes, and “Anomaly”

stand out verses (Andy Mineo wins that prize for his guest verse on “Say I Won’t”), but this even, quality presentation only further highlights Lecrae’s lyrics. They all feel so loved by their creator that I imagine Lecrae reigned in his speed and vocal theatrics to ensure that his listeners hear every word.

“Anomaly” is by no means a perfect album, and Lecrae has certainly not reached the apex of his artistic trajectory. It does, however, challenge the rigid genre boundaries between Christian and mainstream, simultanebe in either. Rather than hoping that Lecrae will rehabilitate Hip Hop, with its misogyny and culmyself most excited for what this album means for the rather stale Christian genre. A great deal of contemporary Christian music tries and fails to create a genuine choruses of “Messengers,” having walked through the light and darkness of Lecrae’s heart, the listener feels that he has experienced something truly majestic.

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Mocked by despair in “Mockingjay” Kate Patrick Assistant Editor “My name is Katniss Everdeen. I survived the Hunger Games. I was rescued by District 13. Peeta was left behind.”

A shaking Katniss is curled up in a ball, muttering these words to herself in what seems to be a dark back room in the opening scene of “Mockingjay: Part 1.”

Doctors call her name, she begs her hideaway, she convulses and screams as they forcibly drag her back to bed and sedate her.

This one scene sets the tone deen, “the Mockingjay,” is an the proper way to tame her and use her or else risk the collapse of their revolution.

Watching “Mockingjay,” even though it’s only Part 1, one wonders “What’s the point?” The ing effects of oppression, hatred, and violence, and the hero is so broken she can barely pull her-

The student art exhibit opens next week. Student sculptures await being placed in show. (Laura Williamson/Collegian)

edge about classical music.

“People aren’t educated in how to listen to a symphony or how to listen to a concerto,” Holleman said.

Holleman, who has studied music for over three decades, hails from the minority in appreciating classical music.

“Every time I study a Beethoven symphony for the third or fourth time to prepare for an orchestra concert, I get a new understanding of it,” Holleman said.

He doesn’t get that same thrill out of pop. However, even Holleman has been grasped by the lure of pop culture music.

“If you ask me what’s in my top 25 on my iPod, there’s going to be some Led Zeppelin, Bob Marley, Janis Joplin,” Holleman said.

Sometimes, even these famous singers don’t know what about their music is popular. “Off the Record,” a collection of stories from well-known singers by Joe Smith, reveals the mindset of well-known artists.

“We would go into the studio and not have any idea of a

offers no answers as to how Kat-

thing that keeps her going is her and to the point, moving the stohatred for Snow and desperation to save Peeta. death and pain, accompanied by It’s hard to call Katniss’s ob- a tense soundtrack. session with saving Peeta “love” In terms of acting, Jennifer in the romantic sense, since up Lawrence effectively portrays a until this point in the series she crumbling, angry Katniss whose has denied any feelings for Peeta emotion explodes throughout the and is still torn between him and Gale. Rather, Katniss feels a ch and President Coin toy with sense of obliviewers’ intugation to save ition, making Peeta because “There is no ideal, no us like them of his own un- higher power that Katniss and distrust wavering de- and District 13 cling to as them at the votion to her. same time. they persevere in their re“All I bellion against the Capitol.

Haymitch Abwanted was They speak of a democratic ernathy and to keep Peeta future, but even that future alive,” she seems bleak in a country are the same says. as they were so torn apart by grief and K a t n i s s ’s relationship violence.” with Peeta ing Katniss could be deand stabilizing scribed as her rage. Ef- but both she and Haymitch do nition of what love actually is. little more than provide comic For Katniss, this love is a duty. relief, while Gale does nothing Having given up hope of any real more than complicate Katniss’s goodness or higher justice, Kat- feelings for Peeta and protect her niss focuses on the one thing she from bombshells. can do and feels obligated to do: As the adaption of a book, save Peeta.

In terms of production, “Mockingjay: Part 1” is very lows the book very closely. Kat-

scene are almost a direct quote tional struggles Katniss sloughs spair in the book, as well as her torn desire to help the revolution While viewers are captivated

by Lawrence and the emotional discouraged by the lack of hope. closely and reacts to her feelings and actions, so every scene is full of pent-up emotion and a rapidly approaches the series’ climax. There is no ideal, no higher power that Katniss and District 13 cling to as they persevere in their rebellion against the Capitol. They speak of a democratic future, but even that future seems bleak in a country so torn apart by grief and violence.

The lack of hope weighs matic experience, they will leave the theater musing over what a world would be like if there was no God, there was no hope, and no remedy for those who struggle with the despair of horrifying ordeals like the Hunger Games.

Christmas at the Will Carleton Poorhouse Kelsey Drapkin Collegian Reporter “Swags of green boughs hang above the windows and interior doorways, while greens adorn the window sills. Milkweed pod stars hang in the windows. Two trees, one in the Paupers’ Parlor and one in the upstairs ladies’ bedroom, are hung with homemade ornaments.”

JoAnne Miller of the Hillsdale County Historical Society described the warm scene of the society’s annual Christmas at the Poorhouse event held at the Will Carleton Poorhouse on Wolcott Street.

After the Poorhouse was deeded to the Historical Society in 1987, renovations were made to mas celebration began shortly af“The Hillsdale County Historical Society taps its more than 130 members for baked goods to sell,” Miller explained. “We support the Society through the sale

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of baked goods and donations.”

The society occupies two spaces, the Poorhouse and the Hillsdale County Fairgrounds Museum which is open only during the Fair Week in September. They seek “to preserve, advance, and disseminate knowledge of the history of Hillsdale County,” according to their purpose statement.

“We try to present the history of the county as a series of interesting stories.”

“We are interested in presenting well-researched, accurate information to the public,” Miller said. “In both our museums, the Will Carleton Poorhouse and the Hillsdale County Fairgrounds Museum, we try to present the history of the county as a series of interesting stories.”

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Sophomore Hailey Morgan has volunteered her time at the Historical Society by cataloguing and indexing different articles and records from the founding of Hillsdale through the end of the 20th century.

“Being from the area, I have really enjoyed learning more about the town,” Morgan said. “I have also discovered information about my family who has lived here for many years.”

Morgan has enjoyed learning about the city and the people who made it great, such as Will Carleton.

Carleton, born in 1845 in Hudson, Michigan, always dreamed of attending Hillsdale College. unsuccessful, but after teaching a few years and attending the college preparatory course offered by the school, Carleton enrolled in 1867.

Greatly affected by a childhood visit to a poorhouse with his father, Carleton spent some of his time at Hillsdale talking to the residents of what was then the Hillsdale County Poor Farm and

(Photo Courtesy of the Hillsdale County Community Center)

Home. It was from these conversations that Carleton wrote his poem “Over the Hill to the Poorhouse,” which was published in Harper’s Bazaar in 1871.

The poem gained national attention, and moved readers to reconsider leaving their relatives in the county poorhouses.

Today, the Will Carleton Poorhouse transports visitors back to a time when it housed the less fortunate. Tours and artifacts add to the environment to help visitors understand the realities and the services that were available.

“Once people get to the Poor-

house they can tour, getting specents about its years as a home of last resort for those unable to care for themselves and those whose families couldn’t or didn’t want to keep them,” Miller said.

Miller describes the home as having a welcoming atmosphere, especially with the Christmas decorations.

“From working with the Historical Society, I have witnessed the volunteers’ dedication to preserving local history and making it attainable to residents,” Morgan said. “The folks who work there

really display a passion for what they do, especially when they host events, including the fair displays and their upcoming Christmas event.”

This year, the annual Christmas celebration will open this weekend, Saturday, Dec. 6 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 7 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Poorhouse. The event will feature period decorations from the late 1800’s, entertainment, and Christmas treats. Crafts, homemade baked goods, hot chocolate, and coffee will all be available for purchase.

the Collegian asked students who they would select as the next commencement speaker

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Shtromas met his wife, Violetta, also Lithuanian, during his time in England.

Shtromas would later tell journalism David Satter about his experiences.

“I knew him back in the 1980s,” Satter said. “I was working on a book about the fall of the Soviet Union. He told me about his early experiences. He told me about the atmosphere in that

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house, and growing up, in Lithuania. We became friends.”

Ebeling recalled how Shtromas introduced him to his wife.

“We were traveling on a trip there in the spring of 1991. The actual date was the third week of May 1991, and we were in Moscow and we were attending a conference there before going on to Lithuania. Through some mutual friends of Dr. Shtromas’ at the conference, I happened to meet the woman who became my future wife,” Ebeling said.

“We knew each other for three days and just in three days we

knew we wanted to be married.

It was kind of a whirlwind love Craig interviewed Shtromas and convinced him to become a full-time Hillsdale professor in 1988, after meeting him at an American Political Science Association conference. Sadly, Shtromas died ten years later at age 68, while teaching at Hillsdale.

He was replaced by Will Morrisey.

He is still remembered for his love of life, his nearly-photographic memory, and the high standards he held for all his stu-

“One of my teachers long ago once proposed that every student, or every excellent student, should pick one great book and also one person or event important in history, and learn all about it and write a thesis on it. That has always we do versions of it here in several ways,” Arnn said. “History is important here, and Churchill is important to history.”

Negus jumps across the pond Ramona Tausz Assistant Editor Distinguished Visiting Assistant Professor of History Samuel Negus may have an unmistakably British accent, but it is American history that he knows and loves best.

“American history is what I’ve devoted my life to,” he said.

“I just kind of fell in love with it and this vast and interesting country. As you see, I’ve made it my home by choice.”

Born and raised in England, Negus received his undergraduate degree from the University of Bristol before moving to America, where he received his master’s and then completed his dissertation in foreign policy and Anglo-American relations in the early Republic at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.

In 2013, he came to Hillsdale for graduate school.

According to Negus, his English upbringing has helped him understand Hillsdale’s “usagainst-the-world” ideology.

“I was raised by a Thatcherite pro-right-to-work anti-union lawyer father in a Christian family in England where probably our religious and political worldview was increasingly out-of-step with the changing times,” Negus said.

“So I know what it’s like to feel like you’re swimming upstream your whole life and that you espouse cultural values that are increasingly unpopular. In some ways it’s also kind of ingrained

in my sense of self as an Englishman.”

At Hillsdale, Negus teaches courses in American foreign relations and Constitutional history, as well as the core curriculum’s Western Heritage and American Heritage courses.

“Human beings need to know where they belong in a story. This is not a question that bothers my pet rabbits,” Negus said jokingly.

“They are not remotely interested in what happened to the rabbits that preceded them or the ones that will come after. We need historical narratives to understand what it is to be a human being.”

Sophomore Shelby Nies, who took both his Western Heritage and American Heritage courses in her freshman year, said stuhours can be sure to be offered a cup of tea and a good chat — and “always entertaining.”

“I went once and it happened to be national ginger weekend in Britain,” Nies said with a laugh.

She and Negus both have red hair. “We talked about gingers the whole time and it was really funny. It’s kind of a running joke — he’s very proud of the vast majority of redheads on this campus.”

Senior Katherine Helmick, who took one of Negus’s upperlevel history courses, said that Negus works hard to engage and interact with students in the classroom as well.

“He always says he doesn’t know what other school would tolerate him,” Helmick said with a laugh. “So I think he wants to stay here.”

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In 2012, President Larry Arnn took up Sir Martin Gilbert’s research project Kelsey Drapkin News Editor As one of the fan favorite statues along the Freedom Walk, Sir Winston S. Churchill is no stranger to Hillsdale College.

Since 2012, the college has taken full ownership of the “Churchill Project,” a lifelong

to scholars, opinion leaders, and citizens,” the project prospectus states.

The project has seven main

important here and Churchill is important to

tional conferences, and teach and disseminate this understanding,

components outlined in the prospectus: completing and mainS. Churchill, Churchill conferences, Churchill scholarships, marketing.

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president, and Richard Langworth, senior fellow for the project.

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of Churchill and former Hillsdale “To sustain and deepen a proper understanding of Winston Churchill’s statesmanship, and to promote the application of this understanding to current affairs, Hillsdale College seeks to com-

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ing to read through all of the documents. ing task, seeing the private musdecisions,” Depangher said.

Churchill, his companions, and other leaders of the time.

DePangher, a George Washinga few other Hillsdale students and

Morgan Delp Editor-in-Chief

Former Hillsdale Professor of Politics Aleksandras Shtromas lived under two of the greatest kind. The horrors of the Nazi regime and Soviet Union were telligence, and perseverance. his students. grateful to Hillsdale for providing said.

“He was grateful to Hillsdale for providing him with such a

how much he admired the college, having just spent a few a mistake not teaching more. I told him we could help with that.”

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“In various agreements with Sir Martin and the Churchill famish the document volumes, and acquired the rights to the papers to do it, in the event of Sir Martin

Since that time, the research team has completed one document volume, is almost done with the second, and has four more to go. dous intellect, character, and achievement,” Arnn said. “He

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lenged his fairness in grading stuertarian who did not conform to eling said he was a night person, and during his night classes, he acknowledged. zis invaded Lithuania, Shtromas, his mother, and his sister were forced to live in the Vilijampole Ghetto and concentration camp near Kaunas, Lithuania. The Nazis killed Shtromas’ father just after the German invasion of the “Him and his sister were smuggled out and hidden in the and moral calling to protect Jewish Lithuanians. Alex, seven to see his mother. His mother -

was one such pupil who was iming of Shtromas, who passed the politics of the Soviet Union, were there was a phenomenal insight into that major part of world Former Hillsdale professor and current Distinguished Profes-

him from returning to the ghetto. parent will sometimes do to save After the war, the Russians ing said that Shtromas was roaming the streets of Kaunus when a Soviet general saw him and asked him who he was. When Shtromas explained that his parents were was Shtromas, the general was aghast.

Leadership at The Citadel RichShtromas’ when the two taught at

LEAH REED, SENIOR Describe your fashion sense.

Classic, girly, preppy.

What is your most embarrassing item of clothing?

My ombre gold leggings.

What is your biggest fashion pet peeve?

Athletic shoes worn without gym attire.

What is your favorite item of clothing?

All 10 of my striped shirts. It’s an obsession.

Who inspires your wardrobe?

Kate Spade and Sarah Vickers from Classy Girls Wear Pearls.

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That general took Shtromas in as an adopted son, and then the

(Above) Former professor Aleksandras Shtromas (Below) Shtromas (left) joins former professor Richard Ebeling in a presentation in Mauck Hall.

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CHRISTMAS NEWS City hosts Christmas events downtown Andrew Egger Collegian Reporter With temperatures dropping and downtown decorated with lights and garlands, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Hillsdale. In the upcoming month, Hillsdale businesses will make it feel like Christmas too. cember will bring a number of merry events to the Hillsdale area.

An afternoon-long event in downtown Hillsdale, sponsored by the Hillsdale Business Association, will include a Christmas scavenger hunt, the “Light Up Hillsdale” Parade, and photo booth with Santa Claus on Saturday from 10 a.m to 9 p.m.

The Scavenger hunt will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The parade will begin at 6:15 p.m. and feature a number of illumi“We try to get bigger and betand tractors,” said Mary Bertakis, HBA secretary and parade a pontoon boat that lit up.”

Bertakis also emphasized a strong desire to involve college groups in the parade this year.

“If any college groups want even consist of them walking through holding glowsticks, that would be great,” she said.

Students from Sigma Chi fraternity will help with barricades for the parade.

The HBA started this annual event seven years ago to help businesses. While it was initially just a scavenger hunt, it grew in size as it gained popularity, with the parade added three years ago.

Between the scavenger hunt and the parade, attendees are encouraged to socialize at the ture refreshments, music, and Mayor Scott Sessions dressed as Santa Claus.

“We’re not trying to go over the top. We’re trying to keep it simple,” Bertakis said, “but we’re hoping it will be really fun for everyone.” search Center, a research center of local history and genealogy, will host a free open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will feature a slideshow of old town buildings, collection displays, music, decorations, and refreshments.

City Manager Linda Brown began the event last year and event said it was a success.

“We had such a good response, even though we had a blizzard that day, that we wanted For more information about the parade, contact lightupparade@gmail.com.

City Holiday events Scavenger Hunt 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. | Christmas Festivities at Dawn Theater 3 p.m.

- 6 p.m. | Light-Up Parade in downtown Hillsdale 6:15 p.m. | Christmas at the Poorhouse 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Christmas at the Poorhouse 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Mitchell Research Center Open House 10 a.m.2p.m.

Hillsdale Arts Chorale performs Part I of Handel’s “Messiah” at St. Paul Lutheran Church Sauke Theatre hosts “A Charlie Brown Christmas”

Grosvenor House holiday Open house hours 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Entertainment includes: Uncle Carl’s

Dulcimer Club at 2 p.m., Andy Meyer and Phil May at 3 p.m., Town and Country Barbershop Chorus at 4 p.m., New Covenant Fellowship Singers at 5 p.m., and Marcella Singers at 6 p.m.

2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Entertainment includes: Hillsdale Arts Chorale at 2 p.m., Hillsdale College Music Honorees at 3 p.m., and Emily Albert at 4 p.m.

2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Entertainment includes: Jonesville Heart Choristers at 3 p.m., Pat Shepard at 4 p.m., Melissa Parker at 5 p.m., Victorian Wedding at 6 p.m.

2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Entertainment includes: Sandra Klingler at 2 p.m., Harmonica Duo at 3 p.m.

Grosvenor House celebrates holidays Chris McCaffery Student Columnist Jonesville’s historic Grosvenor House Museum will hold its 37th annual Victorian Christto give visitors a chance to tour the house, hear live music, and leave with a big dose of Christmas cheer.

Featuring local and student musical entertainment, all homemade refreshments, and festive Victorian-style Christmas decorations, the event is a key fundraiser for the museum that preserves local history, according to The open house will run from mission is $5 per person, or $10 per family.

According to volunteer and recent Hillsdale graduate Julia

mas is one of the most popular events of the year, and the museum board spends days decorating mas spirit, with garland, lights, and Christmas trees throughout. the celebration will go toward upkeep and restoration for the house, as well as introducing new programs. She added the house needs its foundation repaired, as well as window and brick work done.

Hillsdale College’s music fraternities, Phi Mu Alpha, Mu Alpha, and Sigma Alpha Iota, will Santa Claus will visit the house to meet with children on vate Victorian-themed wedding 6 p.m. will feature entertainment Standing at 211 Maumee St.

Jr., who served two terms as lieutenant governor of Michigan and eight years on the State Building Commission, where he oversaw the building of the state capitol.

Four generations of Grosvenors lived in the house until it was turned into a rooming house, then sold to the Jonesville Heritage Association for $50,000 in 1976.

Now a museum, the house is an exemplar of Victorian Italianate architecture — it shares an Michigan state capitol building — as well as the life and times of Hillsdale county from decades and centuries in the past. Italian 12-foot ceilings, a grand staircase, and an expansive library will all be on museum tours during the two weekends of the celebration.

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Cthulhu to come to campus Back Jutler Collegian Punmaster Cthulhu is coming to Hillsdale College.

The Myopic Group, Axis, Collegiate-Americans for Liberty, and Factus have collaborated to bring the Great Old One to Campus. He will speak in the Oak Grove Cemetery on Dec. 12.

“I’m really excited to bring the progenitor of all evil to campus,” said Myopic Group President Mack Strutler. “I expect it to be a great learning experience for everyone who attends.”

Strutler said that his group, which was founded to burst the supernatural shield that protects campus from the forces of darkness (known to students as the “Hillsdale Bubble”), was hoping to expose students to the

sort of sorcery that would have faced them regularly at virtually any other college campus.

“We tried to get [President] Obama, John Rawls, and a student from the University of Michigan, but none of them could make it,” Strutler said.

“But thanks to a premature end to his slumber, Cthulhu was able to come.”

Layman Hand, president of Collegiate-Americans for Liberty, agreed that the decision of the hideous monstrosity whose very visage drives men to madness to come to campus levolence constantly threatening from the rest of the world.

“If students are going to understand the abhorrent world that will face them once they leave campus, then there’s no better person to introduce students to that than the R’lyeh

resident himself,” Hand said.

Some students and staff, however, are not as sold on the idea as Strutler and Hand.

“There is no ‘Hillsdale bubble,’” said one high-placed faculty member. “Here at the College, we teach students about the terrifying cosmic entities, among whose ranks this ‘Cthulhu’ considers himself.

And they don’t always agree with each other. a lot.”

Though several Collision reporters perished seeking a comment from Cthulhu, one of his representatives from a Louisiana swamp spoke on his behalf. ““Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn,” the representative said.

Some called him ambitious, others called him naive, his friends knew him as renaissance man.

Grade P. Average slipped quietly into the long night after the last paper of the semester.

Born in a manilla envelope, Grade P. Average climbed to the top of 3.0 scale by the time he graduated high school. Few

of his peers could stand next to his grandeur. The world was his oyster.

His successful beginnings took a pivot upon his decision to attend a small liberal arts college in southern Michigan, Hillsdale may even say arrogant. But after Grade P. Average shrunk into the shadows, quickly slipping down his esteemed academic scale.

By sophomore year he

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learned the ropes. Grade P. Average found refuge in what his peers called settling, a cultural movement that brought relief to students at that time. It’s

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remember this paper.”

Toward the end of his college career, Grade P. Average’s brave ended underneath a 20 page paper. He had yet to add footnotes.

RIP.

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Incoming freshmen weirdest yet

College wants to raise admission ACT standard to 38 by 2020 Pum Kin Kitty News Editor This year’s freshmen class, comprised of only students with perfect scores on their college entrance exams, took all Advanced Placement classes, languages, completed 1,844 community service hours, and own capes. It ranks as Hillsdale College’s smartest ever.

to be my favorite companions while reciting Anselm’s Ontological argument,” freshman Fin Dee said when asked what he hopes to gain from his college experience.

“After meeting its goal of a 1.844 percent acceptance rate, current ACT and SAT testing standards no longer suit Hillsdale’s need for choosing students who can survive our rigorous academics,” Executive Director of Admissions Tuff Standerds said in a press confer-

ence Monday.

After sending a petition with 1,844 signatures to ACT. Inc demanding higher testing standards and Sen. Tral Hall (Tea Party-Mich.) threatening to support legislation nullifying the need for all high school students to take the standardized test, the company consented and agreed to raise its optimal score to a 38 — the extra two points reserved for only those who can properly

Students compete for Wheel of Fortune scholarship Kevin Tartar HTML Editor This Friday at 5 p.m. three lucky Hillsdale students will be a special Saturday scholarship competition at Matt Laidback’s house. Lenny O’Cool, Laura Brainy, and Steven Fund were chosen to participate in the competition because they had the aid competition.

At the Saturday competition, the students will be playing a special round of Wheel of Fortune. The winner will receive a full academic scholarship, sec-

ond place a half academic ride, and third a special dinner with Dr. Learnn where he will reveal what the good really is.

“I’ve been watching Wheel of Fortune with my grandma since I was a little kid,” Fund said. “I’m a shoe in to win the scholarship cash.”

It’s rumored that some of the categories will be “Constitution 101,” the “Famous Donors,” and “Knowledge of the Honor Code.”

O’Cool, Brainy, and Fund have been furiously watching past episodes of “Wheel of Fortune” as well as reviewing everything they were ever taught from their Western Heritage and

Constitution readers.

Matt Laidback follows Leo Strauss or Harry Jaffa, so I don’t know what he’s going to ask,” O’Cool said.

Yesterday, Financial Aid Director Lizard Trojanberg announced that if this competition is successful, the college is going to replace all their scholarship weekends with massive “Wheel of Fortune” competition tournaments.

“Doesn’t that sound like so much more fun than taking tests and listening to lectures all weekend?” Dr. Learnn said in an email.

Distressed senior women join convents Tindy Mandale Snooze Editor With the end of the fall semester, senior women are help meet the unspoken graduation requirement of engagement.

But a select group has found an alternative course of action.

A local convent has seen members from southern Michigan, and Hillsdale County in particular.

“Everyone knows that there’s

no one else outside of Hillsdale who is eligible,” senior Cathour years of 25-40 are not being used for the sake of childbearing, we might as well take the high-church route and join a convent.”

Mother Superior Mary said they’re delighted that so many dedicated women feel they have been called there, but are rather surprised by the vast number.

“It just amazes me that so many single, Catholic women can come from one area of the state,” Mother Mary said. “But

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For single women of other denominations, there are nonCatholic convents.

“I was worried that I’d have to convert with all of my friends,” junior Kylie Calvin said. “But thankfully, I have the insurance policy of a convent that’s not Catholic. I’m just thankful that I have another year

The Margaret Thatcher statue honors the late conservative icon, Yorkshire bedtime story villain, and British Prime Minister.

It has called Hillsdale home since 2008.

What exactly would you say you do here?

Mainly I look stately and do my best to ignore the Ronnie statue’s smile. I also, as a facsimile of “the Iron Lady” residing in Michigan, rust. That would also be true if I was home in London, so I don’t really mind. I get to watch the squirrels wage war with each other every year. The House gray has House black and House brown on their heels. I am apparently a lap to be sat in by random students. If my joints were, well, jointed, those presumptuous boys would get a bly as well that my quiet smile is cast on my face, because it pains and shames me to no end to see all those pasty half-naked boys playing Frisbee. And, in winter, sometimes they are really naked and desecrate the honor of the great school of Rugby and my name at once with this “Thatcher ball.” Not just a goal, sometimes I am a target too. Fruit and golf balls. Really.

What advice do you have for students?

How do you get along with the other statues on campus?

Well, I don’t exactly approve of yoga pants, and frankly those skirts could do with being a little longer, but really the girls are alright here. They are smart and ambitious. Some of them should probably realize that having a family doesn’t mean they can’t change the world, run a country, or become hated by Irish terrorists and coal miner unionists. If they work hard and send their kids to therapy, they can probably have a statue of them at a tiny school in a foreign country too.

The young men here, however, need some work. First off, those boys, if they are going to gallivant about sans shirt, should engage in the gymnastic exercises.

Chicken legs and snowman arms are a disgrace. And the number of young men I see with a young lady night after night with nary a touch or word of romantic intent between them is enough to make even a statue such as myself weep. Actually, that’s the rain, but it’s neither here nor there. Go forth boys. Be bold and speak from the depths of your bosom the boiling words of passion welling up within your soul. Be iron willed, but have a poetic heart, for the love of all that is True, Good, and Beautiful.

Well, I think Ronnie is rather sweet, just decidedly daft looking, which is too bad, because he’s such a delight to talk to.

He gets distracted laughing at the pseudo-athletes on the quad though, which cuts things short sometimes. He and I do not agree at all on the merits of the Welcome Party. Winston stays indoors of course, so communication is limited, but sometimes when those kids walk about with those “lattes” we have to wonder what was ever inadequate about old-fashioned hot tea poured onto milk. Jefferson is a bloody revolutionary, even in his silly rocking chair. Washington is a darling, but he’s so very serious, looking out on the town and wondering how the rest of America could ever be anything else. Lincoln is sad. Even as a statue he can’t get over Reconstruction. Most of them are good sports about being holes for quad golf, though the union soldier isn’t sure the fraternities and sororities are quite as cool as the literary societies they had back in his day.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor, As a senior sports studies major, I found Sam Sportzo’s article on Tae Kwon Do absolutely ridiculous and riddled with mistakes.

First off, Tae Kwon Do is not a sport. It does not belong on the sports page.

In our major, we have meticulously studied what is required

for an activity to be declared a sport and Tae Kwon Do does are 17 points that an activity needs to meet, which include creativity, aesthetic movement, and endurance. Tae Kwon Do fails to meet these points. It is nothing more than a hobby that raises ones heart rate in an organized manner.

I would appreciate if The Collegian would conduct some research into sports studies or consult someone from the sports studies department before assuming that anything that makes one sweat deserves a spot on the sports page.

Sincerely, Disgruntled sports dude