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Better contact: Student ambassadors, callers hired Breana Noble Collegian Reporter Admissions added 40 students to its ambassador squad and 27 to its new call team.

With 30 senior student ambassadors graduating this semester, leaving 42 remaining, admissions is preparing for their departure by training the new employees. There will be 112 total ambassadors for this semester, Assistant Director of On-Campus Recruiting John Papciak said. Come fall, the team will return to its “target number” of 82 student ambassadors. “[It’s] a large crew all focused on getting in touch with our prospective students, advancing the message of the college,” Papciak said. “I’m trying to prevent everyone from leaving and then scrambling last minute. We are looking at admissions in the future; we’re expecting more people on campus, so more opportunities for ambassadors as we grow our program.”

While the call team already existed, Papciak said it was lacking.

“We’re trying to get into touch with as many people as possible,” Papciak said. “We have excellent counselors, but it’s hard to reach out to every student who inquires about Hillsdale. My team makes

Macaela Bennett City News Editor Angela P. Momenee’s threat to divorce her husband, James A. Momenee, likely contributed to the rage that led his fatherin-law, Edward L. Michael, to shoot and kill him on Feb. 12, according to police reports.

“It’s a hard time for all of us,” Michael told the Collegian.

“Things happened here that were really bad and a member of our family is gone now.”

No charges or arrests have been made in relation to the killing.

The Michigan State Police responded to a 911 call about the shooting in Ransom Township at 1:43 a.m. on Feb. 12, according to the Hillsdale County Sheriff’s incident report.

Upon reaching Michael’s home, the police found James Momenee dead and with a gunshot wound.

Family members at the house during the incident told police James and Angela Momenee were arguing in the living room and that James Momenee threatened to hurt both his wife and the rest of the family several times.

“He was in a rage,” Michael told authorities. “He was threatening everybody in the house...I was in fear of other lives.”

Michael added that James Momenee had a history of losing his temper and threatening his wife.

Angela Momenee, who had obtained a personal protection order against her husband in the past, told police she and her husband were having marital problems and had gotten into another argument that evening.

He was unhappy that she had gotten divorce papers recently, although she hadn’t served him with them yet.

In addition to expressing anger toward his wife, Angela Momenee said her husband threatened to “get the family.”

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three-year appointment as the dean of faculty this summer.

Nussbaum joins the seven other professors who have served as faculty dean since the position was created in 1996. “[Nussbaum] has done a great deal. One of his greatest achievements has been representing the liberal arts interest of the college as a whole on departmental searches [to hire new faculty].

He has also helped steer a lot of new core components through the educational policy committee and faculty,” Provost David Whalen said.

The dean of faculty is appointed based on recommendations from the faculty, and from this pool of candidates, Whalen and President Larry Arnn choose a faculty member.

Nussbaum was appointed dean in 2011. dean as a big learning curve,

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and wrestling teams, where he excelled as an athlete. In 1893 the

Hillsdale College inducted Joseph “Joe” Manus, 1895, into its athletic Hall of Fame in 2001, but his plaque reads “1871 - Unknown,” leaving his life somewhat a mystery, until now.

The 1892-’94 football teams’ left guard died June 27, 1920, at the age of 49 due to Bright’s Kidney Disease, and is buried in the Tahlequah Cemetery in Oklahoma, according to his great-granddaughter Dinah American to attend Hillsdale College, Hillsdale historian and former history professor Arlan K. Gilbert said. proud of Joe because he got a college education and came back to Tahlequah to become a leader for the Cherokees,” Myers said.

In addition to football, Manus

ever Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship, one year following the team’s creation.

Additionally, in May 1894, Manus hammer throw, the 16-pound shotput, and heavyweight wrestling.

Due to Manus’s accomplishments, the college posthumously inducted him into its Hall of Fame in 2001.

“It’s done to honor our past, highest-accomplished individuals and teams,” Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations and Event Management Brad Monastiere said. “A school like Hillsdale, which has athletics that go back so far, it’s a great way to recognize and respect those who have contributed so much to our athletics history, and it’s also neat to share the story of what people have done after their time at Hillsdale. They’ve gone to live a life of distinction outside of this campus and contributed to so-

Nussbaum said he particularly remembers the Honors Assembly held on the Spring Parents’ Weekend. The dean of faculty is the emcee of the event.

Before the awards ceremony began, Nussbaum was outside of the auditorium chatting with parents and the science students who were presenting their research posters. Cohama Barber, the Provost’s secretary, reminded Nussbaum that the ceremony was about to begin. Minutes later Dean of Natural Sciences and Professor of Chemistry Chris Van Orman called out to Nussbaum that everyone was waiting for him.

“Then I remembered, ‘Oh yeah! I’m in charge!’ So I grabbed a program and went to the stage. Thank goodness they have programs,” Nussbaum said.

In addition to announcing the names at graduation, the dean of faculty is the chair of the monthly faculty meetings and Educational Policy Committee, selects professors for the CCA Faculty Roundtable, and participates in the hiring of new faculty.

“One of the main functions is to act as a liaison between the administration and the faculty in both directions — to make sure faculty voices are heard in the administration and that the administration is able to communicate their plans and goals,”

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the student callers, we like to reach out to prospective students and make sure they feel like they’ve had enough contact with admissions.”

The callers introduce prospectives to the college, follow up on inquiries, encourage juniors to visit campus, and check in on the decision process.

Papciak said he’ll hire again for the call team mid-spring.

Looking toward the future, admissions will offer a new rotational internship program that the team is currently testing. “[It’s] basically experiencing parts of admissions, every couple of months shadowing us,” Papciak said.

For the students involved in admissions, the job can be very rewarding.

Sophomore Shelby Nies said she’s desired to be a student ambassador since she visited campus.

“I liked the personal interaction with people and the fact they were able to share their passion for Hillsdale with whomever was visiting,” Nies said. “It’s good experience for sharing the love for your institution, and it’ll be nice to have contacts with people who come as freshmen so you can invest in them better. Spending time with people

communication. It facilitates a relationship at a deeper level. With

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ciety. Having a Hall of Fame is a must-have and something that must be handled with care, professionalism, and must accurately represent each era across all sports.”

While his Hall of Fame plaque reads he was a “full-blooded” Cherokee, Myers said Manus’s grandfather was white, and in the 1910 National Census, he reported being three-quarters Native American.

As a student, Manus thrilled audiences as he shot arrows over Central Hall, sang songs in his native tongue, and taught children to make bows and arrows, according to Gilbert.

“Joe was extremely proud of his Cherokee heritage, and he encouraged getting an education and then putting it to use to help make positive changes,” Myers said.

When Manus returned to Indian Territory, he was “an example of a

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Plaque of Jospeh Manus in the Roche Sports Complex. (Amanda Tindall/Collegian)

Wife of former coach McAvoy dies Emma Vinton Assistant Editor

In early May, dozens of seniors will leave a phone message for the dean of faculty. It’s important business for graduation day.

This is the last spring that Professor of Chemistry Mark Nussbaum will listen to the voice recordings of seniors carefully pronouncing the last names, which he will announce at the commencement ceremony May

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Dolores Joan McAvoy died on Feb. 17 at the age of 83 in her home in Dowagiac, Michigan, after a brief battle with cancer.

She was wife of the former Director of Athletics and head football coach John “Jack” McAvoy, who died in 2008. She was a great supporter of Hillsdale College athletics and of her husband during his 29 years of service at the college, and both were beDolores was born in Dowagiac on August 2, 1931. Jack attended Hillsdale College, where he played football in the ’50s under Frank “Muddy” Waters.

Jack and Dolores were married on her birthday in 1958. They had four sons and one daughter.

They moved to Hillsdale in 1974 when Jack became the head football coach for the Chargers. He also took on various other positions during his time at Hillsdale.

They remained in Hillsdale until Jack’s retirement in 1996.

Granddaughter and senior Michelle McAvoy said that she has

fond memories of summers spent at her grandparents’ lake house and sailing on Lake Michigan.

She said that both her grandparents were very invested in the lives of student-athletes during their time at the college.

“Both of them leave a tradition of being very involved at the college and very caring of the students, especially the student-athletes. It continues on

with the personal connection that Hillsdale has with the students.

They were very involved in the students’ lives,” McAvoy said.

“I know my grandpa did a lot of that and obviously my grandma was behind that as well.”

She said that her grandparents lived across from the football homecoming parties.

McAvoy also said her grand-

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mother enjoyed puzzles and reading, and was a woman of strong faith. She was devoted to her family and friends and an active parishioner at Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Church.

“My grandma was raising my dad and his four other siblings while he was coaching and athletic director, so she was really busy with that. But eventually when all their children were at the college I know she was really involved and knew a lot of people up the hill,” McAvoy said.

The saying “behind every great man is a great woman” rings true for Dolores and Jack McAvoy, as friends attest. Many called her a sweet and gentle soul, and that she and her husband made Hillsdale a beloved place.

Dolores is survived by her four sons. Her daughter preceded her in death in 2007. The family has asked for memorials to be made to the Dolores McAvoy Scholarship Fund at Hillsdale College.

The funeral Mass is on Saturday, Feb. 28 at Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Dowagiac.

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Orthodox Christian Fellowship reads Gregory of Nyssa

Reading group participants Associate Professor of English Justin Jackson with juniors Michael Chang, Hannah Wolff, Madison Kearney, and Bethany Shuler, and sophomore Ramona Tausz. (Madeleine Jepsen/ Collegian)

ascent to Mount Calvary, Hillsdale’s Or-

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As Christians enter Lent and being the journey toward Christ’s Holy Week

contemplating Moses’ parallel ascent to Mount Sinai — and the Christian soul’s ascent to Paradise — in St. Gregory of Nyssa’s work “The Life of Moses.”

Associate Professor of English Jus-

tin Jackson leads weekly reading group discussions of this book in the Formal Lounge of the Grewcock Student Union, usually on Fridays. Students of all denominations are welcome to attend. St. Gregory’s work, according to Jackson, is applicable for all those journeying through Lent, training both soul and body to prepare for meeting God. “‘Life of Moses’ is actually supposed to be a reading of our soul and our journey in this life,” he said. “If there’s anything that Orthodoxy teaches you, it’s that simple: This world is simply training you for meeting God face to face.”

The reading groups are one of the regular activities of the Orthodox Christian Fellowship, which was orchief role is simply to allow Orthodox students to come together to pray, since, as Jackson said, “the life of Orthodoxy is one of prayer.” The group carpools to services at Holy Ascension Orthodox Church in Albion and holds Compline twice a week in the Knorr Student Center chapel.

“It’s nice to just have scheduled

‘Survivor’ survivor speaks at ATO retreat Phil DeVoe Collegian Reporter

Last weekend, Michael Skupin, the inspirational speaker who was medically evacuated in vivor,” spoke to men of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity about God, goal-setting, and following through on commitment.

“It was great to hear his talk.

We learned a lot about leadership and what it means to complete goals,” Jeremy Filar, president of ATO said.

Skupin, who now resides in the Detroit metropolitan area, began his lecture circuit after his rereceived from passing out into a “When I regained consciousness, I could see that the skin from my hands was hanging several inches below my palms,” Skupin said.

After his miraculous recovery from the third- and fourth-degree burns in only two weeks, Sku-

pin said he felt inspired to speak to students and young adults throughout the country about how important it is to commit to goals, keep faith in God, and not let others change who you are.

“Michael’s a good speaker, and he has some great lessons for this group,” Dean of Men Aaron Petersen told ATO members before their retreat. “You’ll leave as boys and come back as men.”

Skupin used examples from his experiences on “Survivor” throughout his talk. One lesson in commitment came from a challenge while in the Austrateam sent their strongest member on a pole across their back, and would be eliminated.

petition, my teammates, the other team, and even the cameramen, who weren’t allowed to talk, said that I couldn’t beat Colby Donaldson, who holds the record for the most ‘Survivor’ challenges won,” Skupin said in his speech.

“I kept telling myself that I could beat him, but, after two and a half hours of carrying the water and my teammates still telling me I

couldn’t beat him, I decided I was going to give up.”

Just before he put the water down and forfeited his chance at the victory, the pole carrying Skupin’s water broke, sending him and Colby into a tiebreaker round.

“The lesson here is that you should never ever compromise on your goals and never ever give up, because a miracle might just happen, and you would never know it,” Skupin said.

Among his lessons about life, Skupin also gave the men insights into how “Survivor” worked behind the scenes. He explained -

As juniors start to worry about what they will do after graduation, Professor of History Paul Rahe works alongside faculty to consider a number of scholarships and fellowships as options for students.

Rahe spearheads efforts to guide students through the Rhodes, Marshall, Gates, Clarendon, Fulbright, and Truman scholarships.

Rahe was a Rhodes scholar himself, on the Oklahoma Rhodes committee, and involved with scholarship applications at the University of Tulsa before coming to Hillsdale.

“I came here and I noticed two things: The quality of the students was pretty high, and there was no push to get people to apply to these things,” he said. “When I was at Tulsa, we won one Rhodes, two or three Marshalls, and able to do it here.”

When Rahe started, Professor of Philosophy Jim Stephens was acting as adviser for both the Rhodes and the Marshall. Rahe took over the Rhodes program and now also advises for the Clarendon and Gates fellowships, academic programs that students applying for Oxford and Cambridge may receive, respectively. students’ graduate studies at Oxford.

Rahe said the Rhodes program is lookhow they are going to change the world in some way, and leans towards students with political or journalistic interests.

Stephens still advises students applying for the Marshall Scholarship, which the United Kingdom. Rahe said that the Marshall candidate is less political than the Rhodes, and more purely academic.

Director of the Dow Journalism Program John Miller recently took over advising for the Truman program for Associate Professor of Politics Kevin

dox Church, usually in their senior year or even several years after graduation.

“People as they go through their education in Hillsdale tend to discover Orthodoxy later,” Counts said. “It’s just how the time frame works out for different people to be exploring.”

Jackson notes, however, that the reading groups and occasional speakers OCF hosts on campus are for anyone who is part of a tradition that respects the ancient church or for anyone simply interested in theology.

“Sometimes students have come to Orthodox Church but have questions about their own church,” Jackson said.

“Sometimes I’m just here to bolster their conviction about their own church. I’m delighted to see a Lutheran or a Catholic who has questions or doubts about their and then go, ‘Oh, that’s what I’m looking for.’ That bolsters their faith, and that makes me very happy too.”

Meagan McPhetridge: ODK Leader of the Month Josh Paladino Collegian Reporter

Senior Meagan McPhetridge’s dedication and leadership in her faith, academics, and athletics earned her February’s Omicron Delta Kappa leader of the month award.

McPhetridge is majoring in physical education and minoring in French and classical education. She is currently shadowing at the academy.

She plans on beginning her career as a teacher after graduation.

Apart from McPhetridge’s impressive résumé, she has a servant-hearted personality.

“Not only is Meagan involved in a lot of things, but she has a spirit of leadership,” Tibbetts said.

Meagan McPhetridge’s leadership in Charger Volleyball and Athletes InterVarsity alongside

would do anything for any teammate or the program to make it better, with no gain for herself,” volleyball teammate and Omicron Delta Kappa member senior Lindsay Kostrzewa said.

McPhetridge balances school, volunteer work, make her the perfect choice for February’s Omiand athletics, but still manages to be a leader in cron Delta Kappa leader of the month. all areas in which she’s involved.

“Whenever I see an athlete who is dedicated to their athletics but also dedicated to leadership, that is a huge commitment and requires a lot of discipline,” Omicron Delta Kappa Secretary senior Savannah Tibbetts said. the other contestants to a camouMcPhetridge puts the team before herself, and she also strives to teach the Gospel to her teamwhere they spent several weeks learning survival tactics — just study with her team and organizes InterVarsity enough to keep them alive but not events on campus. so much that the show would lose At the beginning of each year, InterVarsity its authenticity. hosts a kick off with food and games where ath“I didn’t win, but I’m so happy letes come together and the Gospel is shared, I was on the show,” Skupin said. McPhetridge said.

“It honestly changed my life, and McPhetridge also coaches a volleyball team in I’m happy to teach people all the lessons I learned while experienc“She’s really good with young kids and teaching ‘Survivor.’” ing them her passion for volleyball. She’s very patient and understanding; she’s going to be a ODK’s Leader of the Month Meagan McPhetridge. (Amanda Tindall/Collegian) great coach,” Kostrzewa said.

Faculty helps students achieve prestigious scholarships Micah Meadowcroft Arts Editor

it in with a busy college life,” freshman Anastasia Frigerio said.

The community of fellow members in OCF has been a great comfort to Frigerio and the other members this year. Though OCF tends to be small, pened to be Orthodox.

“Coming to college and having Orthodox people that I could connect to immediately was really nice,” Frigerio said. “It’s very important to have people with whom you share basic life foundations.”

“This year, everyone has been more focused on socializing within the group because we have so many people,” President senior Tyler-Rose Counts added. “We have tea together fairly frequently.”

Aside from its primary goal of maintaining the spiritual life of Orthodox students on campus, Jackson said another of the group’s informal aims includes helping to educate interested non-Orthodox students in the ancient life of the church. In the past, some have found a home in Orthodoxy through OCF and ended up being received into the Ortho-

Portteus. Students apply for the Truman Scholarship as juniors, unlike the other scholarships. It pays for the senior year of undergraduate study and for graduate school.

“They want to invest in people who are interested in public life, writ large: so, people who want to go into government, people who want to go into politics or media, that kind of thing,” Miller said.

Miller said sophomores interested in the Truman need to see him.

“You need to be thinking about it pretty seriously no later than when you set foot on campus as a junior, and probably it wouldn’t hurt to think about it the spring before,” he said.

Fred Yaniga, associate professor of German, is the Fulbright Program Adviser for Hillsdale.

The Fulbright Program is run by the students to teach English or conduct research in countries around the world.

“We’ve had students apply for research scholarships, but we have not had any successes,” Yaniga said. “Our successes have been with students applying for the language program. Last year we had two winners. This year we With a September application, Yaniga said he likes interested students to meet with him the spring of their junior year to discuss it and get the process started.

“We’ve had some ongoing experience here on campus and we’ve had kind of a steady stream of applications and I’d like to see that continue,” he said.

For students interested in applying to these programs, Rahe has some warnings.

“Your academic record has got to be pretty good,” he said. “You actually have to have some tolerably clear idea of what you’d like to do with your life.”

Applying, even without success, has its advantages.

“It’s a dry run for applications to law school, or grad school, or med school,” Rahe said. “Doing it, and doing it right, is money in the bank.”

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Visiting professor Smith: An Old South historian

Visiting Assistant Professor of History Miles Smith IV (Madeleine Jepsen/Collegian)

Michael Lucchese Collegian Reporter

In an environment where steady employment and aca-

demic freedom, members of the Hillsdale College History Department are blessed with both, according to new Visiting Assistant Professor of History Miles Smith IV. Smith, a native of Salisbury, North Carolina, specializes in

Admissions From A1 attend Hillsdale].”

Junior Colin Wilson said he enjoys being a camp counselor and saw student ambassadors as a similar position. “[Counseling] is helpful now for organizing your schedule and making sure the kids are where they need to be when they need to be there,” Wilson said. “I’m getting back into the same mentality of being there for their needs and not my own.”

In addition, Wilson said he hopes to develop workplace skills with the job.

“If you have a bad student ambassador when you’re a prospective student, that could color your image, and on the other side, it could make the difference,” Wilson said. “If the ambassador acted blasé, why would the prospective care? The amount of faith placed in ambassadors will look good when I’m applying for other jobs because the college trusted you with their image. Also, walking backwards is a really important skill to have.” the job, Wilson said he enjoyed connecting to students with similar interests.

“My student and another are both interested in bluegrass music, so we had a jam session, and it was cool to see them in their element and relate to people that are different from you,” Wilson said.

Working for admissions allows the students to grow and helps the college grow in its communication capabilities.

“It’s no mystery to the campus there’ve been some changes here,” Papciak said. “We’re refocusing our efforts a bit. We’re excited to bring in some dynamic students.”

studies of the Old South. Growing up in a small, rural Southern town, Smith was surrounded by history. “[I] grew up just thinking about history,” he said. “My dad was interested in it. My grandfather was interested in it. I got to college, and hated my original major. When I switched to history, I was fascinated by everything. It was a mindblowing expansion of all I can know.”

He graduated from the College of Charleston in 2006, with a B.A. in history. Smith went on to receive a Ph.D. in history from Texas Christian University in 2013, where he became fast friends with another Hillsdale professor, Distinguished Visiting Professor of History Samuel Negus.

When Negus informed Smith of the temporary opening left while Professor of History Bradley Birzer taught at University of Colorado Boulder, Smith leaped at the opportunity to teach at Hillsdale, due to the college’s

well-known reputation for academic freedom and teaching Thus far, Smith has taught four different courses at Hillsdale: Western Heritage, American Heritage, Sectionalism and the American Civil War, and Jacksonian America.

As a scholar of the Old South, Smith said that Sectionalism and the Civil War was the class he found himself most comfortable teaching. He went on to say that teaching American Heritage was his favorite, because his students connect with it the most and actively engage with the course material.

“I teach the best students in the world,” Smith said.

Sarah Strubing, a freshman considering a history major, took Smith’s Western Heritage class last semester.

“I think he’s a really intelligent man who enjoys coming to class,” she said. “He’s also really approachable. I always enjoyed starting off my days with his

class, even if it was early in the morning.”

Smith said he hopes to help students “gain a sense of humility that ought to come along with studying at a place like Hillsdale.”

He said most people do not have the opportunity to gain knowledge of the higher things, and that Hillsdale students ought to recognize and be humbled by that.

“Without an accompanying mastery of at least one-tenth its measure of grace, such erudition is worthless,” Smith said, quoting John Quincy Adams.

Smith said that this “nexus of knowledge of grace” is what he aspires to teach his students.

“It’s okay to be elegant and educated. We don’t have to act like automatons,” he said.

According to Smith, the Hillsdale faculty has been a shining example of this link between elegance and erudition. In addition to maintaining his old friendship with Negus, Smith has taken the

opportunity to make many new friends in the history department and beyond.

“Everyone has been consumate professionals. I struggle to think of a single time anyone has been unwelcoming on this campus,” he said.

Apart from the snow and cold weather, Smith said the biggest challenge lies in living so far away from his friends and family back home. Quoting Pulitzerprize-winning historian Daniel Walker Howe, he called this the “tyranny of distance.” However, because of the ease of modern communication and the strong network of friends he has built here in Hillsdale, Smith said this tyranny is easily overcome.

Smith’s plans for next year are undecided, although he said he hopes to stay at Hillsdale.

Bon Appétit hires new general manager Sarah Chavey Collegian Reporter

Coming from almost nine years of experience at Bon Appétit and an even lengthier culinary background, David Apthorpe recently began working as the new general manager for Hillsdale’s food service. He started at Hillsdale on Feb. 18, and hopes to bring his wife and two children from Cleveland, Ohio, soon.

“I think this is going to be a great opportunity for myself and my family, and we look forward to bringing the full Bon Appétit brand here and making a very long-lasting relationship,” Apthorpe said.

Apthorpe began his culinary career in Austin, Texas, where he started a popular French restaurant known as Mirabelle.

Two years in a row, he was named Favorite Chef of the Year by the Austin Chronicle. Beth Kretschmar, marketing manager for Bon Appétit and partner with Apthorpe for six years, said he also worked for some of the best restaurants in Cleveland before joining Bon Appétit.

“He really is creative as far as work-

deAn From A1 Nussbaum said.

Nussbaum’s predecessor, Paul Moreno, professor of Constitutional History at the Allen P. Kirby Center of Consitutional Studies and Citizenship, served as dean of faculty from 20092011.

During the restructuring of the core curriculum in 2011, Moreno individually met with faculty to clarify questions and prevent misunderstandings from becoming issues.

“The high point of my time as dean was when the faculty overwhelmingly approved the new core curriculum,” Moreno said.

Both Moreno and Nussbaum

ing. When we got a great local product, it was really fun for him to come up with

nary background brings a lot to the table,” Catering Director Anne Hartunian said.

Kretschmar said. Apthorpe shares Bon Appétit’s passion for purchasing local foods and working with local farmers, Kretschmar added.

Though Apthorpe never imagined working for a food service company, he claimed that Bon Appétit’s incredibly high standards convinced him to join the company. He temporarily left to work for a classy retirement community in the hopes that he would have more time to spend with his children, but gladly rejoined Bon Appétit in Michigan when he discovered that was not the case. “[Hillsdale] was new to me. It’s very student-focused, which is different than my experience at Case Western, where there’s a lot of research. It was so refreshing for me to meet the president of the ing in the dining room,” Apthorpe said.

Other Bon Appétit staff members feel that his culinary expertise will expand the food service here.

“He was a chef before, and his culi-

recognized his kindness and knowledge.

“He’s a great asset to the organization, and to the college itself,” Hartunian said.

“Even though I don’t get to work with Dave every day anymore, I’m thrilled he’s back with Bon Appétit. He will do great things at Hillsdale,” Kretschmar said.

Perhaps Apthorpe will use his culinary inspirations — Julia Child and Boston chef Frank McClelland — in his work at the college. Though his favorite cuisine is Regional America, he chooses salmon Caesar salad for dinner when he’s in a hurry.

like to choose professors of varying disciplines for the CCA Faculty Roundtable.

“One of the goals of the CCA is for students to have experience learning about a topic they are not primarily studying or majoring in — to be lifelong the faculty members,” Nussbaum said.

In 1996, Tom Conner, professor of history, was appointed ulty. At the time, the college was undergoing administrative changes. Robert Blackstock, professor of Business Law and provost at the time, created the position of dean of faculty to assist in faculty meetings and facilitating communication between the faculty and senior administration.

“I was feeling my way [in

in a whirl of meeting the team and learning his way around, but he looks forward to meeting more students and staff.

“Everyone had very high praise for the quality of student, for the staff and their willingness to work with people, and their general friendliness and openness,” Apthorpe said.

the position]. There was a lot of turmoil because of bad communication so I met with individual departments, asking, ‘What’s on your mind, How ’ya doing,’” Conner said.

“He’s the George Washington of the dean of faculty position,” Mark Kalthoff, department chair of history, said.

“Then Kalthoff’s the Franklin D. Roosevelt of the dean of faculty,” Conner said, joking.

Kalthoff was dean from 1999-2003, the longest time period anyone has held the positon.

“I prided myself that the shortest faculty meeting I ran toff said.

“The position has a certain advantage. It’s a lot of fun to meet all the faculty and get to know them at least by name, if

Bon Appétit ’s new General Manager David Apthorpe. (Joel Calvert/ Collegian)

not better. During my four years, I could look out at the 120-140 faculty in Phillips’ Auditorium and call on any faculty member by name,” Kalthoff added.

Kalthoff and Conner both remember the phone messages they received from seniors as the graduation ceremony approached.

“I think I can count on one wrong in those four years,” Kalthoff said.

Students love hearing their names pronounced by the deep voice of Conner, who instituted that the dean of faculty assume the announcer’s role at graduation. Conner had been the announcer at graduation since 1986.

“The Slavic names tend to be

CORRECTION In the February 19 Issue of the Collegian, the article “Prosecuself-defense shooting claims” attributed a quote to Hillsdale County Sheriff Stan Burchardt, which should have been attributed to city of Hillsdale Chief of Police Scott Hephner.

names,” Conner said.

Lighthouse goes beyond the stigma Sarah Chavey Collegian Reporter

Lighthouse, Hillsdale’s mental health awareness club, is helping students combat the effects of stress and anxiety.

Beginning at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, the club will host a series titled “Behind the Stigma” on ing open to the public will focus on stress and anxiety, and the remaining discussions will concentrate on depression, eating disorders, and substance abuse.

“While Hillsdale College and its students pursue the good, the true, and the beautiful, this campus isn’t immune to mental illness. We owe it to ourselves and is good, true, and beautiful in each one of us and in this life,” senior Jillien Baldwin said.

She, senior Kaitlin Norton, and junior Rebecca French actively represent a portion of the Lighthouse board because of their passion for the cause.

“Hillsdale is such a high -achieving place that a lot of time people are afraid to show weakness, when in reality we all struggle with different things,” French said.

Director of Health Services Brock Lutz agreed, claiming that students at Hillsdale not only suffer from academic stress, but also moral stress.

“We talk so much about mor-

als and virtues and being great people, and so it’s not just academic stress we deal with. Very often, it’s more an existential stress related to ‘I know I want to be like this, and I’m not.

Why?’ It’s so identity-focused,” Lutz said.

Lutz, French, Baldwin, and president of Lighthouse Norton, hope that the series encourages students to feel comfortable discussing mental illness.

“I think I’m just excited for people to realize that mental health is something we can talk about…that we’re able to sit down and talk about it in a light way — it doesn’t have to be lights off, doors closed,” Norton said.

Lutz, Norton, and French will Lutz will discuss the clinical aspect of mental illnesses, while Norton and French will provide more personal stories.

“My best friend back home suffers from crippling anxiety.

I am obviously very passionate about the subject because I have seen it wreak havoc on her life.

I know I’m going to be talking about my own personal experience with having panic attacks.

Since I’ve been at Hillsdale I’ve had a few of them,” Norton said.

French, on the other hand, will discuss a phobia she has.

The Lighthouse board hopes to use preventative actions, rather than waiting until treatment is necessary.

“We are all under stress, but

what is the difference between a normal level of stress and something that becomes overwhelming to me,” Lutz said.

Though Norton started the club two years ago, this is its semester with a leadership board in place. Previous Lighthouse activities include Suicide Awareness Night and Stress Awareness Week, both of which have been well attended.

French played a role in naming the club after one of her favorite analogies.

“I heard an analogy one time ing about, accomplishing nothulous. People don’t understand they can’t see you. Lighthouse brings light, it guides you in the mist,” French said.

“Mental illness is something that affects everyone in some way. It might not be an option to wait until next semester to talk to Brock, or to have that conversation with a friend that you think is struggling,” Norton said.

“I think students should come so they can learn how to identify and handle stress in their lives in a healthy way,” Lutz said.

“Even if you don’t struggle cial to have a knowledge about these illnesses because so many people do struggle with them,” French said.

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the opinion of the colleGian editorial staff Since we were teething, our parents breached the baby talk and taught us simple words, then the alphabet, and eventually how to count to 10. All of the proceeding phonics, multiplication tables, science fairs, SOH CAH TOA, summer reading, AP exams, SAT prep, has led seniors to this semester. The big kahuna.

To those seniors who chose to take the hard classes and a full course load, here’s to

you. While traveling through

to do your reading as a senior

some of you decided to take

and thirsty Thursday. Remember how much you’ve learned since your freshman year at Hillsdale, let alone the days of book reports and math acronyms. You have more education and practice in being a student than you have had in your entire life. You know how to write papers into the double digits, study for exams, and live on little sleep.

in that advertising class that wasn’t mandatory for your the dreaded 8 a.m. section.

Continue to take the opportunity to learn, especially without the pressure of grades that will come out after you walk across the graduation stage.

It takes a lot more discipline

before Hillsdale seems a different person, much younger, more innocent, and yet less beautiful. This place has changed us.

We notice this when we return home, though not always for the best. Walking through the airport becomes an ordeal: We see other college students heading home for break, wearing sweatshirts of every color but Charger blue and white. Without thinking, we smile to ourselves thinking that ours is the This becomes even more dangerous when we are on campus. We chuckle at “the donors,” poking fun at their can-do, Limbaughphilic attitude. We look down with pity on the wide-eyed, eager prospective students, genu-

Clifford Humphrey Special to the Collegian

Only we lucky few who live in such northerly regions have a wealth composed of such currency. I sing of temperatures and a season, which some of late have found reason to curse and complain. I’ll have you see the glister of frozen fog in the same chilly gust that stings your cheek, and declare that winter brings to life a smattering of nuances that are easily frozen and forgotten in depths of February.

There is simply no denying that in winter there is a delightful crispness — which some may disdainfully call “briskness” — that is the same wonderful quality found in apples of the best variety. myself trying to hug my head with my shoulders to warm my ears, but there is also a brightness in this wintry crispness. At no other time of the year does the sun shine forth from the very ground we walk on, and I don’t know about you, but brightness tends to make me happier. The crispness of winter extends to making, somehow, even the sipping of a

Andy Reuss Student Columnist The two of us — Andy Reuss and Matt O’Sullivan — have spent the last three-and-ahalf years attempting to justify our education here, and this is what we’ve come up with: We’ll be better suited for graduate school; ground appealing; our education is good in and of itself, forming mind, body, and soul.

The last argument is the most familiar, and perhaps closest to the truth. But we’ll dare to point entirely.

Could it be that in our pursuit of self“why,” we have convinced ourselves of our own importance, comfortably thinking that we have emerged from “the Cave” and now see the world from atop the shoulders of giants?

Pull your ID out of your pocket and look at newest transfer student, more has changed than the addition of bags under your sleepdeprived eyes. For all of us, the person from

Bronte Wigen Special to the Collegian

There is just something about

Hillsdale College is unique for its refusal to accept federal funding, and also for its statues. The only statue of Margaret Thatcher in North America, for example, is on Hillsdale’s campus. The college honors leaders such as Thatcher, Reagan, and Washington with statues on the school’s Liberty Walk.

Positioned on the Quad, in the Union, and near classroom buildings, the statues greet students on their way to class and provide

dow that makes me want to sit up and recite poetry.

Such a sight has the ironic effect of making me feel suddenly warmer; I think I smile subconsciously, too. I do feel bad for the statues, though. If it didn’t border on idolatry, I’d have a mind to prop up an umbrella over poor Mr. Jefferson’s chair when it snows (he is a southern gentleman after all, poor man). Although the last time I passed him in the snow, he looked dusted in powdered sugar — such is the sweetness of winter!

You notice things in wintertime that you wouldn’t in the spring. The other day, I could make out all the intricacies of a squirrel’s footprints in the snow. I noticed that he had followed the sidewalk right up to my door — who knew squirrels used sidewalks? Furthermore, though I’ve never seemed to give the place extended depth and detail.

It seemed to give it a tinge of extraordinary.

Why is winter associated with despondency?

Friend, look around and hope! If not now, when?

What is the resurrection without death? The fecundity of springtime is impossible without the decaying doldrums of winter, and there are plenty of signs of its promised return to give us good reasons to hope. So, on the edge of your seat! Let us be on pins and needles! Let us not lose our sense of wonder at snow, icicles, and trees that look like they were dipped in crystal glass. Though some may bemoan the lower temperatures and extended stays of snow drifts, when I think on the subtleties of this season, like Phil Connors in “Groundhog Day” before me, “I couldn’t imagine a better fate than a long and lustrous winter.”

visit weekend. And we all certainly enjoy a good jab at Strauss. Even so, it is his name, not ours, that echoes through hallways and publications to this day. In our effort to pursue education for its own sake, all too often we make that education a badge of honor. Our knowledge of the “higher things” becomes a tool to justify ourselves and to belittle those with whom we disagree, or who might not know better.

We come to think of ourselves as so different from our fellow man, and perhaps we are.

But what if this difference gets at something deeper than how many obscure philosophers we can cram into our worldview? What if the higher things call us to bear an even greater burden? And, what if, just maybe, that’s where the joy’s been all along?

Our education is given to us, which conish: We are here at all because of countless donations from people we will never know; the toil endured and triumph enjoyed by our predecessors has blazed the trail for our own quest for understanding. This education should remain a gift, given in turn from us to

those who would receive it. of responsibility, not of entitlement. We who have been enriched in every way must appreciate the true worth of what we’ve received.

This means a full-hearted engagement with the world around us, with those who just might believe in the correspondence theory of truth or, gasp, think Fox News is the bomb diggity. This is not easy. We might need to swallow four years’ worth of academic pride.

But this is our calling. To do otherwise would mean we’ve wasted our time and squandered the gift.

If we do not respond to the calling of this gift, then, at best, our ideals will grow stale and sour. At worst, they will die with us. Knowing that our education is good for its own sake isn’t enough. It must change us completely, once and for all. In short, we must learn to love not just the enchanting words of Shakespeare or the intricacies of the Summa or the political philosophy of Wendell Berry.

Books, for all they’re worth, cannot love in return. The intellectual giants we revere do not want us to vanquish armies of verbal foes, smashing every bad argument that comes our way. They want nothing less than for us to follow them — to live and to love.

Thus, we must also learn to love that kid from the local state school. If we don’t, he’ll remain to us a byproduct of postmodern conceit and industrialized, institutionalized technocracy. We must learn to love the donor, the visiting student, and yes, even the politics major. Then, and only then, will a joy worth having and a joy worth sharing visit our hearts.

Andy Reuss, a student columnist, is a senior studying English and politics. Matt O’Sullivan, a senior studying religion and philosophy, also contributed to this article.

JAMES MADISON DESERVES A STATUE ON CAMPUS

same activity done on a spring day. Finally, curling up with a good book is always better with a soft

blanket, and a soft blanket is always better when there is a crisp chill. So you see? Winter can make lots of things better by the very nature of its crispness.

Then there is the snow itself. Now I’m not much

Don’t hesitate to engage in all parts of the college experience.

Continue to do the reading, study for the exams, and attend your classes. If there is a semester to up the ante, it’s this one.

Our education is a gift we must give to others

Snow doesn’t have to be miserable Last week, I tried to take the most bitter perspective on winter as the Underwarm Man while having a bit of fun with Dostoevsky at the same time. This week, with an encomium to winter, I would like to offer my community a more positive perspective on these cold days.

From somewhere in the early minutes of eight o’clock till nigh on nine, the morning light is re-

But, while you take academia by the horns, be sure to spend those late nights talking with friends, afternoons visiting with professors, and the occasional call to your mom to

students and visitors alike. Soon, students will be able to take a photo with Frederick Douglass, whose statue is scheduled to arrive next year. After Douglass, the next statue added to campus should be of the fourth president of the United States, James Madison.

It is no secret that Hillsdale cares about the Constitution, and therefore a statue of Madison, the “Father of the Constitution,” would be a most logical addition.

At age 25, Madison was selected to attend the Virginia Constitutional Convention in Williamsburg. Eleven years later, he attended another Constitutional Convention — this time in Philadelphia — that would result in the Constitution of the

The Uses of a Liberal Arts Education

by Forester McClatchey

United States.

States military academies, to reMadison actively participated quire students to study the Conin the debates and the document’s stitution for a full semester. drafting. He also took detailed Hillsdale’s mission to teach notes during the meetings, leav- the Constitution also reaches ing behind the only extensive beyond campus. The college is record of the proceedings. To known nationwide for its online - classes, most notably Constitution, moreover, Madison joined Alexander Hamilton and John people have registered for HillJay in defending the Constitution sdale’s online courses, a catalog in a series of essays that became which now includes English, known as the economics, and Federalist PaWhat better re- history. pers. And later Madison’s title as a member minder is there than as the “Father of of the House the statue of a man the Constitution” of Representa- who drafted the is not the only tives, Madison to add his de- reason wrote the the Constitution, statue. He also Bill of Rights, fended it, wrote the possessed a charBill of Rights, and acteristic not unamendments to common among the Constitu- served as our fourth Hillsdale students: president? tion.

He took his educaM a d i s o n ’s tion seriously. In role in the cre- the College of New Jersey, now stitution alone provides a com- Princeton University, where he pelling reason for adding him completed a four-year course in a as the next statue to campus. As little more than two years. one of the most important docuHe devoted himself to his ments in history, the Constitu- studies, sleeping an average of at Hillsdale, where students must learn and understand it. To graduate, each student is required to take a course on the American Founding and the Constitution.

Hillsdale is one of only a handful of schools, including the United

habits and lack of sleep took their toll on his health, and after graduating he returned to his father’s plantation to recuperate. There, he studied law, despite never intending to become a lawyer.

Like Madison, Hillsdale students

devote their time to reading and writing papers. And at some point in their time here, students probably follow Madison’s schedule of per night.

In addition to his example as a dedicated student, Madison is used his education and God-givthe belief that men and women are capable of exercising selfgovernment.

Statues stand as memorials to the people they portray, yet more important, they serve as reminders. They remind us of our history and those that have gone before us, and in the case of Hillsdale’s statues, they remind us that the task of defending liberty now belongs to us. On a college campus, what better reminder is there than the statue of a man who drafted the Constitution, defended it, wrote the Bill of Rights, and served as our fourth president? campus near the statue of Jefferson, bringing together the men responsible for the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

Bronte Wigen is a George Washington Fellow studying politics.

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Galloway is the best dorm

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The guys from Galloway are the greatest, and don’t let anyone tell you different Amelia Stieren Special to the Collegian

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Maybe it’s the community bathrooms. Maybe it’s the Winston Churchill quote painted on the wall. Maybe it’s the cadence runs.

Maybe it’s the organ in the lobby, and maybe it’s the Thursday night Feast.

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dwelling in that sacred place. They welcomed me into their

tell you that you’re wrong. They are actually people with unique -

loway Drive.

There is something rare and attractive about an individual,

dorm, because it’s a pretty worthless endeavor.

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the Winston Churchill quote painted on the wall. Maybe it isn’t the cadence runs, the organ in the lobby, or the Thursday -

Galloway in all its glory. Jack Butler/Collegian

Amelia Stieren is a sophomore studying German and classical education.

ORGAN DONORS SAVE LIVES Madeleine Cooney Special to the Collegian You need only one.

Ten years ago, my father donated a kidney to a former co-worker’s spouse. Ten weeks ago, my mother donated her kidney to her friend. In a way, they gave all of themselves. In reality, they gave an extra, four-by-twoby-one inch organ weighing about four ounces. In this, they gave life. Perhaps you can too.

As of Feb. 1, 2015, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) registers 2,718 people on the kidney transplant waiting list in Michigan alone. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has 123,251 patients on the national waiting list.

Johns Hopkins Medicine estimates the wait time for a kidney transplant During that time, these patients often go on dialysis — a treatment that waste, salt, and excess water. These treatments take about four hours, three times a week at a hospital or dialysis clinic. The National Kidney Foundation records the average life expecten years.

Though life-saving, dialysis runs down the patient’s body, increasing the possibility of serious medical complications. According to Johns Hopkins, about two-thirds of patients eventually will receive a transplant. The rest will die, waiting for donors who never volunteer.

These deaths are unnecessary. Most adults have two kidneys, one more than is needed. As both my parents discovered, donating is easy and safe.

To donate a kidney — a standard procedure for the Mayo Clinic and John Hopkins Medicine, two of the leading transplant hospitals — a donor must be a healthy, willing adult with no evidence of kidney disease or medical conditions that could lead to kidney disease.

Potential donors also must pass rigorous medical, physical, and psychological test to ensure that the donor is These hospitals care just as much about the donor as they do the recipient.

If healthy, then the donor must match the recipient in blood and tissue type. This need not be a perfect match.

Robert Montgomery, M.D., the director of the Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Transplant Center, has said that “[w]e know now that the survival on dialysis is greatly decreased compared to transplantation, so it is really important to have a transplant as soon as possible and with any degree of matching it’s better to have a transplant than not.”

Sometimes the would-be donor does not even partially match the intended recipient. Organizations such as the Mayo Clinic and Johns Hopkins work around this impediment with a paired donor option. This allows two or more donors to swap recipients for the best possible outcome.

The risks to the donor are minimal and recovery takes four to six weeks.

Just as with any surgery, there are risks of bleeding and infection, but current research shows that donation does not affect life expectancy or risk of kidney disease. immediate and obvious. The morning after the transplant, my mother’s recipient walked into my mom’s hospital room to share the joyful news that the kidney was working. Post-transplant, she works a full day, eats and drinks marathon. She no longer survives; she lives.

My 54-year-old mother was walking a couple miles a day just over a week after her surgery. She returned to work less than a month after her surgery and was back at the gym two arises, I hope to follow her example. I can’t die with two kidneys.

Madeleine Cooney is a senior studying English.

Dear Editor, Nathan Brand’s article last week advocating the banning of smoking on campus (“Our campus needs less smoke,” Feb.19) is indicative of the remaining vestiges of the freedom of individual choice yet surviving from Hillsdale College’s legacy of liberty, insomuch at least in how this harebrained article is allowed a publishing beneath the masthead of the Collegian. Brand wishes to deny other students freedom of choice, and to use coercion to enforce his will upon others. His is the moral busy-body’s perspective, which wishes to ban air-hockey tables and smoking and likely red Solo cups as well…in time. As a proud alumnus of Hillsdale College, I must dissent.

Brand seeks to transform Hillsdale College smokers into second-class students.

He believes that smokers should not be relegated to standing in the driving rain or blinding snow beside the student union; no, Nathan proposes that they be driven even further, into an exile of sorts, relocated by decree to back alleyways and sidewalks, crisp Michigan winter air. In fact, Nathan’s proposed ban implicitly advocates marginalizing and ostracizing smokers, condemning them to smoke in some icy purgatory, perhaps all the way across the street on public property, perhaps in a “free-smoking zone of tolerant expression.”

Many of you, like me, freely choose not to partake in regular smoking. You, like me, and like any marginally knowledgeable individual, understands the dangers inherent in smoking. However, though dangerous it may be, you understand that an individual adult citizen is free to choose.

A complete ban encompassing the school is excessive to say the least. Ought the college to regulate the bodies, the wills, the pleasures of the student body so closely?

Have the goodly parents of “America’s future leaders,” the young adult champions of individual freedom and initiative, the student body of Hillsdale College, so failed that the administration must weigh in and prevent them from self-harm? Perhaps it ought also to ban more than two slices of pizza per week per person?

Smoking, while distasteful and unpalatable to some, is nevertheless a peaceful, a consensual, and a socially acceptable activity. If Brand wishes to advance the collective health of the Hillsdale College community, perhaps he should advocate for the prohibition of the ingestion of carcinogenic-laden pizza, hamburgers, hot dogs at football games, or the evil substance known as intoxicating alcohol from these students obviously too immature to choose freely, yet who are so mature they can volunteer to serve our Republic abroad.

Whatever may be distasteful about smoking, those who treasure liberty should agree that “whatever may be unsatisfying in the world, we would rather take our chances of managing for ourselves than submit our interests to the manipulation of social doctors” (even if they reside among the writers of the Collegian). Those who love liberty and individual choice should decline with thanks the intervention of our self-appointed social gurus, Nathan Brand. We must follow another prescription.

-Benjamin S. Kuipers ‘05

BIG BROTHER SHOULD BACK OFF Phillip Wegmann Special to the Collegian Postmodern kids in a post-9/11 world, this generation worries more Facebook than what Big Brother could discover in our inbox. That’s according to a January Pew Research poll, which shows 60 percent of young people still support the National Security Agency regardless of its controversial domestic spying program. Another 10 percent don’t even care.

Living, banking, and dating online, we’ve become comfortably numb to the deterioration of our civil liberties.

Now this indifference allows the NSA to endanger our personal security and the safety of our republic.

Before the advent of the Internet, intelligence agencies needed a warrant to tap a phone or bug an apartment.

Today, that information is just a click away. In the last decade, government jujitsu has turned the information superhighway into history’s most sophisticated instrument of espionage. Using DishFire — the NSA collects phone records, online data, and the search histories of millions of Americans. Afterwards, the agency searches through this dragnet to evaluate risks. It’s the classic spy-now-ask-later racket over which our Founding Fathers would Advocates argue that keeping Americans safe is well worth any incidental privacy premiums. In January, President Obama credited the domestic surveillance program with “preventing multiple attacks and saving innocent lives.” He also trumpeted internal safeguards that take “privacy concerns into account in our policies and procedures.”

claims though, pundits, analysts, and politicians all respond with some vermestic surveillance, the US risks another 9/11. But if total security comes at the cost of liberty, then another 9/11 is a price worth paying. Republics exist not to enforce safety but to foster freedom. By design, limited government can never provide the security imposed by omnipresent tyranny. And it shouldn’t try.

Total security requires herculean public efforts that are anathema to free society. Of course the state must look to the safety of its citizens, but only after addressing the security of their risk undermines the entire framework of republican government. To enjoy individual rights, one inevitably accepts a certain risks. Freedom is inherently dangerous.

Philosophical considerations aside, the program is still far from a silver its legitimacy. The NSA’s vast web of warrantless wiretaps and internet bugs didn’t stop the Fort Hood terrorist attack or the Boston Bombing. And how enter the National Counterterrorism watchlist, how can agents and analysts keep up?

Attempts at omniscience set an unrealistic expectation for the intelligence community and put lives at risk. Struggling through a swamp of irrelevant data collected from innocent Americans, analysts regularly lose track of solid leads. They don’t need more information. They need better intelligence. Rather than vacuuming up the data of innocent millions, they need to pinpoint facts on a guilty few.

This domestic spying program undermines our most basic civil right, reducing citizens to tenants of their own thoughts. Under threat of unwanted observation, individuals act unnatu-

rally. Thus, this government voyeurism fundamentally corrupts individual liberty making free discourse, that cornerstone of democracy, impossible.

In an evolving world increasingly unfriendly to democracy, our republic requires both liberty and security.

Luckily there’s an amendment for that.

The Fourth Amendment establishes clear standards for state intervention in private lives. The prohibition of “unreasonable searches and seizures” along with a return to the standard of “probable cause” emancipates the individual from unwanted government interference. In short, it makes freedom possible.

More than some gimmick, the Fourth Amendment actually works.

For two centuries, the law protected liberty while preserving security. It can do so again today. A return to the Constitution would throw a lifeline to clear criteria for wrongdoing, law enforcement could escape a marsh of misinformation.

FBI-agent-turned-ACLU attorney Michael German argues that the Fourth Amendment doesn’t hinder law enforcement. It helps them.

“These standards actually assisted me as an investigator,” German explains, “because they forced me to focus on the right people for the right reasons, For centuries, this Constitutional safeguard barred the state from enpersonal records, and running the lives of its citizens. In the information age, it’s time to enforce that same standard. Our generation needs to block Big Brother online by abolishing the NSA’s domestic spying program.

Phillip Wegmann is a senior studying history and politics.

Beware the intersection of science and politics Madeleine Jepsen Special to the Collegian Recently, there have been many instances of politics intersecting with the institution of the family. Between the Supreme Court’s imminent ruling on gay marriage and the controversies regarding provision for contraceptives in Obamacare, we are facing critical confrontation on the topics of marriage and reproduction. also have noticed the recent debates in Parliament regarding embryonic mitochondrial therapy. A quick perusal of search engine results will yield headlines such as BBC’s “MPs say yes to three-person babies” and CNN’s “UK lawmakers approve ‘3-parent babies’ law.”

Despite these black-and-white headlines, the issue is hardly that simple — many of the overgeneralized headlines and news briefs can easily lead readers to misconceptions about the issue. An investigation beyond the sensationalized 10-word titles will show that the topic is hardly as clear-cut as the top results would make it seem.

To begin, it is important to understand the role of the mitochondria to comprehend the real impact of this technique.

Mitochondria, present in nearly all body cells, generate energy for critical cell processes. They also contain a small set of DNA which primarily codes for mitochondrial components. Due to the manner in which reproductive cells form, mitochondria (and mitochondrial DNA) are only inherited from the mother, meaning any mitochondrial problems will almost certainly be passed on to her children.

This information becomes crucial in understanding mitochondrial disease and the means of treating it. This sort of recoveries from common viruses, seizures, and muscle failure. In addition to the wide variety of symptoms, the onset of these problems can begin in utero, or be delayed as late as adulthood. The variety and complexity of mitochondrial eralize into a tidy statistic. However, the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation estimates that 1,000-4,000 children are born yearly with a mitochondrial disease. CNN cites a statistic showing that in the UK, only 1 in 6,500 babies will suffer a shortened lifespan as a result.

The title “3-parent babies law,” referring to the treatment

method addressed by Parliament, is itself misleading. The treatment method involves the donation of a healthy mitochondrion for the female sex cell by inserting the mother’s nucleus into the donor’s egg cell, either pre- or post-fertilization. This results in an embryo with the mother’s primary DNA contained in the nucleus, paternal DNA, and healthy mitochondrial DNA from a female donor. Although it is technically true that there are three “parents” who contribute DNA, mitochondrial DNA consists of less than the color of eyes, hair, and skin are all determined by the primary mother’s genetic material, along with that of the father. These facts are important to understand when considering critics’ claims that legalizing such a method would serve as a frontrunner for “designer babies.”

The politics and feasibility of this treatment method add another dimension to the issue. Although the bill passed in the House of Commons, it has yet to be approved by the other part of Parliament, the House of Lords. In this sense, to say that “UK lawmakers have approved” the method is partially deceiving, since the legislation has not yet gone through both houses. Furthermore, while some experts have petitioned Parliament in support of the proposition, others have warned against it, and not just for ethical reasons.

Many are worried about possible effects. The Californiabased Center for Genetics and Society, for example, said that “the techniques will in fact put women and children at risk for severe complications, divert resources from promising alternatives and treatments, and set a policy precedent that experimentation on future generations is an acceptable biomedical/fertility development.” It is also notable that the Food and Drug Administration suspended testing for a similar method in the US. On the whole, an investigation into the complexity of mitochondrial disease and the history of this treatment method provides a clearer picture of what the “3-parent baby law” really entails, much more so than a cursory oppose this legislation, this incident highlights the need for healthy skepticism and investigation into contemporary issues, especially in light of other current events where politics and science overlap.

Madeleine Jepsen is a freshman studying biology.

CITY NEWS

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Jail nears maximum occupancy, police purchase new vehicles

BASCH project aims to impact Hillsdale’s justice system Stacey Egger Collegian Freelancer Every week, community members gather downtown at the Book, Art, and Spiritual Center of Hillsdale in an effort to improve perceived injustices in Hillsdale’s justice system.

Richard Wunsch, owner of BASCH previously known solely as Volume One Bookstore, and fellow Hillsdale resident Jon-Paul Rutan conceived of the Hillsdale Justice Project in 2012. Since then, it’s taken a more concrete shape with the help of community members.

“It evolved from being a ‘What’s wrong with our community?’ group initially to a ‘Well, what can we do about it?’” Deb Connors said, who has been involved with the Project from its beginning.

The Project’s main focus continues to be on the criminal justice system, Wunsch said, but it also deals with many satellite agencies and issues such as Child Protective Services, the Department of Human Services, mental health, and the school system.

“I do not want to willy-nilly try and destroy structures or replace people,” Wunsch said. “I want people to act right.”

Hillsdale County Sheriff Stan Burchardt said that he is not aware of the problems that “I’ve been a law enforce40 years, a trooper for 25 years, and this is my 19th year as sheriff,” Burchardt said. “In that time, I don’t know of any problems we’ve had with the justice system.”

Burchardt added that while he knows the group exists in Hillsdale, he hasn’t had direct contact with it, so is unable to comment on it. He said the court-appointed attorneys do

the small number of appeals in his time.

“If there [are issues], I’m sure it will come to the public’s attention,” Burchardt said.

The Project focuses its energies on three areas: community education, mediation, and a visible presence. It seeks to educate people on relevant issues such as their Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights, how to in-

Local coffee shop Checker Records gives Volume Salon’s Kim Holtz the boost she needs to start her mornings right. The beloved hybrid record and coffee store, winner of the Hillsdale Daily News’ People’s Choice Award four years in a row, hooked Holtz on coffee.

Holtz did not acquire the taste for coffee until eight years ago when she started ordering coffee drinks from Checker Records with just half an espresso shot.

She has since worked her way up to four in what is now her drink of choice, the king-sized Teddy Bear.

Holtz’s long-standing love for the record store’s coffee is what prompted its owners, John and delivery service.

“I used to stop in in the morning, and then we decided to call one day,” Holtz said. “I don’t know if it was like a joke, or what, but we asked them if they could deliver.”

And they did.

For about three years, John, Robin, or one of their employees would deliver coffee to the salon across town.

“We just started walking them down there,” John Spiteri said. “If it was bad weather, we might drive.”

members try to attend community meetings and court cases to and hold authorities accountable.

“In a community the size of

do something about it,” Connors said. “I think everyone eventually sees it in their best interest to have the best kind of community we can.”

The more this kind of “community cooperation” can be fostered, the more the members of the Project believe can be ac-

The Hillsdale County Jail is running close to maximum occuability, County Commissioner John Burtka said in his public safety report during the Hillsdale County Commissioner’s meeting Tuesday.

“There are not usually available consistent cells to attempt to lease out to other entities,” he said. “I had a conversation today with the sheriff, and he’s in close contact with the judges every day on what their occupancy is there.”

He also said the Hillsdale chasing three new police vehicles this week.

The only motion proposed and approved at the meeting was a resolution to pay $3,244 to the County Park Board for the purchase of a new gas furnace, which will arrive this week, and the necessary gas.

Chief Building Inspector Martin Taylor also presented the County Building Inspection Department’s annual report. Al-

“Not a lot of change, not big changes, but changes. That’s all you can hope for. You can hope to help steer things to where they’re a little smoother,” Sharp said. “It would be false hope to think that we’re going to step in and change the world overnight … but if we can make things better for one person, it’s worth our time.”

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— Charlie Sharp

complicated court and agency issues.

Mediation is essential to the Project. If members hear about someone having a problem in a school or with an authority, they will often try to step in and help before it becomes a complicated legal issue.

“A lot of times, if you can make both sides see a happy center, you don’t have an expensive problem,” said Charlie Sharp, a former Hillsdale police Sharp retired from the police force in 1990 after 24 years of service. There, by learning how

offer non-alcoholic beverages.

Spiteri estimates that the delivery service has increased the shop’s business by about 25 percent.

The Brew Crew is likely one of the many reasons Checker Records has been voted Hillsdale’s best coffee shop by the readers of the Hillsdale Daily News four years in a row.

“It means nothing, but it’s kind of cool. It’s the readers of the county,” he said.

He and his family dubbed the Brew Crew van “the hamster mobile,” drawing from the 2010 Kia commercial.

The Brew Crew car that transports Checker Records coffee to customers. (Joseph Adams/ Collegian)

this and with things like these newspaper releases, oftentimes they’re going to make the judicial system work a little harder to think about what they’re doing if they know there’s somebody watching,” Sharp said.

Wunsch and Connors said although this kind of change tible.

Hillsdale Circuit Court Judge Michael Smith heard about the Justice Project from the Hillsdale Daily News, but he said he has never interacted with it. He added that he would be willing to discuss any

the department.

“We’ve maintained growth quite a few years since the drop we had in 2008,” he said. “One of the things we changed last year is we went to part-time labor. It’s saved us quite a bit of money.”

He added that in the past year they’ve gradually been working to eliminate a backlog of inspections, which now only includes cases from as far back as 2012.

Commissioner Ruth Brown told the board that the Hillsdale Farmers’ Market made its annual request for use of the courthouse parking lot for the farmers’ market on Saturdays from May through September. Brown will present a resolution for approval of this request at next month’s meeting.

She also told the board that the car show, typically held at the county fairgrounds, will be held in the courthouse parking lot on June 20.

you’ve got so many volunteer, part-time people that are dedicated but limited,” Sharp said.

“Almost every brainstorming session, new thoughts and ideas are developed and thrown in.”

Despite its limitations, the Project continues to work toward its goals. According to Connors, some changes seem to make that process easier, such as more positive communication between the Project and authorities.

“I think we’ve begun to establish communication channels with some of the people that are in positions to actually

Officers caution community on credit card scams Phil DeVoe Circulation Manager Hillsdale citizens should be on the lookout for scammers who use email and credit card machines to steal money. These scams are common in Hillsdale, and in light of recent credit card scams, the Hillsdale Police Department wants to help people prevent their money from being stolen. Emails have tricked Hillsdale residents into giving up their money, with some help from the Police Department, everyone can learn to watch out for scammers.

The emails often read something like: “I am a hitman, and someone hired me to take a hit out on you. I’m having some reservations, but he’s paying me $20,000 to kill you, so if you pay me $5,000, I won’t kill you and tell him I did.”

“Almost every day, someone calls me about a money scam,” Detective Brad Martin of the Police Department said. “We try to get their money back, but sometimes it’s too late.”

“It’s Dave, your cousin. I’m in Spain on vacation, and my wallet was stolen — I could use some money from you, if you could send that my way. I’ll pay you back when I’m home,” another email read.

Throughout the annals of email history are estranged Nigerian princes, distant relatives out of money, sympathetic hitmen, and entrepreneurs seeking startup money for their orphanages in Thailand. According to Martin, these kinds of emails often convince recipients to give money to the sender.

Shooting From A1 at her, she ran out of the room and her father, Michael, came in

A Hillsdale resident was visiting the Police Department

last Tuesday to discuss a case in which his credit card was used for several purchases in Texas.

Martin has been following the case and working with local authorities in Texas to try to reimburse the purchases.

Email scams where the sender asks only for money are easier to stop than scams like the one in Texas, police Chief Scott Hephner said, because in an email asking for credit card information, the scammer can keep sucking money until the credit card company or the card owner catch on.

Before card or identity theft, the worst scamming situation would be if a card’s information was taken from a business card reader after swiping the card as payment.

“Ninety percent of what we deal with in terms of credit card scams are from Kroger or Wal-Mart,” Martin said.

“Almost every day, someone calls me about a money scam.”

— Detective Brad Martin

While neither Martin nor the resident know how the Texas scammer obtained the card information, Martin advises local residents use caution when making purchases with their credit cards.

In light of September’s Home Depot Inc. credit scam and December’s Target debacle, Martin is encouraging everyone to be careful with their catch scammers who use card readers to steal data, identifying and preventing fraudulent money transactions over the Internet and email is something anyone can do, and Martin has some tips:

Safety Tips for your

CREDIT CARD

1) Use common sense.

Most times, the scammer is playing off of fear or guilt, and the absurdity of the request can sometimes overcome instinct.

If it sounds dubious, hit delete.

2) You will never have to pay money to get money.

If you’ve actually “won a contest” or “earned a prize,” you shouldn’t have to put in your credit card information.

3) If someone emails you requesting money you owe, but you don’t know the person or the reason why you allegedly owe money, then you probably aren’t indebted to the person. If you actually owe him money, you’ll she confronts you.

4) Above all else, be cautious. The Police Department is glad to help sort out any questions about possible scams, and people can stop in and speak with Detective

(Hannah Leitner/Collegian)

Checker Records “lettered up” a van for a delivery service titled “The Brew Crew.” They deliver nearly every day to the women who open at the salon, and sometimes Volume’s customers will tack on orders as well. The shop recently added sandwiches to its menu, so the ladies at Volume will sometimes follow their morning order with one for lunch.

The Brew Crew will deliver anywhere within city limits for a $2 delivery fee, in addition to providing air pots for business meetings or formal functions. It has also served at graduation parties and even a few weddings that wanted to

the ways in which potentially violent situations can be diffused.

The Project believes its presence in the community can be

problems that the Project may identify, but he has never heard from its members.

The Project is growing as more people seek its help. It is now involved with an issue about twice a week — even twice a day, Connors said, but as the group grows, it begins to feel its limits.

“This is not an easy process we’re doing — trying to get it off the ground and making it run smoothly — because

“It would be false hope to think that we’re going to step in and change the world overnight...

But if we can make things better for one person, it’s worth our time.”

Checker Records coffee journeys by Brew Crew Morgan Sweeney Senior Reporter

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Ramona Tausz Assistant Editor

prevent your money from being stolen before it’s too late.

with a gun.

Michael admitted to the police that he killed his son-in-law, claiming it was in self-defense of his family, according to the incident report.

Hillsdale County Prosecuting Attorney Neal Brady said

he will not arrest anyone until he has a full understanding of Momenee’s mental history and the self-defense claims.

Brady said several more interviews about the case were done over the weekend and the last step before making a deci-

sion will be acquiring some medical records.

“It’s not very often you see a murder in the area, and it’s even less often where the claims are self-defense,” Brady said. “The goal is to see how legitimate that defense is.”

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Chargers hope to move beyond slump Jessie Fox Collegian Reporter It’s been a tough stretch of games for the Hillsdale women’s basketball team as they suffered their second losing weekend in a row. On Thursday, the Chargers fell to the Ferris State University Bulldogs in a 69-49 loss at home, and were defeated on Saturday by the Grand Valley State University Lakers 71-63 in overtime.

The losses drop the Chargers to 15-10 overall and 11-10 in the GLIAC. The Chargers are holding onto their eighth seed in the GLIAC, but will need to secure it with a win on Thursday against Saginaw Valley State University.

“We had such a tough week the week before and it kind of carried over. We knew we were better than them but we just couldn’t put the ball in the basabout Thursday’s loss.

The Chargers’ 28.2 shooting percentage paled in comparison to the Bulldogs’ 43.1 shooting percentage. The Chargers faced continued struggling to make shots in the second half.

“We just had trouble scoring and it completely threw us off because we’ve been so consisFogt, who was named a SecondTeam Academic All-American yesterday.

The Chargers managed to

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out-rebound the Bulldogs 46-38.

Freshman Allie Dittmer grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds, leading the team.

On Saturday, the Chargers

let them take it away, but on Saturday we fought back and played

into a decisive overtime. “[In overtime] they could not

The Chargers played a strong

The Lakers outscored the utes of overtime. The pressure defense the Lakers played made it hard for the Chargers to compete when the Lakers found their rhythm.

Geffert led the Chargers with 19 points, while Fogt snatched a season-high 17 rebounds and matched those rebounds with 17 points.

On Thursday, the Chargers will host SVSU in their last regular season game. If the Chargers beat the Cardinals, they will clinch their ticket into the postseason tournament. said. “And we know we’re the

Junior Madison Berry dribbles past Ferris State defenders. Berry scored four points and dished out three assists.

(Anders Kiledal/Collegian)

traveled to Allendale, Michigan to take on the Lakers who they had defeated earlier this month.

It was Senior Night for GVSU and the enthusiastic crowd created a fun atmosphere for both teams, Fogt said. three games we rolled over and

half was a bit slow, Hillsdale came out in the second half with a 14-point swing that converted lead. The Chargers were ahead until the very end when the Lakers hit two free throws to tie the game. Hillsdale made a crucial defensive stop to send the game

The Chargers took down the Cardinals 67-49 early this month.

Thursday’s game is Senior Night and Hillsdale will honor its four seniors, Brooke Borowski, Chelsea Farrell, Megan Fogt, and Kadie Lowery as they play their ter Arena.

“This senior class is special.

Megan, Kadie, Chelsea, and Brooke have worked hard for our dette Charney said in an email.

“They are of great character and work ethic. We will certainly miss them and hope we can play

BOX SCORES

Men’s Basketball Hillsdale: 74 Ferris State: 73

Women’s Basketball Hillsdale: 49 Ferris State: 69

Hillsdale: 59 Grand Valley: 77

Hillsdale: 63 Grand Valley: 71 (OT)

Season Leaders Points Per Game: Kyle Cooper (20.6) Stedman Lowry (10.2) Rebounds Per Game: Cooper (10.3) Jason Pretzer (3.6) Assists Per Game: Zach Miller (7.3) Cooper (1.8) Field Goal Percentage: Rhett Smith (61.8) Cooper (53.8) Nick Archer (53.1)

Season Leaders Points Per Game: Megan Fogt (13.0) Kadie Lowery (9.7) Rebounds Per Game: Fogt (9.1) Allie Dittmer (5.9) Assists Per Game: Morgan Blair (2.1) Ashlyn Landherr (2.0) Field Goal Percentage: Fogt (52.4) Dittmer (47.9) Lowery (41.4)

GLIAC North Standings Lake Superior State 18-3 Saginaw Valley 16-5 Michigan Tech 15-6 Ferris State 15-6 Northwood 10-11 Hillsdale 10-11 Grand Valley 9-12 Northern Michigan 7-14

GLIAC North Standings Michigan Tech 19-2 Grand Valley 15-6 Northern Michigan 15-6 Northwood 13-8 Hillsdale 11-10 Ferris State 9-12 Lake Superior State 3-18 Saginaw Valley 3-18

Softball looks to avenge last season

TRACK TEAM PREPARES FOR GLIAC MEET Micah Meadowcroft Arts Editor

weekend may be able to push them onto the NCAAs. Those

Coming out of a bumpy Tune Up home meet last weekend, the Charger indoor track team is buckling down and focusing on this weekend’s GLIAC championships at Saginaw Valley State University.

program’s identity as a top level team, must be balanced with the strategic placement of athletes at the GLIAC championships scoring points for the team.

Junior Corinne Zehner is one tion, and, while she didn’t have a slow weekend, she’s looking to improving this weekend.

“I wanted to run a little faster in both the 60H and the open 400, but my time in the hurdles is pretty consistent and the competition at GLIACs will be a little faster

coach Andrew Towne said of the team’s performance last week.

Between a number of distance athletes having the weekend off, midterms, and strong performances in Boston and at Grand Valley two weeks ago, the team was tired.

“We have to do the things we need to do to make sure we’re not

she said in an email. “I had a PR in the open 400 which was great

but again, I hope to run faster this weekend at GLIACs because my time is not fast enough to get me Zehner ran a 57.25, posting a provisional mark, in the 400.

Junior Emily Oren already still has high hopes for this weekend.

“Going in, I’m looking for a win in the Distance Medley Relay and the mile, and basically placing as high as I can in the 800 because I’m going to be pretty really excited for the team too because we have a lot of girls ranked really high in events and we’re starting to get more depth which is what we need to score

Towne told students after the Tune Up to get focused and energized for GLIACs. He said that he saw immediate improvement.

Zehner said she’s focusing on staying healthy and well rested, despite midterm season. Senior Joshua Mirth, who runs the 3K and 5K and was on break this past weekend, is treating the regional championships like basically any other meet in his preparations.

“In terms of training we’re said. “It’s pretty similar in terms of workouts that we’re doing this week. Maybe just take everything a little bit lighter, a little championship meet. And mentally there’s a little more focus on remembering that we’ve got that

With the NCAA Division II March 13 and 14, Towne and the coaching staff must take that into consideration as they approach the regional championships.

“We’re trying to strike a nice balance of making sure that you’re still prepared to go to NCAAs two weeks later and make sure that your still scoring

team is ready.

“I think we’re looking really The GLIAC indoor track and be hosted by Saginaw Valley University in their new facility. Towne said the atmosphere at GLIACs is raucous, and that while older athletes may be able to feed on it, “for a freshman that can be pretty intimidating because they haven’t experienced

While many students are alchampionship, having either posted automatic marks or provisional marks that will likely Towne said that there are a few -

a lot of points, so I think that we could come out doing really well

Freshman Evan Tandy runs the hurdles at the Hillsdale Tune Up home meet. (Anders Kiledal/Collegian)

But the plan is to score, and score big.

Baseball to open season in Kentucky Stevan Bennett Collegian Freelancer

the cages and just trying to be as sharp as possible before we start

The pop of a fastball landing in a catcher’s mitt. The ping of a ball of exploding off of a bat.

If you walk past the barn down

Last season the Chargers went 17-33 overall and 14-19 in GLIAC play. This year, the GLIAC North Division coaches poll

likely hear these sounds coming together in a symphony that can only mean one thing: It is almost baseball season.

Hillsdale’s baseball team will open the season with a doubleheader this weekend in Louisville, Kentucky, with games against Bellarmine University and Alderson-Broaddus University. ing games comes as a welcome sound to the team, which has been working year round to make this season a success.

“In the fall we’re in the weight

fourth, but the Chargers have a

coach Eric Theisen said. “We’re just out there trying to make the sure the guys have a good feel for each other, and that everybody is Despite all of the work put in during the fall semester, the guys showed up after Christmas knowing it was time to put in serious work.

“You come back and you have to make sure you can be ready pitcher Shane Armstrong said.

“We’re throwing live [batting practice] to each other down in

“We want to make the confer“If you make the tournament, you show up, play your butts off,

playing a game.

“Coach Theisen always says after a bad practice, ‘you’re going to mess up in life. You can’t dwell on it. You’re going to have plenty of opportunities to make “We’re really out there just trying to stay loose and just have The team’s assistant coach is Gordon Theisen, head coach Eric Theisen’s father, and the players

say that this can sometimes cause comical situations.

Morgan Delp Editor-in-Chief Due to predicted snow in Evansville, Indiana, where the opening tournament was supposed to occur, the Charger softball team will instead head to Duncan, South Carolina today for the season’s debut. The team will play four mostly inregion teams this weekend: St. Joseph’s, Bellarmine, Trevecca Nazarene, and Southern Indiana.

“We think we’re going to coach Joe Abraham said. “We’re shocked [the GLIAC] put as at year. I don’t see any reason we have almost everyone back, and

well because they’re always on the same page. They both believe in ‘Theisen baseball,’ which means you play hard, get

Abraham was referring to his team’s impressive end-of-

18 games on the road, before opening their home season on March 18 against Wayne State.

Athletic Center to practice this semester.

“Any chance we can get to set

and nine of the last 10 in the conference. Unfortunately, with an overall record of 21-17 and a GLIAC record of 13-13, they lost the tiebreaker for eighth place and did not make the conference tournament. The team wants a different outcome this season.

“We think we come into the Abraham said. “Our pitching got stronger in the second half of last season, and we return all of our pitchers. We had a drastic improvement in team defense from the year before to last year.

Each year our hitting gets better because we simply have more

Theisen said. “We’re able to get in there and at least walk through some game situations. Just make sure we know our play calls, our defensive priorities, and our Unfortunately for the team their games cannot be played indoors, and so this means sometimes braving the elements to work on fundamentals.

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The 2014 team, with only one senior, was young, which Abraham said contributed in part to the slow start. The other main culprit, he noted, was winter weather. Of the GLIAC teams (all in Ohio and Michigan) who have played thus far, the combined record is 12-30.

“It just goes to show how

said. “We know we’re probably going to see it once the season starts, so we want to be out in it.

It’s the same thing we deal with

keep in mind that they are still

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at it sometimes, so that’s always

The team has set-up a regula-

Even with all the talk of

Senior Kate Ardrey pitches in a game last season.

Ardrey was named Second-Team All-GLIAC, committing just one error in the season’s final 32 games. (Anders

Senior shortstop Nolan Breymaier at bat in a game last season. (Anders Kiledal/Collegian)

Abraham said. “Almost half of

the league teams [that play softball] have turf buildings. We are not in an ideal situation for an indoor softball practice. On one hand, you don’t want to use excuses, but at the same time, faIn addition to practicing softball in the gym, the baseball team lends its indoor batting barn to the softball team, and this year, the team also practices batting in a gymnastics-type building behind a house on Oak Street. Because of practicing in a very different environment than where games are held, it’s hard to tell exactly how the lineup will look this weekend. assistant coach Erin Porter said.

The freshman class brings a lot of offense in strong hitting, Abraham said, along with a talented pitcher, Danielle Stein. In addition to Stein, senior Kate Ardrey, junior Sarah Grunert, and junior Sarah Klopfer will return to the pitching staff.

Grunert won All-GLIAC honorable mention last year as a utility player, and served as the team’s leading hitter. Ardrey also saw a big offensive year in 2014, and will bat in the middle of the lineup.

“I’d say this is the best team we’ve had since I’ve been here. There’s not a single girl I now. There’s not a single one I wouldn’t trust. It’s nice to know Adding pressure to the opener, this weekend’s games are crucial to postseason play in the region. The team will travel to Florida the following weekend of spring break, where the Chargers will face non-region teams.

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Charger Sports

CHARGERS FACE MUST-WIN GAME TONIGHT Nathanael Meadowcroft Assistant Editor It all comes down to tonight.

After splitting last weekend with a 74-73 home victory over the Ferris State Bulldogs on Thursday followed by a 77-59 defeat at Grand Valley State University on Saturday, the Hillsdale College men’s basketball team must defeat the Saginaw Valley season game tonight at 8 p.m. and see the 19th-ranked Lake Superior State Lakers beat the Northwood Timberwolves to advance to the GLIAC tournament.

The Chargers (12-13, 10-11 GLIAC) controlled their destiny after defeating the Bulldogs, but couldn’t keep up with Grand Valley on Saturday.

Grand Valley jumped out to a 31-20 lead with 5:47 remaining gers responded with a 13-4 run the break. second half, Hillsdale committed six fouls, putting Grand Valley in the bonus early.

“When they get into the bonus that quickly it’s hard to play with the same defensive intensity,” said junior forward Kyle Cooper, who was named a FirstTeam Academic All-American yesterday.

“We talked about not fouling [during halftime] and we fouled way too much,” head coach John Tharp said. “It became a bit of a snowball effect on us.”

On Thursday, the Chargers took advantage of three outstanding performances, two big points, and one bizarre half-court shot to grab the close victory.

Junior forward Rhett Smith played another solid game off the bench with 10 points on 5-6 shooting and Cooper was dominant with 31 points and 17 rebounds.

But the most important play of the night came off one of Cooper’s two assists.

With 30 seconds remaining in regulation and the Chargers down by a point, Cooper drove to the basket and immediately drew a second defender in.

Cooper made the smart pass to Smith who was positioned under the basket, and he laid the

ball in to give the Chargers the lead with 25 seconds remaining.

“The play that Kyle Cooper made with that great pass to Rhett [Smith] was tremendous,” Tharp said. “He just made a play and that’s what you need your guys to do.”

After the ball found the bottom of the net, Cooper let out a roar.

“To beat a good team like that on our home court in the fashion that we did, it was just an emotional game and sometimes it overwhelms you. I just got really excited,” Cooper said. “When you play games like that in front of a home crowd that’s cheering against a good team and it comes down to the wire and you’re able to pull it out, it makes everything feel worth it. There’s no better feeling.”

The Bulldogs had one more chance to take the victory, but senior forward Ian Sheldon kept Ferris State’s Drew Lehman from getting an open look, and Cooper grabbed the rebound to seal the victory.

Junior guard Zach Miller scored eight points on the night and dished out 15 assists. Miller leads the GLIAC with 182 assists on the season.

“Our guys were able to put the ball in the basket and I was tions,” Miller said on his 15-assist performance.

A couple of Miller’s 15 assists came on alley-oop passes in the

tions for the GLIAC playoffs this game is for our seniors in their last time playing a game at Hillsdale,” Cooper said. “There’s

no other focus than just sending those guys off on their last home game in the right way.”

The NFL Combine At this time of year, senior students are trying to answer the question, “What do I want to be ing up our last semester here, we mail our resumes, answer the interview questions, and pray ceaselessly for businesses or graduate schools to give us that dream job. But what if this whole process was broadcasted nationally for all of America to see?

What if one tiny mistake could be the difference between having the million dollar paycheck or living in our parents’ basement?

That’s the risk for over 300 football players when they try out for the NFL at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. I had the opportunity to attend the event last week as a member of the media and witness one of the hardest job interviews any college student has to face today.

The NFL Scouting Combine has been called the Olympics of football. In four days, college football players are tested physically, psychologically, and socially in front of famous coaches, scouts, general managers, and owners to see whether they are worth the high investment and will help a team win a Super Bowl. These star college players are rushed in and out of medical examinations to microscopically assess every injury from their entire life, take psychological tests to measure their IQ and personality, answer questions from the media about why they should be

the second half, Miller attempted a half-court lob pass to Cooper. of Cooper, the ball found the bottom of the net as an improbable 3-point shot.

“It was [meant to be a lob],” Miller said. “Cooper just decided not to jump.”

“I saw [Miller] let the ball go and I tracked the ball for a second I thought ‘There’s no way I’m getting that’ so I started stopping myself to get ready for it to come off the backboard,” Cooper said. “I kept tracking it and it just rattled in. That was better than what we were trying for anyway.”

Tonight, the Chargers will not only be playing for their playoff lives, but more importantly for their seniors on Senior Night.

“Putting aside all implica-

Cooper Dunlap:

show off their athletic abilities through speed, strength, and poterms, the players have sent in their college careers, to the NFL and NFL teams have invited them for an intense interview to see if any team wants to hire them.

This can’t be too bad especially since these players are going to make millions of dollars, right? But how many of you like Top: Junior point guard Zach Miller looks to pass. Miller leads the GLIAC in assists with 182. Bottom: Junior Kyle Cooper dunks for 2 points in a game against Ferris State.

Cooper racked up a team-high 31 points. (Anders Kiledal/ Collegian)

place plus have camera follow you everywhere? Or have your IQ results revealed on ESPN and the NFL Network for all football fans to see?

As I watched all the press conferences in the podium room, the players no longer appeared like the football stars I watched on TV but like college students trying to successfully pass their job interviews. Some athletes were nervous and spoke very little, like Benardrick McKinney of Mississippi State. Others were loose and thrived in front of the camera like Dante Fowler of Florida.

Leonard Williams, a giant from USC, told his story of how he mostly played rugby instead of football until high school. Malcolm Brown, a defensive linemen from Texas, talked about how important his wife and baby girl are to him. Denzel Perryman, a linebacker from the University of Miami, Florida, kindly addressed multiple journalists as they questioned his short height.

Former Heisman trophy wintold the world how he compares himself to NFL legends Peyton Manning and Tom Brady, not to his college rival Marcus Mariota.

Their life stories about family, football, and the future revealed the human element of the NFL; something not often seen since sports are more business than fun today. eras, famous sports reporters, and fancy Under Armour gear, it’s easy for anyone to think of the NFL Combine as another bombastic football bonanza. But while most of us seniors are beginning our journeys for lifelong careers, most of these football players will only last on average about three seasons in the NFL. They are willing to jeopardize their bodies, minds, and social lives in front of the sports world for the hope of playing professional football. Their passion for football outweighs the risk of embarrassment and failure just like any other risky career decision. The NFL Combine is not so different from any other job interview for the college football players. But with so many people watching, it is impressive to see them answer each question with a smile.

Charger Chatter: Jared Schipper runs in my family I have seven other brothers, all of who pole vault or will be vaulting soon.

Three of them went to Notre Dame and two of them went to Rose-Hulman.

Is there any competition between all of you?

It’s a friendly competition. They taught me a lot, but we also like to beat each other. I really want to beat my older brothers record I’ve got a lot of work to do.

Jared Schipper is a freshman pole vaulter from Ft. Wayne, Indiana. He is currently ranked No. 1 in the GLIAC conference.

Last week you made Hillsdale College track history, in what way?

Well, I broke the school pole vaulting record. The previous centimeters, and this past week meters. The record was 22 years old, it felt awesome to set a new goal.

How long have you been pole vaulting for?

I started as a freshman in high school. Pole vaulting kind of

What brought you to Hillsdale?

Coach Ferino really sold the track program. It feels weird not having him here now, but Coach Towne is a great pole vaulting coach. He pushes us all in practice.

What is the dynamic between all the other pole vaulters?

It’s great. We like to have fun and mess around. Alex Whitford and Matt Harris are great teammates. I’ve gotten so much better because of Matt Harris, he has really pushed me throughout this season.

Do you have any pre-meet rituals?

I guess something unique is that

unlike most pole vaulters who like to be super calm before they jump, I like to get really hyped up. I listen to Eminem to get ready. My favorite songs are probably Lose Yourself, and Not Afraid.

What’s your next big challenge?

Well, we have GLIACs this week. Currently I am No. 1 in the GLIAC conference, and I am hoping to automatically go to Nationals in a few weeks.

I’ve set a good pace as a freshman and I want to keep it going.

What’s your favorite quote that inspires you for training and why?

“Test your limits.” Superman’s dad says this to him to inspire him to be all he can be. Likewise, it motivates me to be the best that I can be.

Who is your ultimate track role model, and who is your favorite role model overall?

Sam Kendricks, he is a 19-ft pole vaulter and I want to do that some day, but more importantly because he does it such a way that he will possibly even reach higher heights. Off the track my personal role model is my dad. He teaches me how to

be a better person by example, which is no doubt the best way.

What do you hope to accomplish in your next three years at Hillsdale?

I hope to continue to improve, I’d love to reach 18 feet and

have a shot at going pro. Like a lot of athletes, I dream of going to the Olympics and I hope it will come true. I feel like I’m in the middle of my journey so it’s not the best time to thank people, but I could not have gotten here on my own. My dad, all

my coaches, and my teammates are all a big part, but most importantly I need to thank God. Without him I would not have the opportunity to get where I am.

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‘Drowsy Chaperone’ sings down the house Tower Players’ latest musical offers song, dance, and laughs in spades

Far left: Sophomore Shelby Ripley, junior Catherine Coffey, and freshman Glynis Gilio. (Elena Creed/Collegian) Above: Sophomore Eric Ragan, freshman Kylie Diehl, and freshman Mark Naida in “Toledo Surprise.”

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Left: Freshman Jonathan Henreckson as Robert the bridegroom and freshman Jonathan Edelblut as George the best man dance in the tap number “Cold Feet.” (Elena Creed/Collegian) Natalie DeMacedo News Editor In a pitch-black auditorium, from the far corner of the stage, a lone male voice says something no one expects to hear at the beginning of a musical: “I hate theater.”

The voice belongs to an old man in a chair who, as the play progresses, relives fond memories of his favorite musical —

Gable and Stein’s “The Drowsy Chaperone” — which recounts a wedding between a regular guy and a starlet.

Hillsdale’s Tower Players brought “The Drowsy Chaperone” to the stage of Markel Auditorium in the Sage Center for the Arts last night. Showtimes are 8 p.m. through Saturday with a 2 p.m. matinee performance on Sunday.

“It’s a nostalgic musical which itself is a parody of musical theater style,” Professor of

theatre James Brandon said.

As the man in the chair (played by junior Matt Sauer) speaks, the curtain pulls away to expose a 1928 art deco set and a vibrant dance number in which the characters introduce themselves.

Freshman Jonathan Henreckson plays Robert, the bridegroom. main romantic lead,” Henreckson said. “I’m usually the crazy guy who is losing his mind.”

Senior Kelsey Drapkin plays Mrs. Tottendale, an older woman with short term memory loss who plans the wedding.

“She is the ditzy, stupid type, which is kind of an acting challenge for me since I’ve never played an older woman,” Drapkin said. “She is a hoot to play.”

Drapkin said that she has never been in so cohesive a production and is amazed at the work ethic and chemistry of everyone in the musical.

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Frank Capra’s wonderful visit From ‘The Name Above the Title’ “General Marshall, it’s only fair to tell you that I have never before made a single documentary film. In fact, I’ve never even been near anybody that’s made one—” “Capra,” he said, with a slight edge to his voice, “I have never been Chief of Staff before.

Thousands of young Americans have never had their legs shot off before. Boys are commanding ships today, who a year ago had never seen the ocean be-

fore.”

“I’m sorry, sir. I’ll make you the best … documentary films ever made.’’

“I didn’t give a film-clip whether critics hailed or hooted ‘Wonderful Life.’ I thought it was the greatest film I had ever made. Better yet, I thought it was the greatest film anybody ever made.”

Steve Casai Special to the Collegian Most of us know that Frank Capra directed “It’s a Wonderful Life,” arguably the favorite Christmas movie of our generation. But how many of us know subject of next week’s CCA, spent two days at Hillsdale College during the spring semester of 1974?

Dr. James Juroe, former professor of English at Hillsdale College who retired in 2001, arranged for Capra’s visit, which consisted of two discussion sessions and showing two movies he directed: “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” on one night, and “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” on the other.

“He raises our eyes to the heavens instead of to the gutter,” Juroe said.

Juroe said he thought highly of Capra because his movies won a lot of Academy Awards, including three for best director. His 1935 comedy, “It Happened One Night,” swept the major Academy Awards: best picture, best director, best actor, best actress, and best screenplay. That achievement has only been duplicated twice: by “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” in 1976 and by “The Silence of the Lambs” in 1992.

Besides that, Capra made the cover of Time magazine in 1938.

At the 1959 Directors Guild of America Awards Dinner, his fellow directors honored him with their highest tribute: the D.W. Award for outstanding contribuAccording to Juroe, when the

pressed by how far the play had come on the weekend before showtime.

“The voice work is coming, we have good singing, acting, dancing, sets, designs,” Brandon said. “The vocal work has been done excellently by [music department chair James] Holleman.”

Brandon also praised Phil Simmons of Eastern Michigan the production.

“He is absolutely wonderful

— a real, true professional who is so great with the students,” Brandon said. “He was a major addition to the whole process.”

Brandon said that musicals cause of all the moving parts, and many actors mentioned balancing school work and hours of practice made the production even more challenging. In addition to the more than 20 actors, “The Drowsy Chaperone” has a

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students heard that one the greatthe 1940s was on campus, they wanted to talk to him about his movies and what he thought of current motion pictures. He spent a lot of time in the Old Snack Bar so that he could talk to them informally.

During the discussion sessions, Capra, an Italian immigrant born in 1897, spoke about his contribution to World War II. He had made seven documentary Entitled “Why We Fight,” the series explained to the soldiers the principles for which they were defending our nation.

The series was effective. The Coast Guard, along with British, Canadians, Australians, and New Zealanders also used them forces.

Winston Churchill ordered the whole series to be shown to the British public in theaters.

The Russians showed one of the all their theaters.

At the end of the war, Capra received the Distinguished Silver Medal, the highest award that the outside of actual combat.

Before he left Hillsdale, Capra, who died in 1991, donated to the college library several copies of his 1971 best-selling autobiography, The Name Above the Title. They are still there.

Capra won the hearts of the students.

“He was as genuine, vital, and energetic as the movies he made,” Juroe said. “He was the delight of the campus.”

Steve Casai serves as head checker and cashier at the Knorr Family Dining Room.

February 25 – March 1 “The Drowsy Chaperone” Markel Auditorium Feb. 25-28 at 8 p.m.; March 1 at 2 p.m.

A parody of the Cole Porter style of American musical comedy in the 1920s. A middle-aged, asocial musical theatre fan plays Drowsy Chaperone. As he plays the record, the show comes to life onstage around him, as he wryly comments on the music, Best Book and Best Score. It has had major productions in

February 27 Open Mic Night The Historic Dawn Theatre 8 p.m. talists, full bands, dancing, stand-up comedy, magic, and poetry all welcome.

January 31 – March 1 Professional Artist Series: Paintings by Mark Mehaffey

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Manus From A1 man trying to serve his people,” Gilbert said.

Oklahoma became a state Nov. 16, 1907, and Manus was elected Cherokee county’s Democrat representative

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Theatre’s ceiling and part of the basement on the Keefer House,” Horton said. “We’ve now been working to secure the walls of the mill so that people won’t get injured.”

As the city began to crack down on Horton’s properties, which consistently violated building codes, concern grew that his plans wouldn’t pan out.

The local Tax Increment Finance Authority (TIFA) offered to buy some of the properties, but Horton wouldn’t sell.

“He wouldn’t sell anything to us unless we agreed to follow his plans- for example, in the purchasing contract we would

As the Hortons’ deeds stacked up, so did their plans for renovation. From a hotel in the artisan shops to condos in the old mill, he hoped for a better “He was always so excited about his plans, and we were excited to see what he could do with them,” Wolfram said. “I could tell you about many property owners in Hillsdale who don’t care about their properties, who just let them deteriorate.”

While the hopes were high for Horton’s properties, soon problems surfaced.

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have to agree to turn the Keefer House into a hotel, which we can’t do without knowing that there’s interest in that development,” Wolfram said.

As his properties remained apparently unrenovated, the city began to wonder if he would Horton’s possession of these buildings, however, extends far beyond simply owning them.

Since he wants to see the buildings reclaim their original glory, he is willing to wait until the right developer comes along, however long that might take.

“If most people stand for a minute and think about what’s behind the walls and windows

of the buildings, they would feel remorse,” Horton said. “Remorse that these buildings aren’t better maintained. Just because a building has lost its function doesn’t mean it can’t come back again.”

Horton understands that the city is unable to do much for the buildings, which is why he is committed to the massive cost and effort that go into restoring them.

“Our objective was not to be in business,” Horton said. “But to simply protect these buildings, and see them come alive in whole new ways reminiscent of the Hillsdale that once was.”

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and sororities grew in popularity, society membership dwindled.

“They coexisted for about 20 or 30 years, but the literary societies were a lot more work,”

Linda Moore said. “The college tried to keep them going, but they were defunct by the 1930s.”

What remains of the society is a testament to the goal they set forth, outlined in their last maga-

zine, published in June 1862: “If we shall succeed in imparting strength and courage to some trembling spirit or aid in giving a higher tone to the principles of science and our common Chris-

tianity, we shall have erected a monument that shall stand when ‘the last sound of crumbling magthe shores of time.’”

beginning Dec. 2, serving as chairman on the Committee of Engrossment.

“Long live Hillsdale, where I got what education I have!” Manus wrote in a letter to the school in 1907. “It is due to this that the people here have said they would trust me to represent them in their legislature.”

Growing up in Indian Territory on a farm seven miles from its capital, Tahlequah, Manus lived in a community where fewer than 200 of 5,000 adult males were educated in a profession and only half spoke English, according to Gilbert.

Manus’s mother died three weeks after his birth, and his father sent him to school at a small Flint District public school in Oklahoma, later moving onto the Cherokee National Male Seminary, where he learned subjects from science and arithmetic to Latin and Greek, Myers said.

From the counselor of Manus’s third institution of education, Muldrow Presbyterian mission school, Mr. Holdren, a Grand Rapids missionary, informed Manus of Hillsdale. Holdren encouraged Manus to attend because of its nondiscriminatory policy, high academics, and affordable tuition.

Manus started at Hillsdale in September 1891, studied in the classics program, and spent one additional year in the theological department, graduating with honors.

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worked at Worthing & Alger Tannery in Hillsdale, and they had six children together.

“My great-grandmother lived to be 94 years old, so I was blessed to know her,” Myers said. “When May was seven, she was orphaned when her mother died in childbirth.

It kind of tugs on your heart that these two ‘orphans’ met in Michigan and married.”

Furthermore, the interracial couple were challenged with criticism.

“As an American Indian, he experienced racial prejudice,” Myers said. “When he married May, there were some people that took issue with an Indian marrying a white woman.”

Manus planned to go into ministry, according to the Fort Gibson Oklahoma Post in 1897, but instead he interpreted for the Cherokee Supreme Court, farmed, and taught, Myers said.

“Joseph Manus is one of the best, if not the best educated young man in the Cherokee Nation, having recently graduated from Hillsdale College,” the Post reported. “He is a young man of good principles ought to be a useful man among his people.”

Manus remains remembered for his leadership and mission.

“All my life I have heard stories of what he strived to do,” Myers said. “I have poems and notes that my grandmother wrote about how loving her father was. I am inspired by my great-grandfato become a happy, productive person that sought to make a difference with his life. It is good to know Hillsdale College continues to honor and respect those that have gone before you.”

BLACK&WHITECHIC TIM ALLEN, SENIOR Describe your fashion sense.

Casual mountain man.

What is your most embarrassing item of clothing?

The really tight black pants I bought to comply with Jitters’ dress code.

What is your biggest fashion pet peeve?

Pants. Come on, people.

What is your favorite item of clothing?

The Birkenstock Londons I got for $3 at Women Commish.

Who inspires your wardrobe?

Robert Redford. Penguins. Gymnophobia.

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Horton hoards Hillsdale history Phil DeVoe Collegian Reporter “How much do you want for it, and what are you going to do with it?”

Jeffrey Horton’s unique real estate mantra follows every inquiry into his property. He doesn’t care about price or buyer, but whether the buyer intends to preserve the history of the building. vation is everything. The Dawn Theatre, Stocks Mill, and the Keefer House, among others, came under his care through this dedication, through a dedication to the community and the build-

ings themselves.

“These buildings talk to us, they suggest what they’d like us to do to them. We don’t own them,” Horton said. “We just possess care for them- they have a personality of their own, and we help them reclaim their former glory.”

In Temecula, California, Horton made his living as a dentist.

He has always loved historical to pursue in California because of steep real estate prices. After coming to Hillsdale, he saw his chance to save the husks of historic Hillsdale.

Originally, his pilgrimage to Hillsdale was not about architecture at all, but charter

schools. After deciding to open one in California, Horton chose Hillsdale’s classical curriculum as the basis for his own.

“We just really admired Hillsdale’s philosophy, and, having some children who were ready to enter school, the move made sense,” Horton said.

The Horton family moved to Hillsdale, the students entered Hillsdale Academy, and Horton and his wife Marcey started to buy Hillsdale’s buildings, saving them from their inevitable demolition.

Horton read a study that claimed that demolition is the only economically-sound option for buildings as old Hillsdale’s.

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cal architecture as though it was an animate object, demolition will never be the fate of a building he owns.

Demolition is the word Horton hates most, because it means accepting that a building’s value as a historic landmark is no longer worth the money or worth the care.

“Dr. Horton loves this city, and he just didn’t want to see it collapse,” Director of Hillsdale Economic Development Mary Wolfram said. “He knows a lot about the history of the area, and it’s a noble thought, ized.”

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Alphas and civil wars Evan Brune Senior Reporter It all started with a name.

In the fall of 1857, a name split the Ciceronian Society in half.

One side wanted to continue using their original title, while the other advocated for a new title: Alpha Kappa Phi. the Hillsdale College faculty declared that men and women could no longer join the same societies.

The new regulations caused upheaval among the existing literary and debate groups. A women’s debate society arose and the men consolidated their groups into the Ciceronian Society. But not ev“These circumstances, it was reasons why the name should be changed from purely oratorical to a name more suggestive of literature,” wrote John McDermid, a student who would become name, however, had many friends and so great was the feeling between the parties on the subject that the society became divided into two factions, each party seeking to carry measures for its own particular interests.” enough. On the night of October 6, 1857, a group of the disgruntled Ciceronians met at a friend’s house just off campus. There, they signed a pledge to join together in a new brotherhood with the aim of securing “a higher degree of mental, moral, and social improvement.” The Alphas were born.

The Alpha Kappa Phi Society would go on to become one of

Winchester, Pittsburgh Landing, and others,” Alpha President A.E. Hastings wrote in June 1862. “As yet, we have been spared the sad duty of noting the death of a single member.”

But death did not spare grief from the young men of the society for long.

By war’s end, 78 Alphas had fought. Thirteen of them would never return home. Others, like would impact them for the rest of their lives.

The end of the war did not bring a respite for the men, however. In 1866, they were one of the principal groups involved in what became known as the “Great Rebellion.”

After the close of the Civil War, the college campus was bustling again, with many veterans joining the ranks of the student body.

Women began visiting the men’s debating societies. After discovering this, the college administration declared that any woman wishing to visit the men’s societies would have to have a pass signed by the president. The campus exploded with anger.

“There was an all-out rebellion,” College Librarian Linda Moore said. “These students had just come back from four years of war. They weren’t kids anymore, but the college wanted to treat them like kids.”

Hordes of men were expelled, as many as 25 in a single day. In protest, the Alphas gathered their papers and burned them. The society would not meet again for a year.

When they met again in 1867, they found themselves facing new competition. Delta Tau Delta chartered their Hillsdale chapter

meet on Hillsdale’s campus. Yet, on that night in 1857, not one man knew of the triumphs and trag- house on campus. By 1874, Delts had taken over leadership of all would test the infant society and campus literary and debate sociforge from it a brotherhood that eties, which sparked violent dewould last for decades. bates.

By April 1861, when ConfedIn a desperate bid to maintain control, the Alphas tried to impleCharleston, South Carolina, 136 ment anti-fraternity legislation, men had signed the membership preventing any Delt from gaining rolls of the Alphas. Together, they membership in the society, but the marched to war, leaving behind a measure failed. skeleton crew to manage their soThe dawn of the 20th century ciety. By 1862, Alphas served in marked the twilight of the Alpha every branch of military service.

Kappa Phi society. As fraternities “Some of our members have distinguished themselves in sevSee AKP, B3 eral of the most important battles,