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Vol.  135,  Issue  19  -­  8  March  2012

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Hillsdale  College  sticks  by  Rush Betsy Woodruff City News Editor

Hillsdale  College  said  it  would  continue  advertising  on  Rush  Limbaugh’s  radio  show,  following  a  controversy  over  Limbaugh’s  comments  about  a  Georgetown  Law  student. “Mr.  Limbaugh  made  remarks  of  a  kind  that  are  de-­ structive  to  reasonable  political  discourse  and  that  we  would  not  tolerate  on  our  campus,â€?  said  Vice  President  of  Administra-­ tion  Rich  PĂŠwĂŠ  in  a  March  6  statement.  “We  hope  deeply  that  he,  his  audience,  and  the  Ameri-­ can  people  will  resume  talking  seriously  about  the  ongoing  assault  on  religious  freedom  and  on  other  basic  rights  under  our  Constitution.â€?

Limbaugh  called  the  woman,  Sandra  Fluke,  a  “slut�  and  a  “prostitute.�  He  also  said  she  should  post  a  sex  tape  online  so  that  those  who  would  help  pay  for  her  sexual  exploits  can  get  something  in  return.  Fluke  had  appeared  before  a  group  of  representatives  on  Capitol  Hill  to  argue  for  the  HHS  mandate  that  would  require  insurance  providers  to  provide  contracep-­ tion  even  if  it  goes  against  their  religious  beliefs.

Numerous  companies,  including  Sears,  AOL,  and  AllState,  stopped  advertising  on  Limbaugh’s  show  because  of  his  comments.  The  talk  show  host  apologized  for  his  words  on Â

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when  I  used  those  two  words  to  describe  Sandra  Fluke,�  he  said  on  his  show  on  March  5.  The  administration  issued  its  statement  this  week  in  response  to  phone  calls  and  emails,  including  a  message  sent  to  fac-­ ulty  members  by  a  woman  call-­ ing  herself  Hesh  Hepplewhite.  “I  would  assume  the  vast  majority  of  both  MALE  and  FE-­ MALE  employees  and  students  at  Hillsdale  have  used  some  form  of  birth  control  ...  There-­ fore  by  continuing  to  sponsor  Mr.  Limbaugh,  Hillsdale  has  decided  to  label  their  female  em-­ ployees  and  students  SLUTS,�  her  email  said.  Professor  of  English  Mi-­ chael  Jordan  said  he  thought  the  college’s  response  to  the  controversy  was  “sensible  and  temperate.�  Don  Westblade,  as-­ sistant  professor  of  religion,  also  said  the  college’s  response  was  appropriate.

Others,  however,  said  the  school  should  have  handled  the  situation  differently.  Katya  Cavallaro,  a  junior  history  and  art  major,  said  Hillsdale  should  stop  advertising  on  Limbaugh’s  show  because  of  his  comments,  which  she  called  “extremely  offensive.� “I  think  his  comments  are  certainly  enough  to  justify  pull-­

ing  advertising,â€?  she  said.  “I  WKLQN WKH\ VKRXOG GHÂżQLWHO\ EH reconsidering  it  right  now.  In  my  opinion,  there’s  no  question.â€?

Josephine  Burns,  an  alumnus  who  graduated  in  2011,  said  the  school  should  reexamine  its  relationship  with  the  pundit. “I  don’t  necessarily  think  that  Hillsdale  should  pull  their  advertising  from  his  show,�  she  said,  “but   I  think  they  need  to  think  really  carefully  about  the  image  that  it  sends  people  who  are  uneducated  about  Hillsdale,  or  maybe  who  don’t  understand  Hillsdale’s  mission,  because  I  think  in  that  sense,  it  creates  a  negative  picture  of  Hillsdale  as  condoning  his  outbursts.�  Paul  Rahe,  professor  of  his-­ tory,  said  conservative  pundits,  including  Limbaugh,  are  held  to  higher  standards  than  their  liberal  counterparts. “If  he  were  a  liberal,  he’d  have  less  trouble,�  Rahe  said.  “You  can  call  Laura  Ingraham  a  slut  and  keep  your  job.  But  conservatives  expect  decorum  ––  a  measure  of  it,  at  least.  And  obviously  he  slipped  across  the  line.  And  he  did  what  a  gentle-­ man  does  when  he  crosses  the  line.  He  apologized.�

Rahe  said  Limbaugh  failed  to  meet  his  audience’s  expecta-­ tions.  “The  people  who  listen  to  Limbaugh  are  people  who  think  there  should  be  higher  standards,�  he  said.  “I  know  he  knows  that,  that’s  why  he  apologized.�

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Yesterday,  a  number  of  faculty  and  staff  received  an  abusive  email  from  one  “Hesh  Hepplewhite.â€?  The  mes-­ sage  was  a  clumsy  and  crude  attempt  to  distract  the  College  in  light  of  contemporary  media  disputes.  In  order  to  address  any  questions  raised  by  these  events,  the  College  issues  the  statement  below.  Finally,  should  you  receive  an  inquiry  or  correspondence  similar  in  vein  to  that  sent  yesterday,  please  simply  forward  it  to  Bill  Gray,  wgray@hillsdale.edu.  Thank  you  for  all  the  good  work  in  pursuit  of  the  daily  task  of  teaching  those  in  our  charge.  “Hillsdale  College  advertises  on  Rush  Limbaugh’s  radio  show  because  he  and  his  large  audience  have  proved  themselves  friendly  to  the  College’s  168-­year-­old  mission:  to  provide  “sound  learningâ€?  of  a  kind  es-­ sential  to  maintaining  “civil  and  religious  libertyâ€?  and  “intelligent  piety.â€?  Last  week,  Mr.  Limbaugh  made  remarks  of  a  kind  that  are  destructive  to  reasonable  political  discourse  and  that  we  would  not  tolerate  on  our  campus.  We  welcomed  his  apologies  over  the  weekend  and  on  his  Monday  radio  show,  and  accept  them  as  honest.  We  hope  deeply  that  he,  his  audience,  and  the  American  people  will  resume  talking  seriously  about  the  ongoing  assault  on  religious  freedom  and  on  other  basic  rights  under  our  Constitution.â€?    —  Vice  President  of  Administration  Rich  PĂŠwĂŠ

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Shannon Odell Spaces Editor The  ping  pong  tables  and  cushy  chairs  in  the  Grewcock  Student  Union  were  replaced  with  folding  tables  and  plastic  chairs  on  Thursday,  March  1.

Hillsdale  College’s  Classical  School  Jobs  Fair  was  held  March  1  and  2.  Twenty-­eight  schools  (13  RI WKHP IRU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH FDPH from  across  the  country  to  meet  and  interview  students  for  teach-­ ing  and  administrative  positions.  Director  of  Career  Services  Joanna  Wiseley  said  that  on  Thursday  both  students  and  rep-­ resentatives  from  the  schools  met  and  learned  about  one  another.  Interviews  were  held  on  Friday. “An  average  of  35  resumes  were  collected  by  each  of  the  schools  that  responded  to  our  survey,â€?  she  said.  “This  was  the  most  successful  fair  yet.â€?

Follow-­up  interviews  were  held  in  Phillips  Auditorium  on  Friday,  students  have  since  had  Skype  interviews  with  potential  employers,  and  a  few  students  KDYH RIIHUV WR EH Ă€RZQ WR VFKRROV for  on-­sight  interviews. “Schools  are  only  as  good  as  the  people  in  front  of  the  class-­ room,â€?  said  Associate  Professor  of  Education  Daniel  Coupland.  “In  order  to  last,  they  need  good  teachers.â€?

Along  with  the  meet-­and-­greet  and  interviews,  school  repre-­ sentatives  enjoyed  lectures  from Â

Hillsdale  professors,  and  received  a  tour  and  attended  opening  cer-­ emonies  at  Hillsdale  Academy.

Mark  Peterson,  the  principal  at  Aristotle  Academy  in  American  Fork,  Utah,  said  he  was  impressed  by  the  Hillsdale  students  he  met.  Aristotle  Academy  is  a  brand  new  school  and  will  be  opening  its  doors  this  coming  August.

Peterson  said  the  school  is  patterned  after  both  Hillsdale  Academy  and  the  college,  and  he  was  excited  to  see  the  schools  in  person.  He  also  came  with  the  KRSHV RI KLULQJ SHRSOH WR ÂżOO D IHZ of  17  different  positions. “Hillsdale  has  the  caliber  of  students  we  are  looking  for,â€?  he  said.  “I  was  already  expecting  to  be  impressed,  and  after  coming  here  I  am  even  more  impressed.  I  am  hoping  that  at  least  one  of  our  staff  will  be  a  Hillsdale  graduate.  At  least  one.â€?

Rebecca  Demeyer,  the  elemen-­ tary  school  assistant  principal  at  The  Classical  Academy  in  Colo-­ rado  Springs,  Colo.,  said  she  was  looking  for  candidates  that  feel  they  can  align  themselves  with  the  core  values  of  the  school. “We  need  people  who  are  interested  in  continuing  to  grow  as  a  learner,  who  want  to  nurture  their  students  and  become  a  part  of  the  community,  and  who  have  a  passion  for  teaching,�  she  said.

Demeyer  said  the  school  already  employs  a  few  Hillsdale  graduates,  and  she  is  hoping  to  ¿QG PRUH

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John  Derbyshire  writes  for  the  National  Review,  The  New  Crite-­ rion,  and  The  Washington  Times.  +H KDV ZULWWHQ ÂżYH ERRNV RQ WRSLFV UDQJLQJ IURP SROLWLFV WR PDWKHPDW-­ LFV +H VSRNH DW +LOOVGDOH &ROOHJH RQ 7XHVGD\ 0DUFK DERXW KLV PRVW UHFHQW ERRN Âł:H DUH 'RRPHG 5H-­ FODLPLQJ &RQVHUYDWLYH 3HVVLPLVP ´ What  do  you  mean  by  “reclaiming  conservative  pes-­ simism?â€?

I  wrote  a  book  called  “We  Are  Doomed:  Reclaiming  Conservative  Pessimism.â€?  More  than  anything,  it  was  a  reaction  against  the  George  W.  Bush  years.  Conservatism  had  been  led  astray  by  optimism  and  conservatives  need  to  return  to  a  more  pessimistic  outlook  —  to  avoid  those  kinds  of  errors  in  future  —  so  we  don’t  get  into  the  kind  of  vast  new  social  programs  that  George  W.  Bush  gave.  Not  to  overlook,  of  course,  these  wonder-­ fully  optimistic  wars,  where  we’re  going  to  remake  the  Middle  East  in Â

our  own  image.  So  my  mood  at  the  time  was  a  reaction  against  what  I  saw  as  George  W.  Bush’s  —  I  wouldn’t  go  as  far  as  Bob  Bartley,  and  say  “betrayal�  of  conservatism  —  but  wandering  astray  from  the  true  path  of  Conservatism.  Most  people,  including  most  political  commentators,  tend  to  personalize  things  quite  intensely.

Have  you  seen  any  connec-­ tions  between  British  and  Ameri-­ can  politics?

American  and  British  politics  tend  to  run  on  curiously  parallel  lines.  You  see  a  development  in  one  country  and  then  a  couple  of  years  later  you  see  the  same  kind  of  thing  going  on  in  the  other.  We  had  Mar-­ garet  Thatcher,  and  then  a  couple  of  years  later  you  had  Ronald  Reagan.  Then  we  had  John  Major  and  you  had  Bill  Clinton.  There’s  a  sort  of  rough  parallel  to  the  way  things  advance  in  the  two  countries.  But  I Â

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“Hillsdale  is  a  great  place  to  communicate  with  like-­minded  people,â€?  she  said.  “Our  school  is  classically  minded,  so  the  people  here  are  already  aligned  with  our  philosophy.  Coming  here  is  a  con-­ tinuation  of  their  beliefs.  There  DUH IHZHU JDSV ZH KDYH WR ÂżOO LQ our  staff.  At  our  school  we  are  working  to  bring  up  exemplary  citizens,  and  we  need  teachers  who  will  emulate  that  role  for  our  students.â€?

Katie  Walker  ’11  is  a  grammar  school  intern  at  Veritas  Academy  in  Leola,  Pa.  She  said  her  educa-­ tion  at  Hillsdale  prepared  her  for  teaching  at  a  classical  school. “The  Veritas  [Academy]  ap-­ proach  to  education  is  the  same  as  Hillsdale’s  approach,�  she  said.  “Hillsdale  prepared  me  a  lot.  They  have  a  great  idea  of  education.�

Walker  said  Hillsdale  espe-­ cially  gave  her  a  love  for  learning  and  inspired  her  to  continue  learn-­ ing  and  to  model  that  mindset  for  younger  students. “Because  I’ve  been  at  Hills-­ dale,  I  can  see  what  [Veritas  is]  striving  to  do  in  its  education,�  she  said.  “I  can  work  to  take  my  students  and  prepare  them  for  that  in  the  future.�

Senior  Shannon  Sullivan  had  eight  interviews  on  Friday,  and  KDV DOUHDG\ KHDUG EDFN IURP ÂżYH different  schools  about  further  interviews. “I  think  the  people  who  were Â

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“Last year, everybody had variations of the same speech,” she said. “But with this year’s topic, I’m the only one talking about policy, or at least as far as I’m aware. Mine has more of a political aspect on social network-­ ing.”

This year is Nasser’s second participating in the competition (she took third place last year).

7KH RWKHU ¿QDOLVWV DUH VHQLRU Trevor Anderson, junior Andrew Dykstal, senior Blake Faulkner, and senior Elliot Gaiser. Junior Jill Buccola will be the alternate.

Each speech presented will be the same speech from the pre-­ liminary round. The only adjust-­ ment permitted in the speech is in presentation.

“I probably freak out my room-­ mate by pacing the room all the time,” Nasser said. “So I try to leave her in peace and go some-­ where else when I practice.”.

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LAMPLIGHTERS PICK UP NEW MEMBERS The Lamplighters women’s honorary chose eight new members on March 5, as well as initiating a new faculty adviser.

The new members are juniors Hannah Akin, Maggie Ball, Brianna Landon, Sarah Leitner, Crystal Marshall, Kathryn Michels, Elizabeth Matheson and Annie Taylor, each of whom was visited by a procession of robed and candle-­bearing women with the announcement.

The Lamplighters honorary was founded in 1949, originally as a coun-­ terpart to the all-­men’s honorary, the Mortar Board.

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Hillsdale in 140 characters or less Marieke van der Vaart Editor in Chief

said  the  wide  reach  of  Twitter  enables  a  vast  virtual  community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twitter  allows  us  in  our  relative  isolation  here  in  southern  Michi-­ gan  to  communicate  with  anyone  in  the  world  instantaneously,â&#x20AC;?  Birzer  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  that  way,  it  has  the  astounding  potential  to  bring  a  community  of  geographically  separated  folks  together.â&#x20AC;?  From  up-­to-­the-­minute  Charger  sports  scores  to  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  good  for  Hillsdale  staff  and  administration  members  have  picked  up  the  lunch  at  Saga.,  Hillsdale  College  students  are  turning  more  and  more  social  media  platform  to  tweet  about  the  athletics  department,  schol-­ to  Twitter  for  campus  information.  arly  articles  published  by  professors,  and  even  upcoming  events  at  the  The  social  media  platform  allows  users  to  publish  140-­character  Alan  P.  Kirby  Center.  updates,  called  tweets.  In  the  case  of  Hillsdale  students,  those  tweets  Joe  Cella,  a  communications  and  marketing  consultant  for  Hills-­ can  mention  event  announcements,  quotes  from  the  Christian  writer  GDOH VDLG 7ZLWWHU ÂżWV QLFHO\ XQGHU WKH FROOHJHÂśV JRDO RI DGYDQFLQJ LWV C.S.  Lewis,  or  photos  of  recent  study  spots.

Anyone  can  read  these  tweets,  from  alumni  in  Delaware  to  political  message.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  really  niche-­marketing  in  a  way  that  can  effectively  spread  the  pundits  or  syndicated  newspaper  columnists.  Professor  of  History  word  to  individuals  and  organizations  that  might  not  know  about  the  Bradley  Birzer,  an  avid  social  media  user  with  more  than  3,900  tweets, Â

Athletics Hillsdale  Col-­ lege  athletics  (@ HC_Chargers  WZHHWV followers) Sports  Infor-­ mation  Director  Brad  Monastiere  said  he  sees  Twitter  as  an  opportunity  to  complement  Hillsdaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  athletic  website.  He  uses  the  social  media  platform  to  live-­tweet  games,  and  post  updates  on  teamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  schedules  and  achievements.  He  said  Twit-­ ter  has  been  especially  good  for  getting  information  out  to  people  off  campus  who  want  to  stay  in  touch  with  the  school â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  demand  is  there,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twitter  is  a  very  simple  and  easy  way  to  satisfy  that  demand.â&#x20AC;?

Several  of  the  individual  teams  have  their  own  handles  (like  @HillsdaleTrack)

friends.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  little  more  personal  than  Facebook,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

His  pet  peeve? â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  people  use  Twitter  as  a  replacement  for  texting.â&#x20AC;?

That  said,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hashtags  are  some  of  my  favorite  things,  and  I  love  following  trending  topics,â&#x20AC;?  he  said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone  should  have  a  Twitter.â&#x20AC;?  Â

Students

Katy  Bachelder  (@katythenomad  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  1,580  tweets,  IROORZHUV

Junior  Katy  Bachelder  tweets  about  everything  from  political  trends  to  funny  quotes  from  Hills-­ dale  friends.  ³,WÂśV ÂżQGLQJ WKH IXQQ\ LQ WKH ordinary,â&#x20AC;?  she  says.  Her  biggest  Twitter  peeve?  People  who  misuse  hash  tags.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hashtags  should  be  either  a  category  or  a  pithy  summary  of  your  tweet.  They  should  be  short!â&#x20AC;? Â

C.J.  Mifsud   (@CMifsud  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  WZHHWV IROORZHUV

Sophomore  C.J.  Mifsud  said  he  uses  Twit-­ ter  mostly  to  keep  up  with  his Â

Sonny  Gast  (@SonnyGast  ² WZHHWV IROORZHUV

Senior  Sonny  Gast  said  she  initially  got  on  Twitter  in  May  WR NHHS XS ZLWK QHZV DQG

Charger  athletics. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  has  really  become  a  medium  to  stay  engaged  with  the  world  outside  of  Hillsdale  and  to  keep  up  with  campus  activities  and  friends,â&#x20AC;?  Gast  said.

Gast  said  Twitter  habits  like  bad  grammar  and  poorly-­spaced  tweets  dominating  the  Twitter  feed  can  be  irritating  sometimes,  but  the  thing  that  drives  her  most  crazy? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Links  that  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  work!â&#x20AC;?

She  said  hashtags  took  a  while  to  get  used  to  too. Âł$W ÂżUVW , WKRXJKW WKH\ ZHUH really  redundant  â&#x20AC;Ś  but  now  I  VDGO\ ÂżQG P\VHOI KDVKWDJJLQJ things  in  normal  conversation  with  other  people,â&#x20AC;?  she  said,  laughing.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;Though  I  know  quite  a  few  students  and  even  a  few  professionals  that  do  the  same  thing.â&#x20AC;?

Professors Brad  Birzer  (@ bradleybirzerâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;  4,035  tweets,  443  followers)  Professor  of  History  Bradley  Birzer  said  Twitter  allows  him  to  pursue  four  of  his  passions:  learn-­ ing  about  human  rights  abuses  in  America  and  abroad,  keeping  up  with  friends,  everything  Apple-­ related,  and  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  new  in  the Â

world  of  progressive  rock.  +H ÂżUVW VWDUWHG WZHHWLQJ LQ +H VD\V LW ZDV SDUW RI DQ overarching  conversion  to  social  media.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  was  pretty  skeptical  at  ¿UVW ´ KH VDLG Since  then  he  has  tweeted  more  than  1,536  times,  and  re-­ tweeted  other  people  1,539  times. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  really  appreciate  the  brevity  of  Twitter.  Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  something  very  satisfying  about  expressing  a  serious  or  whimsical  thought  in  140  characters,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

He  said  he  uses  Twitter  pre-­ dominantly  to  connect  to  people  outside  Hillsdale,  following  a  slew  of  alumni,  and  the  occa-­ sional  celebrity  or  two.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  yet  to  see  a  tweet  from  Steve  Martin  that  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  cause  me  to  laugh  out  loud,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  John  J.  Miller  (@heymiller  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  WZHHWV followers) Director  of  the  Dow  Jour-­ nalism  Program  John  Miller  has  the  most  Twitter  followers  of  all  Hillsdale  faculty.  He  said  he  joined  the  social  PHGLD VLWH LQ IRU ÂłVHOI promotion,  of  course.â&#x20AC;?  Miller  tweets  about  articles  and  events,  many  of  them  from  1DWLRQDO 5HYLHZ RQ OLQH

college,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  more  people  learn  about  Hillsdale  and  what  it  does,  the  better.â&#x20AC;?

Students  watching  the  social  media  platform  said  that  the  number  RI +LOOVGDOH XVHUV MXPSHG XS VLJQLÂżFDQWO\ LQ WKH ODVW PRQWKV Junior  Katy  Bachelder  with  1,600  tweets  to  her  online  name,  said  that  is  partially  because  of  how  easy  it  is  to  get  information  through  Twitter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  is  hands  down  the  fastest  way  to  get  information,â&#x20AC;?  Bachelder  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  knew  that  Osama  bin  Laden  had  been  killed  a  full  hour  before  it  was  announced.â&#x20AC;?

Bachelder  said  Twitter  has  affected  the  way  people  look  for  news. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  made  people  less  patient,  more  demanding,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  interested  to  see  how  it  affects  the  English  language  eventually.â&#x20AC;?

Here  are  a  few  representative  Twitter  accounts  to  follow: Â

He  claims  GOP  presidential  candidate  Mitt  Romney  as  a  follower.

His  favorite  person  to  follow? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jonah  Goldberg  is  the  worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  best  tweeter,â&#x20AC;?  Miller  said.

Hillsdale   (@hillsdale  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  WZHHWV followers)   Started  in  WKH +LOOVGDOH College  handle  is  managed  by  several  people,  including  Director  College-related of  Marketing  William  Gray  and  Joe  Cella,  a  Communications  HC  Kirby  and  Marketing  consultant  for  the  Center   college.  (@kirbycenter  ,Q DGPLQLVWUDWRUV UHDO-­ ² WZHHWV ized  the  role  Twitter  could  play  in  503  followers) marketing  the  school,  Cella  said.

Stephen  Ford  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  recognized  the  value  of  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;10,  research  using  the  social  media  platform  manager  for  the  Alan  P.  Kirby  as  a  means  to  communicate  to  Center,  said  the  Kirby  Center  citizens  of  the  principles  upon  handle  has  existed  for  several  which  Hillsdale  is  founded,â&#x20AC;?  years.  Cella  said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  reach  out  to  citizens,  Hillsdaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Twitter  feed  is  students,  policymakers,  and  our  full  of  information  about  college  alumni,â&#x20AC;?  Ford  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Kirby  events,  articles  and  speeches  Center  Twitter  is  functional  but  by  professors  and  friends  of  the  QRW Ă&#x20AC;DVK\ ´ school,  and  a  plethora  of  refer-­ The  handle  features  updates  ences  to  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Constitu-­ about  the  centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  live  events,  tion  course.  and  webcasts,  as  well  as  written  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  basically  looking  for  work  from  Hillsdale  faculty,  individuals,  institutions,  and  orga-­ and  last  but  not  least,  quotes  of  nizations,  that  would  appreciate  IDPRXV ÂżJXUHV DQG IRXQGHUV Hillsdale  College,â&#x20AC;?  Cella  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;  Our  most  popular  tweet  The  Twitter  handle  tends  not  to  date  was,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;The  poets  have  to  reply  directly  to  Tweets. been  mysteriously  silent  on  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  gotten  involved  the  subject  of  cheese,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  by  G.K.  LQ D Ă&#x20AC;DPH ZDU ´ *UD\ VDLG ODXJK-­ Chesterton.â&#x20AC;? ing. Â

â&#x20AC;&#x153;More  money  than  we  know  what  to  do  with.â&#x20AC;? Campus  dialogues  Federation  looks  for  opportunites  to  invest  on  campus  Emmaline Epperson Collegian Reporter $W LWV ÂżUVW PHHWLQJ RI WKH semester,  Student  Federation  recognized  that  it  has  more  money  than  expected,  and  it  wants  students  to  help  decide  where  to  spend  it.

This  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  discretionary  EXGJHW LV 'XH PRQH\ collected  from  the  Skip-­A-­Meal  event,  the  philanthropy  budget  LV QRZ DW 7UHDVXUHU DQG sophomore  David  Wilhelmsen  attributes  this  increase  to  a  lack  of  event  proposals,  because  the  federation  has  not  declined  any.

Wilhelmsen  also  found  that  many  checks  have  been  incor-­ rectly  entered  into  the  record  in  past  years.  He  is  working  with  Sue  Koppel,  executive  assistant  to  the  chief  administrative  of-­ ÂżFHU LQ WKH ÂżQDQFH GHSDUWPHQW to  correct  the  books. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  more  money  than  we  think  we  do,â&#x20AC;?  Wilhelmsen  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  have  to  go  over  all  the Â

past  checks.â&#x20AC;?

The  federation  hopes  that  more  students  will  contribute  to  brainstorming  new  ideas  to  improve  campus.  To  encourage  involvement,  junior  indepen-­ dent  representative  Margaret  Danaher  proposed  a  plan  for  federation  members  to  sit  by  the  comment  box  every  day  at  lunch  on  behalf  of  the  campus  improvements  committee.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  even  know  there  is  a  comment  box,â&#x20AC;?  Dana-­ her  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  will  encourage  them  to  place  comments.â&#x20AC;?

Junior  Kurt  Masciovec-­ chio  proposed  another  plan  to  encourage  students  to  present  their  ideas  to  student  fed.  The  committee  wants  to  create  a  survey  of  student  life,  in  which  students  can  rank  the  areas  of  campus  most  in  need  of  im-­ provement.  The  committee  will  take  this  survey  into  consider-­ ation  when  choosing  what  to  renovate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  will  provide  students Â

with  a  better  opportunity  to  ex-­ press  what  they  want,â&#x20AC;?  Mascio-­ vecchio  said.

President  and  junior  Esther  Ashmore  agreed  with  the  plan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  will  let  people  know  we  actually  do  things,â&#x20AC;?  she  said  with  a  laugh.

On  March  1,  three  student  clubs  took  advantage  of  the  fedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  enlarged  budget  and  came   to  request  funding  for  upcoming  events.  Junior  Daniel  Teal,  the  presi-­ dent  of  the  International  Club,  UHTXHVWHG LQ DGGLWLRQDO â&#x20AC;&#x153;Genocide  Awareness  Weekâ&#x20AC;?  funds  to  pay  for  Barbara  Elliot,  a  former  Reagan  aide,  to  speak.

Junior  Daniel  Gaines,  presi-­ dent  of  the  Aliaga  Foundation  chapter  on  campus,  requested  IRU Âł$ :LOG 1LJKW DW the  Dawnâ&#x20AC;?  held  at  the  Dawn  Theatre  on  March  3.  The  money  was  put  toward  decorations  and  the  venue,  and  all  proceeds  will  go  to  an  orphanage  outside  of  Lima,  Peru.

raises  $300

Sally Nelson The  Cravats  and  Bluestock-­ Web Editor ings  also  requested  funding  for  the  annual  Regency  Ball.  Junior  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Genocide:  A  Campus-­Wide  5LFKDUG 1RUULV DQG VRSKRPRUH Dialogueâ&#x20AC;?  has  raised  approxi-­ Kodiak  Dschida,  on  behalf  of  the  club,  said  he  wanted  to  mately  $300  after  only  two  days. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While  the  number  of  people  bring  students  together  in  a  fun  and  historical  event.  Although  has,  unfortunately,  been  less  than  we  hoped  for,  the  amount  of  the  federation  has  always  money  that  people  have  already  funded  the  event,  Dschida  asked  student  fed  to  look  at  the  donated  has  exceeded  my  expec-­ event  with  fresh  eyes  and  not  tations,â&#x20AC;?  senior  Kelsey  Fox  said.

The  International  Club  is  rest  on  precedent. hosting  the  event  to  both  increase  The  federation  unanimously  understanding  of  genocide  and  decided  to  approve  all  three  raise  money  for  the  Kigali  Memo-­ requests. rial  Centre  in  Rwanda.  The  Centre  Student  fed  also  swore  works  to  bury  bodies  found  in  in  two  new  members,  junior  mass  graves  and  raise  awareness  Olivia  File  and  sophomore  9LNWRU 5R]VD WR ÂżOO WKH YDFDQW in  Rwanda,  where  the  atrocities  independent  representative  seats  occurred  in  1994.   )R[ VDLG WKDW GRQDWHG WR (Teal  resigned  after  rushing  Sigma  Chi  fraternity).  The  other  the  Centre  allows  one  student  to  seat  belonged  to  junior  Kokko  attend  a  peace-­building  program  Sinapi  Chou,  who  stepped  down  and  $140  will  enable  an  entire  class  to  attend  the  program  and  because  he  was  too  busy  to  adequately  perform  his  duties,  receive  a  lunch. Âł:H KRSH WR UDLVH DQG Ashmore  said.   encourage  people  to  continue  bid-­ ding  in  the  auction,â&#x20AC;?  Fox  said.

Former  ambassador  to  Rwanda  and  Visiting  Professor  of  Politics  David  Rawson  spoke  on  Wednes-­ day  about  the  atrocities  of  the  Rwandan  genocide.  In  the  100-­ day  genocide,  he  said,  more  than  800,000  were  slaughtered. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  wanted  to  start  the  week  by  presenting  the  cold,  hard  facts  and  he  did  that  well,â&#x20AC;?  Fox  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  set  [Professor  of  History]  Birzer  up  excellently  to  present  the  philosophical  implications  of  genocide.â&#x20AC;?

Sophomore  Martha  Ekdahl  said  she  appreciated  Rawsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Â

ability  to  answer  questions  that  might  not  be  in  history  books,  like  how  former  President  Bill  Clinton  reacted  to  the  genocide. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Dr.  Rawson]  invoked  his  experience.  He  was  there.  He  saw  things  happen.  He  also  had  an  ear  for  what  was  going  on  in  Wash-­ ington,â&#x20AC;?  Ekdahl  said.

Birzer,  in  his  Tuesday  lecture,  said  he  worried  that  the  horrors  RI WKH WK FHQWXU\ DUH VLPSO\ a  transition  into  a  more  violent  lifestyle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  single  most  important,  primary,  and  fundamental  fact  RI WKH WK FHQWXU\ LV PXUGHU murder  by  the  state,â&#x20AC;?  Birzer  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every  continent  except  Antarc-­ tica  and  Australia  has  experienced  genocide  of  some  sort.â&#x20AC;?

He  reminded  attendees  that  Hitler  rose  to  power  legally,  democratically  and  constitution-­ ally.  He  also  urged  students  to  remind  policymakers  about  the  nature  of  man  and  the  effects  of  technology. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dr.  Brizerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  talk  explained  what  [genocide]  meant  in  the  en-­ WLUHW\ RI WKH WK FHQWXU\ DQG KRZ new  and  devastating  genocide  is,â&#x20AC;?  Ekdahl  said.

The  week-­long  series  will  con-­ tinue  with  a  lecture  from  former  Reagan  aide  Barbara  Elliott  and  a  roundtable  with  Rawson  and  Elliot.

Anyone  interested  in  placing  bids  on  silent  auction  items  can  do  so  before  and  after  the  lectures  in  Phillips  Auditorium  on  Thursday  and  Friday  and  from  Saturday  morning  until  Sunday  at  1:45  p.m.  in  the  Grewcock  Student  Union.

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paid  solely  by  city  resi-­ dents.

Councilman  Brian  Watkins  also  supported  the  LQFRPH WD[ IRU LWV Ă&#x20AC;H[LELOLW\ Because  they  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  earn  income,  unemployed  people  in  the  area  would  not  be  af-­ fected  by  the  tax,  he  said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  my  property  tax  goes  up  and  I  lose  my  job,  well,  there  goes  my  house,â&#x20AC;?  Wat-­ kins  said.

The  feasibility  study  also  looked  at  the  special  assess-­ ment  option.

Under  the  special  assess-­ ment,  city  residents  would  pay  for  the  road  directly  ad-­ jacent  to  their  property  from  money  put  up  by  the  city.  Residents  would  be  required  to  pay  back  the  money  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  in  addition  to  their  property  WD[HV ¹¹ RYHU D Âż[HG SHULRG of  time.

Rebuilding  Hillsdaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  roads  will  cost  roughly  $1  million  per  mile,  the  study  said,  or  about  $190  per  square  foot.  The  cost  for  the  average  residential  lot  would  range  from  $9,500  to  $11,400,  the  study  said.

Watkins  said  that  busi-­ nesses  and  tax-­exempt  orga-­ nizations  that  own  a  lot  of  property,  including  Hillsdale  College  and  the  Hillsdale  Community  Health  Center,  would  be  burdened  with  a  large  amount  of  road  renova-­ tion  responsibility. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  even  imagine  what  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  be  paying,â&#x20AC;?  Watkins  said. $OVR WKH FLW\ ZRXOG QHHG to  have  the  money  to  give  to  city  residents  for  the  special  assessments.  The  reason  the  city  is  looking  for  alternative  funding  for  road  reconstruc-­ tion  is  because  the  city  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  money  for  it,  City  Manager  Linda  Brown  said.

Do  both  messes  come  from  spending  too  much?

Yeah.  The  runaway  welfare  state,  yes.  Runaway  uncontrolled  immigration,  yes.  This  willful  en-­ gagement  in  futile  and  half-­hearted  military  adventures,  yes.  So  there  are  all  kinds  of  parallwels  like  that.

Who  do  you  think  will  bear  the  brunt  of  these  programs?

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  that  line  in  the  Bible?  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  all  touched  pitch?  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  all  got  dirty  hands  in  this,  so  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  all  going  to  suffer.  I  hope,  anyway.  I  hope  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  equitable.  But  I  think  ZHÂśOO ÂżQG D ZD\ RXW RI LW VRPHKRZ Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  be  a  period  of  disruption,  perhaps  a  few  decades.  But  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  think  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  actually  go  over  Niagara  Falls.  I  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  be  more  like  just  bumping  down  the  rapids  for  a  few  years.  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  lose  a  lot  of  the  things  we  have,  like  public  services.  I  was  talking  recently  to  an  oncologist,  and  he  was  saying  that  some  huge  proportion  of  Medicare  costs  go  to  the  last  few  months  of  a  personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  life.  He  said  we  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  go  on  doing  that.  We  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  afford  that.  I  said  â&#x20AC;&#x153;What  do  you  mean,  death  panels?â&#x20AC;?  He  said,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yeah,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  absolutely  inevitable.â&#x20AC;?  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  got  some  very  GLIÂżFXOW FKRLFHV FRPLQJ XS EXW weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  work  through  them  somehow.

Are  there  historical  examples  of  countries  surviving  debt  crisis?

There  are  some  modern  ex-­ DPSOHV $UJHQWLQD ZHQW WKURXJK a  terrible  crisis  in  the  end  of  the  1990s.  They  pulled  through.  Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  in  great  shape,  but  their  FRXQWU\ GLGQÂśW JR XS LQ Ă&#x20AC;DPHV , donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  think  modern  countries  do  go  XS LQ Ă&#x20AC;DPHV 7KH )UHQFK 5HYROX-­ WLRQ DQG ÂżIWK FHQWXU\ 5RPH WKHVH were  civilizations  with  universities  and  hospitals  and  so  on,  but  in  a  lot  of  ways  they  were  coarse  and  rough  places.  Look  at  the  kind  of  punish-­ ments  people  had.  There  has  been  human  progress.

KATEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TAKE

!From A5 â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  the  city  has  the  money  to  front,  just  do  it  and  be  done  with  it,â&#x20AC;?  Linda  Brown  said.

The  last  choice  the  study  presented  the  city  with  was  to  do  nothing  and  let  current  funding  methods  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  a  com-­ bination  of  pulling  money  from  the  general  fund  and  applying  for  state  grants  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  continue. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  is  no  easy  way  be-­ sides  a  winning  lottery  ticket  someone  wants  to  donate  to  the  city,â&#x20AC;?  Watkins  said.

The  council  decided  to  postpone  making  a  decision  on  adopting  an  ordinance  for  the  tax.

Instead,  they  commis-­ sioned  Linda  Brown  to  begin  developing  a  system  of  in-­ struction  for  city  residents  to  become  educated  on  the  tax.  That  would  include  bringing  0XQLFLSDO $QDO\WLFV EDFN WR Hillsdale  to  present  their  in-­ formation  in  a  larger  forum  than  City  Council  meetings.

Councilwoman  Mary  Wolfram  agreed  the  public  needed  to  become  better  in-­ formed  on  the  pros  and  cons  of  the  income  tax.  However,  she  cautioned  the  council  against  taking  too  long  to  solve  the  cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  lack  of  road  funds â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  can  go  forward  and  do  a  series  of  press  confer-­ ence,  town  hall  meeting  kind  of  events,â&#x20AC;?  Wolfram  said,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;... but  we  need  to  be  mindful  if  we  want  to  put  something  on  the  November  ballot  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  we  need  to  adopt  an  ordinance.â&#x20AC;?

discuss  ideas  and  work  toward  a  common  goal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  talk  about  theory  a  lot  too,â&#x20AC;?  Wunsch  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  the  point  of  an  activist  group  is  to  try  to  get  the  vote  in.â&#x20AC;?

On  Feb.  28,  some  of  the  Hill-­ sdale  group  watched  as  Ron  Paul  received  11.6  percent  of  the  vote  in  the  Michigan  primary.  The  mem-­ bers  of  the  Hillsdale  group  do  not  consider  the  election  results  a  loss  as  Ron  Paul  received  16  percent  of  the  vote  in  both  Hillsdale  County  and  Wayne  County. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  my  opinion,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  a  successful  endeavor  in  that  we  got  more  of  the  vote  than  we  did  last  time.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  what  people  expected,â&#x20AC;?  Wunsch  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  majority  of  the  people  are  not  as  well-­educated  as  we  need  to  be.  We  have  the  incredible  problem  of  all  the  money  thrown  at  an  election.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hard  to  get  the  truth  out  of  all  that.â&#x20AC;?

Wunsch  said  some  in  the  group  will  rest  for  a  while  now  that  the  Michigan  primary  is  over.  Other  members,  such  as  Deborah  Con-­ ners,  plan  to  get  involved  with  both  the  Indiana  and  Ohio  campaigns. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  just  about  Ron  Paul,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  great  person  up  front,  but  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  about  the  fact  that  people  know  that  everything  is  messed  up  and  needs  to  be  turned  around.â&#x20AC;?

Other  members,  such  as  co-­ chair  Peter  Cromwell,  are  looking  forward  to  seeing  Ron  Paul  speak  at  the  Republican  National  Conven-­ tion.  Cromwell  believes  that  Paul  is  going  to  have  to  be  allowed  to  participate  this  year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  good  olâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  boys  are  quaking  in  their  boots  at  the  prospect,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

Jim  Foster,  a  volunteer  at  the  bookstore,  observed  the  meetings  and  activities  of  the  group  the  entire  campaign  season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  an  eclectic  mix  of  people.  They  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  agree  on  everything,  but  they  agree  with  many  of  Ron  Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  views.â&#x20AC;?

In  the  end,  the  Hillsdale  for  Ron  Paul  group  wants  change. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  [being  politically  active]  is  not  as  much  about  enjoying  it  as  much  that  it  has  to  be  done,â&#x20AC;?  Crom-­ well  said.

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Bracing yourself for Parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Weekend Dear  Kate, My  parents  are  coming  this  weekend  to  visit  me.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  ex-­ FLWHG EXW D OLWWOH DSSUHKHQVLYH 7KLV LV WKH ÂżUVW WLPH WKH\ÂśYH been  able  to  visit  in  the  two  years  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  here,  and  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  always  wanted  them  to  come.  I  never  told  my  friends,  be-­ cause  what  kind  of  a  man  admits  that  he  misses  his  parents,  but  I  did.  I  always  walked  by  Saga  on  Saturday  morning  and  longingly  watched  as  parents  and  child  entered  the  dining  hall  to  sit  at  those  blessed  tables  clad  with  the  beautiful  ta-­ EOH FORWKV DQG Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV $Q\ZD\ WKLV ZHHNHQG LV ÂżQDOO\ P\ turn.  But  now  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  anxious  and  a  little  stressed.  My  room  is  a  mess.  There  are  Ramen  noodle  bowls  everywhere  and  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  remember  the  last  time  I  did  laundry.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  gotten  used  to  the  smell,  but  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  sure  my  parents  will  notice  it.  I  havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  shaved  in  days  and  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  when  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  have  time  to  do  so.  Maybe  my  parents  shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  come.  Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  just  worry  more  about  me  afterwards,  right?  What  if  they  stop  sending  PH JURFHU\ PRQH\" $QG ZKDW ZLOO P\ SURIHVVRUV WHOO WKHP" $QG KRZ ZLOO , ZULWH WZR SDSHUV WKLV ZHHNHQG" , ORYH P\ parents,  but  is  it  worth  all  of  this  stress  to  see  them?

Help, Conscientious  Son Dear  Conscientious, Yes.  Yes  it  is.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Parentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Weekend!  The  weekend  when  we  all  get  to  be  children  again.  The  glorious  weekend  when  our  grocery  shelf  is  magically  restocked,  our  laundry  miracu-­ lously  washed,  and  we  eat  like  kings  and  queens.  Parentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  :HHNHQG D VPDOO VOLFH RI KHDYHQ ,W LV ZRUWK HYHU\ ÂżEHU RI our  being  that  is  destroyed  by  stress  because  our  work  gets  pushed  back  and  we  have  to  haphazardly  clean  our  room  an  hour  before  they  arrive.  Parents  are  the  most  important  people  in  your  life,  but  never  more  so  than  during  Parentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Weekend  in  college.  They  bring  fresh  hope  to  your  life!  They  make  all  things  seem  possible!  Parentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Weekend  is  mythical  and  legendary.  It  shines  out  as  a  bright  star  among  the  many  weekends  of  the  semester.  Rather  than  frantically  DWWHPSWLQJ WR FDWFK XS RQ ZRUN ÂżQDOO\ JLYLQJ XS DQG FKRRV-­ ing  instead  to  watch  three  movies  in  a  row,  we  spend  one  weekend  basking  in  the  love  of  the  two  people  who  love  us  the  most  in  the  world.  Drink  it  in.  Drink  in  the  golden,  UDLQERZ ÂżOOHG GD\V EHFDXVH EHIRUH \RX NQRZ LW \RXU parents  will  be  gone  and  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  have  to  write  two  papers  in  one  night.

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FACULTY APPROVES MAJOR CHANGES

The  faculty  meeting  that  took  place  on  March  1  provided  an  op-­ portunity  for  several  departments  to  do  some  housekeeping.

The  German  department  streamlined  its  minor  from  11  to  nine  credit  hours  beyond  the  201  language  requirement.

The  department  also  slightly  UHFRQ¿JXUHG WKH PDMRU WR DOORZ VWXGHQWV D FKRLFH EHWZHHQ IRFXV-­ ing  more  heavily  on  literature  or  on  language.  But  Professor  of  German  Eberhard  Geyer  said  the  difference  is  only  one  course.

Also,  German  350,  the  study  DEURDG SURJUDP ZDV UHQDPHG â&#x20AC;&#x153;Study  in  a  German  Speaking  &RXQWU\´ WR DOORZ VWXGHQWV WR KLJKOLJKW WKLV FRXUVHZRUN PRUH prominently,  Geyer  said.

The  economics  department  cut  the  required  accounting  class  from  WKH PDMRU 3URIHVVRU RI 3ROLWLFDO Economy  Gary  Wolfram  said  this  ZDV LQ RUGHU WR DOORZ HFRQRPLFV PDMRUV LQWHUHVWHG LQ JUDGXDWH school  to  take  an  extra  upper-­ OHYHO PDWK FODVV ZKLFK KH VDLG LV more  important  for  a  competitive  application.

The  biology  department  WULPPHG DV ZHOO FKDQJLQJ WZR botany  courses  from  four  credits  to  WKUHH FUHGLWV 0HDQZKLOH WKH +RQ-­ ors  Program  added  a  one-­credit  seminar  to  the  freshman  core  requirement,  to  be  taken  in  the  fall.          â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Patrick Timmis Â

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  love  playing  the  bad  guy,â&#x20AC;?  Gobba  said  Finally,  sophomore  treasurer  Abby  Schultz  led  a  game  of  To-­ UDK 7ULYLD ZLWK TXHVWLRQV DERXW -HZLVK IDLWK DQG WUDGLWLRQ The  party  also  had  tradi-­ tional  food,  including  challah  WUDGLWLRQDO -HZLVK EUHDG DQG KDPHQWDVFKHQ IUXLW ÂżOOHG FRRN-­ LHV VHUYHG RQ 3XULP )UHVK-­ PDQ $\OD 0H\HU WKH FOXEÂśV president,  said  the  triangular  shape  of  hamentaschen  com-­ PHPRUDWHV +DPDQÂśV WKUHH cornered  hat.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Purim  is  a  humorous  holi-­ day,  and  a  fun  holiday,â&#x20AC;?  Meyer  said.  The  name  Purim  comes  from  WKH ZRUG ÂłSXU ´ PHDQLQJ ÂłORWV ´ EHFDXVH +DPDQ ÂłFDVW ORWV´ WR GHVWUR\ WKH -HZV â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  tried  to  replicate  a  tra-­ GLWLRQDO PHJLOODK VHUYLFH \RXÂśG ÂżQG LQ D V\QDJRJXH ´ +LQGOH said.  Â

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´$OO RI WKH PHWKRGV XVH SVHXGR-­ ephedrine  or  ephedrine,  which  is  why  they  keep  it  behind  the  From A5 counter  now.â&#x20AC;?

Crystal  meth,  the  crystalline,  Making  meth  is  relatively  smoke-­able  form  of  metham-­ simple,  as  the  ingredients  are  found  in  over-­the-­counter  drugs  SKHWDPLQH VHOOV IRU DERXW ÂżYH dollars  for  one  tenth  of  a  gram.   DQG WKH VXSSOLHV QHHGHG FDQ ÂżW It  is  one  of  the  most  com-­ in  a  suitcase.   monly  abused  illegal  drugs.  said  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  problem  with  the  syn-­ thesis  is  that  it  is  very  dangerous  who???

While  production  may  be  ¹ LW UHOHDVHV WR[LF DQG Ă&#x20AC;DPPDEOH getting  simpler,  the  use  of  meth  fumes,  in  addition  it  gives  off  is  on  the  decline.   a  lot  of  heat  so  explosions  are  $FFRUGLQJ WR WKH 1DWLRQDO common,â&#x20AC;?  said  Christopher  Survey  on  Drug  Use  and  Health,  Hamilton,  chemistry  professor.   Manufacturing  one  pound  of  between  2006  and  2010,  the  number  of  monthly  meth  us-­ meth  can  create  six  pounds  of  ers  decreased  from  731,000  to  toxic  waste.   $ERXW SHRSOH â&#x20AC;&#x153;[M]any  of  the  regular  style  started  using  meth  in  2010  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  a  meth  labs  are  going  away  since  VLJQLÂżFDQW GURS IURP LQ more  meth  users  are  making  their  own  in  a  small  setup,  called  2007  and  299,000  in  2002. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;shake  nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  bake,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  Hamilton  said. Â

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Members of the local Ron Paul group pose with literature. (Joe Buth/Collegian)

Ron  Paul  supporters  rally

represents.â&#x20AC;?   Wunsch  said  he  and  his  fellow  Paul  supporters  worked  Despite  his  defeat  in  the  for  the  candidate  because  they  Michigan  Republican  Primary,  believe  he  will  promote  liberty,  the  members  of  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hillsdale  peace,  and  stability.  They  sup-­ for  Ron  Paulâ&#x20AC;?  group  are  still  just  ported  the  campaign  by  having  DV SDVVLRQDWH DERXW WKH 7H[DQ sign-­waving  events,  canvassing  doctor  as  when  they  began  the  Hillsdale  area,  and  placing  meeting  as  a  group  in  October. a  few  radio  ads.  One  member  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  are  peace  activists  even  stuck  a  Ron  Paul  sticker  to  involved,  small  government  the  back  of  the  Rick  Santorum  people,  and  Constitutionalists,â&#x20AC;?  campaign  bus  that  came  through  said  Richard  Wunsch,  co-­chair  Hillsdale  on  Feb.  25. of  the  group  and  self-­proclaimed  Sophomore  Spenser  Amaral  peace  activist.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  people  is  one  of  a  few  Hillsdale  College  that  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  known  for  20  years  and  students  who  attended  some  of  people  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  just  met.  Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  no  the  town  Ron  Paul  meetings  and  one  who  represents  the  radi-­ went  to  Ron  Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  speech  at  calism  people  think  Ron  Paul  Michigan  State  University  a  few Â

weeks  ago.  Amaral  has  support-­ ed  Paul  for  many  years  and  said  he  admires  the  passion  he  sees  in  local  groups  in  his  hometown  and  here  at  school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  seems  like  a  really  hardcore  group  of  old-­timers,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  seems  like  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  be  there  for  a  while  just  like  the  Ron  Paul  movement.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  these  local  groups  that  are  Kelsey Drapkin and the  backbone  of  the  freedom  Caleb Whitmer movement,  and  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  go-­ ing  anywhere.â&#x20AC;?

Collegian Freelancer The  group  met  every  Tuesday  and Copy Editor night  in  the  Volume  One  book-­ Within  the  past  week,  two  store  in  downtown  Hillsdale  during  this  campaign  season  to  cases  involving  methamphet-­ amine  have  gone  to  the  Hillsdale  County  Circuit  Court.   See A4 7KH ¿UVW ZDV WKH KHDULQJ RI Lawrence  McDonald,  held  on  March  5.

McDonald  was  arrested  on  Dec.  18,  2011,  in  Allen  Town-­ ship  after  police  traced  a  motel  receipt  back  to  him  they  had  found  in  a  discarded  meth  lab.

McDonald  told  the  court  he  ¿JXUH RXW KRZ WR FRSH ´ lier,  I  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  had  to  do  7ZHQW\ ÂżUHÂżJKWHUV DQG VL[ all  that  work,â&#x20AC;?  Paul  Noble  said. had  discarded  the  lab  after  he,  a  woman  named  Jolene  Green,  trucks  responded  to  the  blaze.  The  pole  barn  was  built  on  Brian  Aube,  the  chief  of  the  a  cement  slab.  The  Nobles  said  and  his  dealer  suspected  they  were  being  followed  by  an  un-­ Hillsdale  Rural  Fire  Department,  though  that  would  make  the  VDLG WKH FDXVH RI WKH ÂżUH ZDV clean-­up  easier,  they  have  a  lot  marked  police  car  while  driving  out  of  Hillsdale. unknown  though  there  were  no  of  work  to  do. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  thought  it  was  just  a  ve-­ signs  of  a  malicious  cause.

Michelle  Noble  said  they  will  hicle  and  we  were  all  paranoid,â&#x20AC;?  Because  the  Nobles  were  in  need  to  borrow  some  kind  of  the  process  of  moving,  they  had  front-­end  loader  to  clean  up  the  McDonald  said.

The  dealer  told  him  to  discard  stored  many  of  their  possessions  PHVV OHIW E\ WKH ÂżUH in  the  barn.  It  was  all  lost. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  use  ours  because  it  the  lab  anyway,  and  McDonald  threw  it  out  the  carâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  window.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  happened  a  week  ear-­ got  burned  up,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

The  car  turned  out  to  not  be  police.

Police  discovered  the  dis-­ carded  lab  a  few  days  later.  They  found  a  motel  receipt  inside  the  bag  and  traced  it  back  to  McDonald. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  thinking  very  clearly,â&#x20AC;?  he  said,  adding  that  he  was  high  on  meth  at  the  time.

McDonald  was  arrested  on  Dec.  18. Âł, ÂżJXUHG ZKDW WKH KHFN , might  as  well  go  to  jail  for  the  night,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  need  to  get  off  the  drugs  anyway.â&#x20AC;?

At  a  court  hearing  March  5,  McDonald  pleaded  guilty  to  one  Hillsdale residents Paul and Michelle Noble barn was completely decount  of  operating  and  maintain-­ stroyed by a fire on Tuesday night. (Joe Buth/Collegian)

Fire  destroys  property  of  Hillsdale  studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  family Caleb Whitmer and Betsy Woodruff Copy Editor and City News Editor $ ÂżUH GHVWUR\HG WKH SROH EDUQ of  Paul  and  Michelle  Noble  on  Half  Moon  Lake  Road  on  Tues-­ day  night.

The  Nobles  are  parents  of  two  Hillsdale  College  students,  VRSKRPRUH $OH[L 1REOH DQG senior  Krista  Noble. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  complete  loss,â&#x20AC;?  Mi-­ chelle  Nobel  said.

7KH 1REOHV QRWLFHG WKH ÂżUH after  9:30  p.m.  The  barn  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  visible  from  the  house  and  by  the  time  they  noticed,  the  entire  EXLOGLQJ ZDV HQJXOIHG LQ Ă&#x20AC;DPH â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  all  very  self-­con-­ tained  and  it  burned  from  the  inside  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  it  was  all  a  wood  structure,â&#x20AC;?  Paul  Noble  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  MXVW ZHQW YHU\ TXLFNO\ $W ÂżUVW it  was  disturbing,  but  then  there  was  just  sort  of  an  acceptance.â&#x20AC;?

His  wife  agreed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  nothing  you  can  do  about  it,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  just  ¿JXUH \RX JR ZLWK WKH Ă&#x20AC;RZ DQG

Instead,  Brown  said  she  would  be  in  favor  of  a  millage  increase  or  special  assessment.

Both  were  alternatives  Municipal  Analytics  discussed  in  their  presentation  to  the  city.

The  city  would  require  7.3  millage  increase  to  raise  as  PXFK DV WKH LQFRPH WD[ LQ RQH year  and  13.52  mils  to  raise  the  entire  $39  million  over  20  years.

Councilman  Casey  Sul-­ livan  said  he  was  in  favor  of  WKH LQFRPH WD[ RYHU D PLOODJH increase. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  going  to  take  some-­ thing  out  of  your  wallet,  [but]  DW OHDVW DQ LQFRPH WD[ LV Ă&#x20AC;H[-­ ible,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

7KH LQFRPH WD[ ZRXOG EH shared  by  both  city  residents  and  commuters  who,  Sullivan  said,  use  the  road  as  much  as  residents  and  should  help  pay  for  it.  The  millages  would  be Â

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The  Hillsdale  City  Coun-­ cil  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  agree  on  how  to  smooth  out  the  cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  road  pav-­ ing  problem,  but  they  could  agree  on  at  least  one  thing  at  March  5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  meeting: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  need  to  move  on  some-­ thing,â&#x20AC;?  councilwoman  Ruth  Brown  said.

At  the  last  meeting  on  Feb.  20,  the  council  was  presented  with  the  results  of  a  study  that  determined  if  a  voter-­ DSSURYHG FLW\ LQFRPH WD[ could  be  a  feasible  solution  to  Hillsdaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  lack  of  road  reno-­ YDWLRQ IXQGV 7KH WD[ ZRXOG be,  at  most,  1  percent  for  city  residents  and  .5  percent  for  commuters.

Municipal  Analytics,  the  ¿UP WKDW FRQGXFWHG WKH VWXG\ estimated  the  city  needs  $39  million  worth  of  road  renova-­ WLRQ 7KH LQFRPH WD[ FRXOG

generate  $1.1  million  per  year  of  net  income  for  the  city.  In  other  words,  it  would  take  35  years  to  reconstruct  the  roads.

The  city  currently  has  no  permanent  means  of  paying  for  road  repair.  However,  the  council  must  adopt  an  ordi-­ QDQFH WR SODFH WKH LQFRPH WD[ or  any  other  large  fundraising  endeavor,  on  the  ballot  for  voters.

While  some  on  the  council  supported  passing  an  ordi-­ nance  on  Monday,  others  wanted  to  wait  and  gauge  pub-­ lic  opinion  before  they  move  forward.

Brown  said  in  the  last  two  weeks  she  had  asked  voters  from  her  ward  if  they  were  in  IDYRU RI WKH LQFRPH WD[ 2I the  120  people  she  surveyed,  she  said  only  one  was  in  favor  of  it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  voters  are  sending  us  a  message,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  GRQÂśW ZDQW WKH LQFRPH WD[ ´

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ing  a  lab  involving  metham-­ phetamine,  which  could  carry  a  PD[LPXP VHQWHQFH RI \HDUV LQ SULVRQ DQG D ÂżQH 7ZR other  drug-­related  charges  were  dropped  as  part  of  McDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  plea  deal.

Sentencing  is  set  for  April  9.

A  trial  was  held  for  Edward  Percy  on  Mar.  6.  He  pleaded  not  guilty.

Percy  was  arrested  on  Sept.  16,  2011,  when  a  deputy  from  the  sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  department  pulled  Percy  over  due  to  an  outstanding  warrant  for  his  arrest.

Percy,  a  resident  of  Hudson  Township,  was  at  a  gas  station  on  U.S.  127  near  Hudson  pre-­ SDULQJ WR ÂżOO WKH WDQN RI KLV PR-­ torcycle  when  he  was  arrested.   7KH DUUHVWLQJ RIÂżFHU VHDUFKHG 3HUF\ÂśV SHUVRQ ÂżQGLQJ D marijuana  cigarette  in  his  shirt  pocket.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  forgot  about  that,â&#x20AC;?  said  Percy  of  the  marijuana  cigarette.

7KH RIÂżFHU WKHQ VHDUFKHG Percyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  motorcycle  as  per  SURWRFRO $ SLOO ERWWOH ÂżOOHG ZLWK FUXPSOHG FRIIHH ÂżOWHUV ZKLFK are  commonly  used  to  make  meth  and  then  kept  for  the  traces  of  the  drug  that  remain,  was Â

found  on  the  motorcycle  along  with  a  bag  of  marijuana.   Percy  FODLPHG WKH FRIIHH ¿OWHUV ZHUH WR clean  his  glasses.

7KH RIÂżFHU WKHQ JRW WZR ZDU-­ rants,  one  to  test  Percyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  blood  and  one  to  search  his  apartment.

The  tests  showed  traces  of  meth  and  THC  in  Percyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  blood.

In  the  apartment  search,  a  marijuana  cigarette  and  a  Red  Bull  can  containing  meth  were  discovered.   Upon  further  search  of  the  motorcycle  in  the  sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  department  crime  lab,  meth  and  marijuana  were  both  discovered.   Percy  pleaded  not  guilty,  the  defense  claiming  the  drugs  were  planted.  Percy  was  found  guilty  on  all  charges  and  his  sentencing  is  set  for  Apr.  16.

According  to  the  United  States  Drug  Enforcement  Administration,  there  were  679  meth  lab  busts  in  Michigan  in  2010  out  of  a  total  of  11,239  in  the  country.   In  2005,  there  were  341  meth  labs  busted  in  Michigan,  eight  of  which  were  in  Hillsdale  County.   In  2006  and  2007,  21  labs  were  found  in  the  county.

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The  owners  of  popular  eateries  Oliviaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Chop  House  and  Saucy  Dogs  KDYH FRQÂżUPHG WKDW ERWK UHVWDXUDQWV DUH XS IRU VDOH 6RXUFHV DW 2OLYLDÂśV &KRS +RXVH VDLG WKDW ERWK UHVWDXUDQWV DUH RQ WKH PDUNHW â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  seeing  if  anyone  out  there  is  interested  in  owning  a  restaurant,â&#x20AC;?  VDLG -RVK %XWOHU WKH PDQDJHU RI 2OLYLDÂśV &KRS +RXVH Âł:HÂśUH MXVW IHHOLQJ RXW WKH PDUNHW ´ )UHVKPDQ (YDQ &RWKUDQ VDLG Âł,ÂśYH EHHQ WKHUH RQFH DQG , UHDOO\ HQMR\HG LW ,W KDG D JRRG DWPRVSKHUH UHDOO\ GRZQ WR HDUWK FODVV\ 7KH IRRG ZDV JUHDW ´ â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Evan Brune

4-­Min.  Interview:  Julie  Kast,  new  city  clerk Caleb Whitmer Copy Editor Local  business  owner  Julie  Kast  was  elected  city  clerk  last  week  by  the  people  of  Hills-­ dale.  She  grew  up  in  Hillsdale  and  moved  back  to  the  area  in  the  last  few  years.  The  self-­ described  â&#x20AC;&#x153;doerâ&#x20AC;?  is  a  mother  of  ¿YH DQG WKH RZQHU RI WKUHH VHSD-­ rate  businesses.  What  made  you  want  to  run  for  the  city  clerk  position?

I  am  a  business  owner  in  the  city  of  Hillsdale  and  what  hap-­ pens  here  is  very,  very  important  to  me.  I  know  a  lot  of  people  in  the  city  of  Hillsdale.  I  want  to  do  more,  I  want  to  serve.  I  was  born  here,  I  grew  up  here.  We  need  to  continue  to  thrive.  We  need  to  move  forward.

What  businesses  do  you  own?

I  have  Coneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  and  Swirls  on  Bacon  Street,  I  have  State  Street  Market,  [and]  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  also  in  part-­ nership  and  do  all  the  account-­ ing  with  RJâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Hair  Care.  So  I  actually  have  three  businesses.

Wow,  busy  woman.

[Laughs]  Yep,  yes  I  am.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  just  the  way  I  like  it.

So  is  the  city  clerk  job  going  to  add  a  lot  to  your  workload  then?

No,  actually.  I  also  do  real  estate  part-­time,  so  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  going  to  end  up  putting  that  in  escrow  and  do  this  instead.  It  will  work  out  well  with  my  businesses  EHFDXVH , DP Ă&#x20AC;H[LEOH 7KLV SRVL-­ tion  cannot  be  for  someone  who  works  full  time  because  you  KDYH WR EH DEOH WR EH Ă&#x20AC;H[LEOH LQ

Police  Blotter The  following  is  a  list  of  calls  compiled  and  reported  by  the  Hillsdale  County  Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Department.

Hillsdale  City  Police March  6 A  25-­year-­old  Hillsdale  man  was  arrested  on  suspicion  of  domestic  as-­ sault.  A  $1,000  bond  was  posted.

March  4 A  17-­year-­old  Hillsdale  boy  was  arrested  on  suspicion  of  domestic  as-­ sault.  A  $1,000  bond  was  posted.

March  1 A  42-­year-­old  Hillsdale  man  was  arrested  on  suspicion  of  domestic  violence  and  the  possession  of  marijuana.  A  $1,500  bond  was  posted.

A  45-­year-­old  Hillsdale  man  was  arrested  on  suspicion  of  malicious  destruction  of  property.  A  $500  bond  was  posted.

Michigan  State  Police March  6 A  37-­year-­old  Hillsdale  man  was  arrested  on  suspicion  of  driving  with  a  suspended  license.  A  $2,000  bond  was  posted.

March  1 A  20-­year-­old  Hillsdale  man  was  arrested  on  misdemeanor  warrant  for  assault  and  battery.  A  $1,000  bond  was  posted.

your  hours  so  you  can  be  here  when  the  citizens  of  Hillsdale  need  you.

How  often  do  you  need  to  work  as  city  clerk?

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  be  in  here  almost  every  PRUQLQJ ÂżYH GD\V D ZHHN 0\ mornings  are  free  and  I  do  plan  on  spending  the  time  down  here  at  city  hall.

What  does  the  city  clerk  position  entail?

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  keeping  of  the  city  records  and  [Hillsdale  City]  Council  meeting  minutes.  Also,  certifying  the  vote  whenever  we  have  a  vote  in  the  city  of  Hills-­ dale.  I  am  the  the  keeper  of  the  city  seal;Íž  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  kept  in  the  vault  here.  All  those  are  a  few  of  the  things  the  city  clerk  does.

How  long  have  you  owned  your  businesses  for?

I  have  had  [Conies  and  Swirls]  for  three  years  and  State  Street  Market  for  one  year  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  out  on  State  Street  by  the  airport.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  one  full  year.  Before  that  I  was  actually  a  di-­ rector  of  quality.  I  was  over  two  plants  up  in  Vicksburg  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  by  Kalamazoo  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  and  I  drove  it  every  day  [a  90-­minute  com-­ PXWH@ ,ÂśYH KDG XS WR VL[ SODQWV Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  in  charge  of.  I  was  a  corporate  quality  manager.  I  lived  in  Chicago  for  a  few  years,  VR ,ÂśYH GRQH TXLWH D ELW RI H[-­ tensive  travelling.  I  know  how  to  keep  records  because  quality  is  all  about  record  keeping.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  Kast at Coneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Swirls done  ISO,  the  QS-­9000,  and  (Caleb Whitmer/Collegian) I  worked  for  the  automotive  best.  >LQGXVWU\@ .HHSLQJ ÂżOHV DQG So  you  grew  up  locally  and  paperwork,  and  following  rules  moved  back.  Were  you  excited  and  regulations,  is  what  I  do  to  come  back  to  Hillsdale?

A  20-­year-­old  Hillsdale  man  was  arrested  on  suspicion  of  assault  and  battery.  A  $1,000  bond  was  posted.

Jonesville  Police  Department March  4 A  24-­year-­old  Jonesville  man  was  arrested  on  a  misdemeanor  warrant  for  selling  alcohol  and  furnishing  alcohol  to  a  minor.  A  $500  bond  was  posted.

March  3 A  25-­year-­old  Jackson  man  was  arrested  on  suspicion  of  driving  with  a  suspended  license.  A  $4,000  bond  was  not  posted.

Hillsdale  County  Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Department March  6 A  49-­year-­old  Hillsdale  woman  was  arrested  on  a  felony  warrant  for  ac-­ cessory  to  murder  after  the  fact.  A  $40,000  bond  was  posted.

A  50-­year-­old  Pittsford  woman  was  arrested  on  a  criminal  bench  war-­ rant  for  probation  violation.  No  bond  was  allowed.

The  Hillsdale  County  Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Department  responded  to  one  larceny,  one  civil  dispute,  and  two  car-­deer  accidents.

March  5 A  31-­year-­old  Pioneer,  Ohio  man  was  lodged  on  suspicion  of  driving  with  a  suspended  license.  A  $6,000  bond  was  posted.

A  23-­year-­old  Waldron  woman  was  lodged  on  a  warrant  for  the  mali-­ cious  use  of  the  telephone.  A  $1,000  bond  was  posted.

A  50-­year-­old  Pittsford  woman  was  lodged  on  a  warrant  for  breaking  and  entering.  A  $10,000  bond  was  not  posted.

Absolutely,  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  where  all  my  family  and  friends  are  so  I  wanted  to  come  back.

Tell  me  about  your  family. ,ÂśP PDUULHG , KDYH ÂżYH FKLO-­ dren.  They  are  all  grown.  My  youngest  goes  to  Central  Michi-­ gan  [University],  but  he  is  also  in  the  Marines  and  he  is  getting  deployed  this  summer.  Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  going  to  Afghanistan  so  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  going  to  end  up  having  to  take  a  year  off  of  college.  That  was  his  choice.  All  my  children  have  served  in  the  military  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  well  all  my  sons.  My  husband  also.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  married  for  21  years.

So  do  feel  excited  to  be  here  and  ready  to  serve  the  city?

2K DEVROXWHO\ ,œP YHU\ H[-­ cited.  This  is  a  great  opportunity  for  me.

A  53-­year-­old  Hillsdale  man  was  lodged  on  suspicion  of  his  third  of-­ IHQVH RI RSHUDWLQJ D YHKLFOH ZKLOH LQWR[LFDWHG DQG LQWR[LFDQWV LQ D PRWRU vehicle.  No  bond  was  allowed.

A  29-­year-­old  Jerome  man  was  lodged  on  suspicion  of  driving  while  LQWR[LFDWHG $ ERQG ZDV QRW SRVWHG A  48-­year-­old  Pittsford  man  was  lodged  on  a  warrant  for  breaking  and  entering  and  on  suspicion  of  manufacturing  and  possession  of  mari-­ juana.  No  bond  was  allowed.

The  Hillsdale  County  Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Department  responded  to  seven  property-­damage  accidents,  one  larceny,  three  civil  disputes,  one  assault,  and  one  harassing  communications.

March  4 A  31-­year-­old  Osseo  man  was  arrested  on  suspicion  of  two  counts  of  domestic  assault.  A  $2,000  bond  was  posted.

A  43-­year-­old  Hudson  man  was  arrested  on  suspicion  of  domestic  as-­ sault.  A  $1,000  bond  was  posted.

The  Hillsdale  County  Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Department  responded  to  two  breaking  and  entering  calls  and  one  car-­deer  accident.

March  3 The  Hillsdale  County  Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Department  responded  to  two  suspicious  situations,  one  civil  dispute,  and  one  domestic  violence  call.

March  2 A  36-­year-­old  Camden  man  was  arrested  on  a  misdemeanor  warrant  for  the  malicious  use  of  telecommunications  services.  A  $3,000  bond  was  posted. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Compiled by Sarah Leitner

OPINION 8  March  2012    A6

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The  editors  welcome  Letters  to  the  Editor  but  reserve  the  right  to  edit  all  submissions  for  clarity,  length  and  style.  Letters  should  be  less  350  words  or  less  and  include  your  name  and  phone  number.  Please  send  submissions  to  telliot@hillsdale.edu  before  Sunday  at  6  p.m.

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ighting  for  life  [against  abortion]  is  easy,â&#x20AC;?  0DJJLH *DOODJKHU WROG PH Âł,WÂśV ÂżJKWLQJ IRU PDUULDJH WKDW LV GLIÂżFXOW ´ Gallagher  is  the  founding  president  of  the  National  Organization  for  Marriage.  Her  organization  has  been  instrumental  in  accomplishing  legislative  victo-­ ULHV DFURVV WKH VWDWHV VXFK DV 3URS LQ &DOLIRUQLD ZKLFK GHÂżQHV PDUULDJH DV EHWZHHQ RQH PDQ DQG RQH ZRPDQ &LWL]HQV LQ VWDWHV KDYH RYHUZKHOPLQJO\ YRWHG WR SURWHFW WKLV WUDGLWLRQDO GHÂżQLWLRQ RI PDUULDJH showing,  she  said,  that  the  public  is  largely  in  agree-­ ment  with  her  organization.

6KH YLVLWHG +LOOVGDOH EULHĂ&#x20AC;\ DV SDUW RI D EXV WRXU and,  during  our  conversation,  she  told  me  about  the  many  death  threats  she  has  received  because  of  her  involvement  in  this,  an  issue  even  more  divisive  than  abortion.  She  told  me  she  has  had  her  own  security  detail  because  of  death  threats.  U.S.  Rep.  Musgrave,  ZKR ZDV DOVR RQ WKH EXV FRQÂżUPHG WKDW QRW RQO\ ZDV she  threatened,  but  so  were  the  lives  of  her  grandchil-­ dren  by  name.  It  seems  nothing  appears  off  limits  for  many  homosexual  activist  groups,  they  said. :K\ WKH WKUHDWV" ,Q RUGHU WR DGYDQFH WKHLU DJHQGD homosexual  activists  need  to  keep  supporters  of  tradi-­ tional  marriage  on  the  defensive,  because  those  who  uphold  marriage  between  one  man  and  one  woman  have  the  winning  argument.  A  lack  of  scrutiny  on  the  war  being  waged  on  traditional  marriage  is  absolutely  essential  to  homosexual  activistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  strategy.  The  eight  states  that  have  legalized  same-­sex  â&#x20AC;&#x153;marriageâ&#x20AC;?  have  all  done  so  through  the  ruling  elite:  the  courts  or  the  legislature,  not  through  popular  vote.     Ironically,  many  homosexual  advocacy  groups  issuing  deaths  threats  turn  around  and  call  Maggie  Gallagher,  and  groups  like  hers,  haters.  Their  strategy  LV UHDOO\ TXLWH EULOOLDQW UH GHÂżQH WKH PDUULDJH LVVXH as  one  of  civil  rights  and  declare  the  debate  already  VHWWOHG 1R RQH ZDQWV WR JR EDFN WR -LP &URZ ODZV right?  Then,  they  paint  anyone  who  actually  wants  to  hold  a  reasoned  debate  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;haterâ&#x20AC;?  while  simultane-­ ously  targeting  them  with  threats  to  bully  them  into  VLOHQFH DQG NHHS RWKHUV IURP MRLQLQJ WKH GHEDWH Even  if  the  bullying  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  physical,  they  threaten  businesses  with  lawsuits  and  assault  their  opponentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  reputation.  Santorumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  google  problem  comes  to  mind.  Unfortunately,  these  tactics  have  kept  many  FRQVHUYDWLYHV IURP ÂżJKWLQJ ZKDW WKH KRPRVH[XDOV claim  is  the  inevitable  spirit  of  the  age.

But  are  the  civil  rights  of  homosexuals  violated?  Is  it  an  act  of  discrimination  for  the  government  to  issue  a  marriage  license  to  Bob  and  Mary,  but  not  Bob  and  Harry?

According  to  the   dictionary,  civil  rights  are  â&#x20AC;&#x153;rights  belonging  to  a  person  by  virtue  of  his  status  as  a  citizen  or  member  of  civil  society.â&#x20AC;?   The  Bill  of  Rights  delineates  these  rights  of  American  citizens.   :KLOH WKDW WKH\ KDYH LQ WKH SDVW EHHQ GHQLHG WR DQ entire  class  of  people,  black  Americans,  they  have  never  been  denied  to  homosexuals.  It  is  untrue  for  them  to  assert  that  their  rights  are  being  violated  the  same  way  black  Americansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  rights  were  violated,  and  WKLV FODLP LV D JURVV GLVPLVVDO RI WKH DFWXDO LQMXU\ black  Americans  faced.

Homosexuals  are  not  seeking  the  right  to  marry.  They  already  have  it,  provided  they  abide  by  its  GH¿QLWLRQ :KDW WKH\ ZDQW WR UDGLFDOO\ FKDQJH WKH GH¿QLWLRQ Government  regulations  of  marriage,  such  as  the  prohibition  of  marrying  a  sister,  child,  animal,  or  someone  of  the  same  sex,  are  in  place  to  reinforce  the  public  purpose  of  marriage.

That  public  purpose  of  marriage  is  not  only  to  con-­ tinue  the  human  race,  but  also  to  nurture  and  educate  of  our  next  generation.  Our  founders  believed  this  public  union  of  a  man  and  a  woman  is  essential  to  the  endurance  of  our  society  and  should  be  encouraged  through  the  sanction  of  law. :KHQ ZH VWHS EDFN DQG DFWXDOO\ KDYH WKH FRXU-­ age  to  start  debating  the  issue,  it  is  clear  that  mar-­ riage  does  not  violate  anyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  civil  rights.  Rather,  it  supports  the  building  block  necessary  for  our  society  to  endure  and  prosper.  Thought  warriors  like  Mag-­ JLH *DOODJKHU XQGHUVWDQG WKLV DQG FRQWLQXH WR ÂżJKW IRU PDUULDJH GHVSLWH WKUHDWV 7KH PDMRULW\ RI FLWL]HQV are  on  the  winning  side  of  this  argument,  and  more  importantly,  so  is  the  truth.

The  question  is  whether  or  not  conservatives  will  VXUUHQGHU EHFDXVH ¿JKWLQJ IRU PDUULDJH LV KDUG

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ush  Limbaugh  made  a  fool  of  himself  last  week  when  he  betrayed  the  ideals  he  is  supposed  to  stand  for  and  ma-­ ligned  a  woman  he  did  not  know.

The  talk  show  host  smeared  Georgetown  University  law  student  Sandra  Flukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  reputation   because  he  disagreed  with  her.  That  is  weak  and  inexcusable.

He  criticized  her  opinion  about  the  federal  contraception  mandate  by  calling  her  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;slutâ&#x20AC;?  and  telling  her  to  make  a  sex  tape  so  the  tax-­ SD\HUV ZKR ZRXOG ÂżQDQFH KHU ORYH OLIH FRXOG EHQHÂżW IURP LW That  is  utterly  unacceptable.  On  Monday,  he  apologized  for  his  comments.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Against  my  own  instincts,  against  my  own  knowledge,  against  everything  I  know  to  be  right  and  wrong  I  descended  to  their  level  when  I  used  those  two Â

words  to  describe  Sandra  Fluke.  That  was  my  error,â&#x20AC;?  he  said. :H WKLQN KLV UHPDUNV ZHUH D OLWWOH PRUH WKDQ MXVW HUURU Not  only  did  he  single  out  the  reputation  of  a  college  student  with  offensive,  unproven  labels  that  seemed  to  degrade  women  everywhere,  he  also  managed  to  distract  the  nation  from  the  impor-­ WDQW TXHVWLRQ RI &RQVWLWXWLRQDOLVP and  religious  liberty  that  he  was  supposed  to  be  debating.

In  his  comments,  he  pulled  our  national  discourse  into  the  mud  and  pond  scum  that  our  founders  hoped  American  political  discus-­ sions  would  avoid.  Hardly  excel-­ lence  in  broadcasting.

Understandably,  many  of  his  advertisers  have  pulled  their  fund-­ ing.  Some  have  called  for  Hills-­ GDOH &ROOHJH WR GR WKH VDPH :KLOH we  deplored  his  comments,  we Â

think  that  may  be  premature.

Apart  from  demeaning  the  dignity  of  another  human  be-­ ing,  Limbaughâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  comments  were  destructive  because  they  distracted  from  the  important  discourse  at  hand.  Hillsdaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  mission,  as  a  custodian  of  Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  experiment  in  self-­government,  is  to  elevate  the  national  discourse.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  reason  we  are  offering  a  national  FRXUVH RQ WKH &RQVWLWXWLRQ ² WR help  our  fellow  citizens  under-­ VWDQG ÂżUVW SULQFLSOHV DQG WKH LGHDOV of  the  liberal  arts.

Those  ideals  include  reasoned  discussion  without  ad  hominem  fallacies.  Our  founders  expected  vigorous  debate,  but  the  Federalist  Papers  also  demonstrated  a  level  of  civility  that  they  expected  to  ac-­ company  any  clash  of  ideas.

Some  of  us  think  that  advertis-­ ing  with  Limbaugh  can  continue Â

to  promote  principles  of  the  liberal  arts  into  the  national  conversation.  Pulling  our  ads  now  would  do  QRWKLQJ WR EULQJ WKH &RQVWLWXWLRQ and  thoughtful  argument  to  the  foreground.  Rush,  we  take  your  apology  at  face  value,  but  you  have  done  little  to  bolster  your  credibility  and  much  to  destroy  the  cause  of  &RQVWLWXWLRQDO FRQVHUYDWLVP 7KH HVVHQFH RI &RQVWLWXWLRQDO 5HSXE-­ licanism  is  a  fundamental  respect  IRU KXPDQ EHLQJV :H KRSH WKDW E\ not  pulling  ad  space  Hillsdale  can  contribute  to  the  national  conver-­ sation  by  pointing  you  and  the  listeners  who  respect  your  ideas  to  the  principles  that  should  under-­ gird  your  thinking.  You  have  a  authority  in  the  realm  of  conservative  ideas;͞  use  it  more  wisely.

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them  on  orchestral  musicians,  doctors,  and  Bill  Nye  the  Science  Guy. 'RQâ&#x20AC;ŤŢ&#x152;â&#x20AC;ŹW EH IRROHG E\ WKHLU VHHPLQJO\ VWRGJ\ ace  it,  ladies,  if  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  looking  for  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;ring  by  nature  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;   bow  ties  gesture  to  a  hidden  sense  of  springâ&#x20AC;?  you  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  much  time. adventure.  Professor  Indiana  Jones  wears  bow  ties  As  the  semester  dwindles,  you  must  be  when  in  the  classroom  and  he  travels  the  world,  HYHQ PRUH HIÂżFLHQW LQ \RXU VHDUFK IRU WKH SHUIHFW living  a  life  of  excitement  and  intrigue. man.  You  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  time  to  go  on  countless  dates  <RX FRXOG MRLQ KLP to  sift  through  the  losers.  You  need  to  know  im-­ %RZ WLHV PHDQ FRQÂżGHQFH )HZ PHQ ZHDU mediately  if  a  man  is  right  for  you. bow  ties,  so  those  who  do  must  be  secure  and  self  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  why,  in  your  search  for  the  perfect  hus-­ aware.  Not  only  is  this  trait  attractive,  but  it  is  band,  you  must  look  no  further  than  his  neckwear. also  useful  in  the  professional  world.  These  men  Stay  clear  of  ascot-­wearers  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  generally  are  taken  seriously  because  they  take  themselves  pretentious  or  Freddy  from  Scooby  Doo. seriously.

Bolo-­tie  wearers  can  be  nice  people  but  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  Bow  ties  mean  success.  They  have  graced  the  usually  from  the  country.  Unless  you  want  to  QHFNV RI LQĂ&#x20AC;XHQWLDO PHQ IURP :LQVWRQ &KXUFKLOO spend  the  rest  of  your  life  milking  cows,  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  WR 2UYLOOH 5HGHQEDFKHU &KRRVH D ERZ WLH PDQ bother  dating  one  of  these. and  you  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  go  wrong.

Avoid  a  clip-­on  wearer  at  all  costs.  Either  his  Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  discouraged  if  your  bow  tie  beau  is  mother  still  dresses  him  or  he  hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  been  shop-­ VWLOO LQ FROOHJH ,ÂśP VXUH \RXâ&#x20AC;ŤŢ&#x152;â&#x20AC;ŹYH KHDUG WKH VD\LQJ ping  since  middle  school. ÂłGUHVV IRU WKH MRE \RX ZDQW QRW WKH MRE \RX KDYH ´ If  his  tie  lights  up  or  plays  music,  you  are  most  If  your  man  is  wearing  a  bow  tie,  you  can  bet  likely  dealing  with  a  sociopath.  Run. KHÂśV RQ WUDFN WR EHFRPH DQ LQĂ&#x20AC;XHQWLDO PHPEHU RI There  is  nothing  special  about  a  regular  neck-­ society. tie,  which  makes  the  men  who  wear  them  particu-­ 7KH WULFN LV WR ÂżQG D JX\ ZKR ZHDUV WKHP ODUO\ GLIÂżFXOW WR MXGJH <RX PXVW DYRLG WKHP <RX regularly.  Anyone  can  wear  a  bow  tie  to  his  high  need  to  know,  at  a  glance,  if  a  man  is  marriage  school  prom,  but  only  real  men  wear  bow  ties  to  material,  and  regular  neckties  do  not  provide  such  class. information.

Finally,  bow  ties  are  attractive.  Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  reason  ,I \RX ZDQW D FRQÂżGHQW LQWHOOLJHQW DQG VXF-­ why  they  have  become  the  neckwear  of  choice  cessful  man,  only  two  words  should  matter  to  you: for  black-­tie  events  and  why  James  Bond  so  often  Bow  ties. wears  one.

These  fashion  icons  have  indicated  social  re-­ :RUULHG WKDW \RXÂśOO ÂżQG WKH ERZ WLH ZHDULQJ ÂżQHPHQW DQG JRRG WDVWH VLQFH WKH WK FHQWXU\ man  of  your  dreams  and  he  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  propose  in  Today,  they  are  beacons  of  hope  for  single  time? women  everywhere.  As  long  as  bow  ties  exist,  Never  fear. there  will  be  men  to  wear  them  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  men  who  are  0\ ÂżDQFp ZHDUV ERZ WLHV DQG , JRW P\ ULQJ DV worth  marrying.

D MXQLRU Bow  ties  mean  intelligence.  Professors  are  notorious  for  wearing  them,  but  you  can  also  see Â

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elia  Bigelow  says  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anybody  but  Mitt.â&#x20AC;?  That  was  the  headline  to  her  RSLQLRQ FROXPQ LQ ODVW ZHHNÂśV &ROOHJLDQ She  should  be  warned:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anybody  but  Mittâ&#x20AC;?  means  another  four  years  for  President  Obama. +HU DUJXPHQW DV , XQGHUVWDQG LW LV 7KH country  faces  problems  that  demand  immediate  DWWHQWLRQ 5RPQH\ LV XQÂżW WR DGGUHVV WKRVH problems  because  of  ideological  blemishes,  VSHFLÂżFDOO\ RQ WKH LVVXHV RI KHDOWKFDUH DQG PLQLPXP ZDJH 7KH RWKHU *23 FDQGLGDWHV are  more  suited  for  the  nomination  because  they  have  more  principles.  The  argument  is  both  circuitous  and  incorrect.w Most  Republicans  agree  that  the  federal  gov-­ ernmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  runaway  spending  must  stop,  unem-­ ployment  poses  a  problem  in  all  demographic  groups,  and  the  national  debt  must  be  tackled  immediately.  This,  carried  out  to  its  logical  con-­ FOXVLRQ VXJJHVWV WKDW LV D PXVW ZLQ HOHF-­ tion.  If  Republicans  fail,  Obama  will  have  four  more  years  to  wreak  havoc  on  the  economy  and  implement  his  healthcare  plan  in  totality.  Unseating  President  Obama  is  the  solution,  and  Romney  is  the  candidate  most  likely  to  accom-­ plish  this,  as  every  poll  indicates.

Romneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  healthcare  plan  in  Massachusetts  PD\ QRW UHĂ&#x20AC;HFW SHUIHFW IUHH PDUNHW SULQFLSOHV EXW LWÂśV DQ H[DPSOH RI WKH GLIÂżFXOWLHV LQ JRYHU-­ nance.  Romney  did  not  force  an  unpopular  plan  RQ WKH SXEOLF ² YHWR SURRI VXSHUPDMRULWLHV in  both  state  legislatures  ensured  its  passage.  Healthcare  reform  in  Massachusetts  was  politi-­ cally  inevitable,  and  its  implementation  in  no  way  proves  that  Romney  lacks  a  fundamental  understanding  of  free-­market  economics.  Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  promised  to  do  what  is  best  for  the  free-­market:  HOLPLQDWH 2EDPDFDUH RQ KLV ÂżUVW GD\ LQ RIÂżFH Bigelowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  economic  argument  against  minimum  wage  correctly  explains  its  nega-­ tive  effects.  But  the  federal  minimum  wage  will  not  be  eliminated.  And  if  tacit  support  IRU D PLQLPXP ZDJH GLVTXDOLÂżHV D FDQGLGDWH Ron  Paul  is  the  only  one  who  meets  Bigelowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  criteria.  Gingrich  caved  to  Democratic  pressure  to  hold  a  vote  on  raising  the  minimum  wage  during  his  speakership,  and  Santorum  voted  to  increase  the  minimum  wage  during  his  time  in  the  Senate.

Finally,  the  endorsement  of  the  other  candidates  as  more  principled  than  Romney  is  unpersuasive.  Gingrich  may  have  worked  with  a  Democratic  president  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  was  often  out-­ maneuvered  by  him  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  but  Romney  governed  a  deeply  blue  state  without  any  Gingrich-­style  explosive  disasters.  Gingrich  disappointed  most  conservatives  during  his  speakership,  and  for  WKLV KH ZDV WKH ÂżUVW VSHDNHU LQ $PHULFDQ KLV-­ tory  to  be  ousted  by  his  own  party.  Santorumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  social  conservatism  is  irrelevant  to  demonstrat-­ ing  he  understands  free-­market  principles  better  than  Romney.  Ron  Paul  may  have  the  best  HFRQRPLF SODQ LQ WKH ÂżHOG EXW WR LPSOHPHQW LW would  require  winning  the  nomination  and  get-­ ting  elected,  a  prospect  that  seems  unlikely  at  this  point  in  the  race.

5RPQH\ LV PRUH WKDQ MXVW EHWWHU WKDQ WKH other  candidates.  Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  an  accomplished  leader  with  executive  experience,  including  turning  a  ELOOLRQ EXGJHW GHÂżFLW LQWR D ELOOLRQ VXU-­ plus  in  Massachusetts.  Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  put  forth  a  tax-­plan  to  cut  marginal  rates  by  20  percent,  reduce  the  corporate  tax  rate,  and  eliminate  the  estate  tax,  making  the  system  more  uniform  and  incentive-­ based.  Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  demonstrated  his  understanding  and  belief  in  free-­markets  and  deserves  conser-­ vative  support.

Bigelow  has  a  choice:  either  insist  on  total  ideological  perfection,  refuse  to  vote  for  Romney  and  implicitly  help  reelect  President  Obama,  or  vote  for  Mitt  Romney  and  have  a  chance  at  economic  recovery.  The  beautiful  thing  about  the  United  States  is  that  the  choice  is  hers.

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you  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  wish  you  could  take  your  Facebook  time  and  put  it  into  face-­to-­face  communication.

Think  about  the  last  political  debate  or  personal  elationships  are  based  on  communication.  conversation  you  had  via  social  media.  Did  you  8OWLPDWHO\ VR LV VRFLHW\ :KHQ ZH KDYH QR HYHU JHW EH\RQG VXSHUÂżFLDO LVVXHV" 'LG \RX KDYH more  communication,  there  will  be  no  soci-­ the  time  or  interest  to  delve  deeper  into  the  philo-­ ety,  only  some  Lockean  â&#x20AC;&#x153;state  of  natureâ&#x20AC;?  where  no  sophical  presuppositions  that  grounded  your  point  RQH DFWXDOO\ WDONV WR HDFK RWKHU :H PD\ EH FORVHU WR of  view? that  state  than  you  think.

No  matter  how  many  times  I  post  on  Facebook  ³:KDW"´ \RX DVN Âł$UHQÂśW ZH JHWWLQJ FORVHU that  I  like  Ron  Paul,  I  will  never  convince  anyone  to  eachother  than  ever  before  through  texting  and  without  sitting  down  and  talking  directly  to  them. social  media?â&#x20AC;?

Similarly,  I  can  never  hope  to  help  a  hurting  Yeah  right.  And  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  about  to  go  play  hockey  on  friend  through  a  tough  situation  by  â&#x20AC;&#x153;likingâ&#x20AC;?  his  or  the  quad  right  now. her  status.  Not  even  Facebookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  famously  glitchy  People  often  claim  that  they  have  become  much  chat  window  can  express  sympathy  or  understand-­ FORVHU WR WKHLU IULHQGV WKURXJK WKHVH DUWLÂżFLDO PHDQV ing.  Any  attempt  to  use  these  tools  to  help  facilitate  That  may  be,  but  I  seriously  doubt  that  any  long-­ communication  is  good,  but  it  will  never  be  enough  term  friendship  has  been  sustained  or  even  helped  to  substitute  for  any  amount  of  real,  personal  con-­ by  large  doses  of  social  media  interaction. versation.

First,  electronic  communication  puts  an  extra  Social  media,  at  its  worst,  becomes  the  new  stage  between  two  people.  You  have  two  screens,  GH¿QLWLRQ RI ³FRPPXQLW\´ DQG RXU GHIDXOW IRUP RI ¿OOHG ZLWK RWKHU LQWHUHVWLQJ WKLQJV (YHQ WKH EHVW social  interaction.  This  technology,  once  meant  to  multitasker  will  never  be  able  to  pay  full  attention  aid  individuals  in  communicating,  becomes  the  sole  to  three  friends  in  three  different  media  at  the  same  means  of  communication  between  many  people.  time.

This  inhibits  real  thoughts  and  friendships  from  Second,  even  if  you  are  only  texting  or  chat-­ forming.  Our  thoughts  are  becoming  dangerously  ting  with  one  person,  you  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  the  ability  to  OLPLWHG LQ VFRSH DQG GHSWK :KHQ , FDQ JHW RQOLQH convey  emotion,  nor  the  space  to  say  as  much  as  DQG FKDW IRU ÂżYH PLQXWHV ZLWK D IULHQG IURP KRPH you  would  like  to.  Your  communication  is  gravely  I  feel  as  if  I  have  maintained  our  friendship  when,  limited  by  its  very  nature. in  reality,  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  have  had  no  real  exchange  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  care,â&#x20AC;?  some  may  say.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  have  had  lots  of  WKRXJKWV :H DUH FRPLQJ WR OLYH LQ D ZRUOG GHÂżQHG great  Facebook  conversations.â&#x20AC;?  I  would  simply  ask  E\ RXU DUWLÂżFLDO RQOLQH ÂłIULHQGVKLSV´ LQVWHDG RI RXU you  to  think  again  about  how  great  those  conversa-­ true,  personal  relationships  with  real  people.

WLRQV KDYH EHHQ &RPSDUH WKHP WR UHDO FRQYHUVD-­ And  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  even  get  me  started  on  the  grammar.  tions  that  you  have  had  and  then  tell  me  then  that  Lol.

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SOFTBALL OPENS SEASON SATURDAY Sarah Leitner Sports Editor

home  facility,  Abraham  said  he  also  brought  to  the  program  a  different  style  of  play  from  the  previous  coach.

The  Hillsdale  College  â&#x20AC;&#x153;[My  style  of  play]  seems  softball  team  was  picked  in  to  be  extremely  different  in  the  GLIAC  preseason  poll  to  terms  of  philosophy  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  es-­ ÂżQLVK ÂżIWK LQ WKH 1RUWK 'LYL-­ pecially  on  offense,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  sion  this  year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  teach  aggressiveness  but  The  team  only  graduated  playing  smart  and  really  un-­ one  player  last  year,  providing  derstanding  game  situations.â&#x20AC;? continuity  and  a  closely-­knit  Berlet  said  the  biggest  team. change  is  her  new  coachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Senior  third  baseman  Jes-­ emphasis  on  the  mental  side  sica  Guertin  said  four  starters  of  softball. are  returning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He  requires  us  to  think  In  addition  to  six  fresh-­ more  about  the  game,â&#x20AC;?  she  men,  the  softball  program  also  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;He  brings  up  things  we  welcomed  new  head  coach  Joe  hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  thought  of  before.â&#x20AC;?

Abraham  this  year.

7KH &KDUJHUVÂś ÂżUVW GRXEOH-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  very  knowledgeable  header  will  be  Saturday  March  DERXW WKH JDPH ´ VHQLRU ÂżUVW 10  at  West  Virginia  State  baseman  Jennifer  Berlet  said.  University.  Over  spring  break,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  understanding,  yet  he  the  team  will  travel  to  Florida  knows  how  important  it  is  to  play  eight  games. to  be  on  time  and  get  things  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone  gets  tried  at  a  done  that  we  need  to  do  at  different  position,â&#x20AC;?  Guertin  practice.â&#x20AC;? said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;So  many  things  are  up  Abraham  previously  for  grabs  this  year.â&#x20AC;? coached  at  Whitworth  Uni-­ When  they  return,  the  versity  in  Spokane,  Wash.  The  Chargers  will  begin  GLIAC  Columbus,  Ohio,  native  said  play  on  March  23  against  he  knew  of  Hillsdale  because  Wayne  State  University. of  his  political  orientation  and  Abraham  said  spring  had  kept  his  eye  on  the  soft-­ training  is  important  for  the  ball  coaching  position. playing  experience.  He  said  â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  the  spot  opened  up  the  Chargers  are  at  a  disadvan-­ in  June,  I  had  my  cover  letter  tage  because  they  only  have  ready  to  go,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

12  games  scheduled  before  Guertin  said  the  team  GLIAC  play,  while  schools  has  enjoyed  training  under  such  as  Wayne  State  will  have  Abraham. already  played  close  to  30. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He  really  loves  what  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Initially,  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  doing,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  easy  WDNH VRPH WLPH WR ÂżJXUH RXW to  play  for  a  coach  like  that.  VRPH SRVLWLRQV RQ WKH ÂżHOG $QG KHÂśV D ÂżJKWHU IRU RXU and  who  the  regular  starters  program.â&#x20AC;? will  be,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;And  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  Abraham  acquired  a  new  WDNH WKH ÂżUVW JDPHV WR IHQFH LQ WKH RXWÂżHOG DV ZHOO DV ÂżJXUH WKDW RXW ´ batting  cages,  for  the  team  this  Abraham  said  the  willing-­ season.  The  new  eight-­foot,  ness  of  the  players  to  work  wooden  fence,  which  will  be  hard  and  improve  is  one  of  painted  navy  blue,  will  have  the  biggest  strengths  of  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hillsdale  Softballâ&#x20AC;?  written  program. across  it  in  white.  Guertin  said  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  players  are  enthusias-­ WKH WHDP KDV ÂżHOG GD\V ZKHUH tic  and  really  ready  to  put  the  they  maintain  the  diamond. time  and  effort  in  it  takes  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  softball  facility  was  get  the  program  moving,â&#x20AC;?  he  so  far  behind  the  times  that  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;These  girls  are  ready  to  these  improvements  were  do  things  they  havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  done  desperately  needed,â&#x20AC;?  Abraham  before  and,  frankly,  what  Hill-­ said. sdale  softball  hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  done  in  a  Along  with  changes  to  the  long  time.â&#x20AC;?

Chargers  give  back  to  community Taylor Knopf Collegian Freelancer

When  the  Hillsdale  College  volleyball  women  brought  in  a  box  of  tennis  balls  to  the  Hill-­ sdale  Humane  Society,  no  one  was  more  excited  than  the  dogs.

The  Hillsdale  Charger  sports  teams  participate  in  a  variety  of  community  service  projects  throughout  the  Hillsdale  com-­ munity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So  many  people  from  the  community  come  to  our  games  and  support  us  that  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  impor-­ tant  to  give  back,â&#x20AC;?  sophomore  volleyball  player  Lindsay  Kostrzewa  said.

The  volleyball  team  volun-­ teers  at  the  Hillsdale  Humane  Society  this  semester.  Although  the  players  were  only  required  to  serve  one  day,  they  enjoyed  it  so  much  that  they  go  back  in  small  groups  every  Saturday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hard  to  see  all  the  animals  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  really  sad,â&#x20AC;?  sophomore  volleyball  player  Caitlin  Kopmeyer  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  walk  in,  and  it  smells  so  bad.  Although  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  the  best  envi-­ ronment,  they  do  the  best  they  can.â&#x20AC;?

The  dogs  are  very  excited  when  the  team  comes  to  walk  them  on  Saturdays.  Some  of  the  players  even  have  favorite  ani-­ mals.  Kostrzewa  enjoys  petting  the  cats. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  really  do  anything  with  the  cats,â&#x20AC;?  she  said,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;so  I  talk  to  them.â&#x20AC;?

The  assistant  coach  Stepha-­ nie  Gravel  and  her  daughter  are  regular  volunteers  at  the  Humane  Society  and  encour-­ aged  the  volleyball  team  to  join  them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  coaches  really  advocate  giving  back,â&#x20AC;?  Kostrzewa  said.

While  the  volleyball  team  serves  at  the  Humane  Society,  the  football  team  participates  in  a  wide  range  of  volunteer  activities.  The  team  works  at  the  Mary  Proctor  Randall  preschool,  keep  score  at  high  school  tournaments,  and  read  LQ -LOO 6KUHIĂ&#x20AC;HUÂśV NLQGHUJDUWHQ class  at  Gier  Elementary  In  Hill-­ VGDOH 6KUHIĂ&#x20AC;HU LV WKH ZLIH RI WKH Chargerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  offensive  coordinator,  1DWH 6KUHIĂ&#x20AC;HU

Junior quarterback Anthony Mifsud visits Jill Shefflerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kindergarten class each week to read to the kids and spend time with them. This month about 20 football players will participate in â&#x20AC;&#x153;March is Reading Month.â&#x20AC;? (Sally Nelson/Collegian) Junior  quarterback  Anthony  Mifsud  and  two  of  his  team-­ PDWHV YLVLW -LOO 6KUHIĂ&#x20AC;HUÂśV FODVV each  week.  They  started  in  the  fall  during  the  busiest  part  of  their  season.

Mifsud  said  he  enjoys  read-­ ing  stories  to  the  kindergartners. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  kids  will  pick  out  two-­to-­three  books  and  sit  on  the  reading  rug  while  I  sit  in  the  chair,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;After  I  read,  we  will  talk  about  the  story  and  see  if  there  is  a  lesson  to  learn.â&#x20AC;?

Mifsud  also  plays  word  or  number  games  with  the  kids.

Now  that  the  off-­season  is  here,  the  players  have  more  time  to  serve  10  hours  of  required  spring  semester  community  ser-­ vice.  Roughly  20  players  signed  up  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;March  is  Reading  0RQWK´ LQ -LOO 6KUHIĂ&#x20AC;HUÂśV FODVV â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  teacher  builds  it  up  saying,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;These  college  football  players  are  gong  to  come  in  and  read!â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  Mifsud  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;And  we  can  remember  when  we  were  that  age  and  were  so  excited  to  see  college  players  come  in.â&#x20AC;?

Helping  out  in  a  kindergarten  class  really  appealed  to  Mifsud  because  his  father  is  a  teacher  and  his  sister  teaches  a  kinder-­ garten  class  of  her  own.

Five  things  to  learn  from  Linda  Okonkowski Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  a  long  day  for  senior  Linda  Okonkowski.  After  a  6  a.m.  practice,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  breakfast,  classes,  meetings,  and  then  another  two  to  three  hour  practice.  Then  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  dinner,  homework,  and  sleep  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  if  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  time.  When  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  pounding  out  laps  in  prepa-­ ration  for  her  fourth  NCAA  Division  II  National  Meet,  beginning  March  14,  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  div-­ ing  into  her  text  books  priming  for  Michigan  State  Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  prestigious  College  of  Veteri-­ nary  Medicine.  Here  are  her  keys  to  success.  Â

Find  your   passion  and   set  a  goal

Okonkowski  found  her  two  loves  at  a  remarkably  \RXQJ DJH ,Q WKH ÂżUVW JUDGH she  started  swimming  and  de-­ cided  to  be  a  veterinarian.  To-­ day,  she  is  Hillsdale  Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ¿UVW WZR WLPH $OO $PHULFDQ swimmer  and  one  of  just  114  students  accepted  to  MSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  vet  school  this  year.  She  implores  RWKHUV WR ÂżQG ZKDW PDNHV them  tick.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Expose  yourself  to  every  area,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Be  open-­minded  and  take  different  classes.â&#x20AC;?  Okonkowski  found  her  passion  long  ago,  but  more  importantly  she  continually  pursued  her  smaller  goals.  This  season,  she  set  a  goal  to  make  it  to  nationals  for  the  fourth  time.  On  March  14,  she  will  be  swimming  the  200-­meter  but-­ WHUĂ&#x20AC;\ WKH PHWHU LQGLYLGXDO medley,  the  200-­meter  IM  DQG WKH PHWHU Ă&#x20AC;\ DW WKH national  meet  in  Dallas,  Texas.  ³:KHQ , NQHZ , KDG D VSHFLÂżF goal,  it  makes  getting  up  early  [for  morning  workouts]  that  much  more  worth  it,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

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In  her  sophomore  season,  Okonkowski  broke  nine  team  records.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  I  see Â

MENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BBALL !From A8 to  No.  5.

The  Chargers  will  travel  to  Louisville,  Ky.,  to  face  off  against  the  No.  6  seed  Universi-­ ty  of  Indianapolis  in  the  opening  round  of  the  NCAA  tournament.  Hillsdale  will  be  the  No.  3  seed  in  the  Midwest  regional.  If  the  Chargers  win  their  opener,  they  would  face  the  win-­ ner  of  the  University  of  South-­ ern  Indiana/Kentucky  Wesleyan  College  matchup.  Hillsdale  and  Findlay  are  the  two  teams  repre-­ senting  the  GLIAC  in  this  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  tournament. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  leave  tomorrow  eve-­ QLQJ ,WÂśV JRLQJ WR GHÂżQLWHO\ EH hectic,  but  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  got  a  lot  of  FRQÂżGHQFH WKDW ZH FDQ PRYH RQ if  we  execute,â&#x20AC;?  senior  forward  Brent  Eaton  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  realistic  goal  for  us  is  to  make  it  to  the  UHJLRQDO ÂżQDOV ´ The  Indianapolis  Hounds  are Â

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  are  not  always  coop-­ erative,â&#x20AC;?  Mifsud  said,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;but  if  you  get  a  group  that  works  well  and  listens,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  nice  break  when  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  with  18  to  21  year-­ olds  all  day.â&#x20AC;?

While  Mifsud  and  the  football  team  enjoy  working  with  children,  the  swim  team  recently  started  volunteering  at  Domestic  Harmony,  a  shelter  that  helps  women  in  the  Hill-­ sdale  area  who  are  victims  of  domestic  violence.   Last  spring,  many  girls  from  the  team  participated  in  a  triathlon  to  raise  money  for  the  shelter.  After  the  event,  the  team  learned  more  about  the  organi-­ zation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just  hearing  the  stories  of  these  girls  touched  our  hearts,â&#x20AC;?  senior  swimmer  Diana  Wilkin-­ son  said.

The  team  decided  they  want-­ ed  to  become  more  involved  in  the  community,  and  Wilkinson  thought  it  would  be  a  great  idea  to  help  Domestic  Harmony.

This  past  Saturday,  10  women  from  the  team  went  to  help  with  some  interior  painting  at  the  shelter.  Wilkinson  said  they  hope  to  get  more  involved  over  time.

Senior Linda Okonkowski will compete in the NCAA Division II National Meet next week in Dallas, Texas. (Courtesy of Amanda Geelhoed) someone  at  a  different  school  essential.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  never  seems  been  important  to  Okonkowski  swimming  fast,  I  want  to  swim  to  be  enough  time  to  get  things  DV ZHOO 7KH &KDUJHUV ÂżQLVKHG faster,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  She  stresses  done.  But  they  always  do  get  sixth  at  GLIACs,  but  that  the  importance  of  healthy  done,  and  they  get  done  well,â&#x20AC;?  was  not  the  only  highlight  for  competition.  As  a  freshman  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Having  a  positive  Okonkowski.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  by  far  the  she  swam  in  the  same  lane  as  attitude  helps  me  get  through.â&#x20AC;?  best  GLIACS  ever,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  former  star  swimmer  Anne  As  a  little  reminder,  she  keeps  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  my  best  season  not  just  Verhoef  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;09.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  would  not  be  as  a  copy  of  a  book  her  sister  in  terms  of  times  but  in  getting  fast  without  her,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  To  gave  to  her  called  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Secretâ&#x20AC;?  to  know  my  teammates.â&#x20AC;? this  day  Okonkowski  admires  by  Rhonda  Byrne.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  swear  by  Verhoef,  and  they  keep  in  it,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.     Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  half-­ass  it  touch.  Throughout  her  career,  Head  swim  coach  Okonkowski  has  been  quick  to  Have  a  sup-­ Kurt  Kirner  previ-­ talk  about  the  friendships  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  port  system  ously  told  The  Col-­ developed  through  swimming.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Family.  That  OHJLDQ Âł6KH ÂżQGV â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  still  have  to  be  there  for  is  huge  in  any-­ a  way  to  go  fast.  It  speaks  di-­ family  and  friends,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  thing  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  accomplished,â&#x20AC;?  rectly  to  her  work  ethic.â&#x20AC;?  Work  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Find  that  balance  everyday  or  Okonkowski  said.  When  it  ethic  is  something  Okonkowski  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  drive  yourself  crazy.â&#x20AC;?    came  time  to  commit  to  veteri-­ said  she  learned  from  her  par-­ nary  school,  she  chose  MSU  ents  and  her  sister,  who  teaches  Have  a  posi-­ not  only  because  it  is  one  of  primarily  Hispanic  students  in  tive  attitude  the  best  programs  in  the  na-­ inner-­city  Detroit.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  get  out  and  read  tion,  but  because  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  less  than  of  it  what  you  put  into  it  in  ev-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Secretâ&#x20AC;? two  hours  from  her  home  in  erything,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  For  someone  who  gets  up  Allen  Park,  Mich.  She  credits  going  to  do  it  half-­ass,  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  nearly  every  morning  for  the  her  parents,  sister,  teammates,  not  going  to  get  what  you  want  ¿UVW RI WZR GDLO\ ZRUNRXWV coaches,  and  professors  as  out  of  it.â&#x20AC;?  travels  all  over  the  Midwest  major  contributors  to  her  for  meets,  earns  a  3.74  GPA,  is  success.  Assistant  Professor  a  member  of  three  honoraries,  of  Biology  Jeffrey  VanZant  is  and  co-­founded  the  veterinary  her  research  adviser  and  has  club,  staying  positive  might  be  been  with  her  â&#x20AC;&#x153;every  step  of  easier  to  dream  about  than  do.  the  way,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  The  support  For  Okonkowski,  positivity  is  of  her  teammates  has  always Â

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TRACK !From A8 â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  was  excited  just  to  go  be-­ cause  I  missed  outdoor  nationals  by  three  inches  last  year,â&#x20AC;?  senior  Nathan  English  said,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;so  this  is  helping  make-­up  for  that,â&#x20AC;?  English  and  sophomore  Mau-­ rice  Jones  are  the  two  athletes  representing  the  menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  team.  7KLV LV -RQHVÂś ÂżUVW DSSHDUDQFH at  a  national  meet  and  Englishâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ¿UVW DW DQ LQGRRU QDWLRQDO PHHW English  is  currently  ranked  No.  5  in  the  menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  shot  put  and  said  that  even  with  the  tough  competition  he  hopes  to  achieve  All-­American  status.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  am  excited  for  the  com-­ petition,  and  it  is  just  a  continu-­ ation  of  the  same  old  rivalries  from  high  school,â&#x20AC;?  English  said.

Jones  will  be  running  in  the  400-­meter  run  where  he  is  cur-­ rently  ranked  12th.  After  he  was  told  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  be  going  to  nationals,  Jones  said  it  took  a  moment  for  the  news  to  sink  in. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  am  one  of  two  people  to  UXQ P\ WLPH RQ D Ă&#x20AC;DW WUDFN ´ Jones  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  I  will  be  able  to  achieve  my  goal  to  make  ¿QDOV DQG EH DQ $OO $PHULFDQ ´ The  competition  will  be  tough,  but  Putt  said  that  the Â

Each  Charger  athletic  team  also  sends  two  representatives  to  the  Student  Athlete  Advisory  Council.  Every  school  in  the  GLIAC  conference  has  a  SAAC  group.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  the  voice  for  the  Hillsdale  College  athletic  com-­ munity,â&#x20AC;?  said  junior  baseball  player  Scott  Lantis,  vice  presi-­ dent  of  Hillsdaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  SAAC.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;And  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  nice  to  have  a  community  of  athletes.  We  have  a  pretty  close  knit  group.â&#x20AC;?

SAAC  participates  in  com-­ munity  service  projects.  They  hold  a  Pink  Wave  fundraiser  each  year  to  raise  money  for  breast  cancer  by  selling  T-­shirts.  Currently,  they  are  working  with  the  Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Cupboard,  a  food  pantry  in  Hillsdale.

The  group  is  able  to  volun-­ teer  a  few  hours  of  their  time  each  week  and  organize  the  new  food  shipments  by  rationing  it  into  individual  bags. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  just  busy  work,  but  usually  this  lady  does  it  all  by  herself.â&#x20AC;?  Lantis  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;What  could  take  her  all  week,  takes  us  a  few  hours  Sunday  night.â&#x20AC;?

led  by  a  high-­caliber  point  guard  senior  Adrian  Moss,  who  was  an  honorable  mention  for  the  preseason  All-­American  team  and  is  averaging  19.2  points  and  5.3  assists  per  game.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  got  a  strong  inside  presence  too,  and  some  shoot-­ HUV ZKR FDQ VWUHWFK WKH Ă&#x20AC;RRU ´ Gerber  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  similar  to  many  of  the  teams  we  have  faced  this  year  in  the  GLIAC.â&#x20AC;?

And,  if  the  Chargers  win  their  next  two  games,  it  could  lead  to  a  possible  rematch  with  Findlay  LQ WKH VHPLÂżQDOV â&#x20AC;&#x153;Which  would  be  a  great  shot  at  redemption,â&#x20AC;?  sophomore  forward  Tim  Dezelski  said.

At  the  close  of  GLIAC  play,  the  team  accomplished  two  important  goals:  win  the  GLIAC  regular  season  title  and  secure  an  NCAA  berth.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  next  step  for  us  is  to  stay  true  to  our  fundamentals  and  see  how  far  we  can  go,â&#x20AC;?  said  Eaton.

GLIAC  is  one  of  the  strongest  conferences  in  the  nation.  Puttâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  coaches  chose  to  place  her  in  only  two  of  the  four  events  she  TXDOLÂżHG LQ EHFDXVH WKH\ KRSH Putt  will  be  able  to  compete  fresh.  Also,  in  the  case  of  the  DMR,  it  would  allow  another  runner,  Albaugh,  a  chance  at  nationals.  Most  of  the  throwers  come  from  the  GLIAC  and  English  said  that  in  the  shot  put  all  the  guys  feed  off  each  other â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  one  guy  throws  big,  it  pushes  everyone  to  do  that  much  better  so  that  they  are  not  the  last  one  standing,â&#x20AC;?  English  said.

Putt  has  already  received  honors  before  competing  at  na-­ tionals:  she  was  named  Midwest  Regional  Champion  of  the  year.  Towne  said  that  he  expects  to  see  the  team  do  well  and  run  a  couple  unexpected  races  this  weekend.

Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  head  coach  Jeff  Forino  and  assistant  coach  R.P.  White  left  Tuesday  to  drive  to  Manka-­ to.  The  athletes  left  Wednesday  morning.  Events  will  start  on  Friday.  Putt  said  that  the  rest  of  the  team  will  be  watching  from  a  live  stream  on  the  NCAA  website,  cheering  on  their  team-­ mates. Â

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Chargers head to Indy for regional tourney

Junior Nick Washburn looks for an open teammate in Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final against the University of Findlay. The Chargers could not overcome an early-game deficit and lost 71-52. (Joe Buth/Collegian)

Hillsdale  may  have  fallen  short  in  the  GLIAC  tournament,  but  their  season  will  continue  on  March  10  in  the  2012  NCAA  DII  Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Basketball  Champi-­ onship  tournament.

In  the  GLIAC  tournament,  the  Chargers  beat  Ashland  University  (74-­71)  and  Michi-­ gan  Technological  University  (84-­62)  but  then  lost  to  the  Uni-­ versity  of  Findlay  (71-­52)  in  the  ¿QDO URXQG Against  Michigan  Tech,  the  Chargers  won  in  commanding  fashion.  March  3â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  game  echoed  the  two  teamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  earlier  matchup  on  Jan.  28  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  Chargers  dominated  in  both  games.

In  the  rematch,  Hillsdale  was  led  by  senior  forward  Brad  Guinaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  shooting.  He  made  11-­of-­15  shots,  including  six  3-­pointers,  for  30  points  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  highest  a  Hillsdale  player  has  scored  this  season.  He  was  frequently  set  up  by  senior  point  guard  Tyler  Gerber,  who  had  13  assists.

But  against  Findlay,  the  Chargers  struggled  through  a Â

poor  shooting  performance,  par-­ WLFXODULO\ LQ WKH ÂżUVW KDOI ZKHUH they  shot  a  miserable  20  percent  IURP WKH ÂżHOG Findlay  opened  the  game  with  a  stunning  24-­2  run  and  Hillsdale  found  itself  in  too  deep  a  hole  to  climb  back  into  the  game.  A  pair  of  free  throws  by  junior  center  Nick  Washburn,  a  dunk  by  sophomore  Darius  Ware,  and  a  jumper  by  Gerber  EULHĂ&#x20AC;\ VZXQJ WKH PRPHQWXP back  in  the  Chargers  favor,  but  the  Oilers  came  right  back  with  free  throws  of  their  own  and  ¿QLVKHG WKH KDOI XS In  the  second  half,  Hillsdale  PDQDJHG WR ÂżQDOO\ ÂżQG WKHLU shots.  They  shot  47  percent  but  still  only  went  2-­of-­9  from  the  3-­point  range.  But  Findlay  matched  the  Chargers  bucket  for  bucket,  matching  the  40  points  Hillsdale  scored  in  the  half.  Findlay  point  guard  Kyle  Caiolaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  22  points  led  the  Oilers  to  a  GLIAC  tournament  title.  Despite  the  loss,  the  Chargers  dropped  only  one  spot  in  the  re-­ gional  rankings.  Findlay  jumped Â

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(Caleb Whitmer/Collegian)

Baseball splits doubleheader in season-­opener entire  series,  and  I  think  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  going  to  translate  into  a  lot  of  wins  and  a  GLIAC  playoff  berth,â&#x20AC;?  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hearn  said.

Noce  said  these  pre-­GLIAC  games  are  very  important  for  post-­season  play  as  well  as  for  evaluating  the  team.

The  team  graduated  eight  seniors  last  year  and,  though  that  did  leave  some  positions  open,  Noce  said  the  juniors  who  played  last  year  still  provide  a  solid  base  of  starters.  Senior  pitchers  Dan  Rhodes  and  Kris  Morris,  as  well  as  sophomore  pitcher  Tyler  Haggerson,  have  also  returned  to  the  team  after  sitting  out  last  year  due  to  inju-­ ries. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  were  all  healthy  and  contributing  on  the  weekend,â&#x20AC;?  Noce  said.

The  team  welcomed  nine  freshmen  to  the  team  this  year.  Four  of  those  freshmen  trav-­ eled  with  the  team  to  Kentucky  Wesleyan.  Freshman  Nolan  Breymaier  played  shortstop  all Â

three  games. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Freshman  have  a  key  role  this  year  with  the  amount  of  seniors  gone  at  short[stop],  EHKLQG WKH SODWH DQG OHIW ÂżHOG ´ Blanchard  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  shown  good  discipline  at  the  plate,  so  I  have  very  high  expectations  for  them  as  league  play  starts  here  soon.â&#x20AC;?

This  weekend,  Hillsdale  will  travel  to  Louisville,  Ky.,  to  play  at  Bellarmine  University.  The  Chargers  will  travel  to  Florida  over  spring  break  to  play  six  JDPHV DV WKH\ FRQWLQXH WR ¿QG the  starting  line-­up  and  pitching  rotation.  When  the  team  returns,  they  face  Saginaw  Valley  State  8QLYHUVLW\ LQ WKHLU ¿UVW */,$& game  of  the  season  on  March  24.

Noce  said  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  goal  this  year  is  to  make  it  to  the  conference  tournament. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  what  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  shooting  for,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  getting  bet-­ ter,  and  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  improving.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  next  step.â&#x20AC;?

Track  athletes  look  for  All-­American  honors Sarah Anne Voyles Collegian Reporter

Nine  track  athletes  will  rep-­ resent  Hillsdale  College  at  the  NCAA  DII  National  Champion-­ ship  this  weekend  at  Minnesota  State  University-­Mankato.   The  womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  team  is  ranked  No.  8  in  the  nation  and  will  be  competing  with  seven  of  its  members.  Seniors  Amanda  Putt,  Jennifer  Shafer,  and  Chelsea  Wackernagel  will  compete  in  multiple  events.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  have  been  hoping  to  get  to  a  national  meet  and  win  one  since  last  year,â&#x20AC;?  Putt  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  is  great  to  see  the  rewards  of  all  the  hard  work  that  I  have  put  in.â&#x20AC;?

Putt  will  be  running  in  both  the  800-­meter  run  and  the  mile-­run.  She  is  ranked  No.  1  in Â

the  800  and  No.  2  in  the  mile.  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  head  coach  Andrew  Towne  said  that  it  will  be  inter-­ esting  to  see  how  well  she  does  because  she  is  favored  going  into  the  meet.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  would  love  to  see  the  DMR  [distance  medley  relay]  get  All-­American  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  especially  since  they  are  ranked  fourth  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  it  would  be  huge  to  have  two  freshmen  do  so  well  at  nationals,â&#x20AC;?  Putt  said.    Shafer  will  also  run  the  800.  Her  second  event  is  the  wom-­ enâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  DMR  with  Wackernagel  and  freshmen  Amy  Kerst  and  Shena  Albaugh.  Wackernagel  will  also  com-­ pete  in  the  pole  vault  with  junior  Kayla  Caldwell,  and  junior  Kathy  Dirksen  will  be  in  the  weight  throw.

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WHU ÂżHOGHU 3DW 2Âś+HDUQ KDG +LOO-­ sdaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  two  hits  for  the  game.

But  the  Chargers  responded  in  the  second  game  of  the  doubleheader  with  a  4-­2  win.  The  Hillsdale  College  base-­ The  game  was  tied  at  2-­2  until  ball  team  opened  their  season  WKH ÂżIWK LQQLQJ ZKHQ VHQLRU with  a  series  against  Kentucky  FHQWHU ÂżHOGHU 0LNH %ODQFKDUG Wesleyan  College  (3-­4).  The  batted  in  junior  third  baseman  Chargers  split  the  Sunday  doubleheader  but  were  defeated  Scott  Lantis.  In  the  seventh,  Blanchard  hit  another  RBI.  in  Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  nine-­inning  game.

Junior  second  baseman  Scott  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being  able  to  get  outside  and  play  was  huge,â&#x20AC;?  head  coach  Rhodes  got  the  run. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  learned  that  commu-­ Paul  Noce  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  were  happy  nication  and  in-­game  adjust-­ with  what  we  saw  defensively,  PHQWV ZHUH NH\ WR ÂżQGLQJ DQ and  pitching  was  kind  of  what  edge  in  competing,â&#x20AC;?  Blanchard  we  were  hoping  for.â&#x20AC;? said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not  that  we  were  totally  Noce  said  the  team  mostly  lacking  in  those  areas,  [but]  just  struggled  hitting,  though  this  OHDUQLQJ WR EH PRUH HIÂżFLHQW ZDV WKH ÂżUVW WLPH WKH WHDP KDV with  the  cards  we  see  [the  other  seen  live  outdoor  pitching  this  team]  playing.â&#x20AC;?In  Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  year. ,Q WKH ÂżUVW JDPH WKH 3DQWKHUV game,  the  Chargers  could  not  keep  the  momentum  going  and  capitalized  off  of  a  Hillsdale  lost  5-­2.  Hillsdale  had  six  hits  error  for  their  only  run  of  the  against  Kentucky  Wesleyanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  game.  The  Chargers  could  not  nine. respond  and  were  defeated  1-­0. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  we  showed  great  6RSKRPRUH ÂżUVW EDVHPDQ enthusiasm  and  fought  for  the  Matt  Pochmara  and  senior  cen-­ Sarah Leitner Sports Editor

Sophomore  Maurice  Jones  was  recruited  his  freshman  year  from  -DFNVRQ 0LFK WR UXQ RQ WKH +LOOVGDOH &ROOHJH WUDFN DQG ¿HOG team.  Jones  has  run  track  since  seventh  grade,  but  it  was  not  his  main  sport  until  he  came  to  college.  Jones  broke  the  school  record  in  the  400-­meter  run  this  year,  and  on  March  7  he  will  compete  in  the  NCAA  Division  II  National  Championships  in  the  400.

Why  did  you  choose  to  run  at  Hillsdale?

Well,  it  is  a  great  school,  of  course.  I  just  really  got  along  with  all  the  people  I  came  and  met  with.  Coach  [Jeff]  Forino  was  great.  I  thought,  under  him  I  would  be  able  to  be  the  best  that  I  could  be,  and  I  thought  that  he  could  train  me  and  take  me  to  my  limits  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  even  beyond  my  limits.  That  was  one  of  my  main  reasons  for  choosing  Hillsdale.  What  have  you  improved  on  this  year  as  opposed  to  your  fresh-­ man  year?

Coach  [Andrew]  Towne  is  a  great  coach.  He  just  came  back  this  year.  Not  to  say  that  Coach  Forino  or  Jared  Krout  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  great  coaches,  but  Coach  Towne  is  a  great  coach,  and  I  would  like  to  attribute  a  lot  to  him  because  he  ran  the  workouts  a  little  differ-­ ently.  He  tended  to  my  needs,  my  injuries.  He  made  sure  that  I  talked  to  him  about  it  because  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  tend  to  tell  people  if  I  have  injuries.  I  tend  to  usually  work  through  them.  But  he  took  care  of  me  and  really  made  sure  that  I  was  healthy.  He  really  helped  out  with  that.  /DVW \HDU DW FRQIHUHQFH , VKRXOG KDYH SUREDEO\ WRRN ÂżUVW >LQ the  400-­meter  run],  but  I  took  fourth  because  they  put  me  in  the  wrong  heat.  I  lost  by  one  hundredth  of  a  second.  I  really  wanted  it  this  time.  Instead  of  having  doubts,  I  was  just  going  out  there  and  try  to  do  the  best  I  could.  What  is  your  daily  routine?

The  majority  of  my  days  are  schooling  in  the  mornings  until  about  lunch  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  besides  one  or  two  classes  I  have  after  lunch  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  then  3:15  p.m.  I  practice  anywhere  from  5  to  6  p.m.,  de-­ pending  on  what  time  of  the  season  it  is.  Later  in  the  season  we  might  only  go  until  4:30  p.m.,  but  earlier  in  the  season  we  can  go  upwards  to  6  p.m.  or  6:30  p.m..  And  then  I  eat  dinner,  get  some  homework  done,  then  start  over  the  next  day.  When  did  you  begin  training? ,Q $XJXVW ZH RIÂżFLDOO\ VWDUWHG WUDLQLQJ %XW DOO WKURXJK WKH VXPPHU , GR DOO NLQGV RI FURVV ÂżW WUDLQLQJ DQG GLIIHUHQW VSRUWV because  I  found  that  the  best  thing  that  always  helps  me  is  to  not  focus  on  one  thing.  When  I  do,  I  tend  to  get  hurt  because  of  a  lot  of  wear  and  tear.  I  play  a  lot  of  soccer  for  endurance.  I  wrestled  in  high  school  so  I  do  a  lot  of  that  still.  I  do  a  lot  of  swimming,  too.  I  just  try  to  stay  active.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  training  my  whole  life.       How  do  you  plan  to  succeed  at  nationals?

I  myself  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  exactly  what  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  do.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  what  I  worked  for  this  whole  season.  But  once  it  actually  happened  then  I  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  really  know  if  I  was  ready  to  do  that  as  a  sophomore.  But  WKHQ , MXVW NLQG RI ÂżJXUHG WKDW WKH H[SHULHQFH ZRXOG EH JRRG , am  ranked  12th,  and  it  takes  eighth  to  be  All-­American  so  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  JHDULQJ WRZDUGV ZLQQLQJ P\ UDFH JHWWLQJ LQWR ÂżQDOV DQG WKHQ from  there  on  just  whatever  happens  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  leave  it  on  the  track.  There  is  not  much  training  left  I  can  do.  Just  the  technical  stuff,  UHÂżQLQJ %XW FDSDFLW\ ZLVH , MXVW KDYH WR JR RXW WKHUH DQG JHW LW  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Compiled  by  Emmaline  Epperson

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Best desserts in Hillsdale Emily Johnston Senior Reporter

Best  Cheesecake  $3.79

Plum Tarts Pear Glaze

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(Joe Buth/Collegian)

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A red binder full of recipes is a Waterman heirloom and one of the houses prized possesions. (Bonnie Cofer/Collegian)

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Morgan Sweeney Copy Editor

Gluten-­free:

changing  a  stigma Commonly  assumed  fact:  all  gluten-­free  desserts  are  tasteless  or,  even  worse,  downright  disgusting.

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and  submit  that  gluten-­free  desserts  are  not  as  bad  as  their  UHSXWDWLRQ )RU PRUH JOXWHQ IUHH UHFLSHV , UHFRPPHQG YLVLWLQJ OLY-­ LQJZLWKRXW FRP ZKLFK ERDVWV UHFLSHV RI FDNHV WKDW ORRN OLNH ordinary  cakes,  minus  the  gluten.                                                                                               sgilman@hillsdale.edu

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In  Their  Eyes â&#x20AC;&#x153; â&#x20AC;?

Kathy  Connor  reminisces  on  her  life  in  Hillsdale

college.  The  team  played  Division  1  teams  like  Michigan  State  University  and  Nortre  Dame  University.

Kathy  Connor  married  Craig  Con-­ nor  two  years  after  graduating  from  athy  Connor  â&#x20AC;&#x2122;79  knows  Hill-­ Hillsdale.  After  getting  married,  Kathy  sdale,  Mich.  like  the  back  Connor  earned  her  masters  in  Early  of  her  hand.  And  she  knows  Childhood  Education  from  Eastern  Hillsdale  College  even  better.

Michigan  University,  returning  to  Hill-­ Kathy  Connor  was  born  in  Hills-­ sdale  to  teach  at  local  venues.  In  1988  dale.  She  grew  up  under  the  shadow  she  was  offered  the  job  of  head  teacher  of  the  college,  attending  Mary  Randall  at  the  Mary  Randall  Preschool.

Preschool   as  a  child  and  local  schools  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  is  what  I  had  wanted  from  the  during  high  school.  When  Kathy  Con-­ GD\ , VHW IRRW LQ WKHUH ´ .DWK\ &RQQRU nor  graduated  from  high  school,  she  VDLG Âł, ZDV MXVW ZDLWLQJ ´ was  prepared  to  leave  her  18-­year  jaunt  She  was  promoted  to  Director  of  the  in  Hillsdale  behind  and  pursue  some-­ Mary  Randall  Preschool  six  years  later  thing  different. and  worked  there  for  10  years  before  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  absolutely  did  not  want  to  go  accepting  a  position  teaching  full  time  to  Hillsdale  because,  like  any  person  at  Hillsdale  College  as  an  instructor  in  who  grows  up  in  the  town,  as  soon  as  I  education. ÂżQLVKHG KLJK VFKRRO , ZDQWHG WR OHDYH ´ Randall  said  there  is  much  that  is  Kathy  Connor  said. different  around  the  college  today  than  Her  father  Daniel  Goldsmith,  how-­ in  the  1970s. ever,  was  a  football  coach  and  profes-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;70s  was  the  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;streakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  era  and  sor  at  the  college,  and  he  asked  her  to  Hillsdale  College  had  no  shortage  of  stay  for  two  years  and  take  advantage  them.  Practically  every  home  football  A young Kathy Connor (center) eats lunch at Mary Randall Preschool. Connor grew up in Hillsdale and atof  the  free  tuition  his  position  with  the  game  had  a  streaker  for  quite  a  few  tended Hillsdale College, but never thought she would spend her adult life in Hillsdale. Now she is a profescollege  offered  her.  years  and  often  they  would  be  seen  Kathy  Connor  agreed  to  stay  for  the  during  the  day  on  campus.  I  remember  sor at the college. (Courtesy of Kathy Connor) allotted  time,  but  eventually  ended  up  in  particular  a  Von  Mises  lecture  got  remaining  the  full  four  years,  gradu-­ streakedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it  would  have  been  kind  ating  in  May  of  1979.  She  met  her  of  like  a  CCA  getting  streaked.  Many  She  said  the  campus  has  changed  dizzy  and  really  high  ceilings  and  would  never  be  able  to  attend  Hillsdale  husband,  Craig  Connor,  her  sophomore  dignitaries  were  there  and  I  am  sure  the  considerably.  She  said  the  classrooms  musty  smelling  wood,  but  one  felt  College  now  because  it  has  become  so  year  at  the  college.  Back  then  Hillsdale  FROOHJH DGPLQLVWUDWLRQ ZDV QRW KDSS\ ´ on  campus  are  newer  nowâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;fresher.  comfortable  in  them,  like  an  old,  favor-­ WRXJK ´ VKH VDLG Âł, GRQÂśW NQRZ , WKLQN had  a  hockey  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a  good  team,  ac-­ Kathy  Connor  said.

She  described  the  old,  now-­demol-­ LWH VZHDWHU ´ VKH VDLG we  had  really  good  professors  then  and  cording  to  Kathy  Connorâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and  Craig  She  described  a  snow  storm  in  â&#x20AC;&#x2122;78  ished,  buildings.

Some  things,  however,  have  not  , WKLQN D ORW RI WKLQJV KDYHQÂśW FKDQJHG ´ Connor  played  on  the  team.  He  was  that  closed  the  college  down  for  a  week  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  smelled  old;Íž  they  had  slant-­ changed. recruited  by  hockey  legend  Ted  Lind-­ with  12-­foot  drifts  and  a  roof  collapsed  LQJ ZRRG Ă&#x20AC;RRUV WKDW DOPRVW PDGH \RX â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  often  hear  alumni  say  that  they  awood@hillsdale.edu say,  who  coached  hockey  at  Hillsdale  from  the  weight  of  the  snow.

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abeek  Pradhan  had  al-­ ways  been  good  at  ev-­ erything  placed  before  him.  School  was  easy  for  him.  He  played  piano  and  composed  music  from  a  young  age.  But  when  he  started  running  track  and  cross  country  a  few  years  ago,  he  consistently  came  in  last  place.

His  father,  Kamal  Pradhan,  hated  to  see  him  struggling  and  asked  if  he  wanted  to  quit.

Sabeek  Pradhan  told  him  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;No,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  he  wanted  to  keep  at  it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One  thing  that  I  like  about  KLP LV WKDW KH LV SHUVLVWHQW ´ Kamal  Pradhan  said.

Four  years  and  a  couple  of  school  records  later,  and  Sabeek  Pradhan  won  the  Michigan  High  School  Athletic  Associa-­ tion  scholar-­athlete  award.

Now,  Sabeek  Pradhanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  work  as  a  student  at  Hillsdale  Academy  is  being  recognized  beyond  the  state  of  Michigan.  He  was  selected  by  the  U.S.  Department  of  Education  as  one  of  3,000  candidates  for  the  U.S.  Presidential  Scholars  Program.

According  to  the  depart-­ mentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  website,  the  program  â&#x20AC;&#x153;was  established  in  1964,  by  executive  order  of  the  Presi-­ dent,  to  recognize  and  honor  some  of  our  nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  most  distinguished  graduating  high  VFKRRO VHQLRUV ´ Sabeek  Pradhan  made  the  initial  cut  based  on  his  ACT  score,  a  perfect  36.  Next  came  an  intense  application  process  LQFOXGLQJ ÂżYH HVVD\V OHWWHUV RI recommendation,  and  an  extra-­ curricular  resume.

Those  extracurriculars  are  pretty  solid.

Sabeek  Pradhan  is  a  black  belt  in  karate.  He  won  the  Ka-­ lamazoo  Symphony  Orchestra  Young  Composers  in  Concert  DZDUG WZLFH WKH ÂżUVW SHUVRQ ever  to  win  both  the  junior  and  senior  sections.  He  is  heav-­ ily  involved  with  the  YMCA  Michigan  Youth  Government  Program.  Last  year  he  was Â

Hillsdale Academy student Sabeek Pradhan is being recognized for achievements in both academics and extracurricular activities. This spring, he is in the running to be named one of 141 Presidential Scholars, one of the highest honors for high school students in America. named  all-­state  in  QuizBowl,  Academy  has  fostered  his  love  DQG WKLV \HDU KLV WHDP TXDOLÂżHG of  learning  and  set  him  up  to  for  the  national  championships  pursue  higher  education  at  in  Saint  Louis. the  University  of  Michigan,  His  academics  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  too  University  of  Chicago,  an  Ivy  shabby  either.  Sabeek  Pradhan  League  school,  or  maybe  even  KDG ÂżQLVKHG WKH $FDGHP\ÂśV Hillsdale  College. math  program  by  the  end  of  his  â&#x20AC;&#x153;With  only  17  people  in  my  sophomore  year,  and  has  taken  graduating  class,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  very  six  credit  hours  per  semester  in  small,  very  close-­knit  com-­ math,  economics,  and   com-­ PXQLW\ ´ KH VDLG Âł7KH FXOWXUH puter  programming  here  at  of  education  and  of  hard  work  Hillsdale  College. and  excellence  there  is  a  lot  This  spring,  those  3,000  ap-­ better  than  what  some  of  my  plicants  will  be  narrowed  down  friends  at  other  high  schools  to  141  Presidential  Scholars,  are  describing.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  a  really  described  by  the  department  good  environment  to  learn  and  of  education  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;one  of  the  na-­ JURZ LQ ´ tionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  highest  honors  for  high  VFKRRO VWXGHQWV ´ ptimmis@hillsdale.edu Sabeek  Pradhan  said  the Â

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VVisiting  professor  engages  studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  acting  skills  and  voices  in  a  unique  class O C A L F O U N DAT I O N Next  comes  the  intermediate  chest  voice:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  am  Oz,  the  great  and  power-­ ful.â&#x20AC;?  Head  voice  appears  in  Dorothyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  frightened  tones:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Run,  Toto,  run!â&#x20AC;?  hen  your  professor  asks  Finally,  the  croak  of  the  Wicked  \RX WR FXUO XS RQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;RRU Witch  of  the  West  engages  the  nasal  and  wave  your  legs  in  the  register:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  get  you,  my  pretty!â&#x20AC;?  air,  demonstrates  crying  on  demand,  After  their  trip  to  Oz,  Terrel  brings  and  leads  you  in  a  group  rendition  of  her  students  back  to  earth,  reminding  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Wizard  of  Oz,â&#x20AC;?  you  might  say  them  that  every  sound  they  make  is  you  are  not  in  Hillsdale  anymore.  connected  to  deep,  often  non-­verbal,  On  the  contrary,  you  are  in  Voice  emotion.  for  the  Stage  with  Professor  Elizabeth  Since  emotional  expression  begins  Terrel.  with  a  relaxed  body,  Terrelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  students  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  seem  like  a  [typical]  begin  class  with  exercises  known  as  Hillsdale  class,â&#x20AC;?  said  freshman  Wes  â&#x20AC;&#x153;tremoringâ&#x20AC;?  or  â&#x20AC;&#x153;destructuring.â&#x20AC;?  This  Wright.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  once  you  get  into  it,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  LQYROYHV O\LQJ RQ D Ă&#x20AC;RRU PDW Ă&#x20AC;H[-­ really  neat.â&#x20AC;?  ing  the  body  into  various  contortions  Voice  for  the  Stage  is  offered  on  ro-­ such  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  poseâ&#x20AC;?  or  â&#x20AC;&#x153;cobra,â&#x20AC;?  and  tation  every  two  years  and  is  typically  then  letting  the  muscles  shake  in  that  taught  by  a  guest  professor.  Elizabeth  position  while  vocalizing  with  sighs  or  Terrel,  this  semesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  visiting  lecturer  groans.  in  theatre,  serves  on  the  faculty  at  The  purpose  is  to  create  a  physical  Western  Michigan  University  where  foundation  for  using  the  voice.  she  is  assistant  professor  of  theatre  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  are  breaking  down  the  habitual  director  of  voice  and  movement.   patterns  of  breath,â&#x20AC;?  Terrel  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  Terrel  said  she  teaches  the  Fitzmu-­ DERXW ÂżQGLQJ FKDRV DQG VWD\LQJ LQ LW WR rice  Voicework  technique,  the  Roy  Hart  work,  which  is  what  actors  have  to  do  vocal  technique,  and  her  own  method,  to  be  effective.  In  giving  voice  to  your  Terrel  Core  Training.  In  this  class,  she  tremor,  you  are  allowing  the  voice  and  focuses  on  production  of  the  voice  the  vibration  to  come  out.â&#x20AC;?  through  relaxation  and  resonance,  Terrel  said  performers  must  main-­ rather  than  on  articulation  of  text.  tain  their  vocal  presence  while  reenact-­ Terrel  tells  her  students  they  must  ing  situations,  such  as  arguments,  in  use  breath  exercises  to  discover  ways  which  people  normally  stop  speaking  they  can  express  emotion  through  the  or  lose  their  voice  due  to  tension  and  voice.  emotion.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theatre  is  not  just  about  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;pretty,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  Terrel  said  she  has  been  fascinated  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  have  to  use  the  whole  with  issues  of  breath  since  childhood,  range  of  human  vocal  expression,  from  when  her  grandfather  struggled  with  pretty  to  ugly.â&#x20AC;?  emphysema.  She  became  interested  Terrel  coaches  her  students  using  an  in  training  others  in  use  of  the  voice  exercise  she  calls  the  Oz  routine.  She  through  her  own  studies  as  a  vocalist.  calls  it  â&#x20AC;&#x153;extended  voice  workâ&#x20AC;?  because  Terrel  began  her  college  career  it  engages  all  the  different  resonators  studying  opera,  but  switched  to  musical  within  the  body. theatre.  She  found  that,  in  addition  to  First  is  the  Cowardly  Lion:  the  her  classical  training,  she  needed  to  deep  chest  voice.  Standing  relaxed  and  learn  new  vocal  techniques  to  be  suc-­ low,  weight  slung  between  two  feet  cessful  in  musical  theatre  performance.   DV LI ORRNLQJ IRU D ÂżJKW WKH VWXGHQWV Homework  for  Voice  for  the  Stage  mumble,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Put  â&#x20AC;&#x2122;em  up!  Put  â&#x20AC;&#x2122;em  up!â&#x20AC;?  is  always  practical.  Last  week,  Terrel  Sharon Barrett Collegian Freelancer

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Junior Margaret Ball demonstrates an exercise from her Voice for the Stage class. Here she practices the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Run, Toto, runâ&#x20AC;?exercise from the Oz routine. It is a particular routine the professor has the students do in sequence. Each part of the routine has a different posture and facial expression that goes with it. (Schuyler Dougle/Collegian)

asked  students  to  go  home,  get  into  an  argument,  and  observe  how  the  rising  tide  of  emotion  affected  each  personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  breath  and  thus  their  voice.   Last  week  students  began  exploring  their  â&#x20AC;&#x153;cry  voice.â&#x20AC;?  Their  next  assign-­ ment  is  to  visit  a  local  store,  ask  in  an  authentically  weepy  tone,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do  you  have  an  ATM  machine?â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x201D;and  see  what  response  they  get.  The  class  is  composed  of  speech  and  theater  majors,  ranging  from  seniors  to  freshmen.  Freshman  Wes  Wright  said  one  of  his  favorite  exercises  is  the  Oz  routine.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  really  neat  [to  hear]  the  changes  that  simple  vocal  exercises  can  have  on  the  tone  of  a  whole  room,  without  changing  the  pitch  of  anyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  voice,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  Wright  said  this  training  enables  him  to  speak  clearly  in  situations  where  VSHHFK LV QRUPDOO\ GLIÂżFXOW â&#x20AC;&#x153;She  often  gives  the  example  of  [acting  the  role  of]  a  hunchback;Íž  you  are  bent  over,  but  you  have  to  keep  everything  in  line  so  you  can  still  speak  fully,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

Junior  Margaret  Ball,  a  theater  major  who  also  studies  classical  voice,  said  there  is  a  lot  of  overlap  between  singing  and  speaking  on  stage.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  talking  about  the  same  thing,  especially  in  regards  to  vocal  health,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

Ball  said  the  exercises  gave  her  new  insights  into  her  singing  technique.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  opens  you  up  to  explore  new  resonances.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  great  to  go  back  to  voice  lessons  and  use  this  newfound  freedom,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

Ball  said  Terrel  told  the  class  the  voice  is  the  only  thing  about  an  actor  that  touches  the  audience.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;As  a  theatre  major,  what  I  work  on  ¿UVW LQ D FKDUDFWHU LV WKH YRLFH WR PDNH it  different  from  my  own,â&#x20AC;?  Ball  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maybe  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  there,  but  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  with  them  through  their  voice,  experiencing  these  emotions  through  their  sound.â&#x20AC;?   sbarrett@hillsdale.edu

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