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Cross country runner breaks G-MAC record

Humes leads pack of 412 runners at Greater Louisville Classic

Junior Joey Humes broke a G-MAC record at the Greater Louisville Classic event on Saturday. Calli Townsend | Collegian

Writing Center seeks to broaden student staff pool By | Annette Nguyen Collegian Reporter Beginning this fall, the application process for working at the Writing Center has changed. Instead of select stu-

recommendation of Writing Center Director Justin Jackson, a professor of English, and the English department. Now, any student will be able to apply for the position as a tutor for the 2019-2020 school

Senior Jessica Skoudis works with sophomore Spencer Rothfuss on a paper in the Writing Center. Alex Nester | Collegian

dents applying upon recommendation, all students will be able to apply via Handshake, an employment app. Tutors for the Writing Center, a service of the Hawkins Center for Academic Services that allows Hillsdale students to tutor peers with their class writing assignments, were previously hired upon the

year through Handshake, an online student job-search platform provided by Career Services. “About a year ago, Jackson met with me and asked to change the way the Writing Center hired tutors, and I agreed,” Academic Counselor Christy Maier said. “We wanted to expand the pool of

potential tutors because the fact is, we see students’ papers from all kinds of disciplines.” Jackson said the hiring process for tutors needed to change. “I know we will have the same quality of tutors as we do now, but as it stands, only colleagues in the English department would recommend students. Oftentimes it would be students I had in class,” Jackson said. “What we are looking for is to get strong writers from different interests and areas of study, but who also think long and hard about the writing process.” Writing Center Student Director and senior Ellen Friesen agreed. “When Dr. Jackson recommends students, they are excellent, but obviously there are other students he simply does not know,” Friesen said. “He simply cannot reach every good writer, and I think that this process will enable us to have a wider pool of people because we were only picking people in his class, whereas with the new process we can reach all students across campus.”

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Michigan College Democrats sue state over ‘unconstitutional’ voter laws By | Carmel Kookogey Assistant Editor The Michigan College Democrats are suing the state of Michigan for voting laws which they claim are too “restrictive” on Michigan college students, the Detroit News reported Aug. 31. Though Hillsdale College Democrats are not associated with the state chapter, they agree that the laws are an issue. The lawsuit, filed by attorneys from the Perkins Coie law firm in Washington, D.C., less than 10 weeks before November elections, claims that Michigan laws “make registering and voting unduly confusing” and “places nearly insurmountable barriers between many young voters and their fundamental right to vote,” according to the report. Due to a 1999 law requiring voters’ drivers’ licenses and voter ID addresses to match, college students from Michigan are unable to register to vote in their school’s congressional district Follow @HDaleCollegian

without having a drivers’ license address that matches their school address. The suit says that this confusion about voting laws causes young voters to “vote at very low rates,” when coupled with the fact that citizens who registered to vote by mail must vote in person their first time. The Hillsdale chapter of College Democrats separated from the national organization a few years ago, according to Hillsdale College Democrats President Madeline Hedrick, because there was not enough of a demand for it on campus. As a result, College Democrats on Hillsdale’s campus are not specifically affiliated with the suit. However, Hedrick said they still feel the Michigan voting laws are “unconscionable.” “New Mexico, where I’m from, doesn’t have laws like this, but just looking at the laws that they are suing to get changed, and imagining if I was in that situation, I would be completely disen-

franchised,” Hedrick said. “I’m not able to fly home for an election, and Michigan students who go to school out of state wouldn’t be able to fly home either. It doesn’t make any sense to me to have restrictions on absentee voting for first-time voters.” Despite Michigan College Democrats’ concerns, however, college students from Michigan are still eligible to vote in their home district by using an absentee ballot, if they registered to vote in person. Additionally, Fred Woodhams, media manager for Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson, said that for the 20 years since the law was established, residents have “been able to conveniently update their address for both driver’s license and voting purposes,” and that it has not been an issue. “It was a law passed 20 years ago, they’ve had

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By | Sutton Dunwoodie Collegian Reporter Junior Joey Humes surged late to take first place in the Greater Louisville Classic and helped propel the men’s cross country team to a fourthplace finish last Saturday. Humes ran the 8 kilometers in 24 minutes and 17 seconds, breaking the previous G-MAC record. Humes and Dominic Patacsil from Wabash College broke away from the lead pack early in the race, and by the two-mile mark Humes managed to generate a solid lead over his challenger. “Dominic fell back, and I thought I had broken him. He was like six or seven steps behind me and I thought I clinched it,” Humes said. “But every time I looked back he was still there and he never got any farther back.” At the seven-kilometer mark, Patacsil mounted a charge and passed Humes. “Nobody saw it because it was on the back parts of the track, but Dominic passed me and then gapped me by a couple of steps,” Humes said. “I thought, ‘That’s it, I’m done’ because he passed me and was really going for it.” Humes persevered and managed to pass Patacsil on

the home-stretch to win the race by three seconds. This triumph comes on the heels of a 13th-place finish at the Spartan invitational. Humes said his finish at the Spartan Invitational made him nervous going into Saturday’s meet. Humes may not have been confident going into the Greater Louisville Classic, but his knew that he was capable of contending for the win. “We know Joey is going to do something crazier every time. It never surprises us,” teammate senior Eli Poth said. Other Chargers also had breakout performances at the Greater Louisville Classic. Poth and sophomore Mark Miller finished 15th and 29th respectively, setting personal records at the 8 kilometer distance. Poth broke his previous personal best by a full minute, something he said he had been wanting to do for a long time. “It was good to actualize potential but it wasn’t surprising. It was what I should be capable of,” Poth said. “It was nice to actually do it and instead of telling people “Oh, I’m better than that.” Sophomore Jack Shelley, sophomore Morgan Morrison, and junior Eric Poth all finished within five seconds of each other and placed 102nd,

111th, and 113th respectively. Shelley and Poth also set personal records. As the team moves closer to the G-MAC conference meet, Eli Poth said he expects those three runners to start finishing closer to the top three runners. “We want our 4 and 5 to move up, which they should. Some teams have a problem with their 4 and 5 because they don’t know where its coming from,” Poth said. “But with Eric, Morgan, and Jack we know it’s in capable hands.” Eric Poth said he recognizes the gap in the team’s finishes and says that he, Morrison, and Shelley are going to strive to close it. “A big motivation factor for our 4-6 this year is we know our top 3 are going to have a good day and we need to pull our weight,” Poth said. The team’s fourth place finish should be good enough to move the Chargers several spots higher in the conference standings. Eric Poth said good races like the Greater Louisville Classic help the team establish an identity for itself as the conference meet creeps closer. “We showed we are good enough to compete for a conference championship and that’s exciting,” Poth said.

‘Honor and pride’: Conner releases book on war monuments at a topic that nobody else had one of those sights,” Conner By | Emma Cummins written on this extensively.” said. “I’ve often said I’ve seen Collegian Reporter Conner dedicated his book more grown men cry in the After 10 years of traveling to Gene Dellinger, a Korean Normandy cemetery than to Europe and Washington, War Air Force veteran, who anywhere else; they are placed D.C., reading archives in worked for the ABMC for of honor and pride but also both French and English, almost 40 years. As one of the places of sadness, in the cemeand visiting numerous war first personal relationships teries especially. monuments and cemeteries, Conner developed, his and The great power of monProfessor of History Thomas Dellinger’s connection proved uments lies in their ability to Conner has published his to be fruitful. preserve. new book titled: “War and “He has told me, shown “Monuments are meant to Remembrance: promote memory,” The Story of the Conner said. “Not American Battle just memory of Monuments soldiers who fought Commission.” and died but the In his book, memory of the Conner tells cause.” the story of the These monuAmerican Battle ments, however, Monuments can also serve to Commission, inspire future gena government erations through agency foundthe remembrance ed in 1923, of the great bravery devoted to comshown in both memorating world wars by the service of American soldiers. American sol“It’s a story that diers. Conner all Americans can developed an be proud of,” Coninterest for the ner said. “We can agency during be equally proud of his many trips the ongoing work he took with the done by this agency college’s high to keep those memschool studyories alive. Hopeabroad summer fully keep them programs. alive in such a way Eventually, as to inspire the Conner becurrent generation gan to develand future generop personal ations to be willing Professor of History Thomas Conner released his book relationships with “War and Remambrance” after 10 years of traveling and in the same manner personnel at the research. Emma Cummins | Collegian to pay whatever cost sites, particularly must be paid to preat the Normandy American me, modeled for me the serve our own freedom.” Cemetery and Memorial, dequintessential ABMC staff Conner’s passion for voted to D-Day in World War person but also the quintremembrance has not gone II. With more than 300,000 essential public servant,” unnoticed by those around American soldiers buried and Conner said. him while he worked on the maintained abroad, Conner The second dedication is book. felt the need to tell the story to the memory of his father, “I’ve seen him at these of their commemoration. who taught Conner the great places and I’ve observed “It’s a story that people beauty of war monuments his intense passion for the deserve to know,” Conner and brought Conner to the importance of these cemesaid. “Nobody had written a Normandy cemetery for the teries and these monuments history of the agency before. first time. and the way he’s shared them It’s every author’s dream. I feel “He taught me that it was See Conner A3 very fortunate to have arrived not unmanly to shed tears in

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International club seeks to establish global connections through campus events By | Alexis Daniels Assistant Editor After some years of staying in the shadows, the International Club is becoming more active on campus by increasing their events this year. The International Club is planning on hosting monthly movie nights as well as putting on a festival in the spring semester to educate campus on other cultures and get more students involved. According to senior Lydia Reyes, vice president of the club, the number of international students has increased, and they are eager to share their culture with other students. “They have a lot of great suggestions,” Reyes said. “It’s a way to make the foreign students feel more involved and have more of a community.” Senior Nour Ben Hmieida, the club president, said they plan to have hot cocoa and different snack foods at the movie nights – similar to their showing of an Iranian movie and serving of Middle Eastern coffee and baklava last semester. Since there are more Spanish-speaking students in the club this year, Ben Hmie-

ida said they plan to show a goes,” Ben Hmieida said. “You The events are especially Spanish movie at the end of can just walk around, just personal to the international the month. chill.” students, said Ben Hmieida, “I think that will be really The International Club was and they are excited to edufun,” Ben Hmieida said. “Those are usually the more lowkey events that we’ll have.” In addition to monthly Spanish features, the club plans to choose different themes for each movie. Reyes said movies are a good event because they are easy to both host and attend, and give students a taste of a different culture. “We’re trying to keep it mixed up,” Reyes said. “Not keep it too focused on one language or one culture.” Ben Hmieida said The Hillsdale College International Club plans to host a variety of events to when the weather gets introduce campus to worldwide cultures and traditions. warmer in the spring se-Nour Ben Hmieida | Courtesy mester, the club will set up a festival in which each student of the club heads started after World War II cate other students and share a booth with cultural food, with the intention of underwith them global differences music, and art. standing different cultures that they have right here. “We’ll see how that one amidst post-war sentiments. “Last year, we struggled

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Hillsdale adds new online courses featuring Jane Austen, Congress By | Madeleine Miller Collegian Reporter Hillsdale College has released two new online courses to its expanding lineup. The recently released classes highlight the U.S. Congress and the work of Jane Austen. The college now offers a total of 21 free, non-credit courses in their online archives. Online courses, produced by the External Affairs department, cover a wide range of topics, including history, literature, politics, economics, and theology. “The online courses further the mission of the College by diffusing sound learning to millions of our fellow citizens,” said Matthew Bell, director of programs for

External Affairs. One of the new courses, “The Young Jane Austen: Northanger Abbey,” presents the youthful themes of Austen’s first novel. Associate Professor of English Lorraine Murphy, who taught the course, finds that the charm and humor of “Northanger Abbey” lend it universal appeal. She designed the lectures to be equally engaging to those who have read the book and those who are unfamiliar with the work. Murphy said Hillsdale’s values are reflected in the novel’s emphasis on “the moral value of having a thoughtful, disciplined mind.” The other new course, “Congress: How it Worked and Why it Doesn’t,” was

released on Sept. 17 and is taught by Professor of Politics Kevin Portteus. The course provides an analysis of the original functioning of Congress, as well as a recounting of how and why it not longer fulfills its purpose expediently. “Most people don’t realize that the way our government functions today has diverged widely from the original intent. Many still think that Congress enacts law in a ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ way,” Portteus said. “My hope is that participants will come away with a better understanding of the reality of our system and how it has led to bad government.”

Visiting sociology professor to explore extroverted privilege in America By | Alexis Daniels Assistant Editor Hillsdale’s sociology program is partnering with the philosophy and religion departments to present a lecture by Kevin Aho, professor of philosophy from Florida Gulf Coast University, on how the negative treatment of shyness indirectly contributes to favoring the outgoing personality. The lecture will be held Monday, Oct. 8 at 4 p.m. in Lane 214. Aho, who specializes in existentialism, phenomenology, and the medical humanities, will be discussing the social construction of the conception of self and

how the view of shyness in psychiatry can contribute to the construction of self in diagnoses of mental illness. He will also be discussing how the diagnosis indirectly privileges assertive, outgoing, and extroverted personalities – the ideal American characteristics. “In America, he thinks we privilege being an extrovert,” said Professor of Philosophy and Culture Peter Blum, who also serves as director of sociology and social thought. “And he thinks that that has had a profound effect on this tendency to more and more treat shyness as a kind of illness.” Juniors Joanna McCool

and Phoebe Crow said they are looking forward to the talk. For McCool, it relates to her personally. “I’m a sociology major, and I’m also a shy person myself,” she said. “I think it would be interesting to get a perspective from a sociological standpoint.” Crow said the topic is important to her as well. “Especially seeing as most of us are trying to find our places in the world as young adults, I think it’s important to understand some of the structures of our society,” Crow said. “I think everyone stands to learn something from this lecture.”

Van Andel Graduate School to host first colloquium on statesmanship By | Madeleine Miller Collegian Reporter

Hillsdale College’s Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship is hosting a politics seminar on campus this week. The Statesmanship Colloquium, which runs Oct. 4-6, is the first of its kind. It will give graduate students an opportunity to expound their work and allow the college to showcase its graduate school. Organized by Ronald Pestritto, professor of politics, the symposium will begin with a keynote address delivered by Professor of History Paul Rahe. It will include three panel discussions and a variety of breakout sessions. “The colloquium is a cel-

ebration of students’ accomplishments, a presentation of what the graduate program does, and a gathering of old friends,” Rahe said. Hillsdale graduate and doctoral students will sit on the panels, and faculty from universities throughout the country will lead the discussions. Most visiting scholars will come from universities at which graduate and doctoral students earned their undergraduate degrees. “It serves the purpose of expressing gratitude to those professors who have sent us students [to Hillsdale],” said Clifford Humphrey, a graduate student. Anyone on campus is welcome to attend the symposium, and undergraduates

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are encouraged to attend. “Students who have an interest in political philosophy or American politics especially might enjoy the presentations,” said Graduate Student Thomas Tacoma. Faculty and students alike look forward to hearty and good-natured discussion. “I am glad the program is giving us a chance to have a break from our regular studies and remind us why we do what we do, to just have a good conversation with good people,” said Veronica Brooks, a graduate student. A schedule of speakers, topics, and locations is posted on the college’s website.

with participation,” Ben Hmieida said. “But I think what really excited people was having big ideas and big projects. They wanted to help and see this thing that they’d never seen on campus come to life.” The club also wants to have a Mediterranean-themed feast sometime in November, according to Reyes. Ben Hmieida hopes to collaborate with the SHALOM club to bring in Middle Eastern dancers to the Grewcock Student Union. She also wants to hold talks given by the international students. “Another part of the club is to get international students to share their perspectives on their countries or if they lived through political crisis,” Ben Hmieida added. “They can share their experience there.” Reyes agreed, saying that she wants to bring more cultural awareness to campus. “There’s definitely the saying of the ‘Hillsdale bubble,’” Reyes said. “It’s very easy to get involved with what’s on campus and only on campus, and so you close yourself off

to the community and to the rest of the world. You have to make the effort to burst through that bubble, and that’s one of the biggest things we’re trying to do.” Reyes added that she hopes increased participation in the club will let students know that anyone can be involved in celebrating culture. “People tend to think that it’s just for the foreign students, it’s just kind of a closed club, but no, it’s for everybody,” Reyes said. “It’s for open dialogue. I think that’s probably the biggest thing.” For Kenyan student Ritah Ogayo, a junior, her favorite thing about the club is getting to know both international and American students and sharing their excitement for learning about other cultures. “I get a sense of belonging,” Ogayo said in an email. “And some of the events like the Kenyan dinner make me feel closer to home.”

Career Services hosts weeklong resume workshop, prepares students for job fair By | Ryan Goff Assistant Editor

Last week Career Services set up shop in the Grewcock Student Union during lunch hours to give resume advice to Hillsdale College students. The Career Services team hosted Resume Week, a firsttime workshop program, in the union this week. Student mentors looked to shape up resumes for fellow students interested in attending the Hillsdale Job and Internship Fair on Oct. 11. The student mentors brought their skills to the busiest part of campus and worked mostly with juniors and seniors. Sophomore Student Affairs Mentor Dennis Fassett said he enjoyed the opportunity to work on resumes outside of the Career Services office. “It’s really great to take what we do in the office to everyone in the union. I think it makes us more accessible,” Fassett said. Sor far, 38 employers have registered to be on campus for the October fair, according to Director of Employer Relations John Quint. Some of these employers include companies like New York Life Insurance Company, OpenTheBooks.com, and Skylight Financial Group. Quint plans to send a packet to the employers ahead of the event, each including the 60 polished resumes collected during the week. Quint said the event’s turnout pushed him to organize more for the spring semester Classical School Job Fair and a private school job fair that takes place February in Lansing. “It went really well. Once a couple students got a little bit of help, word spread and there was more comfort with bringing resumes to the table,” Quint said. “I’m really eager to do something like that again, in light of the response we had.”

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many many opportunities to litigate it prior to this cycle,” Woodhams said. “I think either way the judges made it clear that the lawsuit wouldn’t be affecting anything in this election season.” Woodhams explained that the office of the Secretary of State also sends a mobile office on a 3,000-mile tour to public universities before each major election, to make registering even easier for new voters. Though the mobile office does not visit Hillsdale College, students from Michigan who want to vote in Hillsdale can go to the county clerk’s office or city clerk’s office if they want to register to vote in those communities. Students not

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In the two days leading up to the Job and Internship Fair, Career Services plans to set up another booth to help students stand out in loud settings like job fairs, according to Quint. Resume Week concluded with a presentation by General Motors in the Career Services office and their own set of resume reviews in the union. David Ritchie ’17 and Ian Genzler ’17, now second-year financial analysts at GM, sat at the table in the

out that we had a Sigma Chi alumni who was the VP of Finance for North America. He made it a point of reaching out to John Stapleton ’90,” he said. “He engaged with Stapleton, and that led to a conversation where John empowered Michael to build that bridge with GM.” Koziara and Quint worked together to get as many Hillsdale students as they could into GM internships. This strong alumni connection benefitted many in a little

Last week, Career Services hosted their first Resume Week event, a weeklong resume workshop for students, especially juniors and seniors. Ryan Goff | Collegian

union, going over resumes and saying hello to old friends. Joined by fourth-year financial analyst Michael Koziara ’15 and first-year analyst Paul Galloway ’18, the four gave two presentations in the Career Services office Friday. The earlier one was attended by many students, while the latter was much more intimate. The analysts explained how they got to where they are and pitched the GM finance and accounting internships to the students. The Hillsdale-GM relationship has roots that were set on campus not long ago, according to Quint. “After getting the job on his own volition, Koziara found

under four years. “We have had a lot of people who are now employees of GM as a result of Koziara bridging the gap,” Quint said. This sort of relationship lies at the heart of Career Services’ mission with its smaller programs like Resume Week. They seek to get as many people in the door and qualified for positions they know are available at companies across the country. “It’s a great example of the relationship we want with Fortune-500 companies,” said junior Student Affairs Mentor Jackson Frerichs. “We rely on a few dedicated alumni to do what our GM alumni are doing.”

from Hillsdale County would need to change their drivers’ license address to match that of their new voter ID. “It’s a very easy and simple process,” Woodhams said. Assistant Professor of Politics Adam Carrington said he believes there is a good reason to request first-time voters who registered by mail to vote in person. “While the laws in question here do place a particular burden on students, I don’t think those outweigh the concern with keeping out fraud,” Carrington said in an email. “There might be better ways, especially regarding the 2004 law about voting in person the first time, though I haven’t seen one. That said, these laws have a valid purpose and are

reasonable means to pursue that purpose.” Woodhams added that if the law were to change it may cause more confusion, rather than less. “It doesn’t make sense that having two official addresses in state of Michigan is more convenient than having one address,” Woodhams said. Students from Michigan are still able to vote in their home district by using an absentee ballot, unless they are a first-time voter and registered to vote by mail, in which case they are required to vote in person. Oct. 9 is the last day to register to vote in November elections in Michigan.

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The Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller argued that Christianity has largely failed in America during a lecture hosted by the Lutheran Society. Alex Nester | Collegian

Wolfmueller: American Christianity has failed

Lutheran pastor highlights tendency to pride and incorrect teaching in America

By | Alex Nester Assistant Editor Treating the Bible like an instruction manual for getting to heaven is a path toward pride and despair, said the Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller during a lecture at Hillsdale College. The Lutheran Society invited Wolfmueller — a Lutheran pastor and author of “Has American Christianity Failed?” — to speak to a crowd of 30 students and professors on Thursday Sept. 27. Wolfmueller said American Christianity places too much emphasis on individual will. He discussed why he said he believes Christianity has failed in the United States. “American Christianity is built on the idea that, to be a Christian, you have to make the decision to be for Christ,” he said. “But our will is not part of our conversion; in fact, our will is what Jesus converts.” Wolfmueller, who was raised in a liberal evangelical church, highlighted the difference between the Old Testament commands and Gospel promises in the New Testament. “You keep commands by work, but you keep a promise by faith and believing,” Wolfmueller said. This is what American Christians are getting wrong, according to him.

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With six seniors set to graduate after this school year, the Writing Center will start collecting applications late October and early November and conducting interviews by the end of the fall 2018 semester. Jackson, Maier, and Friesen will conduct the interviews and review the applications. Once hired, new tutors will go through a full spring semester of training before starting work as done through the years. “Students need not fear that if they are hired they will be thrown to the wolves,” Jackson said. “They will have a full semester of training, where they observe tutorials and come talk to me about

Christians in America find their confidence in growth and good works, Wolfmueller said. Those who preach to Christians, therefore, preach the law, and Christians only preach the Gospel to unbelievers. He believes this is wrong, and instead, Christians must place their confidence in God. “When we find confidence in the source of faith, mainly word and promises, we don’t look downstream, but upstream from faith,” he said. Lutherans during the Middle Ages were willing to die for their belief in the distinction between law and Gospel. This distinction, Wolfmueller said, shapes the way Lutherans approach conversations with other Christians, non-Christians, and even the devil. “We Lutherans ask a little different question,” he said. “Instead of asking if you prayed, surrendering your life to Christ, we ask if Christ has accepted you.” Assistant Professor of History Korey Maas attended the lecture. “He distilled in less than 50 minutes the essence of Lutheranism and the law of gospel,” Maas said. Though Wolfmueller claimed American Christianity has failed, he said he believes there is still hope through Christ. “The bulk has failed to make the distinction between

law and God, but Jesus will continue to bless through it all,” Wolfmueller said. “He will never fail, and his church will stand forever.” Junior Andrew Simpson is Lutheran, and he said Wolfmueller’s distinction between the law and the Gospel is key to understanding Lutheranism. “This is one aspect we very much differ with other denominations on,” he said. “It’s something that is a point of misunderstanding.” Lutheran Society Vice President and junior Josh Pautz said he too appreciated how Wolfmueller explained this distinction. “We were really happy that Wolfmueller could come give a talk on some of the Lutheran essentials and how he sees that as something lacking in American Christianity in various religious traditions present in the United States,” Pautz said. “He really focused on the law and Gospel as distinct aspects.” He encouraged students or others who have questions about Lutheranism to reach out to the Lutheran Society. Wolfmueller said Christians must show the difference between the law and the Gospel. “In the final courtroom, we plead guilty and we plead Jesus,” Wolfmueller said.

their observations, and expect to conduct practice tutorials here and there.” Current sophomores and juniors are encouraged to apply. Students will be required to include their GPAs, majors or projected majors, times they have used the Writing Center, names of their Great Books I and II and Western and American Heritage professors, two recommendations, a resume, and a writing sample from their time at Hillsdale. “We are looking at the strength of the application overall,” Friesen said. “GPA is such an artificial measure of life skills, and it has no bearing on whether you would be a good tutor or not.” Jackson encouraged anyone who enjoys and is successful at writing to apply.

“What I am encouraging my colleagues to do is when they have a student who is a stronger writer and would make a good tutor, to encourage them to apply,” Jackson said. “When the students are a little unsure of whether to apply for the position, to ask their professors.” Maier noted the enthusiasm expressed by the student directors and tutors with this new change. “My hope is that by expanding the number of potential applicants for the position, we will have a more diverse group of tutors and reach the people who would like to tutor and missed the opportunity in the past,” she said. “We do want people to know that change is happening.”

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Q & A: Chris Krug By | Isabella Redjai Assistant Editor President of Franklin Center of Public Integrity & Government and Watchdog.org, Chris Krug came to speak to students on campus last Tuesday, Oct. 2 about the role of watchdog journalism. Through the use of watchdog journalism, the Franklin Center and Watchdog.org keep government officials accountable for their actions and statements, providing taxpayers and local citizens with understandable news coverage. Krug has worked in journalism for nearly 20 years, serving as a publisher and general manager at the Illinois News Network, executive editor at the Northwest Herald, and publisher for the Pioneer Press papers in the Chicago SunTimes, along with experience in international business.

The Franklin Center for government & Public Integrity is “dedicated to the principles of transparency, accountability, and fiscal responsibility.” How are each of these principles important to society today? At the Franklin Center we are state-focused journalism and are interested in what happens on the state level in the legislature. We’re non-political, non-partisan. We tackle stories from the perspective of the taxpayer and how taxpayers’ money is being spent. We talk to Republicans, we talk to Democrats, so we talk to both sides. Our focus is different than other outlets. What does Watchdog.org do? We are solely focused on investigative work. As I’ve taken over as President of the Franklin Center, in the past fifteen months, I’ve tried to change the way that we do the work that we do, without changing the space where Watchdog had been most effective. Watchdog used to focus on long-form stories and deeper investigative work, but our interest is in the dailies and providing excellent State House and statewide news coverage. We want to convey stories in very straight forward English, because what happens in government should not be solely for those who have a dictionary or thesaurus at the ready. There’s too much focus on jargon and mechanics, without explaining mechanics, and we want to make news accessible. How does Watchdog share its sources and back-up its facts, especially in a generation of young people who “regurgitate” facts?

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with students,” Professor and Chairman of History Mark Kalthoff said. “I encouraged him but I think he was bitten by the bug pretty early. All I had to do was encourage him to stay the course.” Senior Samuel Roberts has enjoyed a close relationship with Conner throughout his years at Hillsdale,

The Pew Center came out with study that 1 out of 4 could tell the difference between straight news and opinion. What we attempt to do and feel is important is to talk to the people making the news or having a direct impact on the news, not simply to speak to experts around the corners or the edges of the news. We talk to legislators in general assemblies across the United States to understand why they feel a certain way that they do about an issue. Is it possible to be non-partisan in today’s political climate? The word ‘partisan’ and the word ‘political’ are often used as synonyms, and they’re not. We’re non-partisan, but we’re also non-political. But that doesn’t mean we can’t have a certain point of view. The point of view that we focus on is, “What is the impact of the news on taxpayers?” These are the viewers we try to reach. We do not endorse political candidates. We just give the information required in order for the people to make the best decisions.

to be more to be said. Tell me about your new collaborative project MediaWise, with Poynter, Stanford History Education Group, Local Media Association for Media Literacy Education, and Google Inc. The idea behind MediaWise is to address a known problem among the next generation of news consumers. The problem is that there is a significant gap between civic online literacy and the ability for people to read stories, and it’s potentially damaging to the future of our country to have such misinformation. What we have learned from the great people at Stanford, Poynter, and Google is that if left unchecked, this generation of teens and tweens is going to continue on the path

Chris Krug, president of Franklin Center of Public Integrity and Government, gave a presentation on campus covering watchdog journalism. Twitter

With your background in publishing at the Illinois News Network, as executive editor at the Northwest Herald, and publisher for Pioneer Press in the Chicago Sun-Times Media Group, how did it prepare you for the skills needed for the Franklin Center? I came up in this business as a reporter, so I was one of those people who while I was writing, I was also managing at a younger age in the industry. I got into management full-time almost immediately, and have been in management the entire time. Being a journalist is committing to a life of continuous improvement. I took on more and more responsibility and rose through the ranks. I started as a reporter, became a copy editor, and then became an assistant sport editor, then a sports editor, then I became an editor. I left sports for news, because after 9/11, I felt that there are more important things than sports. I have the utmost respect for sportswriters but for me there had to be more than winning. There had starting as a student in Conner’s Western Heritage class freshman year. After attending the release of the book on Oct. 2, Roberts particularly liked one of the points Conner had made. “He pointed out that underneath every single one of the crosses is someone’s son, father, brother, husband who meant the world to a

that is not dissimilar to the adults who can’t tell between a news story and an opinion. MediaWise is an initiative with local newspapers and new outlets, to host public events where we arm kids with the skills, tactics, techniques, and tools to better fact-check the news that they’re consuming before they pass it on. This project is going to run until the end of next year. Ideally, we would like to reach a million kids between the ages of 12 to 19. We want to reach diversity in socioeconomics, so we’re not just creating this for suburban groups or those with great access to the Internet. We want this to be all-encompassing, and want 50% of the people we touch to be those that may have less access to those resources that would help them better scrutinize the news. It’s important that everyone participates in a meaningful, honest, and truthful understanding of the news.

large group of people,” Roberts said. “The monuments themselves and the pale, light marble can be a bit alienating but if you look closer, you read those inscriptions and you recognize that every single one of those people is a human life. They are really humanizing at the core.”

Student Leadership Weekend trains students to build community By | Grace Houghton Collegian Freelancer Solving problems in the dorm is part of the Resident Assistant job description. But this August, Hillsdale College RAs and other student leaders went a step further. Every January and August, student leaders including RAs, sports team captains, and student security employees spend six days taking an interdisciplinary course called Theory and Applications in Responsibility and Leadership at the college’s Rockwell Lake Lodge in Luther, Michigan. The course included a group project to brainstorm ideas for campus improvement, like a student-athlete support system and a supper club. Students also brainstormed how to make Hillsdale College “the best version of itself,” said Executive Director of Career Services Ken Koopmans. At the workshop, Koopmans and other Hillsdale staff members encouraged students to focus “on the topics they’re

passionate about” and taught them to dig into a “root cause analysis.” Vice President of Hillsdale’s Dow Leadership Center Jack Oxenrider started Student Leadership Weekend in the fall of 2005. At the time, it was an off-campus leadership training for business executives. The course was refitted for Hillsdale student leaders after Dean of Women Diane Philipp attended the program and knew that Hillsdale’s student leaders would benefit from the knowledge it offers, according to Assistant Dean of Women Rebekah Dell. When Oxenrider retired, he asked Dell, then a senior and Suites Residence RA, to serve as coordinator of the first Student Leadership Weekend in 2005. Managing the social dynamics of 1,500 students is daunting for a few dozen peer leaders. Sophomore and swim team member Katherine Heeres narrowed her focus to strengthen the group she knew best: female athletes.

Two swimmers, two tennis players, and a hurdler are now working to establish the Stu-

“We’re focusing on trying to connect student-athletes with all the services the college has, because we feel like there’s a lot of ignorance in the athletic community about Career Services, the health center, counseling, sports psychology, that sort of stuff,” Heeres said. The students from this summer’s leadership class also tackled a more basic divide — the divide between men and women — with inter-dormitory dinner clubs. The Student Leadership course held in AuSimpson, Gallogust trains student leaders in building way, and other campus community. residences planned Student Activities Board | Instagram to host the women dent-Athlete Support System, of Olds Residence for homeor SASS. cooked dinners, to return the

hospitality of Olds girls who often share their kitchen with underclassmen. Dell sees these dormitory dinner clubs as an opportunity to develop healthy relationships between men and women in “a family-like environment.” Senior Josh Bailey, head RA of Simpson Residence’s south side, said he would love to see the dinners happen but is skeptical about the logistics. “So many of these ideas are so good, and I’d love to see them happen,” he said, but added that “you have a finite amount of time to work with.” Bailey also serves as the CEO of A Few Good Men and a member of Omicron Delta Kappa. He said he has a full plate already. Bailey said his takeaway from the weekend was improved relationships. “I benefited most from connecting with other head RAs and other leaders across campus, because that dialogue has continued,” he said. Bailey and his fellow head

RAs made a Facebook group chat bridging different dorms, as well as the athletes and non-athletes. The men of Simpson usually walk down to the home football games together, but for the first football game this year, Bailey coordinated with the head RAs from other dorms to assemble a group of residents from each dorm to walk down to the stadium together. He said the turnout was incredible. “The student section was huge, and the walkdown was enormous,” he said, “The biggest I’d ever seen.” Though this year’s supper club project hasn’t materialized, and the Student Athlete Support System is still in its infancy, the relationships forged at Student Leadership Weekend have endured, and student leaders are taking action.

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New NAFTA is based on flawed economic logic By | Erik Halvorson Columnist

Mere hours before the activation of the Trump administration’s artificial deadline on trade negotiations, the U.S. and Canada were able to reach an agreement. Months of tense negotiations and warlike rhetoric resulted in a broad framework for a trade deal on Sunday, intended to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement, which the president has repeatedly called “the worst trade deal in history.” The new deal is tentatively labeled the USMCA, or the United States, Mexico, Canada Agreement, and includes the North American trading block, which is identical to the preexisting partnership NAFTA protected. As expected, the new agreement drew praise from officials in all three countries as a positive step forward and an aversion of a potentially disastrous trade war that had been looming over the North American political landscape for more than a year. With that said, what does this deal mean for the U.S.? Ironically, more than twothirds of the provisions found in the USMCA agreement are nearly identical to those in the recently demonized Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP. Other than that, most of the minutia of the agreement is business as usual for the three countries, with a few significant portions withstanding. First, the new agreement opens up heavily protected industries in both the U.S. and Canada. Within the broad USMCA framework, the U.S. gains significant access to the Canadian dairy industry which currently receives protective tariffs as high as 300 percent, as well as import quotas. Under the new deal, American companies will be able to export four times as many dairy products to Canadian consumers. Other than dairy, Mexico and Canada have also agreed to lower quotas on food products, including turkey, eggs, and wine — all of which will help farmers in the U.S. Finally, the new deal includes a provision prohibiting tariffs on any new technologies that may emerge during the life of the agreement. But the contents of the new trade deal are not all positive. Most of the major flaws in the new agreement stem from a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of trade. First, the U.S. insisted upon a “sunset clause” of 16 years for the new deal, with scheduled meetings every six years between the countries to discuss if the agreement needs updating. Second, the USMCA includes a clause that requires the U.S., Mexico, and Canada to manufacture 75 percent of car parts and 45 percent

of truck parts, and they must be made by workers earning more than $16 an hour. The new deal also neglects the dispute over aluminum and steel tariffs, thrust onto Canada by the Trump administration. Again, these flaws stem from a misunderstanding of trade. The Trump administration has continually emphasized protectionist policies to benefit the U.S. over other nations, but it forgets the fundamental principle of free trade: The U.S. does not trade, its citizens do. The Trump administration insisted on a “sunset clause” because it sees foreign trade as something that needs to be managed, since its conditions constantly change. This mercantilist assumption ignores the fact that individuals, not countries, make decisions in the market and they make them in ways they believe will benefit themselves to the greatest degree, based upon their localized knowledge. Interfering with this process will hurt more Americans than it will help. This protectionist attitude disrespects the agency of human beings to interact and exchange with whomever they please — without tyrannical government interference. Americans residing in the “Rustbelt” might benefit from the arbitrary manufacturing quotas and wage floors laid out in the trade agreement, but it will be at the de facto taxation of any citizen who pays a higher price for a car or truck. The globalization of the automotive supply chain, while not without costs, is a net positive for U.S. citizens. Low wage workers in Mexico are not stealing jobs from blue collar Americans, they are pursuing their own goals as human beings and doing so by providing us consumers with cheaper products than we otherwise would have access to through the process of voluntary exchange. The economy is not a business that needs to be micromanaged — it’s a catallaxy of diverse humans pursuing infinitely diverse ends, and it necessitates the utmost degree of freedom to serve each individual to the fullest extent. Regardless,there’s no doubt the USMCA is a step in the right direction. While it did institute some harmful policies based upon flawed economic logic, it also remedied many of the flaws found in NAFTA. This new deal still contains tariffs and quotas, but the tariffs are few and far between, and the quotas are much higher than the current rate of export and will likely be of no consequence. The USMCA is a mixed bag, but we cannot sacrifice what is good in the present for a futile pursuit of what is perfect. Erik Halvorson is a senior studying economics.

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With the relentless news cycle and single-minded media coverage of the past few weeks, it’s easy to be absorbed by one story. It happens to the best of us. But to be well-rounded students, it’s important to keep our heads above the news cycle and gain perspective. While the world focused on Supreme Court nominee

Brett Kavanaugh’s suspended confirmation, several key events went unnoticed and untouched: President Donald Trump’s North American Free Trade Agreement re-negotiation faded out of public interest quickly; an Indonesian tsunami last week has left more than 350,000 without running water or electricity; and Michigan’s

Attorney General opened an investigation into the state’s Catholic diocese. These might seem unimportant compared to the Kavanaugh hearings, but each has the potential to directly affect students’ economic and social well-being. Of course, the ongoing Kavanaugh controversy is relevant, important, and

worthwhile. But we can’t allow ourselves to get sucked into “the one big thing.” To be informed students and citizens, it’s important to filter out the noise. Take time this week to step away from the media circus of the Kavanaugh hearings and find out what else is going on in the world around you.

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Be thankful for the seasons of life and the passing of time look around, I’ll see my own By | Maria Servold Professor of Journalism friends talking and laughing Things are different now. I no longer wake up gradually to the sound of the fall breeze rustling leaves outside my open window. I wake up to my children calling to each other from their beds. I no longer sit reading for hours in the library. Instead, I read for a short 30 minutes before succumbing to sleep at the end of a long day filled with the needs of other people: my students, my children, my husband. The season of the year is the same, but the season of life could not be more different. I have come to cherish the season of fall. The crisp fall wind and sharp contrast of yellow leaves against blue sky are reassuring and invigorating. When fall arrives in Hillsdale, I often find myself missing years gone by. I observe groups of students and I feel instantly transported back 10 years and if I only

on their way to class or lunch. What happened? I wonder. Was I not just a student myself? It’s not just me. Before we know it, we’ve been at our studies for months and winter is threatening. The students begin asking similar, nostalgic questions. Wasn’t it just summer? Where has the time gone? I could spend countless words bemoaning the fact that I’m no longer a carefree student with no greater responsibility than reading, writing, and studying. Yes, it is hard to “adult;” it is hard to think of the needs of others first, all day, every day, and it is hard to know that a certain, wonderful time of your life is over. But, it is even more wonderful to be able to look back on that time with fondness while also embracing the time at hand. Reminiscing is sweetest when not tinged with regret. A wise woman I know was the first to introduce me to the

idea of “seasons of life,” and it has become a mantra for me as I wade through the diaper-laden, mess-filled years of parenting small children. There are seasons of life — seasons of exploration and learning, seasons of work and struggle, and seasons of rest. The years of having children who cannot keep themselves alive and clean will not last forever. My years in college did not last forever. My children’s teenage years (thank heaven) will not last forever. And as happy or sad as I may be to see each of these seasons come and go, I must remember that they are just that: seasons. Ineffable, passing, uncountable spaces of time. It is in vogue these days to hyperfocus on an idea or aspect of a thing as opposed to appreciating the totality of the thing itself. We know the seasons are fleeting and so we try to pigeonhole them. Case in point: pumpkin spice latte. We should appreciate fall in its entirety, not just one specific, heavily marketed,

hashtag-worthy part of it. Fall is not about a flavored drink. Nor is it about “perfect” photos of yellow leaves or an Instagram story from the Hillsdale County Fair. It’s the undefinable thing you feel when you look at the leaves, watch children on a fair ride, read with a cool breeze rustling your clothes, laugh with your friends on a hayride, and, yes, sip a perfectly spiced warm beverage. It is easy to wish away something good that is coming and then to miss it unnecessarily when it’s gone. I should not be sad that my days as a Hillsdale College student are over. I should remember them with fondness and wish the same happiness on others. I should make new fall memories with my kids at the fair, instead of wishing all my college friends were here with me. Fall is fleeting, but that’s the beauty of a season.

Let’s talk about sexual assault on campus By | Kaylee McGhee Opinions Editor

There are certain subjects both men and women traverse with caution and trepidation, and rightfully so. Sexual assault is one such subject. This is a sensitive conversation because it involves a deep injustice, emotional trauma, and often, a loss of innocence. As Hillsdale students, we cannot pretend our campus — though atypically safe and community-oriented — is immune to sexual assault. This is a conversation we must have. Hillsdale College is a small school with a deeply connected student body, and as such, the rumor mill never stops spinning. Stories are passed from one student to another, and with them, the hurt and anger they tend to produce. It’s easy — and even right — in these moments to demand justice for our wronged peers, to call on the college’s administration to do something. It is also easy to assume that because the college does not publicly address specific allegations, it is either not doing anything or it is attempting to cover such stories up. Both of these assumptions are wrong and will only hinder the cooperation and mutual trust this subject requires. Silence does not amount to inactivity. The Deans’ Office is responsible for handling the ramifications of sexual misconduct, and for both legal and moral reasons, it cannot publicly proclaim the names of accused perpetrators or the consequences the allegations against them require. But this necessary discretion often leads to speculation and misunderstanding among students. These are our neighbors, our friends, our sisters — why won’t the college defend them? Dean of Women Diane Philipp said Hillsdale does fight for its women in ways that are often unbeknownst to the student body. Sexual misconduct of any sort is “treated with the utmost urgency and importance,” she said. “Safety, justice, and well-being of students are the college’s priority in receiving, investigation, and responding to allegations,” Philipp said. I spoke to a female student who said she experienced sexual assault on campus, and she told me there’s a misconception

of how the Deans’ Office responds to allegations of sexual misconduct. “I don’t see it as a conflict between the deans and the students,” she said. “I never doubted, and I never had any reason to doubt, that they did want to help me. There are legal things that go on that we’re not allowed to know.” Hillsdale’s distance from Title IX policies can also create confusion. Title IX is a mandated set of legal hoops federally-funded schools must jump through when addressing any matter related to the sexes, including sexual misconduct allegations. Since Hillsdale does not accept federal money, the school is not obligated to check the government’s prescribed boxes. So what, then, is Hillsdale’s policy? Philipp said the administration goes “to great lengths to ensure the safety and well-being of our students and take claims of sexual misconduct and assault extremely seriously, responding swiftly and with compassion and respect for all parties involved.” Upon receipt of an allegation, Philipp said the deans “initiate an investigation, offer assistance in contacting law enforcement at the student’s discretion, and will implement any initial no-contact orders or interim measures as may be appropriate.” The deans work with external legal counsel when necessary and regularly meet with the “affected students throughout the investigation process.” The absence of Title IX regulations allows the Deans to focus on connecting with people rather than focusing on a legal checklist. And in many ways, Hillsdale’s independence guarantees consistency: The government is constantly changing Title IX regulations and schools are then expected to conform to these changes, which often throws the whole process into turmoil. But Hillsdale’s process is not without faults. It’s not well known to students, and its caseby-case approach leaves room for speculation. In the case of the female student I spoke to, she said there was little guidance. “When it came to practical measures, I felt like I was the one spearheading that. And I was never told what the procedure was or even if there was one,” she told me. Though she said Title IX “would not

be good for Hillsdale,” she said there needs to be an accessible, straightforward procedure students are aware of. “If there aren’t procedures or a rubric of basic steps, no one’s going to know what to do,” she said. “How do you mend the situation in the present and prevent it in the future without that?” And she’s right. There is more the college can and should do for its female students. Talking about the college’s procedure when it comes to sexual assault allegations is a great place to start. The administration should begin by giving presentations in the campus dormitories on what sexual assault is, what to do if a student experiences sexual assault, and what the college will do for its students. As a member of one of Hillsdale’s national sororities, I am required to sit through a presentation like this, along with the rest of the women in our house. On these occasions, Director of Health Services Brock Lutz advised us on what to do if sexual misconduct occurs, how to look at alcohol consumption in light of sexual misconduct, and he encouraged us as women, friends, and sisters to look out for each other. All of that might seem obvious and self-explanatory, but it truly cannot be overstated. Self-awareness and caution are some of the only preventative measures women have against sexual assault, and though it is never the victim’s fault, we must bolster our women with the tools we have. Hillsdale’s administration should also meet with campus leaders to discuss how the school can further improve its policy. Perhaps it’s the stigma associated with the Dean’s Office or the fear of opening up, but students who experience sexual assault are not likely to go to the administration for help. Instead, these students will go to a trusted friend or mentor, as the female student I spoke to did before approaching the deans. Leaders on campus — the head resident assistants, sorority and fraternity presidents, and athletic team captains — have much to contribute and can help build a communicative, beneficial relationship with the administration. As Philipp told me, Hillsdale is absolutely on the students’ side. Sitting down and

listening to influential, insightful students is one of the best ways to show that. With that said, there is much the college is already doing to improve its sexual misconduct policy. This year, for the first time, the administration invited a lawyer specializing in sexual assault to train the dorms’ resident assistants. Philipp also said all resident assistants, house directors, and athletic staff members undergo education and training to ensure they can properly handle sexual misconduct allegations if need be. This is a huge step in the right direction. And further opening that channel of communication will only continue to build trust and ensure accountability. Now, to the ladies of Hillsdale College: If you have ever experienced sexual misconduct of any kind on campus, I am sorry. It breaks my heart to know a place I love so dearly is associated with so much pain for so many. But do not be afraid to speak up. You have every right to come forward — and you should. “Students – and women in particular – should know that they are not alone when dealing with issues of this nature,” Philipp said. “The college will do all in its power to help and to support students who have suffered such misconduct. As we often remind students, never fear to ask for help. You will find it.” And, to the student body: Let us be wary of prematurely drawing conclusions. We should trust that our school officials have our best interests at heart and are fighting for us. The alternative suggests that Hillsdale College undermines its very mission and betrays its values. This conversation shouldn’t end here. Let’s continue to talk about sexual assault, hold each other accountable, and look out for one another. As the female student told me, “This is a family.” “In a strange way, I’m thankful this happened to me,” she said. “Because now I get to be a part of this conversation. And at the end of it all, no matter where you’re coming from, student or faculty member, we all want the same thing.”

Kaylee McGhee is a senior studying politics.

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Believe women, but verify their allegations By | Jordyn Pair Associate Editor

Trust, but verify. This Russian proverb — popularized by former President Ronald Reagan — is a mantra for journalism. Trust sources, but check what they say. It should be the mantra for investigating sexual assault too. When a woman comes forward with an allegation of sexual assault, the first reaction should be to believe her. Then it should be to corroborate evidence. The #BelieveWomen movement has sprung out of Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations of attempted sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in his high school years. But it’s proved to be nothing more than a game of identity politics. Women shouldn’t be believed simply because they are women.

Sexual assault allegations with falsified allegations risky information has come to light times about a number of have a tendency to turn into and unlikely. about Ford’s alleged assault, things, including the number a game of of attack“he said, she ers and said.” Erring the floor on the side of plan of caution and the house believing a in which woman who she claims comes forthe assault ward is the took place. right thing. Many Whether men and they are women accusing a — some student, a who Ford celebrity, or a named high-profile as key politician, witnesses these women — have have much defended to lose. They Kavarisk having naugh, their names providing smeared and written their persontestimoal informany that Women protest the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh outside the Supreme Court. | Wikimedia tion leaked. supports Or, in Ford’s case, mocked by But this doesn’t mean the case against Kavanaugh his innocence. the president at a rally. These allegations should be believed has become less sturdy. Ford’s For some, this doesn’t stakes make coming forward without question. As more story has changed several matter. Ford should be

believed simply because she is a woman, they argue. But being a woman — or a victim of sexual assault — does not make someone automatically trustworthy. This isn’t to say Ford is lying. It appears she believes Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her. But a testimony alone, especially one that is uncorroborated and highly-disputed, should not be enough to condemn a man. Ford’s accusation should be believed when substantive evidence supports it — not because it comes from a woman. Anything less is sexist pandering to identity politics. Women are not inherently more trustworthy. Men are not all liars. Believe women, but verify what they say.

Jordyn Pair is a senior studying sociology and rhetoric and public address.

Michigan voters True or False: What the Kavanaugh honesty about us show s hearing should reject Proposal 2 By | Haley Hauprich Columnist

of who is doing the drawing. By | Krystina Schurk It is also difficult to prove Special to the Collegian whether a map is unduly partisan. In the most recent Democrats on a national Supreme Court case on the islevel are taking an interest in sue, Benisek v. Lamone, Chief Michigan state politics. “In Justice John Roberts said a Michigan, the current elecproposed test, meant to detoral system is unfair and is termine if a district had been so rigged that politicians can unfairly gerrymandered, was now pick their voters, instead a “sociological gobbledygook.” of allowing citizens to choose The Court unanimously their representatives,” Eric rejected the challenge to both Holder, former President Wisconsin’s and Maryland’s Barack Obama’s Attorney district maps because they General, said. Holder’s nation- said the maps were not so paral Democratic redistricting tisan as to infringe upon the group, “Voters Not Politipeople’s constitutional rights cians,” recently announced a of representation. Putting the $250,000 donation to support responsibility of redistricting the passage of Proposal 2, into the hands of an unelected a Michigan ballot initiative commission will not change that would take the power of that. redistricting away from state A new working paper by lawmakers and give it to an researchers at University of independent commission. California Los Angeles and Holder claims congressioYale University suggests that nal redistrictcommising practices sion-drawn have become maps actually partisan and made districts undemocratless competic.But their itive or more solution is partisan than worse: It takes maps drawn power out of by state legthe hands of islatures. Bethe people cause of this, and puts the researchit into the ers — John hands of the Henderson, unelected and Brian Hamel, unaccountand Aaron able. Because Goldzimer of this, Mich— suggest igan voters caution in should reject overhauling Proposal 2. the political Partisan redistricting gerrymanderprocess. “[Ining is wrong dependent because it is commissions undemocratmay not be ic, the Demas politicalocrats argue. ly-neutral as Why then do theorized,” they want to the researchget rid of it in ers stated. an undemoDemocrats cratic way? Elections are the mistakenly believe that an way citizens of a democracy unelected commission will be express their opinions. If the less biased than elected offiindependent commission becials in drawing congressional comes biased, who is going to jurisdiction lines. This kind hold it accountable? The votof faith stems from the old ers will have lost this power. progressive myth that neuProposal 2 gives redistricttral experts are possible. This ing power to a 13-member does not take into account the commission of four Demotendency in human nature to crats, four Republicans, and choose sides. People are parfive Independents, randomtisan and political by nature ly selected from a pool of — even independent comapplicants deemed qualified missions. Proposal 2 dilutes by Michigan’s secretary of democracy, the very thing state. The commission would Democrats claim they want to supposedly produce maps that fix. Instead of working within will not give an advantage to the bounds of normal politics, either political party. they are seeking to circumvent Initiatives like this have the system. been tried in several other Proposal 2 bypasses the postates and the results show litical process and the rule of that they do not necessarithe people. Democrats that do ly reduce partisan fighting. not like how Michigan state Both of Arizona’s commishouse members redistrict ion-drawn political maps, for should work to get them out example, were taken to court, of office in the next election. first by Democrats in 2002 That is true democracy. and then by Republicans in 2010. There is no normative Krystina Schurk is a student or easy way to draw congresat the Van Andel Graduate sional district lines, regardless School of Statesmanship.

“Proposal 2 dilutes democracy, the very thing Democrats claim they want to fix. Instead of working within the bounds of normal politics, they are seeking to circumvent the system.”

“Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love,” says Father Zosima in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s “The Brothers Karamazov.” In the wake of the Kavanaugh hearing, I’ve found it hard to have anything to say at all. There is nothing fruitful in contributing to the noise about who is lying or whether Kavanaugh should be confirmed. In a situation where the truth may never actually be known, and the web of lies is woven so thick that we cannot unravel it, maybe our conclusion should not be an opinion we have decided to believe. Perhaps all we can take for certain from the Kavanaugh hearing is something that we already knew, but perhaps forgot: the simple truth that lying is evil. In each iteration of how the situation could have gone, we are left with the conclusion that someone must be lying. Christine Blasey Ford has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of attempted sexual assault. Did Kavanaugh assault Ford, and are he and Mark Judge, an alleged witness to the crime, lying? Is Ford lying about the assault

occurring? Is it true Ford was assaulted, but the trauma and years since the incident make her claim that she is “100 percent sure” it was Kavanaugh not completely true? Are Ford’s named witnesses, who have defended Kavanaugh, lying for him? Some of these questions are easier to propose answers to, but the sheer variety of theories provided to each suggest that no one is willing to come to a common conclusion. Someone is lying, but no one can agree who it is. What we may notice most of all is how neatly the opinion of who has lied falls across party lines. We may be sickened by the dishonesty on both aisles of the Senate floor or the media outlets who cannot agree on the “facts,” but we also must be cautious of the lies we tell ourselves. Do we tell ourselves that Kavanaugh is guilty to justify a Democrat taking his seat? Do we tell ourselves that Ford is lying to support a Republican confirmation? Hopefully the answer is no. But we should at least be honest with ourselves. “Above all, do not lie to yourself,” says Dostoevsky. All we can learn from this sickening mess is the simple lesson not to lie. A lie has the potential to ruin an innocent man’s reputation and harm his family, or the potential to let a man receive great power despite doing an unspeakable evil to an innocent woman.

Christine Blasey Ford swears in before the Senate Judiciary Committee. | Wikimedia

And it has the potential, as Dostoevsky says, to make one unable to find the truth in oneself or in the world. That last consequence is not restricted to those among Ford, Kavanaugh, the Senate, and the media who may be lying. It applies to all of us, all the time, when we refuse to seek the truth. “And having no respect he

ceases to love,” Dostoevsky concludes. What an awful fate that is. If we ought to agree on anything as we move forward, it is this: what a horrible thing it is to lie.

Haley Hauprich is a senior studying English.

Letter: ADHD is a real, serious mental health concern Dear Editor, Last week, Ms. Allison Schuster wrote an article in the Collegian expressing concern over the increased diagnoses of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and the supposed pandemic of misdiagnoses and prescriptions of medication to neurotypical students who do not actually have ADHD. Unfortunately, the article propagated several misconceptions about ADHD and diagnoses of mental health conditions in general. While it is true that ADHD diagnoses have greatly increased over the past decade, there are several potential environmental explanations for it. Mental health awareness has grown rapidly in the 21st century. The internet has made information about disorders such as ADHD, anxiety, and depression highly accessible, which encourages people to seek out the opinion of a licensed professional — the only way to get a diagnosis and prescribed medication, according to a 2014 report by MedicalxPress. The diagnosis of ADHD is also less restrictive than it used to be, due to its induction into the Diagnostic and

Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. This resulted in an increase of adult diagnoses — more so than in in children and adolescents. Schuster also incorrectly claims parents are the driving force behind their children’s diagnoses. Assessments require extensive consultation with many adults in the children’s lives. Professionals start by observing the behavior and ruling out other possible sources so they have a complex profile for the child. The purpose of this process is to figure out what’s happening, not to look specifically for ADHD symptoms while ignoring everything else, according to reports from Psych Central. Self-reporting is, however, a major part of diagnostic testing, such as the BASC-3 assessment. Schuster’s concern about false diagnoses appears to center on students misusing prescriptions to to gain an edge in their schoolwork and standardized testing. But ADHD diagnoses and medical prescriptions help with far more than schoolwork. The mind of someone with ADHD is like a search engine with 25 tabs open, some of which are just spam and background music.

Medication helps to close some of these tabs, allowing the person to focus on the task at hand. It also helps reduce hyperactive and impulsive behavior, enhancing social interaction by decreasing the perceived need to blurt things out. While medication prescription does increase during the school year compared to the summer months, there are perfectly reasonable explanations to this besides parents wanting quick results for their children’s scholastic success. ADHD medication often has adverse side effects (such as loss of appetite), so it’s understandable that someone diagnosed with the condition would want to temporarily stay off of medication until need be. School is already difficult for those with an executive functioning deficiency, but the unique social environment with a high amount of distracting stimuli makes for an incredibly challenging environment for a person with ADHD who has not been therapeutically or medically prepared to deal with it. Medication is an aid rather than a solution, and it is not merely meant to improve academic perfor-

mance. It is tempting to think that adults and college-aged people will misrepresent or overreport ADHD symptoms to get prescriptions and gain an edge, but the evidence from a 2013 Wilens & Spencer report shows that the opposite is true. This report states that because This is because ADHD is not perceived as an advantage, but rather something to be ashamed of. People don’t want to be known as “that weird ADHD kid” and suffer the social consequences of being seen as different or broken. ADHD is a real and serious mental health concern, and if we focus on those who are faking it and misrepresenting it, we overlook or discount those who are genuinely struggling with the disorder until they fall behind to the point where it’s impossible not to take notice. As a society, we must educate ourselves about mental health and show compassion to those who struggle with it.

Jordan Nied is a junior studying psychology.

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Coffee Cup Diner was placed on the market for $89,000. Collegian | Danielle Lee

Coffee Cup Diner for sale, owner ready to step down By | Danielle Lee Collegian Reporter After 19 years of ownership, Prapai Ringenberg is ready to step down from management and sell the Coffee Cup Diner. “I work more than full time,” Ringenberg said. “My groin, lower back, and legs hurt and at my age it’s quite a bit.” Ringenberg has been in the restaurant industry for 50 years and she says her body cannot keep up any longer. Ringenberg has been wanting to sell the diner throughout the past year, but no one has committed to buying it. She said people have expressed interest and have been open to the option, but no one made a final decision. With her body wearing out after working 50 hours a week, Ringenberg couldn’t wait for potential buyers to decide, so she put the business on the market. She also carries personal responsibilities that hold more of an urgency over managing the diner, especially helping her sister who has dementia. In the past, Ringenberg has joked about selling the diner with Joe Mutter, her realtor neighbor, but didn’t seriously consider it until recently. With

Mutter’s help, the two were able to advertise the diner two weeks ago on a listing website, listing the business for $89,000. “It’s heartbreaking, but I totally understand,” Mutter said. “This is Pai’s next chapter and she’s ready to start that.” Mutter has known Ringenberg for nearly two decades. He said she is a special woman and he is grateful for how long she has been running the diner. While many managers have come and gone for the Coffee Cup Diner, Mutter said Ringenberg is irreplaceable and her community cares for her like family. The next owner has a lot to live up to when filling in her spot, Mutter said. He and the community will make sure the new manager is fit for the diner and the community, he said. “I know someone good will come in, someone that

understands the community. If not, the people will tell them,” Mutter said. “I’ll make sure they fit — someone that’s jovial and honest, and like Pai, who has a heart the size of

As Ringenberg reflects back on the past five decades in the restaurant industry, she said she hopes the next owner of Coffee Cup Diner will carry on the tradition of serving a hearty meal. She wants the new owner to incorporate his or her own personality into the place, just as Ringenberg incorporated Thai food into the menu. When the diner is sold, Ringenberg said she will stop by on her birthdays and will keep her recipes for the next owner if he or she desires to use them. “I will train them if they want Thai food,” Ringenberg said. “I won’t charge them as long as they’re a serious buyer.” While she did purchase the diner Prapai Ringenberg, owner of Coffee Cup, has run the diner for herself 20 years almost two decades. Collegian | Danielle Lee ago, Ringenberg said she couldn’t Montana.” “When we close, we get have run it alone. The comRingenberg said she wants to go home. Pai doesn’t,” munity supported her by Kathy Wildrick, one of her Wildrick said. “You can do providing help in accounting, waitresses, to take over and something you enjoy, you can health regulations, and inmanage the diner, but Wilbe with people, and have fun.” surance. If Ringenberg didn’t

know how to do it, someone was always out there ready to help. “I don’t think I could do it alone, I got a lot of help,” Ringenberg said. “I’m not the only one that works.” Although she initially went into the restaurant industry to make a living for herself, Ringenberg said she strongly believes that working for money will lead people nowhere and a lot of people fail realizing this. Her determination and passion for serving others is what motivates her to continue working hard and earning money is just a benefit out of doing something she truly enjoys. “Do what you like and like what you do,” Ringenberg said. “You do it so well that people are going to pay you to do it.” Though her time with the Coffee Cup Diner is ending soon, her spirit for supporting her community is still alive. She remembers a piece of advice one of her customers told her and still does her best to truly follow it. “He said, ‘Pai it doesn’t take much to make another person happy’,” Ringenberg said. “‘You don’t have to do great things, just do little things’.”

By | Alex Nester Assistant Editor Within the past two years, Hillsdale Business Association has doubled its membership, according to President Coty Foster. Among other things, Foster attributes the growth of the HBA to increased awareness of the benefits it provides for local business owners. The Hillsdale Business Association, which serves businesses in downtown Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, and beyond, is a nonprofit organization that provides services from Facebook advertising to networking events for local businesses. They host events, like the upcoming Awesome Autumn day which will celebrate fall in downtown Hillsdale, to attract the community to local businesses. “The Hillsdale Business Association is trying to bring community and commerce together,” Sexton said. “That’s what we are about, connect the two and grow.” During her time as President-elect, Sexton has reached out to local business owners and welcomed new business owners into the community. She runs the Hillsdale Business Association’s Facebook page, where she posts advertisements for HBA member’s businesses. Sexton is a native of Toledo who vacationed in Hillsdale before moving to the city permanently in 2007.Inspired by old photos of downtown, Sexton said she wants to

crease in the awareness of the association’s work. Foster grew up in Hillsdale and attended Hillsdale City Schools. After living in Grand Rapids for five years, he knew he wanted to go back home. “The biggest thing I love about Hillsdale is what most people hate — walking in to local businesses and people know you by name,” Foster said. “Here, everybody knows your name.” Foster is currently employed by County Bank. This year, Foster says the association is focusing on rebranding, which includes emphasizing the importance of business around Hillsdale county instead of just the downtown area. Foster extended gratitude toward all members of the Hillsdale Business Association, from the executive board to the members and businesses. “I want to focus on membership as a whole and everybody who supports the Hillsdale Business Association,” Foster said. “If we didn’t have that we wouldn’t be growing, so thank you to the organization as a whole. Stewart, a co-chair for Awesome Autumn event in late October, said that the HBA is great because of who it serves. “That’s what makes our community so great. We have a lot of great people,” Stewart said.

Hillsdale Hospital offers ‘Stop the Bleed’ to help citizens respond to emergency traumas By | Kara A. Johnson Collegian Freelancer Hillsdale Hospital is offering a free program called “Stop the Bleed,” designed as a hands-on training session to teach local residents and students how to respond to serious traumas. “Stop the Bleed” classes provide attendees with a lecture on what a trauma looks like, how to respond to the incident at hand, and how to prevent the victim from getting worse. Skills taught can be lifesaving in the wake of an unexpected emergency. Participants receive a certificate of completion at the end of the course. Nicole Poston, clinical manager of the emergency department at Hillsdale Hospital, was inspired to start this program locally after attending a session in Lansing, MI. This “Stop the Bleed” program has swept across the state in popularity, as it trains people to handle emergency situations that happen in public. In addition to offering this incredible program, Hillsdale Hospital has been taking initiative in the city and is currently working to get several safety emergency kits throughout the public schools

and the college. Poston started this initiative alongside Jeremiah Hodshire, vice president of organizational and business development at Hillsdale Hospital. “Each kit will include bandages, tourniquets, and sterilizing materials to aid the victim,” Poston said. These kits were used during

The hospital is collecting monetary donations to help supply these kits to the public, as they are very costly but absolutely necessary in traumatic situations. Freshman Gladys Oster attended one of the first “Stop The Bleed” sessions. “I learned the importance of stuffing the wound and not changing out the material because of clotting.” Oster said. This was one of the most important concepts stressed in class, and is included in the ABC’S of bloodshed trauma. The ABC’s of bloodshed trauma include A — Alert, B — Bleeding, C — Compression. The three steps emphasize calling 911 immediately following a situation that requires attention, locating the source of the bleeding, the wound, and compressing the wound with bandages and direct and constant pressure. Two more sessions are scheduled: Oct. 9 6-7:30 p.m. and Oct. 27 10-11:30 a.m. To sign up for this course by contacting Nicole Poston at 517437-5132. The hospital is also accepting donations towards getting the kits throughout the city.

“The goal of this initiative is to provide hands-on training to the public to respond to any critical situation where there is bloodshed.” the class and are extremely beneficial to have in the event of an emergency. “The goal of this initiative is to provide hands-on training to the public to respond to any critical situation where there is bloodshed.” Hodshire said, “We have been working to identify good places to have these kits, and are working on receiving the grant to allow us to get these kits placed around the city, especially in the schools and local college.”

drick says she isn’t interested in taking up the extra responsibilities. Wildrick said she is content with her current position and enjoys what she does.

Hillsdale Business Association expands with new businesses restore Hillsdale to its “former glory.” “We need to go back there and give the people things to come downtown for and enjoy,” Sexton said. She said she believes encouraging and supporting businesses through advertisements and events will help Hillsdale become the tourist destination it once was. Jane Stewart served as president of the association five years ago and has owned Smith’s Flower Shop since 2010. Stewart said she believes in the work that Hillsdale Business Association does for the community: bringing people into the downtown stores and showing them what the city has to offer. Stewart attributes the recent growth of the Hillsdale Business Association to the business owners, the Hillsdale Business Association executive board, and importantly to Sexton. “Connie blew into our town and she is just a dream come true,” Stewart said. Local business owners formed the association in 2007 to bring awareness to local businesses. As a nonprofit, all of its workers are volunteers, and the funds they raise from membership fees purchases insurance for the company and funds their four yearly events. Foster says the Hillsdale Business Association’s growth is due not only to the increase in the number of businesses downtown, but also an in-

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Ward 2 Councilman Tim Dixon resigns By | Cal Abbo Assistant Editor Timothy Dixon resigned this week from the Hillsdale City Council. The Ward 2 councilman submitted a letter of resignation to Mayor Adam Stockford and the other councilmembers, which the council accepted unanimously at its meeting Monday night. “I purchased a different home and now no longer have a recognized address located within the City of Hillsdale,” he wrote in the letter. “I have enjoyed serving on the council and I’m glad I have been able to contribute to the city during my time.” Dixon’s resignation leaves an open seat on the council in Ward 2. Stockford recognized Dixon’s work on the city council. “Councilman Dixon will be sorely missed. He was a great asset to the city,” he said at Monday’s meeting. “We appreciate all the things he’s been involved in throughout the years. We especially appreciate his contributions to the O-and-G committee which he’s chaired for several years.”

Dixon served on the city council’s operations and governance committee, where he participated in extensive contractual negotiations regarding City Manager David Mackie. In May of this year, the council approved a seven-year contract worth $105,000 per year that included an incentive if Mackie could speed up Hillsdale’s road resurfacing project.

part of the decision enabling Meijer to come to Hillsdale.” In addition to serving on the city council, Dixon is heavily engaged in Hillsdale’s community. Stockford said that although Dixon now lives outside the city, he believes Dixon’s involvement with Hillsdale won’t end. Dixon said he wants to stay committed to the town. He previously served on Domestic Harmony’s board of directors, an organization that provides emergency shelter and counseling services for victims of domestic violence, and said he will continue supporting the organization. “I have been and will still continue to be on Salvation Army’s advisory board and will stay a member of the Hillsdale Exchange Club,” Dixon said, emphasizing his commitment to community programs. “I do not know if I will run for any other elected positions,” he said. “However, I do know that I will continue being involved in nonprofit boards as time and needs exist.”

“I have enjoyed serving on the council and I’m glad I have been able to contribute to the city during my time.”

Chloe Tritchka-Stuchell drew the illlustrations of Winona for her book project, “A Special Gift.” Courtesy | Heather Tritchka

Local high-schoolers take on Winona book tween meetings. story. By | Nicole Ault “I feel like I didn’t really To get a lifelike basis for Editor-In-Chief know what I was getting into,” their illustrations, the students With cameras and two said Chloe Tritchka-Stuchell, shot photos of two young young models dressed in Tritchka’s daughter and a girls from Hillsdale, Angela 19th-century costumes, five senior at Hillsdale Academy, Alvarez and Riley Copeland, high schoolers trekked to Baw who created all the illustrawho acted as Winona and Beese Lake one day this sumtions that include Winona. Betsy, dressed in costumes mer to stage photos for their “But now that it’s done, I can that Birzer made out of four-month-long project: a see that it was really cool.” clothes from Salvation Army. book about the young WinoOne of the hardest parts, The group took photos at Baw na, the daughter of Chief Baw Tritchka-Stuchell said, was Beese Lake, a stream near Beese, who ruled the Algonlearning how to write for Hillsdale High School, and at quin tribe in Hillsdale County children. Tritchka’s house. At one point, in the 1800s. “It certainly made me Tritchka-Stuchell got in the Samuel Beach, Gretchen appreciate children’s books lake itself to shoot from the Birzer, Hannah and Jack Cote, more,” she said. “I never angle she wanted. and Chloe Tritchka-Stuchell realized that there’s a lot of Tritchka-Stuchell and Jack — members of the Hillsdale thought that goes into it: How Cote — who illustrated all Heritage Association Youth to make it cohesive and keep the pictures with the bears — Advisory Board — worked a child’s attention and make finished their illustrations at from May to September it something a parent would the end of the summer, and under the direction of Herwant to buy for a child.” Tritchka brought in various itage Association executive community board memmembers to ber Heather review the Tritchka to book’s pages plot, illustrate, on her kitchen and write a island. Then children’s book the students about the legdid a final endary Native round of edits American girl. and sent the Titled “A book to HillsSpecial Gift,” dale College the book tells Art Director the story of Shanna Cote Winona’s for printing. adventures Now in on her way the printing to bring a gift process, the to her best self-published friend Betsy, book will be who then gives available at a Winona a silbook-signing ver cross. The event at Rough plot is largely Draft coffeefictional, but house on Oct. it’s based on 21. Sales of an actual the book will letter Betsy raise funds for wrote to her bear statues grandmother, that Tritchka thanking her is sculpting grandmother and which will for two silver likely go up crosses she at Baw Beese sent to Betsy Jack Cote drew the bear illustrations for his book project, “A in the spring, and Winona. Special Gift.” Courtesy | Heather Tritchka Tritchka said. Tritchka Tritchsaid she first ka said the had the idea for the book In August, Tritchka invited students plan to write a sequel when she sculpted a statMicha Moore, an early-childfeaturing a pony, and said she ue of Winona, unveiled in hood development specialist already has a pony lined up Stocks Park in June 2017. She with Bailey Early Childhood to model for illustrations. She decided the book would be Center, to offer the young ausaid she hopes that project timely with her latest projthors advice about writing for comes to fruition, because ect — sculptures of bears children — to be consistent, the students worked so well at Lake Baw Beese — and stick to one narrative, and intogether. gathered the group of local clude details that would make “For me it’s more exciting high schoolers to take on the the story relatable to readers. to see what the kids are doing challenge. Instead of just saying that than my own project on the The project has two main Winona stepped in the lake, bear statues,” she said. “I’m purposes, Tritchka said: To for example, they might say really proud of what they did; educate local school children that she stepped into the cool they did such a good job.” about Winona’s legacy, and to lake that was named after her Both Tritchka-Stuchell and give the high schoolers expefather, said Gretchen Birzer, Birzer said they’re excited rience in bringing a project also a senior at Hillsdale about the finished product from conception to compleAcademy. and what it will mean to the tion. The students were careful community. After planning the narrato make the story relevant to “It took place in Hillsdale, tive, the high schoolers delved the culture of Winona’s time in that it’s a Hillsdale legend. into every part of the process: period and spent time diving We’re bringing back into the Writing, designing costumes, into the history, Birzer said. light a story that most people photographing models, and For example, they discovered don’t know about, but it is lousing the photos to create that in Native American lore, cal history,” Birzer said. “That’s watercolor-like illustrations whispering to a butterfly was what I’m excited about.” on an iPad with an app. They a way to make a wish, like met about once a month at blowing on a dandelion. They Tritchka’s house and worked included a butterfly in the on their assignments in be-

Dixon highlighted the importance of Mackie as well as his own work on the city council. “I believe Dave Mackie has done an outstanding job for the city and keeping him as city manager was important for the city’s future,” he said in an email. “I have enjoyed being a part of the city roads being improved, and being a

Local photographer captures Hillsdale County in vintage photos By | Emma-Sofia Mull Collegian freelancer Pam Heckel ‘98, a local photographer, set up a vintage camera to the farmer’s market in order to capture the essence of Hillsdale County—all while raising money for a good cause. This peculiar and portable darkroom often attracted attention at the Farmer’s Market. “When people walk past my table at the Hillsdale County Farmers Market, they usually see my big black box first and wonder what it is,” Heckel said. “It has a small door on one end and a pant leg hanging off from the left side. Often I have my view camera dark cloth draped over the top and it looks a lot like a magician’s box. In some ways, I like to think of it as such.” Combining her love for vintage photography and her involvement with The Heritage Association, Heckel completed her most recent project. In collaboration with The Heritage Association, Heckel began her Street Portrait Project in an effort to raise money for the association’s Black Bear Project. The Black Bear Project will place bronze statues of a mother bear and her cubs in front of the Baw Beese Walking Trail in order to raise awareness for the species and to provide a bit more beauty to Hillsdale County. “The Street Portrait Project is extension of my interest in the ways that photography can be used to convey a sense of

place,” Heckel said. Heckel spent many Saturdays at the Hillsdale Farmers Market with the portable darkroom that she built with the help of her husband, Christopher, in order to complete her project. Participation in the project was free of charge; passers-by would simply inquire as to what she was doing and then proceed to have their picture taken. Heckel, originally hailing from Litchfield, Illinois, received her B.A. in Art from Hillsdale College and later an MFA in Photography from the Savannah College of Art & Design. She currently teaches photography and digital imaging for the Art Institute of Pittsburgh’s Online Division, which she has done for over ten years. While she pursued Art in college, Heckel’s artistic interests began much earlier. “I was in junior high, maybe a little younger, when I first started learning about photography. I made photos of favorite objects and animals and landscapes. I also did a lot of photography for my high school yearbook,” said Heckel. Exploring photography at a young age sparked an interest in her that would come to fruition during her time as an undergrad at Hillsdale College, where she discovered what route of photography she wanted to devote herself to. “I personally fell in love with black and white film photography after taking an intro to photography course at

Hillsdale College and learning how to develop film and make prints in the Sage Center darkroom over 20 years ago,” Heckel said. “Most people don’t see this of side photography today.” Hillsdale College juniors Hadiah Ritchey and Frances Weise were among the many to have their portrait taken by Heckel at the farmer’s market. “I found out about Pam Heckel when we went to the farmer’s market as a group outing for the New Dorm,” Ritchey said. “We were walking around and exploring when Pam reached out to us. She was very friendly and kind. I appreciated that she was using her skills to support wildlife.” Weise echoed Ritchey’s sentiment when she said, “Pam was super kind and nice to talk to. She seemed really excited about her project and it was really quick to take the photo, so I thought, why not?” Shortly after their portraits were taken, participants could purchase a copy for $10 (all proceeds going to The Black Bear Project). All portraits were displayed as an exhibit at Rough Draft and Studio 42 beginning Sept. 27. As far as future projects go, Heckel is as full of ideas as she is enthusiasm. “I have a strong interest in stereoscopic photography and early 3-D technologies,” Heckel said. “I have a vintage Russian-made stereoscopic camera that I would like to use next summer to make street portraits.”

Pam Heckel started a street photography project by taking vintage photos at the Hillsdale County Farmer’s Market. Courtesy | Pam Heckel

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Chargers display power in exhibitions By | Julia Mullins Collegian Reporter The Hillsdale Chargers relied on powerful offense Saturday, picking up two exhibition victories and recording just one loss on the road in Columbus, Ohio. The following day, the Chargers took on Division I Kent State University and tied with the Flashes. Five players recorded home runs during the weekend, including two freshmen. Freshman infielder Lauren Renner was overwhelmed with emotion after hitting the Chargers’ first home run of the season in their game against Miami University Hamilton on Saturday. “It felt so good coming off the bat, and I couldn’t stop smiling,” Renner said. “It was an amazing feeling hearing my teammates cheer for me, seeing my coach so pumped up, and also unforgettable having my parents there to see my first collegiate home run.” Head coach Kyle Gross said he knew his team had home run potential and was excited to see adjustments made during practice lead to a breakout weekend for hitters so early in the season. “We’ve been working on things that add power to their swings, not completely changing their swings,” Gross said. “Just changing little things within their individual swing mechanics that can add power.”

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Freshman Elaine Townley also hit a home run in the game against Miami University Hamilton and said she experienced similar feelings as Renner. “I was happy to see the adjustments Coach Kyle had made on my swing we’re already working, and I felt like I had just proved to myself that I could hang with the level of play here,” Townley said. “It’s a little intimidating to come into such a talented team as

Scoreboard

FOOTBALL september 29 Hillsdale Malone passing Chance Stewart rushing David Graham Casey O’Brien receiving Trey Brock K.J. Maloney Austin Sandusky defense Drake Temple Wyatt Batdorff Nate Jones Schuyler Snell

VOLLEYBALL september 28 Hillsdale Cedarville

Kara Vyletel Allyssa Van Wienen Karoline Shelton Paige VanderWall Maggie DePorre Hannah Gates Taylor Wiese september 29 Tiffin Hillsdale Paige VanderWall Kara Vyletel Allyssa Van Wienen Karoline Shelton Hannah Gates Lindsey Mertz

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a freshman and with a new coach who doesn’t know my abilities, but hitting the home run made me feel like I deserve to be a part of Hillsdale softball.” Sophomore outfielder and pitcher Natalie Walters hit a home run in the Chargers’ game against Otterbein University and said the team did a great job adjusting to the pitchers it faced throughout the weekend. “During the first game,

Sam Catron awaits a pitch during Sunday’s exhibition game against Kent State. Julia Mullins | Collegian

our hitting turned on like a switch and it was contagious,” Walters said. “Everyone was hitting, and this carried on through the rest of the weekend.” Senior outfielder Jessica Taylor hit two home runs and said she has never felt more confident at the plate. “We go up there and attack, Coach Kyle keeps saying, ‘Just go up there and hack,’ which is cool, because it takes the

Women’s Cross Country 2 10 7 yds 450 yds 87 54 yds 173 143 62 tfl 0 0 0 2.5 2 25 23 k% .269 .263 .385 .083 .250 .071 -.333 2 25 27 k% .438 .312 .304 .133 .200 .500

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3 25 19 a 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 21 25 a 2 0 0 0 1 43

score 3 0 d bs/ba 2 0/0 3 1/4 2 0/3 12 0/2 3 0/0 0 0/5 31 0/0 score 0 3 d bs/ba 10 0/2 1 0/0 4 0/2 6 0/1 0 0/2 8 1/1

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greater louisville classic september 29 total time 1. St. Francis (IL) 2:07:52.40 2. Mississippi College 2:08:06.80 3. Southwest Baptist 2:08:43.90 4. Hillsdale 2:08:19.40 5. Missouri S&T 2:09:53.50 2.1k 1. Joey Humes 6:25.8 15. Eli Poth 6:37.8 29. Mark Miller 6:36.7

average score 25:34.48 146 25:37.36 173 25:44.78 228 25:39.88 258 25:58.70 284 3.9k time 12:00.0 24:17.8 12:21.7 25:19.7 12:21.8 25:34.8

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY greater louisville classic september 29 total time 1. Michigan 1:25:14.80 2. Eastern Kentucky 1:27:32.10 11. Louisville 1:30:41.60 12. Hillsdale 1:31:47.80 13. Morehead State 1:32:07.50 2.1k 40. Maryssa Depies 7:23.5 46. Arena Lewis 7:20.8 61. Christina Sawyer 7:40.6 88. Ally Eads 7:41.0

average score 17:02.96 46 17:30.42 120 18:08.32 337 18:21.56 346 18:25.50 351 3.9k time 13:52.5 17:49.1 13:53.3 17:57.3 14:21.9 18:18.5 14:28.1 18:33.1

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Chargers improve times in Louisville By | Calli Townsend Assistant Editor Nice weather, tough competition, and a flat course is just what the Hillsdale College Chargers needed to feel fast and improve their times, and that’s just what they found on Saturday at the Greater Louisville Classic in Louisville, Kentucky. Hillsdale competed in the Gold Division 5 kilometer race, which consisted of more than 200 runners, making up 26 highly competitive teams. The Chargers were one of only three teams that weren’t Division I, and they managed to beat the other two, taking home 12th place. Sophomore Maryssa Depies led the way for the Chargers, crossing the finish line in 40th place. “It was such a great experience to race in a larger field of very talented runners,” she said. “It was eye-opening to realize that a personal best time still put me in 40th place.” Her new personal best time of 17 minutes and 49.1 seconds beats her previous time of 18:04.0. Depies set that record early into her senior year of high school and has been anxious to shave the seconds off. This race allowed the perfect conditions for her to do so. “The race went out really fast,” she said. “It was hard to get into a good position after the gun went off, so I spent the majority of the race trying to get around people. I was really happy with how everything went though.” Not far behind Depies was junior teammate Arena Lewis. With a seasonal best time of 17:57.3, Lewis finished the race in 46th place. “It was only a few seconds off my high school personal record,” Lewis said of her race. “Afterwards I knew I could’ve gone faster, so I was disappointed but it’s nice to feel fit and know I can go faster.” Sophomore Christina Saw-

yer finished next in 18:18.5. Senior Ally Eads was the fourth Charger to cross the finish line in 18:33.1. The rest of the team finished strong together in a pack of five, leaving only an 18-second gap between the fifth runner and the ninth, which showcases great strength and depth. “The team is also coming along really well,” Lewis said. “Lauren and Megan ran amazing [personal records] and we’re getting some really nice depth to the team which is exciting.” Sophomore Lauren Peterson led this pack, finishing 139th overall in 19:09.8. Sophomore Megan Poole, freshman Amber Mango and junior Kate Vanderstelt followed closely behind in 19:14.6, 19:15.3 and 19:16.6, respectively. Closing out the pack was freshman Claire McNally with a time of 19:27.5. “I was really hoping to break into the eighteen’s on Saturday, but I’m still really happy with how close I got,” Poole said. “This might have been the fastest course of our season, but I’m excited to see if I can reach that time on a more difficult course.” The Chargers can consider this meet a success, totalling four new personal records and three seasonal-best times. These improvements, however, did not leave the team satisfied. “Being aggressive last weekend sets us up to be prepared for any style of race that is thrown at is once Championship season begins,” assistant coach R.P. White said. The team will have another chance to compete on its home course this Saturday in Hayden Park at 11 a.m. Coach White called this a “trial run” as the team is undergoing its more intense training as in preparation for the upcoming championships. “I’m excited where we’re at as a team,” White said. “But I’m even more excited because I know the best is yet to come.”

mental side out of it,” Taylor said. “I think that’s good for our team because a lot us are thinkers.” The Chargers took different offensive approaches to manufacture runs in each of their games. “This weekend we did a lot of hit and runs,” Taylor said. “It was just cool to be able to try different things and see it work, especially right away, because a lot of times that

VOLLEYBALL from a10 but can continue on our current pace.” Wiese had two 30-dig games, earning the G-MAC West Player of the Week award. “I’ve never had anyone go back to back days with 30 digs, I don’t believe,” Gravel said. “That’s a very rare accomplishment. What makes it even more rare is that players will often get 30 digs in four or five game sets. She had to

FOOTBALL from a10 stretch the field more with deep balls and big plays, and Hillsdale executed. Through the first quarter, Brock already had 118 yards receiving and two touchdowns, a 5-yard score and a 48-yard strike. Both teams scored touchdowns on their first two possessions, and the Chargers led 24-21 at halftime thanks to a 32-yard field goal by sophomore kicker Joe Philipp and a 33-yard touchdown from Stewart to Maloney. In the third quarter, Brock found the end zone for a third time on a 2-yard touchdown reception, and junior running back David Graham rushed for a 5-yard touchdown to give Hillsdale a 10-point advantage. Early in the fourth quarter, junior running back Casey O’Brien’s 2-yard touchdown rush opened up a three possession lead for the Chargers. The Pioneers lingered with an interception of Stewart in the red zone and a fourthdown stop, but the Chargers’ defense tightened late and held Malone scoreless on its final three possessions. Junior linebacker Nate Jones’s interception late in the quarter all but sealed the win for Hillsdale. “He happened to throw it right to me in the chest, so I had to make sure I caught that one,” Jones said. “It was just a matter of feeling out what they had done before and getting a feel for where the quarterback wanted to go with his eyes, and I happened to make a break on the ball.” Despite allowing 35 points, the Chargers’ defense allowed just 196 yards through the air. The pass coverage was assisted by a consistent pass rush, led by sophomore defensive

doesn’t happen.” Junior infielder Sam Catron also hit a home run during the Chargers’ game against Otterbein. Catron said the team made offensive adjustments throughout the weekend and took an aggressive approach at the plate. “When the other team would score, we responded immediately and never let up,” Catron said. “That was great to see, and I’m really proud of our team for doing so well in this area.” In addition to a productive weekend at the plate, Gross said the Chargers’ pitching staff had its best weekend. “One of the biggest things we talk about is execution of pitches, one pitch at a time,” Gross said. “We charted and kept track of percentage of pitch execution, and their percentage of execution has gone up tremendously from the first week.” The Chargers will face Jackson Community College in a doubleheader at home Saturday and Division I Toledo University Sunday. For the upperclassmen, this upcoming weekend will give them an opportunity to play against former head coach Joe Abraham, now in his first season coaching at Toledo. “I’m excited,” Taylor said. “We’re just gonna go out there and show Abraham what we can still do.”

average over 10 digs a set. She’s probably by far the best libero in the nation this past weekend.” Wiese’s teammates appreciate her presence in the back row. “She’s just really good,” Van Wienen said. “She knows where they’re going to hit it. She anticipates really well. She moves really well on the court.” The Chargers remain at home this weekend with games against Kentucky Wesleyan University on Friday and Trevecca Nazarene University on Saturday. lineman Schuyler Snell’s 2.5 sacks. Snell and sophomore defensive lineman Zach VanValkenburg both have 4.5 sacks this season, sharing the conference lead. “Guys like Zach VanValkenburg and Schuyler Snell are getting pressure with as little as three or four-man rushes, which really helps our pass defense if they can send four guys to the quarterback and get the job done,” Jones said. “It’s been the defensive linemen getting better pass rush moves and getting quicker off the ball that have really helped our defense.” Hillsdale’s 45 points and 566 yards of total offense were both season-highs. The Chargers rank third in the conference in total scoring and total yards, behind only Ohio Dominican University, whom they defeated on Sept. 15, and their opponent this Saturday, the University of Findlay. Findlay defeated Hillsdale last season, 31-13. This year, the Chargers go on the road to take on the Oilers. Hillsdale is one of two teams remaining in the G-MAC without a conference loss. Findlay lost to Ohio Dominican earlier this season. The stakes are high, as ODU and Findlay were the only two schools to finish ahead of Hillsdale in the preseason conference rankings. “Everyone really likes to overhype this game. We haven’t beat them in the last three attempts. In the grand scheme of things, it’s just another game for us,” Stewart said. “We’ve been successful with how we’ve approached each game. It’ll be fun. It’ll be exciting. We control our destiny from here on out. This is just the next opponent — a really good opponent — but we’re a really good football team too.” Kickoff on Saturday in Findlay, Ohio is at 3 p.m.

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Schider recounts experiencing Hillsdale wins Hurricane Florence in Hillsdale Fall Invitational By | Elizabeth Bachmann Collegian Reporter

On the day Hurricane Florence destroyed her hometown of Wilmington, North Carolina, sophomore Madie Schider, affectionately dubbed “the little hurricane” by her teammates, was spiking, digging, and blocking her way through a volleyball game against the University of Findlay. Schider spent the week prior to the game and the storm worrying about the outcome of both. Her team won the game, and she woke up on Sept. 15, the day after the storm, to the news that her that her home, only 30 feet above sea level, was miraculously untouched by the worst of Florence. When Hurricane Florence struck North Carolina two weeks ago, it left a path of devastation in its wake. A category four storm as it approached the eastern seaboard, destructive winds over 100 miles per hour accompanied Florence. Towns along the eastern seaboard were flooded and windswept, roofs were blown off, and houses were crushed by fallen trees. Wilmington, a relatively small coastal town in North Carolina, suffered the initial onslaught. When Schider first heard

Madie Schider prepares to return a serve in a game against Tiffin this season. S. Nathaniel Grime | Collegian

the storm was coming, she was unfazed. “I didn’t really process it until the day before, and I saw all the data that it was going to be a category four, and my hometown was going to be wiped out,” Schider said. It wasn’t until her assistant coach, Rick Langston, informed her about the storm that she began to realize the severity of the situation. Langston was even the first to suggest to Schider that her parents should consider evacuating Wilmington. “That’s when I started looking up facts about how

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bad it really was going to be,” Schider said. “And I immediately called my parents, and told them they had to leave.” Schider soon discovered that her family already planned to evacuate. They decided wait out the storm in a home they owned in Hillsdale. “My parents and my older brother Quinn, they all drove up here with my cat and my dog,” Schider said. “They didn’t really know what they were getting back to. It took them 25 hours to get around everything. The main road in is a river; there was no way to get in unless you had a boat.”

While Schider and her family were fortunate to return to an undamaged home, some of their favorite haunts have been destroyed forever. “I just saw pictures of my favorite restaurant, and it’s completely destroyed. A tree just squished it,” Schider said. “And at the gas station I usually go to, the roof completely fell off. I don’t think I ever really fully grasped it until I saw those pictures. It seems like a story almost.” Throughout the build up and reconstruction of the storm, Schider emphasized how supportive her team and coaches were. She also commented, laughing, that most of them, being from the Midwest, had no idea how severe a hurricane could be. “I told them a category four was going to hit my house and they were like ‘What’s that?’ So that was funny to see,” Schider said. “But once they understood, they were all very supportive. They kept me sane, and took my mind off of it, which I really appreciated. In those situations, you either talk about it or don’t, and I think it is best to just not talk about it and wait. In the meantime, I literally had another mom and dad and 16 sisters to get me through. The team really helped.”

Chargers wrap up competitive fall season By | Ryan Goff Assistant Editor The Chargers came away from their second tournament of the semester with more experience under their belt. At the NWO Invitational in Lima, Ohio, Hillsdale played a lot of matches and found positive results. Leading up to the tournament, one of the four teams dropped out, which forced the remaining three teams to figure out what to do on the day of the scheduled event. Despite the uncertainty of the

Saturday, October 6 11:00 a.m. Hillsdale Doubles Day | hillsdale, mi tournament format, Hillsdale, Tippin University, and University of Northern Ohio were able to get in a weekend’s worth of singles and doubles matchplay in Lima. “We played a lot of matches and got nice results, but there wasn’t a ‘tournament winner’ of sorts,” coach Nikki Walbright said. Rather, says freshman Sophia Spinazze, the Chargers worked on their match mentality and enjoyed being with

their teammates. “It was a lot of fun,” she said. “I was so excited to play for Hillsdale and have the chance to get better after my first tournament last weekend.” Weekends like these for Spinazze—even if they don’t crown a winner—help make the transition onto the team easier. “College tennis is a lot different, and I’ve really liked it,” Spinazze said. “There’s always

something to improve on.” Since coming to college, Spinazze says she has improved a lot in a short amount of time thanks to her coach and her new teammates. “By getting to play all the other girls on the team I’ve seen things to emulate to improve my play.” Spinazze said. This weekend, the Chargers will have their “Hillsdale Doubles Day” and have a chance to switch up their doubles partners in an informal setting.

Amanda Klug shoots during the Charger Fall Invitational on Saturday. Austin Gergens | Collegian

By | Austin Gergens Collegian Freelancer The Hillsdale shotgun team dominated three other collegiate teams in its Fall Invitational, finishing ahead of Michigan State University, Purdue University, and Grace University. Hillsdale beat MSU 851 targets to 769 targets, a large margin of over 80 targets. At the invitational, the team members shot 50 trap targets, 25 international trap and 25 bunker trap, as well as 13 stations of sporting clays. Though the Chargers don’t traditionally compete in bunker trap, they scored well considering the lack of practice. Senior Matt Grunzweig and junior Lucas Pieraccini were the top scorers with 177 and 175 targets hit, respectively. “Before the round of sporting clays, the show pairs are thrown and I track them with my arm to simulate the movements I will make with my gun” Grunzweig said. A show pair is two clays shot out of the clay throwers and allows shooters to glean the direction and speed of the shot before attempting to shoot them. This ‘pre-shot routine’ conducted by the team members is significant because it helps one establish a consistency, and get a baseline for the path of the clays. “Depending on competition and course, a station could have a true pair, report pair, or combination of the two,” freshman Brandon Kor-

honen said. A true pair is when two clays are simultaneously thrown and the shooter must shoot one and then the other. Hitting both at the same time, while challenging, doesn’t count officially and the pair must be rethrown. A report pair consists of one clay being thrown and then shot; once the first is shot the second clay is thrown. Each station of sporting clays had four pairs thrown except two of them that threw three pairs. The invitational provided an opportunity for the Chargers to enhance their trap accuracy and compete in sporting clays for the second time this season. Station four of the course especially challenged both Hillsdale squads. The team shot clays from atop a tower which differed from the other ground level stations. The second clay in the report pairt appeared to be flying diagonally right but quickly pivoted mid-flight soaring away in the opposite direction. “I’ve never seen a shot like that in my life,” Pieraccini said. Despite the challenging course, senior Matt Grunzweig, junior Lucas Pieraccini, and freshman Tommy Rodgers all shot above 80 targets, an impressive round of sporting clays. The team next competes at the John A. Halter Shooting Sports Education Center Oct. 6th, in an American Trap Association shoot.

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Chargers to travel to St. Louis for UMSL Invitational By | Ryan Goff Assistant Editor The third-ranked Chargers will travel to St. Louis, Missouri, for the second tournament of the semester at Fox Run Golf Club on Monday. The 36-hole UMSL Regional Invitational will include 18 teams from the Midwest Region, where Hillsdale enjoys its third-place ranking out of 34 teams. Fox Run demands preci-

Monday, October 8 - Tuesday, October 9 UMSL Regional Invite | st. louis, mo sion off the tee and into the green of nearly every hole with only a few great opportunities for scoring. “The course is a second shot golf course with an emphasis on putting the ball in the right place on the green,” Gilchrist said. “The team has had success at the event the past few years and look to clean up some mental errors

and win their second event in a row.” Senior Andy Grayson says the Chargers know the difficulty, but they still have the confidence to go low. “Fox Run is going to be a tough test as it is the probably the most difficult course we are going to play all year,” Grayson said. “As a team, we competed for the title at this

Q: What is it like living in the Midwest after growing up on the east coast?

Q: How has running at Hillsdale been different or similar to your experiences in high school?

MM: The people are a little different. Some of the stereotypes are true. People talk slower here. People drive faster in New Jersey. I notice the accent in people here. People are nicer here. I’m not a huge fan of the snow, but it’s not as densely populated.

MM: Cross country is similar. In track everybody is close but not as close in cross country. The distance guys just really bond. I saw that in high school and here in college. I get along fine with everyone on the track team but we’re really close on the cross country team.

tournament last year as we were the leaders of tournament after round one.” Freshman Josh Davenport says he’s prepared for a tough test, having never played at Fox Run. “I’m expecting a long, firm course with some challenging greens,” Davenport said. For Grayson, this week comes at a great time confidence-wise. He and Liam Purslowe qualified for the 2019 U.S. Ameteur Four-Ball Tournament with a 64 at the

Country Club of Lansing. Four-Ball is a format of play where each team takes the better of the two scores for each hole. The format allows teams the ability to take risks. “I hit driver well all day so it allowed us both to be aggressive,” Grayson said. “We had a chip-in birdie and made a long putt for par on the third hole to keep the momentum going.” Their 64 was tied for second and forced a playoff for the final spot in the qualifying

section. “Liam hit the fairway and green and lagged a 50 foot putt to about a foot while the other team missed a 30 footer and an eight-footer for par,” Grayson said. “It felt awesome when that putt dropped and we were able to celebrate qualifying for the final.” The Championship will be held at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort May 25-29. It’s the 5th annual playing of the tournament.

Q: What’s your most memorable race?

Q: Are there certain moments when you’re running when you get that payoff?

Q: Before each race, do you have a custom or tradition to calm nerves or get you pumped?

MM: Toward the end of a race when I know I’ve given a consistent effort throughout the whole race. If I know that I’ve tried my best, then that last mile, even though I’m really tired, I still feel motivated since I’m almost there and I’ve tried really hard and I’m going to run really fast.

MM: I’m usually pretty calm before the race. I listen to music to get pumped up. As a team usually we will do some strides a few minutes before the race. We normally huddle up and say a prayer.

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Mark Miller is a sophomore from Medford, New Jersey. He is studying biochemistry and math at Hillsdale, and is on the men’s cross country team.

MM: Last year in spring track in the 1500-meter at conference that we hosted, we went one through four. I got fourth. We had Nathan Jones and Joey Humes. Jack Shelley and I were freshmen at the time. We were supposed to get seventh or eighth. But we go into the final lap and were right up there in the front pack and we just started going. It was just us four. It was a huge adrenaline rush.

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Charger Paige VanderWall jumps for a kill on Saturday against Tiffin. S. Nathaniel Grime | Collegian

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Chargers continue conference streak By | Regan Meyer Web Content Editor

The Hillsdale Chargers rolled their way to first place in the G-MAC West Division last weekend with sweeps against two conference foes. With the wins, the team extends its winning streak to nine games and its conference streak to 24 wins, dating back to last season. Hillsdale remains the only G-MAC team undefeated against conference opponents this season. “Overall, we came in and played really consistent,” junior libero Taylor Wiese said. “We beat two really tough teams this weekend. They were both playing at a really high level. We just stepped up and played how we’ve been playing in practice.” The Chargers traveled to Ohio on Friday for a rematch against the Cedarville University Yellow Jackets. Hillsdale started off strong, squashing the Yellow Jackets in the first set, but Cedarville regrouped and put up a fight in the sec-

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Trevecca Nazarene (7-9, 5-6) vs. Hillsdale (12-3, 9-0) ond and third sets. “They started to make us struggle a bit,” head coach Chris Gravel said. “You could tell we were the more seasoned team. In pressure situations, or after mistakes, we were much more relaxed with a ‘Hey, we’ve got this’ mentality. That’s something that you have to have if you want to have a great season.” The Chargers were able to stay mentally tough and keep the pressure on their oppo-

nent. “We focused on our side of the net,” sophomore middle hitter Allyssa Van Wienen said. “We know they have a couple of good players, but we didn’t focus on that. We focused on what we were doing, what shots were open, and how to cover their hitters.” The team found itself in a unique situation, traveling from Cedarville back to Hillsdale for a home game on Saturday.

Taylor Wiese collects a dig against Tiffin. Wiese was named G-MAC West Player of the Week. S. Nathaniel Grime | Collegian

“I think we did it right by traveling halfway from Cedarville and getting a good night’s sleep,” Gravel said. “Coming

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in, I think we were as fresh as we could be.” While traveling to a home game is not the norm, the

Chargers were able to make the best of the situation. After traveling in the morning, Hillsdale played the Tiffin University Dragons on Saturday afternoon. “We reset really well,” Van Wienen said. “We came out really strong the first set and it didn’t really show that we had traveled that morning. That was a huge plus for our team.” “You can see why they’re a good team,” Gravel said of Tiffin. “They run a very fast offense. If you’re not giving them tough balls to handle, they’re getting kills. There were things that they did that we could not stop.” The Dragons gave Hillsdale a good run in each set. The Chargers, however, were able to keep up the intensity, ultimately sweeping Tiffin 25-19, 27-25, and 25-21. “We just had to do ours more than theirs to reach 25 first,” Gravel said. “Hopefully, next time around, we can slow them down a little bit

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Stewart shines in win By | S. Nathaniel Grime Sports Editor

Senior quarterback Chance Stewart became the first player in school history to have two 400-yard passing performances in a career in the Hillsdale College Chargers’ 45-35 win on Saturday against the Malone University Pioneers in Canton, Ohio. Stewart completed 30 of 43 passes for 450 yards and four touchdowns in the victory. He already holds the Chargers’ record for most passing yards in a game, 485, set last season against the University of Indianapolis on Sept. 23, 2017. “Receivers made the plays, and we pushed the ball down the field more than we had in previous games based on film study and what we thought we were going to get,” Stewart said. “When we can do that, it makes our offense so much better.” Stewart completed 10 passes that went for 20 or more yards, and distributed the ball to eight different receivers. “That’s kind of what we’ve

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been trying to do all year,” head coach Keith Otterbein said. “Taking some shots on first down, what allows you to do that is being efficient on second down. I think with the weapons we have on offense, that’s something we’ve got to do.” Senior wide receiver Trey Brock caught nine passes for 173 yards and two touchdowns, and sophomore wide receiver K.J. Maloney caught seven passes for 143 yards, making them the first Chargers duo in eight seasons to each eclipse 100 yards receiving in a single game. “We complement each other in that defenses can’t just focus on one or the other,” Brock said. “They have to worry about the whole receiving corps, not just one of us.”

Maloney and Brock rank third and fourth, respectively, in the G-MAC in receiving yards this year, and both average more than 90 yards receiving per game. That feat is more impressive considering Brock caught just one pass in the season’s first two games because of a lingering injury. “As you look at our offense, to try to say they’re going to take away Trey Brock, good luck, because you’ve got K.J. Maloney and [senior wide receiver] Austin Sandusky on the other side,” Otterbein said. “Having [Brock] back gets the defense to have to spread out and not gang up on one guy in the pass defense.” Saturday’s aerial attack was the result of a game plan to

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Art professors enter work in Grand Rapids' Art Prize

Bushey draws attention to Michigan ecosystem, Coon catalogues historic New Mexico By | Sofia Krusmark Collegian Reporter Barbara Bushey, professor of art, and Douglas Coon, photographer and lecturer in art, submitted work for 10th annual ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, Michigan, ArtPrize offers over 200 different venues for artists to feature their work. Bushey submitted a series of quilts, ‘Prayers for the Great Lakes,’ to the Water Treatment Building. Bushey draws inspiration from the beautiful scapes of Michigan where she grew up. But her art has more than one purpose: Bushey draws attention not only to the beauty of but also threats to the environment. Bushey’s latest project is a series of five hand-dyed and hand-stitched quilts. Its mission is more political than her past three quilt projects, Bushey said. “Water is life, and it’s our great resource,” Bushey said. “There’s a number of problems that are affecting the Great Lakes. I wanted to call attention to an ever increasing problem, whether it’s species that gets there that shouldn’t be there, junk that we put in the lake, or taking the water away from the lake.” Bushey dyed the quilts to portray various wave patterns on silk organza fabric. Each one reflects a different problem impacting the Lakes. While one quilt has a picture of zebra mussels invading the lakes, another has a picture of

blue green algae that pollute the water. She sewed water bottles on another. She began the project in January while on sabbatical, and worked for months, finishing in September. ArtPrize is an “independently-run international art competition which takes place for 19 days every other fall in Grand Rapids,” according to its website. Coon noted that ArtPrize is like nothing he’s seen before. “I just thought it was the coolest thing I ever saw,” he said. “There’s just stuff all over town. You see highbrow modern contemporary art and then you see the cheesiest folk art and anything in between. I couldn’t comprehend how this all came together.” Bushey’s artist statement is a prayer for the lakes to be saved from the five major dangers indicated in each quilt. Senior Sam Gallipeau, art major and student of Bushey, attended ArtPrize and said he found Bushey’s work “quite refreshing.” “I am glad that Dr. Bushey’s work addressed the problem that we have plastic pollution in our Great Lakes,” Gallipeau said in an email. “Keeping plastic out of our lakes and ocean are really important to me, being from Rhode Island.” Sophomore Heidi Yacoubian, art major and student of Bushey, related this piece to Bushey’s character and personality. “I think Professor Bushey has the ability to give a lot of

perspective,” Yacoubian said. “She is able to make sense of the impact art has on society and how it will reflect society as a whole. These quilts reflect her personality, very colorful and very lively, but have a lot of depth and meaning to them.” Coon’s photograph he submitted is from his visit to New Mexico in 2017. Choosing a photograph of the San

“It just seems to be a desire of human beings to express how they view the world” Francisco Assisi Mission Church with canaries flying in the air, he sought a contemporary-style photo. “It is one of the oldest pueblo-style churches in the country,” Coon said. “I got there early enough when there weren’t mobs of tourists floating around. The reason I took this image has mostly to do with the birds. I watched these pigeons and they just kept cycling.” Coon intentionally set the shutter speed so that he could capture a blurry shot of the birds. A pole in the image is casting a shadow, reflecting

his desire for a “contemporary feel.” At first, Coon did not plan to submit this piece to ArtPrize. “I very seldom think about what I’m going to do with an image when I’m taking a photo of it,” Coon said. “Then when ArtPrize rolls around, generally, I’m more interested in the more recent things I’ve done.” When asked about the meaning of the piece, Coon laughed. “I don’t really like doing these very personal art statements, you start to go off-the-rails a little bit,” Coon said. “I’m much more interested in what someone takes away from my artwork.” Senior Christian Yiu, student of Coon, commented on Coon’s style. “I think he has a very good eye for different color schemes as well as composition,” Yiu said. “The way that he composes his shots are quite breathtaking. You see creativity and originality in them.” Coon said that there is definitely something about art that makes someone human. It just seems to be Douglas Coon, lecturer in art, submitted a photo of a New Mexia desire of human beings to co mission to ArtPrize. Douglas Coon | Courtesy express how they view the them.” beyond itself,” Coon said. world, he said. Coon remarked that art “Humans seems to create stuff “There’s an old saying that had been around from the just for the joy of making it says, ‘Artists are canaries in a time people began inhabiting and witnessing it.” coal mine for society,’” Bushey the world. said. “We bring up problems “I like the fact that art before other people notice doesn’t have a purpose

Conserving the Classics 'On Reading Well' delights and instructs

Stanley Kubrick's 'Barry Lyndon'

“Barry Lyndon” is based on By | Nic Rowan the novel “The Memoirs of Columnist Barry Lyndon, Esq.” (1844) by When Stanley Kubrick William Makepeace Thackerreleased “Barry Lyndon” in ay, which holds the distinction 1975, he shocked — and then as “the first novel without a disappointed — sci-fi-hungry hero.” While Thackery delights audiences with a costume in mocking his morally vacant drama whose action seemed subject, Kubrick extends the overshadowed by the direcconceit even further; he slaves tor’s obsession with the teover recreating the decadent dious minutia of 18th-century period settings of Hanoverian English culture and custom. England — to the effect of In his previous two films, stripping Barry’s humanity. “2001: A Space Odyssey” But this is the project’s (1968) and “A Clockwork Orbeauty. Kubrick never misange” (1971), Kubrick estabtreats his characters openly. lishes himself as an impresario Rather, he flattens them into of human vitality, serving painterly details on a portrait up panoramic visions of the of an age that valued pretense future’s wonders correct con“Each frame is and and terrors. duct over a strong “Barry Lyndon” a painting, and interior life. To isn’t like these achieve this effect, films. It’s a each painting an he imitates the moving picture. opulent portraiEach frame elusive portrait” ture of Thomas is a painting, Gainsborough and each painting an elusive and Joshua Reynolds (both of portrait. whose work hangs prominentThe story follows the titular ly in Detroit Institute of Arts). Irish rogue Redmond Barry of In most scenes, he only uses Barrytown — through his phi- natural light (or candle light, landering in the Seven Years’ with special lenses originally War, his youthful wins at the developed by NASA to take royal card tables of Europe, deep space photographs). and his eventual marriage into The world of “Barry Lynthe English nobility — but don” appears solid and stately. filtered through a deadpan Kubrick only allows us inside narrator (Michael Hordern), Barry’s mind once, in a scene who deflates every one of where he beats Lord BullingBarry’s good turns with prom- don within an inch of his life. ises of pride and a fall. When It’s shot like a boxing match Barry does lose his ill-gotten on a handheld camera — in livelihood at the hands of his a style as jolting as the shakes adopted son, Lord Bullingdon that would characterize much (Leon Vitali), it’s hard to feel of Kubrick’s next film, “The anything (good or bad) for the Shining.” old cad. The result is just as terriBut this is all by design. fying.

Karen Swallow Prior uses the Great Books to instruct on virtue By | Anna Timmis Culture Editor “There is something in the very form of reading — the shape of the action itself — that tends toward virtue.” So writes Karen Swallow Prior in her newest book written last month, “On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life Through Great Books,” speaking of the forming influence of literature in her life. “My deep love of reading slowly meandered into a deep love of God…I learned how to be the person God created me to be,” she writes. Prior, a professor of English at Liberty University, offers that same joy to the everyday reader through accessible prose and a series of written lectures. Chapters titled for each of the virtues — four cardinal, three Christian, and five heavenly — each correspond with a different novel, through which Prior both teaches virtue and awakens the reader to the power of literature. Through her engaging and concise prose, Prior reveals the virtues hidden in the famous works she discusses. Like the great books she cites, Prior’s book also instructs by example, showing, not just telling, the way virtues reside in literature. In the chapter on justice, Prior points out that Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities” exemplifies injustice, both

the cause and effects, which build ever so slowly, gathering, before crashing down and wreaking havoc on two cities. Prior cites the famed opening of the novel: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way.” Whereas the villain in “A Tale of Two Cities” is excess, “Justice is the mean between selfishness and selflessness,” she writes. The novel’s structure embodies the overwhelming impact just one act of injustice can have, Prior points out. One extreme act of vice, like that of rape, can provoke a retaliation that almost obliterates an entire family over generations and decades.

Form, not just plot and character, plays a critical role in a much later novel that Prior addresses, written by Japanese author Shusaku Endo. “Silence” is a heartbreaking novel about the persecution of Christians in 17th-century Japan. Written for a modern audience, the story has a polarizing effect on many Christian readers, who find the conclusion, that of a priest apostacising to save his parishioners from torture, problematic. Some believe Endo is condoning apostasy. In her chapter about faith, Prior writes about the book, “The purpose in reading this novel — or any novel — is not to find definitive answers about the characters. It is rather to ask definitive questions about ourselves. To read about an experience of faith as it falters is an opportunity to seek resolution not in the work of fiction but in the work of our own faith.” The form, that of a parable, the novel takes on, helps the reader to understand the story before condemning or praising it for what seems

“Through her engaging and concice prose, Prior reveals the virtues hidden in the famous works she discusses”

like an “anything goes” kind of Christianity. The spiritual truth gleaned from a parable, and from “Silence,” writes Prior, is not as definitive: “Like a parable, “Silence” raises questions even as it offers possible answers,” she wrote. Christian tragedy, including “Silence,” Prior reminds the reader, does not end on the last page, but looks onward. In her concluding paragraph, Prior states, “We can grow in faith only when we recognize that our faith is imperfect.” The apostate priest, while carrying the weight of guilt, still believes, and teaches the reader about the imperfection of a Christian’s faith. In the way that “Silence” reveals the complexities of maintaining faith in seemingly impossible circumstances, and “A Tale of Two Cities” expresses the scope and destruction that injustice can have and inflict, so also Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” teaches us about courage, and “The Death of Ivan Ilyich” by Leo Tolstoy deepens an understanding of love — If only we have the eyes to see and hearts to change and grow in virtue. “On Reading Well” not only tells, but like a good piece of literature, shows. Books have the power to change a person, and Prior’s is no exception.

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Students of all disciplines share the gift of music By | Sofia Krusmark Collegian Reporter

Students claim they don’t have enough time to keep up music in college. Music Department Chairman James Holleman said he would disagree. Twenty-one years ago when he was first hired, only five percent of Hillsdale students participated in the music program. Now, more than 30 percent of students are involved in the music department. “When they hired me to be in charge, they basically said ‘Fix it and don’t let anything get in your way,’” Holleman said. “We wanted music coming out of every pore of this campus.” The music faculty initiated a program that would attract a wider range of students. They gave full access of the music department to all students, regardless of their majors and minors. The key, Holleman said, was scheduling and time commitment. “We created the dynamic of our department purposefully, ” Holleman said. “We, as the music faculty, have to protect the allocation of time of students. We pay attention to the strenuous academics of the students and we have to respect that. So when they are in our building, we set high standards, we work hard, and then we have to let go of these students, and not have them eat, sleep, and breathe music.” Yet the strenuous

academics have not inhibited students from participating. More than 70 percent of the students participating in music are not music majors or minors, including some of Hillsdale’s most accomplished musicians today. Sophomore Ellie Fishlock, a violinist for 14 years, continues to play the instrument, even though her major is exercise science. Raised by parents who are professional musicians, she noted that she could not imagine her life in college without music. “I would have a lot less joy if I didn’t have it in my life,” she said. “It’s because I love it so much that I don’t want to do it as a career.” Junior Matthew Clark, who has played trombone for 12 years, said he agreed. “I don’t want to turn my relaxing hobby into an academic requirement,” Clark said. "It would become a stress-causer rather than a stress-reliever.” This has not stopped him from taking 21 credits in order to participate as pep band leader, as well as trombonist in orchestra, trombone ensemble, and brass ensemble. As an accounting major, he is grateful for the friends he’s made through music participation, who are outside his typical social circles. “It’s allowed me to pursue other friendships,” Clark said. “It puts into perspective the different backgrounds that people come from if there’s

a shared aspect of music in there. If I hadn’t continued music, I never would have joined Phi Mu Alpha.” Junior Hannah Stumpf, principal oboist in the orchestra, chose not to minor in light of her heavy academic schedule. However, music has contributed invaluable lessons that her biochemistry major never could. “I would like to think of myself as a well rounded person,” Stumpf said. “As someone who is in STEM, music really balances that. Music uses all parts of your brain so no matter what else you do, music will play a role in developing your mind. It provides a way to escape from the exactness of science because it’s more creative.” In addition to developing the mind, students have found music to foster teamwork, develop time management skills, and improve performance skills, whether in or out of the classroom. Year after year, Hillsdale students have raised a high bar in their caliber of music performance. Teacher of Music Stacey Jones noted that several non-major participants are fulfilling top roles in ensembles and are star musicians within the department. “We offer scholarships to everyone, regardless of whether or not they major or minor,” Jones said. “As a result of this, we receive very serious participants.” Fishlock is not surprised by the students who walk the

halls of Howard. “People who are dedicated enough to their personal growth to come to Hillsdale will have been dedicated in other areas of their lives,” she said. “You need a lot of dedication to play an instrument at a high level.” Senior Clara Fishlock, sister to Ellie and a winner of the 2018 concerto competition, said she once dreamed of attending music school. When she chose Hillsdale, she was surprised by the vast opportunities she thought she wouldn’t have. From having the freedom to play a wide range of repertoire to attending all different types of concerts, Clara said that she underestimated her possibilities. Though Clara had a strenuous musical background, she said that Hillsdale changed her outlook on music. “Hillsdale has taught me to just step back, and enjoy music a bit more,” she said. “My flute teacher has really pushed me but also allowed me to enjoy music in a way that I didn’t in high school. It’s more about the enjoyment that I get out of it and the enjoyment that the audience gets out of it.” A French and history double major, Clara said she cannot help but integrate her love of language with her love of music. “I think music is the most powerful way to connect with people because it’s universal,” Clara said. “I like languages too, and I really enjoy all of

those ways of connecting with people who you might not connect with otherwise.” Not only has music served as a relaxing hobby for students, but Hillsdale faculty have not failed to push students to be excellent in their passions. Junior Stephen Richmann, 12-year pianist and economics major, commented on his instruction under Piano Instructor Katherine Rick. “Dr. Rick has been transformative for me,” Richmann said. “Not only is she one of my best friends on Hillsdale’s faculty, she took my skills coming out of high school and just transformed me.” Senior Gill West, philosophy and math major, never intended to study music in college. When he was offered a scholarship from Hillsdale to play drums for the jazz ensemble, he walked into a brand new world. He said that now, it’s hard for him to imagine his life without jazz. “Participating in music has forced me to look into different types of music,” West said. “I didn’t listen to jazz in high school. I didn’t play any jazz until I came here. In the musical sense, it’s taught me a whole new area of music.” For Ellie, music is not just about her own enjoyment. Rather, she sees it as an opportunity to offer a gift to her fellow students. She said that often she feels that fellow students come simply

to support their friends performing. “But from our aspect it’s ‘Please come hear us so we can share this beautiful thing with you,’” she said. A great misconception, according to Stumpf, is the belief that students should solely focus on their major or minor. “That’s not how life is,” Stumpf said. “When you graduate college, you don’t just have your job. Some people might have that, but I can’t imagine that’s fulfilling. Music can stay with you for the rest of your life.” For Holleman, ones’ music involvement ought to extend beyond the collegiate level. College, after all, is just a part of life, Holleman said. “Our students are going to be community leaders, on school boards, on church boards, on local politics, on national politics,” Holleman said. “If we show them how music can fit in their lives, in society, and in service to the community, then they will make decisions that show music is important in communities. We are showing how music can function in society and in the community without it being a profession.” For Richmann, it’s even more simple than that. “If something brings you joy, it’s almost always a worthwhile thing to do.”

Brandon blends humor and action in production of 'Life is a Dream' By | Molly Kate Andrews Collegian Reporter Last night in Markel Auditorium, the Tower Players performed the first show of the season, Pedro Calderon de la Barca’s Spanish comedy “Life is a Dream.” When I sat down in the darkening auditorium to watch the dress rehearsal performance of “Life is a Dream,” a plummy purple glow lit up a zodiac pattern on the center of the black stage and ethereal choral music started to play. I propped my feet up on the chair in front of me and settled in for my first experience with Calderon de la Barca’s Golden Age classic. The lights paled to gold, and the first two performers stormed the stage from the aisles. The comedic drama that ensued kept me engaged, surprised, and unsure of whether what was happening on stage was supposed to provoke laughter or gasps. I left the theater two hours later with the surreal events and colorful images of the play clinging like cobwebs to my thoughts as I blinked my eyes in the lobby lights. The play follows Segismundo, the prince of Poland, who was born under a prophecy of destruction. In an attempt to thwart destiny, his father, King Basilio, locks him away in a tower until he is grown up, and brings him back to the kingdom as a test to see if a man’s decisions can alter the course of fate. Having had no social influences beside his buffoonish tutor Clotaldo, Prince Segismundo takes to his new liberty like a beast released from a cage. Incensed by the injustice of his lonely life and eager to satisfy the tyrannical desires his chains once kept secured, Segismundo uses physical violence to overcome every obstacle that stands between himself and gratification. A frustrated King Basilio pulls the plug on his failed experiment when his wayward son tries to throw a servant from a window. He has Segismundo drugged and sent back to the tower where he will wake to find his glorious royalty dissolved while he slept. Segismundo’s everchanging reality forces him to

contemplate the underlying meaning to be found in a dream-like existence. Director James Brandon, professor of art and theatre, accentuates the humor of the play with a cast of active and diverse personalities who fill out the script with nonverbal comic details. It’s the simplest moments that contribute to the play’s overall hilarity, like when Segismundo first finds himself enrobed in court and can’t seem to accustom himself to his royal garments. With his sword strapped Seniors Jessica MacFarland and Lane Gaudet perform in "Life is a Dream." awkwardly Michael Beyer | Courtesy to his hip, he nearly whacks interludes punctuate the servant on his left with the Jon Syren, whose portrayal of King Basilio drives home the philosophically troubling side of his blade whenever he theme of man’s frustration moments in the plot as turns. against the powers of fate. a character’s internal The leading man, senior Syren offers an authentic consciousness imposes itself Lane Gaudet, brings a performance, tackling a hefty on the external events of physicality to the stage that load of lines with ease and the story. The aesthetic shift captures both the humor conviction. between the garish gold of Segismundo’s manic Other students whose lighting of the “real time” beastliness and the pity of his play action and the plum haze confused humanity. He howls talents feature in “Life is a Dream” include senior the internal dialogues leave like a beast, sprawls like a Jessica MacFarlane as the the audience with a layered teenage boy, and crouches in fiery Princess Estrella, and impression of reality in the chains like a penitent sinner. senior Katie Buursma as play. Whether he is lying spreadthe jilted Rosaura, out for The production opened eagle on the courtroom floor, revenge on her ex-lover Wednesday, Oct. 3, and picking up a servant to hurl obsequious Astolfo, played performances will continue her out a window, or curling Oct. 4-6 at 7:30 p.m. with a up in a fetal crunch, cowering by Trenton Olds. The cast as a whole plays up the Saturday matinee at 2:00 p.m. from the dreamscape of work’s playful charm, each It charms the audience his confused life, Gaudet supporting character lending with winning student expresses an ease on stage performances, engaging that perfectly encapsulates the individuality and humor to the ensemble. action sequences, and artful unselfconscious wildness of Dramatic monologues comic relief. With the help of Prince Segismundo. Gaudet’s frequently interrupted the a dynamic cast, colorful sets physical energy is well suited comic action of the play. and costumes, and dreamy to the physicality of a play Dreamy purple lighting offsets lighting, Brandon captures the rife with duels, battles, and these contemplative moments humor of Calderon’s comedy slapstick humor. while all the characters except without losing the more The only freshman with the speaker pause in time. serious elements of the drama. a leading role in the play is These surreal

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A cappella group Nobuntu to perform at College Baptist

By | Julia Mullins Collegian Reporter Nobuntu, an a cappella group made up of women from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, will share their beautiful voices with the community Oct. 10 at College Baptist Church. James Holleman, chair of the Hillsdale College Music Department, said the performance is part of the Professional Artist Series held by the Fine Arts Department. “It’s very unique to our series,” Holleman said. “I try to bring in a variety of performers throughout the year, and this is going to connect to our choir program. It’s also got such an interesting cultural element to it, so I think a lot of people are going to connect to it in different ways.” Holleman said the music of Nobuntu is a mix of “Afro Jazz” and traditional sounds with dance and basic percussion. He said they will be singing in different languages, including a few of their native local languages. “The idea of music in their culture is not just performance, but it’s part of community, it’s part of worship, it’s

part of education, it’s kind of this all encompassing thing,” Holleman said. “It’s going to be interesting for our students to see how that’s incorporated in their songs.” The program will start at 7:30 p.m. and last about 90 minutes without an intermission. Admission is free and tickets can be reserved by call: 517-607-2848, or emailing boxoffice@hillsdale.edu. Tickets may also be reserved in person by stopping by the Fine Arts Building’s main office and speaking to Amy Glass, the administrative coordinator for the Fine Arts Building. According to Glass, around 207 tickets have already been reserved for the event by students and community members alike. In addition to their performance Wednesday evening, Holleman said Nobuntu will host a master class Oct. 11 at Howard Music Hall from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. “The master class is open to students,” Holleman said. “They’re mostly going to be interacting with our choir and teaching our choir some of the types of music they sing.”

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Fisk Museum of Natural History gains rare, ancient specimens Collection grows when student joins curator on summer excursions across the country

Anthony Swinehart in New Mexico holding a specimen of Triassic phytosaur teeth (protected in a field jacket for transport) that he excavated this past summer. Anthony Swinehart | Courtesy

By | Allison Schuster ASSISTANT EDITOR Hillsdale College’s Daniel M. Fisk Museum of Natural History in Strosacker Science Center has added hundreds of specimens collected this summer by Professor of Biology and curator of the museum Anthony Swinehart. The specimens will enhance the public displays as well as aid in research and classroom teaching. In order to acquire these specimens, Swinehart set out on a

summer-long excursion, spanning nine states and eight geological time periods within the Mesozoic and Paleozoic eras. He covered much of the Southeast and several states in the Southwest, but he also explored the Upper Peninsula and ended in Hillsdale County. Some expeditions he went on alone, but for some, junior Spencer Bohlinger joined him. The Mesozoic era includes three periods — the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous. According to Bohlinger, most of the dinosaurs people are familiar come from the latter two periods.

“The Triassic period is a really interesting time in earth’s history though, because it’s when dinosaurs started to evolve, and there’s only a few places in the world you can go to see them,” Bohlinger said. “We now, from this trip, have some of the largest collections of some types of Triassic fossils.” Due to limited display space, only a small percentage of these specimens will be placed on public display. The remainder will be stored out of sight in the museum to be used for research and teaching. He said many of the specimens may not be particularly aesthetic or notable for displays to the general public, but they may be very valuable for research and teaching purposes. “Some of them are more crowd-pleasing than others,” Swinehart said. “Some specimens are very important to science but aren’t very interesting to the average visitor.” He explained that the visibility of a fossil, which makes it eye-catching to spectators, and its rarity, which makes it relevant, are two big factors in determining what goes on public display in the Fisk Museum. Swinehart said the museum was lacking in fossils from certain geological time periods. When he came to Hillsdale in 1998, there was no museum. Now, 20 years later, it is one of the only small schools in the nation with two mostly complete dinosaur skeletons. Swinehart said the Fisk is different than many museums because it is in the process of being rebuilt after being lost from the campus for more than half a century. It is still building up some of the

common pieces that other college museums already have. Additionally, one of Swinehart’s former students, Randall Rush ’17, owns a New Mexico ranch on top of Triassic rock, which is often inaccessible. After finding a large deposit of relatively rare Triassic mollusk fossils in New Mexico, there is a good possibility that the mollusks may yield new species to science, according to Swinehart. “This particular assemblage of fossils is notable, and I will soon be publishing it in a scientific journal,” Swinehart said, in an email. After taking Swinehart’s classes, Rush became very interested in paleontology and is currently volunteering and doing research in the field. Visiting the ranch was the original target trip for Swinehart, but he decided it would be sensible to do research on cities along the drive. “I worked with Dr. Swinehart on a couple of fossil hunting expeditions in past summers — South and North Dakota and ones in Nebraska,” Rush said. “We had been discussing this one for a while.” Another notable find that Swinehart said will be featured in the Fisk is Silurian algae from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, which is not only rare and difficult to spot but also has the intrigue of locality. What makes this fossil so special, he said, is that unless they get buried in low oxygen conditions, they don’t typically fossilize. Part of the reason for the emphasis on fossils in these new additions is Swinehart’s personal interest in

fossils and his goal to develop research opportunities in paleontology for students. “I generally have some groups that I focus on with an eye for student thesis research,” Swinehart said. “The goal is to do some of our research without having to leave the museum.” Bohlinger said one way the museum is incorporated into the classroom is for studying purposes. For example, he said students in Swinehart’s Historical Geology class are responsible for knowing the names of different museum specimens. Before fossils go out on display, the fossils must be prepared, which, for some of them, involves getting cut out of the rock. From there, they’re given catalog numbers and placed in packaging with the appropriate information written on it. All of that is then put into a database that makes it easy to find where and when the fossil was found and what the fossil is. “We’re developing one of the finest natural history museums in the state,” Swinehart said. Bringing students on summer excursions is one way the college is able to improve the museum. “Given the size of our school, the quality of science program is available almost nowhere else,” Bohlinger said. “Although bigger schools may have the same resources that we do, I wouldn’t have the same relationship with my professors and have summer opportunities like this one.”

Mossey Library installs online audiobook, diversifies learning By | Alexis Daniels ASSISTANT EDITOR Mossey Library introduced a new audiobook program, Naxos Spoken Word, to their online Naxos library to adjust for the lack of CD circulation and to give faculty and students the opportunity of listening instead of reading. According to technical service librarian LeAnne Rumler, the program came out three years ago and has the same framework as the music library. The program is also available in app form for Apple products. “At the time, they didn’t have a way to download something and listen to it other than you had to be on the Naxos site,” Rumler said. “But now they’ve come out with these apps to address that.” The app allows listeners to download any books they want; at the library, students can use their library login to access any of the volumes. Rumler said much of the literature is classic. “A lot of the material that they have is more literary,” Rumler said. “They do have some fun fiction in there, but it tends to be more targeted toward an academic audience.” The college has had Naxos music library for several years, so setting up the new programs was not difficult. The audiobook library is very similar to the music library as well. The college encourages people

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to create their own login so that can save what they like. According to public service librarian Linda Moore, Naxos Spoken Word goes beyond support for the music department. “We originally had the Naxos Music database to support the music department,” Moore said in an email, “and when they came out with the Spoken Word, it seemed to be a good fit with the mission of the College.” As far as the app goes, Rumler said the app has IP recognition, so students can take their downloaded books into unlimited playlists to take anywhere. It is also a great resource for learning development. “Some of the books come with text as well as the audio so you can read along,” Rumler said. “This is helpful for those learning another language or children learning to read.” Spoken Word is also meant to replace some of the CDs, which have not been circulating as frequently. The library hopes that it will also provide options for different learning styles. “We know that everybody reads differently,” public service librarian Brenna Wade said. “Maybe they would prefer to listen to a book rather than read…they can, you know, observe it that way, so we wanted to offer a different format for the books as well.”

Scientists discover signs of a moon beyond solar system According to the Washington Post, Alex Teachey and David Kipping of Columbia University published in the journal Science Advances saying that they found signs of a gassy “exomoon”— the first moon discovered outside of our solar system. It was first documented by the telescope Kepler when the object cast a shadow over a star. The astronomers then used the Hubble telescope to observe a body the size of Neptune orbiting the Jupiter-sized Kepler 1625b planet. Although they cannot confirm whether it is a moon, Kipping said it is “an excellent explanation to the data at hand.”

Members of Beta Beta Beta spent two hours cleaning the busy roadway near downtown Hillsdale on Sunday. Monica Toohey | Courtesy

Beta Beta Beta continues commitment to Adopt-a-Highway service work By | Crystal Schupbach SCIENCE & TECH EDITOR Clad in neon yellow vests, students of the biology honorary Beta Beta Beta, took to highway M-99, spending their Sunday afternoon collecting litter. Beta Beta Beta President senior Genevieve Chiara said the honorary first applied to Adopt-a-Highway in 2011, and since then, they have committed to maintaining this particular stretch of land near Walmart in Jonesville. Chiara said this was her first time participating in this volunteer event. “I wasn’t necessarily surprised [at the amount of trash], but it was disappointing to think about,” Chiara said. “It took nine people two hours to do a two mile stretch of land. It really makes you imagine how much trash must exist in the entire country.”

Bacteria treatments investigated for purpose of treating cancer Treating cancer may be a future possibility with certain microbes that may be able to stall tumor growth when injected into a tumor, according to Sciencemag.org. In 2014, a team of cancer scientists decided to try bacterial injections on 16 dogs with tumors, and in six of them, the tumors shrank or disappeared. The same group then treated a 53-year-old woman the same way, and her tumor shrank. Another research team did a similar trial afterwards. The trial was meant to establish the safety of the injections rather than “assess survival,” but it shows promise for treating cancer.

Active member senior Erin Flaherty, who has been apart of the honorary since last year, said this was her first time doing the highway cleanup day as well. She said doing Beta Beta Beta service work allows her to volunteer for something she is passionate about — conservation and biology. “I can literally see the change I am making by the stark contrast between when we begin cleaning and when we are finished,” Flaherty said. “It is very satisfying to remove harmful plastics and wastes from the ecosystem.” Senior Monica Toohey, treasurer of Beta Beta Beta, mentioned that in preparation for the event, the volunteers had to watch a safety video. She noted that the excursion on Sunday increased her personal understanding of the impact of people’s actions. “Just throwing one thing out the

window—you have no idea how long it will stay on the side of the road,” Toohey said. According to Chiara, community service is a requirement for membership. Every active member must perform 2 hours of volunteering each semester. In addition to their volunteer events, the group hosts a plant sale, collects recycling from the classroom buildings, and hosts a bonfire for their members. Chiara added that the officers choose to open certain volunteer events such as the highway cleanup to all students. Both Chiara and Toohey said they hope their new instagram page will increase interest in the honorary and its mission. “If you have the opportunity to get involved in an activity like this, don’t hesitate because at the end of the day you will never regret something like helping the earth,” Toohey said.

Studies show fruit and vegetable Ancient mummy exhibits signs of acupuncture and medicinal herbs product might slow aging According to Sciencedaily.com, a The preserved mummy of a man study involving aged mice shows that murdered around 5,300 years ago, Ötzi Fisetin, a natural product found in the Iceman, may have gotten acupuncmany fruits and vegetables, extends ture and used medicinal herbs when health and lifespan. According to he was alive, according to Livescience. the report produced by University of com. The report states Ötzi had many Minnesota Medical School faculty, as health concerns—narrow arteries, people age, damaged cells build up and arthritic knees, and signs of Lyme cause low-level inflammation. Humans disease and stomach ulcers. Scientists also release enzymes that harm tissue. found 61 tattoos on Ötzi’s body, all in Fisetin reduces the level of those dam- the regions of his health issues, some aged cells. Researcher Paul Robbins of which are likely the result of acusaid with the right dosage, Fisetin can puncture treatment. The Iceman also “extend the period of health, termed seemed to have a “medicinal mushhealthspan, even towards the end of room” in his digestive system, which life.” combats inflammation and fever.

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By | Julie Havlak Senior Writer At 10 a.m., the road stretched out dusty and hot. She sat in the heat of the African sun and watched him walk to school with the tuition his mother had managed to scrounge together. It wasn’t enough; it was all the money they had to spend on clothes and other necessities. The little boy’s khaki shorts were so worn the back was riddled with holes. “He was really happy, and he talked to me about being excited to go back to school,” said Rose Okeyo ’13. “That really touched me, and I was like in the future, when I get a chance, God willing, I would like to help such kids. He had a passion for learning, but his circumstances weren’t good.” Okeyo met the boy when she was 18 years old, and her family gave the boy another pair of pants. Okeyo didn’t forget the little boy. In 2014, when Okeyo was attending Hillsdale College, she founded Tujelimu Charity to help the students attending Wang’arot Secondary School in the Rarieda District of Kenya. Okeyo was able to attend Hillsdale because donors and other students helped her, and she wanted to give back to the community and prove to other Kenyan children that they too could earn a better future. “For me, what really inspired me to work hard and come to America was the people who came to our school and talked to us,” Okeyo said. “I was someone who couldn’t afford to get an education in America. But I made it, I got a scholarship to Hilldale and worked hard and earned it.” At Hillsdale, she befriended Samantha Gobba ‘13, and as the two met to study for their math class, they began to talk about Kenya instead.

During their junior year, they partnered with the International Club to host a Kenyan dinner that raised over $1,300 and sent 226 textbooks to Wang’arot Secondary School before. “She shared her heart for students back home in Kenya who are good at school and need to be in school but who can’t be because of finances or the lack of resources,” Gobba said. “So I jumped on board with her, and we started Tujelimu.” While they were still in college, they began using Tujelimu to sponsor four students through secondary school, helping an orphan boy pay his tuition and a widow put her child through school. All of them have since graduated and started their own careers or continued their studies at universities. When Okeyo phoned a girl they sponsored, she cried. As one of eight children, the girl wouldn’t have been able to afford to continue her education without Tujelimu’s help, Okeyo said. “She has never met me or seen me in her life, but she cried when I called her to talk,” Okeyo said. “She was so humbled that somebody who didn’t know her took it upon themselves to support her through her education when her parents were really struggling. And now she is making a life for herself.” Both Okeyo and Gobba have established separate careers: Okeyo is studying networking technology and IT service at Durham Tech, while Gobba is studying to be a teacher and raising two boys in California. But Okeyo and Gobba still hope to get a 501(c)(3) certification, which would establish Tujelimu as a tax-deductible nonprofit. “Right now it’s slower than when we first started out. We’re both busy, we both

have lives to take care of,” Gobba said. “But there are some things we would like to see happen. We really want to start a mentorship group with older students mentoring younger students and helping them with homework and learning.” With the help of Hillsdale’s International Club, Tujelimu will be able to buy more textbooks for the students. The International Club hosted a fundraising dinner and an art auction on Sept. 13, where they collected $800 for Tujelimu. “I’m really happy with the outcome … We had been planning this since last semester, so we’re really glad we finally did it,” said Nour Ben Hmieida, senior and president of the International Club. “$800 is nothing for us here, but for them, it really helps.” At the dinner, junior Ritah Ogayo spoke about the children in rural Kenya who cannot afford decent clothing, educational materials, or the time to study. That need hit home for Hmieida. “When I came here from Libya, I didn’t think I could afford to go to college because there were a lot of obstacles,” Hmieida said. “And I’m just really passionate about it. I want to help give other kids the opportunity to learn and be able to work.” Okeyo has yet to determine how many textbooks she will be able to purchase for the students, but both Okeyo and Gobba said they were grateful to the club for donating to Tujelimu. “If you work hard you can do anything and go anywhere — if somebody sees that effort and is willing to help you,” Okeyo said. “And that’s what I am trying to do: There are bright students at home in Wang’arot but they need to be helped to see their potential.”

Stars over Lassen Peak. | Wikimedia Commons

Pulp Michigan: Astral Projections By | Nic Rowan Columnist Picture yourself in a boat on a river — then scratch that image because the Beatles are lame. Instead, picture yourself lying face up in an open field, your body swathed in a warm blanket, staring out at the October midnight as it opens into the Milky Way’s deep field of stars. Now call your girlfriend — or grab your cat — and head out to the Dark Sky Preserve at Lake Hudson. Tonight. Or next week. Soon. Until fall slips into winter, it’s the perfect spot for a late night star gazing date, just half an hour away from Hillsdale. The state established the park as Michigan’s first dark sky preserve in 1993. With about 2,200 acres of land surrounding a 600acre lake, state park inspectors picked the spot because its rural location already provided natural seclusion from light pollution. To cut down excess light even further, the state equipped the park with low intensity and motion sensor activated light fixtures, which reduce intrusions upon the sky at night. It also recommends that visitors respect the park’s “dark sky” nature by not using any artificial lights in the dark — except if necessary. The park doubles as a campground, if you are so inclined. That costs $11 (but, like all state parks with the yellow envelope honor

its face for long enough, the lights and rocks hanging millions of light years above us unveil mysteries of our souls in the stillness of the night. If silence is the door to the interior life, then the dark sky park is its naturally embossed handle. Of course, you can always take advantage of the seclusion to make your own racket. That’s right, just roll out the Old Crow and do as Drake once advised all the women whom he supposed were interested in him: “Then just drop down and get yo’ eagle on, or we can stare up at the stars and put The Beatles on.” But we all know that’s trite. If you’re going to play any music when you go behold the beauty of the night, save it for the ride home — when you’re dead tired, and need to get back in time for class. The longing kicks in and Tom Waits blares out from your beaten car radio speakers: And now the sun’s coming up I’m riding with Lady Luck Freeway, cars and trucks Stars beginning to fade And I lead the parade Just a-wishin’ I’d stayed a little longer.

“Just as a lake (or any body of water) speaks in measured rhythms to anyone who looks out on its face for long enough, the lights and rocks hanging millions of light years above us unveil mysteries of our souls in the stillness of the night.”

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Samantha Gobba and Rose Okeyo pose for a picture during a 2011 philanthropy event for Tujelimu hosted by Galloway Dorm and the International Club. Rose Okeyo | Courtesy.

payment system: only if you are so inclined). And time is running out there. The campground is closed from November to April, and only the giant star-gazing field in front of the lake remains open in the winter. No matter. The field is the best part anyway. Except for when major astronomical events are occurring — such as St. Lawrence’s Tears, an an-

doesn’t allow the house to pass moisture through it, trapping it inside the house and leading to rot and potential bug infestation.

nual comet shower coinciding with the grilled deacon’s feast day in late August — it stays mostly empty, perhaps too well-hidden from the public’s view. But the spatial emptiness leaves enough quietude for the meaningful reflection between couples or friends. Just as a lake (or any body of water) speaks in measured rhythms to anyone who looks out on “You never want to wrap an old house because it will rot from the inside out,” Eden said. Luttenton said that after months and months of work, he is excited to see the final

product. “When people walk up and say ‘wow,’ I know that we’ve done good work,” Luttenton said, “It’s neat to see the house come back to life.”

Unsung Heroes of Hillsdale: Nancy Ritz retires after 18 years of custodial service By | Brooke Conrad Features Editor Known among students, faculty, and college staff for her kindness, sense of humor, and enthusiasm for Christian music, longtime campus custodian Nancy Ritz celebrated her retirement last week after 18 years of service. Ritz has worked in almost every building on campus during her time at the college. Around 30 college faculty and staff attended her retirement party on Friday in the Fowler Maintenance building, and many said they are sad to see her go. “She was always willing to go the extra mile,” Professor of Spanish Carmen Wyatt-Hayes, who attended the party, said. “She would water my plants while I was away, and make us puppy chow. One time she made a CD of Christian songs for me ... She’s very kind and warm, very much cared for her work and very much cared for people.” The party, complete with cupcakes, balloons, and a celebratory banner, was organized by custodial supervisor Kelli Blaker, who was hired in 2000, the same year as Ritz. She said the two of them have “been stuck at the hip ever since.” “She’s a good lady,” Blaker said. “She cares about this place a lot.” Professor of English Kelly

Franklin added in an email that while Ritz was working in Delp, she “always spoiled us with baked goods, treats, and other snacks — especially around finals week. “She was always friendly and cheerful, and we chatted a few times as she was finishing up her morning shift,” Franklin said. “She kept our facility and offices clean and inviting — which makes a huge difference (in my opinion) to our own quality of work … We’re going to miss her for sure.” Ritz was also known as a “ray of sunshine” in McIntyre, where Ritz most recently worked, according to the dorm’s head resident assistant, junior Sara Garfinkle. Sophomore and McIntyre resident assistant Lily Erickson agreed. “She could frequently be found doing her work with her headphones in, dancing to the music as she went,” she said in an email. “She always had such a great attitude about her work and took so much joy in it.” Garfinkle said chatting with Nancy in the morning at the dorm was the best way to start her day. “Her kind words stayed with me all day,” Garfinkle said in an email. “I am so grateful for her hard work, but also for her TV recommendations! She has the best taste and I never would have found The Great British Baking

Show without her.” Ritz said her favorite part of her job was “the kids,” and she often brought snacks for dorm residents during finals week. Olds House Director Linda Gravel said she would bring little muffins and mini hot dogs with sauce for the girls in Olds. One time Ritz told dorm residents she would make them lasagna if half of them signed up for the annual Student Activities Board “Color Run” — and she even participated herself. Ritz also made dorm work fun, according to McIntyre resident assistant Sabrie Dalton. “Before the residents came back this year, Nancy helped the East RAs figure out how to pop out the windows and force them back in. Should have been rather annoying and difficult work, but she made it much more fun.” Another McIntyre resident assistant, sophomore Madison Rathbun, said Ritz was always smiling and would take a particular interest in how she was doing if she seemed down. Ritz would also often keep her in the loop on Christian concerts coming up in the area. “I do remember one time she left me the cutest note,” Rathbun said. “It all started because I told her she could keep listening to music she was listening to when she came to clean my room once

Nancy Ritz (center) celebrates her retirement with college staff and faculty after finishing her last day of work at the college. Brooke Conrad | Collegian.

… we talked about a Crowder concert coming up, and she didn’t want to forget to tell me, so she followed up. I thought it was the sweetest thing.” Monica Adams, a McIntyre custodian who worked with Ritz on the East Side, said she used to walk with Ritz every day during the summer,

recounting a day when they got lost on a Hayden Park trail and had to climb over a fence to get back. “She makes me laugh,” Adams said. “She’s just goofy.” Now that Ritz is retired, she says she plans to relax and travel to see her family in Kentucky and Tennessee. She’s from Michigan though

and said she plans to stay in the area. “I’m happy for her,” Mauck custodian Rublea Kast said. “It’s bittersweet.”

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City Limits Farm flowers grow popular among city businesses and residents By | Danielle Lee Collegian Reporter At the edge of Hillsdale County’s city limits, Sarah Maier’s backyard is a luscious, green lawn divided into sections for her farm animals and flower garden, faintly smelling of the manure nourishing her plants. Her garden is filled with many different species of flowers. Needing money to purchase a car, Maier was 14 years old when she got her first job at a greenhouse. Her interest in plants eventually turned into a degree in horticulture landscape design at Michigan State University. Now she grows flowers and sells them to Smith’s Flowers downton. She also sells arrangements at the Hillsdale farmer’s market on Saturdays. Jane Stewart, owner of Smith’s Flowers, started purchasing Maier’s flowers two months ago and said she appreciates their freshness and variety. “They’re local and have less carbon footprint. Most of our flowers come in from South America and they use a lot of pesticides to preserve them,” Stewart said. “She uses less chemicals and they’re fresher, which is my main thing. We can’t get some of the flowers she grows from other florists, and we like variety.” Maier said she began her business after her husband told her she was growing too many flowers and had to do something about it. “He was going to run out of grass to mow if I didn’t slow down,” Maier said. “I really started selling them because I was looking for a way to make extra money on the side with kids at home, and I found several other moms in our community doing something similar.”

Maier’s mother in-law also began encouraging her to sell her flowers after she tried selling the arrangements at the farmers market for her and received positive feedback from customers. Maier finally agreed to start selling her flowers there regularly about a month ago. “This is a labor of love; they’re my babies,” Maier said. “To take them out and to put them in front of somebody is hard and this is why I procrastinated on this.” With an acre of property, Maier has a backyard full of flowers, in addition to a vegetable garden and her husband’s beloved animals — goats, chickens, large bunnies, pigs, and two dogs. Out of the roughly 100 different kinds of flowers in her garden, Maier favors dahlias, marigolds, zinnias, and corn flowers. The flowers appear healthy from looking at the petals, but some of them have diseases visible on their leaves, including a leafhopper infestation on her marigolds and a powdery mildew on the roses. It is common for flowers to get both of them. The infestation happens when nymphs, baby insects, suck the leaves’ honeydew, causing spots of discoloration on the leaves. Powdery mildew spores spread by wind, transferring onto other plants. When the morning dew evaporates off the leaves, the spores stay and infect the plant. Maier gardens around 15 to 20 hours a week and uses the manure from her animals for the soil, saving on a lot of fertilizer and money. She also cuts her flowers in the morning since they become more stressed and wilt faster if done later in the day. Maier said she enjoys her work, and her kids often play in the yard while she works.

“If I didn’t love what I did, it’d be hard to take time to care for everything,” Maier said. Maier also noted that while a lot of young people are becoming more interested in the art of flower arrangements, they tend to have a low level of appreciation for the efforts of the flower industry. “The new generation wants something that they can bring home from the greenhouse to put on their dinner table, and they’re going to be successful with minimal input,” said Maier. The employees and customers at Jilly Beans express their appreciation for Maier’s floral masterpieces. Jilly Beans manager Julie Crowley said Maier drops the flowers off after the farmers market if any extras are left, along with her business cards, and many customers ask if they can take the arrangements outside and enjoy them in the garden. “Whatever doesn’t sell she brings them right over. It’s an informal arrangement and she surprises us with them sometimes,” Crowley said. Maier even takes the time out of her busy schedule to teach the employees how to maintain the flowers’ freshness, says Rebecca Voccola, a barista at Jilly Beans. “She tells how to keep them fresh by asking us to put more water here and there, so they last longer,” Voccola said. Maier said while horticulture was always a pursuit for her, she never imagined herself living on a farm. “I always thought I’d be in Grand Rapids or Chicago creating landscapes, not living in Hillsdale, Michigan,” Maier said. “But, things ended up going another way and it’s okay.”

Maier often donates her floral arrangements for display in Jilly Beans. Danielle Lee | Collegian.

Hog Creek Antique Mall has a large collection of jadeite and Pyrex, two popular antique finds. Kate Ford | Collegian.

Allen antiques are still in style, despite national industry decline

By | Kate Ford Collegian Freelancer About eight miles from Hillsdale College, along West Chicago Road, Hog Creek Antique Mall boasts 150 vendor booths selling everything from vintage blow dryers to Pyrex (a current favorite among collectors) to niche pieces like political buttons and clown dolls. The mall is one of several storefronts in a row of antique stores on West Chicago Road, dubbed the “antique capital of Michigan,” which continues to attract customers, despite occasional shifts in the popularity of particular items. The average piece at an antique store today is selling at “80 percent off ” what it would have during the “heydey of antiques collecting,” said Colin Stair, the owner of Stair Galleries auction house in Hudson, N.Y., according to The New York Times in March of 2018. Pieces like “[y]our typical Georgian 18th century furniture, chests of drawers, tripod tables, Pembroke tables,” Stair told the Times, are now selling at a fraction of what they would have 15 to 20 years ago. Hog Creek Antique Mall Owner Michelle Barrows said she doesn’t believe Michigan antiques have experienced a drastic decline in popularity, though she has noticed a shift

in trends. “The market has changed in terms of what people are buying, and in terms of what I am buying,” Barrows said. Barrows began antiquing in 2005, and she said she has seen a lot of trends come and go. “We sell a lot of primitives and mid-century modern pieces,” said Barrows. “People used to be looking for depression glass, now Pyrex is hot.” “Primitive” furniture is a simple early American style of furniture and decor, and is a popular find in antique stores. Barrows said that Hog Creek’s typical customers are collectors, but the mall will attract anyone, as the vendors bring in new pieces every day. These pieces typically come from garage and estate sales, which are popular places for most antique dealers. Just up the road stands Allen Antique Mall, made up of two buildings with a restaurant nestled in between. The two buildings house more than 100 dealers and anything from old fishing equipment to Ouija boards. Vendors Phil and Paula Pursell assist the manager with day-to-day tasks while stocking their own booths. Phil Pursell said that while he couldn’t point to one most popular item, he has often noticed a “theme of the day” in what he sells. “Last week we sold 10

horse statues, all to different people,” he said. While Pursell said he noticed a downward trend in the antique market over the past 10 years, he said it’s picked up steam in the last couple of years, along with the general incline of the national economy. On the other side of Allen Antique Mall, Dawn Essenmacher, a fellow vendor and employee of Allen Antique Mall, has a different opinion on the health of the antiquing business. “This year, it’s a little on the low,” said Essenmacher. “Peoples’ tastes have changed.” Nevertheless, she emphasized her love for buying and selling vintage items, as did several other vendors. “You can buy it, enjoy it for a while, and then sell it,” fellow vendor Lisa Baker said. The Pursells explain that, for them, antiquing isn’t all about the money. “We don’t make a living from it,” Phil Pursell explains. “We might make six or seven hundred dollars a month, which is enough to pay your rent.” He notes that antiquing “gets people out, gives them something to do.” “Antiquing is like a family thing,” he said. “It’s more than the things you find; it’s the people you meet.”

Petersen family chooses Charger football By | Liam Bredberg Collegian Reporter Most Hillsdale College students are plenty familiar with Dean of Men Aaron Petersen. His care for the students of the college is unrivaled as he aims to “guide young men into adulthood and through the trials and joys of college life.” Hillsdale College recruited Peterson in the 90s from Catholic Central High School in Grand Rapids to play football and baseball. Aaron’s sons, junior Martin and freshman Shannon Petersen are carrying on the family tradition as they both study at Hillsdale and play on the football team together. Aaron Peterson, long before serving as the Dean of Men, was a biology major during his time at Hillsdale. “I think I switched from Christian studies and a classics minor to a bio major all the while thinking of possibly med school and psychiatry in the back of my mind.” Petersen went into business for two years after graduation, moved into secondary education for four years, and then came back to Hillsdale College to serve as the Dean of Men in 2001. His oldest son Martin, who plans to major in American

From left to right: Dean of Men Aaron Petersen, Martin Petersen, Kathy Petersen (Aaron’s wife), and Shannon Petersen. | Courtesy

Studies and minor in journalism and business, said he worried about coming to a college where his father was

Dean of Men. “I thought I would see my dad all the time but we barely see each other,” he said. “But

that can be a good thing because I don’t get in trouble as much as I thought I would.” While Martin worries about his father singling him out, Aaron only wishes to see his boys more often. “It bugs me that they never come to say hi and always go to lunch with their mother,” he said jokingly. Martin and Shannon both stood out as athletes at Hillsdale High School before committing with the college. Martin, a two-sport high school athlete in football and basketball, earned all-conference honors as quarterback of the Hillsdale High School’s football team in 2013, 2014, and 2015. As a basketball player, he earned all-state honors in his senior season at the high school after scoring 1,000 points in his high school career. Martin faced a hard choice between playing basketball or football when it came time to commit with a college. “I always loved basketball,” he said. “Even growing up that was the first sport I found a lot of enjoyment in. In the end, I feel like I had a better opportunity to develop and grow and play more in football.” Shannon, the younger of the two and also an accomplished Hillsdale High School

Hornet, wrestled for the school and achieved all-state honors as a defensive end as well as tight end in football. He chose Hillsdale after receiving an offer from Benedictine College in Kansas. Shannon said he plans to major in

“It bugs me that they never come to say hi and always go to lunch with their mother,” he said jokingly. psychology and minor in art with the hope of becoming an art therapist. The two brothers enjoy being Chargers together and say they are better now that they are playing together. “It’s helpful having Martin because, being a new guy on the team, you hear the coaches say to look to the older guys

a lot,” Shannon said. “Having Martin on the team helps me in that aspect because I’m already comfortable with him.” The brothers said they hope that they can better each other rather than develop an unhealthy rivalry. “The competition between us is only going to grow,” said Martin. Aaron Petersen said he never tried to push or force his boys into going to Hillsdale College. “They were raised going to Charger football games and being friends with faculty and staff ’s kids,” he said. “There might have been an argument for my sons not to go to a school where their dad is the Dean, but from what I can tell, their relationships formed here.” Martin said being an athlete opened up a great chance for him to attend a school of Hillsdale’s caliber. “I think my dad always expressed how big of an opportunity it is to go to Hillsdale,” Martin said. “In the end, I feel like it was my decision more than anything. Whether it was from an athletic or educational standpoint, I think it was the best opportunity I had to grow academically and athletically.”

B6 October 4, 2018 Sarah Maier’s home-grown floral arrangements are becoming popular among downtown Hillsdale business owners and weekly farmer’s market shoppers. Danielle Lee | Collegian

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Professor’s century-old home Campus Chic: Grace Stokman gets restorative makeover - compiled by Victoria Marshall

John Luttenton repairs a column base on Eden’s side porch. Austin Gergens | Collegian.

Professor Emeritus Robert Eden is restoring his Victorian-era home. Austin Gergens | Collegian.

By | Austin Gergens Collegian Freelancer More than a century after one of the original residents scribbled his name and the year “1883” onto one of the attic walls, Robert Eden is leaving his own mark on the Victorian-era residence. Four different homeowners have resided in the house since it was first built in 1880, entirely by hand. Eden, a Hillsdale professor of politics emeritus, has lived in the house for 31 years and is currently in the process of restoring it. He plans to move to North Carolina once the work is finished. The restoration process began as a solo mission, with Eden personally designing and building a soft maple frame for the kitchen cabinets and then purchasing the doors. He added a homely touch by making a wooden sliding ladder with a food basket on top. The ladder fits inside the cabinet doors and allows one to snag hard

to reach snacks. In the early years, he brought up several oak doors from the basement and reinstalled them in a few of the door frames. “My largest personal contribution was the brick style shed I built with my son in 2005,” Eden said. In the spring of last year, the project became a team effort when Eden enlisted the expertise of carpenter John Luttenton and landscaper Cindy Riddle. Luttenton and his team of two have taken great care to preserve as many of the original parts of the house as they can, while concurrently restoring parts that have aged poorly. Luttenton’s contributions to the project come after 45 years in the carpentry business, building, repairing, and finishing houses. “I’ve seen houses 25 years old that don’t look anywhere as good as this old house,” Luttenton said. “Old homes should be preserved and not torn down as so many are

By | Jordyn Pair Associate Editor When Katie Frates was a student at Hillsdale, she was known for sneaking off from parties to play video games. Now, she’s known for The Daily Walkthrough, an esports and video game newsletter. “I’ve been a nerd my whole life,” Frates said. “I have loved video games forever.” The Daily Walkthrough is a morning newsletter that publishes Monday through Friday detailing the current events in the gaming industry, league updates, and other announcements. Frates said she is currently the only writer of the newsletter. But this wasn’t Frates’ original path. She graduated in 2014 as a finance major. “My summer into my senior year, I had an early mid-life crisis,” Frates said. Frates ended up interning at the The Daily Caller as part of the National Journalism Center program. She was

eventually hired on as an editor and then began working as part of The Daily Caller News Foundation. She currently works at Olympic Media as a managing editor and is now the editor-in-chief at The Daily Walkthrough. While at school, Frates was involved in Kappa Kappa Gamma and cheerleading. Her advisor, Professor of Law Robert Blackstock, called Frates a “lively and engaged student.” “Her interests ranged far and wide, and she had the intellect to follow those interests and make them bear fruit,” Blackstock said in an email. “Katie was game to embrace ideas, history, various ethical traditions, and chase the conversation wherever it wanted to go.” Frates credits Hillsdale with instilling her with what she calls “a vast well of knowledge” that she said gives her a different perspective than her Washington, D.C. counterparts.

these days.” Eden’s house lacks some of the conventional interior structure of a modern home. In earlier times, families would store most of their possessions in the attic, so the closet storage space in Eden’s home is much smaller than in homes today. The house also lacks a mudroom, so Eden converted the kitchen to a mudroom and pantry, since it was difficult not having a space to shed or grab layers during the ever-changing Michigan weather. The team of handymen mostly did finish work on the house with some additional electrical work in the interior. Finish work is the last stage of work on a house and is meant to remain visible, requiring an enormous amount of patience and attention to detail. Replacing bases, columns, lap boards, and the porches around the house are a few of their major accomplishments. Luttenton lamented how often carpenters take shortcuts on finish work, resulting in wasted time and materials. A single base for a column consists of 62 unique pieces, according to Luttenton, and while some of the bases were salvageable, others had to be partially or fully recreated. The bases that needed fixing were recreated incor-

porating useable original base pieces. These parts were combined with new wood, of the same type, to create a stronger base. Eden said he is grateful for Luttenton and Riddle’s commitment to doing work the right way. “It’s a real pleasure to work with them,” Eden said. “As a writer and fellow craftsman, I appreciate people who take their work seriously.” A pair of oak columns on the second story was the most ambitious task the workers faced in the whole project. With the aid of Hillsdale’s A Few Good Men club, the men were able to put the new columns into place. “Nick Scovil and I pushed the posts up a ladder while a carpenter pulled it up with a rope,” senior Andrew Sheard said. The exterior of the house presented even more challenges. During the Victorian era, there was virtually no insulation, and moisture would pass freely in and out of the walls. This cycle caused paint to lift as water exited the home, and it was hard to tell when the house needed new paint. Modern Victorian homeowners often wrap their house in vinyl for as a cheaper way to provide aesthetics and protection. See House B4

“There’s a classical feel at Hillsdale that has followed me

video games. “Much to my sorority

Describe your favorite outfit: In all honesty, my favorite outfit was my jumpsuit, heels, and power-pony that I wore to Garden Party. In general though, I love to wear a close fitting black shirt, jeans, and my pair of gold hoops.

Who or what is your style muse? My cousin Margaret is a fashion goddess. Her style is intentional, classy, and beautiful. Margaret is also the most self-aware and genuine person I know, which shows through how she dresses herself.

What three items should everyone have in their wardrobe? Black jeans, edgy jacket, and gold hoops.

What is the best fashion advice you’ve ever received or what is your top fashion tip? Wear clothes that compliment your body and do not overthink it.

Grace Stokman is a sophomore. Victoria Marshall | Collegian.

Alumna and video game enthusiast breaks into e-sports media

Hillsdale alumna Katie Frates and Fox News producer Griff Jenkins. | Twitter

and will continue to follow me,” Frates said. But she has always loved

sisters’ chagrin, I did not do a very good job at hiding my video gaming,” she said.

Frates said that The Daily Walkthrough fills a niche gap in the e-sports industry, by providing a newsletter with “no favoritism.” Unlike newsletters from specific publications, The Daily Walkthrough pull from a variety of sources. She said she’s been pleased with it’s success so far. Frates said she’s been pleased with the newsletter’s success so far. “It’s been a wild ride,” Frates said. “It’s been far more successful than I thought it would be.” Esports, or “electronic sports” is a quickly-growing industry centered around playing video games competitively or professionally. Gamers attend tournaments with cash prizes, play on teams, or “stream” their gaming live on platforms like Twitch. And it’s got some serious cash. The global Esports Economy should reach $905.6 million, according to Newzoo. This is a year-on-year growth

of 38 percent. “This is absolutely an international movement that is not going away,” Frates said. Senior Josh Hoover started streaming on Twitch last school year and began streaming professionally over the summer. “I started streaming so my dad could watch,” Hoover said. His dad would normally watch Hoover and his brother play video games, but couldn’t anymore once he and his brothers had left for college. Hoover said that the idea of working in esports needs to be mainstream. “I think Fortnite did a good job of that,” he said. “It’s normal now to see someone working in esports.” Fortnite and other mainstream games have made epsorts familiar to kids, Frates said. In some ways, esports has replaced normal sports. “This is their passion; this is their hobby,” Frates said. “This is what they’re going to engage with.”