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Michigan voters approve marijuana legalization, other ballot proposals By | Nicole Ault & Carmel Kookogey Editor-in-Chief & Assistant Editor Michigan’s three ballot proposals passed in Tuesday’s election, though Hillsdale County voters weren’t on board with two of them. Nearly 52 percent of Hillsdale County voters affirmed Proposal 3, which will change several voting policies, and add an allowance for sameday voter registration. But 53 percent of the county voted no on Proposal 1, which legalized recreational marijuana throughout the state of Michigan, and nearly 48 percent voted against Proposal 2, which creates an independent redistricting commission. Mayor Adam Stockford expressed concern that the new proposals only serve to further complicate Michigan law. Proposal 2 and 3 together add 9,000 words to the Michigan state constitution. “In my personal view, more complicated laws are never a good thing for people,” Stockford said. Recreational marijuana is now legal — but Hillsdale has options Though recreational marijuana will remain legal statewide regardless, the city of Hillsdale could opt out of allowing businesses to sell marijuana by a simple majority vote of the city council, Stockford said. The Hillsdale City Coun-

cil is currently looking into the potential impacts of the legalization of recreational marijuana dispensaries and the legislation that might be required to opt out, said Hillsdale City Manager David Mackie.

the situation to allowing a gentleman’s club or a casino to be brought in. “I don’t see the city of Hillsdale being ready to want to cater to businesses like this.” Stockford said he doesn’t think the legalization will

or another.” But Scott Hephner, the police and fire chief for the City of Hillsdale, said he has great concerns from a law enforcement perspective. Drugged driving, youth overdoses, and crime rates have increased

On Tuesday, Michigan voters approved all three ballot measures. They elected Gretchen Whitmer as governor and Debbie Stabenow as U.S. senator. Flickr

See A6 for more election coverage. Stockford said the city has hired a firm to help it through that process. The new state law will go into effect in 10 days. “As far as businesses go, the state has given the option to opt out, to say at least for right now we don’t want marijuana businesses within city limits,” Stockford said, comparing

have an impact one way or another, although perhaps the area might see an influx of people from Ohio and Indiana, where recreational marijuana remains illegal. “No one’s going to be stopped from exercising their individual rights,” Stockford said. “I don’t think it’s going to have a big impact one way

negatively in places such as Colorado that have legalized the drug recreationally. As fire chief, he said, he’s also concerned about more residential fires as a result of high-wattage light bulbs used for growing marijuana, and butane used to extract oil from marijuana. “I foresee law enforcement

still being heavily involved in marijuana, just in a different way,” he said, adding that he doubts the argument that law enforcement will have more time. Eric Leutheuser said it will likely take a while before regulation and licensing roll out. “Frankly, I expect you’ll see a lot more people using it,” Leutheuser said. ‘Nonpartisan commission’ to redraw Michigan districts The second proposal on the ballot was a measure to set up a nonpartisan commission to redraw Michigan’s district lines every 10 years. The proposal passed with 61 percent of the vote in Michigan, according to ABCNews 12, though it was defeated by a slim margin in Hillsdale County. The commission will be composed of 13 members, randomly selected from the Michigan population. “Proposal 2 was most confusing because it sounded fair on the surface,” Leutheuser said. “Maybe it will be.” Leutheuser said the proposal would take effect after the 2020 census, and after that, the Michigan secretary of state will solicit people to be on the commission. Associate Professor of Politics Kevin Portteus said in an email that this proposition will put redistricting in the hands of these private citizens, “without regard for their competency” to make these decisions. “The complexity of redis-

tricting means that the commissioners will likely become the pawns of the secretary of state, who possesses the resources and expertise to ‘assist’ them in their work,” Portteus said. “It is highly likely that the secretary of state will effectively become the de facto district drawer for all legislative offices in Michigan.” Portteus pointed out that the newly-elected Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, wrote a book arguing for the importance of state secretaries of state in 2010, entitled “State Secretaries of State: Guardians of the Democratic Process.” “She now has the tool to draw Democrat-friendly districts in Michigan, and to claim later that it was fair and nonpartisan,” Portteus said. Professor of Politics Thomas West agreed that Proposal 2 will likely create a biased commission. “Commissions like that are almost always a disaster for Republicans,” West said. “They typically are taken over and run by smart liberals, who tend to run circles around the well-intentioned Republicans who are usually easily taken in by non-partisan language thrown at them by their political opponents.” Hillsdale College College Democrats President Madeleine Hedrick said she thinks passing Proposal 2 was a good idea, and said she hopes it

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Whalen to step down as provost, continue to teach By | Nicole Ault Editor-in-Chief Among the neatly-ordered piles on Hillsdale College Provost David Whalen’s desk is paperwork regarding accreditation, a graduate school program, faculty sabbatical

everything, as the book says,” Whalen said. “It’s probably time to return my concentration to students, to teaching, and to literature.” Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn said it’s “extremely likely” that Whalen will remain provost through the

Provost David Whalen will be stepping down from his role as provost within the next year, hoping to teach more English classes. Anders Kiledal | Courtesy

requests — and a stack of books on the pre-Raphaelites, two translations of Homer’s “Odyssey” he’s comparing, and a pile of English midterms he’s just graded. After serving as provost for nearly eight years, Whalen intends to step down to focus more on those last few items and teach more English. Whalen, who was the college’s associate provost for seven years before stepping into his current position, said the transition will probably take place sometime next spring, depending on what is most convenient for the college. “There’s a season for Follow @HDaleCollegian

end of the 2018-2019 academic year. Arnn said that he is consulting with Whalen and the academic deans in the search for a new provost. They have received nominations from the faculty, and “those nominated are all being considered,” he said. “David is one of the most important people to the college and to me, and it’s a very big deal for him to change his job,” Arnn said. “Everyone regards him very highly and trusts and admires him.” As provost, Whalen’s job has involved a variety of duties related to curriculum,

faculty, and students. “It’s a question I often get, so what does the provost do? I have several answers. One is, nobody knows, and I hope we can keep it that way, so no one can tell if I’m doing a good job,” Whalen said jokingly. More seriously, he said the provost is the chief academic officer for the college, taking responsibility for curriculum and faculty and overseeing departments such as financial aid, the registrar, the library, and the academic deans. He also has oversight of Hillsdale Academy. “The reason no one knows what provosts in general do is they have a quite varied portfolio of responsibilities,” Whalen said. “The provost tends to be a very adaptable position. You can get that position to do whatever you need it to do.” Joking that his two tools are “a mop and a fire extinguisher,” Whalen said his job is often unpredictable but also involves strategic planning and document writing. “There’s a great deal of coordination and management of initiatives and projects and developments of various academic sorts,” he said. After leaving the provost position, Whalen will likely remain in some kind of administrative position. Though yet unspecified, it will probably be advisory, regarding program development and planning, Whalen said. Arnn said the college would benefit from Whalen’s gifts and vision in that kind of administrative capacity, though he said he respects Whalen’s desire to spend more time teaching English. Whalen currently teaches one English class each semester, though it’s not required for his position as provost.

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chief justice on West Virginia Supreme Court By | Nicole Ault Editor-in-Chief Beth Walker ’87 took office as a justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court in January 2017 — and two years later, in January 2019, she’ll become its chief justice. “It is such a huge honor to be selected by my fellow justices,” Walker told The Collegian. “It’s a really important leadership position in our court, and I’m incredibly honored.” The court’s five justices unanimously voted Walker into the chief justice position late last month. The chief justice holds office for a year, and her duties include overseeing other levels of court within the state, ruling on recusal motions in the court, and presiding over oral arguments, Walker said. West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Evan Jenkins, who’s known Walker for nearly 20 years, said Walker will be an asset to the court. “Beth is motivated by her respect for the law, devotion to the Constitution and love for the people of West Virginia,” Jenkins said in an email. “Soon to be ‘Chief Justice Walker’ is a strong leader with a reputation of hard work and deep devotion to fair and equal access for all. She is viewed by her colleagues on the bench and those who appear before her in court as being a person of honesty and integrity.” Walker’s election followed turmoil in the West Virginia Supreme Court: Earlier this year, the state legislature voted to impeach all five justices for lavish spending of state funds. Walker said she intends to address these concerns in her new leadership role. “In the past several months we’ve had some controversies about the supreme court, and so my goal is to help restore the public’s confidence in our supreme court,” Walker said.

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“I’m particularly focused on transparency and accountability and working closely with the legislature on budgetary issues.”

“a very good student, very serious about her work and about serving the college,” said Professor of History Tom Conner, who had Walker in

Beth Walker ’87 will be chief justice on the West Virginia Supreme Court in January. Beth Walker | Courtesy

In Tuesday’s election, a ballot measure passed amending the state constitution so that the legislature will be in charge of the state judiciary’s budget, rather than the judiciary itself. “This amendment will require us to present a budget and the legislature will have the final call,” Walker said. “So it’s going to be really important to establish trust and cooperation with the legislature, especially on budget issues, so that we can be responsible and so that taxpayers can be assured that we are handling their money appropriately.” At Hillsdale, Walker was

a few of his classes and knew her as a student worker in the admissions office while he was director of admissions. Walker was a member of the Chi Omega sorority and senior class president during her time at Hillsdale. She also helped start the student ambassador program and worked for The Collegian. Walker was personable and hardworking as well, Conner said, and has “fundamental integrity.” “I’m thrilled,” he said of her new advancement.

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www.hillsdalecollegian.com Assistant Professor of Financial Management speaks at Hillsdale Academy. Emily Stack Davis | Courtesy

Assistant Professor of Financial Management Peter Jennings spoke at Hillsdale Academy Wednesday morning in honor of Veterans Day.

Security pushes app to Mock Trial team best yet after tournaments ‘Alertus’ of danger By | Alex Nester Assistant Editor

By | Jordyn Pair Associate Editor Campus security warnings could come in an instant, if you download an app. Hillsdale College Campus Security has added a new element to its mass notification system with the addition of the Alertus mobile application. Using the app, campus security can send out a mass alert to notify students of emergency situations like severe weather or an active shooter. “Weather is probably our most challenging adversary,” said Bill Whorley, director of campus security. The average emergency situation lasts seven minutes, according to Whorley. It takes 22 minutes to alert all of campus using Blackboard. The extended time it takes to alert campus of an emergency situation can cause logistical problems. A school lockdown in 2017 caused mass confusion, as some students were alerted of the lockdown before others. Senior Adam Cieply, a member of the security team, said he was present in Grewcock Student Union during the lockdown, although he was not working at the time. Cieply said that because only some students received the notification, some students did not believe the school was

on lockdown. This new system is not a result of the lockdown, according to Whorley. “My sense is security wanted another arrow in their quiver, to communicate with campus,” said Aaron Petersen, Dean of Men. The Hillsdale Alertus currently has six presets, although Whorley said he hopes there will be more added soon. The notification system can also link into the fire alarm and door key systems on campus, as well as flash a wall-mounted beacon in Biermann Sports Center. The app also has a location tracking service available, although Whorley said this would only alert official emergency personnel. Alertus also has a unique feature. “They’re one of the few emergency notification systems that can break a password,” Whorley said. This means that Alertus could push an alert through the computer, even if no one is currently logged into it. But the system only works if the recipient also has the Alertus app downloaded. “If you could convince the whole campus to download it, it would be an incredible aid,” Cieply said.

With their success at recent tournaments, Hillsdale College Mock Trial has the highest win percentage of any mock trial team in the college’s history. Both teams 1126 and 1127 attended the Case Western Spartan Throwdown on Oct. 28 and 29, and 1126 competed at the Illinois State University Invitational this past weekend. Team 1126 placed third at both tournaments, taking home a trophy from a tournament in which they have never previously placed, and beating the current national title holder in the process. At Case Western, team 1126 faced Bellarmine University, the University of Arizona, University of Michigan’s B Team, as well as no. 1-ranked Miami of Ohio’s A team. Team 1127 had a strong first day according to coach Lindsey Church ’11, beating University of Kentucky’s B team and Michigan State University’s A team. Though 1127 dropped both ballots from Miami of Ohio’s A team, they tied with University of Michigan’s A team, winning five out of eight possible ballots during the tournament. Team 1126 faced University of Iowa’s A team in the first round, and handed University of Iowa their only losses for the tournament. HCMT went

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Student Federation amendment proposes new member criteria The Student Federation has passed the following amendment to its Constitution, which students may vote on during the week of November 12–16, 2018.

mesters at Hillsdale College, have served as a representative on the Federation for at least one complete semester, and have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.75.

The amendment will replace III.B.1 and III.B.2 with the following:

c. Candidates for independent representative shall be full-time students at Hillsdale College.

B. Qualifications 1. The following requirements shall apply at the time of declaring candidacy or nomination for an election, and at the time a vacancy appears that is to be filled by appointment: a. Candidates for president and for treasurer shall be full-time students with at least three complete semesters at Hillsdale College, have served as a representative on the Federation for at least one complete semester, and have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0. i. If there are fewer than two qualified candidates for president or treasurer, candidates with two completed semesters at Hillsdale College and one completed semester on the Federation shall also be considered quali fied for that position.

d. A candidate shall be considered to have served a complete semester on the Federation if any of the following apply: i. the candidate has served on the Federation for the entirety of an academ ic semester. ii. prior to the meeting at which the candidate is nominated or declares candidacy, the candidate has served on the Feder ation for an uninterrupted term of service in at least four different months in which meetings were held. iii. the candidate has served for the entirety of the current semester in progress. This shall not be a valid qualification in the case of an appointment to fill a vacancy or if the member has been absent from more than one meeting.

b. Candidates for vice-president and for secretary shall be full-time students with at least two se-

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new candidate shall be considered eligible either by a simple majority of the entire membership of the Federation with the approval of the president, or by a two-thirds majority of the entire membership of the Federation.” The amendment will do the following: Clarify that the semesters spent at Hillsdale College are already completed before candidacy Establish an intermediate eligibility threshold for president and treasurer to prevent uncontested races Establish an equivalent measure for a semester served on the Federation, to accommodate members with irregular terms Allow members who join the Federation in the fall semester and have good attendance to run for officer positions for the next year. Editor’s note: Amendments must be printed in The Collegian for two consecutive weeks, according to the Student Federation Constitution IV.A.2. The amendment must receive the approval of President Larry Arnn and also requires votes in favor of the amendment from two-thirds of the student body.

“From Lindsey’s and my perspective, both from personal observation and statistics, we are the best we’ve ever been,” Church said. Team 1126 has the highest win percentage of any team Hillsdale has ever had, with a record of 20-1-1. Team 1127 is on its way to taking over the 7th highest spot Hillsdale’s Mock Trial team became the highthis weekend’s est ranked team in Hillsdale College history University of after they’re last two tournaments. Illinois at UrbaMason Aberle | Courtesy na-Champaign Illini Invitation. on to defeat Wheaton ColSophomore Emma Eisenlege, tie with North Central man said she is proud of her College, and beat University team’s accomplishments. of Illinois at Chicago, with “This year there are so whom they tied at regionals many new people. It’s almost last year. Junior Captain Maall underclassmen and a lot son Aberle and sophomore of people’s first year,” she said. Konrad Ludwig received “It’s crazy we are holding this personal awards for their record and knocking teams performances. off the scoreboard like it’s According to coaches our job, and other teams are Jon Church ’11 and Lindsey Church ’11, this year’s team is stacked.” Next week, members of the most outstanding in the teams 1126 and 1127 will be history of Hillsdale College. more officially separated —

or “stacked” — into A and B teams, which will be the official teams for the rest of the season. Though Mock Trial is separated, the coaches emphasized the importance of having two strong, unified teams. “Team unity is a big thing,” Jon Church said. “You talk to good programs, and people fear hitting the school’s B team as much as their A team. We have such talent and we are trying to make the transition from having one competitive team to having both competitive, A and B. Both teams are really expected to perform at the level of another school’s A team.” Jon Church said one of the HCMT’s goals is to send both teams to the American Mock Trial Association Open Round Championship Series in March, and to send at least one team to Nationals in April. “We have a team that really wants to win,” junior and team 1126 Captain Mason Aberle said. “We don’t want to win just for the sake of it but because of our standards. All of us go into it with a sense of duty to coaches, teammates, captains, and that is exactly what you need.” Team 1126 will compete at the Yale Invitational tournament and team 1127 will compete at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational from December 2-3 before taking winter break.

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added to Proposal 3 “like a little pumpkin spice, to make it more appetizing.” Hillsdale County Clerk Marney Kast said in an email that she is not sure of the impact of the proposal but has doubts about it. “I have not had the time to investigate the cost, let alone the effects on the passage of Proposal 3 in our county,” Kast said. “I do know that my association – Michigan Association of County Clerks – has wanted the ‘No Reason Absent Voter’ for years, but to have it combined with everything else is not a good thing.” Some concern with allowing voters to register and vote on the same day is that without a period of time in between to verify voters’ eligibility, voter fraud may increase substantially. Stockford said he thinks this is “absolutely” a possibility. Either way, Stockford said, allowing citizens to register and vote on the same day creates “a lot more work for election commission and county commission and volunteers who help on election

day.” Part of a bigger picture Ballot proposals have become more popular in recent years, Leutheuser said. According to Ballotpedia, Americans in 37 states voted on 155 statewide ballot measures this election. “The larger story is how ballot proposals are now this sort of response to the fact that Republicans have had both chambers and governorships in a majority of states,” he said, adding that people have found ballot proposals to be a cost-effective way of changing policy. The more widespread use of ballot proposals means people need to be “better educated and more cautious,” he said. “Stay on your toes.” They likely won’t fade away in the coming years, either, Leutheuser added. “Being successful on those three will probably inspire more activism and petition gathering in the future,” he said. “And not just in Michigan.”

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cation, and he’s very gifted at expressing that understanding,” Smith said. Noting that Whalen has always been willing to teach outside his area of specialization, Smith recalled a time when, early in his career at Hillsdale, Smith was asked to teach upper-level 18th-century literature. Whalen called Smith into his office and handed him a box of snuff. “It’s been handed down from 18th-century to 18th-century instructor,” Smith said. Though Whalen’s presence as provost will be missed, Smith said he’s “very much” looking forward to Whalen’s return as an English professor.

“Not only am I looking forward to it; the most excited people should be the students,” he said. “David is one of the most gifted teachers of his generation.” Whalen said he is eager to spend more time with students and literature in the coming years. “I look forward to being able to read more, write more, work with students on their writing,” Whalen said, “but most of all I look forward to working immediately with students on and about great literature, ideas, and realities. That’s the best work in the world.”

from A1 will combat voter fraud by allowing people to be more accurately represented. “I think if you want to talk about voter fraud, there’s fraud being committed against voters by gerrymandering, which strips people of really their right to choose their own representatives, because their voices aren’t being accurately heard,” Hedrick said. “That disenfranchises Democrats, that disenfranchises Republicans, it’s bad for everyone. So I think Proposal 2 is great.” Michigan passes a proposal to allow same-day registration Proposal 3, the only one of the three proposals which did pass in Hillsdale County on Tuesday, was a measure which allows voters to register to vote on the same day that they cast their ballots. Within the proposal were several subcategories, three of which were already Michigan statutes, according to Leutheuser. He explained that these pre-existing statutes were

“I very much want to teach. So, I am essentially acting as a kind of adjunct or part-time addition to the academic program,” Whalen said. “While I certainly prepare and am conscientious of my courses right now, still I do not afford them the degree of concentration that I would if teaching were my priority.” Professor of English Stephen Smith, who works with Whalen as dean of humanities, said Whalen will be missed as provost because of his leadership, good advice, and sense of humor. “He has great vision and understanding of liberal edu-

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Bauerlein defends biblical education By | Julia Mullins Collegian Reporter

joined First Things that Bauerlein said he noticed the presence of biblical allusions within literature. “Reading biblical materials makes your experience of American culture today a richer, deeper one,” Bauerlein said. Sophomore Mary Caroline Whims said she read Genesis and studied some rabbinical commentary on it during her Great Books I class with Professor of English Justice Jackson. “We’re looking at literature, and we’re looking at the Bible,” Whims said, “The Bible is part of what makes literature beautiful and good, and we have to recognize that it is the truest thing in all literature.” Bauerlein is on the board of the Core Knowledge Foundation, an organization which develops curriculum designed

religion.” Bauerlein said students in public schools today are receiving half of an education. “People interpret the Students at Hillsdale have an Bible differently,” said Mark advantage over those stuBauerlein, senior editor of dents. First Things magazine, during “Kids who receive a relia speech at Hillsdale College. gious instruction in America “This is an inescapable fact of today actually have a wider our fallen and partial perspecscope; they have a broadtives, of our human interests, er horizon of experience, and of our varying formation and they know more about which leads us to debate, American history,” Bauerlein especially over any powerful said. “They are able to read texts.” Lincoln’s speeches and recogStudents and faculty gathnize something like ‘a house ered on Nov. 6 to hear Bauerdivided.’” lein, a professor of English at Whims said she is grateful Emory University, discuss the she attends Hillsdale for this issue of biblical illiteracy in reason. America, for a talk hosted by “I am able to have the full the Dow Journalism Program. picture of everything, all the Bauerlein discussed the influences that have shaped faults of purely secular educaour culture,” Whims said, tional systems and defended “We’re not leaving things out the need for biblical literacy because they’re not politically in order to have a deeper correct, and because understanding of of that it’s a richer American culture. education.” Bauerlein said Bauerlein shared many people do several findings not know the Bible. from the Bible He cited examples Literacy Project of political figures about biblical literlike Howard Dean acy in public high and media reporters schools. According who were ignorant to the survey, only 8 of biblical referpercent of teenagers ences. in public schools “It’s embarrassreported that their ing. It’s humiliatschools offered any ing,” Bauerlein said. elective course on “They didn’t have the Bible. any biblical eduBradley Conrad, a cation; they didn’t prospective student have any good, solid who attended the American history lecture, is a junior education; they in high school from haven’t had a good Alabama, who is American literary homeschooled and education.” takes online coursDespite this rises from Liberty ing biblical illiterUniversity. He said acy, Bauerlein said the Bible is part of biblical understandhis curriculum but ing and references also noted Liberty is a can be found every- Mark Bauerlein, senior editor of First Things, spoke Tuesday night on biblical illiteracy Christian university. where throughout and education in America. “I was definitely surprised American history. by some of the references “The most referred Julia Mullins | Collegian he made,” Conrad said, “I’ve to book in the debates to build reading skills by heard different things about leading up to the passage giving broad background people not believing in the of the Constitution was not knowledge in history, politics, devil and how that’s affecting Montesquieu, it wasn’t John culture, but I hadn’t heard a Locke, it wasn’t Hobbes; it was and literature, he said. “So much of reading is ton about the actual illiteracy Leviticus, where you have the based on your background of just different random piecfullest impression of the Ten knowledge of what you’re es in the Bible.” Commandments,” Bauerlein reading,” Bauerlein said. Whims said she was said, “Not to have biblical In order to give that broad grateful for the opportunity to literacy is to be ignorant of a background of knowledge, meet Bauerlein. lot of American culture and Bauerlein said the curriculum “It’s exciting we can have American history.” must be religious. However, someone like this on our camBauerlein attended gradupus,” Whims said, “This gives ate school at UCLA, where he he said some schools will not adopt the curriculum if Hillsdale students an opporsaid he received a very good religion is incorporated. tunity to connect with him, education, but he never read “Religion is controversial,” to think about their future, or discussed the Bible. internships, and writing.” “I was partially educated in Bauerlein said, “so we have to present core knowledge this world,” Bauerlein said. without religion because of It was not until he came the secular bias against any back into the Church and

November 8, 2018 A3 The Catholic Society hosted a women’s retreat on Saturday at the Grotto, led by Domincan sisters from Ann Arbor. Olivia Brady | Courtesy

Catholic Society, Dominican sisters hold women’s retreat By | Calli Townsend Assistant Editor

The Hillsdale College Catholic Society held a morning retreat for women this weekend, to provide additional religious community for students. More than 15 women from Hillsdale College gathered on Nov. 3 for the retreat. Tim Force ’17 and Peri Rose Force ’17 hosted the women at the Grotto, an off-campus house owned by St. Anthony’s for outreach purposes, from 9 a.m. until noon, and the participants had the chance to spend some time with Dominican sisters. Catholic Society Vice President and junior Olivia Brady planned the event with the goal of creating an event for women to be able to spend time in a religious community. “I was thinking about all the guys here who have the opportunities to be around other religious men, like Chaplain Adam Rick or Father David Reamsnyder at St. Anthony’s Church,” Brady said. “I wanted an opportunity for people to spend time with religious sisters.” Brady said Franciscan brothers come to the college about once a semester, but it’s far less common for sisters to visit. She wanted to give women an opportunity to connect with these religious women, not necessarily as a potential vocation, but just for the chance to be around them. Brady reached out to Dominican sisters from Ann Arbor, asking if they’d be willing to offer a relaxing

morning retreat. She said the sisters were very generous and willing to participate. “I didn’t want it to be a retreat about discerning religious life, but a practical retreat about prayer and living out faith in college,” she said. “And then just having some time to reevaluate your relationship with God and how you can be living a prayer life.” Sophomore Miriam Barry is a member of the outreach board. She said she thought the retreat was even better than she expected. “It’s definitely going to help me in my prayer life,” she said. “One of the sisters talked about methods of prayer and meditations and the relationship with God. The other sister gave a talk about how to balance your life with God. School can be a real growth in your relationship, but you need to make time for prayer.” The event began with the Force family cooking breakfast for everyone at the Grotto. After breakfast and a time of fellowship, one of the sisters shared her testimony and spoke about meditative prayer. Then the group split in two. While one half spent time praying, the other half went on an Emmaus Walk. This walk provided the women time to divide in pairs to have intentional discussions about their relationships with God. “We talked about prayer and what prayer looks like in our lives,” Brady said. “We said what kinds of prayers have been most fruitful for us and some ways we’d like to grow in prayer. At the end of the walk, you prayed with your partner.”

Another sister gave a talk about living for Christ during college. “Both of the talks were amazing, and I really appreciated this one,” Brady said. “The biggest takeaway for me was needing to go back to think about how I use my time in the day. I heard the quote ‘God gave you your entire life; you can give him 15 minutes in the morning,’ so that kind of kicked my butt and made me see how I need to re-prioritize my time.” Sophomore Bridget Breckler attended the retreat as well. “I think the biggest thing from the retreat was honoring God through your present vocation that he’s given you, which for us right now is the vocation of being a student,” Breckler said. “So just realizing that you can give the gift of love to him through the little mundane things like homework was a good reinforcement that I needed.” The group then divided in two again, switching activities. Some women devoted time to prayer, while the others took their turn to go on the Emmaus Walk. After the retreat, the sisters went to lunch with the women and later on a hike to Hayden Park. “I think the event went really well,” Brady said. “I really appreciated the very different sorts of women that came. The sisters loved being here.”

Students, faculty attend Notre Dame ethics conference By | Julia Mullins Collegian Reporter Nearly 800 people, including Hillsdale students and professors, gathered at the University of Notre Dame this weekend for the 19th annual Center for Ethics and Culture fall conference. The theme of the conference, held on Nov. 1, was rooted in Russian philosopher Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s teachings on the proper relationship between God, the human person, and the state. Associate Professor of English Dwight Lindley said the title of the conference, ‘Higher Powers,’ came directly from a quote by Solzhenitsyn. “Solzhenitsyn is saying if man forgets he has a relationship to the divine that transcends politics, then he’s going to actually mess up politics,” Lindley said, “And that was a reason for the conference’s existence.” He said most of the lectures about the philosophy of Solzhenitsyn were great reminders to him about things he has studied before, and the lectures gave him a deeper appreciation and understanding for the life and works of Solzhenitsyn. Sophomore Joshua Goeltz, a member of the Catholic Society, said some of the lectures about Solzhenitsyn were discussed in the context of World War II. “One of the talks was about suffering and how suffering can lead you to God, and it’s usually for a good purpose,” Goeltz said. “Through suffering, you come more

into accordance with what’s good and just, and you better understand your relationship with the world so you can be in accordance with God.” Goeltz said St. Maximilian Kolbe, a Polish friar whom Nazis killed in a concentration camp, was portrayed as an exemplary model for the spiritual rewards of suffering. “Maximilian Kolbe sacrificed himself so a man with a wife and kids could live. He was an example of somebody taking on suffering for the greater good,” Goeltz said, “And seeing the way that related back to Solzhenitsyn’s philosophy and text peaked my interest in the philosophy of suffering.” In addition to Solzhenitsyn, Lindley said another great lecture was given by Alasdair MacIntyre, a famous American philosopher from Notre Dame, according to Lindley. “His lecture was like the ones about Solzhenitsyn,” Lindley said, “but it wasn’t radically new; it reminded me of some things and deepened my appreciation for those things.” Senior Colleen Prince, also a member of the Catholic Society, said MacIntyre gave the most impactful lecture of the weekend. She said MacIntyre is revolutionary in engaging modern culture with Aristotelian philosophy. “His lecture was absolutely incredible,” Prince said, “His focus, the big crescendo at the end of his presentation,

Students and faculty from Hillsdale traveled to the University of Notre Dame for the annual Center for Ethics and Culture’s fall conference. From left: junior Jonah Davey, junior Teddy Birkofer, senior Natalie Taylor, senior Colleen Prince, and Razi Lane ’18. Colleen Prince | Courtesy

was on how we need to create good, strong communities, even in places where it’s most

difficult, like a city, a very internationally well-known city.” Prince said the communi-

ty of South Bend embraces the teachings of MacIntyre and allows like-minded people with the same fundamental values to engage in deep conversations with one another. “The community is astoundingly unique; It’s everything Alasdair MacIntyre would want,” Prince said. “Don’t graduate without going to the conference; I don’t care what major you are.” Lindley said the best thing about the conference is that it brings together many different people with the same values. “I made new friends who I really value, and I saw a lot of old friends, including a good number of alumni who came back from their various places around the country to come to this,” Lindley said. “In all my spare time, I was having lunch or dinner with friends, students, alumni, and that kind of fraternity is in some ways, the best part of the conference.” Prince said she has attended the conference multiple years and compared the weekend to a family reunion.

“Everyone’s coming there; most people are Catholic, if not High Church, so I think that since we all have very fundamental similarities that sprouts much more specific conversations, which actually challenges your core beliefs,” she said. Most people in attendance came from conservative Catholic colleges in America, according to Lindley. He said there were representatives from Europe, primarily Spain and Italy, and also from South America. Despite an international presence, Lindley said he was struck by the desire from young Catholics for radical changes in the United States government. “The really surprising thing was this integralist position, which is pretty unusual,” Lindley said, “Yet it’s fairly popular among certain kinds of people, especially among a certain crowd of young Catholics on Twitter, on so-called ‘Catholic Twitter.’” Lindley said integralism is a new political teaching in certain Catholic circles that advocates for something similar to the collapse of church and state. He said it’s essentially the subordination of the politics to religion. According to Lindley, integralism became the subject of discussion in the final panel discussion between four wellknown scholars. “It was an eye opener but also helpful to see what people were thinking about,” Lindley said.

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Affectation, not affection: PDA is not okay By | Alexis Nester Assistant Editor Public displays of affection are equivalent to dogs peeing on fire hydrants to mark their territory, according to a 2017 study from the Journal of Sex Research. Most men who participated in the study said that the satisfaction of PDA didn’t come from the interaction itself, but rather, from showing off their perceived superiority over other males. Essentially, public displays of affection are animalistic — it is a response to hormones and instinct, grounded in the biological desire to outperform other males. PDA is not love; it’s affectation, not affection. And it really needs to stop. For a conservative college, Hillsdale has its fair share of students who are more than comfortable displaying their affection in public: cuddling on couches in the union, sitting on each other’s laps in the Knorr Family Dining Room, making out in booths in AJ’s Cafe or in the study rooms in the library, and — as if it could get any worse — nuzzling in class. Spending time alone in a dorm room with a person of the opposite sex seems to be looked down upon at Hillsdale for various reasons — even when students abide by the established visiting hours. But perhaps PDA demonstrates a deeper lack of morality: If individuals must resort to public displays of affection, perhaps they believe they cannot practice self-restraint in private. Further, those who display affection in public demonstrate a lack of social awareness and an ignorance of

others’ comfort. They either do not know they are making others uncomfortable, or they do not care. Both are equally disrespectful — and cringeworthy. A peck on the cheek — or, dare I say, even a quick kiss on the lips — is okay. I’d admit, it’s even a little cute. But long smooches, rubbing noses, massaging, cuddling, and running one’s fingers through another person’s hair in public is inconsiderate. This comes down to being conscientious of others, which extends far past public displays of affection. It’s about being aware of your surroundings and acting appropriately given the time and location. It’s about thinking before you act, and putting other people’s rights to be comfortable in their surroundings before your desires. Our education at Hillsdale College is grounded in studying the true, the good, and the beautiful. Because PDA is rooted in animalistic instinct, displaying affection in public dehumanizes both oneself and one’s partner. It is not good or beautiful. If the Honor Code applies to what goes on behind my bedroom door, then it applies to what goes on up the hill. Public displays of affection are not honorable in conduct, nor are they respectful of the rights of others. Don’t display affection in public, and practice proper self-governance in private. Love is patient. It’s affectionate. And it can wait for visiting hours. Alexis Nester is a junior studying economics.

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Be prudent when registering for spring semester. After making it over the hill of midterms, it’s time to consider what courses to take for spring semester. If you’re an underclassmen registering, it’s important to not get caught up in the exciting prospect of electives. Rather, take time to consider the effect of your choices on subsequent semesters as well.

Our advice to you is this: Prioritize the core before entertaining possible majors or exciting electives. Currently, Hillsdale College’s core curriculum demands roughly 50 credits. You’ll feel much better taking a 300-level Medieval Philosophy course you’ve always wanted to take after you’ve already gotten a class like Logic and Rhetoric off your plate.

If you really want to add a three or four-credit elective, simply go talk to your potential professors about their workload. Most professors would be more than happy to explain the expectations of their class to you, so that you don’t overload your schedule. If the class seems like the workload may weigh you down, save it for a later semester or opt to audit the class.

Make use of your resources. Check out a book from the library about the discipline you’re curious about before spending a couple thousand dollars on a class that you may not like half-way through the semester. Be prudent when choosing classes. Your GPA, and your coffee budget, will thank you.

Office Hours Pilgrimage to Israel: When Biblical passages become reality visited the Yad Vashem HoBy | John J. Miller Professor of Journalism locaust museum, and enjoyed I don’t envy my students for much. They can keep their Hell Week and their Hillsdating. Yet they’ve made me jealous in one particular way: Loads of them have jetted off to Israel, traveled through the Holy Land, and come back with stories, knowledge, and— in the case of the now-married Brendan and Katie Clarey— matching tattoos. I wanted to go as well, though not for the tattoos. Yet nobody had invited me. The Passages program, sponsored by the Philos Project and the Museum of the Bible Foundation, focuses on college students and subsidizes their trips. Since 2015, close to 200 Hillsdale students have made the trek. Another 50 will follow soon, during Christmas break. What a remarkable gift: For many, a once-in-a-lifetime chance to walk in the footsteps of Jesus. A handful of faculty and staff have tagged along as chaperones, but not me. I’ve just cheered on everybody, especially the students: Go, go, go. Now I’ve returned from my own trip to Israel. Last month, I joined a group of mostly Catholic journalists and spouses on a visit that mixed educational tourism and religious pilgrimage. We received security briefings,

a Shabbat dinner at the home of a rabbi. We learned about Zionism and gained a better grasp of the Jewish roots of our Christian faith. We also met entrepreneurs, including a guy who wants to turn grasshoppers into a staple food for the whole planet. He said they’re an excellent source of protein. His samples were crunchy. Best of all, however, were the sites. We started in Tel Aviv, walked around Nazareth, gazed into Syria from the Golan Heights, rode cable cars to the mountain fortress of Masada, and floated in the Dead Sea. We celebrated Mass everywhere from a crypt in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem to the ruins of Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found in nearby caves. Then there was Jerusalem, with its Temple Mount, Western Wall, Old City, and more. Benjamin Disraeli put it well: “The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more; it is the history of heaven and earth.” In the United States, we admire buildings that have stood for a hundred years. In Jerusalem, we visited the Church of St. Anne, built in the 12th century by Crusaders and acoustically impressive today. We also walked on a Roman road, recently exca-

vated by archaeologists but still below ground in a tunnel. Jesus probably walked on the same flagstones. Then we stood on steps that Jesus would have climbed to the Temple in Jerusalem. Before the trip, I knew a few things about Israel. I’d read about it in the Bible, in the news, and on the entertaining blog that senior Jordyn Pair kept when Passages took her there last winter. Yet Israel remained an abstraction: a place I could summon in my imagination, but not one that I could envision from memory. Things are different now. Last week in church, for example, our priest read a familiar passage from the Sermon on the Mount. I thought: “Been there!” Then the words transported me to the actual location, with its view of the Sea of Galilee, which in America we would call a “lake.” I didn’t go fishing like a disciple, but I did dip my toes in its waters. For me, these biblical passages have moved from legend to reality. The Jordan River? It’s more like a creek, though it would have been bigger back in the day. The Mount of Olives? Now I know why it’s been a local landmark for millennia. The next time I read the story of Jonah, I’ll think about the shore in Jaffa, the port from which the fishy prophet began his fateful voyage. One morning, at a spot on the Temple Mount in Jeru-

salem, our guide pointed to the gray domes of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a few hundred yards away. He said that when Jesus hung from the cross on that site, he was probably looking right where we were standing. Now that’s a perspective setter. Another time, our guide pointed out the bus window: “See that hill?” he said. “That’s Tel Megiddo.” Its Greek name—and the one we use today—is Armageddon. We didn’t have time to stop because were on our way to lunch in Nazareth, which is in the hills and where the traffic is bad. As Tel Megiddo slipped from view, it seemed like a lost opportunity. Later, it felt like a reason to go back. Editor’s Note: The editors invite readers to discover a special Veterans Day contribution to Office Hours, written by Professor Peter Jennings, on the story of Hillsdale’s 4th regiment and the college’s tradition of defending liberty. It is available on our website, www.hillsdalecollegian.com.

The editors invite faculty members to contribute to Office Hours, a weekly column dedicated to promoting relationships between staff and students through the giving of advice and stories. Send submissions to the Opinions Editor at kmcghee@hillsdale.

The importance of the U.S.’s nuclear strategy to conventional conflicts in By | Nathanael Cheng Special to the Collegian Afghanistan and Iraq. It was only five months ago that the media was captivated by a historic meeting between the leader of North Korea Kim Jong-Un and President Donald Trump, with breathless promises of denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula. Only a few months later, North Korea has disappeared from the headlines. Now, many Americans probably have no idea that after months of fraught negotiations, the State Department announced that a meeting between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Kim Jong-Un’s right-hand man scheduled for today has been postponed to a later date. Last week, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea even threatened to “restart” its nuclear program if the U.S. did not ease sanctions. While the story may have lost our attention, the importance of nuclear power as an important component of American strategy should not. With the Democrats now in control of the House, we can expect U.S. nuclear strategy to come into the spotlight again as the newly-elected majority will undoubtedly take the President to task on areas of disagreement in his nuclear posture. Nuclear weapons have not been used for 73 years, and the U.S. is the only country to have ever used a nuclear bomb. Through the height of the Cold War, although conventional proxy wars raged in Korea, Vietnam, and Afghanistan, the two great powers never resorted to using nuclear weapons. After the fall of the Soviet Union, with the U.S. enjoying unchallenged hegemony, nuclear weapons faded from the limelight, attention turning

The concept of deterrence was and is a central element of U.S. strategy to prevent nuclear war. As the theory went, the awesome destructive power of nuclear weapons and the fear of retaliation would prevent war and aggression. Not only that, a “nuclear taboo,” a term coined by author and political scientist Nina Tannenwald, has developed: a normative prohibition against and a stigma associated with using nuclear weapons. The use of nuclear weapons is perceived as unacceptable and illegitimate. This has led to a raft of arms control and reduction agreements, negative security assurances, and commitments to achieving a “nuclear zero.” While some have gone so far as to say that nuclear weapons “don’t matter,” today’s volatile and fluctuating threat environment make nuclear weapons a significant concern. The increasing power of near-peer competitors, weakening arms control agreements, and technological modernization threaten the “nuclear taboo.” North Korea has achieved several breakthroughs in its nuclear program. President Trump’s withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran and the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia illustrate the uncertainty of dealing with bad actors. While the dream of a “world without nuclear weapons”

seems far off, if not impossible, the U.S. can take concrete steps to maintain commitments to nonproliferation and arms control, maintain a credible deterrence, and assure allies. It seems unlikely that the U.S. can convince North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons, but the U.S. can work with other nuclear powers and its allies and partners to strengthen export controls and improve measures to prevent smuggling of nuclear material. The Department of Defense’s 2018 Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) includes developing low-yield or “tactical” nuclear weapons, much smaller nuclear weapons that can be used in a precise, targeted way. According to the Nuclear Posture Review, Russia and other near-peer competitors have devoted significant resources to developing low-yield nuclear warheads, operating under the assumption that limited nuclear war by using “tactical” nuclear weapons can offer a decisive advantage in lower-level conflict. Former Secretary of State George Schultz and others have criticized the Nuclear Posture, arguing that developing lowyield nuclear warheads decreases the threshold for nuclear war, as decision makers may feel less restrained from using a smaller-scale weapon. Secretary of Defense James Mattis has also expressed concerns of the potentially “destabilizing” effects of low-yield weapons and is not convinced that “limited

“Our nuclear strategy should not be overrun with hysteria.”

nuclear war” is possible. Mattis still maintains, however, that deploying these weapons are critical to closing gaps in deterrence and preventing miscalculation. One problem with nuclear deterrence and the “nuclear taboo” is that hostile actors may not regard U.S. deterrence as credible, since U.S. inhibitions would prevent them from employing large-scale, earth-shattering nuclear missiles, allowing hostile actors to believe they can get away with using limited nuclear force. To close any gaps in our deterrence, the U.S. should expand low-yield options to prevent any miscalculation. Disabusing others of the usability of low-yield weapons thereby raises the threshold for nuclear war. These measures along with increasing transparency and communication with relevant stakeholders and reassuring others of our commitments under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) will demonstrate our good faith and reduce the risk of nuclear war. Our nuclear strategy should not be overrun with hysteria. Embarking on an indiscriminate arms buildup would be ineffective, and concern over nuclear power should not turn into obsession, distracting from other important issues of national concern. But policymakers and citizens should not take for granted the 73 years of relative peace without the use of nuclear weapons and recognize the obligation to ourselves and posterity to continue that peace.

Nathanael Cheng is a senior studying politics and a George Washington Fellow.

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President Trump is right to end birthright citizenship By | Garrison Grisedale Columnist President Trump announced his intent to end birthright citizenship via executive order last week in an interview with Axios. Consequently, an outpouring of constitutional analysis from both the left and the right commenced: Is birthright citizenship required by the Fourteenth Amendment? Or is it the result of a misreading of the law? Many constitutional scholars, including Hillsdale College’s own Michael Anton and Associate Vice President Matthew Spalding, have spilled pages of ink defending their claim that birthright citizenship is not a mandate of the Constitution. But there remains a question few are asking: Is birthright citizenship a good idea? Does it better help the American people further the Constitution’s guarantee “to ensure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our

posterity?” To present the constitutionalist argument against birthright citizenship in brief: Section I of the Fourteenth Amendment reads “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” The clause in question is “subject to the jurisdiction thereof.” If birth alone is sufficient, these five words would be totally redundant and unnecessary to the text. Likewise, “subject to the jurisdiction thereof ” must not be confused with “subject to the laws.” Whereas a

British visitor may be subject which will accept them. to our laws, like traffic signs The Fourteenth Amendand stoplights, he is not truly ment was written to enshrine subject to American “jurisdic- the Civil Rights Act of 1866 tion” because his allegiance and guarantee citizenship to belongs to a foreign country. freed former slaves. It was The other not written constitutionto provide al argument citizenship pertains to the to all born in “Birthright social comthe U.S., such pact theory of as Indians, citizenship is an the American the children Founding of foreign imprudent policy itself: our diplomats, Founders left etc. inconsistent with the visitors, behind the In this ancient feudal sense, the ideals of the American children of concept of “citizenship by illegal aliens soil,” arguing cannot be Founding.” that citizenconsidered ship demands part of the consent on the part of the new social compact because they citizen and the existing mem- imposed their presence on bers of the social compact. the American people without At the same time, children their consent. Birthright citiborn into this social compact, zenship for illegal immigrants governed initially by their par- therefore breaks the terms of ents, maintain their natural the social compact and sugright to withdraw consent and gests violating the law — the emigrate to any other country very terms of the social com-

pact — will be rewarded with the privilege of citizenship. The Supreme Court has never ruled directly on the question of whether or not the children of illegal immigrants are citizens. Even the one oft-referenced case of U.S. v. Kim Wong Ark dealt with the child of people here legally — a fact many newly minted “constitutionalists” on the left often fail to note. But perhaps the most important question remains: Does birthright citizenship secure the interests of the American people? Is birthright citizenship a good idea? The American people never consented to such a policy. Instead, it was imposed on them and came about long after the 14th Amendment was passed. President Trump doesn’t seem to think birthright citizenship is prudent: It “costs our country billions of dollars and is very unfair to our citizens,” he tweeted. (Trump displayed incredible political deftness in waiting until the

Supreme Court had a conservative majority before he announced his intentions.) Birthright citizenship serves as a major incentive for illegal immigration and the related problems it brings, like drugs, crime, taxpayer costs, and more. Indeed, a new Center for Immigration Studies report found that in 2014 alone, illegal immigrants gave birth to 297,000 children who received birthright citizenship, or roughly 7.5 percent of all births that year. All of which became immediately eligible for government welfare. The total costs to the American taxpayer? A cool $2.4 billion. Birthright citizenship is an imprudent policy inconsistent with the ideals of the American Founding. It is not in the interests of the American people. Trump would do well to end it.

Garrison Grisedale is a senior studying politics.

Mikaela Shiffrin: Let’s Fly: Inside the John James ‘War Room’ Objectified or oblivious? for Maxim’s brand. The magBy | Corinne Prost Special to the Collegian azine is able to pretend they agree that “sexy” isn’t always “The most important thing necessarily physical while maintaining the status-quo by is that you just stay true to filling their pages with sumpyour own idea of what is tuous, lavish beauty. beautiful,” said Mikaela ShifShiffrin gave them a new frin, an American two-time edge to market their magOlympic gold medalist. azine, which they used to Her message on Maxim preface their list: magazine’s HOT 100 list “It would be easy to make landed with a hollow, dull the 2018 Maxim HOT 100 thud instead of the powerful, list all about physical beauty ultra-feminist punch it tried — after all, this year’s nomto pack. Since 2000, Maxim inees have that in spades. touts a list of the “World’s But they’re far more than Sexiest Women” based on just pretty faces: The women physical and superficial stanwho inspire us are multi-hydards. When asked to particphenates, entrepreneurs, and ipate in Maxim’s 2018 shoot, risk-takers. Now more than Shiffrin opted to wear her ski ever, we need to celebrate jacket and gold medals over a smart, powbikini or dress erful women because she who are breakrejects the idea ing boundaries that appear(and looking ances alone damn good makes a womdoing it).” an “sexy.” Her Maxim’s great declaradisclosure tion headlined would be true on CNN, but if they were relike so many ferring to any narratives that other list of repeat themwomen. Think: selves and have Maxim’s HOT little insight, 100, but withher argument out the same falls flat. public faces Throughout plucked from her on-camthe aisles of era interview, grocery magShiffrin equatazines racks. ed women A look at the photographing HOT 100 list in their bikinis shows that with societal the accomobjectification. plishments She fell into and abilities of the dangerous these women assumption are secondary that because to the glamasociety assozon image they ciates physical are truly prodemeanor moting. When with sexiness, all the flowery it somehow language of pressures these “true beauty” women into tires, it’s really showing off the physical their physique. attributes that It’s hard to bedetermine who lieve that all of makes the cut these women for pop culwould willingture’s “World’s ly participate Sexiest.” in something they felt wholly Shiffrin wanted to stay true degraded by (which is, after to her own idea of beautiful, all, the essence of objectifibut nobody got the message. cation). In fact, these women All the readers got were the seemed flattered to receive typical, mind-numbing pages recognition for their beauty upon pages of beauty, and oh along with their accomplishyeah — there’s the Olympic ments. gold medalist, clearly there Shiffrin also assumed that by proxy of her physical looks she is making some sort of like the rest of them, despite an impact on the culture’s showing less skin. perception of “hot” or “sexy” In a way, Shiffrin is right: by refusing to wear a bikini. Beauty doesn’t always have But she is not a role model — she is a puppet for the ruthless to be physical. But when it’s sandwiched between a glossy world of celebrity. At the end movie star in an evening of the day, Shiffrin in her ski gown and a seductive singer jacket still made Maxim’s in a bikini, it’s hard to draw a HOT 100 because her beauty, success, and fame allowed her different conclusion. to remain a viable candidate for their magazine’s aesthetic. If anything, Shiffrin’s stateCorinne Prost is a senior ment was an even bigger gain studying American Studies.

“Shiffrin wanted to stay true to her own idea of beautiful, but nobody got the message. All the readers got were the typical, mind-numbing pages upon pages of beauty.”

few more people had voted By | Ben Wilson Special to the Collegian in each precinct across the state, many races would have turned out differently. Tucked away in a back Votes add up quickly and it room with televisions lining all starts with an individual the walls and dozens of deciding to make their voice laptops displaying election heard. results, I watched the numNext, a loss doesn’t have bers roll in on Tuesday night to leave us defeated. After as John James’ campaign hours of data crunching, team sorted through various precincts to see if the Repub- phone calls, and poll watching, our team reached the lican outsider would pull off an upset. Although the night unfortunate conclusion that James had lost the election. didn’t end the way I — and The fight was a long and thousands of Michigan vothistoric one, but it didn’t put ers — had hoped it would, election night in that Detroit James on Capitol Hill. The students and staffers around conference room taught me me were visually worn and some valuable lessons. beat as we packed up to head First, every vote matters. home. Yes, every single vote. That At that moment, James simple phrase has saturated walked into the War Room discourse over the past few with a smile and confidence weeks as various pundits, that made us all wonder if politicians, businesses, and corporations have pushed for someone hadn’t brought him a higher voter turnout. Many up to speed yet. He spoke to still feel that one vote doesn’t the group and reminded us have impact and is useless in that a year ago no one had heard of this movement. It the grand scheme of things. had no traction. Now it is a But sorting through results massive, national movement. with very narrow margins He spoke of the change from showed me the power of a six years ago when Stabensingle vote. A state House ow beat her opponent by 20 race in northern Illinoipoints, yet this time she won came down to quite literally by less than six. James’ mesone vote: Mary Edly-Allen sage of national security, ecocollected 25,105 votes to nomic prosperity, and fewer incumbent Helene Walsh’s 25,106 votes. The same rarity regulations resonated with millions across the country. occurred in Kentucky. If a

James wasn’t defeated; he was grateful and energized for the next battle. In short, this is only the beginning. John James promised Michiganders that he isn’t going anywhere. The hard work of dedicated volunteers put him in the national spotlight and gave him the position to talk about issues that truly matter to this state and to the rest of the country. He will continue to fight and so Republican John James ran against Democratic incumbent Debbie Stabenow for will we. Senate in the 2018 midterm elections. | Finally, as James told our Wikimedia small group, and John James will be at the “People like to thank God forefront, in whatever capacwhen they win. Let’s praise ity God has in store. him when we lose, too.” Let’s Fly. Perhaps that thought is the most important lesson I learned. The battle for truth Ben Wilson is a freshman and liberty is far from over studying the liberal arts.

Lest we forget: The 100th anniversary of the end of WW1 never fully took hold, and By | Joshua Lawson Special to the Collegian dissent and dissatisfaction with America’s involvement When the clock strikes 11 in “Europe’s affairs” was high. a.m. this November 11th, a American troops didn’t century since the end of the land in France until June First World War will have 1917 and did not engage in passed. But for much of the their first major battle until country, little notice will be March 21, 1918 — defendpaid. ing the Western Front from While historians have a last-ditch German attack come to label the Korean War as the so-called “Forgot- now known as the Spring Offensive. Within less than ten War,” this title is perhaps eight months, the war was better suited to the conflict over. first known as The Great WWI lacks the blinding War. Many countries, like moral clarity of WWII. The Great Britain and Canada, sinking of the Lusitania, a observe November 11th as British ocean liner and pasRemembrance Day, replete senger ship, and the chance with solemn school assemdiscovery of the nefarious blies, moments of silence Zimmerman telegram simply for the honored dead, and a don’t compete with the hornear universal wearing of a red poppy — a tribute largely ror of the heinous attack of Pearl Harbor in the Amerito the over 9 million men can mind. who lost their lives in WWI It’s hard to identify a “bad between 1914 and 1918. But in the U.S., many Americans guy” in the First World War. The belligerents of WWI are will go about their business complicated. Women, chilas usual. dren, and unarmed civilians Part of this is underwere abused and mistreated standable. American society on all sides of the conflict. and the press were deeply Chlorine gas was developed divided on the war from the beginning. With two years of by the Germans, but both fighting over and the horrors the British and the Germans deployed it on helpless men of the war’s major battles — in combat. Instead of a cruMarne, Ypres, Verdun and sade to help liberate the free Somme — in the rear-view world from Nazi and fascist mirror, the U.S. remained neutral in the chaos that was tyranny, American involvetearing Europe apart. Indeed, ment in WWI put it on the side of one group of nationWoodrow Wilson’s 1916 alist and imperialist nations reelection motto was “He fighting another group of the Kept Us Out of War!” Even same — all seemingly over after war was declared (one Belgian neutrality. month after Wilson’s second The difficulty in wrapping inauguration in February of WWI up in a neat and tidy 1917), pro-war sentiment

“good v. evil” morality play is borne out in the disparity between the number of noteworthy films about each world war. Classic films about WWI can be counted on one hand. On the other hand, WWII boasts the cinematic achievements of “Saving Private Ryan,” “Dunkirk,” “Atonement,” “Patton,” “The Thin Red Line,” “Flags of our Fathers,” “The Longest Day,” and more than 50 other noteworthy films. So, why should Americans care more about WWI? Why should this November 11th be a weighty and reflective day of remembrance? There are important lessons to be learned from WWI. War is a terrible, horrendous, and awful undertaking. WWI is perhaps the best example in modern history of how senseless and pitiless it can be. At the start of the war, many brave young enlisted men still held the opinion that war was a gallant and splendid thing. The realities of machine guns, barbed wire, trenches, and poison gas put an end to that illusion once and for all. Soldiers quickly understood General William Tecumseh Sherman’s warning from decades earlier that “the glory” of war was all “moonshine.” As memorable as the heroic moments of WWII are — whether it be D-Day, the liberation of the concentration camps, the Battle of Britain, Iwo Jima, or the miraculous evacuation of Dunkirk — we need to re-

member WWI as a reminder of the exceedingly high costs of war. In just one and a half years of fighting, more than 116,000 Americans lost their lives and another 200,000 were wounded. To put it in perspective, more Americans died in WWI then those who died in the Spanish-American War, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq combined, according to the American Battlefield Trust. Families across the nation were shattered and the lives of surviving loved ones were forever changed. The unbelievable loss of life seen in WWI is a reminder that prudence, thoughtful debate, and, above all, prayer must guide the hand of the President and his foreign policy leaders today. This Veterans Day, pray for our servicemen past and present. If you happen to see a veteran or serving member of the armed forces, make the time to shake their hand and thank them for their service to this great country. And take a moment to remember those who gave their lives in the largely forgotten Great War — lest we forget.

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Midterm elections turn the Mitten State purple Michiganders elect Democratic governor, senator, while Republicans keep state House and Senate By | Josephine von Dohlen City News Editor

Taxes threaten future of historic Fisk House By | Josephine von Dohlen City News Editor An increase in property taxes could cause Coldwater’s historic Fisk House, home to Blue Hat Coffee, to close within the next year, according to Blue Hat owner Phillip Jewell. Jewell, who owns the property and runs the business with his wife, Catherine, said he is currently exploring his options to get the taxes reduced with appeals to the local assessor and the state. “We’re looking at all kinds of options: appealing, demolition, and moving the building to other local communities,” Jewell said. When Jewell opened the business in 2011, he applied for and received an exemption from the homestead property tax. His application was granted and taxes waived entirely. With a recent property tax valuation audit by the Michigan Department of Treasury, however, the audit “resulted in a reduction of the homestead property tax exemption from 100 percent to 50 percent for the historic Fisk House owners,” according to a news statement from the City of Coldwater. With this change, the Jewells would only receive half of the exemption that they did in years prior. “The state determined that because we are part-business and part-living quarters, we only qualified for 50 percent of the homestead extension,” Jewell said. The change would raise taxes on the property from $19,000 to $23,000 a year, Jewell said. In effort to avoid paying such an increase, Jewell said

he is currently working with a CPA to appeal the tax increase to the local assessor and to the state. “We’re going to go down the path at this point of having a CPA go to the local assessor and board to see if we can get tax decreases,” Jewell said. The Fisk House is listed with both the national historic register and the state historic register, but not the Coldwater historic district, Jewell said. This allows him and his wife to control their property because it is individually owned, but there aren’t any benefits to being a historic place as the grants and monies allocated to city governments don’t reach them. In the meantime, Jewell has applied for a demolition permit because, he said, “the property is more valuable as empty land.” Coldwater City Manager Keith Baker disagreed. “We would hope he wouldn’t tear down the house as means to decrease property taxes,” Baker said. Baker said he believes that getting rid of the house on the property would not have a significant impact on the taxes. Rather than pursuing potential demolition, Baker said he encouraged Jewell to go through the appeals process with the Board of Review, which would allow a committee to review both the assessor and market data and look at circumstances of how the property would be valued, according to Baker. “It’s essentially a check and balance for the local assessor,” Baker said. Jewell said he has considered establishing a nonprofit

organization for the property, and is confident he could get approval from the federal and state government to do so, depending on his goals. “The problem is that the city would have to be OK with the loss of tax revenue,” Jewell said. If the city were to fight it in court, Jewell could end up with significant legal fees, something he would like to avoid. But for Jewell, he doesn’t believe that the City of Coldwater understands the value of historic buildings. “Unfortunately historic buildings don’t seem to mean too much to the city,” Jewell said. “What does mean something to them is tax revenue.” Baker said that the business and the building are an asset to the community. “It was literally the only building in the area when US12 was the main road from Detroit to Chicago,” he said. Jewell said this project will be long-term, as they wait to see what will happen with the appeals. “I’m going to try to keep this open, but I don’t want to keep getting taxed. There’s got to be a middle ground that we can all agree on.” Jewell is passionate about the significance of local businesses in small-towns, but without a tax decrease, he says his business cannot survive. “At this point, we’re slightly past breaking even,” Jewell said. “To continue to succeed, we’re going to need the support of the local area.” If the taxes go down, Jewell says he can stay. “If the taxes increase, then we’re going to have more faceless buildings on this street.”

Some of Michigan’s top gSome of Michigan’s top governmental positions went blue after years of Republican control in a high-stakes midterm election Tuesday. Gretchen Whitmer will be the first Democrat to take the Michigan Governor’s office in the past eight years after she defeated Republican attorney general Bill Schuette in the race for governor. “I guess we’re going to have to fix the damn roads now,” Whitmer said in a victory speech. “Thank you, thank you Michigan. I am incredibly, incredibly humbled that you put your trust in me to be your next governor.” Democratic Debbie Stabenow beat Republican John James in the U.S. Senate race for Michigan by a 6.03 point margin, according to the AP. This will be her fourth term in the office. “The coalition for all of us has been about bringing people together,” Stabenow said after her victory. “Working men and women, business people, environmental community, women’s community, religious community, agricultural leaders, that is how you get things done. And that is how I govern, to get things done.” Jocelyn Benson won the office of Michigan secretary of state. Defeating Republican Mary Treder Lang, Benson will take the seat held by Republicans for 23 years. At a Democratic election night gathering, Benson said that she was ready and would not let people down. “The people of Michigan deserve a secretary of state who works as hard as you do,” Benson said. Dana Nessel beat her opponent, Republican Tom Leonard, in the race for Michigan attorney general.

In a news statement released Wednesday morning, Leonard said, “Dana Nessel ran a smart campaign and earned the voters’ trust. I have offered her any help she may need getting acclimated to the department and beginning her term.” While Republicans kept their majorities in the state House and Senate, several seats did flip parties. All 38 seats in the Michigan Senate were up for reelection. Prior to the election, 25 Republicans held a majority over 12 Democrats, and there was one vacancy. Similarly in the Michigan House, 110 seats were open. Republicans maintained the majority, but Democrats gained five seats, for a new total of 58 Republicans and 51 Democrats. According to the Michigan Secretary of State, more than 3.6 million of the 7.4 million Michigan registered voters cast ballots on Tuesday, with 99 percent of precincts reporting. In Hillsdale County, nearly 50 percent of registered voters showed up to the polls on election day. Hillsdale County Clerk Marney Kast said in an email that the amount of absent voter ballots issued was extremely higher, according to her local clerks. Hillsdale County results, however, differed significantly from the rest of the state. Nearly 65 percent of Hillsdale County voters chose Bill Schuette for governor, who ultimately only received about 44 percent of the state’s vote. Republican Rep. Tim Walberg won the 7th District U.S. congressional seat for the second time against Democrat Gretchen Driskell. This will be Walberg’s sixth congressional term. State Sen. Mike Shirkey and state Rep. Eric Leutheuser were both re-elected as well. In the city of Hillsdale, Ward 1’s controversial council seat will remain empty until

a special election in August 2019. Peter Jennings, Ward 1 resident and associate professor of management at Hillsdale College, received 29 more votes than Dennis Wainscott, the other Ward 1 candidate on the ballot. Jennings was found ineligible for office in a special meeting of the Hillsdale City Council Aug. 1 due to durational residency restrictions. Jennings respected the council’s decision and did not campaign after the council’s decision was made. Because ballots were already printed for the primary election held Aug. 9, Jennings’ name could not be removed. He then won the primary, and voting laws prohibited his name from be removed from the November election ballot, according to the County Election Commission. Even after winning the election on Tuesday, Jennings said he will not join the city council, because the group will not seat him. “Out of this chaos and confusion, the vote suggests one good thing,” Jennings said. “Voters in Ward 1 were not satisfied with their candidates, and now they have the opportunity to select somebody who is.” A special election was already planned to fill the seat of former Ward 2 Councilman Tim Dixon, who resigned in October, so there will be no added costs to the city. Hillsdale Mayor Adam Stockford said that because the council deemed Jennings ineligible, the election would not change that. “I think a majority who voted for him knew he couldn’t take office,” he said. “They exercised their rights to not have certain representation rather than to have certain representation.” Stockford added that Jennings has been a “good sport” these past few months.

Erin Koch shoots at the John A. Halter Shooting Sports Center. Courtesy | Scott Galvin, External Affairs

Shooting Sports Center to host Veterans Day open house By | Regan Meyer Online Content Editor The John A. Halter Shooting Sports Center will hold a Veterans Day Open House Saturday, Nov. 10. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is open to the public. “It’s the first time we’ve done something like this,” project manager for marketing accounts Joshua Liebhauser said. “We’re just trying to find new ways to reach out to the local community. We want to strengthen the bond between Hillsdale College and the town.” Veterans will be able to shoot a free round of trap, skeet, or 5 stand. Veterans who wish to purchase a stan-

dard membership will receive $30 off of the full price. “It’s to honor our veterans,” Spieth said. “Shooting sports is part of our heritage. For service men and women, it’s part of their everyday life.” The open house will also include tours of the facilities and light refreshments. “There’s a lot out their and a lot of newer stuff that people aren’t aware of,” Liebhauser said. “The Halter Center has some really impressive facilities. As far as I know, we have the only Olympic shotgun bunker in the state. The shooting clays course has 20 stations and is really cool.” Liebhauser said he would encourage all members of the community to check out the

event. “I would encourage students to take the intro to shooting sports class or the shotgun class,” Liebhauser said. “I’d encourage faculty, staff, and the community to check out and get a membership.” Spieth said he hopes the open house will draw attention all the Halter Center has to offer. “We’re supporting the Hillsdale College mission and providing shooting sports education for anyone and everyone,” Spieth said. “It’s a world class facility. It’s a jewel for Hillsdale College and Hillsdale County.”

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Nick Scovil, Peter Hawersaat, Caroline Hennekes, and Abbey Liebing helped install the new “It’s the People” sign. Collegian | Abbey Liebing

‘It’s the People’ sign installed By | Josephine von Dohlen City News Editor “It’s the People” is back in Hillsdale. Due to the work of Ted Jansen, who started a campaign in September to bring a modernized variation of the old City of Hillsdale welcome signs, a new sign welcoming visitors to Hillsdale sits outside the Frank Beck Chevrolet on West Carleton Road. Jansen, along with the help of a team of students with A Few Good Men, installed the sign on Friday, which will not take the place of the signs installed by the City last year but sits as another welcome to drivers passing by on M-99. “People are very glad to have it back,” Jansen said. Throughout the past two months, Jansen raised $800 for the sign with the help of nearly a dozen people. He said the fundraising went pretty well. “Some people raised an issue that the sign might be controversial or political,” Jansen said. “So there were barriers, but we did it.” Jansen said he worked with Stockhouse Printing in Hills-

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dale to produce the sign. “It is a contemporary sign,” he said. “Not a duplicate of a prior sign.” A group of students with a community volunteer outreach program called A Few Good Men helped Jansen with putting up the sign. Sophomore Nick Scovil, who was one of the students helping with the installation, said in an email that putting up the sign was a lot of fun. “Helping somebody in the community as excited about it as Mr. Jansen made it easy,” he said. “Who better to put up a sign with that kind of motto than a bunch of college kids who took time out of their busy schedules to volunteer.” Peter Hawersaat, also a sophomore with A Few Good Men, saw his helping put up the sign as a way of bringing the college and the city together, he said in an email. “I’m only a sophomore, so I don’t remember when the town’s slogan was, ‘It’s the People,’ but I have noticed a general resentment at the change, almost as if the new slogan signifies that the college is, in a way, swallowing up the town proper,” Hawersaat said. “I think the fact

that students helped put up the sign might lessen some of the resentment and might be a step towards healing the rift between the college and town.” Junior Caroline Hennekes, another member of A Few Good Men who helped install the sign, said in an email that every time she will drive past the sign she will remember Jansen and his joyful nature. “My growing grumpiness due to the cold didn’t stand a chance compared to Ted Jansen’s exuberant energy and joy as we drilled, nailed, and stabilized the sign declaring, ‘Hillsdale: It’s the People’,” she said. Several local residents expressed gratitude and excitement at the sight of the sign after Jansen posted a photo of its completion on the “Life in the Hills and Dales of Hillsdale County” Facebook page. On the page, Jansen expressed his “indebtedness to all those who contributed to make this sign a reality.” “But then after all, It’s the People that make this city a worthwhile place to live,” Jansen said.

By | Allison Schuster Assistant Editor Hillsdale residents are concerned about the state of construction projects with winter just around the corner. Monday’s City Council meeting caused heated debate surrounding hot-button topics such as sign ordinances, street construction, and the potential effects of marijuana legalization. During the meeting, some Hillsdale residents expressed concern that the roads under construction around the city are not ready for winter. Erica Cleveland, a resident of Rippon Street, spoke about the roads during public comment. She noted huge cement slabs, massive tree trunks that have been left since May, and lack of working water, all in front of her house. Cleveland said her children aren’t safe on Rippon and Bacon streets. “My biggest concern is the safety of the street,” Cleveland said. “We have a lot of kids. At least 10 kids play there daily.” As the street replacement and repair project began in the spring and remains incomplete, the council received largely negative feedback. Cleveland said everyone was excited for the project to begin in the spring but now, as of November, people are worried. Although she doesn’t expect the project to finish before the winter, she demanded that it at least get cleaned up before it’s too cold. “It’s worse than a war zone out there,” she said. “And the city is ultimately responsible

for making it better here on out.” Several councilmen echoed her comments and added to her statements by sympathizing with other citizens who have come forward to talk about their issues with the construction. “It’s an embarrassment,” Mayor Adam Stockford said. “I get calls from people in town. I even went all the way to Jackson the other day and people were asking me about it.” Wayne Scott, however, had different thoughts on the construction. “To point a finger at someone and say it’s their fault, it’s nobody’s fault. Are we in kindergarten anymore?” asked Scott, a Hillsdale resident. “How many of the council members have ever gone down there and said good job and offered them water?” Director of Public Services Jake Hammel said there are plans to start cleaning up equipment and making water work again as early as Nov. 8, starting on Bacon Street and working north. He noted that “no amount of complaining gets us closer.” Ushering in the topic of sign ordinances, resident Ted Jansen pointed out Hillsdale’s so-called flawed system of sign ordinances. He argued against the lack of full enforcement of rules such as sign placement 8 feet back from the property line and the amount of signs businesses can have. “Ordinances are OK when they’re evenly applied but it’s

problematic with selective enforcement,” he said. To help back up his complaints with visual aids, he listed more than eight locations around town of places where signs that break the code violations have gone unnoticed, providing photos of each spot. The council also speculated on whether Proposal 1 would pass in Tuesday’s election. The measure, which passed, makes Michigan the 10th state in the country to legalize marijuana for recreational use. The proposal expressly states that municipalities may choose to opt out. If the council chooses to opt out, 5 percent of Hillsdale residents can sign a petition to put it back on the ballot to opt-in. “We may have to get new laws based on whether or not it passes,” Police and Fire Chief Scott Hephner said. “With recreational, it’s, I don’t want to say difficult, it’s going to be very time-consuming. We can anticipate a lot more drunk driving, that’s how they term it.” Hephner explained that, knowing youth overdose rates have gone up in other states, there’s a lot of preventative work to do. The proposal would affect several ordinances, particularly marijuana use in public spaces. Either way, he said, it will be a big change for the state.

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Hillsdale’s TIFA will hold an auction Saturday for several of the Dawn Theater’s items. Collegian | Julia Mullins

Dawn Theater to host auction

By | Julia Mullins Collegian Reporter Hillsdale’s Tax Increment Financing Authority will hold an auction at the Dawn Theater Saturday, Nov. 10 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., where people will have the opportunity to purchase items from within the historic theatre. Mary Wolfram, Hillsdale’s TIFA consultant, said the funds from the auction will help purchase new audio-video equipment for the Dawn Theater once it has been rehabilitated. Brant Cohen ’18, an associate for C.L. Real Estate LLC, added that the auction will help TIFA turn the new building into a working theatre. “It’s kinda hard to show off a beautiful, new building and have the old equipment that’s there,” Cohen said. “We wanna make everything look really nice, and by selling these items on TIFA’s behalf, it allows TIFA to purchase newer items to really provide a top-notch, quality experience for this theatre.” Items for sale include tables, chairs, kitchen equip-

ment, and glassware. Wolfram said there will also be two large TVs for sale that were previously used to show Monday Night Football. In addition to these items, Wolfram said the current marquee sign is for sale. According to Wolfram, the marquee and yellow board on the front of the building both need to be removed in order to restore the original windows and facade on the front of the building. Wolfram said she is very grateful for the volunteers on the Dawn Theater Governance Board who helped prepare all of the items for auction. “We’ve all been in there a couple of weekends in a row now, getting the items ready to be at an auction, and it was a lot of work, and it’s a lot of work still,” Wolfram said. James Brandon, professor and chairman of theatre and dance, is one of the volunteers on the Dawn Theater Governance Board. “It’s always nice to be involved in something that you know is gonna make the community you’re living in better, that’s exciting,” Brandon said.

Brandon said he began working on this project while everything was still in the idea stage, but he is happy to finally see tangible moves being made within the Dawn Theater. “You get into some of these renewal projects, and they can linger on forever,” Brandon said, “but we’re really cleaning out the place so it can move into its constructional and architectural phase soon.” While preparing some items for auction, Brandon said he came across an old film projector up in the booth and a poster from a Charlie Chaplin movie. “The poster is faded, and it’s crumbling, but it’s really neat to see that,” Brandon said. “The legacy that this theatre had as a movie theatre during the silent era was pretty amazing.” Cohen said the auction is a perfect opportunity for the Hillsdale community to promote the restoration and preservation of the Dawn Theater. “It also gives people a chance to take a look and remember what the build-

ing looked like as it was and remember these items that they’re buying were part of its past,” Cohen said, “and now we’re going to be looking at the future of it.” Brandon echoed Cohen and said he is looking forward to seeing how the restoration impacts downtown Hillsdale. He said the rehabilitated Dawn Theater will give people another reason to visit Hillsdale. “I’ve lived here for 21 years, and it’s always been there, and it’s gone through a number of different styles of management and venue,” Brandon said. “It’ll be nice to see it treated as the historical landmark it is.” Editor’s Note: Wolfram said people must be able to remove the items they purchase. While the items do not need to be moved the day of the auction, Wolfram said TIFA will not be taking down the larger items for bidders, like the marquee sign and mounted TVs. For a full inventory list, contact Mary Wolfram by phone: (517) 437-7351 or email: tifa@cityofhillsdale.org.

By | Ryan Goff Assistant Editor Michigan Hub is bringing clean power to Hillsdale County. The energy company will invest $100 million toward the revamping of Endicott Generating Plant, the former coal power plant in Litchfield, Michigan. Michigan Hub’s various planned methods of clean power production are expected to provide businesses with low-cost energy solutions. “The core element of the company is about reducing carbon footprint at a cost that saves the ecosystem money,” CEO of Michigan Hub, Glenn Foy said. “A key way to do that is predicated on this concept of combined heat power.” Combined heat power aims to maximize efficiency by using the excess heat generated when natural gas is converted into electricity. “If you’re able to put the power plant in a location that allows you to sell electricity directly to the industrial folks, and you can provide them with the waste heat, the efficiency of the plant goes up to 80 or 90 percent,” Foy said. Michigan Hub was formed in September of 2016 in order to buy and develop the Litchfield site, according to Foy. The site is Michigan Hub’s first project, but Foy said the company’s ambitions don’t stop at this one site. “This is a scalable model,” Foy said. “We’re looking at other projects as well, but right now our big focus is on securing additional tenants for the Litchfield site.” The first business to plan on moving to the new park is Independent Barley & Malt, a commercial barley produc-

er facility for craft brewers across the Great Lakes region, according to Michigan Hub’s website. “The craft beer business is a very high-growth segment of the beer market,” Foy said. “They ended up coming to Litchfield because of our infrastructure.” The company’s operations require high levels of electricity and heat. That these two needs can be provided by Michigan Hub at a cheaper cost is the main reason the company chose to come to Litchfield, according to Foy. “The synergies were immediately clear--the opportunity to access lower cost energy at an industrial site located in a thriving rural community were critical to our site selection,” Independent Barley & Malt CEO Michael Cooper said. “We couldn’t be more excited to partner with Michigan Hub and build on the success of each other’s projects.” In attendance for the ribbon-cutting ceremony in Litchfield on Oct. 10 was Chris McArthur, who serves as Director of the Board of Public Utilities in Hillsdale. He said the largest impact to the community will be through the jobs this project affords, which will have an impact both through the energy plant and through the craft beer brewing aspects of the project. “Anytime you can bring jobs to Hillsdale, I certainly support that,” McArthur said. “I think it’s good for that project to go along.”

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Women's Cross Country

Scoreboard

FOOTBALL

november 3 Tiffin Hillsdale passing Chance Stewart rushing David Graham Chance Stewart receiving Trey Brock K.J. Maloney defense Zach VanValkenburg Jay Rose Carter Wilson Kyle Parran

VOLLEYBALL november 2 Ohio Dominican Hillsdale

Kara Vyletel Maddie Clark Paige VanderWall november 3 Walsh Hillsdale Kara Vyletel Paige VanderWall Karoline Shelton Allyssa Van Wienen novebmer 6 Ursuline Hillsdale Allyssa Van Wienen Karoline Shelton Paige VanderWall

1 9 7 c/a 16/25 att 18 6 rec 10 3 tkl 10 9 8 7 1 14 25 k 11 10 9 1 8 25 k 9 9 8 7 1 11 25 k 8 7 7

2 10 10 yds 268 yds 89 11 yds 156 82 tfl 1 0 0 4 2 18 25 k% .500 .533 .238 2 8 25 k% .562 .421 .375 .667 2 14 25 k% .500 .412 .353

3 0 17 td 4 td 1 1 td 4 0 sack 1 0 0 3

4 7 14 int 0 ypc 4.9 1.8 ypr 15.6 27.3 int 0 1 0 0

final 26 48 long 59 long 16 5 long 59 49 ff/fr 0/0 0/0 1/1 1/0

3 21 25 a 0 0 1 3 9 25 a 0 2 0 1 3 18 25 a 0 1 0

score 0 3 d bs/ba 1 0/1 2 0/0 8 1/0 score 0 3 d bs/ba 0 0/1 4 0/2 6 0/2 3 1/2 score 0 3 d bs/ba 2 0/3 3 1/1 7 0/2

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY g-mac championships november 3 1. Walsh 2. Hillsdale 3. Cedarville 4. Malone 5. Findlay

avg. time 23:05 23:28 23:29 24:13 25:50 time 22:48.7 22:56.4 23:19.8 24:06.6 24:07.1

2. Maryssa Depies 3. Arena Lewis 8. Christina Sawyer 19. Ally Eads 20. Lauren Peterson

spread 1:20.6 1:18.4 0:36.1 0:52.8 3:44.4 gap 0:36.7 0:44.4 1:07.8 1:54.6 1:55.1

score 34 52 54 107 177 pace 6:06.9 6:09.0 6:15.3 6:27.8 6:27.9

spread 0:53.4 0:27.7 0:49.1 1:00.6 0:38.2 gap 0:17.5 0:39.5 0:43.3 1:04.2 1:18.1

score 48 51 58 89 156 pace 5:25.0 5:29.5 5:30.2 5:34.4 5:37.2

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY 2018 g-mac championships november 3 1. Malone 2. Walsh 3. Cedarville 4. Hillsdale 5. Davis & Elkins 6. Eli Poth 13. Joey Humes 16. Mark Miller 24. Jack Shelley 31. Eric Poth

avg. time 27:06 27:09 27:10 27:27 28:03 time 26:55.5 27:17.5 27:21.3 27:42.2 27:56.1

SWIMMING

november 2 quad meet 1. Hillsdale 2. Ursuline 1. Hillsdale 2. Olivet 1. Hillsdale 2. Notre Dame 200 yard medley relay 1. Bickerstaff/Addis/Voisin/DeTar 1000 yard freestyle 1. Grace Houghton 200 yard freestyle 1. Mary Vita 50 yard freestyle 1. Victoria Addis 200 yard individual medley 1. Anika Ellingson 100 yard butterfly 1. Grace Hougton 100 yard freestyle 1. Mary Vita 100 yard backstroke 1. Bailey Bickerstaff 500 yard freestyle 1. Katherine Heeres 100 yard breaststroke 1. Victoria Addis 400 yard freestyle relay 1. Heeres/Vita/Boyle/Bickerstaff

MEN'S BASKETBALL november 3 (exhibition) Hillsdale Toledo

Nate Neveau Harrison Niego

pts 14 14

1 2 final 29 34 63 36 36 72 reb ast stl blk 2 1 0 1 2 1 3 1

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL november 1 (exhibition) Hillsdale Michigan State Brittany Gray Allie Dewire Grace Touchette

pts 14 10 8

1 14 25

score 132 39 score 129 38 score 129 56 time 1:55.05 time 11:18.62 time 2:04.42 time 26.47 time 2:19.03 time 1:01.87 time 57.27 time 1:03.00 time 5:27.89 time 1:11.35 time 3:47.12

2 17 21 reb 12 3 1

3 16 22 ast 0 4 3

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Chargers place second at G-MAC Championships By | Calli Townsend assistant editor The Hillsdale Chargers had little choice but to grind through the mud during the G-MAC Cross Country championship race. “Morgan [Morrison] described it as running through macaroni and cheese,” junior Arena Lewis said. Morrison is a sophomore on the men’s cross country team. Despite their efforts, the Chargers fell short, earning second place with 52 points. Walsh University won the meet with 34, and Cedarville University took home third with 54. Each school’s top five finishers contributed to their team’s point total. There were 11 teams and 117 runners in the race. “Leading up to the race I felt very excited and kind of nervous,” Lewis said. “I wasn’t sure if we were going to beat Walsh, but I knew we kind of had to.” Hillsdale’s top two runners finished between Walsh’s top two. Sophomore Maryssa Depies captured second place, and was followed closely by Lewis. The two finished the race in 22 minutes and 48.7 seconds, and 22:56.4, respectively. Sophomore Christina Sawyer was the third Charger to cross the finish line, taking eighth place in a time of 23:19.8. A pack of Cedarville and Walsh runners finished ahead of Hillsdale’s next pair of runners. Senior Ally Eads finished

in 19th place in 24:06.6 and sophomore Lauren Peterson was 20th in 24:07.1. “It was just really hard for me to be competitive,” Eads said. “A lot of it was just excuses in my head. I didn’t feel mentally engaged. I just felt like I was trying to finish the race and I couldn’t get into a rhythm.” Chargers described the race as a battle just to finish rather than a competition for first place. “It felt like there was so much effort just to run and not walk,” Lewis said. “It didn’t feel like a race, it was more like trying not to fall.” Lewis did, however, end up falling around the second mile mark. It rained the entire week prior to the race, resulting in such muddy and slippery conditions. Sophomore Megan Poole and junior Kate Vanderstelt were the last to score for the Chargers. Poole finished 25th in 24:22.1 and Vanderstelt came in 32nd in 24:51.2. “It was definitely tough,” assistant coach R.P. White said. “I thought we didn’t have the best race of the year and that’s what was going to have to happen in order to win.” White is still looking forward to the regional meet. “I’m looking forward to having the home-course advantage that Walsh had at G-MACs,” he said. The Chargers still have regionals to look forward to on Nov. 17 at 11:45 a.m. at Hayden Park.

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Chargers to host two GLVC teams to begin regular season By | S. Nathaniel Grime sports editor The Hillsdale College Chargers’ preseason schedule is over, and their regular season begins at home this weekend with a pair of non-conference games. The Chargers host the University of Indianapolis on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. and Lewis University on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. Hillsdale played both teams on the road at the beginning of the season last year. The Chargers lost to Lewis, 94-80, and beat Indianapolis 76-70. This season, Lewis is favored to win the GLVC, while Hillsdale is favored to win the G-MAC. Indy has been picked to finish seventh in the GLVC. Head coach Matt Fritsche said the team’s ability to prepare will be different against each opponent. “The Indy game is hard since we don’t know a lot of their kids. They’ve changed a lot from last year,” Fritsche said. “Against Lewis, we know exactly what to expect, and it’s kind of scary. That one we probably have a little more of an idea of what to expect and more of a chance to prepare.” Hillsdale will begin its season having already played a national-caliber opponent in Michigan State University. On Nov. 1, the Chargers traveled to East Lansing, Michigan, to take on the Division I Spartans in an exhibition match. Hillsdale lost, 88-59. Senior forward Brittany Gray recorded a double-double, leading the Chargers with 14 points and 12 rebounds in the loss. She also made a team-high four three-pointers. In her last year at Hillsdale, Gray is a first-time captain. She said she’s looking forward to stepping up into even more of a leadership role this season. “I know coach expects a lot more from me being a captain. It’s kind of weird being

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Lewis (0-0) vs. Hillsdale (0-0) the oldest on the team as well. I look around and everybody’s younger than me,” Gray said. “It’s kind of a new experience. It’s fun though, and the team is cool to be with.” Gray’s 12 rebounds are significant since the team lacks in height after the departure of Allie Dittmer, who led the team in rebounding last season as a senior. Hillsdale was the second-best team in all of NCAA Division II last year in rebounding margin, out-performing its opponents on the glass by an average of 12 rebounds per game. “We’re going to have to focus on the rebounds. That’s where we’re going to drop off a little bit,” Gray said. “But I think we’re going to be a dynamic outside team. Everybody on our team can shoot three-pointers. We’re going to be hard to guard this year.” The Spartans out-rebounded the Chargers in total, 52-42, but grabbed only one more offensive rebound than Hillsdale. The average height on Michigan State’s roster is 6 feet, 1 inch, whereas the average height on Hillsdale’s roster is 5 feet, 10 inches. Hillsdale made 10 three-pointers to the Spartans’ five. At the same time, more than half the shots the Chargers took were from beyond the arc, and Hillsdale shot twice as many threes as Michigan State. Sophomore guard Jaycie Burger went 2-for-7 on three-pointers, and freshman guard Grace Touchette made two of six three-point

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attempts. Senior guard Allie Dewire scored 10 points and dished out a team-high four assists. Dewire played with a finger splint on her left hand after jamming her finger during a practice leading up to the exhibition. Running the offense from the point guard position, Dewire said spreading the ball out to all five players on the court should be an asset for the Chargers this year. “We’re a very unselfish team. We take a lot of pride in our assisted points,” Dewire said. “The unselfishness and the willingness to pass that ball is a huge strength for us.” Sophomore forward Amaka Chikwe and junior center Julia Wacker split time at the five position, with Chikwe starting the game on the floor. Fritsche said he expects to take a committee approach with Chikwe and Wacker to replace Dittmer this season. “Amaka gives us more of a guard presence at the five spot but still as a physical kid. Julia gives us a really good defensive post that can make threes,” Fritsche said. “Neither one of them are exactly like Allie was. We’re going to let them be them.” Overall, Fritsche said there were positives to take from Hillsdale’s performance against Michigan State. “We have a chance to be pretty good. We were physically overmatched size-wise, but did some great things. We took care of the ball, we got good shots,” Fritsche said. “We

had a couple of three-minute stretches where we had wasted possessions, and that made the difference between it being a 15-point game and a 29-point game.” Fritsche, who was an assistant coach at Division I Creighton University before coming to Hillsdale last season, is no stranger to coaching under the bright lights. Now a head coach at the Division II level, Fritsche said he was impressed by his team’s demeanor in a first-class atmosphere against a formidable opponent. “I thought we were ready to play and were super engaged,” Fritsche said. “I don’t think we were overcome with the moment and bright lights. Our kids punched their time clock that day. They had fun, but they played.” The Chargers are favored to repeat as G-MAC champions this season after making a successful run for the title last year as the No. 5 seed in the conference. But Fritsche said the team doesn’t make an effort to define any expectations or goals at the beginning of the year. “The only goal we have in mind is being the best us we can at the end of the year and progressing toward that at the end of the day,” Fritsche said. “The best us is really good. We’ll know if we’ve peaked.” Hillsdale’s first conference game is on Nov. 29, on the road against Cedarville University. Cedarville won the regular season championship last season and was the No. 1 seed for the G-MAC tournament, but fell to the Chargers in the semifinals. Cedarville is one of four teams that received first-place votes in the conference’s preseason coaches poll. Along with Hillsdale and Cedarville, the University of Findlay and Walsh University also received first-place votes.

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Poth leads Chargers to fourth at G-MAC Championships By | Sutton Dunwoodie collegian reporter The Hillsdale Chargers finished fourth in the G-MAC conference championships on Saturday, running through a mud-caked course in Canton, Ohio. The Chargers were led by senior Eli Poth, who finished sixth overall and was named first-team all-conference. Assistant coach R.P. White said he was pleased with how Poth handled the conditions on what Poth called the worst course he’d ever raced on. “Eli ran a phenomenal race, and it's really been awesome for him to race this year, and for all of these things he thinks about himself as a runner to come to fruition,” White said. “He did an awesome job being up in that front pack. It was just a sloppy mess out there and it suited him real well.” Poth said the knowledge that the team’s usual frontrunner, junior Joey Humes, was struggling in the conditions gave him the boost needed to run his best race of the season. “Joey had a bad day. He should have won and everyone knows that,” Poth said. “When I saw Joey was hurting, I knew I had to do what I could to make up for that.” Humes finished 13th and was named to second-team all-conference, but it was the first time this year that Humes was not the team’s best finisher. Humes said he didn’t run his best race, but was happy for Poth to get the recognition he deserves from his competitors. The eight-kilometer race

Eli Poth runs toward the finish line on Saturday at the G-MAC Championships. Poth finished sixth overall and was named firstteam all-conference. Logan Smith | courtesy 2018 G-MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3 | canton, oh

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was ran on a loop course, requiring the pack of runners to repeatedly run over areas of mud disturbed by

their previous efforts. The poor condition of the course changed how the race was ran, and junior Eric Poth said that

gave the advantage to runners who saved energy at the start of the race. “Everyone went into the first mile thinking we were going to run the normal pace so we all came through about normal, but by the second loop it was really apparent it was super muddy and thick,” Eric Poth said. “It favored the people who started a little more conservatively as opposed to more aggressively because the mud really started to wear on a lot of people’s legs and if you went a little slower up front you had more energy left.” Also scoring for the Chargers were sophomores Mark Miller and Jack Shelley, who finished 16th and 24th, respectively. The other runner to score for the Chargers was Eric Poth, who finished 31st. The team’s next meet will be the Midwest Regional on Saturday at Hayden Park. It will be the first 10-kilometer race of the season, and a high finish in that race could catapult the Chargers into the Division II National Championships in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Chargers, currently ranked seventh in the Midwest Region, need to finish in at least the top five to advance to nationals, and may have to beat some of the same teams they faced in the G-MAC Championships last week. “Even though we aren’t where we wanted to be, we are getting better as a team and getting closer to the teams we need to beat at regionals,” Eli Poth said. “We just need to put it together next Saturday and just have a good race.”

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Chargers fall against Toledo to close exhibition schedule By | Calli Townsend assistant editor The Hillsdale Chargers competed in their second and final exhibition game of the preseason on Saturday, and fell to the University of Toledo Rockets, 72-63. The Rockets are a Division I team with the potential to qualify for the NCAA tournament in March, according to senior guard Harrison Niego. Although the Chargers lost both of their exhibition games this fall, each game came down to the wire against Division I opponents. Hillsdale lost 67-61 to Oakland University on Oct. 24. “It was an awesome experience for us to learn from them and how they play,” Niego said. “We learned what we need to do better to get to our NCAA tournament.” Niego, along with senior guard Nate Neveau, were the leading scorers for Hillsdale, contributing 14 points each, several of which came from beyond the arc. Neveau shot 60 percent from the three-

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Hillsdale (0-0) at Illinois-Springfield (0-0) point line, and Niego shot 40 percent. “Harrison is a very talented young man,” head coach John Tharp said. “The thing we were really happy with was that at first he missed some shots and turned it over, but then he got himself going and started getting comfortable. We need him this season.” Niego credits the team’s offensive style for his shot opportunities. “When we start running a good offense, there a lot of good shots to be taken,” Niego said. “We need to capitalize on them.” After a 12-point scoring run by the Rockets during the first half, the Chargers didn’t

give up. They countered with an eight-point scoring run of their own with two and a half minutes left to go. The lead was cut to seven, and Toledo led at halftime, 36-29. “We had a really slow start,” Tharp said. “[Sophomore] Connor Hill gave us some good energy off the bench, which was kind of important because he got us going.” A strong defensive performance came from senior forward Gordon Behr. He contributed five defensive rebounds and a steal. On the offensive side, he added five points and two assists. “He’s one of the best defenders in Division II basketball,” Tharp said of Behr.

“He’s long, he’s athletic, moves his feet and is disciplined as well. He does a lot of the little things that don’t show up on the box score.” Behr said he thought the team’s performance was decent. The Chargers shot 40 percent overall and forced 13 Rockets turnovers while limiting their own turnovers to seven, 11 fewer than their first exhibition game. “We had some stretches where we played well on both sides,” Behr said. “We showed we could do it for parts of the game, but we need to be able to maintain it.” The Chargers will begin their regular-season this weekend in Springfield, Illinois. They will take on the University of Southern Indiana on Friday at 6:30 p.m. Then they will play the University of Illinois-Springfield on Saturday at 4 p.m. “Those are two very good teams historically and they have a lot of good players coming back,” Niego said. “We’ve had a great fall and we’re ready to get after it.”

November 8, 2018 A9 FOOTBALL, from a10 time it was senior defensive back Carter Wilson who forced a fumble after a completion. Wilson also played arguably the best game of his career, and his performance was even more impressive when considering he was removed from the game during the first half because of an injury that prevented him from walking off the field under his own power. Stewart connected with Brock for a third time, a four-yard score, to build a two-touchdown lead. Although Tiffin cut the deficit back to one touchdown at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Brock’s fourth touchdown reception on an acrobatic catch in the back of the end zone and a one-yard quarterback sneak by Stewart for a touchdown put the game out of reach. Stewart’s five total touchdowns were a single-game season-high. “That’s the best way to go out,” Stewart said. “To be able to come out here, win a championship, and play the way we did — it’s really special.” For Brock, the showcase was just the latest in a remarkable career at Hillsdale. Already at the top of the Hillsdale record books, this performance came in his first opportunity to be on a team that’s on top of the conference. “It feels great. There was so much hard work put into it,” Brock said. “Our motto for the season was always ‘finish’. That’s something we did with conference, and now we’ve gotta do it next week and beat Indy.” Brock finished the game with 10 receptions for 156 yards. His 13 touchdown receptions this season are tied for fourth-most in all of NCAA Division II. Senior linebacker Jay Rose intercepted a pass in the end zone in the game’s closing minute for the Chargers’ third forced turnover of the game. Perhaps lost in the excitement of the winner coming away with the G-MAC championship was the fact that the team also celebrated Senior Day in its final home game of the regular season. The seniors delivered, with Stewart and Brock pacing the offense and Wilson and Rose leading the way on defense. “They came up big, and we’ve had that all year,” Otterbein said of the seniors’

SWIMMING, from a10 Senior Anika Ellingson took first with a time of 2:19.03. Freshman Anais Nuet placed second at 2:24.18, while senior Suzanne DeTar took third coming in at 2:28.11. Senior Grace Houghton added another first place in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:01.87. Junior Bailey Bickerstaff took first in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:03.00, while sophomore Katherine Heeres added yet another first place finish in the 500 freestyle at 5:27.89. The Chargers will host

performance. “Our seniors are playing phenomenal, and they’re doing a great job at the end of their careers.” Winning a championship on Senior Day was a culmination of not only a record season for the Chargers, but a multi-year process, according to Stewart. “This team’s got a lot left. We’re excited, we’re going to enjoy this. We really are,” Stewart said. “It’s taken a lot. It wasn’t just this past year, this has been years in the making. Finally this year, stuff has been coming together for us.” The Chargers’ defense allowed just 93 yards on the ground to Tiffin, one of the G-MAC’s best rushing offenses entering play. Hillsdale also collected four sacks, a single-game season-high. “Unbelievable job against the run today,” Otterbein said. “They have some real skill, and the quarterback did a nice job of getting rid of the ball quickly. When we had opportunities to get pressure, we got a little bit of pressure on him.” With the regular season G-MAC championship in the bag, the Chargers’ chances to make the NCAA Division II playoffs look better than ever. A win on Saturday against Indianapolis would ensure a spot in the tournament. A loss would muddy the picture, but Hillsdale’s resume might be strong enough already to maintain a spot in the top seven of the Super Region I rankings. Otterbein isn’t worried about the details. He knows that a G-MAC championship is nice, but the first thing he said after Saturday’s win? “We’ve got a game next week. We’ve gotta get ready for Indy.” Indianapolis defeated Hillsdale last season, 45-38. Indy was ranked No. 14 at the time, while the Chargers were unranked. “We’re going to take this as the first round of the playoffs and get prepared that way and hopefully our guys will put in the same kind of time and effort that they did this week,” Otterbein said. In last year’s loss to Indy, Stewart threw for 485 yards, a school record for passing yards in a single game. “There’s going to be fireworks,” Stewart said. “It’s another great opportunity; you can’t really ask for a better way to go out than in your senior year against two ranked opponents. It’s going to be a really fun week.”

the University of Findlay and Lewis University in a tri-meet on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Head Coach Kurt Kirner plans to rest the team this week in preparation for an invitational meet against the University of Chicago on Nov. 16. “We are starting a mid-season rest phase leading up to that [University of Chicago] meet, and that should create some positive results,” Kirner said. “We’re setting goals around quality mental techniques, better nutrition, and good sleep patterns while laying down constructive race plans.”

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G-MAC champions! The Hillsdale College Chargers are G-MAC champions. On Saturday, the Chargers defeated the previously undefeated Tiffin University Dragons 48-26 to improve to 9-1 this season and finish the year a perfect 8-0 against G-MAC opponents. The victory moved Hillsdale up to No. 20 in the NCAA Division II rankings and No. 5 in the regional rankings. Senior wide receiver Trey Brock, who already broke Hillsdale’s all-time records in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns this season, caught a single-game career-high four touchdowns in the win. The conference championship is Hillsdale’s first since 2011, when the team won the GLIAC with an 8-3 record. The 2011 team’s final victory of its conference schedule also came against Tiffin. The Chargers have one more game remaining on their regular season schedule, and it comes against a non-conference rival, No. 12 University of Indianapolis, on the road this Saturday. “Really proud of this football team. They prepared, they went to work every week and trusted the process of learning the game plan and

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practicing the game plan,” head coach Keith Otterbein said. “The thing that really is impressive about this group is there’s a tendency when you’re on a run like that to get a little complacent and think you don’t have to continue to work, but we kept getting better. Today we probably played as well collectively as we have the whole season.” In the most consequential game at Frank “Muddy” Waters Stadium in years, Tiffin moved the ball 96 yards for a touchdown on its first possession of the game to take an early 6-0 lead. The Chargers responded on their first possession of the game with a touchdown, thanks in part to a third-down pass interference penalty against Tiffin that kept the drive alive. On the seventh play of the drive, senior quarterback Chance Stewart found Brock in the end zone for a 25-yard touchdown and Hillsdale took a 7-6 lead with the extra point. The score marked Brock’s fourth consecutive game with a touchdown reception, but he

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Hillsdale wins road quad meet By | Liam Bredberg collegian reporter The Hillsdale College Chargers recorded three statement victories in a quad meet at Notre Dame College in South Euclid, Ohio, on Friday. They beat Notre Dame with a score of 129-56, Olivet College 12938, and Ursuline College 132-39. Hillsdale dominated the relays, taking first in both the 200 medley and the 400 freestyle. The A-team took first in the 200 medley with a time of 1 minute 55.05 seconds. The B-team took second with a time of 1:56.02. In the 400 freestyle, the Chargers A-team took first with a time of 3:47.12. “We were all energized by some great races,” said sophomore Katherine Heeres, who swam butterfly for the “B” team in the 200 medley relay. “That energy fed into more fast swimming. It was a positive

feedback cycle in the very best sense.” Hillsdale also landed first-place finishes in every individual race. Sophomore Mary Vita and Freshman Stefanie Walker took first and second in the 200 freestyle. Vita won with a time of 2:04.42 while Walker finished three seconds behind, in 2:07.45. Senior Grace Houghton added a first place finish in the 1000 freestyle, coming in at 11:18.62. Freshman Anna Clark took third in the race with a time of 11:30.10. Vita took first in the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:04.42 while Walker took second at 2:07.45. Junior Victoria Addis added another first place finish in the 25 freestyle with a time of 26.47. The Chargers swept the 200 individual medley.

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and Stewart were only getting started. Tiffin retook the lead on its next possession with a field goal, but junior running back David Graham’s 14-yard touchdown run put the Chargers ahead 14-9. Twice on the scoring drive, Hillsdale gained first downs on third-down attempts thanks to penalties against Tiffin. The Dragons were penalized eight times in the game, while the Chargers committed only one penalty. Hillsdale is the least penalized team in all of NCAA Division II. Sophomore kicker Joe Philipp added a field goal on Hillsdale’s third drive to extend the lead to 17-9, and it appeared that the Chargers would head to the locker room at halftime with the lead. In the final 99 seconds of the second quarter, however, the Dragons turned the tables. A field goal cut Hillsdale’s lead to 17-12, and after the Chargers’ offense went threeand-out, Tiffin moved the ball 55 yards in less than a minute to score a touchdown and take

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a 19-17 lead at the half. “I’m thankful that my lack of time management at the end of the first half didn’t cost us the game,” Otterbein said. “We should have got the clock down more, but after 40 years, I’m still learning.” The Chargers got the ball to begin the third quarter, and two completions to Brock, one for 59 yards and the second for a 13-yard touchdown, was enough for Hillsdale to quickly regain the lead. This time, the Chargers wouldn’t relinquish it. On Tiffin’s next possession, freshman defensive lineman Kyle Parran got to the quarterback for a sack and forced a fumble to getthe ball back to the Chargers’ offense. Parran collected three sacks and four tackles for loss on the day in the best game of his career. The performance earned him the G-MAC Defensive Player of the Week award. Philipp’s second field goal of the game extended Hillsdale’s lead to eight points. Philipp went 2-for-2 on field goals and 6-for-6 on extra points, earning him his second G-MAC Special Teams Player of the Week award this season. Hillsdale’s defense forced another turnover on the Dragons’ next possession. This

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The Hillsdale Chargers swept Ursuline College in three sets on Tuesday, clinching home-court advantage for the G-MAC tournament this weekend. The match started out close, but the team was able to come together and deliver decisive victories of 25-11, 25-14, and 25-18. “I think we just had to get settled in a little bit,” assistant coach Stephanie Gravel said. “Our serving was strong and, when we’re on our serving game, it’s pretty hard for them to stay in system and run their offense.” Hillsdale had seen the Arrows in regular season competition, so the coaching staff drew from their knowledge based on previous games. “They hit line really well,” Gravel said. “We’ve been working on it all season where they’ve switched the rotation for defense on their outside hitter. We just prepped for

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that. It worked well last time.” The Chargers were without their starting setter, sophomore Lindsey Mertz, due to illness. Senior Taylor Bennett stepped in and set the entire match with 30 assists. “It was good for us,” junior middle hitter Veronica O’Connor said. “It allowed us to have different looks at how the sets were coming off. It refreshed us in a way, having a different setter on the court. It’s going to help us out later on. If Lindsey is struggling, we have Taylor who is a compe-

tent setter as well.” According to freshman outside hitter Maggie DePorre, the team was able to communicate and play together despite Mertz’s absence. “If things were off, then we talked about it right away,” DePorre said. “That’s the difference between a strong team and a weaker team. We were able to talk out the bumps.” With the victory, the Chargers advance to the G-MAC semifinal against Lake Erie College. The match will be Friday at 5 p.m.

“Lake Erie gave us a little bit of trouble last time we played them,” O’Connor said. “They’re a very hard-working team. They have an amazing drive to keep the ball up and be ready for long rallies if they happen.” While the team is focused on the G-MAC tournament, other goals are in play. “We all want to go further than just this conference championship,” DePorre said. “We all want to win a national championship. Everything we do from now on, in practice and in games, every single rep is towards that final goal.” Hillsdale is the top seed in the tournament and hasn’t lost to a conference opponent all season. “The girls are excited and ready to go,” Gravel said. “We’re happy to be hosting, less travel, less missed class time. They’re happy to be home and happy to have home fans too.”

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Cakes and canvases: Alumna channels creativity in baking By |Elizabeth Bachmann Collegian Reporter Walking into local coffee shop Rough Draft, it’s easy to absorb the industrial yet cozy ambience, the aroma of artisanal teas and coffees, and plates spread with scones, pasties, pastries, and cakes. The artist behind the masterfully baked sweets and savories: Hillsdale graduate Lara Ryd. Ryd, ’18, lost no time in jumping into life after graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in English in May. One week after graduation, she married fellow English major Chandler, and a few weeks later, began baking at Rough Draft — a position she had been eyeing since the coffee shop opened. Ryd said she knew from a young age that she wanted to spend her life baking. “I grew up baking,” she said. “All my sisters love to bake, and I was kind of immersed in it. In high school, I even considered going to pastry school. Part of it was that my aunt is a pastry chef, and I took a trip to France with her and my uncle. That was a formative thing because I was introduced to French pastry by my pastry chef aunt, and it was just a beautiful thing.”

The summer after her sophomore year of high school, Ryd challenged her commitment to the culinary world by working the graveyard shift at a local bakery from 3 a.m. to 8 a.m. The experience showed the level of commitment it took to be a full-time baker, and Ryd said she considered it an important step in discerning what was really important to her in life. “That was when I realized bakers do really live at opposite hours of the day to other people,” she said. “It was very sobering. I didn’t know if I could actually work in a bakery full-time because it would mean sacrificing other things. I hoped to find a job less crazy than full-on bakery baking, and Rough Draft works perfectly. It’s normal hours of the day, and a small selection. I don’t have to get up super early to prep anything.” Entrepreneur and former owner of Rough Draft, Carlyn Hubbard, ’16, said she was thrilled to hire Ryd. Hubbard said she has always dreamed of making everything inhouse, and that Ryd has finally made that dream a possibility. “She is so great,” Hubbard said. “I just told someone looking at the baked goods, ‘How is it that we can have

all these beautiful things in Hillsdale, Michigan, which is not a robust community of artisans?’ I just feel so lucky and really happy that we could provide a space for her level of talent and creativity. I think I am our No. 1 customer so far.” A lover of literature, Ryd said that she finds some similarities between the beauty and creativity of baking and that of language. “Baking is a lot more fleeting. If I bake a cake today, it will be gone tomorrow, which makes it cool because it is momentary,” Ryd said. “But it’s still beautiful, and I do really like making it look elegant. I like treating the top of a cake like a canvas.” Before beginning a cake or pastry, Ryd said she tends to seek out inspiration from Pinterest and food bloggers, saying she considers what is in season, tries to vary her work, and sometimes just bakes whatever she is in the mood for. During this process, Ryd said she keeps in mind Rough Draft’s traditional Michigan theme. Hubbard said her favorite of Ryd’s traditional creations are her pasties, a flaky crust filled with potatoes, rutabagas, onions, garlic, and coriander, among other

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By | Calli Townsend Assistant Editor The Alpha Rho Tau art honorary will be hosting an art show on Friday evening, Nov. 9 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Junior Ashley Peuler, president of Alpha Rho Tau, calls this event her favorite of the semester. “You finally get to see the hard work the students have been putting in,” she said. “There are times you’re cranking out a piece at two in the morning. It’s nice for others to finally see it.” The show will be held at 4 W. Montgomery St. in Hillsdale. Snacks and beverages will be provided and the work on display will be available for purchase. The Alpha Rho Tau art show began two years ago

with the goal of sharing students’ artwork with the campus and community, and as a way to reward artists for their hard work. There are 22 students in the honorary, and about half of them are expected to submit pieces. Peuler says there will be quite a few paintings, some photographs, drawings, mixed media, and even an embroidery piece. Profits from the sales will go directly to the artists. “I have two photographs in the show,” Peuler said. “Maybe a drawing, if I can get it finished in time.” Senior Madeline Barry, who has been a part of the art honorary since her freshman year, will be submitting two photographs for the show as well. “I really like these shows

because they usually take place off-campus,” Barry said. “There are mediums you don’t usually see. The work is what students do out of classes, so it’s more their individual style and more fun projects.” Sophomore Marcus Lotti says he is going to the show as a way to relax after a hectic week. “I have no pieces in the show, but I am what I would call a good conversant with art,” he said. “Good art is meant to strike a conversation, and Hillsdale is a place where good art is made.” The show is opened to anyone who wants to attend. Peuler said that typically students and faculty come, but if some donors are in town, they sometimes come as well. “It’s a great community-building experience,”

Lara Ryd ‘18 bakes pastries in the kitchen of Rough Draft. Lara Ryd | Courtesy.

things. She said coal miners in the Upper Peninsula carried these traditional pastries to work with them inside their pockets, to warm their hands in the morning, and fill their bellies at lunch. “I could just eat those all day,” Hubbard said. Hubbard is not the sole devotee to Ryd’s baked goods. Visiting Lecturer of Biology

Angela Pytel said she and her husband are both devoted to trying all of Ryd’s creations. Lara even asks the Pytels to test out new recipes. “I’ll never forget the first time my husband bit into one of her scones and he said, ‘This is exactly what a scone should taste and feel like,’” Pytel said. Hubbard said that Ryd has

brought her business to the next level both in terms of her baking ability and her presence. “Lara is so cool,” Hubbard said. “She is interesting because she is so matter of fact, and then she makes this masterpiece, and you are just in awe. I would never in my whole life be able to do what she does in a morning.”

Pizza and Poetry: Somerville shares love of literature with local church By | Grace Houghton Collegian Reporter At 7:05 p.m. on a Wednesday evening, a troupe of children come flying out of a back classroom into the sanctuary of Hillsdale Orthodox Presbyterian Church, newly released from catechism classes. John Somerville, professor of English, looks up from a stapled copy of Ernest Hemingway’s “Big Two-Hearted River,” and, over the babble, reminds his class to read Part Two for next time. Cottage Inn Pizza boxes are thrown away, and another “Poetry and Pizza” night concludes at Hillsdale OPC. This fall, the church began hosting “Poetry and Pizza” classes on Wednesday evenings. “I want to introduce people to the writers and see these writers engaging with questions that all of us deal with,” Somerville said. Somerville’s vision is essentially constructive — rather than destructive — aiming to both teach his church about literature and stimulate discussions about Christian responses to topics such as death, marriage, and children, instead of shoot down poems with Bible verses. “That’s so reductionist,” Somerville said. “I recoil from that.” Somerville started with poems about coming to faith, and included several others about the rejection of faith, such as Wallace Stevens’ “Sunday Morning.” He hopes to have several years to develop this informal syllabus, even-

tually reaching contemporary writers. “There are a lot of people out there who wonder if any contemporary literature is worth reading or even Christian,” Somerville said. So far, the class has covered works from Stevens, T. S. Eliot’s “Journey of the Magi,” and, currently, Hemingway’s “Big Two-Hearted River.” Somerville said attendance has been fairly good, with roughly 15 people participating in the class. Everett Henes, pastor of Hillsdale OPC, said that he’s heard a lot of positive reviews, and Anita Hamilton was even inspired to pick up her old copy of “The Sun Also Rises.” “I was so pleased and charmed,” Somerville said. Hamilton said that after an evening discussing the first chapter of “Big Two-Hearted River,” she decided to start reading through a collection of Nick Adams stories. “The class has definitely exceeded my expectations,” Hamilton said in an email. “Dr. Somerville brings so much insight and background information regarding the authors of the poems and stories...I had never read a book by Hemingway and decided that I should prioritize reading Hemingway since he is considered a great author in American literature.” Though Somerville teaches the class, and many attendees are faculty at the college, the session of Hillsdale OPC didn’t want people to leave thinking, “Well, I could have gone and taken a class at the college and heard the same

thing,” according to Somerville. Henes said that “Pizza and Poetry” aims to be less of a classroom lecture and more of a “discussion that might happen in somebody else’s living room,.” While Henes has previously led theology classes on Wednesday evenings, such as a class on the origins, inscripturation, and transmission of the Bible, the church’s session wanted to broaden the discussions by asking how Christians should engage with subjects such as literature, poetry, and history. Henes said the discussion nights encourage the church by giving opportunities for its elders to teach in their areas of speciality. “We promote it as family night within the church,” he said. While the adults participate in the poetry class, Henes, Christopher Hamilton, associate professor of chemistry, and the Henes children teach catechism classes at various levels for the children. Henes is currently working through the Westminster Shorter Catechism with a group of children about 9 to 14 years old, while Hamilton teaches those between the ages of 4 and 8, and the Henes teenagers teach the toddlers a simple children’s catechism. Though “Pizza and Poetry” is a family night for Hillsdale OPC, the class is open to families and friends alike. “Dr. Somerville has a winsome approach to teaching poetry. He’s in his element,” Henes said.

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The simple beauty of ‘Pray You Love Remember’ is reflected in its cover art. Catherine Coffey | Courtesy.

Master of simplicity: rich lyrics and clear acoustics in ‘Pray You Love Remember’ By | Matt Fisher Collegian Freelancer Catherine Coffey, ’16, has recently debuted her first L.P. titled “Pray You Love Remember.” The 11-track offering from Coffey comes on the heels of her signing with Vanity Plate Records, a record label founded in 2016 by a fellow Hillsdale graduate and classmate Danielle Adams ’18. From the opening bars of the first track, “Pray You Love Remember” highlights the beauty of simple acoustics when it is a mastered art. Coffey said she made clear her aim to convey “simple messages that are so potent and heartfelt.” The album leaves room for the listener to ponder Coffey’s rich lyrics. While much of modern music tends to inject every nanosecond of a song full of high-octane electronic mixing or attention-grabbing riffs, Coffey is not afraid to allow listeners the chance to

pause for a moment to think during her songs. “I am a big believer in the death of the author when it comes to music,” Coffey said. “I want more interpretive ability for the listener to apply it to their own life and allow my story to reflect in them.” “Pray You Love Remember” carries an ocean’s worth of personal inspiration from the opening track, “O Mistress Mine.” As the smooth and simple piano accompaniment establishes the pattern, Coffey begins her album on a somber note. “‘For the first track, the title is taken from Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night.’ I wanted the album to begin with the longing for shared experience,” Coffey said. The second track of the album, “Where We Start”, was written as a gift to Coffey’s newlywed sister, Bridget. Coffey said it is inspired by “watching someone find new

hope and purposes.” She contrasts the painful yearning of “O Mistress Mine” with a what she called a “hopefulness of a desire for love.” Yet even as it emphasizes a new dawning of love, a quiet sense of fear and concern carries over from the first track. “Love come fiercely, teach me to be brave,” Coffey sings, before ending her song,“This is where I end, this is where we start.” The album continues with Coffey alternating between the piano and guitar while maintaining a consistent theme of simplicity that allows her voice to shine through, in particular on the songs “Friend” and “Fall.” Coffey credits a variety of artists as inspiration for the album’s feel including Jeff Buckley and Carla Morrison. While she grew up listening to folk music and to the chants at Mass, Coffey said that one of her favorite influences was

Jim Henson. The album draws to a close with “Emilias,” which Coffey describes as the highlight of the album. Written for a friend, the song reflects on a variety of themes touched upon over the course of the album and concludes with a hopeful tone after the emotional ups-and-downs of the album. The song, in Coffey’s own words, underlines the importance of female relationships as it ties together the themes of the album. “Pray You Love Remember” gives the listener the chance to both hear Catherine Coffey’s words as well as find connection between hers and the listener’s own experiences. A clear mirror of clean acoustics allows the soul to see one’s trials in life reflect in the music played. Coffey’s consistency in artistry, honoring the theme of the album, shines through above all else in her debut L.P.

BBC’s ‘Bodyguard’ is a breathless thriller By | Abby Liebing Assistant Editor Recently released on Netflix and originally aired on BBC One, “Bodyguard,” starring Richard Madden, is the perfect combination of thriller and action series. Though it may not be extremely realistic as a story, the characters bring realism, while the symmetry and overall captivating nature of the storytelling make up for any small plot holes. If the watcher can just sit back and suspend disbelief, “Bodyguard” is a fun ride with some good twists and turns. The series almost begins with a bang as protagonist David Budd (Madden) talks a suicide bomber out of pressing the button while on the train to London. Hailed as a hero for this, Budd returns to London and is assigned to be the principal protection officer for Home Secretary Julia Montague. For a few episodes the show seems to take a boring turn as Budd and Montague start an affair, but then a bomb goes off, catastrophe ensues, and the show takes a new twist. As Budd and the Royalty and Specialist Protection Branch of London’s Metropolitan Police Service try to uncover the

identity of the terrorists, they uncover possible government and police corruption. “Bodyguard” is engaging

“‘Bodyguard’ is engaging and intense without being stressful or over-the-top like so many other action-packed shows.” and intense without being stressful or over-the-top like so many other action-packed shows. After the opening scene with the bomber, the first episodes slow down a bit, but it serves as a nice windup to the heightened action that later occurs. The show strikes a balance so that the viewer is not exhausted at the end of the season due to

nail-bitingly intense episodes. But it pulls the viewer in at the very beginning and peaks the curiosity just enough to keep you watching. Then the twists come and the audience is hooked. The slower episodes also give a good set-up for Budd’s character. They show that he is a normal police officer struggling with some PTSD after serving in the Middle East, but very dutiful and focused on discovering the terrorists. He is not a Jason Bourne caliber officer who can’t be touched and has practically magical fighting skills. He has his demons, and he is a smart guy, but no genius. His realistic character and Madden’s engaging performance brings a good, but exaggerated, storyline to the next level to capture audiences. Overall the momentum of the series rolls on and the show deftly shifts the viewer’s suspicions slowly from one character to another, and to another. Rarely can a show so sneakily shift the viewer’s suspicions and thoughts, and that is one of the strongest qualities that makes “Bodyguard” a good thriller. This kind of subtlety — and the way it creates excitement — is what really sets the show apart.

Any plot holes and unbelievability is made up with the nice symmetry and parallelism of the story. Beginning with a suicide bomber, the series ends with a suicide bomber. Characters are carefully woven in, but the viewer takes little notice of them at first. They are then carefully brought back in to provide continuity and parallelism. The unfolding of the storyline is very pleasing and the way it circles back to the beginning at the end shows some cleverness. But the storytelling leaves the viewer unsatisfied. The only let-down of the show was that it felt cut off prematurely. Because of the longer set-up and slower pace of the first episodes, the wrapup was rushed, and though the ending was certainly captivating, it also felt clumsy after the careful, subtle building of the plot and its twists. Six episodes felt just a little too short, so that the last episode left the viewer breathless. Everything was nicely tied up and the ending had happy connotations, but the quick ending left me wanting more.

By | Julia Mullins Collegian Reporter The Hillsdale College Faculty Woodwind Quintet will perform Nov. 12 at 7:00 p.m. in Conrad Recital Hall. The quintet will feature five adjunct instructors of music: Jaimie Wagner (flute), Kaycee Ware-Thomas (oboe), Andrew Sprung (clarinet), Cynthia Duda-Pant (bassoon), and Al Taplin (horn). James Holleman, professor and music department chairman, said this quintet is unique because they are a professional group that rehearses on a weekly basis and performs every semester. “The idea of that is to serve as an example to the students they teach and to also get them even more connected to the department,” Holleman said, “so instead of just showing up and teaching, they also have a professional, aesthetic, artistic outlook here, which is pretty unique of schools.” Holleman said there has not been any personnel change within the quintet over the past five years. This will be their fifth year performing together, and Holleman said that consistency has been nice. “One the things that’s really beautiful about that is a lot of small schools have a real rotation in their adjunct faculty,” Holleman said. “We’ve had very consistent adjunct faculty because they are such a core part of our department, and they’re so connected in our department.” Ware-Thomas said she is glad the ensemble has been able to rehearse with one another over the past five years. “It’s been good for all of us to build that friendship

because we all work together at the college,” Ware-Thomas said, “and working together that long, we play much better together, and we know each other’s tendencies.” Sprung said it is often difficult for ensembles to learn each player’s style in a short period of time, saying the consistency of players has allowed the quintet to develop cohesiveness, which has proved to be helpful for performances. “We’ve explored most of the standard repertoire together,” Sprung said. Sprung said this program will feature works by Malcolm Arnold, Darius Milhaud, Walter Piston, and Paul Taffanel. He said most woodwind quintet pieces have been written from 1900 onwards, but the performance will feature a wide variety of music in terms of style. “We have one piece from 1876, that sounds very much different from the most recent piece that was written in 1956,” Sprung said. “They are very obvious stylistic differences.” He also said the pieces will differ in length. “We have large pieces that are more absolute music in nature, meaning music for its own sake,” Sprung said, “and then we have shorter pieces depicting specific characters, scenes as well. It’s a fair amount of variety, more so than you might expect just looking at the surface.” Ware-Thomas said she looks forward to the performance and hopes many people will come to hear the standard repertoire of a woodwind quintet ensemble. “Most of the repertoire are pieces the students could play,” Ware-Thomas said. “It’s good for them to hear it so they can play it.”

“We have large pieces that are more absolute music in nature, meaning music for its own sake.”

Conserving the Classics: Don Bluth’s ‘An American Tail’ By | Nic Rowan Columnist When Steven Spielberg saw “The Secret of NIMH” (1982), Don Bluth’s animated film about tenacious field mice caught in a mental ward, the director loved it so much that he asked Bluth to do it again — only this time starring Jewish émigré mice. Bluth jumped aboard immediately and, with Spielberg’s collaboration, he spun “An American Tail” (1986), the story of Fievel Mousekewitz, a young Ashkenazi mouse fleeing with his family from northeastern Ukraine to New York City in the 1880s. Fievel runs into a carnival of adventures along the way: a sweatshop in the Flatiron district, Tammany Hall politicians, and a host of Know-Nothing cats attempting to purge Manhattan of all immigrants. The film was a runaway success and became the highest grossing non-Disney animated film at the time of its release. Its popularity spawned a theatrical sequel, “An American Tail: Fievel Goes West,” (a lesser film in every respect save one: It contains Jimmy Stewart’s final performance before his death). A horde of direct-toDVD sequels followed, as well as a TV show and, eventually, a PlayStation 2 game. Fievel’s success led Spielberg to create Amblimation, a production company designed to rival Disney’s dominance

over animation. The effort did not last long. After “An American Tale,” Amblimation only produced two more movies, “We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story” (1993) and “Balto” (1995), both of which underperformed at the box office. The release of Pixar’s “Toy Story” in the same month as “Balto” was especially disastrous — and spelled out doom for Amblimation. But Spielberg and Bluth’s ambition in “An American Tail” still shines through the former studio’s wreckage. It’s the only children’s movie I know of that gets away with a violent pogrom in the opening scene. And it’s one of the few films where the violent conclusion—a feline slaughterfest at the hands of “The Giant Mouse of Minsk,” a steampunk golem—is fun for the whole family. “An American Tail” succeeds because Bluth’s animation fit Spielberg’s desire for the simultaneous horror and humor unique to Jewish storytelling. And for Spielberg, the film was a personal statement, too: Fievel takes his name from Spielberg’s own émigré grandfather. It’s no wonder Spielberg later picked Fievel as the logo for Amblimation. The company may have collapsed, but the ragged Jewish mouse still stands in proud opposition to Disney’s squeaky clean Mickey.

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Science & Tech Sigma Chi hosts ‘Derby Days,’ raises funds for Huntsman Cancer Institute By | Emma Cummins COLLEGIAN REPORTER Chi Omega members shaved the heads of the fraternity brothers of Sigma Chi this past week in the Grewcock Student Union for a special cause. The activity was part of “Derby Days,” which is a week of events and competition among the sororities on campus to see who can raise the most money for cancer research. Each year, Sigma Chi chapters host “Derby Days” across the country, which includes Hillsdale’s Alpha Kappa chapter. The majority of the proceeds go to the Huntsman Cancer Institute with 10 percent going back to the winning sorority’s philanthropic cause. Founded by former Sigma Chi member, Jon Huntsman Sr., the Huntsman Cancer Institute is a cancer research facility and hospital located at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. The Institute has 200

clinical trials open at any given time and more than 450 cancer research projects supported by scientific funding agencies, and it hosted nearly 18,000 patient visits in 2016. The Institute is the preferred philanthropic partner for the national Sigma Chi fraternity. According to junior Sigma Chi Vice President Clayton Vander Laan, the Institute is special because all money donated goes directly towards research. “Every penny is donated to the Institute,” Vanderlaan said. “That’s something that is reassuring to us and people we are asking to donate money. Huntsman puts every piece of money that we give them towards the cause.” Rather than donate to another area of cancer treatment, junior Pledge Educator Tristan Koch explained the vital element of clinical research. “Most of the groundbreaking research has been through clinical trials that are successful,” Koch said. “We are trying

Last Wednesday, all three sororities participated in an hour-long banner competition. Lucy Meckler | Courtesy

to be the generation that ends cancer. We think that the best way to do that is through clinical research.” Sophomore Philanthropy Chair Joey Sarno has been personally affected by cancer with two parents both in remission from cancer. With

a mother on the board of the Boston North Cancer Association and a grandfather who was one of the first radiologists in the country, Sarno is no stranger to the different charities devoted to cancer research. “I’ve been around that my

entire life,” Sarno said. “It’s great to see where the actual money goes. It goes to these machines, it goes to the treatment, to educating doctors to learn new techniques and develop successful treatments.” Sarno said it’s really cool to see the dedication shown by those who are committed to research. He said that same dedication to helping people is seen in his own fraternity. “We’re a fraternity, we’re a group of guys, but we’re really dedicated to helping other people,” Sarno said. “That’s what I’ve been trying to instill. We’re not just out there for each other. We’re trying to make the world a better place.” Vanderlaan also emphasized the ubiquitous nature of cancer, and how Sigma Chi hopes to change that. “Cancer is something that touches just about everybody,” Vanderlaan said. “It’s such a heartbreaking thing, but that’s the reality that we face. Anything we can do now and in the future to help reduce that

and end this terrible disease— that’s our biggest motivation.” The fraternity raised $7500 over the course of the week. Chi Omega raised the most funds with $2886. Junior and Chi Omega member Lucy Meckler is responsible for coordinating events with Sigma Chi throughout the week for her sorority. This position is coined “Derby Dollie,” and one member in each sorority holds the title. According to Meckler, the philanthropic cause fills a gap on campus when it comes to curing cancer. “Because it doesn’t exist on campus already, it’s a nice outlet to allow students to give back to cancer patients,” Meckler said. “It’s really humbling. We read different stories in our house about people who have been affected by cancer who have been either in Chi Omega or Sigma Chi and how our money is directly impacting their lives.”

GOAL Program, dormitories host Psi Chi, psychology lab assistants host ‘haunted’ event using lab equipment Red Cross blood drive on Friday By |Brooke Conrad FEATURES EDITOR

The GOAL Program instgram page has featured students who have shared their stories about how blood drives have helped them or their family members. Hillsdale GOAL | Courtesy

by the GOAL office, in partBy | Crystal Schupbach SCIENCE & TECH EDITOR nership with the New Dorm and Simpson Dorm. The drive is usually sponsored by Hillsdale College’s GOAL individual campus groups and Program is taking to Insled by Resident Assistants or tagram to share the stories fraternities. She said there are of students who have been about 50 volunteers from the positively affected by blood GOAL program and the two drive donations throughout dormitories. their lifetime in preparation In order to sign-up to be a for a recurrent blood drive donor, there is a table in the this Friday. Union during meal times this Tomorrow, Nov. 9, the Red whole week, including today. Cross Blood Drive will be On the first day of sign-ups set up in Grewcock Student in the union, Becker said 30 Union from 11am to 7pm, to 40 people signed up during with appointments taking lunch. She said in the past, place every fifteen minutes. Hillsdale College has strugAccording to junior gled with getting enough Sarah Becker, who leads the people to sign up to donate. Community Health GOAL Over half of those who program, this is the first year signed up on the first day the drive is being organized have never donated blood

before. “I’ve actually never donated blood myself,” Becker said. “This will be my first time donating.” She said the actual donation process takes only 8-10 minutes, with a small recovery period of sitting down at a table with a snack to ensure the donor is not feeling sick. “Truthfully, the initial prick can be a little disturbing,” junior blood donor Kiara Freeman said. “If you don’t think about it too much, you’ll be okay.” In addition to sign-ups during meal times, you can also sign-up online via the link: goo.gl/PXWHqU. Dropin appointments are also available.

Converting ordinary research tools into spooky thrills, the psychology honorary’s “Haunted Lab” event last week featured attractions from zombie run therapy, to augmented-reality arachnids, to Temple Run travails. About 50 students attended the Oct. 29 event, according to senior and Psi Chi Social Chair Taylor Bennett. The event was geared toward both psychology students and campus in general to raise awareness about the department’s relatively new laboratory equipment that is available for student research. The lab tools include augmented and virtual reality, exposure therapy, and sensory wristband technology. The iFeel Alive Labs, one of the new tools introduced last year, involves biofeedback computer programs which are designed to help a person control stress responses through exposure to something that makes him or her feel tense or afraid. To add a Halloween-themed twist for the event, lab assistants had participants play “Temple Run” while wearing a monitor on their finger that detects increased heart rate. “When you get stressed, the screen will go black,” senior and Psi Chi President Lucile Townley said. “You can only play the game when you’re calm.” Participants also watched a “Criminal Minds” episode while wearing NeXus-10 biofeedback equipment that detects a change in the participant’s normal resting state. “Every time there’s a jump

scene, you see stress levels spike,” Townley said. Townley noted one particular student who was using the NeXus-10 technology while talking about her comprehensive exams and saw dramatic graph activity as a result, signaling heightened stress levels. Another particularly Halloween-themed part of the event were the augmented and virtual reality exhibits. Putting on virtual reality goggles is like jumping inside a video game, Townley explained, where one can look in all directions and see a completely virtual world. Augmented reality, in contrast, only changes one aspect of the participant’s environment. Event organizers used the augmented reality tool to create the illusion of spiders crawling around on an otherwise normal-looking table. “I hate the augmented reality, because with virtuality reality you can say that it’s not real, but with augmented reality, everything looks real,” Townley said. The lab also included several tests of dexterity and cognitive abilities, including the ability to trace an image in a mirror or to navigate through a maze while blindfolded. Townley said the event will probably become an annual activity. She added that the psychology department is fortunate to have the equipment, and she credited Psychology department chairwoman Kari McArthur for her advocacy in improving the department’s research materials. Psychology students can opt to complete either a practicum or research for their major, and four stu-

dents, including Bennett and senior psychology major Molly Schutte, are currently completing research projects to fulfill the requirement. Schutte plans to use the Empatica E4 wristband for her project, which involves testing a person’s reaction to an event compared with his or her baseline state. Schutte explained that the wristband is similar to an Apple Watch, in that has two small electrodes on the back touching the wearer’s skin. The watch is able to pick up on bodily functions like heart rate, sweat, temperature, and arousal (a participant’s general reaction to an event). Schutte said the wristband helps the researcher to avoid extraneous anxiety that might skew measurements, as the tool is relatively non-invasive, compared with other equipment. “We have some other equipment where you have to use tape, or it goes on your finger, or there are patches that go on your back to measure those different things, and it kind of puts you on edge because you’re like, ‘Oh my gosh I feel like I’m Frankenstein,’” Schutte said. “But the wristband is just really simple. You can get a lot of information while focusing on something else.” Schutte also expressed gratitude for the opportunity to work with the department’s recently-acquired equipment. “The fact that it’s available for students is huge because then you’re not limited in what you’re interested in studying, and you know you have things that can take you further,” she said. “It’s really impressive.”

Planetary scientist visits, discusses politics in scientific community By | Madeleine Miller COLLEGIAN REPORTER Accomplished planetary scientist Mimi Gerstell, PhD gave a public lecture Oct. 31 titled “Perspectives on Mars.” Roughly 25 students attended the Astronomy Club talk, titled “Perspectives on Mars,” during which the she recounted a few anecdotes from her book “Fish Stories by a Scientific Nobody.” Gerstell completed her undergraduate degree in mathematics at Harvard University and later earned her doctorate in planetary science from California Institute of Technology. She did not earn her PhD immediately after graduating from Harvard but said she had always intended to pursuit her doctorate. “At a certain age, I thought, ‘Dear me, I’d always meant to get a Ph.D.,’”

Gerstell said. “It was like when you go to the grocery store and forget to grab something.” Gerstell has since made significant contributions to the scientific community. She has worked among some of the leading experts in the field, conducted groundbreaking research, and written several books. After receiving a donation solicitation from Hillsdale College, Gerstell reached out to Timothy Dolch, assistant professor of physics, to discuss the prospect of her speaking at the college. “I read Imprimis, and they were asking for donations to the college,” Gerstell said. “This is what I’m giving. I hope I have enriched Hillsdale.” Gerstell’s talk centered on her personal experiences dealing with the politics of the scientific community. She said anyone can read about

the technicalities of her research in her published work, but she wanted to amuse listeners with her personal anecdotes and offer undergraduate students a glimpse of behind the scenes activity in scientific research. She recounted one instance in which she learned of unexpected reasons for scientists to promote their work. Despite the fact that she had been unable to accomplish what she had hoped to with a study on the surface layers of Mars and her findings were therefore unremarkable, her boss was adamant that she explain them at a conference. Gerstell later realized that her boss had two extraneous motivations for encouraging her to present. First, he was hoping that by presenting her data, she would attract attention to the scientist whose work she drew from and cited in her study. Second, her boss was a champion of women

in science and wished to give her the opportunity to speak at the conference. Another of Gerstell’s anecdotes demonstrated the fluctuations of popular scientific thought. She recalled that one paper she co-wrote, which suggested that sulfur dioxide in the atmosphere of Mars could have made possible the presence of running water on the planet’s surface at one time, was widely rejected at the time of its publication. One scientist refuted Gerstell’s and the others’ claim on the basis that sulfur dioxide would not have been compatible with the planet’s surface level rocks, and their proposal faded into obscurity. Years later, when the prospect of running water on Mars in the planet’s early years gained ground, scientists revisited Gerstell’s team’s paper, and it emerged as a definitive source on the

matter. “Fashions wax and wane in the scientific universe,” she said. Senior Philip Andrews found out about Gerstell’s lecture through Dolch, and appreciated learning about her experiences with politics of the scientific community. “I enjoy listening to speakers from outside the school and learning that there are bigger issues out there,” he said. “It’s a great opportunity to take advantage of.” Dolch, who earned his undergraduate degree at the California Institute of Technology and can relate to Gerstell’s experiences, said that the perspective she offered was invaluable given her exposure to some of the giants in science at Caltech. “It was quite a treat,” Dolch said.

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A Veterans Day vignette This Sunday, Veterans Day, Hillsdale College faculty, staff, and students will remember friends and family members who have served in the U.S. armed forces. Here is the story of one college employee and her father, Donald Mees.

By | Nicole Ault Editor-In-Chief Sorting through a pile of photographs and letters she’d gathered over the years, Jennifer Ellair, a Hillsdale College custodian who works in the sports complex, recently found some gems: Two letters and photographs of her father, Donald Mees, from his time serving in World War II. Born on April 27, 1918, in Ohio, Mees would have turned 100 years old last spring. He passed away on his birthday in 1991. Mees served in the U.S. infantry in Germany and France during the war, Ellair said. While in Europe, he befriended and stayed with a Dutch family in Holland, who sent letters to his former wife and to him afterward. These are the ones Ellair still has. “We congratulate you upon the return home of Donald,” one of the letters reads, written from one of the Ronekers to Mees’ wife at the time. “He is a good man and I believe a good husband too. What a joy

for him, when he shall again see his wife and son.” A postscript added that the family was expecting its 13th child. Mees always loved children and was a good father, Ellair remembered. “He always encouraged me, told me I could do anything I wanted to do. He al- Donald Mees (right) in a photo mailed to his famways was very ily by the Ronekers. COURTESY | COLLEGIAN encouraging,” Ellair said. “He was proud that he served and fought for our country, especially when there was so much at stake over there,” she said. “And he was glad to help the people.”

One of the letters from the Ronekers’ family. COURTESY | JENNIFER ELLAIR

Mees on right with the children of the Dutch family he stayed with. JENNIFER

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most places, only bringing it when she knows she will need it, her friend junior Dietrich Balsbaugh said he often notices her taking pictures. “Some evenings, I’ll be out taking a study break, and just see Emilia wandering by, like, ‘Oh, well, I saw the sun over there, so I’m going to go take a picture of it.’ Her and her camera are sort of drawn toward beauty,” Balsbaugh said. After arriving on campus, Heider purchased a fixed lens from a student who was a senior at the time. Being in a new environment and forced to walk most places because she did not have a car really helped her hone her photography skills, Heider said, but she added that having a car now has made photography much easier. “There was a time last year I had an art class that I was late for, because the cemetery was just beautiful that morning, and I drove to take photos of the fog,” Heider said, laughing. “We weren’t really doing that much in class that morning, so it was fine. I’ve also almost missed Art History because of frost, so in that sense having a car is great, because I’m less late to things. But also, I think I did a good job of finding the beauty of Hillsdale with only my feet to carry me around.” With growth came recognition, and Heider said it was a photo of the reflection of Central Hall in a puddle that first caught the attention of more Hillsdale students. She said many of her favorite photos have been taken at Hillsdale. Some of the things that attract Heider’s eye, besides her roses, are weeds, fog, and reflections. “I was struck by this today in Saga,” she said. “I was noticing that I love taking photos of dirty mirrors, or dirty windows, which you wouldn’t really think of that as being beautiful, but I really do find it beautiful. I like taking things that you wouldn’t normally think are beautiful, and making them so.” Junior Madeleine Brylski described how she and Heider

The Ronekers children. JENNIFER ELLAIR | COURTESY

took a “photography walk” together through downtown Hillsdale last spring, in search of this subtler beauty. “In the spring, when everything was kind of getting

“My marketing job was good in that way, because it forced me to be uncomfortable. And with photography, you kind of have to be okay with that: to get the angle or get the

Originating in Detroit, Faygo offers a wide variety of soda flavors across the country. NIC ROWAN | COLLEGIAN

Pulp Michigan: Faygo remembers By | Nic Rowan Columnist In the 1970s—back before commercial irony—the soda company Faygo ran a wildly successful TV ad featuring a group of adults boarding a steamboat and singing armin-arm about their favorite childhood memories. It’s hard to tell what exactly is being sold until the very end, when the boat paddles off into the sunset. The lotus-drinkers conclude their list (roller skates, yo-yos, etc.) and burst into the jingle’s chorus: “Remember when you were a kid? Well, part of you still is. And that’s why we make Faygo. Faygo remembers.” Faygo remembers. At a time when Coca-Cola was teaching the world to sing in perfect harmony and Pepsi-Cola was hawking American exceptionalism, Faygo hedged its bets on a much safer sale: nostalgia. To drink Faygo is to recall a childish thirst for sweetness, when sugar-saturated drinks appealed to the taste buds. And Faygo has a long enough history that it can make this appeal with conviction. Founded by the Russian immigrant Feigenson brothers in 1907, the company developed out of a cake icing business that served the Detroit ably wouldn’t have noticed if you were in her house with her,” Brylski said. “She’ll post a picture, and you’ll see this really plain wall, with one or two subjects in the picture,

Heider skipped art class to take pictures of the cemetery on a foggy morning. EMILIA HEIDER | COURTESY.

really gorgeous again, we went for a walk downtown, past Checker Records,” Brylski said. “We got some coffee, and then went into the neighborhoods and took pictures of peoples’ yards and all the blossoming trees. We took a bunch of pictures there, because Emilia really loves beautiful light. That was really fun.” Brylski added that sometimes she and Heider will sit together and through each others’ photos on Facebook, as well as photos taken by other friends, simply for the sake of enjoying them. “We’ll just kind of flip through and be like, ‘Wow, I love those colors,’ or ‘Wow, what a good frame,’” Brylski said. Though Heider said she likes to shoot nature best, as a senior this year, she has been more intentional about also shooting portraits, to preserve moments with friends. “I want to remember these times and these people, and so it helps that I’ve gotten to know my friends better, and am more comfortable taking their photos,” Heider said.

picture, you have to contort your body, or be okay with being out front, and being obtrusive, because you have to get the photos.” Heider’s friend Abby Titus, also a senior, explained that Heider sees knowing a person as integral to the photography experience. “She’s always had this philosophy that you can’t really take a really good photo of someone unless you know them in a particular way,” Titus said. “Her favorite photos of herself are ones her sister took of her.” According to Brylski, Heider also dabbles in still-life photographing, particularly in photographing things she has baked. “I haven’t been with her when she does it, but I’ll see her post a shot that you prob-

and it’s really beautiful. She has a really beautiful eye for basic things like that.” Heider said she tends to bring her camera any time she knows friends will be

area. The brothers marketed the first three flavors, grape, strawberry, and fruit punch as a low-priced sodas—as they still are today—and the Faygo grew quickly. In the 1950s, Faygo expanded into the greater Michigan area and introduced TV ads starring the Faygo Kid, a cartoon cowboy tasked with protecting the Wells Faygo Wagon in the Wild West. Animated by John Hubley (a former Disney employee blacklisted for un-American activities), the commercial was expensive—and rather long—even for 1953, costing $20,000 for 72 seconds of action. But it was a great success, nonetheless. In the 1960s, Faygo began advertising at Detroit Tigers games and changed Strawberry’s name to the now-iconic Red Pop. And by the end of the decade, the brand became available nationwide. But the growth didn’t stop there. Faygo cemented its image in the 1970s as “the kid’s soda.” And it wasn’t just because of the boat commercial. It was around this time that the brand began launching zany flavors that only a kid could dream up, let alone enjoy. Over the next few decades, the company released classics such as Cotton Candy, Candy Apple, and Rock & Rye (it’s impossible to pinpoint exand laughed,” Heider said, grinning. “I should have taken a second photo of them laughing at me, but I didn’t, and that’s okay.” Some of her favorite photos have been accidental. She described one such instance, earlier this year. “I had my camera up on campus, just taking photos of the leaves I think, and I took a photo of my friends Dietrich and Henry, walking toward me. It’s one of my favorites, because I didn’t realize while I was taking the photo at the time, but Dietrich was kind of making a face at me, and then Henry is blessing me, he has his hand up in his usual blessing. It’s really funny because they kind of look similar, they both have the same foot forward, but the dichotomy is really funny. It shows their personalities well,” she said. Balsbaugh laughed at the mention of the photo. “Yep, she got us good,” he said. Titus described Heider’s relationship with photography as “more of a lifestyle.” “In the most loving way, you can’t go anywhere without her noticing something, and stopping to take a photo of it,” Titus said. “It’s

actly what this last one tastes like; It’s a bit like Inca Cola: somewhere between bubblegum and banana). Right now, Faygo offers 52 flavors nationwide. It’s still one of the cheapest sodas on the market: A two liter bottle clocks in at only $1 in Hillsdale’s Market House, Kroger, and WalMart. And for all its cheapness, it’s not bad. In 2009, the Conde Nast publication Bon Appetit magazine voted Faygo’s Old Fashioned Root Beer as the best root beer in America. Imagine that! Conde Nast praising a place outside New York City. Who knows what Bon Appetit will do next? We’re coming up on the 10-year anniversary of this landmark decision; maybe they’ll finally release the Faygo-themed recipe for the fabled Belle Isle Iced Tea. It’s a variant on the Long Island Iced Tea. Here’s what you do. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour equal parts vodka, rum, gin, tequila, and triple sec over ice; cover and shake. Pour the cocktail into a Collins or hurricane glass and top with splash of FAYGO for color. Garnish with a lemon slice. It’ll be wild ride, but hey, in the hangover the morning after, Faygo remembers.

shooting and step back from the camera. “I don’t shirk my responsibilities, but I’ve definitely been late to class before, or other things,” she said, smiling. “Those don’t matter as much, because I want to capture this moment in time that is going to fade, and be gone soon. There have been so many times where I’m with people, or I’m stuck in a class, or stuck in a car even, where I can’t get out and take photos, and it kills me. But you also have to surrender to the inevitability that you can’t capture everything.” Heider explained that this practice of photographic restraint is similar to a writer’s use of words, and that the camera, like a word, is just the vehicle for expressing an idea, not to be taken for the idea itself. “You can’t capture beauty in a camera, I don’t think, because it’s infinite,” she said. “I think that’s the photographer’s conundrum, that you are given this vehicle for showing people the world in different ways, but the best moments and the best times, feelings, relationships, people, smiles, you aren’t able to capture.” Her friends, however, expressed wonder at the beauty Heider has been able to capture. “I don’t understand how she does that,” Balsbaugh said. “She has an eye for those things, that a lot of people don’t. You’ll see her wandering off because she sees the sun is a certain way, and knows where she can go to best capture that, in that moment.” For Heider, photos are just a medium for sharing the beauty she sees. “It’s mostly about sharing it with others,” she said. “If I keep it to myself, it doesn’t really mean anything.”

“You can’t capture beauty in a camera, I don’t think, because it’s infinite. I think that’s the photographer’s conundrum, that you are given this vehicle for showing people the world in different ways, but the best moments and the best times, feelings, relationships, people, smiles, you aren’t able to capture.” gathering. “I brought my little crappy, disposable camera to Poetry Saturday one time, and it was really quiet, and I got my camera out and took a photo, and then they all looked up

something that she always is looking for.” While other student photographers may struggle to find time to take photos, Heider said she sometimes has to force herself to stop

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Alumni run medical missionary base in Paris children from broken homes without me preparing at all.” By | Julia Mullins outside of the church walls. Holt said he did not know Collegian Reporter “She was here for school, Olivia had taken the phoFive years ago, Olivia Allen but she was on mission to to. He and other Simpson ’13 was taking photos for make a difference. She just residents saw it for the first Simpson Residence during had that kind of drive about time projected on the wall of homecoming week Simpson. and snapping photos “It was really on the sidelines hilarious because I at football games. had not seen it or Today, Olivia and her known about it, and husband Jonathan everyone just kinda are full time missionfreaked out when we aries for Youth With saw it,” Holt said. a Mission in Paris, Olivia said HillsFrance. dale prepared her for While she was her future by making a student at Hillsher teachable. After dale, Olivia was on graduating, Olivia a pre-med track and moved to Colorastudied biochemistry. do and taught for Now, Olivia uses her one year at James background in sciIrwin Charter High Olivia teaching a simple health care class in Paris, ence to serve those in France. COURTESY | OLIVIA ALLEN School in Colorado Paris through medical Springs. ministry. her,” Turner said. Upon moving to Colorado, Olivia said she realized she When she wasn’t serving Olivia met her husband, Jonhad a heart for serving God in the community, Olivia said athan, whose cousin attended through missions when she she spent most of her time Hillsdale College. was very young. In middle with friends as a Hillsdale stu“My husband did YWAM school, she went on a missions dent. She credits her friends at right out of high school, so trip in the Bahamas and saw Hillsdale for preparing her for he was very passionate about firsthand the depravation and the work she is doing in Paris. YWAM,” Olivia said. “When impoverishment within the “By having so many difwe were dating, he talked country. ferent friends, with so many about it all the time, and then “We worked at a special different faith backgrounds, when we got married we needs orphanage and school, here, I’m able to be more open always said we were going to and I really loved it. I loved and be more willing to not let do missions full-time.” the kids, and I wanted to open God be in a box,” Olivia said. YWAM was founded by my own orphanage one day Olivia said she was friends Loren and Darlene Cunningand just do that full time,” Ol- with people from all differham in 1960. It is a global ivia said. “I didn’t know that ent types of social groups, movement of Christians dedwas gonna be what I thought including the head resident icated to knowing God and I wanted to do with the rest assistant of Simpson at the making him known. Olivia of my life, eventually, but that time, Garrett Holt ’14. said the main goal of YWAM trip inspired it.” According to Olivia, one of is evangelism, or talking about Before Olivia committed her most memorable experiJesus with others. her life to full-time missions, ences at Hillsdale was climb“What I love most about she was part of the youth ing on the roof of Mossey YWAM is they equip you as a program at Hillsdale Free Library to take a picture of missionary to be solid in your Methodist Church while she residents in Simpson for the faith,” Olivia said, “but they was a Hillsdale student. Olivia 2013 homecoming competialso teach you how to live in said she encourages current tion. good community, so you can students to step outside their While on the roof, Olshow others how to live in comfort zones and help those ivia snapped a quick photo good community.” in the community. of Holt, who was wearing a Before becoming full time “We’re missing out on bright red suit. A bright blue staff for YWAM, Olivia said the mission field right there. sky with clouds and Central she and Jonathan had to Especially if you’re called to Hall filled the background. complete YWAM’s Disciplemissions, it’s there,” Olivia “I looked down on my ship Training School. Olivia said. camera and it was perfect, ab- said there are many different Dave Turner, the youth solutely perfect,” Olivia said. types of DTS, and each one is pastor of Hillsdale Free Meth- “It just caused me to praise broken up into weeks focused odist Church, said Olivia was God so much because he on teaching students different an outgoing and compassionknew exactly what my settings concepts about being in the ate woman who was a creneeded to be, he knew that right relationship. Examples ative thinker in terms of her moment was gonna happen, of DTS programs include approach to missions. He said he had prepared me for it, medical, sports, music, and she would oftentimes serve

writing. Olivia said each DTS is designed to equip people with skills to respond to their callings from God. She and Jonathan completed a medical DTS together. They spent three months in Perth, Australia training and then another three months in Manila, Philippines doing outreach. “DTS is ultimately founded on learning about sin areas in your life, and areas you have misconceptions about God,” Olivia said, “and then getting the right conception of God, and living in right relationship with others, and him; that’s what he calls us to.” After completing their DTS, Olivia said she and Jonathan wanted to stop in another city on their way back to the United States. She said flights through Paris were the same price as flying straight home, so they decided to stop at the new YWAM base in Paris. “When we flew through Paris, when we stopped there, it felt like home, which was really weird,” Olivia said, “It was Christmas time, we were ready to be home, we hadn’t seen our families in six months, we were tired. While we were there, we were both like, ‘if God told us not to leave, we would be totally okay with that,’ which was shocking to both of us.”

In February 2018, Olivia and Jonathan decided applied for a staff posi- Olivia Allen takes a picture of Garrett Holt after climbtion at the ing Mossey Library. OLIVIA ALLEN | COURTESY . Paris base. In March, she said they were “We provide materials with both accepted and made plans pictures in their languagto move. Olivia and Jonathan es and then we train them made Belleville, Paris their in these simple health care new home on Aug. 28 and teachings,” Olivia said. “We joined the medical DTS staff. train them to train others, “Together as a couple, our so by the end of it, they get a heart for ministry in general whole bunch of resources to is to basically activate people teach people in their commuin in their faith and catapult nities how to do these things.”

Over summer, Pfeifer teaches rock climbing to children in Switzerland

By | Danielle Lee Collegian Reporter Grace Pfeifer cheered on her campers as they slid their fingers into each mountain crag, inching their way up its side. No matter how challenging the route was, or whether they were climbing the upward or leeward side, Pfeifer always encouraged them to finish every climb. This past summer, Pfeifer, a junior, worked as a resident assistant and rock climbing instructor for middle schoolers at The American School in Switzerland (TASIS), an international school. Pfeifer applied to the program because of a family friend and Catholic priest named Zachary Akers, who had connections to TASIS, which was searching for a camp counselor and rock climbing instructor at the time. “I knew that Grace had a great personality for the position and was very well-qualified, especially given her background in outdoor sports, especially rock-climbing,” Akers said. “I wanted her to have this great experience of working in beautiful Switzerland. I have been told that ‘traveling is the best education,’ and I have found that to be the truth also.” Since many are interested in this program, Akers told Pfeifer that obtaining this position wouldn’t be easy. TASIS chooses only around 20 to 30 counselors out of approximately 400 to 500 applicants. “So I had the interview, it went well, and before I knew it, it was a reality,” Pfeifer said. “I was getting all my paperwork together for my work visa, and planning out what it’d be like to go overseas alone, without knowing anyone in a foreign country, and not knowing the language.” The children at the camp attended fine arts classes every weekday from morning until 2 p.m. Once they were released,

the instructors would pick up and drive the children that signed up for their respective “sports” tracks. “The roads were so windy and everything is very tight in Europe. Space is conserved,” Pfeifer said. “It’s very mountainous. Just to get down to the city was a nightmare, going through these windy, steep roads.” Pfeifer also had to adapt to the weather, which varied

but they expressed themselves to each other in their mother tongue, said Pfeifer. “Crucial to impacting the kids was connecting with them,” Pfeifer said. “Sometimes you had to really question them when you noticed something was up, because they weren’t ready to talk through it because of the language barrier.” To work around the issue, Pfeifer visited the campers in

Pfeifer’s group after rock-climbing near a mountain range in Switzerland. GRACE PFEIFER | COURTESY.

depending on location, and learned to copy others in wearing very thin layers. “Italy has very wet, humid heat, and there are Palm trees, so it almost feels tropical. It was around 80 to 90 degrees,” Pfeifer said. “But then you look at the mountains and there’s snow up there.” Pfeifer also dealt with a language barrier between her and her campers. The campers knew how to speak English,

their bedrooms at night when they were bored and calm and felt more comfortable speaking. She worked on building trust with them during the day, wanting the campers to know that she truly cared for them. She got to know one particular camper, an 11-year-old Russian girl named Sasha. Sasha lived across from Pfeifer’s room in the hallway and every day would tell Pfeifer of some

them, equipping them to go and faithfully follow God’s call in their life,” Jonathan said. “Activating their faith and bringing them to their potential as best we can and then releasing them.” As staff for the medical DTS, Olivia said she goes out into the surrounding communities and provides basic healthcare for those in need. She said the clinics often turn into therapy sessions, as the people she serves will share how they are hurting spiritually or emotionally. Olivia said the goal of her work is to share the gospel with others but also transform communities’ health standards. “We share basic health stuff — wash your hands, how to deal with fever, how to reduce fevers, how to make clean water, how to deal with dehydration, how to make bathrooms, how to wean a baby, how to breastfeed,” Olivia said. “Just really simple things we take for granted, that they have never heard before.” Olivia said most of the people she works with do not have an education level above kindergarten. She and the staff perform skits and songs to make it easier for those they are serving to remember.

different injury she had. One day when Pfeifer walked into Sasha’s room, she found her panting heavily and exclaiming that she had a fruit allergy. Pfeifer initially thought Sasha might be joking, but she took Sasha outside for fresh air and brought her a glass of water. “She seemed to calm down, but this kind of went on for a little bit where she would find me and have something going on,” Pfeifer said. “I kind of realized, she stopped doing this as much when I would check in on her. She was just really hungry for attention. All of these kids are from very privileged families — since it was a very expensive camp — and they all had nannies and chauffeurs. They don’t get a lot of contact with their parents and I just sensed loneliness.” After providing Sasha the attention and care she lacked at home, Pfeifer noticed a big change with her. Before Sasha would only make it through a few rock-climbing routes, but by the end, she was always scaling routes until time was over. Michaela Peine, a sophomore and Pfeifer’s current roommate, said the position was perfect for Pfeifer since she has a strong background in rock climbing and helping children. “She especially loved getting to bring them hiking and bringing groups of them to church on Sunday,” Peine said about Pfeifer’s time in Switzerland. “She loves being outdoors, she has tons of experience helping out with kids, and she’s just a wonderful, loving person, so I knew that this would be an incredible experience for her.” Pfeifer said it’s important to pursue an experience like hers with an open mind. “If you have any interest, first know your limits,” Pfeifer said. “Don’t let your reservations hold you back, if you do feel you are capable. It’s a very transformative experience.”

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from B6 doing and asked if we needed anything.” Woltanski mentioned that he and Benedict bonded over their mutual love for guitars, as Benedict used to work in a guitar shop. Woltanski ate multiple meals at the restaurant and said Benedict is as good a cook as he is a man. “He put a lot of work into making sure everything looked good and tasted good,” Woltanski said. One meal that Woltanski remembers in particular was a salad with homemade dressing and chicken. “I had four plates of food that night,” Woltanski said, “and I’m proud of it.” One day while Woltanski was at the lodge, Benedict gathered him and a few other students to make them a meal. Benedict called it his “Summer BBQ” and together they all ate baked beans, salad, and ribs. “Those were some of the best ribs I’ve ever had,” Woltanski said.

According to Olivia, the Paris base is focused on serving Europe and the 10-40 area, which includes North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia approximately between 10 degrees north and 40 degrees north latitude. Jonathan Allen said the base leaders in Paris have a vision to become a missions campus that trains people in all areas and sends them out follow their call from God. Olivia and Jonathan each have their own goals for their future in missions work. Olivia said she hopes to teach the week of DTS devoted to repentance and forgiveness. “It’s quite an intense week, but it’s one of my favorite weeks,” Olivia said, “I’ve seen so much power in it in my life, and I just think it’s actually a week everyone in their life should go through.” Jonathan said he hopes to lead a DTS of his own and be the spiritual head of that school. “I’d love to teach internationally, bases all around the world, but it’ll start here,” Jonathan said. Olivia and Jonathan both said they hope to encourage people, specifically men, who are passionate about missions to pursue that love for serving God, through a separate organization. “Men for Missions is an encouragement to guys who feel like missions is their calling to not be held back by what their parent’s expectations are, or what the world’s expectations are,” Olivia said. “This is very much a job and so we treat it like a job. We have a business plan, we have a board of directors, we take it very seriously, and you can as well.” Olivia also said anyone who is interested in seeing what she and Jonathan do can join them in the summer for two weeks of evangelical ministry in Paris. The program’s name is Paris Je T’aime, which translates to “Paris, I love you.’ “The idea is it’s God’s heart for Paris,” Jonathan said. “God loves Paris and we’re bringing as many people in to show the love of God to Paris.” Aaron Tracey, director of hospitality operations for the Dow Hotel and Rockwell Lake Lodge said that Benedict is ambitious and extraordinary. “We were quite lucky to find a chef who is talented inside and outside the kitchen,” Tracey said. “Eric treats his guests like family.” Tracey noted that being the hospitality manager is a big responsibility and over the summer Benedict hosted over 1,500 guests. “He handled it with grit and excellence, Tracey said. “He’s the perfect fit for the role, and it’s a joy to work with him advancing the mission of the college through hospitality.” Benedict said that constant learning inspires him in his work. “There are always new flavors to discover, and the push to be better has directed my life,” Benedict said. “The constant quest for more keeps me going.” You can follow Eric Benedict on Instagram @

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Chef Eric Benedict is the new chef at Rockwell Lake Lodge. ERIC BENEDICT | COURTESY.

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Emilia Heider works for marketing and submits photographs for campus publications. EMILIA HEIDER | COURTESY

Emilia Heider photographs the infinite at Hillsdale

during Christmas break after particularly in front of the By | Carmel Kookogey sophomore year, Heider contrains by which they often Assistant Editor vinced her mother to let her traveled. But the thing he phoEmilia Heider’s first go take photos of a beautiful tographed the most, and the photography experience was frost, one of which would thing that stuck with Heider, shooting pictures of rose become the first print she ever were the rose bushes in her bushes with a “crappy digital sold. backyard at home. camera” in junior “Roses are the high. Today, her things I photograph work is frequentthe most. I didn’t ly featured on the really make that concover of The Forum, nection until recently, Hillsdale College’s but my father planted literary magazine, those rose bushes and friends tell her and also took photos she should work for of them. He kind of National Geographic. gave me both of those “My dad’s hobby things,” she said. was photography,” Heider explained said Heider, who is that she rarely plans a a senior majoring in shoot, but more often English and art. “I’ve finds herself simply always grown up photographing “what around cameras, I’m is given” to her. used to them.” “They’re gone so With the money quickly, the moments she got after gradthat I see, or the uating from high light only is there school, Heider said for so long, no two she invested in her things are the same,” first “real” camera, she said. “That’s and then added one of the reasons I credibility to her love photographing name by earning a flowers so much: they photography position are so unique and unin the college’s marrepeatable, that I can’t keting department really ever get enough before she arrived on photos of them. In Heider finds beauty across campus. COURTESY | campus her freshthat sense, I always KASIA IGNATIK man year. Since then, want to do more, to Heider has expanded her “That was when I really capture them in more ways, scope to take photos for high started getting into it,” Heider because they keep changing.” school seniors, families, and a said. Though Heider said she wedding. Heider described how her does not carry her camera While recovering from father took “countless” photos See Heider B4 double jaw and chin surgery of their family on vacation,

Campus Chic: Kathleen Branigan depends on what mood I’m in. Any bows that match dresses. What inspires your style? Things that make my heart happy. Where do you shop? Honestly, frequently just Amazon, but also a boutique in Brooklyn, New York called Slapback is one of my favorite places. What do you think of style here at Hillsdale? It’s much more sophisticated than at high school. Granted, I’m liking the ability to wear jeans to class though—I couldn’t do that at my high school. Freshman Kathleen Branigan in New York on Liberty Island. KATHLEEN BRANIGAN | COURTESY.

Describe the style you aspire to. I feel like my goal in life is to walk down the street and have people question what decade

they’re in.

What is your favorite clothing item? My favorite clothing item—that’s not fair! It

What advice do you have for others? I’m not qualified to give advice. -compiled by Abraham Sullivan

Eric Benedict: only chef in the state using just Michigan-grown ingredients

Luke Woltanski, a junior at resources available to him, as By | Stefan Kleinhenz Hillsdale College, was doing well as keeping ingredients Assistant Editor research at the biostation in fresh and in stock. Eric Benedict, the new The Luther, and had the oppor“I’ve put thousands of miles Rockwell Lake Lodge chef, has tunity to eat a lot of the food on my truck just from driving turned the lodge’s restaurant Benedict cooked. around Michigan and trying into the only “I’d always to track down the best sources 100 percent see a big of ingredients,” Benedict said. Michitrailer full For Benedict, a localgan-sourced of plants,” ly-sourced restaurant is imkitchen in Woltanski portant for a few reasons. the state. said. “I’d see “We are at a point in our In May them later culture where people are so 2018, Benein my salad separated from their food,” dict became or crushed Benedict said. “People don’t the chef and up in the know where their food comes Hospitality dressing.” from.” Manager of Benedict Benedict said his mission Rockwell said the new is to connect ingredients with Lake Lodge, opportunity people. He also noted that which is of serving Luther is one of the poorest Rockwell Lake Lodge in Luther, a bed and the lodge’s areas per capita in the state, Michigan. COURTESY | FACEBOOK breakfast visitors in and keeping the money in the owned and the Lakeview Dining Room, community by purchasing operated by the college and which seats 30, has not come locally-sourced ingredients located in Luther, Michigan. without its challenges. In helps grow the community. Benedict brings his 9 years of order to sustain a completely “There is both a philosophexperience — from cities like Michigan-sourced restaurant, ical and practical appeal to loNew Orleans, Grand Rapids, he sometimes cally-sourced and Chicago — to the small has to take ingredients,” town of Luther. Benedict said ingredients Benedict the purely Michigan sourced out of his said. kitchen has been a dream of recipe. Over the his for some time. “Ginger summer, “I’ve had this vision for is one of Woltansyears,” Benedict said. “But I my favorite ki had the knew it would only be posingredients,” opportunity sible in a small-scale restauBenedict to spend a lot rant.” said. “But Eric Benedict is the chef of the only of time with The restaurant at the since there 100 percent Michigan-sourced Benedict. Rockwell Lodge is a rustic is no Michi- restaurant in the state. COURTESY | “He’s the restaurant with some intergan-sourced FACEBOOK type of guy national and New Orleans ginger, I have that can talk styles sprinkled in. Benedict to do without it.” about a lot of different things,” describes it as a “traditional Benedict said the greatest Woltanski said. “He always French country-style restauchallenge is planning out the asked how we were rant.” menu while considering the See chef B5