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veterans on the future of VA policy

Women’s track takes second at nationals By | Jessica Hurley Collegian Reporter

Congressman Tim Walberg, R-Mich., met with student veterans Jamal Jackson, John Novack, Michael Lafountain, and Michael Aavang on Thursday, March 10. Thomas Novelly | Collegian

By | Thomas Novelly Assistant Editor Congressman Tim Walberg, R-Mich., visited campus Thursday, March 10 to have a brief chat with students in the Hillsdale Veterans Association to get their thoughts on the future of veteran healthcare. President of the Hillsdale Veterans Association senior Michael Aavang coordinated with Walberg’s office and arranged for the congressman to meet with him as well as three other student veterans in A.J.’s Café. During the meeting, Aavang gave Walberg a copy of a policy proposal, which he recently drafted during a legislative fellowship in Washington, D.C., Aavang said the proposal, which aims at reforming medical care provided through the Veterans Affairs Administration, was well-received by the congressman. “My short chat about the proposal went very well,” Aavang said. “I was surprised to learn that he wanted to go even further with medical reform than what I proposed, which is great.” Walberg said current VA programs are filled with mistakes and that privatization or consolidation of treatment

could be a viable solution. “Veterans need to be cared for,” Walberg said at the meeting. “The first and primary responsibility is to make sure that when they come home they receive what they expect. The VA needs to give them the best care, the best of what they need.” Former Marine freshman Jamal Jackson joined Aavang and Walberg. He said he respected the congressman’s genuine care for veterans issues. “He understands the needs of the veterans in his district,” Jackson said. “In my opinion, Tim Walberg’s service-oriented approach to his duties as a congressman are clearly reflected in his desire to help military veterans.” Aavang said Walberg’s appearance on campus was more than publicity for the Veterans Association but also a positive reminder that there are politicians who understand the issues facing veterans. “Having the congressman here to talk to us, and just us, is going to generate a lot of interest from veterans on campus,” Aavang said. “I like the attention it’s going to draw. To see a congressman concerned with a

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After scoring a school-record total of 58 points at the NCAA D-II National Championships, the Hillsdale College women’s track and field team left Kansas this weekend as the national runner-up. It was a dramatic meet between Hillsdale College and Lincoln University, with Lincoln ultimately coming out on top by two points. Out of the 10 female athletes that competed in the meet, eight came home as All-Americans, placing in the top eight in their events. Senior Emily Oren’s mile time would have even won the D-I national championship meet. She was crowned the national champion with a D-II record time of 4:35.48 — setting a personal best by 10

seconds — which contributed 10 points to Hillsdale’s total score. “I could not have asked for a better meet. I still don’t believe that that weekend happened,” Oren said. “The mile was a huge confidence boost. When I see other milers running 4:30s I think they’re elite runners, but now I’m one of those people.” Oren aspires to run professionally post-graduation. The 3K race resulted in three Hillsdale All-Americans and 23 points. Oren won the event with a time of 9:27.98, senior Kristina Galat came in close behind running 9:30.80

By | JoAnna Kroeker Collegian Reporter At its March 31 meeting, Student Federation will reconsider its approval of $781 for the Investment Club to travel to New York City. The club found out it will receive full funding for the trip from Morgan Stanley after Student Fed approved partial funding last Thursday. Because Student Fed funds are granted on a partial-payback basis, Student Fed President junior Christian Wiese said the organization no longer sees the

club’s need for the funds. “Because they came back and let us know that they got full funding for the trip, we will reconsider their request for website funding at the next meeting,” Wiese said. The Investment Club initially requested $2,500 during the Student Fed finance committee meeting on Monday, March 7. Club representatives said the money would sponsor a five-person trip to New York City supervised by Morgan Stanley. For an hour and a half Thursday, March 10, delegates

A conversation with Pulliam Fellows Mark and Mollie Hemingway Mark and Mollie Hemingway are one of America’s premier journalistic power couples. Mark is a senior writer at The Weekly Standard, while Mollie is a senior editor at The Federalist, which she co-founded. The Hemingways live in Washington, D.C., and have two children. How did each of you first get involved in journalism? Mark: It started out my freshman year in college when, instead of putting me in a dorm room, the housing department put me in a motel off of campus because they said they had overbooked their dorms. And the motel was filthy; there were all kinds of problems because there were all sorts of poor, vagrant types that were also living in the motel with people. I spent the first few months in school doing things like running out in the parking lot and saving co-eds from being assaulted by drunk people. And I got really, really frustrated that this was my living situation, so I started looking into it, and I found that the housing department at my university did this every year. They claimed to have overbooked the dorms, but they did this intentionally so that Follow @HDaleCollegian

when students joined fraternities and moved off campus, they would break their housing contracts and the housing department would make a bunch of money. So when I looked into this story nobody reported on it — nobody was interested in it, and I was just upset that this injustice hadn’t been rectified — that they were subjecting these kids to this horrible situation. As it turns out one of the campus publications, the Oregon Commentator, was finally interested. It was kind of a conservative campus, conservative/libertarian magazine. And the rest is history, I guess. Mollie: I did not start out interested in journalism. I studied economics and thought I wanted to go into academia, and to make a very long story short, I tried a few other things and ended up as a second career going into journalism. And I’ve loved every minute of it. Mark: That’s a much more elegant, concise story than mine. How did the two of you meet? Mark: It was my first job out of college. My wife is about 20 months older than I am, so she had been working at this place, a non-profit, think-tank-type place in northern Virginia.

more fun having everyone there,” Galat said. “Leading up to it I didn’t let myself think negative thoughts. Especially having Hannah in the race and Coach Joe believing in me really helped a lot.” The defending champions in the distance medley relay entering the meet, Hillsdale repeated its national title in the event and broke the school record with a time of 11:24.39. Junior Molly Oren ran the 1200 with a split of 3:34, senior Corinne Zehner had a 400 split of 54.7 seconds, sophomore Hannah Watts ran the 800 leg with a 2:14.6 split, and Emily Oren sealed the deal with a 1600 meter split of 4:40. The relay team earned 10 points. This was Watts’s third time running the DMR and first trip to the national meet. Now, she is a See Track A9

Student Fed to reconsider Investment Club proposal

Reporting from Washington By|Andrew Egger Assistant Editor

and placing second, while sophomore Hannah McIntyre placed fourth running 9:33.28, which was a personal record. McIntyre and Galat earned another spot on the podium in the 5K. McIntyre placed third with a time of 16:13.91 and Galat placed fourth running a 16:17.09, which was a personal record. The duo scored 11 points for Hillsdale. Before the meet, Galat was ranked lower than she had been in previous years for her events. “This year was a little bit more nerve-racking, but a lot

debated a lowered proposal of $1,511.40, drawing comparisons with funding of the College Republicans’ trip to the Conservative Political Action Conference. Following the Investment Club’s preliminary proposal to the finance committee on Monday, the committee recommended that Student Fed spend no money on the website, fully fund the cost of the Wall Street Prep program, and apportion $250 — or $50 per person — for the trip. Between Monday’s pitch to the finance committee and Thursday’s Student Fed meeting, the Investment Club refined its mission statement for the funds and decreased its request by $1,000 by lowering how much it wanted for the website and the trip. Junior Eddie Shaw, president and co-founder of the Investment Club, consulted Vice President for Finance Patrick

Flannery about alternative funding solutions for the trip. Shaw said if this funding came through, as it has since the decision, he would reimburse Student Fed. During Thursday’s meeting, Independent Rep. sophomore Josh Lee, an Investment Club member, said the committee made its recommendation because the Investment Club came unprepared and failed to justify its proposal. The debate focused on weighing the benefit of establishing Hillsdale connections with Wall Street at the cost of $1,500 in student fees that would not directly benefit all of campus — usually a requirement for funding approval. Shaw said the trip participants agreed to each pay $40 for the opportunity to go to the headquarters of some of the biggest banks in the world and develop a pipeline for conn e c - See Funding A3

Arnn’s book surpasses 25,000 copies sold

Husband and wife team Mark Hemingway of the Weekly Standard, and Mollie Hemingway of The Federalist, teach a class as this semester’s Dow Journalism Program’s Pullaim Fellows. Rachael Reynolds | Courtesy

She’d been working there for about two years, and it was my first job. I remember I walked into a staff meeting one day, and she was basically the most attractive girl in the room. We went out for drinks shortly after that, and the rest is history. You can just conclude all answers with that. Mollie: I was there. That was how it happened. At the present moment in politics, what is most interesting to write about for the two of you? Mark: The question now is

what’s not interesting to write about. I’m not that old, and I remember when there was downtime in politics, and now it seems like everything is go, go, go in the 24-hour news cycle. This year in particular things are utterly insane. Every election cycle, people would joke about a brokered convention: “Wouldn’t that be cool?” Well, now it’s looking like a very good chance that will happen. And characters like Donald Trump — how do you even begin to foresee

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By | Michael Lucchese Collegian Reporter President Larry Arnn’s newest book “Churchill’s Trial: Winston Churchill and the Salvation of Free Government” has sold more than 25,000 copies. Although Arnn serves as the editor of the official Winston Churchill biography project, he said his book does more than simply retell Churchill’s life. “‘Churchill’s Trial’ is ultimately our trial, and we have a better chance to emerge victorious from ours because of the example of true statesmanship we have in Churchill,” Arnn said in an email. “By understanding the challenges Churchill faced, we can better understand our own challenges and how to confront them.” “I am proud people are buying the book,” he added. “I’m grateful to the college, which

gets all the revenues, for helping to make it known.” “Churchill’s Trial,” released on October 13, 2015, by Thomas Nelson publishers, has already garnered a number of accolades from public figures and scholars in their reviews. “‘Churchill’s Trial’ is an invaluable volume from an author who has committed much of his life to maintaining Churchill’s reputation as the outstanding statesman of the 20th century,” former Heritage Foundation President Edwin Fuelner said. Once his health began declining, Sir Martin Gilbert, Churchill’s official biographer, passed on the project to Arnn and Hillsdale College in 2012. The biography set includes eight volumes of narrative history and 23 volumes of primary source documents. Hillsdale is editing and planning to publish the final six documentary volumes. Look for The Hillsdale Collegian

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FBI vs. Apple Inc.

In brief: Math core requirements change By | Ramona Tausz Arts Editor Future Hillsdale students will no longer have the option of fulfilling the core curriculum’s math requirement with an ACT score. At February’s faculty meeting, Hillsdale professors approved a motion to require all students take a mathematics course during their four years at the college, a change that will take effect beginning with the incoming class of Fall 2016. Previously, about 40-50 members of each class were exempt from this requirement by earning a score of at least a 27 on the mathematics portion of the ACT or an equivalent SAT score. “Mathematics has a venerable history among the essential disciplines in higher, liberal learning,” Provost David Whalen said in an email. “To study an appropriately measured course in mathematics with serious faculty is a blessing because it is foundational to a well-formed mind. While we have long had a mathematical requirement in place, I am very glad that an exam score based exemption has been removed.” Associate Professor of Mathematics Samuel Webster said the change has been a longtime desire of the mathematics department, but a proposal has heretofore been impossible, due to staffing issues. “Mathematics and its focus on the search for truth via deductive reasoning is essential, we feel, to a liberal arts education,” Webster said. “Historically, it’s always had a place in a classical liberal arts education, and we feel we’re doing a handful of students a disservice by not having them take a college-level mathematics course.” Senior mathematics and politics major Sarah Onken said she, too, has hoped for this development. “From a classical understanding, knowledge of mathematics was necessary in exploring metaphysics,” Onken said. “It was the necessary prerequisite in Plato’s ‘Republic.’ Math focuses on reasoning from premises and drawing conclusions from them, whereas metaphysics then inquires into the first things and causes. You can’t really go that last step of thinking, if you don’t really have a first step in logic and reasoning from premises.” Webster said professors in Hillsdale’s other departments seemed unanimously in favor of this core change. “Some faculty were concerned with scheduling concerns because this is an additional course their majors will have to take,” Webster said. “But this is not really a core extension. Every student at Hillsdale had a math requirement. We’re just taking away one of those avenues to fulfilling the requirement.” Onken said even Mathematics 105, the math and deductive reasoning course students often take in order to fulfill the core requirement, affords students a benefit of upper-level mathematics she said she considers essential to a complete liberal arts education. “I think what a lot of students aren’t exposed to in high school is that math is more than simply computation,” she said. “So I think, especially with a class like 105, students will be able to engage in the rigor of mathematics they may not be able to right now. It takes an in-depth look at Euclid and geometry, so there’s that tie to the classics that students will be able to explore, as well.”

Former Apple software engineer explains public vs. private clash of interests By | Macaela J. Bennett granted. Instead, what they’re being asked to do is to use Editor-in-Chief their staff, their tools, anything at their command to create As a former software engi- something completely new at neer and engineering manager the behest of the government at Apple Inc. who now runs his that can then be used to go own software company, Kelly find, potentially, and maybe Robinson shared with the Col- not at all, some additional inlegian what people should un- formation. derstand about the FBI’s request The court-provided way to for Apple to help decrypt the do that is to create something phone of the San Bernardino that’s never been created beterrorist Syed Rizwan Farook. fore. Could you imagine ApWith Robinson’s background ple being ask to make a new in software, he said he believes device of the government’s that most of the public is mis- design on the hypothesis that understanding what the FBI is if Apple could make real this asking Apple to do, and without design for us, it would potenunderstanding that, they can- tially help us get information not form educated opinions on that aids the cause of national the hot-button issue. security? We’ll simply manUsing your understanding date that it be created. It isn’t of software engineering, can the same as asking a comyou describe what the court pany to participate in an order is commanding Apple investigation at some to do that’s led to this nation- reasonable expense and al controversy? burden. The court order is very I don’t think that it’s straightforward. It says that ever been quite done Apple will be compelled to before. Industry parassist the FBI. The interesting ticipation during war, bit is that it follows by defin- military production, that ing what that assistance looks might be a closer model like in very specific technical than court cases, helping detail. in investigations. They are asking Apple to Can the executive simply create a specific, new thing, command any company or and understanding the design a private individual because of that thing is the critical they have trade knowledge point. I think the whole case or market position to go and and public opinion about it work, at great expense, to crehinges on understanding the ate a tool that might or might thing Apple is being asked to not help in a cause? Can it create. That’s not a commonly simply command a private understood thing, and it isn’t industry? On what grounds nicely accessible. and to what degree can it or What is Apple’s reasoning can it not? for not wanting to comply Terrorism brings condiwith the FBI’s request? tions of war into private life, so Apple is making two points: consumer devices are now enthe first that they believe the tangled. The question is: How sort of backdoor they’re being do private companies make asked to build is something communications devices? Are that, by the sheer act of creat- they not allowed, as a matter ing it, inevitably compromis- of policy, to implement strong es every user’s data — that’s end-to-end encryption? hundreds of millions of people Stronger or weaker security — their iPhones, iPads, every- for the public is likewise stronthing. ger or weaker security for the The second point is that enemy. they are not being asked to The reality is that intelsupply information they have; ligence agencies have been those requests were already spying on private life for a

long time, essentially without permission. It’s a serious overreach, but it’s hard to eliminate. Private companies have continually increased security until, in the case of Apple and the last few major software releases, the security was good enough to prevent these big surveillance systems from being able to see private user data. There are some very powerful law enforcement officials who don’t want that kind of unbridled access to go away. So they won’t let it disappear without a fight.

That general cause has almost nothing to do with the San Bernardino phone. It’s about a change in policy and an ongoing turf war. The bottom line on the issue is that end-to-end encryption makes the American people safer. In the final balance, that’s it. And our spies can continue to be spies. They just have do more work and be more focused. It’s obviously easier to spy when private data is just openly available to you, but the tradeoff for that is exposing the data to enemies, too. Privacy is a matter of principle, but even if it weren’t, the security risk is too great to weaken encryption across the entire system. By the way, just to speak for the other side. Someone like

[Director of the FBI] James Comey, he is sincere. He wants what he wants because he wants to do his job, protect the American people. It doesn’t mean he’s right about the policy. Other strong voices, peers of his, disagree. Those are public servants in the difficult position of running our intelligence agencies. They are biased towards their work. To admit that, it’s no cheap insult against them or the good work they do. It’s just that the position they are in weighs too heavily for them to be writing the policy. The legislative and the executive are separate for a reason. Is Apple refusing to help the FBI at all in this case, or is it just refusing to create this backdoor into decrypting information? It’s not that the FBI isn’t getting cooperation. Apple, long ago, formed a dedicated team of people, whose full-time focus is fielding and reviewing requests from the FBI and other government agencies. The requests are now common. Even in this case, Apple had already fulfilled the requests, which is being overlooked. Why would it be so hazardous for Apple to assist the FBI by creating this backdoor to decrypting information on its smartphones? To understand how digital security works is to know that there is no way to build a backdoor for one person to use that can’t be used by everyone else — terrorists, criminals, and malicious regimes. And these days, there’s more information about you on your phone than there is anywhere else. That’s great leverage, if you’re a bad guy. The Apple phone has been quite successful, something like a billion of them have been made and sold all over the world, so the value of being able to read all of the information kept on them is incalculable. The incentive to compromise the system is enormous.

Imagine a law being passed, and, all of a sudden, everyone’s homes and offices all immediately have invisible cameras and microphones magically installed, with all of that information available not only to the government but to who knows who else — malicious regimes, criminals, or terrorists. Everything about your private life, medical records, bank accounts, your location and the locations of your family and friends, your media, your personal thoughts, all would be potentially exposed to all of them all the time. Another point about the way digital security works: You cannot control the use of something like that. Nothing in software is actually secure in total. It’s more like an economics situation or an arms race, where the goal is finding a homeostasis. Is the cost of getting at something significantly greater than the worth of what it is? If you can maintain that situation, then what you’re protecting is reasonably secure. So what is the value of all the information on hundreds of millions of people’s devices? Put another way, what would you be willing to pay, if you were an enemy of freedom, to compromise every private citizen in the free world in some way? The value of that is so high as to be incalculable. The lengths one would need to go to secure it would never be great enough. Its compromise is an inevitability. That’s why when Apple talks about this backdoor, you have probably heard them say that they feel this is the software equivalent to cancer. If there were a world where cancer didn’t exist and then you had the ability to create it, if only to somehow contain it, you would never create it at all. You would be inventing cancer — creating a great evil. But unlike a substance in a laboratory, this virtual thing would be impossible to contain.

Lt. Col. Allen West speaks on campus By | Josh Paladino Collegian Reporter Lt. Col. Allen West is the president and CEO of the National Center for Policy Analysis. He served in the U.S. Army for 22 years, including in Operation Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Afghanistan. Florida’s 22nd District elected him to the House of Representatives in 2010. West spoke at Hillsdale College Saturday by invitation of the Hillsdale Young Americans for Freedom. Does the U.S. have a moral obligation to intervene in foreign countries to spread democracy? Having been a person who spent 22 years in the United States military, I don’t think we have a moral obligation to spread democracy. I think we have a moral obligation to make sure that people are not oppressed, that they do not live under tyranny, and that we ensure liberty and freedom is available to others. You cannot make people democratic because it is a political system that may not agree with people’s civilizational background or their nature. Having spent time in Iraq and Afghanistan, they are very tribal in nature. But, I think that every soul yearns to be free. The motto of the United States Army Special Forces is “De Oppresso Liber,” which translates to “liberate the oppressed.” What should the role of the U.S. be in the fight against the Islamic State and the Assad regime? I am not a big person on regime change, but I am a big person on making sure that the most savage and barbaric entity we have seen since Nazi Germany has to be eradicated.

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It’s not just ISIS; there is a global movement that stands against liberty and freedom. I think we do have a role and responsibility to make sure that groups and organizations like this do not exist, and we should be able to build coalitions to fight against them. W h a t should be the U.S.’s response to Syrian refugees? I am not someone who Former Lt. Col. Allen West meets with Hillsdale Young Americans for Freedom members in the Formal Lounge in the Grewsupports mil- cock Student Union after his address in the Searle Center on Saturday. English Hinton | Courtesy itary-aged fluence your view of foreign religion to more of a theocrat- There is a yearning for leadMuslim males being brought policy? ic, political, totalitarian ideolo- ership. There is a yearning for to the United States. I am a My favorite verse out of gy. You see the global conquest strength in our country once very compassionate person, the Bible is Philippians 4:13, that they have been after for again. I believe that the voice when it comes to the elderly which says, “I can do all things quite some time. We have to of the grassroots — everyday, or small children. I think af- through Christ Jesus, who remember that in 1790, when common Americans — is ter what we saw with Tashfeen strengthens me.” So, I don’t Jefferson and Adams sat down seeking to be heard. I want to Malik in San Bernadino, we think there is any challenge we with the Dey of Algiers, they make sure that in the Repubhave to be careful with mili- face that is insurmountable, asked him, “Why are you at- lican Party, there are not cantary-aged Muslim females, as but I also know that in and of tacking our merchant ships?” didates who will protect their well. We have to protect our myself, I have limits. I have to And he said simply, “We are own special interests that go society; we have to protect our ask for wisdom and discern- commanded to do so by our against the will of the people. civilization. You look at what is ment. That is what it takes to prophet and by our book.” This What are your thoughts happening in Europe with the be able to lead people. doesn’t mean that we dislike on the Trump campaign? mass infiltration of Syrian refWhat did your service in Muslims, but we have to unThis is all about the Amerugees. There have been mass Iraq and Afghanistan teach derstand what the ideology is. ican people looking for somerapes in Germany, Norway, you about the mindset of the What are your thoughts one who they believe will fight and Sweden. We have to pro- people that live there and on the 2016 Republican Pres- back. Joe and Jay Six-Pack — tect our people first and fore- about the ideology of Islam? idential Primary? the everyday, average Amerimost. Most importantly, they Iraq and Afghanistan are First of all, let me tell you, I can isn’t worried about quantishould be staying there to fight two very different places. Iraq don’t even pay attention to the tative easing or the philosophy to for their own countries. has incredibly highly educat- Democratic side. On the Dem- of governance, when you study How does your faith in- ed individuals that yearn to be ocrat’s side, you have a social- Locke and Montesquieu. They free. In Afghanistan, you are ist and a liar. Neither one of just want to feel that they are dealing with a very basic, trib- them are qualified to be pres- protected. They just want to al mentality. I think when you ident of the United States of feel that someone is going to start to study and understand America and definitely not our look out for them. Collegian the nature of Islam, you see Is- commander in chief. There is lam moving away from being a an incredible angst out there.

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Bon Appétit looks to fill vacancies By | Breana Noble Assistant Editor Bon Appétit Management Company is looking for chefs, dishwashers, and a salaried employee to fill recent vacancies at Hillsdale College. Since January, “several” employees have left Bon Appétit to move onto other opportunities, General Manager Dave Apthorpe said. With a high volume of patrons during mealtimes, Bon Appétit is looking for some extra hands. “We’ve certainly had some turnover,” Apthorpe said. “I know other accounts in our region have similar challenges. I’m not sure there are any internal and external factors pushing on that.” In January, a salaried employee left Bon Appétit for another job, leaving a position

vacant for someone who has experience in high-volume and independent restaurant service. Jobs opened for four dishwashers and chefs with experience, as well. Apthorpe said he was unsure why the employees recently left the management company. “College dining can be difficult to staff because of the summer layoff,” Apthorpe said. The cafeteria serves customers from September to May, but there is not enough work for all its employees during the summer months. Apthorpe also pointed to the improving economy as a possible reason some workers have left for new positions. “As we see the economy adding more jobs, this is sort of an entry-level job for many people, so the pay is commensurate with that,” Apthorpe

said. During the winter months especially, illness tends to take people off work, Apthorpe added. He said having more employees helps cover for instances when people cannot come to work and keeps cafeteria-goers healthy. Additionally, several current workers are in the midst of training for different positions as Bon Appétit looks to better manage its service, Dining Room Supervisor Stacey Rossen said. “We want to a build a better staff and make better food,” Rossen said. “That’s our goal — to serve students quickly and have them come hungry and leave full.” Several students told the Collegian that they have noticed long lines recently, especially at lunchtime. “It’s kind of annoying,” freshman Elizabeth Laux said.

“But I know they’re doing their best.” Rossen said lunch on Monday and Wednesday is the dining hall’s busiest time. Between noon and 12:30 p.m., 500 patrons enter the cafeteria — half of the customers for that meal. During this peak time, Bon Appétit has all hands on deck, including its salaried staffers. Rossen and Apthorpe will assist with serving patrons at the station counters. “My job is to supervise the dining room,” Rossen said. “It’s easier for us to help out than ask someone else and have two positions unfilled…I like helping; we try to show that we do care.” Rossen added that Bon Appétit always is looking for student employees to help. In particular, she said, it would like a second student baker to make cookies one evening

each week to serve at lunch the following day. “Student employees are a huge help,” Rossen said. “They just step up, and they’re willing to provide a hand.” Applications for all positions are available in the Bon Appétit kitchen and office down the hall from the College Bookstore in the Grewcock Student Union. The food service company also is advertising its open positions on career websites, including Indeed, and is looking into purchasing advertisements in the local newspapers. Bon Appétit also requires applicants go through a background check. Apthorpe said he does not know when Bon Appétit will have the new hires. “We’ll fill them as soon as we find suitable candidates,” Apthorpe said.

Alumnus puts Hillsdale on ice, ads go on air By | Breana Noble Assistant Editor It’s not just Rush Limbaugh anymore — Hillsdale College is branching out. In an effort to develop its branding, Hillsdale is expanding its advertising from mailers, email, and radio advertisements. With help from Matt Melchior ’15, a corporate partnerships consultant for the Toledo Mud Hens Baseball Club, the college is advertising through the Toledo Walleye, an ECHL hockey team owned by the Mud Hens. Additionally, Hillsdale is working on creating TV advertisements to highlight the college later this year. “If there’s an ad in different areas, you can reinforce those ideas,” Director of Marketing Bill Gray said. “Reach is how wide you’re going; frequency is how deep you’re trying to drive the message.” By expanding its reach, Hillsdale hopes to increase the frequency of its message to the public via radio, TV, social media, and other unique marketing means, Vice President for Marketing Matt Schlientz said. At the Huntington Center, the Toledo Walleye stadium, Hillsdale markets itself on signs and in programs. “It’s not uncommon to see colleges and universities advertising at sporting venues, but I don’t think Hillsdale has ever done advertising like this in the past,” Schlientz said. Melchior said he worked with Schlientz to develop a package “mixed and matched” for Hillsdale’s interest. It includes two on-ice rink board signs, one of which spans in

Pulliam from A1 something like that? Mollie: Not just that, but I think that the electorate and what they have to say is what I’m finding most interesting and how poorly they’re understood by most political analysts and pundits. And you’re seeing on both sides of the aisle this really significant populist uprising — people who are fed up by the collusion between government and business, and they’re expressing it in different ways, and everybody is responding very freaked out in the corridors of power — in part because the two candidates who are capturing that have significant problems. But it’s a really interesting thing to cover, and if you understand that electorate at all I think you can add a lot to the journalistic discussion. And most people in D.C. just do not understand what’s going on. Mark: Someone once told me there’s an ancient Chinese curse that goes, “May you live in interesting times.” And I think that’s kind of where we

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front of the home bench. “It’s a cool spot because it’s where the action happens,” Melchior said. Television broadcasts of the games are likely to show the logo, and photographs in the media have captured the Hillsdale sign in the background, Melchior added. Hillsdale also has a fullpage ad in the game programs, radio spots during broadcasts, and opportunities to pass out literature or set up a table at home games. “Generally, we see our older demographic and the parents looking at those programs and reading them,” Melchior said. Melchior reached out to Schlientz in August about advertising with the Mud Hens, a Triple-A baseball team. “I think Hillsdale has done a fantastic job with what they’re doing with their social media,” Melchior said. “As Hillsdale continues to grow with online courses they’re offering, it seemed to make sense to try some things that weren’t so traditional.” Schlientz said he was “intrigued.” According to Scarborough Market Research, the Mud Hens are No. 1 for Minor League Baseball franchises in America and rank No. 11 among all sports in home market attendance, only behind Major League Baseball teams. Additionally, the stadium has drawn 6.2 million fans with 395 sold-out games. Toledo, the largest city in Northwest Ohio, is approximately an hour-and-a-half car ride from Hillsdale. The Walleye’s fami-

Hillsdale College advertises at the Toledo Walleye Arena in Toledo, Ohio. Matt Melchoir | Courtesy

are. Part of the reason why things are so interesting and everybody’s so absorbed in politics right now is because there’s a lot at stake and a lot of peril, too. How do the two of you balance your family lives with your writing careers? Mollie: Poorly. Mark: Well, we both have very flexible work schedules, and our employers are very accommodating in that regard, and that’s great. But it does require a lot of coordination and work. If Mollie has a TV appearance that comes up in the middle of the day, very often I can dash home, pick up the kids from school, and make that happen. Similarly, if I have to fly to a town to do some reporting for a day or two, she can arrange it so she can hold the fort for a while. But it just requires a lot of constant scheduling. Mollie: I think prioritization really helps. We both work very hard, and even more than that, we make sure that we get to spend time with our kids and with each other. And we

also many things apart from career and family that keep us focused. In what ways do you differ in your writing? Mollie: He’s much better. Mark: That’s not true. A married couple of writers in a lot of ways should create tension, and I think one reason why things work for us is because we tend to approach things a little differently, which is to say my wife is much more ordered and logical, and I tend to come at things from a little more on the creative side. Mollie: We also do different types of writing: Mark does a lot of magazine-length features, and I do a lot of web-only pieces that are very responsive to the news of the day. So we can help each other with our different things. He writes very much in the morning and throughout the day; I’m a night owl. What role do each of you play in each others’ writing process? Mollie: Everything I’ve learned about writing I’ve learned from Mark. He’s

Tuesday primaries

Donald Trump won the Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, and Illinois primaries on March 15, bringing his delegate total to 473, 262 above second-place Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. Gov. John Kasich won Ohio, making him the only other candidate to win a state during March 15 -Compiled by Philip H. DeVoe primaries.

ly-friendly environment is attractive to the college, Schlientz said. It draws parents, their children, and young retirees, who could become prospective students and donors for Hillsdale. Just as Melchior and Schlientz were coming to an agreement, baseball season was coming to a close, so they decided to begin the partnership with the fall and winter hockey season. They have plans to meet again in March to discuss whether or not to advertise during the baseball season. Hillsdale will definitely begin marketing the college on TV this year, Schlientz said. “We need to create an awareness of the college in all areas,” Schlientz said. “If we want to reach these audiences, we have to go to where they are.” Currently, marketing remains in the creative strategy stage for television advertising, but Schlientz said the de-

partment hopes to have a spot ready in April at the earliest with the help of outside companies to make and film it. In March and April of 2015, Hillsdale had a national TV advertising campaign for its Constitution 101 online course. “It was tremendously successful,” Schlientz said. “We had thousands of people, as a result of that TV spot, sign up for that course.” Those who take the free courses also donate to the college, Schlientz noted. Now, marketing is looking to broaden the message to inform viewers of the entire mission of the school in a national ad campaign, as well as focus on particular regions and TV networks. Since the college relies on donations for its survival, administrators are welcoming the extension of advertising methods, Schlientz said. “Hillsdale has always been very intentional about funding

taught me how to organize a story, how to look for what’s missing, how to look for creative ways to begin or wrap it up at the end, and he continues to help me with that. He thinks it’s funny: Sometimes I’ll say, “I can sense that this would be a good place for a joke; can you give me a joke?” And he’ll say, “I can’t just do that on command!” And I think I help him but in much less significant ways probably. We copy edit each other. Mark: Well, more like she copy edits me. She’s much more disciplined and has a better understanding of things like grammar — not to say that I don’t know these things, but she sees these things much more clearly than I do often. Mollie: And also I think we help each other decide what to write, or we’ll just be in conversation, and one of us will tell the other “that would be a good piece.” Mark: Yeah, we’re very good at bouncing ideas off each other and sparking ideas. But I also just want to add that my wife keeps me happy, which

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SCOTUS Nomination

After losing Florida to Trump by 18 percent, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., suspended his presidential campaign. “America is in the middle of a real political storm, a real tsunami, and we should have seen this coming,” Rubio said in his concession speech. “While we are on the right side, this year, we will not be on the winning side.”

President Barack Obama announced Federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland as his nomination to fill the U.S. Supreme Court seat left vacant by Justice Antonin Scalia’s death last month. Although Garland is moderate, Republican Party leadership in the Senate has stood behind its commitment to oppose the nomination.

outreach efforts of the college and has to be because this funding goes to the college to replace the money that we would have gotten from the federal government,” Schlientz said. “Part of this is we have to supplement that money with generous support.” Ultimately, the college’s outreach efforts relate to Hillsdale’s Articles of Association by spreading “sound learning” to secure “intelligent piety and liberty,” Gray said. “We see it as that diffusion: The more people we can diffuse to, we think the better chance we can have to secure those blessings,” Gray said. Schlientz said he and his team are open to suggestions from alumni and students about other ways to promote the college. “All creative ideas are welcome,” Schlientz said. “It’s all the love students pour into this place that makes the difference.”

is no small thing as a writer, which can be a very isolating profession. Very often, you’ll write something that you think is really great, and nothing happens with it, or you’re just not happy with the level of work you’ve done recently, so you really need someone to support you, and Mollie does a great job of that. What advice would you give to young people trying to make a difference in the conservative movement? Mollie: I would say that Hillsdale students are extremely well-positioned to effect change throughout the country. A frequent recursion to first principles is helpful throughout one’s career, and the students here are getting such a good education in those principles and how to apply them to a changing world. I don’t know if people here understand what a tremendous blessing this is and how this will serve them and make them so much more capable of improving the country and maybe the world, relative to what their peers are getting.

Student sentenced in North Korea North Korea sentenced University of Virginia student Otto Warmbier, 21, to 15 years of prison and hard labor for attempting to steal a propaganda poster from his hotel. In a tearful address, Warmbier accused the U.S. of encouraging him to steal the poster.It is not yet known whether or not his confession was delivered under duress.

From A1: Walberg from A1 strong defense is a breath of fresh air.” Walberg said he enjoys visiting the college primarily because he respects Hillsdale’s education. He said he likes it not just because it teaches students about the ideas behind America’s founding but also the practical responsibilities that come with defending it. “Being a veteran is a fraternity unlike any other,” Walberg said. “Students at Hillsdale understand what veterans go through to earn our freedom. They know it’s not just talking high thoughts but also the practical defense that these men provide.”

Funding from A1 tions to Wall Street — connections which could become beneficial for students in the business department. “You look at Hillsdale’s career fair, and they’re bringing in local insurance companies and small Edward Jones,” Shaw said. “We’re not really shooting for the stars with these banks. Hillsdale doesn’t have a connection to Wall Street, and I think this trip has a great way to open up this groundwork.” During Thursday’s meeting, Sigma Chi Rep. junior Drew Jenkins proposed raising the cost per club member attending from $40 to $130, the same amount 2016 CPAC attendees paid, lowering Student Fed’s grant for the trip by $450. According to Shaw, Investment Club members decided on $40 because spring break would tighten their personal budgets. Rep. sophomore Michael Lucchese added $40 covers only 10 percent of the total cost per person. “Right now, there’s a window of opportunity to make the connection, and in following years they’re willing to self-fund this thing,” Lee said. “You don’t know how many students will benefit because we’re willing to give them the opportunity to make the connection.” Only the hour hand’s movement wore down the heated discussion when the federation — equally split — compromising with $781 toward the trip and fully funding the $500 requested for Wall Street Prep, a financial modelling course that would be made available to all of campus. Student Fed did not fund the $320 for the club’s website, HillsdaleInvestmentClub.com. Representatives in favor of funding the trip valued the immaterial benefits of future networking, while representatives against funding the trip examined the opportunity cost for channeling funds to campus improvements and proposals that directly benefit a greater part of campus. Jenkins said those who went to CPAC were not obligated to go to the conferences, unlike the Investment Club members, who would constantly be with Morgan Stanley chaperones. “I think this will bring great people into Career Services — and even the business department, which we don’t have a connection to right now,” Jenkins said. “Eddie Shaw is right, in all of the Career Services events I’ve gone to, I’ve never seen a connection to a New York bank or anything like that.” The federation also granted recognition to two clubs at the meeting: the E-Sports Club and the Students for Middle Eastern Discourse Club. —Vivian Hughbanks contributed to this report

Fox News cancels debate Fox News Channel canncelled a GOP presidential debate scheduled to be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Monday after Donald Trump and Ohio Gov. John Kasich pulled out. Trump had scheduled to speak at a conference hosted by pro-Israel group AIPAC during the time of the debate. Kasich said that he would not participate without Trump.

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Collegiate Scholars could change more By | Joseph Pappalardo Assistant Editor I enjoyed telling people I’m an “honors student.” There were few compliments greater than the looks of shock, awe, and disgust I received. They told me I “didn’t seem like that type of person.” Though amused, this “type” concerned me as both a member of the program and a student at Hillsdale College. So a few days ago, I chose to withdraw from the Collegiate Scholars. The Collegiate Scholars Program is not a clique of super students on campus who always perform better than the rest, but they are some of the best and brightest students at Hillsdale College. They are, however, only a small portion of an incredible student body. There are many students at Hillsdale who qualified for the program but did not embrace the extra core classes, honors-specific courses, mandatory seminars, and senior thesis. There are also many who were upset that they met the requirements but didn’t make the cut. By rejecting qualified applicants, the Collegiate Scholars Program has implied an academic hierarchy at Hillsdale College. The last line of the program’s online description now reads, “Collegiate Scholars promotes the College’s mission across all disciplines as it cultivates a community of scholars and pursues the life of the mind.” The Honor Code describes this community as one of “self-governing citizens and scholars.” But this school boasts fewer than 1,500 undergraduates. If this is too large a community to engage in the intellectual discussions the Collegiate Scholars Program promotes, changes must be made to the program to accommodate a larger portion of campus. The community the program offers is indeed a place that drives students to excel academically. Expanding it to include more students may lessen the pressure on members to push themselves intellectually. However, the current system only promotes extraordinary effort within the Collegiate Scholars. Students who cannot get into the program in their first three semesters have little incentive to push themselves to the same degree, because their achievements will never be recognized by the Collegiate Scholars. This year, Collegiate Scholars applicants have to achieve a 3.4 GPA. Such a standard is an acceptable benchmark for determining academic merit, though while a member myself I never reached it in my first three semesters at Hillsdale. It should concern students that the program will not admit just anyone who meets the academic requirements. There is a cap on the number of accepted members, and upperclassmen who find academic success later in their college careers have no chance of admittance. There is no sensible explanation for why the program is not open to upperclassmen. The Collegiate Scholars’ recent promotional efforts on social media, email, and the newspaper indicate the program has a sincere interest in attracting as many students as possible. The challenges it mandates — the thesis and extra coursework — are still a deterrent for potential applicants. Were these academic requirements reduced to appeal to more students, however, the program would be little more than a Greek organization or honorary. The Collegiate Scholars cannot give up academic standards to embrace a larger demographic. Therefore the decision to exclude eligible upperclassmen while desperately seeking to increase membership seems contradictory. The recent changes make the program’s exclusiveness more palatable, but reduce its tangible benefits. The new structure has eliminated the honors sections of core classes and integrated the students into — for lack of a better word — regular courses. Freshmen and transfer students who enter the program will only gain early access to the seminars, a trip to Turkey, and a senior thesis. Instead of the closed-door attitude currently exhibited by the program, it seems that it would be more prudent to make “Collegiate Scholar” status pursuable in the same fashion as a specialization. The faculty director of the Collegiate Scholars Program could determine the GPA, curriculum, and thesis requirements. An increase in the number of seminars would also benefit campus, but the program would no longer be a club or organization. If this transition occurs, all of campus may take advantage of some or all of the program’s opportunities. Students intimidated by the program’s requirements, or upperclassmen who struggled academically in their early semesters, could still engage in some of the Collegiate Scholars’ activities. The Collegiate Scholars Program could be exclusive if it existed in an institution where education were a secondary concern of the student body. However, at Hillsdale College students do not simply complete their education. They pursue it. Joseph is a sophomore studying marketing.

“The Sacred Rite of Trump will commence tonight’s meeting at 11:59 sharp,” an ironic and anonymous yakker announced. “Please remember handbooks, new members.” Another yak: “There is a special circle of hell set aside just for Trump.” A brief and obnoxious theological tit-for-tat followed. The mockery and vilification coming from both sides is causing problems on campus, and it’s made easier — and more ubiquitous — by social media. Yik Yak makes the ridicule anonymous as well as instantaneous, but

Facebook and Twitter also foster frequent spats. Politics is sorely straining the relationships between departments and between professors and students. Disagreements over policy or moral premise rapidly escalate into shrill, reciprocal indictment, permeating every imaginable social outlet. One yak said, “You know you are at Hillsdale when you post a dank meme and a political flame war starts up in the comments.” Indeed. We have lost discourse. This is as evident in our culture at large as it is here among the students. Poli-

tics, like discourse, assume a common culture, language, and place. It assumes a shared value of these enduring things and a similar commitment to their preservation — if not on the means, then at least on the end itself. Disagreement is a matter of working out what is best for the thing both parties seek to articulate and preserve. If Hillsdale is “collegial,” then we have this common culture, language, and place; and we have it to an extent the rest of our culture does not. We share the task of liberal education, and affirm the dignity of the person. We

have common ground. Most Americans do not. Telling everyone who thinks differently from you that they’re evil makes it difficult to address someone who is indeed morally contemptible when they arrive. Loyal opposition allows that the other party is still working from some shared premises, and can be integrated into the political order by means short of warfare or exile. We on campus have the opportunity to model discourse, so stop the trash talk.

Ted Cruz is the last best hope of the GOP By | Noah Diekemper Special to the Collegian As we pass the half-way mark of the primary season, we need to home in on the candidate most likely to fulfill the duties of the office of President with prudence, integrity, and legality. We need to agree on the man most apt to be our nation’s executive. We need to decide who we want to become the aegis of the conservative movement for the next four, eight, twenty years. That person is Ted Cruz. Ted Cruz stands for almost everything that the average Hillsdalian holds dear. At 13, he memorized the Constitution. He cares about religious liberty and the Second Amendment. He advocates a flat tax and abolishing the IRS. One Hillsdale alumnus, Raz Shafer ’09, spent 12 days this month at Hillsdale working for Cruz’s campaign. Shafer calls him “the Hillsdale type.” Cruz is also the person that men of the Left, like Robert Reich and David Horsey, are describing as the candidate “more dangerous

than Donald Trump” because of his beliefs and ideas. He is the conservative warrior on the field. Donald Trump, while attracting mass support from some segments of the population and appearing highly “electable,” is not conservative. The way he speaks about women is unacceptable. How he talks about his relationship with God is unnerving. No man whose career is built on abusing eminent domain should become the face of a movement concerned with limiting government, protecting property rights, and preserving the Constitution. If there’s one thing to take away from the last eight years, it’s that it’s a bad idea to root for a candidate on a platform of pure “change.” By staying in the race, Governor Kasich is dismantling his own people. He is playing a game of chicken from which Trump is going to emerge victor. The very largest ideological difference between Kasich and Cruz is trivial when compared to the divide that separates them from Trump.

“Cruz is the conservative warrior on the field.” Cruz’s campaign is anything but a long shot. Cruz has roughly 60 percent as many delegates as Donald Trump. That’s actual competition, unlike Kasich. Moreover, anyone who’s going to root for Trump is already supporting him. Trump’s support was momentous and fast, but here it stands. Anyone and everyone still pulling for Kasich after half of the states in the Union have passed him by aren’t going to pick Trump as their second. Kasich’s and Rubio’s voters have a clear second choice in Cruz. Many Hillsdale students, either disillusioned with candidates so engrossed in daily ephemera or distracted by fine arguments about the good, the true, and the beautiful, refuse to be swayed — often, even to be involved in politics at all. Here’s the thing: Daily life is made possible by having ruling officials who are God-fearing and, failing that, at least law-

abiding. Politics isn’t about finding a substitute savior. It matters to our daily life, and we should care about it at least as much as we care about having food on the table or good professors in class. Partaking in that process is a part of being human, a practical part, but one elevated nonetheless; that is why Aristotle segues right into a full-fledged treatise on it from his work on ethics. The blessings of this great land are not everlasting, nor to be taken for granted; they must be actively guarded, for ourselves and for our posterity. Cruz’s father immigrated to this country from Cuba. He intimately understands that freedom is precious and perishable. He should be Hillsdale’s choice to wear the mantle of conservatism. Noah is a junior studying math and Latin.

Including math in the core is a good idea By | Sarah Onken Special to the Collegian As of a few weeks ago, a Hillsdale student could graduate without ever walking through the first floor of DOW Science — i.e., the math department — if he achieved an ACT mathematics score of 27. Not any longer. In a faculty meeting Feb. 4, professors voted unanimously to abolish the ACT standard as acceptable fulfillment of a student’s mathematics proficiency. Now, more incoming students will be required to take a math course to satisfy the mathematics proficiency requirement for graduation. Students and faculty alike should rejoice over this expansion of the core. This requirement will give students the opportunity to see how math is not simply calculation, computation, finding “x,” and manipulating equations; it is logic, symmetry, argumentation, and even

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beauty. Now our core curriculum better attains a true liberal arts education. Mathematics grounds the quadrivium, but it also has a more fundamental role within the liberal arts: Math solidifies the logical skills and deductive reasoning necessary to pursue other disciplines. Plato required that his students know geometry before they entered his academy. Medievals like Maimonides saw mathematics as a necessary prerequisite for studying physics, theology, and metaphysics. In Book VI of Plato’s Republic, Socrates presents the divided line of knowledge to Glaucon. The third segment, dianoia, represents knowledge of mathematical objects, the ability to reason from premises to sound conclusions. The fourth and final segment, noesis, represents knowledge of the intelligible forms, the ability to inquire into the causes and nature of a thing without any assumptions. Mathematics proudly occupies that third segment — if one cannot participate in mathematical,

deductive reasoning, how can one participate in philosophy? Though dianoia may occupy a lower level of the line of knowledge than noesis, this disparity does not make math a lower discipline. Far from it. It instead testifies to how fundamental mathematics and mathematical reasoning are to our thinking. Besides the theoretical justification of this core change, why is this addition good practically? This solid foundation of reasoning and mathematical thinking can enrich the entirety of a student’s Hillsdale education and make him an even better student of the liberal arts. Refining one’s skills of logic and argumentation through proofwriting can easily permeate one’s logic and argumentation in paper-writing for other classes. Students will be happily surprised that mathematics is more interdisciplinary than they may think. For example, Mathematics and Deductive Reasoning (MTH 105) will continue to satisfy

the mathematics proficiency requirement, and this course explores Euclid’s “Elements.” To study such an influential thinker of the Greek world and the Western tradition will give students a more holistic understanding of our GrecoRoman heritage. Finally, we cannot deny math’s practical applicability. Mathematical skills, concepts, and reasoning pervade our daily lives, from the most basic budgeting tasks to reading statistics in a newspaper article, or to the more complicated situations of choosing the best job or graduate school. Math’s utility, along with its theoretical order, logic, and beauty, helps us understand the world around us. To the incoming students and all of campus: Do not fear math because it is hard. Embrace it because it is good in itself, good for our minds, and good for our liberal arts education. Sarah is a senior studying politics and mathematics.

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Perspectives on masculinity: Our women respond Sex is an expression of a complete person, greater than its ‘maleness’ or ‘femaleness.’ By | JoAnna Kroeker and Colin Wilson Special to the Collegian Following a botched circumcision at 7 months, David Reimer — born “Bruce” Reimer — underwent two sex reassignment surgeries. At 22 months, “Bruce” became “Brenda” because doctors thought he would be more likely to succeed as a woman than as a man with a disfigured penis. At 15 years old, “Brenda” became David when he learned his female identity had been cultivated by psychologists, hormones, and dresses. David took his own life at age 38.

Gender is the crossroads between nature and nurture. It is also the way society has trained us to categorize one another: Accept the people who express gender normally, and reject those who don’t. When David was “Brenda,” psychologists forced him to rehearse the “feminine” sexual positions that embodied passiveness and sexual submissiveness. When David returned to manhood, our culture recommended that he exert self-confidence and sexual aggression for others

a functioning penis, he won’t want to belong to manhood.” People misunderstood David his whole life because they prioritized the alignment of his behaviors, hormones, and genitalia to manhood or womanhood, instead of prioritizing his whole and perfect personhood as greater than his gender. In Galatians 3, Paul claims that all believers are children of Christ, who inherit the promises of Abraham through their faith alone: “There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” If we uphold masculinity and

“When we uphold specific attributes for masculinity and femininity, we cut away the attributes that make each person complete.” Doctors and psychologists cut David Reimer to fit narrow definitions of both masculinity and femininity. Our society upholds these opposing categories as transcendent truths, and uses the manifest oppositions in behavior, attributes, and roles to obscure our universal personhood. In her essay “Undoing Gender,” Judith Butler says both the psychologists and surgeons in the Reimer case implemented means that contradicted their ideas about gender. The psychologists believed in gender malleability, but they imposed femininity on “Brenda” so violently that she almost committed suicide at the age of 13. The surgeons, returning “Brenda” to David — to an inner, natural truth about his gender — had to use unnatural methods to do so. Everyone was so concerned about cutting him to fit that they forgot to approach Bruce/Brenda/David with compassion for a whole person.

to accept him as a man. Everyone forgot his wholeness as a person because they only saw the incompleteness in his gender. In 1 Corinthians 12, the apostle Paul attributes wholeness in the church body to the unique gifts every member possesses. We can use this definition of wholeness in our discussion of personhood. “If the ear should say, ‘Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,’ it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? ... But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. If they were all one part, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts, but one body. ... If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.” Following the botched circumcision, doctors used logic similar to that of the ear: “Because David does not have

femininity as transcendent truths, and equate them with our born sex, we obscure the real truth about gender and its stereotypes. These categories don’t contain lasting truths because we are all one in Christ. No matter how rooted they may seem to be in biology, when we uphold society’s specific attributes for masculinity and femininity as archetypes to follow, we cut away the unique attributes and behaviors that make each person complete. A person’s sex, hormones, and environment can affect his or her expression of gender. But cutting away parts of this expression so that it perfectly matches his or her biological sex in the name of societal norms alienates that person from understanding him- or herself as a perfect child of God. JoAnna is a sophomore studying English and journalism. Colin is a senior studying economics.

Letters to the Editor Dear Editor,

With two separate males weighing in these past two weeks on what does and what does not make women sexy, I figured it was time for someone with actual experience in the matter to have some input. How about an actual woman? Lucchese (“True beauty isn’t ‘sexy,’” March 3) argued that beauty for a woman isn’t being sexy. Rather, it is found in being good and virtuous. The first flaw in this article is its evident double standard. It does not once mention male models without shirts, looking hot and sweaty with a deep tan. The argument is extremely partisan in that men who sell their sex appeal just as much as women are given at least an implied free pass. This writing focuses entirely on the assumption that women are to blame for men’s impure thoughts. Not once does it address how men Dear Editor, I want to point out the discrepancies in Mark LaPrairie’s argument that men were created to be leaders. There are three assumptions guiding his argument: 1. Genesis teaches that God created only men to be leaders. 2. Masculinity matters more than competence. 3. Leadership is the only way to be responsible. All of these are false. LaPrairie’s interpretation of Genesis gives half the story. Yes, God gave leadership and responsibility to Adam — the same leadership and responsibility that He gave to Eve. “Let them have dominion,” God said (Genesis 1:26). The dominion mandate is directed toward humanity, both male and female. When Adam tended the garden alone, God saw that it was not good and created an “ezer,” a female counterpart to join him in the same work of dominion. God held both Adam and Eve independently responsible for their sin. Both

should restrain themselves. If I choose to wear my bikini to the beach, it is the man’s duty to practice self-restraint. Of course, it is just as much a woman’s responsibility to conduct herself in a manner that demands respect as it is a man’s job to show due respect. Both genders should be held accountable for their actions. Lippincott approaches the discussion with the right perspective, by stating women equally lust after men just as men lust after women. However, I would say that his analysis is also incomplete. His response to an article that places all the fault upon the woman is to highlight and point out more evils purported by women (namely, objectifying men). While it is true that women objectify men just as much as men objectify women, this second article also completely disregards that men should reign in their passions. It concentrates solely on how women use men as sugar

daddies and desire them solely for their material wealth. It focuses on how deplorable it is for women to desire men for anything but love, while simultaneously explaining how understandable it is for men to lust after women because of their “wide hips” and their “developed breasts.” This is natural for men, he argues. It’s biological! Both of these articles are written by males, and yet they each completely ignore the male’s contribution to the problem. A woman should most certainly attempt to be virtuous in thought, word, and deed. But so should a man. It is essential to educate our next generation of men to treat women with respect. We will only be able to make progress in society if we hold both sexes to an equally lofty standard.

hid, and both abandoned responsibility by blaming someone else — a chronic shortcoming for both men and women. Without recourse to a Godgiven leadership mandate for men only, the argument that “men were made to be leaders” falls apart. If men were really made to lead, why are women so competent at leading? LaPrairie cannot argue that men ought to lead because men are good at it, but rather men ought to lead because they are men. I quote: “Do not worry about your competence or ability to step in without hiccups. That is beside the point.” That is precisely the point. When a professor asks for volunteers in class, or applications for student leadership positions go out, or ballots for student federation show up in the Union, we don’t want masculinity, per se — we want leadership. We want competence. We want intelligent, thoughtful answers. Masculinity is not more important than skill,

talent, and true leadership abilities. As our many excellent student leaders demonstrate, these qualities are not confined to either sex. There should be no shame in a man taking a back seat to another man or woman who gets the job done better. That’s not irresponsibility — that’s maturity. Indeed, “leadership” and “responsibility” are not synonymous. A man can take responsibility in whatever role toward which his gifts incline him, whether that be the bold leader or the quiet introvert. The invisible men matter as much to a community as the leaders. Men, if you possess leadership skills or a desire for leadership, by all means, speak up in class, run for student office, and apply for GOAL positions. Nothing is stopping you. And if you don’t, no worries — Hillsdale is not lacking in student leaders, even if they aren’t male.

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True beauty isn’t just ‘sexy’ By | Katie Scheu Special to the Collegian Through a series of wrong turns and poor assumptions, Josiah Lippincott (“Women objectify men as much as men objectify women,” March 10), comes to an assertion about women in his op-ed that is absolutely false: “A woman’s virtue doesn’t make her beautiful. It makes her good. There is a difference.” Just after Lippincott finishes ranting about women’s tendency to objectify men, he makes his first mistake. He writes, “we need to be wary of taking the anti-porn argument too far, to the point that we treat a man desiring a woman sexually as an evil in itself.” Lippincott fails to recognize the extent to which pornography afflicts our world. An analysis of 400 million web searches from July 2009 to July 2010 shows that 13 percent of searches were for erotic content. In the summer of 2015, 56 percent of adults aged 1824 admitted to seeking out pornography once or twice a month, and two-thirds of those even more frequently so. Despite this, Lippincott worries that those who stand against pornography may accidentally vilify the natural attraction of a man to a woman. If Lippincott had bothered to consider the dominance of pornography in our culture, he may not have proceeded with his argument, as he relies on his emphasis of men’s physical desire for women to define true beauty. He

“A woman’s beauty is not contingent upon the way men perceive her.” writes, “True beauty is sexy. The things men find beautiful about women are grounded in the biological requirements for creating new life.” This is Lippincott’s biggest stumble: He asserts that a woman is only beautiful if a man thinks she’s sexy. And that is absurd. Lippincott seems to understand beauty in limited terms, restricting his definition to physical attributes. This is a severe demotion from Lucchese’s understanding, that “true Beauty is the superlative of the Good.” Lippincott also asserts that men grant women their beauty. If a woman’s true beauty is synonymous with her sex appeal, then a man must recognize it so that it may exist. He further limits his definition of beauty by qualifying attention-worthy traits as those relevant to bearing children. Thin waists, child-bearing hips, omega-3 deposits, long and shiny hair, developed breasts — all of these features have something to do with producing children and radiate sex appeal, according to Lippincott. If Lippincott wants to make the argument that women are beautiful because of the physical attributes their female hormones warrant them, he needs to recognize

all the features that entails. While some women exhibit “long and shiny hair” and “developed breasts” thanks to the hormones that prepare them for motherhood, they also experience acne, bloating, and menstruation. Pregnant women have swollen fingers, puffy ankles, and stretch marks. Sexy, right? Lippincott may not have received the memo, but women aren’t just wives, mothers and homemakers anymore. Many hope to take on the role of wife and mom at some point during their lives, but they may, and should, exercise other vocations simultaneously. Besides, not all women can have children, and others simply choose not to. We are designed to do many things. A woman’s beauty is not contingent upon her looks, her motherhood, or the way men perceive her. Lippincott fails to support his claim that virtue plays no part in a beautiful woman, which won’t shock anyone who understands the basic Christian and Aristotelian perceptions of beauty. So, to all the short-haired, narrowhipped, single women out there: Don’t worry, you’re still beautiful. Katie is a sophomore studying French and journalism.

Reba Kiehnau, senior Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio. Monroe was considered a “sex symbol” during her fame. Public Domain | Wikimedia Commons

Bailey Bergmann, senior

Dear Editor, Last week, four Hillsdale gentlemen offered their ideas of masculinity. The articles (two in particular) acknowledge leadership as the trademark quality of any “manly” man. I agree, and appreciate much of what was written. Men do need to take responsibility, overcome challenges, and defend their convictions. However, the four articles put together left a gaping hole in the discussion. In the call for men to shed effeminate traits and be strong figures, leadership can easily be treated as an end in itself — something that it is not and will never be. If we divorce this conversation about leadership from its ends and goals, we will only succeed in swinging the pendulum too far in the other direction. Real leadership does not consist of defending opinions loudly and often enough to prove one’s manliness. It wears everyday clothes and doesn’t usually make headlines. It is the voice that

gently guides a daughter away from an immodest outfit. It is the behavior that shows genuine interest in the daily Bible study of a dear friend. It is the presence that shuts down indecent and unkind comments. Men who display this kind of leadership have firm principles that are aimed at Christ-likeness and that come from Scripture. Love is the motivation and humility is the constant companion. Take care to not be fooled, though. Quiet leadership is more powerful and just as bold as its noisy counterpart (that should also, in fact, adopt love and humility as crucial). Humility in leadership does not take the form of unnecessary apologies and a reduction of status to a pathetic doormat. It simply stems from an understanding of the origin of authority. Real men ought to lead while quaking in their boots. Why? Not because of what other people might think of them, but as the result of a healthy fear of the Lord. Once a leader has gained the proper

perspective regarding his relationship to his Maker, his reactions should be to tremble at the weight of responsibility, to realize the need for trusting in God, and to believe that nothing is impossible with Him. Men of Hillsdale, where should you lead others and how should you do it? Be rooted in God’s Word, stand up for virtuous principles, seize opportunities to be light, rely on divine strength, and act with the gentleness, humility, and love only demonstrated on earth perfectly by Christ. That is how you become leaders worth following. That is how you become men. Elsa Lagerquist, sophomore

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Studio 55 ‘brings princesses to life’ Local children live out fantasies of being royalty at annual Princess Night By | JoAnna Kroeker Collegian Reporter To the delight of about 50 girls and their parents, dance instructors and employees transformed Hillsdale’s Studio 55 into a magical forest with twinkling lights, dancing, princesses, and pizza as part of the studio’s Princess Night on March 11. Erin Reinker, office manager and hair and makeup stylist, orchestrated Princess Night, a fundraiser for Studio 55. The revenue from the $25 per child fee will help purchase new equipment, which this year includes smoke machines and tumbling mats, due to a growing tumbling program. For two and a half hours, the attendees learned a dance to “Let It Go,” made crafts, received makeovers, completed an obstacle course, and listened to princess stories. The studio’s dance instructors, dressed as Disney princesses Belle, Jasmine, Merida, and other fairy tale characters, ran stations and shepherded the girls through them. Halfway through the magical night, the princesses feasted on pizza, carrots, cookies, and chips. Six-year-old Cheyenne tried to remember how many times she has come. “I can’t remember which time it is,” she said. “Maybe my 10th time!” Normally, the studio hosts

the event near Valentine’s Day. Reinker said one reason it occurred later this year was because she was unsure if there would be enough interest. But parents began asking about the event as much as their girls. “I think it’s wonderful that they’re bringing princesses to life,” parent Megan Griffiths said. “Last year I walked away with my daughter beaming, saying ‘Mom, I saw Elsa.’ It was like she was in another world.” Griffiths brought her 5-yearold daughter this year as well, who, she said, was in heaven once she saw Princess Jasmine. “They’ve got it down,” Jeannie Becker, another mother, said. “For two and a half hours, they do a lot of work to put it together. I hope they do it every year.” In addition to creating a fairy-tale world for young girls, Princess Night grants the parents’ wishes for a safe environment for their children to play for two and a half hours. According to Reinker, parents appreciate the evening because they have a night to themselves. “We’re going to eat Chinese food and hang out in downtown,” grandmother Shelly Ebstathiou said. Before parent Wendi Graham began volunteering with the craft portion of the night, she said Princess Night meant date night for her and her hus-

band because they knew their daughter would be well taken care of by the studio. “I felt safe dropping her off,” Graham, also the studio’s custodian, said. “They take care of these kids so wonderfully.” On Princess Night, the young dancers are encouraged to invite their friends, Graham said, which increases involvement in the studio. Reinker said the girls who dance at the studio come from quite a few schools and all different backgrounds. The diverse range of girls reflects the united appreciation from parents for the studio’s modest costumes and safe environment. Halfway through her piece of pizza, six-year-old Veronica said she doesn’t get to dress up often, so Princess Night is the perfect time. Hillsdale College junior Emily Swanson, who portrayed Princess Merida from the Disney Pixar film “Brave,” said she appreciates that the studio provides a safe environment for community kids to have fun. Best friends Kayla and Emma stopped spinning in circles long enough to answer their favorite parts about Princess Night. Without hesitating, Kayla said, “Eating cookies and stuff!” Emma threw her hands in the air and said, “Doing whatever we want!”

Young girls line up for the next event at Studio 55’s Princess Night, hosted at 116 N. Broad St. on March 11. Jordyn Pair | Collegian

“I think it’s wonderful that they’re bringing princesses to life. Last year I walked away with my daughter beaming, saying ‘Mom, I saw Elsa.’ It was like she was in another world.”

Studio 55 dance intructors taught young girls how to dance like princesses at the studio’s annual Princess Night on March 11. Jordyn Pair | Collegian

As part of Studio 55’s annual Princess Night, dance instructors dressed up like princesses and played games with attendees. Jordyn Pair | Collegian

Former fur factory fitted for flats By | Timmy Pearce

Collegian Reporter Eight new apartments will soon be available for rent at 42 Union St. according to general contractor and landlord Marty Hubbard, which she hopes will compete with on-campus housing for Hillsdale College students next fall. Hubbard is renovating an approximately 100-yearold fur coat factory with a $785,000 grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Projected to be finished mid-August, the three-story building will contain a retail store on the first floor and four apartments each on the second and third floors. Hubbard has not specified what kind of retail will be on the first floor. Each apartment will have three bedrooms and one bathroom and will be equipped with a refrigerator and stove. A laundry room will be in the building for all tenants to use. Hubbard says she is familiar with student housing around Hillsdale because she’s had three children graduate from Hillsdale College. She believes she can compete in the local housing market by coupling good service with quality housing. “I think it’s good for the soul to live in a clean,

dry, brightly-lit, wellfunctioning place,” Hubbard said, “That’s what I’ve always given my tenants. I’ve rented to plenty of professors, staff and students and I definitely make it my priority if something breaks down, they don’t wait more than 24 hours for things to be fixed

Since she bought the factory in October 2012, Hubbard has planned on turning it into an apartment building. However, the funds needed to restore the factory exceeded what she could personally commit. According to Hillsdale’s zoning administrator, Alan

“We view this project as an example to show others that you can own property downtown and that there is a market for these things. It will make the downtown much more appealing for business.” and made right.” City Manager David Mackie is optimistic Hubbard’s new business will succeed. “We view this project as an example to show others that you can own property downtown and that there is a market for these things,” Mackie said. “It will make the downtown much more appealing for business.”

Beeker, the Michigan State Housing Development Authority was first interested in funding the project because of the building’s historical value. “It’s an early example of concrete construction and it was built before the 1930s,” Beeker said. “It contributes to the historical fabric of Hillsdale.” While MSHDA did not

Marty Hubbard is renovating the old fur factory at 42 Union St., which will provide eight new apartments for off-campus students to rent. Timmy Pearce | Collegian

fund Hubbard because the building sits too close to a railroad track, the MEDC showed interest because the building is historical and within walking distance of Hillsdale’s downtown. According to Beeker, Hubbard was able to secure funding from the MEDC in the form of a community development block grant by agreeing to turn the factory

into a dual purpose building. “She weathered the storm and jumped through all the hoops and managed to get the check,” Beeker said. Hubbard is not the only Hillsdale business owner to receive a grant from the MEDC in the past year. The Mar-Vo Mineral Company received MEDC $82,685 grant to transform the empty F.W. Stock and Sons mill into a mineral factory

that opened in January. In return for MEDC assistance, Hubbard is responsible for meeting certain standards, mostly environmental, according to an agreement between her and the state of Michigan. Failing to meet those standards will require Hubbard to repay the $785,000 MEDC grant.

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Hillsdale floods Flint with water donations By | Emma Vinton

Assistant Editor

The average person uses 80 to 100 gallons of water per day. But Hillsdale resident Betsy Clark said she distributes 4 cases — just over 12 gallons — of water a day to residents of Flint, Michigan, who are suffering from lead-poisoned water. When a state of emergency was declared in Flint in January after the tap water was discovered to contain high levels of lead, Clark challenged her family, friends, and coworkers to start a water drive for the suffering families there. Her challenge soon became Project FLINT — Faith Living In Needy Times — Hillsdale’s support to the crisis. The project primarily collects clean water, but also clothes and personal items for Flint. Lorna Busch, community member, also teamed up with Clark to reach out to the schools and churches. She said that since she heard of the crisis, she woke up three nights in a row at 3 a.m. thinking about it. Finally she decided to take action. “I just wanted to challenge our county to lift Flint for a very intense and temporary time,” she said. “Government is not the party we rely on to

fix our problems. It has to be the people.” Kevin Phillips, lead pastor of the Hillsdale Assembly of God, said that it all started with a phone call from Clark and a conviction that it is a human responsibility to help those in need. “If this kind of need is represented in the state of Michigan so close to home,

and St. Paul’s Lutheran Church — who began collecting clothes, water, and personal items for the city. Clark said that she was humbled and saddened by how the citizens of Flint have suffered because of the harmful water. “These people have bathed in this; their cars are ruined; their clothes are

“I just wanted to challenge our county to lift Flint for a very intense and temporary time. Government is not the party we rely on to fix our problems. It has to be the people.” I think it would be a sorry thing for us not to act,” Phillips said. He also said that community involvement has been tremendous. Clark said that she would like to see more Hillsdale businesses and college students become involved in the effort. Project FLINT expanded to local schools and churches — including Camden-Frontier schools, Davis Junior High, GEIR Elementary, Hillsdale High School, Pittsford schools, St. Anthony Catholic Church,

ruined; they’ve ingested the water; they have lesions on their skin; their pets have suffered,” she said. “Think of all the uses of water.” Busch said that the problem in Flint will be lasting and will provide opportunities for all kinds of support. “There are just under 10,000 kids diagnosed from lead poisoning effect,” she said. “In this day and age in America, this should not be happening.” Clark, an employee of Hillsdale Health and Human

Services, set up a collection location at her agency, as well as at the centrallylocated Hillsdale Assembly o f

God. She and her family took their first trip to Flint on Feb. 17, delivering, unloading, and distributing water and personal items at the Catholic Charities of Flint and Owosso. Since then, the Project FLINT has taken two more trips and acquired larger transportation for the many thousands of water donations. Clark said that different businesses have offered transportation, and she estimates the community has donated six pallets—144 cases—of water. Camden-Frontier High School raised more than

Project FLINT collects water, clothing, and personal items for residents of Flint, Michigan at the Hillsdale Health and Human Services Agency. Facebook | Courtesy

17,000 water bottles, while Davis Middle and High School are donating socks, underwear, and deodorant. Kroger and the Hillsdale Market House have also sent semis of water. Clark said she hopes they can make the trip every two weeks.

“We’re going to try to keep it going,” Clark said. “The people of Flint have a long way to go. It will take a long time for them to rebound.” Clark said the support is both national and global. “Two semis come every day from different parts of the state,” she said. “And they are getting water shipped in from Europe and Africa.” For Clark, it is about helping people who are in need. “If every county of the state of Michigan got together and helped,” Clark said, “we could build a whole new Flint.”

Locals can ‘call and go now’ with new taxi service Charles Ferguson launches his own taxi service, focuses on hospitality By | Breana Noble

Assistant Editor Hillsdale’s new taxi isn’t yellow, but it will take its passengers where they need to go on time and perhaps get them coffee, too. On Feb. 16, Charles “Chopper” Ferguson’s Call and Go Now, the first licensed and insured metered taxi service in Hillsdale in more than 10 years, started business. People can call 517-6078220 to travel within the city of Hillsdale and outside of it for most of the day. Ferguson said the business is already doing better than he expected, and he has plans to grow the company beyond the Chevrolet Uplander LT he currently uses. “We’re doing well; it’s picking up,” Ferguson said. “It’s doing a little better than I thought it would, and people are just starting to get to know us.” Call and Go Now runs Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. On Friday and Saturday, it is available between 8 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. the following day. Passengers can catch a ride Sundays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Its slogan is “Yes, we go there!” — but the prices change depending on the passenger’s destination. The start charge is $2.50, and for those traveling within the city of Hillsdale, there is an additional $1.25 fee for every mile traveled. Outside of it, that fee is $1.10 per mile. Additional passengers cost $1.50 each. “We want to make it as best as we can make it and as affordable as we can make it and be able to stay in

business,” Ferguson said. Call and Go Now also offers specials for Wal-Mart trips and those who work at the Martinrea International Inc. automotive parts plant in Jonesville, Michigan.

6:15 a.m. Call and Go Now accepts Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover credit and debit cards as well as Apple Pay. Ferguson said he thought

“My goal is everyone that gets in that car to go to work is to get a hot cup of coffee. It don’t seem like much, but this day and age, seeing people go to work is pretty cool.” The Wal-Mart special offers a round trip for a reduced start charge of $1.50 and the additional $1.10 per mile. Patrons call Ferguson’s company, he drives them, and they’ll call again when they finish shopping. “I said when I started this, ‘I need to find a way to get people to work,’” Ferguson said. “My goal is, everyone that gets in that car to go to work is to get a hot cup of coffee. It don’t seem like much, but this day and age, seeing people go to work is pretty cool.” Ferguson promised to get people to work on time — that’s 10 minutes before the passenger’s shift begins or the ride is free. People can make reservations, but if an emergency arises, Call and Go Now can get an employee to work by 6:45 a.m. at the earliest if he or she calls by

of the business idea after hauling friends as personal favors for several years. “I got to get some gas money,” Ferguson said. “The more I thought and heard, the more I realized how desperate the area is for transportation service.” Ferguson said he started driving at the age of 11, but he has driven legally for 43 years. He’s held a chauffeur’s license for 41 years and said he has a good driving record — a few speeding tickets and only one car crash at the age of 16. Ferguson is also working with the Hillsdale County Department of Human Services to provide transportation to medical appointments for 15-20 people a week. He said he enjoys working with DHS, and he makes sure his customers do, too. “If I have to stop in

Charles “Chopper” Ferguson launched his own taxi service, Call and Go Now in Hillsdale a month ago. Breana Noble | Collegian

Jackson, I’ll stop and buy them a cup of coffee to make the ride a little better,” Ferguson said. “I’ve met so many interesting people; it’s been a blast.” He said he hopes to purchase a smaller car for DHS and has an opportunity to purchase a used handicap van. “Everybody tells me it’s needed here,” he said. He added that he’s already been in contact with senior centers, but he needs more money than what DHS offers to hire another driver. Most handicap vans require someone to climb into it and fit into cramped spaces to lock and unlock the wheelchair so it’ll stay in place while in motion. “It’s going to take

somebody in better physical condition than me,” Ferguson said. Dial-A-Ride, a program of the Michigan Department of Transportation, offers inexpensive rides in the city of Hillsdale but has limited hours and is unavailable on weekends. “I’m happy there’s extra transportation that perhaps they can pick up during the hours we’re closed,” Dial-ARide Supervisor/Dispatcher Sue Kehn said. “There’s a big need for that in Hillsdale County.” Hillsdale City Councilmember Emily Stack Davis said there is a need for a transportation service to help people travel to a doctor’s appointment, hair salon, or grocery store.

“It seems like the kind of service that needs to be offered, and he’s really offering a space and an economic need we have,” Davis said. Two to three people inquire about starting a taxi service in Hillsdale each year, city Chief of Police Scott Hephner noted. The company’s website, C a l l a n d G o No w. c o m , lists rates and contact information. Ferguson said he sees Call and Go Now as an instrument of change for Hillsdale. “Let’s bring some people from Jackson to Hillsdale,” Ferguson said. “Call me to come and bring people from Hudson here.”

Man arrested for criminal sexual conduct By | Breana Noble

Assistant Editor A 23-year-old Hillsdale man was arrested March 10 on suspicion of seconddegree criminal sexual conduct. Michigan State Police arrested Joshua Bryan Benoit

on a felony warrant at a home in Hillsdale, according to a March 11 Hillsdale County Sheriff ’s Office news release. Before his arrest, Benoit worked as a driver for Call and Go Now, a new metered taxi company in the city of Hillsdale, which has fired him since.

“I am still in shock over this arrest as it was a complete surprise to me,” said Charles “Chopper” Ferguson, owner of Call and Go Now. “I had very high hopes for Joshua’s future in this company. The passengers liked him, too.” Ferguson said he informed Benoit of his dismissal over

the telephone on the day police arrested him. Call and Go Now does background checks on all its hires, Ferguson said. Benoit passed his, he added. “I will not comment on his guilt or innocence,” Ferguson said. “It is up to the legal system now to sort

things out.” Benoit’s name, photo, and biography disappeared from the transportation service’s website March 10. Benoit’s bond was not posted. Second-degree criminal sexual conduct can include sexual contact with someone under the age of 16, with a

relative, or with someone who is mentally incapable or coerced through the help of at least one other person. If convicted, the punishment is imprisonment up to 15 years.

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Baseball

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FRIDAY, MAR. 11-12 NCAA D-II CHAMPIONSHIPS

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Team Results 1st- Tiffin 2nd- Adams St. 38th- Hillsdale

Team Results 1st- Lincoln 2nd- Hillsdale 3rd- Grand Valley

First-Team All-Americans Caleb Gatchell, Tanner Schwannecke, Noah Hiser, Anthony Wondaal - DMR Jared Schipper - Pole Vault

First-Team All-Americans Kristina Galat, Hannah McIntyre, Emily Oren - 3000 K Galat, McIntyre - 5000 K Dana Newell, Rachael Tolsma Weight Throw Emily Oren - Mile Emily Oren, Molly Oren, Hannah Watts, Corinne Zehner - DMR

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season leaders

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Luke Ortel - .418, Ethan Wiskur - .417, Connor Bartlett - .358 Chris McDonald - .500, Wiskur - .471, Bartlett - .469 Bartlett, Michael O’Sullivan, Wiskur - 2 Will Kruse - 3, Jacob Gardner - 2, six others - 1 McDonald - 7

saturday, Mar. 19 At Ohio Dominican 1:00 PM 3:30 PM

sunday Mar. 20 At Ohio Dominican 1:00 PM

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Friday, Mar. 11 Hillsdale- 3 at McKendree- 6 saturday, Mar. 12 Hillsdale- 5 at ill. springfield- 4

Monday, Mar. 21 Vs. Broward college at daVie, florida 7:00 aM

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Friday, Mar. 25 Vs. laKe superior st. 3:30 PM 5:30 PM

Friday, Mar. 19 Vs. saginaw Valley At Cherry Blossom Golf Links

Men’s tennis splits weekend By | Amanda Tindall Features Editor Across the state of Illinois, the Hillsdale College men’s tennis team experienced a win and a loss last weekend, falling to McKendree University 6-3 but salvaging a close 5-4 win at Illinois-Springfield. As the Chargers progress into the season, they will hit some hard matches in the weeks to come. “The level of play was as expected,” sophomore Dugan Delp said. “We knew they’d both be good teams. I’m really proud of how we played, the coaches too. There were definite opportunities to win in the match that we lost on Friday.” After the initial loss on Friday, and with a six-hour drive home after Saturday’s game, the team was less than enthused at the possibility of a second loss. “We were only playing on three courts,” Delp said. “So it was taking a long time, and we were down 2-4 and our No. 1, 2, and 3 singles all lost, so our 4, 5, and 6 singles all had to win, and they did. We watched the other team go from excitement to complete despair, so that was great.” At No. 5 singles, Zach Rabitoy dramatically recovered from a second-set 6-0 loss with a 6-4 win in the third set,

playing a crucial role in Saturday’s victory. “That was definitely one of the matches I’m going to remember for my career,” Rabitoy said. “I had a combination of excitement that I was about to come back after the second set. Being at that point for a tennis player is often demoralizing. I was in disbelief that I was able to do that because he came into that third set with a lot of energy, playing well. The entire third set was hard all the way. That was a pinnacle game, and during third and five set he couldn’t return my serves at all.” As the roar of the crowd joined the yell of the players, Rabitoy said his excitement began to grow. Those are the games that you play for, he said. At No. 4 and No. 6 singles, freshmen John Ciraci and Jerry Hewitt, respectively, won in straight sets. In No. 1 doubles, Justin Hyman and Dugan Delp pulled through with a close win on Saturday at 9-8, which was important to the team win. “The second day we won two of the doubles,” Delp said. “It was nice that we were playing indoors, because we haven’t had much experience playing outside. We are very excited to be playing outside now that it’s finally nice out.”

Freshman Zach Rabitoy won a three-set thriller on Saturday as the Chargers beat Illinois-Springfield 5-4. Anders Kiledal | Collegian

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Shotgun heads to nationals over spring break By | Philip H. DeVoe Assistant Editor The Hillsdale College shotgun team is heading to San Antonio, Texas, from March 25 to April 3 for the 2016 Association of College Unions International Collegiate Clay Target Championships, where the team will compete to win their third consecutive D-III national championship, and fourth in five years. “We expect to do well,” assistant coach Adam Burlew said. “Most of the team has been before, so they know what they’re getting into. There’s less fear of the unknown.” The Hillsdale shooters have not let their success in shotgun competitions over the past five years keep them from focusing on winning again. Instead, they remain hard at work, focusing on continuing to improve their areas of weakness from last year’s competition. “We’d like to do what we did last year, but not have the final totals be so close,” junior Kie Kababik said. “We performed well individually last year, which was good.” Last year, the team edged out Schreiner University by eight targets, a margin Kababik and his teammates said they would like to widen this year. “We were worried about them last year and we are this year, but we have many competitors and it’s mostly a matter of how much they’ve improved,” junior Jordan Hintz

Juniors Kyle Luttig, Jordan Hintz, Kie Kababik, and Ian Dupree practice at the Halter Shooting Sports Education Center. Drew Lieske | Courtesy

said. The team labeled Schreiner their major competition, especially considering their close victory last year. “We had a slow start last year. If we get more focused this time, we’ll be good,” sophomore Drew Lieske said. “We’ve been focusing on improving what we need to in order to make that happen.” Hintz agreed, saying it’s easy to struggle on the first round, making it important to

focus on starting strong. The team has altered their practice structure to more accurately replicate their expected competition to help hone the mental focus they believe they will need during nationals. According to Burlew, the team has been shooting more rounds for score during practice, which allows them some level of control over conditions not always ideal during actual shoots. “We have also loosened the

practice structure to allow the shooters to focus on what they think they need to improve,” Burlew said. At the D-III level, each team competing at nationals sends ten shooters who shoot in each event, including trap, skeet, wobble, and five-stand. The three best scores from each team in each event are then chosen for team’s score, which is then used to determine a team’s overall place.

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with RBIs from McDonald, Wiskur, and sophomore Alex Walts — before the Saints even came to the plate. The Saints scored two runs in the bottom of each the first and third innings to grab the lead, chasing Hillsdale freshman starter Chris Stewart after four innings, in which he allowed four runs — three earned — on five hits. The Saints stretched the lead to 6-3 in the bottom of the sixth before Hillsdale tacked on two of its own in the top of the seventh on a two-out, tworun double by McDonald. Maryville scored one in the bottom half of the inning, and Hillsdale went scoreless in the ninth. The team will play three games against Ohio Dominican on the road this weekend. Although Ohio Dominican is a GLIAC team, the games

Theisen explained that the game plan hasn’t changed just because they are now facing conference opponents. “I know it is cliché, but we are just focusing on one game and one inning at a time. Whatever we have to do to win baseball games is what we will do.” Sobieszczanski echoed this sentiment, and expressed the importance of moving on from the two tough losses. “Coach reminded us that baseball is a humbling game and that Sunday’s games are behind us. The only game that matters is the next one and we’ll be ready for ODU this weekend.” The Chargers will open conference play the following weekend when they travel to Wayne State for a four-game set against the Warriors.

Senior captain Mitchell Gatt allowed one earned run over two innings this weekend against Maryville. David Bartlett | Courtesy

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Students seek funding for lacrosse club By | Joe Pappalardo Assistant Editor The fastest game on foot may be charging into Hillsdale this spring. A group of students is in the process of establishing a lacrosse club at Hillsdale College. Sophomore Peter O’Rourke said he plans to meet with the Student Federation before the semester ends. “Lacrosse is at a very interesting moment. I’d say it’s the fastest growing sport in all of America right now,” O’Rourke said. A 2015 NCAA report titled Sports Sponsorship and Participation Research said from 2000 to 2014 the sport grew in participation by 105 percent and 95 percent for women’s and men’s divisions, respectively. O’Rourke placed flyers in the student union last December. He then contacted Director of Student Activities Anthony Manno, asking to place a notice in the Student Activities Newsletter. Manno sent O’Rourke the documents required to make the club official. The potential club’s president submitted the paperwork and will meet with Student Federation

to request funding. O’Rourke said he wants to increase campus awareness of the “culture” of lacrosse before creating a team. “That culture is something that will carry this club on longer than the club just existing by itself,” he said. “Ideally, I’d like to make it into something like the soccer club. They’re pushing for becoming a varsity sport around here even though they’re still just a club.” The club will be co-ed, and may form competitive outdoor teams for both genders if enough students show interest. Economics professor Chris Martin agreed to be the faculty adviser. Freshmen Catherine Fassett and Gill West, both high school lacrosse players, will serve as Secretary and Vice President if Student Fed approves the club. “We played some catch on the quad and decided it would be really cool if we could have a way for everyone to get together and throw a ball around,” Fassett said. West said that if the club is established, he will look for a place to play “box,” or indoor, lacrosse. While outdoor lacrosse requires 10 players on each team, indoor teams only

need five. He said he hopes to draw students’ attention through the smaller indoor games. “You bring other people and say, ‘Hey watch this. Box lacrosse is really cool. Do you want to play?’ And then that would slowly get more people involved,” he said. “If we got too many we could split and have two box teams. At that point you start cultivating an actual field team and you go find other club teams.” The club organizers said they expect potential members to have lacrosse sticks for passing the rubber balls around, but league play will require pads, cleats and helmets. O’Rourke said newcomers are welcome to join the group with pre-made sticks. More experienced players string their own sticks to adjust how they handle the ball. The organizers said hockey players are also welcome. “If they want to play goalie, I promise it’s identical to playing hockey goalie except they’re not on skates,” West said. The lacrosse club, if formed, will begin playing this spring. Competitive play will depend on the number of participants.

Sophomore Peter O’Rourke (pictured in lacrosse gear) is trying to start a lacrosse club on campus. Peter O’Rourke | Courtesy

MARCH MADNESS PREDICTIONS Kyle Cooper

Zach Miller

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Hillsdale Chargers point guard

Final Four: North Carolina vs. Michigan State, Oregon vs. Kansas Champion: Kansas “North Carolina — They dominate everybody inside and on the boards, and their backcourt has been playing much better as of late. They’re not a good shooting team, so if they get into a shoot-out then it’s going to be a rough night for them. But I think the consistency inside makes them dangerous.

Final Four: Kentucky vs. Purdue, Oklahoma vs. Kansas Champion: Kansas “Kansas I think will win it all because they are the best team. Oklahoma has a buddy of mine who is one of their best players. Kentucky, I love Tyler Ulis and I think he’s the player of the year, and Purdue I’ve got to be loyal because one of my good friends is the point guard there.”

Michigan State — With Denzel Valentine, it’s hard to pick against them. He makes everyone on the court better, and he can score himself when needed. Plus MSU is always a really good defensive team, and that can cover up a bad night in terms of scoring. Oregon — I actually have not watched Oregon much this year, but in their region I don’t want Duke to make the Final Four and I don’t think a team like Oklahoma is consistent enough. So I’m going with the Ducks. Kansas — They’re just a really good all-around team and have been playing really well the last few weeks. In the past they have played down to competition and lost some crazy games. So if they can get past the first two rounds and avoid upsets, I think they can beat anybody.”

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Final Four: North Carolina vs. Michigan State, Oklahoma vs. Kansas

“UNC — Do I actually need to explain why I picked the Tar Heels? Do we need to explain why things are good true and beautiful? No. They simply are. Kansas — The single most complete team in the tournament, and probably the most talented. Very few problems, so Kansas is probably a sure bet to get to the Final Four.

Final Four: North Carolina vs. Purdue, Oklahoma vs. Kansas

Oklahoma — The single most talented player in the country is Buddy Hield. He’s explosive, and the rest of the team plays well when he does. Christian James has shown flashes of brilliance, as has Jordan Woodard. Ryan Spangler is a physical presence that should be helpful in a bracket without another team that wins with size.

Champion: Kansas “Kansas could win every game by double digits. Purdue is obviously the stretch here. Purdue could lose in the first round, but they can also give every team a game simply because their size presents match-up problems. They can beat Virginia because of their size. Purdue split games with MSU this year and should have beaten them in the Big Ten finals—had not Swanigan hoisted up an ill-advised 3. If Stephen F. Austin weren’t in the East (that is the most brutal bracket in recent memory), I could see them going a long way. No way is VCU a 10 seed. Saint Joe’s will best Oregon (and thus make the Sweet 16) but lose to Duke. I wish I had more upsets, because I know they’re going to happen, but I don’t know where.”

national champion. “It feels like all the hard work from this season finally paid off. I got to go with so many experienced runners like the Orens and Kristina. It was cool to be there and see them run and then to be a part of the relay and contribute to the team,” Watts said. “They were so confident before the race that I didn’t really have any room for doubt. Wavering wasn’t an option — we were going to go win a national championship.” In the weight throw, sophomore Rachael Tolsma — who holds the school record — threw 18.59 meters, placing sixth. Junior Dana Newell stood next to her teammate on the podium as she placed eighth with a throw of 18.24 meters, as the pair recorded four team points. “We both just thought, ‘Okay, we need to throw what

we’ve been throwing and we’ll be fine,’” Newell said. “So we weren’t very nervous going into it.” The Chargers led the meet for most of the weekend, battling with Lincoln for the national title. Unfortunately, Lincoln put up some points in the very last race to ultimately beat Hillsdale by two points. “It’s a little different when you’ve been to that level and get as close as we got and not win. I’m incredibly proud of the girls — it was just a little bittersweet,” head coach Andrew Towne said. “In reality there’s not a lot of programs that have won four trophies in the past two years. There will always be ebbs and flows but I think we’re consistently a topnotch program now.” The team has only three weeks between the indoor championships and the first outdoor meet which will take place at Miami of Ohio over the first weekend of April.

Champion: North Carolina

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Michigan State — Leadership. Leadership. Leadership. Although I think Buddy Hield is the most talented player, Denzel Valentine is the best. He’s a senior who exemplifies character, fundamentals and toughness — parts of the game that Tom Izzo’s teams thrive on. Bryn Forbes is the essence of a workhorse, and Matt Costello’s brings passion and heart every week. I have No. 9 Cincinnati in the Elite Eight. They’ve been overlooked because of an OK record in a mediocre conference, but they have a deep bench and no bad losses. Oregon is a very very weak No. 1 seed, so if Cincy gets past St. Joe’s I’d favor them against the Ducks. I also have Duke University losing very early. Cicero once said that ‘the function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.’ And I think that is appropriate here.”

Senior Emily Oren raises her first-place trophy after setting a D-II record in the mile. Dawn Oren | Courtesy

-Compiled by Nathanael Meadowcroft

Charger Chatter: Luke OrteL

Luke is a senior outfielder on the Hillsdale College baseball team. Originally from Troy, Michigan, Luke is serving as co-captain this season. He is off to a fast start, hitting .418, and has been named GLIAC North Hitter of the Week.

Why did you choose Hillsdale? My junior year of high school I was playing in a state tournament in the regional game at Adrian College, and our current head coach was, at that time, the recruiting coordinator, and he was at that game recruiting, and I had a great game and that’s when Hillsdale started recruiting me. I did know about Hillsdale before that, because one of my high school coaches played baseball here in ‘98 and ‘99. He said “You should check out Hillsdale, it’s a great school, and you could play ball.” And that was important to me, to go to a place where I could get a great education and still play baseball.

ball experience at Hillsdale College? Definitely it’s been the start to our season this year. My freshman year to my senior year, the program has gone through dramatic changes. Style changes, the atmosphere of the team, work ethic — it’s a complete total team change. We’ve been trying to hone that vision and leave a legacy. We’re off to our best start in history. Now that we’re winning and having fun, it’s awesome. When I was first here, we were just starting to do team lifts, and they were run by the captains, and that wasn’t a good arrangement. Now we have a strength and conditioning coach, and we lift every week.

What do you think has been the highlight of your base-

What’s been your best game to date?

We’ve had so many great games and some awesome comebacks. We had a big comeback against Bellarmine. During that game we were down, and Connor Bartlett hit a grand slam to left field and I think that’s maybe the farthest I’ve ever seen him hit, and we were amped up after that game. Later that day, we drive about 10 minutes to this other field, and it has lights because it’s getting later, and we started a game at about 7 p.m., and that game didn’t end until about 12:20. It was a 21-19 victory for the Chargers, and most of the guys that were playing in that game were slap-happy they were so exhausted. It was 20 MPH winds out to right field, and it was the marathon game of the ages. I don’t have the best memory, but that’s definitely

one I’ll never forget. I made the final out of that game. We were so relieved after that. Eleven innings, I think it went. You couldn’t have written this game up in a book, you couldn’t have imagined it, that’s definitely the craziest game I’ve ever been in. What kind of legacy do you want to leave for your team? I think that’s hard to put into words, because it involves so many intangibles — it’s the work ethic, the attitude, the expectations. Instead of asking, ‘Am I going to hit today?’ or ‘Am I going to work out today?’ It’s an attitude of ‘What time am I going to hit?’ You expect to be working each day. In my time here, this has been the best time when everyone has been close to each other and believes in each other.

What are you going to miss most? I’m definitely going to miss my teammates the most. The relationships I’ve built over my years here, that’s definitely the first thing I’ll miss. The great part about that is hopefully I’ll be able to stay close to them. I think second would be the competitiveness, for me as a hitter stepping into the box, I just know that it’s go time, and I’ll definitely miss that. Other than that, I don’t really want to think about it, because I only have 50 games left, and I’ve been playing baseball seriously for eight years now. It’s pretty crazy. -Compiled by Kate Patrick

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BASEBALL’S NINE-GAME WIN STREAK SNAPPED BY PERFECT GAME By | Stevan Bennett Jr. Assistant Editor For the Hillsdale College baseball team, Saturday and Sunday told polarizing stories. The Chargers traveled to Lindenwood, Missouri, for four games against the Maryville Saints. The Chargers swept Saturday’s doubleheader — 3-2, 13-5 — but lost Sunday’s games — 2-0, 7-5 — snapping the team’s nine-game winning streak, and dropping the team to 11-4 on the season. “Obviously we were disappointed with the losses on Sunday. You never want to lose,” head coach Eric Theisen said. “But the disappointment we find in a split shows a lot about this team. We expect ourselves to do better than a split, and that shows great advancement in the program as a whole.” Before this disappointment, however, came a successful day on Saturday, which bumped the Chargers’ ranking from fifth to third in the Midwest — according to D-II Baseball News — which is the highest ranking of any GLIAC team. Game one on Saturday was a low-scoring affair, headlined by a sensational performance by senior starter Jacob Gardner, who gave up one unearned run — in the first inning — on five hits over seven innings. The Chargers responded to the Saints’ first inning run with a run-scoring double-steal in

the top of the fourth inning, and RBIs from junior Ethan Wiskur and senior Joe Gentile in the sixth and seventh innings, respectively. The bullpen stepped in after that, with senior Mitchell Gatt throwing a perfect eighth inning and senior Chris McDonald allowing one unearned run on one hit in the ninth on his way to his seventh save of the season, sealing the 3-2 victory. “Those close games are fun, and you have to love playing in those,” Thiesen said. “Pressure is a privilege, and so it’s nice to be in those tight games.” Hillsdale’s offense took over the back end of Saturday’s twogame set to ensure that it was not a tight game. The Chargers plated two runs in the top of the first on a wild pitch and an RBI single by senior Tad Sobieszczanski. The Saints answered with five runs of their own in the bottom half of the inning, but it was all Hillsdale after that as the Chargers scored five more runs over the next three innings, including a two-run home run by senior Connor Bartlett in the fourth. Sophomore starter Will Kruse settled in after the first inning, tossing all seven innings, allowing five runs — two earned — on four hits. The largest blow from Hillsdale came in the top of the sixth inning when the Chargers pushed five runs across the plate, with RBIs coming

Senior outfielder Connor Bartlett recorded two hits and three RBIs in this weekend’s split with the Maryville Saints in Lindenwood, Missouri. David Bartlett | Courtesy

from Bartlett, freshman Jacob Hoover, and senior Luke Ortel, who had four hits and three RBIs on the day. Sobieszczanski explained that the offensive output has been coming from younger Chargers, in addition to the veterans, which has been key. “I think as a team we keep improving each week,” he said. “We have had a lot of young guys step up and contribute

Junior first baseman Ehtan Wiskur dives into third base during this weekend’s series. David Bartlett | Courtesy

this year, which is great to see.” After the explosion on Saturday, the tides turned as the Charger offense quieted down on Sunday, and was completely inaudible in the first game on Sunday as Maryville senior starter Robbie Gordon struck out nine on his way to a seven-inning perfect game. “You know, it took a perfect game to stop our streak, and sometimes you just have to tip

your cap to the other team,” Thiesen said. “That kid was pretty darn good, and he had a great day.” Hillsdale sophomore starter Phil Carey also put forth a great effort, allowing two earned on four hits over seven innings, but took a tough loss at the hands of Gordon. “For the most part my pitches were going where they needed to go. I was trying to

make guys roll over or hit for pop ups, and that’s what happened. I only had one strikeout, but the defense was there for me as usual,” said Carey. “It just so happens the other guy threw a perfect game.” The Hillsdale offense became vocal once again in the first inning of game two on Sunday, scoring three runs —

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After two Satuday wins, Hillsdale is ranked third in the Midwest region, the highest of any GLIAC team. David Bartlett | Courtesy

SCHIPPER, MEN’S DMR EARN ALL-AMERICAN STATUS AT NATIONALS By |Evan Carter Web Editor Although the Hillsdale College men’s track and field team didn’t do as well as they would have hoped at the NCAA D-II Indoor National Championship last weekend — scoring only 4 points as opposed to last year’s 18 — there were still a number of positive takeaways from the meet. The distance medley relay team ran a season-best time of 9:50.23, breaking their own school record which they set only two weeks prior at the GLIAC Conference Championship, to earn All-American honors. Coming into the national meet, sophomore Jared Schipper hoped to compete for national championship, but couldn’t put together the vaults needed to win. Despite jumping 0.26 meters below his best height, Schipper managed to become an All-American by securing an eighth-place finish. Even though the 4x400 relay team was kept out of scoring position, placing ninth in the race, they broke the school record, running the event in 3:12.59. Of the nine men that com-

peted at the national meet, just one is a senior — DMR 400-meter leg runner Noah Hiser — while the other eight will be eligible to compete at indoor nationals next year if they qualify again. “Same as the ladies, the men did a great job of prepping themselves going in and were very confident in their game plan,” men’s distance coach Joe Lynn said. “To have two relays at the NCAA meet is a testament to the talent and depth that our men’s program has.” Lynn thought the men’s DMR team of junior Caleb Gatchell (1200M), Hiser (400M), freshman Tanner Schwannecke (800M), and sophomore Tony Wondaal (1600M) had a shot to win the race because everyone on the team raced “fresh” while other teams raced athletes who had already competed that day. The team was ranked eighth coming into the meet but placed sixth and finished just over two seconds behind the national champions. “The DMR came in with the expectation to be in the mix. We’d been racing to the level of the top teams around us all year, so coming in we knew anything was possible,” Lynn

Sophomore pole vaulter Jared Schipper placed eighth in the pole vault with a vault of 4.91 meters to earn All-American honors. Anders Kiledal | Collegian

said. “Having a fresh team helped with our confidence too, because a lot of teams had substitutions or had athletes who were coming back off a prelim.” Gatchell was also proud of how his team competed in the race, even though he wasn’t

entirely satisfied with his individual performance. “It was okay, it wasn’t great,” Gatchell said. “It was a big day, and as a program you pride yourself on being able to step up. We were right there with the best teams in the country.” Gatchell highlighted Won-

daal’s anchor leg as a particularly important part of the relay as he hung tight with D-II’s fastest miler, Oliver Aitchison, who broke 4 minutes in the mile earlier in the season. “I was more nervous, more scared, and more excited than I’ve been all season,” Wondaal

said. “I was more scared of not running what I know I can do, than I was of those elite milers that were anchoring the DMR with me.” During his 1600-meter anchor leg, about nine meters shorter than a full mile, Wondaal split 4:04, which at the speed he was going is equivalent to running the mile in about 4:05.5. This is about seven seconds faster than he went in his last mile race and a whole 20 seconds faster than he ran during his first race of the season. Improving as drastically as he did in an event as short as the mile is not an easy feat. “I was just hoping to break 4:30 in my first mile,” Wondaal said. Gatchell’s goal is to win the DMR next year at indoor nationals. “Each of the four legs brought something different to the table for the group and that is why they were on the relay,” Lynn said. The Chargers will compete in their first outdoor meet on April 2 at the Miami Invitational in Oxford, Ohio.

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Senior Hillsdale resident receives lifetime theater award ‘Patriarch’ of the Sauk Theatre honored by American Association of Community Theatre for decades of service By | Madeleine Jepsen Assistant Editor From taking out the trash to producing musicals, 89-year-old Hillsdale resident Bud Vear has poured countless hours of service into the Sauk Theatre for more than four decades. In February, the American Association of Community Theatre awarded him the Robert E. Gard Superior Volunteer award for his efforts. The organization will present Vear with the award at its New York conference on July 9. The national organization annually gives this award to several members older than 65 who have faithfully served community theater for more than 25 years. Executive Director of the Sauk, Trinity Bird, said he nominated Vear to honor his service to the Sauk Theatre. “Dr. Vear has been with the theater since the ’70s,” Bird said. “His first show with this group was the first show that they ever did in the Sauk building, and he’s been here ever since.” “We call him our patriarch, because he is,” he added. “He’s just a great guy. It’s one of those things where I feel like we cannot say enough how much he means to us.” Vear said he learned to love theater from his father, who performed with the drama club in his hometown of Wheaton, Illinois, and did USO entertainment during World War I. Vear first encountered theater when his father took him to performances of “South Pacific” and “Harvey.” Although he did not participate much in theater during college and high school, he said he continued attending various theater productions. After getting his medical degree, Vear moved his family to Hillsdale, where he worked as a doctor for 24 years, 20 of them at the Ambler Health and Wellness Center of Hillsdale College. When the Vears moved here, they discovered the Hillsdale Community Theater, which now performs in the Sauk Theatre. “They did their performances at the fairgrounds in the women’s congress building,”

he said. “It was a very inadequate facility — very small stage, folding chairs, posts that you had to look around to see the stage, no dressing room, no backstage, and no bathrooms. I thought, ‘Let’s check it out. I like theater, maybe they can do something.’” “We went down there and saw ‘The Odd Couple,’ a classic,” he added. “It was wonderful. In spite of the facilities, the performance was marvelous. So we went to a meeting, and one of the members was doing a demonstration on stage makeup, and it was terrific.” Aside from the occasional grade-school talent show, Vear had only acted in one other play before his first performance with Hillsdale Community Theatre, a production of “Fantasticks” in 1970. He joined the cast last-minute, and played the role of a mute man. “It’s a six-person cast with a sim- Senior Hillsdale resident 89-year-old Bud Vear was awarded the Robert E. Gard Superior Volunteer ple little love story, but it has fan- award from the American Association of Community Theatre for his lifetime contributions to comtastic music,” Vear said. “One of the munity theater. Here he acts in “The Annual Check-up,” a one-act play he wrote for the Sauk Theatre. parts was the mute, and that’s the Expressions Photography and Design | Courtesy part I got. Never had a line. Never Bud and Gloria Vear were instrumental in “The reason why he has been involved, and missed a line. I really didn’t start out as a mute initiating the move to the Sauk Theatre’s cur- why they want him on the board, is because — the lead dropped out a few weeks before the rent building. When the city put the building he’s a leveler,” she said. “He listens, and he gives performance, so the guy who played the mute up, the Vears convinced the board to place a great wisdom. They get all riled up about sometook his spot, so that was my first involvement bid and helped organize the fundraising efforts thing, and then he calms them down, and gives onstage here.” that yielded around $6,500. them food for thought.” After that, Vear and his wife, Gloria, beBird said Vear also played a major role in reIn 2011, Vear wrote a 150-page book outcame more and more involved in the theater, storing the Sauk after a fire gutted the theater’s lining the history of the Sauk Theatre from its eventually becoming board members. Over interior. origins as an opera house in 1905 to the presthe years, he has acted in several productions, “He’s contributed so much, but the first big ent day. In it, he recounts the events that led up despite his tendency toward behind-the-scene thing he did was when the building had a fire to ownership of the building by the Hillsdale roles. Vear acted in and produced “Joseph and in 1979,” he said. “It was a massive fire, and Bud Community Theatre, and each of the producthe Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” played spearheaded the campaign to rebuild through tions the group has done since then. Tevye in “Fiddler on the Roof,” and Norman in fundraising.” When he’s not producing or acting in a show, “On Golden Pond.” Over the years, he has also Gloria Vear, his wife, said Bud has contributwritten a number of the short plays included in ed his lifetime of wisdom to board discussions. See Bud Vear, B2 the Sauk Theatre’s annual Festival of One-Acts.

“Dr. Vear has been with the theatre since the ’70s...we call him our patriarch, because he is.”

Senior art students prep for April show Daughtrey Gallery to feature three separate student art exhibits April 3-22 By | Anna Timmis Collegian Reporter Eleven graduating art majors’ work will be featured in this year’s Senior Art Show, which opens April 3 in the Daughtrey Gallery at the Sage Center for the Arts. The exhibit is divided into three separate blocks, each lasting five days. The first, from April 3-8, will feature seniors Elizabeth Davis, Faith Lamb, Jordan Denmark, and Tricia Clarey. The second will be April 10-15 and features seniors Joel Calvert, Meg Prom and Tracy Brandt. The third will be April 17-22 and features seniors Phoebe Kalthoff, Ben Strickland, Heather Buell, and Forester McClatchey. The exhibits will display a wide range of student work in a variety of media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, and graphic design. Senior Ben Strickland’s focus is photography, specifically long-exposure landscapes. He said Douglas Coon, photographer and professor of art, cultivated his love of art while leaving room for personal creativity. “He’s so talented,” Strickland said. “He knows what to assign you to make you want to do more of that thing. They will tell you when it’s bad, which is what an artist needs. Art teachers exist because they are masters of what they do. But at the same time, Professor Coon keeps it fun.” The exhibit is the final project of students taking the Senior Exhibit and Portfolio class, co-taught by Artist and Teacher Bryan Springer and Professor of Art Samuel Knecht. “It’s a capstone course to everything they’ve learned over the last four years,” Springer said. “We help them with self-promotion. The students interview professional artists and write an artist’s statement. They are required to submit a portfolio to the arts department for archiving. It all culminates in the senior exhibit.

Throughout their four years at Hillsdale, art students are encouraged to matte and frame their finished work for the all-school exhibit, and a portion of that work will be included in the upcoming show.” While rewarding, seeing a culmination of one’s own work of four years can be intimidating. “It’s encouraging due to growth I’ve seen at Hillsdale in my art,” senior Elizabeth Davis said. “But at the same time, it’s a little scary because it is four years of work. You think there would be more progress. It’s a hard process. Creating is hard, and it can be discouraging. Art is a process of problem solving. It’s enjoyable and hard.” Senior Phoebe Kalthoff agreed that the process is difficult. “There’s always a challenge going into the studio, but I still love the process,” she said. Senior Forester McClatchey will be displaying mostly oils and drawings. He said he had no previous experience with oils before attending Hillsdale, so he took the opportunity to acquaint himself with the medium. The professors encouraged the students to choose to exhibit alongside others with diverse interests to complement each other’s work. “I would encourage people to come,” Kalthoff said. “My classmates are so wonderful. They put so much work into it. The exhibits last for only a few days, so come to each.”

Clockwise from top left, the art of seniors Forester McClatchey, Elizabeth Davis, and Phoebe Kalthoff will be featured in the Daughtrey Gallery senior art shows April 3-22. Forester McClatchey, Phoebe Kalthoff, and Elizabeth Davis | Courtesy

Mossey Library book club discusses ‘The Little Prince’ Students, faculty, and staff discuss themes of childhood, death, and modernity in Saint-Exupery’s classic By | Madeline Fry Collegian Reporter Nearly a dozen students and faculty gathered in the Heritage Room to discuss themes of youth and adulthood in Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s “The Little Prince” on Monday night. Mossey Library Public Service Librarian Brenna Wade led the group in examining the treatment of childhood, gender, death, spirituality, and modernity in the classic 1943 children’s novel. Since Wade founded the library’s book club, Raiders of the Stacks, four years ago, she has hosted a discussion on a book each semester. Wade selected “The Little Prince” this semester in part because it is short enough for busy college students to read and in part because a movie adaptation comes out later this year. One of the central themes of the story is the loss of innocent wonder that often comes with age. “Children have an imagination that adults maybe lose,” Assistant Profes-

sor of French Anne Theobald said during the discussion. Library Circulation Manager Colleen Ladd agreed that people lose their whimsy as they grow up. “I think we do, till you have a kid and get a little of it back,” she said. “Once you have a child, you see things you used to see when you were little.” Although it is a children’s book, “The Little Prince” is deeply philosophical, and many scenes are difficult for young readers to grasp. Freshman Colleen Prince, whose father read the story to her as a child, said she did not understand the story early on. “It threw all these big ideas at you as a kid and you had no idea how to face them,” Prince said. “It’s completely multidimensional.” Sophomore Victoria Watson, a newcomer to Raiders of the Stacks, had already read “The Little Prince” when she heard about the discussion. “I loved the story and I wanted to see what other people had to say about it,” she said. “It definitely gave a

new way to look at the story.” Wade developed Raiders of the Stacks because she wanted to facilitate discussion and reclaim the joy of reading. So she began hosting a book club each semester on books that time-crunched students may already have read. She likes to coordinate book selections with movie releases and anniversaries. In the past, students have discussed “The Hobbit,” “Ender’s Game,” “Pride and Prejudice,” and “Station Eleven.” “We get so caught up in the academics here that you forget that books can be and should be fun,” Wade said. “It’s something that everyone can participate in; it’s not just students or faculty.” Ladd, who has attended the book club before, said she has enjoyed stretching my outlook on books. “It’s good to read things you wouldn’t normally read,” she said. Eventually, Wade would like to transition Raiders of the Stacks into a book club with a core group that commits to reading each semester’s

Public Service Librarian Brenna Wade discussed Saint-Exupery’s “The Little Prince” with the Mossey Library book club, Raiders of the Stacks, on Monday. Madeline Fry | Collegian

selection, she said. Several students signed up to participate at the Source last fall, and some attended a book club book swap. “I’ve been experimenting with book-club-only events for people ac-

tually signed up for the book club,” Wade said. Wade said she is happy with attendance but hopes it grows. As for now, “Every talk I have that has at least some students is a success.”

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Sauk to perform ‘All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten’ In the Jonesville theatre’s latest show, every cast member is older than 55 By | Nic Rowan Collegian Reporter Jonesville’s Sauk Theatre will present its rendition of Robert Fulghum’s “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten” with a cast composed entirely of actors over the age of 55. The show will run in the Phillips Auditorium from March 31-April 3. This will be the second Sauk production Hillsdale College has hosted since the theater’s roof collapsed in December. The play is based on five of Fulghum’s books, and follows the human experience from kindergarten to death through a series of vignettes tied together by the common theme of childlike optimism. “It’s not a single story that goes on for two hours,” Trinity Bird, executive director of the Sauk, said. “It’s a bit like ‘Saturday Night Live’ — a bunch of little scenes that fit together. There are no return characters.” Bird also said the play’s content influenced him to cast the show exclusively with

older actors. “We had noticed in the past year or two that we have a lot of parts for young people,” he said. “But we have a lot of volunteers that are 55 and older. So this was our solution for a show to serve that community. Really, this show can be cast with anyone, but there’s something really profound about hearing people who have lived a longer life talking about life.” Cast member Mike Smith said the closeness in the actors’ ages allowed the cast to come together quickly because of their common experiences. “We’re all real compatible,” he said. “We’re all about the same age, so we’ve all had relatively the same experiences and backgrounds — raising kids and now grandkids. We don’t have to worry about the competition that comes with being a young actor.” When asked about how use of the Phillips Auditorium has influenced the show’s production, M.J. Dulmage, the director, said she felt the ambience suited the story’s

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themes well. “Because the Phillips is more intimate, I think this is the perfect show to have in there,” she said. “It involves way more storytelling than acting, and when you want to have an engaging storytelling experience, the more intimate, the better.” Bird said he hopes that “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten” will enjoy the same success

the Sauk’s “M.A.S.H.” did when it ran in Phillips in February. “Hopefully, the Sauk is going to be up and running this summer,” he said. “But even though we don’t have a theater now, people are coming. It’s great to see all this support. Our numbers for the ‘M.A.S.H.’ performances in the Phillips were higher than last year’s February show attendance.”

Tickets for “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten” will be available at the door before all showings. Performances are at 8 p.m. on March 31-April 2 and at 3 p.m. on April 3. Tickets are $10, but, as usual, the Sauk offers a “pay what you can” option on opening night.

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Alumna author Ruta Sepetys’ first novel gains film adaptation The 1990 Hillsdale grad’s books have earned her acclaim ‘as both storyteller and historian’

By | Hannah Niemeier Collegian Reporter For Hillsdale alumna Ruta Sepetys ’90, writing about tragic periods of history sometimes stings — but as the title of her new book puts it, these stories are as essential as “Salt to the Sea.” The New York Times bestselling novelist shines light into dark corners of history in her third novel, released Feb. 2, and in a film adaptation of her first novel, “Between Shades of Gray.” In “Salt to the Sea,” Sepetys tells the little-known story of the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff, the greatest maritime tragedy in history. As three teenage refugees and a young Nazi soldier attempt to escape the ruins of the Nazi regime at the end of World War II, they struggle with weighty questions. What remains after the destruction of war? Can the survivors move on and create new lives? How will those who were lost be remembered? Sepetys’ own haunting questions echo through the novel as she eulogizes the victims of the Nazi and Soviet regimes with her signature blend of powerful storytelling and careful recounting of history. “Learning about the Wilhelm Gustloff made me won-

der, what determines how history is preserved and recalled?” Sepetys said in an email. “Why do some parts of history become part of our collective consciousness while others remain hidden? That question inspired me to investigate and write ‘Salt to the Sea.’” But Sepetys’ new novel isn’t the only story in the spotlight. As “Salt to the Sea” debuted at No. 2 on the New York Times Bestseller list, Sepetys was planning for a tour of Europe to promote both “Salt to the Sea” and the film adaptation of her first novel, “Between Shades of Gray.” In the film, Sepetys’ fans will return to the story of Lithuanian World War II refugees. It will be filmed in Lithuania under the title “Ashes in the Snow.” “It’s been indescribably exciting to be part of the process, read the drafts of the scripts, consult with the director and producer on casting, and meet with the actors,” Sepetys said. “The film team is so wonderful and the story is in their hands now.” Sepetys’ interest in European history and culture is rooted in her family and education. The daughter of a Lithuanian refugee, Sepetys grew up in Detroit and came to Hillsdale College to study French and international finance.

Alumna Ruta Sepetys ’90, author of the young adult novel “Between Shades of Gray,” recently released a third novel entitled “Salt to the Sea.” Ruta Sepetys | Courtesy

Her junior year of college, she studied abroad in France at the Institute for American Universities in Toulon and at the Institut Commerical de Nancy. “She was an exceptional student in French,” said Ellen Justice-Templeton, professor emeritus of French at Hillsdale College. “We only send our very, very best, and she had the honor of studying in

Bud Vear, from B1 Vear said he enjoys attending other amateur theater productions in the area. “I almost like community theater better than professional theater,” he said. “I remember going down to Toledo to see ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ and it was a professional group. Frankly, we were disappointed because he never let go, he never boomed out the songs. Why? Because he couldn’t. In community theater, we do it for two weekends, eight performances. There’s no reason to hold back.” Vear said he appreciates the Hillsdale Community Theatre’s endurance as an organization, which has survived its share of rough patches. ”That’s the value of community theater,” he said. “Yes, I like to get onstage, and yes, I enjoy watching the productions, but mostly I am just so thrilled that we have this organization

that has continued to function through all these years.” Groups like this provide a venue for community participation in theater, which Vear said has been instrumental in his own life and allowed him to make a difference to others. “I’ve discovered that there are three things in life that you need to be happy,” he said. “You need someone to love, you need something to do, and you need something to hope for. And theater fulfills those last two — something to do, and something to hope for.”

Senior Hillsdale resident 89-year-old Bud Vear was awarded the Robert E. Gard Superior Volunteer award from the American Association of Community Theatre for his lifetime contributions to community theater. Mike Sutton and Bud Vear perform “I’m Not Old, Just Misunderstood,” a one-act written by Vear. Expressions Photography and Design | Courtesy

a French business school, not just an American institution in France.” Templeton said Sepetys’ Lithuanian heritage inspired her to explore other cultures in college. “Ruta was an unusual student of culture from the beginning, since she had a Lithuanian father, and a lot of her inspiration came from her family,” Justice-Templeton

said. “France allowed her to experience a different culture, something the kind of liberal arts student Hillsdale attracts would love to do. That broader base of liberal arts education along with business skills and literacy in French, was very valuable for an intellectually-curious student like Ruta.” This curiosity shines through in Sepetys’ novels. She spent three years researching “Salt to the Sea,” traveling through Europe to explore historical sites, collect artifacts, and conduct interviews. “I traveled to half a dozen countries trying to track down stories,” Sepetys said. “I studied the port in Poland where the Gustloff boarded and departed. Two elderly divers who were among the first to explore the sunken Gustloff helped me with my research. Together we walked the path of the refugees through the region all the way to coast. They introduced me to the landscape, traditions, and history of the area.” Sepetys’ focus on bringing history to life for young readers has earned her a reputation as both storyteller and historian among critics, including Meghan Cox Gurdon, children’s book reviewer at the Wall Street Journal. “Who but Ruta Sepetys sets a YA novel in wartime East

Prussia?” Gurdon said in an email. “Her work is invaluable for that alone; but of course it is much more than that, because it’s so well-written and compelling and memorable.” According to Gurdon, Sepetys’ stories resonate with young readers because Sepetys portrays challenging periods of history with honesty and hope. “Teenagers have a natural instinct for stories of grueling challenge. It’s a time of life when we’re venturing into the world, and it makes us ask: do I have what it takes to survive?” Gurdon said. “Books allow us to live vicariously, to try on personae, to seem to be experiencing these brutal tests without risking our actual lives. So that is one reason. The other is that Ruta was writing about what really happened, and the truth has a magnetic power all of its own.” Sepetys said she will continue to share stories of strength amid struggle in her work as she begins research for a novel about children in the Franco regime, set in 1950s Madrid. “Through studying tragic stories of the past, we have an opportunity to learn and create hope for a more just future,” Sepetys said. “Young readers are deep thinkers and deep feelers. They are the future and I am honored to write for them.”

Coffee shop art: a Jitters tradition By | Evan Carter Web Editor When he started working at Jitters Coffee Cart his sophomore year, now-junior Joel Haines would occasionally doodle outdoor scenes of mountains or grand scenes from imaginary tales on the back of Charger Change deposit slips when business slowed down. Many of his drawings ended up taped on the back of the Jitters’ cash register, which is now almost completely covered with drawings. An outdoor-themed doodle taped on the top of the register reads, “A storm approached, but he cared not.” Next to it hangs a drawing of a single brick building in the middle of the country. “I love the outdoors, so with the grind of Hillsdale, my mind drifts to where I want to be — the outdoors,” Haines said. Last semester, when Haines shared a shift with senior Ben Strickland, Strickland added a few drawings of his own. He said he often draws his inspiration from popular culture, like he did when he drew “Star Wars” villain Kylo Ren with the caption, “Don’t be a Sith, drink

coffee.” Strickland said he and Haines play off one another’s doodles. “We like to call this place Ben and Joel’s Coffee Emporium,” Strickland said. Although the doodles were just something he and Haines started doing to fill time, Strickland said he believes they help set a distinctive atmosphere at Jitters. “I think it goes into what we’re about. We’re not A.J.’s, you know?” Strickland said. “We like to keep our own Jitters culture.” In addition to the small drawings that cover the back of the register, Jitters has always had neat art and short inspirational sayings — often about coffee — on the blackboards in the cafe. According to Strickland, he’s responsible for all the weird drawings on the blackboards, while junior Haley Talkington does all of the “nice drawings.” He said the tradition of being artsy with the boards at Jitters goes back to alumnus Carl Vennerstrom ’13. “I think it gives an atmosphere — something that people can look at while they’re waiting,” Strickland said.

The baristas at Jitters have a tradition of decking the cafe with small drawings, like this one by junior Joel Haines. Evan Carter | Collegian

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Founder of the classics department explores applications of the past

Former Professor of Classics Michael Poliakoff, who founded Hillsdale’s Classics Department. Michael Poliakoff | Courtesy

By |Sarah Chavey Collegian reporter Even when writing a memo, Hillsdale Classics Professor Emeritus Michael Poliakoff uses his classics expertise. “In the classics major, you are spending time steeped in works that have resonated throughout time, and that’s the best possible preparation for understanding the way human beings interact,” Poliakoff said. “I draw on my classical background just about every day. How often I find Virgil, Aristo-

tle, or Plato talking to me, helping me make decisions!” After arriving at Hillsdale in 1988 and being delighted by the quality of students and the dedication to the humanities and liberal arts, Poliakoff began his Hillsdale career by founding the classics department. He quickly hired Professor Emeritus Lorna Holmes and began expanding the program. Despite no reputation and limited staff, Poliakoff and Holmes established a department that now involves more than 10 percent of students. It’s grown in the past 28 years, but Poliakoff’s an-

nual barbecue tradition and the decision to begin all Greek students with Classical Greek rather than Koine — the less inclusive New Testament version — have endured. Professor of Classics Joseph Garnjobst met Poliakoff at the Sports and Character Center for Constructive Alternatives lecture this year, at which Poliakoff delivered a speech on Ancient Greek Athletics and Competition. The department began with only a few students, but now graduates 10 to 15 majors every year, many of whom win awards and present papers across the country. “We could not have done that without them starting it off,” Garnjobst said. I look at Michael as the founding father of the department. It was gratifying to have him here and see the fruits of his labor.” “There was a new spirit on campus,” Poliakoff said. “Having lunch with the classics students — the articulate conversation and the desire for many of them to be educators — all of them showed me a school that’s very lively.” His interest in classics developed in his youth, when he learned Hebrew, watched his mother sculpt classical works, and formed a deep appreciation for tradition. Captured by the engaging classics authors, he majored in classics at Yale University and has been working in education ever since. “What is the value of human life if we don’t pass on from one generation to the next the things we learn, to make the next generation’s experience in life better than ours?” Poliakoff said.

According to the Bureau of Labor statistics, an average person will change careers 11 times between ages 18 and 46. Poliakoff said that a background in Greek or Latin provides an intellectual development that will equip a student for any pursuit. “We’re in a challenging, dynamic, global marketplace, and the best thing that a student can acquire in a college education is intellectual ability, agility, flexibility,” he said. “These are all the things that come from pursuing a classics major.” Garnjobst came to a similar conclusion, emphasizing not only classics but the whole liberal arts. “The classics itself is, in a way, a mini liberal arts,” he said. “You have to have language, but you also have to be able to know about whatever the ancients wrote about. You need something from every one of the departments in order to do the best job you can. That’s why I love working with all my colleagues in other departments. They make me a better classicist.” John Reist — once Vice President of Acadmic Affairs — pushed for the creation of the classics department, insisting that no liberal arts college was complete without it. Hillsdale College had terminated its classics department in the 1960s due to financial stress, but only temporarily. As schools now continue to dissolve their classics departments, Hillsdale’s only grows. “When you deal with professors who love what they do and love their subject matter so much, it’s infectious,” Garnjobst said. “And when you put students

who are hungry to learn there, it’s a fun combination.” Holmes made a priority of creating courses that all students — both below and above average — could take and enjoy. She also kept the cordiality of relationships between classics staff members, a characteristic originally created by Poliakoff. “He’s a very inspiring person to work with,” Holmes said. “He has a positive attitude and is enthusiastic about the things he’s interested in, and he loves working with students. He admires the abilities of students and tries to promote them.” Poliakoff left Hillsdale at the end of 1990. Since then, he has taught at a number of schools and now works for American Council of Trustees and Alumni, an independent, nonprofit organization committed to academic freedom, excellence, and accountability at America’s colleges and universities. “In some ways, Hillsdale was successful with me the same way it is successful with all of its students,” he said. “I became much more aware of issues of policy and much more ambitious about being able to address nature issues in education, which can only be done at a policy-making level. I don’t think anyone can be at Hillsdale without becoming more political in a good sense, developing duties of citizenship and obligations to the nation as a whole.”

By |Emma Vinton Assistant Editor When Professor of Classical Studies Joseph Garnjobst, a small group of students, and other faculty gather to eat gelato, sip espresso, and look at great Renaissance art, they imagine they are in Italy in the summer. Actually, they gather in the Classics Reading Room of Kendall Hall, during a wet and windy Michigan March, celebrating Renaissance Friday. “It’s not a class,” Garnjobst said. “It’s just a bunch of people talking about Renaissance art, architecture, and culture.” “Fresh fruit, gelato and espresso,” Associate Professor of Art Barbara Bushey, who co-leads and participates in the group, said. “What more do you want?” Every Friday at 4 p.m. Garnjobst, Bushey, and a small group of students and other faculty, gather for the event to discuss Renaissance and ancient art, architecture, and culture. Garnjobst initiated the gathering after his return from leading the High School Summer Study and Travel Program to Italy with Hillsdale College in 2015. He guides the trip every two years, alternating with Professor of Classics David Jones. Garnjobst said he wanted to continue learning about the art and culture in order to guide the Italy trips more knowledgeably in the future. “I didn’t want the conversation about the art and the culture to end because I enjoyed the trip so much,” he said. “As an extra incentive, I threw in gelato and espresso, two things that we had a lot of on the trip.” He invited Bushey and other faculty who have interest in the Renaissance to join him for the

conversation. “We had gotten together to talk about how to talk about art and how to best engage people to teach them to understand works of art as primary documents by teaching them to look and gather visual information from works of art,” Bushey said. The group, which began in September of 2015, is open to anyone who has interest in art. It has attracted students of various disciplines and sev-

art, crucifixion scenes, or comparisons between Christ and Moses in paintings. Senior Katherine Sinkovitz, who has attended, said she enjoys the dynamic between Bushey and Garnjobst and their knowledge of art. “It is a great end to the week, and it is great to have those images in your brain through the weekend” she said. “It is nice to have funny and lighthearted academic conver-

“It’s not a class. It’s just a bunch of people talking about Renaissance art, architecture, and culture.” eral professors, Bushey said. “Some weeks the Mongol hoards descend and some weeks not,” she said. Garnjobst said the size ranges from four to 15 people. Every week, the group looks at different works of art — usually following some sort of theme, such as images of Hercules or Moses — from the Greek and Roman world to the Renaissance era and beyond. “We do try to look across time at images,” Bushey said. “It is increased collegiality, which is not to be discounted. Dr. Garnjobst and I am both very interested in hearing other people talk about art, to develop a deeper understanding of what people do and don’t see.” Garnjobst said he tries to pick themes and works of art that students on the high school trip encounter in Rome, Florence, and Venice — such as “Madonna and Child”

sation without worrying if it will be on your next essay. Who doesn’t want more art in their lives?” Bushey said these casual conversations and observations about art help the professors learn and develop their teaching based on how and what individual students observe about art. “People have different points of view and areas of interests, so they bring up different things,” she said. “Sometimes we are completely ridiculous. It is Friday afternoon, and we’ve had too much sugar and caffeine, and that’s what you get. It’s developed into a very interesting social interaction.” Garnjobst agreed that the valuable insights of students and other faculty have helped him prepare for future Italy trip. “It’s a way of doing my job better,” he said. “It is very much going to benefit the next trip for 2017, and the trips beyond that.”

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Friday group revels in Renaissance art with espresso and gelato

Sophomore researches ancient Irish heritage By | Madeline Fry Collegian Reporter Sophomore Finn Cleary has a few things in common with St. Patrick. Not only his Irish name, but an interest in Ireland and its heritage and a dedication to working with people. While many students have on-campus jobs, Cleary works in the real world, with a publishing company near to his name and family history. The Monday after graduating from high school, he also set out to obtain his real estate license. A history major, Cleary conducts research on Irish history as an intern for The Druid Press, a New Yorkbased publishing company that highlights Irish and English heritage. Cleary studies what he called the “fascinating characters” of the “bizarre world” of ancient Ireland. Saving ancient Irish figures from falling off the face of the historical narrative is important to him, said Cleary, because Irish culture is vanishing in America. “The language itself is dying out,” said Cleary, admitting that his own Irish is very poor because it’s a difficult language to learn. “You could easily boil down Irish culture to eating potatoes and drinking,” he said. But the Irish heritage, his own heritage, is much more than that. “My family has been very good about that living out a heritage and celebrating a culture,” said Cleary. “My

grandfather would sing a lot of traditional Irish songs.” Cleary works for The Druid Press remotely, conducting research for owner Jerry Kelly. Currently, Cleary is studying the Annals of Ulster, a catalogue of Irish history spanning from the 400s to the 1500s. As he scans the list of dates and events, he studies the relationships between clans, notes the development of the culture, forms patterns from family names. His task is ironic, he said, because the name Cleary means cleric in Irish. Cleary is focusing his research on hereditary ecclesiastics. When Catholic priests were allowed to marry, they would pass their positions down through the generations. One family of Irish bishops fought in battles, served in government, and earned a reputation for sheep stealing. That’s a foreign idea of how bishops functioned, noted Cleary. He’s collecting a part of history that’s undervalued. Although the rich heritage of Ireland entails more than St. Patrick’s Day and leprechauns, Cleary doesn’t mind playing the Irish typecast. “I try to fulfill some of those stereotypes: being boisterous, a loud mouth, touchy about my cultural heritage,” he said. “It’s all in good fun. I’m not going to say that Irish heritage is the most important thing America is getting wrong right now, but maybe one day we’ll spend more time thinking about the development of that heritage.” Junior Drew Jenkins said Cleary has a keen ability to

step back, analyze, and figure out the truth of things. From his Guinness sweater to his quintessential Irish name, Cleary fulfills stereotypes. “He has unique insights,” Jenkins said. “His name is Finnegan Patrick Cleary.” “He likes to talk to professors,” Darryl Hart, Distinguished Visiting Assistant Professor of History said. “Maybe I intimidate students, but Finn isn’t shy about coming to the office. And of course, he’s a good student, and most of what it means to be a good student is to be curious.” From Columbus, Ohio, Cleary also connects with frazzled house hunters through his job as a real estate agent. At 22 years old, Cleary used to be the youngest real estate agent in Ohio. He may not be the youngest in the state anymore, but he is the youngest in his company, HER Realtors. “In real estate, you have to understand where people are coming from,” said Cleary. “They’re right there and sometimes a little angry. You have to be very compassionate and calm.” Cleary initially got involved in real estate because of his mother, for whom he works. He is unsure whether he will pursue real estate as a career, but he is glad to have been able to help his mom, he said. “Since Finn has a real estate license, we all know that he could have a real job. So he is — wait for it — at Hillsdale to learn,” Hart said. Cleary works with younger clients, with whom he can more easily relate. Real estate looks good on a resume, he admitted, but on the other hand, he said he enjoys the experience of working with people. “It’s much more focused on helping people than I think the average American understands,” he said. As a real estate agent, you’re dragged into everything from financial to personal issues, said Cleary. Fortunately, his mother’s ability to work with people and understand them has been a useful model for him. “Buying a house is a huge thing,” he said. “And selling a house is in many ways a lot more difficult, and it’s good to have someone there who is understaanding and knows what they’re doing.”

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A virtual college visit: Google Maps makes campus visible online

Lane and Kendall halls, seen on Google Maps, are able to be toured with the touch of a mouse. Five classroom buildings, two dormitories, the Dow Leadership Center, Roche Sports Complex, Margot V. Biermann Athletic Center, Grewcock Student Union, Mossey Library, and the Anthony Halter Shooting Sports Education Center all currently feature “See Inside” tours on Google. Map data and image care of Google Maps and Jeff Lepley | Courtesy

By | Nathanael Meadowcroft Sports Editor Google has made once-deemed necessary things — like dictionaries and phone books — practically obsolete. Soon campus visits might be as well. Prospective students considering Hillsdale College no longer need to visit campus to see what the Grewcock Student Union, classroom buildings, or the gym look like. On the street-view option in Google Maps, not only can they tour the streets around campus virtually, but they can get a 360-degree interactive view inside 13 buildings as well. “The idea is of course just to allow people a better view into some of our buildings,” Director of Digital Marketing and Social Media Brad Lowrey said. “We have a really great campus, and you can only see so much from photos. The idea is just to really allow people to get a good sense and feel of various buildings around campus and some of the really cool features that we have.” The first photos were uploaded in August of 2014, and Lowry said the marketing department has been adding “a little bit every semester.” “The cadence for it is just as we complete different projects on and around campus, or as time allows,” Lowrey said. The marketing department contracts with a Google-certified partner based in Ann Arbor, Jeff Lepley. Lepley takes the photos with a spherical camera, which has a gyroscope and GPS inside it to get an accurate 360degree picture. After taking the photos, Lepley uploads them to Google. Google reviews each photo before they are put online to make sure they follow pri-

vacy policies. “Bring your business to life with Street View technology: create a 360-degree, interactive tour. Showcase all the details that your customers love,” Lepley says on his photography website. “With Business photos, your customers can walk around, explore, and interact with your business like never before. Customers will be able to truly experience your business — just like being there.” Five classroom buildings, two dormitories, the Dow Leadership Center, Roche Sports Complex, Biermann Athletic Center, Grewcock Student Union, Mossey Library, and the Anthony Halter Shooting Sports Education Center all currently feature “See Inside” tours on Google. “We can do any building but obviously we wouldn’t do a 360 tour of a maintenance shed or something like that,” Lowrey said. Simpson and McIntyre Residences are the two dorms featured after each building’s renovations were completed. Only the dormitories’ lobbies and outdoor areas are featured. “We don’t show things like dorm rooms, we don’t show offices, and we don’t show private areas around campus,” Lowrey said. “It’s the more public spaces and just so that people can really get a feel for what it’s like to be here.” Lowrey said the marketing department is planning to add to the number of featured buildings. “We still have a couple more buildings to cover and then as new projects develop we have to update some of the old ones,” Lowrey said. “There’s only so much that you can get from an admissions brochure.”

Walking, or browsing, into the lobby of Lane Hall, many of the classrooms with open doors can be seen on Google maps. Lane is just one of the five classroom buildings visible on Google Maps. Map data and image care of Google Maps and Jeff Lepley | Cour-

The Central Hall-side entrance to Strosacker on Google Maps. Pictured below is the arrow by which one can walk through the building. Map data and image care of Google Maps and Jeff Leple | Courtesy

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By | Lillian Quinones

How would you describe your style? Someone described it to me once as American Girl grown up. I’d say it’s very feminine, but classic with an emphasis on neutral colors.

What is the most unique item of clothing in your closet? I have a pair of black leather leggings that make me feel edgy. I don’t bring them out a lot because they’re a little much.

Who inspires your fashion? Kate Middleton; and also, because I kind of like gaudy things, Cruella de Vil—She’s fabulous. Where do you shop? I shop at The Limited. For trendy stuff that I don’t want to spend a lot of money on, I hit up T.J. Maxx.

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What is your most embarrassing piece of clothing? I have a T-shirt that says “Virginia’s for lovers,” which is actually the state motto, but people usually think it’s a lot more provocative than it actually is. Lillian Quinones | Collegian