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Hillsdale drops in national rankings By | Breana Noble News Editor For the first time since 2013, Hillsdale College’s rank, according to U.S. News & World Report, dropped. The 2017 list for the best National Liberal Arts Colleges released this week shows Hillsdale at No. 83, 16 places lower than last year. Preliminary reviews of the ranking’s data and methodology indicate a lower graduation rate in 2015 contributed to the drop in rank after the college suspended a larger-than-average group of freshmen in the 2009-2010 academic year, and they never returned to school, Director of Institutional Research George Allen said. “We are still between 50 and 100 on the list of the best liberal arts schools,” Allen said. “Rankings, however, are primarily a tool for admissions and marketing. They are not an indicator of institutional health, institutional mission, I would even say quality of education.” Hillsdale College’s six-year

graduation rate in 2015 was 77 percent, down from 82 percent in 2014. Since in previous years, the college’s graduation rate was higher, U.S. News predicted the rate to be 82 percent again. Average first-year retention stayed consistent at 96 percent. Graduation and retention rates account for the largest section of the college’s score. Alone, they make up 20.5 percent of it. The difference between the actual graduation rate and U.S. News’ prediction accounts for 7.5 percent of it. Allen said he did not know if the decreased graduation rate alone could account for the nearly 20 point drop. “That’s the only data in the preliminary look that you see or data suffering,” Allen said.

Dean of Men Aaron Petersen said he remembers in the 2009-2010 academic year, more students, especially men, dropped out than what is typical. Of the 168 freshmen who entered that year, 27 did not complete their education

After leaving campus for the spring semester, many chose not to return, he said. “Whe n I suspend them, the door is always open for return,” Petersen said. The dean said the class was an anomaly, dropping the first-year retention rate from 90 percent to 87 percent. The year after, however, rewhile only 15 of the Grace DeSandro | Collegian tention rose to 94 percent, a 170 women did not. Although some of the stu- new high for the school at that dents left due to illness or be- time. That class, which entered ing a poor fit for the school, Hillsdale in 2010, had a sixPetersen said he had to sus- year graduation rate of 83 perpend 15 students, mostly cent, which U.S. News will use freshmen, because of drug use. in next year’s rankings. “If retention of upperclass-

men remains strong, we can expect to see numbers to increase,” Petersen said. Although rankings are a valuable public relations tools, they don’t represent the “soul of the college,” Allen said. But because Hillsdale is reliant upon public perception for admission of students and financial support, it remains of interest, he said. Senior Director of Admissions Zack Miller said the college continues to strive to provide the best liberal arts education in the country. “Hillsdale is still offering the same education,” Miller said. “Prospective students are looking for the right fit. Once they get to know us, who we are, and why we do what we do, they are usually excited.” As for the college itself, President Larry Arnn said the rankings will not change Hillsdale’s mission. “It means that we will continue and have college again next year,” Arnn said in an email.

‘The people’ make final push to stop new sign installation By | Thomas Novelly Editor-in-Chief Despite the removal of the 20-year-old beloved “It’s the people” signs this week, students and residents from Hillsdale are making a last-ditch effort to stop the installation of the new college-themed signs. Although the city said the new signs are constructed and scheduled for installation next week, a letter obtained by The Collegian to resident Penny Swan from councilman Brian Watkins said if residents make a showing at the Hillsdale City Council meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, there is a potential to stop the installation. Citizens and students who wish for the old sign to stay would need to lobby the council members to add the signs to the Sept. 19 agenda. In addition, they would need to make a strong showing at the meeting to make a statement. “If you’re serious about fixing this, you need to round up 10-20 people or more to fill the chambers and speak at the meeting,” Watkins said in an email to Swan. “Request that the council stop the progress of the installation and set a public hearing on the matter. This is the only way it can be fixed.” City Clerk David French said no city officials have made a motion to make the signs an order of business at Monday’s meeting. For the public to comment on stopping the installation of

the signs, the council would need to add it as an item on the public agenda. Otherwise, residents and students could only speak during the public session at the end of the meeting. “In my mind, there is no way to get the installation of the signs stopped, unless they add it to the agenda and there is serious public outcry before the meeting,” Swan told The Collegian. “If they add it to the agenda and we get enough people to show up, we could change it.” In 2014, Hillsdale College approached the city council offering to pay for new entrance signs leading into the city from M-99 on the north and south sides of town. The city and the college collaborated on a design, which removed the “It’s the people” slogan that has been on the sign for more than 20 years. The new signs would replace it with a college-centered message reading, “Welcome to Historic Hillsdale: Home of Hillsdale College.” After the issue of the new signs gained attention from the community, a local Facebook group, Hillsdale’s Hot Debates, posted a poll asking residents what they thought about the removal of “It’s the people.” Of the more than 270 respondents who voted, approximately 200 elected to keep the slogan on the sign. Hillsdale junior Matthew Wylie was one and said he believes it’s crucial to fight for the sign. “A sign that says ‘Home of Hillsdale College’ emphasizes nothing about the town or the

college town,” Wylie said. “‘But ‘It’s the people’ has always said something that’s very true of both the town and the college. I would go to that meeting. That slogan is something that connects upperclassmen to lower classmen and students to alumni. We’ve all taken pride in that sign, and losing it would be a shame.” Many members of the community as well as a crowd of students claimed on the Facebook page that the city wasn’t transparent with the town on the new change and said they felt the new signs took away a segment of the town’s identity. Swan wrote another email concerning the signs to City Manager David Mackie. In response to Swan, Mackie clarified that the city made the new sign designs public on several occasions. “The original vote on the sign was held Jan. 20, 2014, in public session,” Mackie said. “The vote was on a design very similar to the one presented publically during the July 18, 2016, city council meeting. During both the Jan. 20 and July 18 meetings the picture of the proposed sign and wording was included in the city council packets, and no opposition from either the city council or public was voiced, so the sign was constructed.” Even if the city signs aren’t added to the agenda for Monday’s meeting, and the lastditch effort to block the installation of the signs fails, Mackie

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The city of Hillsdale tore down its welcome sign on M-99 Tuesday, after Hillsdale College agreed to design and purchase new signs. Greg McLogan | Courtesy Follow @HDaleCollegian

Junior Razi Lane defends conservatism, while junior Brendan Noble argues for libertarianism, in a debate held by the Fairfield Society Tuesday in Lane Hall. Madeline Barry | Collegian

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Fairfield Society holds student debate on competing political philosophies

By | Josh Paladino Assistant Editor Hillsdale College’s Fairfield Society took on one of the most discussed topics on campus: conservatism vs. libertarianism. About 70 people filled a classroom Tuesday for a debate the Fairfield Society held between juniors Brendan Noble and Razi Lane. Noble represented libertarianism, and Lane argued for conservatism. Junior John Gage, president of the Fairfield Society, said the issue is a hot topic on campus and deserved time for discussion. “I think the depth of this debate is much greater than typically understood,” senior Chuck Ahee said. “And tonight shed light on the vast differences between these two philosophies.” Their major topics of discussion included the philosophical foundations of their ideologies along with foreign and social policy. Since Noble and Lane said they largely agreed on economic issues, favoring the free market, they passed over them. Noble and Lane debated about military spending, regime change, and the National Security Agency. In terms of social issues, they discussed marriage and immigration at length. Although Noble pointed out that immigration is large-

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ly an economic issue, Lane accused libertarians of supporting open borders, which he said undermines American society. “Rule of law and culture is important when determining immigration policy,” Lane said. Striking at libertarian philosophy, Lane said it takes the field of economics and masquerades it as a political philosophy, adding that the conservative approach looks at history, philosophy, and politics comprehensively. Noble said this doesn’t discredit libertarianism because all political questions involve economics. “Conservatives go through history like a buffet and pick out the ideas that they like,” senior Nate Hollern said. “Libertarianism is superior because it correlates to the praxeological nature of man.” Freshman Celina McGowan disagreed: “I think Razi’s description of libertarians as primarily focused on economics is accurate. It’s dangerous to ignore important social issues.” Noble’s discussion of non-interventionist foreign policy and the Libertarian Party’s presidential candidate drew his most applauded line of the night. “Gary Johnson is defeating Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump among

veterans in the polls,” Noble said. “It’s because they don’t want to send people around the world and get their family members killed.” Lane said he rejected the idea that the United States’ contemporary foreign policy is conservative. “Much of what is considered conservative foreign policy is actually progressive,” Lane said. “If attacked, then the United States must absolutely destroy the enemy’s ability to make war against them.” The audience indicated by a show of hands that it was evenly split between libertarianism and conservatism before the debate began. Sophomore Garrison Grisedale said Lane’s arguments resonated with him more. “I agree with Razi in that libertarianism is utopian, while conservatism deals with politics as the art of the possible in light of man’s fallen nature,” Grisedale said. Sophomore Andrea Wallace said she sided with the libertarians and thought the exact opposite. “Razi argued more generally and abstractly, while Brendan argued in the realm of practicality,” Wallace said. Gage said he was ecstatic about the turnout and thought both sides defended their positions well.

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WRFH is back to broadcasting By | Timmy Pearce Assistant Editor After stopping normal programming because of a faulty power supply unit since Sept. 1, 101.7 FM WRFH Radio Free Hillsdale finally had students working in the radio station again Tuesday. Station manager Scot Bertram said he doesn’t know why the power supply unit stopped working properly, but said he had ruled out sabotage. The broken device was supposed to provide electricity to the station’s hardware. “The unit was only distributing enough power to run a fan,” Bertram said. Bringing the station’s regularly scheduled programming back on the air took longer than expected, Bertram said. Hillsdale College’s information technology services misdiagnosed the issue as a problem with the station’s motherboard, but after replacing it Sept. 8, the station still wasn’t operational. After ruling out the motherboard, ITS then decided to troubleshoot the power supply unit, Bertram said. Although limited in its programming options for 11 days, the station wasn’t silent except for the two hours when the unit stopped functioning Sept. 1. It played music from an iPod along with recorded legal identifications every hour to comply with Federal Communications Commission regulations. Bertram is working with ITS to develop contingency plans for potential problems with the station, including unexpected failure of parts like the power supply unit. Predicting and preparing for trouble should decrease the time it takes to fix glitches in the future, Bertram said. “It’s unfortunate it happened at the start of the term when students were excited to begin producing content,” Bertram said. “At this point, we’re on firm footing.”

Sewer backup in Knorr soaks ITS By | Ben Dietderich Collegian Freelancer A backed up sewer leaked into a mechanical storage and information technology services training room in the Knorr Student Center Sept. 5. The leak in the storage room behind Phillips Auditorium in Knorr damaged some inexpensive equipment, said Patrick Chartrand, ITS network systems manager. Water seeped under the wall and into the training room next door, releasing a stench that carried into the career services office. Chief Administrative Officer Rich Péwé praised Hillsdale College’s maintenance, who replaced the line and cleaned up the mess. Chartrand said water ruined the items in the storage room not elevated on pallets. “These items were recycled, but they were few and not costly,” Chartrand said. Content in the training room next door was removed and placed into temporary storage while the college replaced the carpet and dried the space with fans. Taking advantage of clear space, Hillsdale also replaced the ceiling and lights and gave the room a new layer of paint. “While it’s not very convenient right now, in the end, the space will be much nicer to work in,” Chartrand said.

Emily Oren ’16, admissions counselor, particiapted in cross country and track and field and was Division II National Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She is focusing on prospective students in West and Central Michigan. Hannah Kwapisz | Collegian

Familiar faces Admissions office hires five alumni this summer By | Josephine von Dohlen Collegian Reporter

Matt Sauer, ’16, admissions counselor, spent his undergraduate days in the Collegiate Scholars Program, Phi Mu Alpha music fraternity, and Chamber Choir. The homecoming king and Most Oustanding Senior Man is recruiting from Ohio and Indiana. Hannah Kwapisz | Collegian

Madison Berry ’16 is the parttime admissions assistant for field recruitment and operations. While at Hillsdale, she played on the basketball team, and she recently married a Hillsdale alumnus. Hannah Kwapisz | Collegian

Admission counselor Jill Buccola ’13 was active in Collegiate Scholars and Sigma Alpha Iota music fraternity. After graduation, she taught high school and earned her masters. She serves the Upper Midwest and the Pacific Northwest. Hannah Kwapisz | Collegian

This summer, Hillsdale College’s admissions office welcomed five new counselors and staff, all with one common factor: their alumni status. Using their own experiences, alumni in admissions are better equipped to represent Hillsdale and recruit students that are a good fit for the college, said Zack Miller, ’11, senior director of admissions. The new group — which includes former Greeks, athletes, and Collegiate Scholars — showcases the variety of opportunities Hillsdale offers. “One of the most important jobs that we do is tell the Hillsdale story,” Miller said. “Using

the personal experiences that our alumni have really allows them to connect with students and give them true understanding and a good impression of Hillsdale.” Since admissions representatives inspired his attendance to Hillsdale as a prospective student, admissions counselor Matt Sauer ’16 said he hopes to do the same in his new position. “I saw people in admissions that I wanted to be like and who represented themselves and the college very well in a selfless and a humble way, and so whatever I am doing here, I am trying to emulate those

people who first taught me what it was like,” Sauer said. “I am striving to maintain that integrity that they showed me so well.” The personal attention sophomore Andrew Lohman said he received from the admissions office — specifically from his admissions counselor, Aaron Tracey, ’14, and Sauer, then a student ambassador — aided his decision to come to Hillsdale, Lohman said. “Aaron was very willing to help with everything,” Lohman said. “He also set me up with a really good student ambassador. I came here four times, and each time I came, I was

with Matt Sauer. So each time I came here, I had a constant person that I saw every time, so it wouldn’t feel foreign.” He said the intention to build a relationship with him as a prospective student set Hillsdale apart from other liberal arts schools he was considering. As far as Miller knows, Hillsdale has never hired non-alumni admissions counselors, he said. “I think it is a strength of our department,” Miller said. “We have our alumni speaking to our students and families from personal experience.”

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“I hear a lot of different theological discussions and debates on campus,” Bradford said. “But sometimes those conversations don’t leave the level of doctrine. They don’t go deeper into what those doctrines represent: a living God that we can know and have a relationship with.” In addition to its five-member leadership board, Alithea has attracted the interest of roughly 20 other students. Alithea will function as a resource for religious groups that are already active on campus, sparking deeper questions and discussion topics among existing groups, Bradford said. “Alithea’s unique because they bring in speakers to encourage discussion,” said junior Jonathan Moy, Student Fed secretary. “I think it makes everyone stronger because whether you agree with the speaker or not, you learn a lot.” Bradford also encouraged active participation from non-Christians, hoping to broaden the range of questions raised. “We honor what you believe, and we want you to ask these questions because we think they’re meaningful,” Bradford said. “We want to hear your objections and your side of the story so we can all learn from each other, come together, and pursue truth.”

Junior Gretchen Wellemeyer manages the cash register in Hillsdale College’s bookstore. The shop has an annual revenue of $1 million and plans to double that next year. Jordyn Pair | Collegian

Bookstore plans to double $1 million revenue next year By | S.M. Chavey Features Editor Hillsdale College’s bookstore is jumping from a $1-million business to a $2-million business. At least, that’s what Chief Administrative Officer Richard Péwé said he is planning. The bookstore reported about $1 million in sales for several years now. It made $140,000 last academic year, profits that go into the general fund, which helps keep tuition down and assists with scholarships and expenses. This year, however, the bookstore is partnering with the marketing department to double its sales by advertising Hillsdale gear to Imprimis readers and others on the college’s mailing list. “There’s a market that I would love to touch, but we don’t have the capability to fulfill orders for a mass audience like that,” Bookstore Director Cindy Hoard said. “We don’t have the space to fulfill the merchandise.” Hoard and the marketing

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department will work with a company who has the capacity to stock and ship bigger orders. Hoard will order the gear, and the company will do the rest — stock, package, label, and ship. As textbook sales have consistently decreased over the past five years, clothing and imprinted item sales have grown. Online sales have increased by 20 percent, Péwé said. “What’s great about the bookstore is they cover their costs, and anything they make goes into the operating budget,” Péwé said. “It helps students indirectly in that it’s a form of income.” The bookstore’s profits is about $140,000 annually. “What I like about the bookstore is all the money goes back to the school,” said junior Taylor Hannel, bookstore employee. “Books are sometimes more expensive here, but it’s not like we can really help that.” Hoard said she tries to keep book prices low. She said she believes they are cheaper than

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Amazon.com Inc. and, if sold back, cheaper than rentals. “Our whole goal is to make life so much easier, and we want students to have the tools,” Hoard said. “They’re like our children. We’re not going to hurt them, and we’re not setting out to make a profit off of them. We keep our prices as cheap as we can.” Despite making up one third of overall sales, book sales are less than one third of the store’s profit since the margin is so thin, Hoard said. She added that the bookstore works to buy back as many books as possible in order to sell used books to more students. Typically, the bookstore buys back books for half the price of the original book, she said. Hoard said she was surprised to hear about the formal announcement of a plan to double sales. “We’ve spoken about it for the past couple years, but I didn’t know he was closer than I thought,” Hoard said. “I was like, ‘Here we go, I’m ready.’” Lee Habeeb — Hillsdale College’s fall 2016 Eugene C. Pulliam visiting fellow in journalism, vice president of content development at Salem Radio Network, and host of Our American Stories — teaches a two-week journalism seminar on storytelling. Habeeb will speak in Phillips Auditorium Tuesday at 8 p.m. Sarah Reinsel | Collegian

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Admissions counselor Kate Bock ’15 was active in Kappa Kappa Gamma and political organizations on campus. Now, she is based in the Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship in Washington, D.C. to recruit from the Northeast. Doug Coon | Courtesy

Student Fed approves Christian lecture club Hillsdale College’s Student Federation unanimously approved a Christian apologetics club during its meeting Sept. 8 with no discussion. Named “Alithea,” the Greek word meaning “truth,” the club will hold lecture series to deepen theological discussion on campus, said sophomore Katarina Bradford, Alithea president. The club will bring Christian speakers to campus to discuss the arguments and implications of the Christian worldview, which Student Fed members said they think will be a valuable resource for the college community. “We get clubs all the time, but I really like the apologetics idea,” said junior Christie Mittlestaedt, Student Fed vice president. “There’s a lot of discussion between Catholics and Protestants, and it’s usually the same topics that are discussed. I think that the apologetics club will bring more different discussion topics to the table, and I think that’s a huge positive for the Hillsdale College community.” Alithea is tentatively scheduling the series to begin in November and will bring in two speakers each semester. The club said it plans to fund its speakers largely through private donations.

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Collegian presidential poll results inconclusive By | The Collegian Editorial Staff An overwhelming number of students support Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein — at least that’s what The Collegian’s straw poll results reported after it was spammed Tuesday. Mike Brinkman, information technology specialist business services associate for Hillsdale College, said one unknown individual broke through the online poll’s onevote restriction to cast hundreds of votes for Stein. “I downloaded the survey results for the second survey and looked at the ones marked as spam and then filtered for the Jill Green responses,” Brinkman said. “There were 406 from the same IP address. Since it records the latitude and longitude, it appears to be a residence in Osseo.” Osseo, less than seven miles from campus, was geographically the closest location that could be determined via the IP address. The Collegian hoped the poll would allow students to express their preferred presi-

dential candidates in an organized fashion, but after seeing the majority of 1,000 entries were for a presidential candidate who, as of Tuesday, was polling at 4 percent nationally, according to Quinnipiac, the editorial staff decided not to run the results. “Many students were excited for the results of the poll and were rooting for their candidate,” Editor-in-Chief Thomas Novelly said. “It’s a shame that we couldn’t print the results because someone decided to hijack the survey. We plan to have even more safeguards for future polls.” Dean of Men Aaron Petersen said while the violation may have seemed harmless, it could be a violation of the Honor Code. “I suppose this sort of thing could be viewed as a violation of the Regulations for Proper Student Conduct, specifically items one and two,” Petersen said. “At a minimum, it would be good if the individual who caused The Collegian staff this trouble were to circle back to them and make things right.” The Collegian plans to run a new poll soon.

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Kazmier brings energy to biochemistry By | James T. Millius Collegian Freelancer Kelli Kazmier said she sees the natural world’s beauty — through biochemistry. “We can know these things, like how the molecular details of how proteins and macromolecules function are intricate and complex but knowable, and that’s awe-inspiring,” Kazmier said. Kazmier is Hillsdale College’s new associate professor of chemistry, hailing from Rollins College in Florida. Matthew Young, dean of chemistry, said she brings a fresh enthusiasm for the subject to Hillsdale’s growing chemistry department, and Kazmier said she wants to bring her love for biochemistry to her students. “I try to get students to engage in the material by doing projects or writing essays, even though we’re in the sciences,” Kazmier said. “I like to get students to think critically and deeply and to come up with new ideas on their own.” Young said he looks forward to Kazmier’s role as the only biochemist at Hillsdale except for Associate Professor of Chemistry Christopher Hamilton. The biochemistry major has grown over the past few years. “Dr. Kazmier brings an infectious enthusiasm for biochemistry to our department, which is one that already has lots of positive energy,” Young

said. “One of the things that I always look for in a candidate is intellectual energy, and Dr. Kazmier has lots of it.” Hillsdale senior Alexis Garcia was present for the trial lecture Kazmier gave this spring, on gluconeogenesis, the biosynthesis of new glucose. “It was engaging and understandable,” Garcia said. “I think she’ll make a wonderful addition to the Hillsdale chemistry faculty.” Kazmier said she had long known she had an interest in chemical reactions and biological processes, but it was while reading “The Biological Basis of Neuropharmacology” by J.R. Cooper as an undergraduate at Beloit College in Wisconsin that she later realized was the moment it all came together. She knew she wanted to study biochemistry, she said. “I flipped open, just randomly, to this page where I had highlighted everything and wrote, ‘This is it!’” Kazmier said. “I had no idea I had documented the moment in time where I knew exactly what I wanted to do.” Kazmier said she fondly recalls her time at Beloit, where she earned her Bachelor of Science in biochemistry. “I knew I wanted to teach at a small liberal arts school,” Kazmier said. “My undergraduate background was at a small liberal arts institution. I valued my education, and I valued my

interactions with my faculty.” She said Hillsdale’s high academic standards and core curriculum made the college attractive to her. “I was drawn to the rigor and the expectations of students,” Kazmier said. “I appreciate the core as a philosophical and educational foundation for my students.” Kazmier said some of her fondest memories of college involve struggling with the intensity of her academic courses. She recalled a time as a graduate student at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, when, after an intense study session, she and a friend went out to buy Red Bull and Hot Pockets at 4 a.m. “We were wearing whatever clothes we could find: sweatpants, cutoff sweatshirts, toboggan hats,” Kazmier said. “We were delirious.” Outside of school, Kazmier said she enjoys playing volleyball on a semi-competitive stage. “I am still looking for somewhere to play here,” Kazmier said. “If anyone wants to invite me to play, I would be much obliged. We may have to put together a faculty team.” Kazmier said she is excited about teaching at Hillsdale and looks forward to her future as a professor here. “I feel like this is one of the few places where students are really being pushed to be stronger and better,” she said.

Associate Professor of Chemistry Kelli Kazmier points to the page in “The Biological Basis of Neuropharmacology” where she had her “this is it” moment, realizing she wanted to pursue a career in biochemistry. Hannah Kwapisz | Collegian

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Hillsdale College is creating a new brick pathway to better connect Kendall Hall to Mossey Library and the Grewcock Student Union as well as recognize students who complete their 1844 Society financial pledge. Madeline Barry | Collegian

1844 Society creates appreciation walkway By | Julie Havlak Collegian Reporter Construction of a new path recognizes increased traffic flow on campus — and student appreciation. Development for a brick sidewalk that will acknowledge students who complete their 1844 Society pledge began Monday. Chief Administrative Officer Rich Péwé said the construction will be done by winter and support the increasing foot traffic from Mossey Library and the Grewcock Student Union to Kendall Hall. “Students have been walking this path for several years, and it’s a well established path,” Péwé said. “It is so exciting to see students making a gift commitment, and I think the walk will be appreciated and heavily used.” Members of the 1844 Society, which works to create stronger alumni networks, wanted a way to express their appreciation to the nearly 100 students who made financial commitments to Hillsdale College, Director of Alumni Engagement Colleen McGinness said. In the new 1844 Society Walk, each member who pays $18.44 per semester and then $184.40 within three years of graduation will receive a brick. The walk will match the bricks now making up the Alumni Walk in size and color. “It is a daily reminder to students that we have so much to be thankful for at Hillsdale,” McGinness said. “It’s a remarkable statement to other gener-

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ous donors, who see that the students they are supporting recognize the blessings they’ve received at Hillsdale.” For each completed pledge, a brick will be inscribed with the student’s name, class year, and a message of choice under 15 characters. Students said they think the sidewalk could be useful, though they expressed concerns about campus aesthetics. “It takes away from the beauty of campus by adding more cement through a place where there’s already a lot of sidewalks,” senior Gabriela Wong said. They also noted locations they felt had a greater need for sidewalk, specifically the dirt and woodchip path between Mary Randall Preschool and Howard Music Hall. “There’s not as much space between where you are and where you need to go by Kendall as there is between the music building and the hill,” senior Amelia Stieren said. “In the summer and fall, it’s no problem, but it is a little bit tricky in the winter. I myself have fallen after choir, and I think they should consider installing a sidewalk.” For now, it is the society’s walk being built with the hopes of growing appreciation for what the college has, McGinness said. “The future strength and engagement of our alumni network hinges on students understanding the value of a lifelong partnership with the college,” she said.

Hillary Clinton diagnosed with pneumonia Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton shakily left a 9/11 memorial service Sunday, supported by Secret Service agents. Her campaign later reported that while she was overheated during the service, she was diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday.

By | Madeline Fry Social Media Editor As Director of Career Services Joanna Wisely met with employers to interest them in hiring Hillsdale College students, she said she found a similar theme. They said they wanted to hire more women. So the career services office is holding an event with General Motors Company to equip future businesswomen with the tools to succeed. On Sept. 19 from noon to 1 p.m. in Dow Room H, the “Women in Business” lunch event will feature speakers discussing the ins and outs of pursuing a career in business as a female. The idea for the event came not from a woman, but from a Hillsdale College alumnus.

Michael Koziara ’15, who is a fix cost financial analyst at GM, said the company’s emphasis on both diversity and mentorship inspired the event. Plus, “discourse about personal life and career is very liberal arts,” he said. Two guests from GM, Maria Bowles and Holly Mille, will speak, likely covering topics about flex time and balancing motherhood and career, Wisely said. Bowles, who works in global finance talent management, said she is excited about speaking because, when she was a young professional, she heard a piece of advice from an older career woman that she’ll never forget. “As a female, it’s okay to step back for a little while and focus

on what is important, and my career will be waiting for me,” she said. Wisely is encouraging women to sign up on Handshake, career services’ online platform, though men may still attend. A maximum of 60 spots are available. Senior Mackenzie Dickhudt, an economics major, was one of the first students to sign up for the event. She said she wants to learn more about the business world from professionals who are already a part of it. “I am inspired by success stories — women who have grown in and through their role at a company,” she said. “I always love hearing the stories behind careers.”

Mauk, Sigma Chi undergo renovations to preserve historical characteristics By | Julie Havlak Collegian Reporter

Mauk Residence is undergoing a full renovation for the first time since 1927. Renovations on Mauk began in the summer and will continue through the fall semester, making it the fourth residence to get updated since 2014, as the college continues to renovate each of the dorms on campus, said Rebekah Dell, assistant dean of women. The renovations on Mauk aim to update and modernize facilities while still maintaining the building’s historic charm. “We’re thrilled,” Dell said. “It’s the old lady on campus, and we have the opportunity to restore and preserve those details that make it so special.” Renovations will leave the dorm with air conditioning and heating, updated lighting, new flooring, a kitchenette on each floor, a full kitchen, and communal bathrooms. Two new chandeliers will hang in the solarium above reupholstered

furniture. “They’re trying to preserve the antique, historic feel of the building,” said senior Deborah Stevenson, Mauk house director. “Mauk did have that old, slightly creepy, but also endearing mansion feel, and I think that will stay. But it will cease to be creepy.” As the renovations continue, Mauk’s future residents are living in Park Place on Park Street and the Boardwalk on Manning Street. They are two off-campus houses owned by the college that exist under on-campus housing rules for the semester, including visitation hours and paying the new $50 fee included in housing for the new quarter-free laundry across campus. Residents, however, do have the option of taking off-campus meal plans. “Because of all the maintenance issues Mauk has had to deal with and the side effects of all of the single rooms, people have often felt that Mauk is an isolated place, a run-down

place,” Stevenson said. “But we’re looking forward to reintroducing campus to Mauk and the lovely community that lives there.” Mauk is not the only building undergoing changes to preserve its historical character. JS Hodge Construction LLC renovated the exterior of the Sigma Chi fraternity house this summer. The projects, which alumni are funding for $65,000, include fixes to the balcony, repairs to the gutters, and a yellow paint job for the outside of what is believed to be the second-oldest house in Hillsdale County that had previously faded to white, said senior Drew Jenkins, Sigma Chi president. “We bought it from the Cook family, and one of the stipulations was that the outside be painted yellow,” Jenkins said. “When I heard it was painted yellow, I was a little skeptical, but when I showed up on campus, it grew on me. It has more of a classic old-house feel to it.”

Exposed wire and pipes are visible in Mauk Residence as it undergoes a full renovation for the first time since 1927. Rebekah Dell | Courtesy

Pastor interrupts Trump speech in Flint A Flint, Michigan, pastor interrupted Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s speech Wednesday while speaking at the church. Rev. Faith Green Timmons of Bethel United Methodist Church approached the podium, when Trump began talking about Clinton, asking him to not mention politics.

Syrian ceasefire paves way for humanitarian aid A ceasefire in Syria negotiated by Russia and the U.S. went into effect Monday evening, in order to facilitate humanitarian aid efforts, namely in the city of Aleppo. The ceasefire affects both the Syrian regime and rebel forces. So far, no fatalities have occurred in areas included in the ceasefire.

Chick-fil-A to open two new Michigan locations Lansing and Troy will welcome the popular fastfood chicken restaurant Oct. 13. The Troy location, opening at 10 a.m., will be housed in Somerset Collection shopping center, while the stand-alone Lansing location opens at 6 a.m. Their first 100 customers will receive a free meal every week for a year.

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By | Kayla Stetzel Collegian Reporter Campus Rec is holding its first-ever statue golf tournament Friday at 3-6 p.m. on the Quad, legitimizing an informal leisure activity on campus. It decided to sponsor the event to capitalize on a unique Hillsdale College game, said Branden Bisher, director of men’s health and campus life. Students can play for fun or compete against their friends. “It was created by students, and it’s a great way for students to build community through fun and healthy competition,” Bisher said. “Our goal is just to provide a fun atmosphere and let the students run with it however they like.” Statue golf is 18-hole golf adapted for play on campus. Instead of hitting golf balls into holes, however, players must get the balls to touch the Liberty Walk’s statues. Campus Rec is providing foam golf balls, clubs, and food. The first 100 participants will also receive complimentary visors. “Statue golf is great because it combines the history of campus and the great figures of conservatism with the proper amount of playful irreverence,” said senior Luke Robson, statue golf aficionado.

New rules keep Naval Battle afloat By | Morgan Channels Collegian Reporter After several trips to the Hillsdale emergency room ended the 2015 Naval Battle, Cravats and Blue Stockings is implementing a new set of rules to better protect participants in the heat of combat. The club created weapons regulations, limiting participants to pool noodles. Mandatory shoes, uniform team armbands, and standardized ship materials are also among the new rules, finalized by Margaret Handel, Cravats and Bluestockings co-minister of events, and men’s dorms head resident assistants, after Galloway Residence expressed safety concerns following last year’s battle. “Somebody is gonna have to really hit you to get a concussion from a pool noodle,” said junior Alex Ress, Simpson Residence head RA. Galloway Head RA senior Christopher Pudenz said his dorm contemplated not participating in this year’s event, if those concerns went unaddressed. “The Naval Battle is always a ton of fun, but a lot of people were unhappy with the injuries that occurred last year,” Pudenz said. “I like the rule changes, and Galloway is going to participate again this year.” Senior Sam Clausen, Niedfelt Residence head RA, said he is excited for the dorms to engage in friendly competition without worry of serious injury. “It’s still a bunch of guys hitting each other, so I expect some bruises, but there’s no need for cut feet or shattered PVC weapons to actually be drawing blood,” Clausen said. Reuss said the Naval Battle plays an important part in building dorm culture. “This is a big activity that freshmen can get involved with early on that creates a sense of unity,” Reuss said. Cravats and Cluestocking is holding its annual Naval Battle at Baw Beese Lake on Oct. 8. Apple implements gun control with iOS 10 Apple released iOS 10 on Tuesday, bringing updates like a Find My Car feature, bedtime reminders, and the notable replacement of the gun emoji to a water pistol. Other emojis were also added.

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Strenth rejoices in the challenge, but knows when to quit By | Madeline Fry Columnist We’re nearing the end of the second full week of classes, and if you’re anything like the majority of the student body, you’re already exhausted. This might leave you feeling somewhat peeved and more than a little abashed: How is it that you’ve just started the semester and you’re already burned out? This year has quickly proven itself to be difficult, but strength is supposed to rejoice in the challenge. Well, it’s two weeks into the challenge, and rejoicing is the last thing on your mind as you stare blankly at your planner. So often we take our school motto—”virtus tentamine gaudet”—to indicate that proving our strength means challenging ourselves at every turn. If we’re not taking the most difficult professors, working multiple campus jobs, and tackling a leadership position in every organization we’re involved with, then we’re not doing enough. Every spare five minutes becomes an invitation to sign up for one more thing. But perhaps it’s not pursuing the challenge for its own sake that makes us better. The trial worthy of our celebration is not the indiscriminate pummeling of our spirits but the decision not simply to face hardship but also to pause at the threshold of each new undertaking and reflect. Our goal can’t simply be to do difficult things—that’s easy enough. We go to a vibrant, demanding school with many challenges to offer. We have to choose those that will best direct us toward something higher, a goal specific to each of us. Psychologist and author Angela Lee Duckworth calls the concept of doggedly pursuing our goals, a very Hillsdalian ethos, “grit.” This has been a buzzword in business and education since she introduced it in her 2013 TED Talk. Grit, she says, is “passion and perseverance for very longterm goals.” Grit, strength in the face of hardship, is often essential to success, but this single-minded mindset can also prevent us from recognizing some obstacles as legitimate warnings. When the going gets tough, sometimes the tough don’t get going—they give up. And that’s okay. If your schedule leaves you feeling burned out, exhausted, and unhappy, that’s not a sign of weakness. That’s your brain telling you to slow down, probably for good reason. Associate Dean of Women Rebekah Dell told resident assistants during training this year that as a rule of thumb, people can only handle five major commitments. If you’re a student, academics is one. If you have friends (which, presumably, you do), relationships is another. That leaves you with only three things to commit to. Add a job, volunteering, and an extracurricular, and you’re already at five. Choosing to drop one challenge so you can succeed in the others does not constitute failure. Think about which commitments are going to help you grow the most as a person in the ways that are unique to you, and pursue them. Only you know what that looks like. To compare yourself to busier students or to hold yourself to another’s standard is to do yourself a dangerous disservice. It’s early enough in the semester to set the pace for the next three months and decide what you would like to achieve and who you would like to be by December. Are you really embracing the challenge by being stressed and sleep deprived? You may be closing yourself off to all that you could accomplish well, if you only tried to accomplish less. Strength does not jump at every opportunity to be tested. It knows when to pause, to wait, to recover so when it is ready to prove itself, it may succeed. One of the truest marks of maturity is to respect your own boundaries, to know when to charge on and when to rest. And mastering that is a challenge worth celebrating. Fry is a junior studying French and journalism.

The city of Hillsdale will hear the last formal complaints until October regarding the installation of a new sign at the entrance to the city on Monday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Hillsdale City Hall. The current plan is to replace the sign bearing the town’s adoptive motto, “It’s the People” with a new sign reading “Home of Historic Hillsdale College.” Hillsdale citizens frustrated with the new signs plan to attend the meeting to implore the council to keep “It’s the People” as the motto or at least incorporate it in the

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new design. But the issue of the new sign isn’t on the council’s business agenda. If residents want the old sign back, they need to call their councilmen and ask for the issue to placed on the agenda as a topic of discussion. It is the opinion of the Hillsdale Collegian editorial staff that it is our duty as students to join them. We hope you will hear our defense of why this issue is so important and why we feel compelled to appear before the city council and fight for what is good,

true, and beautiful. There is something about the motto “It’s the People” that resonates with the people of Hillsdale and Hillsdale College. It communicated self-government and the duty we have as members of a community to promote the general welfare. It explained in three words how powerful a united identity can be. By declaring the city the “Home of Historic Hillsdale College,” the city has become a little less unified. The college is without a doubt significant to the city, and rec-

ognizing it on the new sign acknowledges a solid working relationship between the two. But taking away the contributions of the collective whole comes dangerously close to authoritarianism, and we as students have an obligation to show support for our community and their inclusion on the final sign on Monday. We have an obligation to work together. It may be easy to be apathetic, but we, Hillsdale students, stand up for that which is good, true, and beautiful. In our city, it’s the people.

Seniors speak: 2017 commencement speaker Anthony Esolen Ben Sasse By | Andrew Egger Senior Writer Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was the dream commencement speaker for Hillsdale’s politicos-to-be. This year, the book nerds deserve a turn. Hillsdale should invite author and translator Anthony Esolen to be our 2017 commencement speaker. Giving a good graduation speech is no easy task. In twentyodd minutes, the speaker must establish personal credibility, demonstrate an understanding of the college’s community and goals, offer helpful advice for navigating post-graduate life, and tie a bow on an entire class’s educational experience—all while massaging some life back into an audience poleaxed by too much pomp and circumstance. No one is better equipped for this task than Professor Esolen. Esolen, who teaches English at Rhode Island’s Providence College, is an author and classical languages expert best known for his beloved translation of Dante’s “Divine Comedy.” He has written on literature and history, and he contributes regular reviews and essays to publications like the Claremont Review of Books and Crisis magazine. But Anthony Esolen isn’t just your typical egghead. He’s an egghead with a Hillsdale disposition and a Hillsdale connection. Esolen’s work is shot through with the same paradoxical mixture of joyful irreverence and serious respect that many students feel toward the Great Books of our curriculum. We marvel at the intellectual riches of our Western tradition, but have no problem snarking about Aristotle and Aquinas when the opportunity arises. Esolen’s “Divine Comedy” is reverent and erudite—but his books, like “Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child” and “Politically Incorrect Guide to Western Civilization,” often take a different tone. (The latter is studded with sidebars like “Nine Politically Incorrect Truths about Greek Homosexuality”: “At its most spiritual, as in Plato, it directed men toward lives of virtue, of struggle in the battlefield or in the assembly. Athens was not San Francisco.”) To top it off, Hillsdale knows Anthony Esolen, and he knows us. By the time graduation rolls around, most students will have encountered Esolen’s “Inferno,” which is required reading in nearly every section of English 104. And Esolen visited Hillsdale in fall 2012, earning fans all over campus by lecturing on epic poetry and the moral

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imagination in one breath and railing against liberal educational practices in the next. “The compulsory state education that we’ve accepted as normal has as one of its unstated principles that education … is all difficult and unnatural,” Esolen told the Collegian at the time. “But it’s not; it’s natural in human beings to learn. So a great lot of the battle is won not by figuring out ways to foster the imagination, but just removing all those influences that snuff it out.” All this shows plainly Esolen’s ability to connect to Hillsdale’s students in a graduation speech. But does he stand a chance when stacked up against other potential candidates for the spot? Of course Hillsdale could land a much flashier commencement speaker than a humanities professor from Rhode Island. Many Republican politicians would jump for the chance to flaunt their patriotism and charisma before an audience of prodigious young conservatives. But pursuing political and pop-intellectual speakers on the basis of name recognition alone has produced some seriously mediocre results in recent years. Ted Cruz’s thinly veiled stump speech was widely panned by students in 2013, as were Eric Metaxas’s flimsy meditations on our Christian nation a year later. (Last year, Clarence Thomas proved a welcome exception.) In fact, Hillsdale’s best commencement speech in years came in 2015 from another littleknown writer: Michael Ward, a C.S. Lewis scholar whose “Of Hills and Dales” speech showed a profound understanding for and appreciation of our little college and the enormous task it has undertaken. We landed a Supreme Court justice last year; we can safely ride that wave of prestige for another few semesters. In 2017, the choice is clear: we can hope for nothing better than a speech from Anthony Esolen.

When the class of 2017 graduates in May, America will be facing four years of either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton as president. We’re going to need a darn good commencement speaker. For the most part, the fresh batch of graduates will venture into the world much like other Hillsdalians who have gone before: as lovers of the Good, pursuers of the Truth, and defenders of things like virtue and character. We’ll have to learn how to uphold our principles in a world hostile to the liberal education and tradition we cherish. What’s different for many of us is that the 2016 “bad choice” election will have been our first taste of the presidential voting process. After that dismal experience, we will need a commencement speaker who is willing to fight for the sake of his ideals—and who can tell us how to do the same. The best man for that job is the Nebraska senator who’s become famous for being what Donald Trump’s “chief political nemesis in the Senate,” according to Politico: Ben Sasse. As a politician, Sasse is a rare breed: a man of principle and a staunch Christian who not only talks about ideas like virtue and following one’s conscience, but also puts those beliefs into practice. The 44-year-old senator, who only assumed office in 2015, is a statesman who stands above the politics of the moment, resisting the claim that anything but a vote for Trump is a vote for Hillary. He’s refused to endorse Donald Trump despite fierce criticism from his fellow Republicans both nationally and near-unanimous renouncement by the GOP in his own state of Nebraska. That’s because Sasse is a real conservative, though he shirks labeling himself. “One election won’t make America great again,” he tweeted in February. “Defending the Constitution will.” In May, in an open letter to Trump supporters on Facebook, he wrote, “Parties are just tools to enact the things that we believe. Political parties are not families; they are not religions; they are not nations – they are often not even on the level of sports loyalties. They are just tools. I was not born Republican. I chose this party, for as long as it is useful." “If our Party is no longer working for the things we believe in,” he continued, “Like defending the sanctity of life, stopping ObamaCare, protecting the Second Amendment, etc. – then people of good conscience

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should stop supporting that party until it is reformed.” No matter who is president in 2017, Sasse can offer us proof that to vote one’s conscience and hold oneself to a higher standard than political party or elected official—even when it means gaining criticism from fellow conservatives—can still be done. Moreover, Sasse can speak to Hillsdalians not only as a true fellow conservative, but also as a fellow lover of education. He’s no stranger to the academic life we value here at Hillsdale. He holds five degrees, including a bachelor’s from Yale and a Ph.D. in history from Harvard. Moreover, he loves the liberal arts: he holds a master’s from the small liberal arts St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland. He’s studied at Oxford, taught at the University of Texas in Austin, and served for five years as president of Midland University, a small college in Fremont, Nebraska. Finally, Sasse can speak to Hillsdale grads not merely as a politican, but as a man: a loyal husband to his first and only wife Melissa (who he nursed back to health after she suffered a stroke at a young age) and a faithful father to three children (whom he and his wife homeschool). The college’s administration may rightly balk at associating with the anti-Trump campaign. Nevertheless, Sasse’s words at commencement would be relevant and enlightening to us as Hillsdalians— relevant for hardcore #NeverTrumpers. Even students who end up jumping on the Trump bandwagon and voting for him as the “lesser of two evils” can still look to Sasse for advice and encouragement. Every Hillsdale grad has to struggle to learn to serve our nation while still acknowledging allegiance to a standard of Truth higher than that of the temporal government. Sasse knows firsthand what it means to do that—and is bound to have valuable words for us as we go out and attempt to do the same.

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Trump is the only choice for conservatives By | Juan Dávalos Special to the Collegian It was unsurprising to see the NeverTrump movement make a comeback in last week’s Collegian. The lack of political art and judgment both articles displayed was even less surprising, especially in their failure to consider the political consequences should Clinton become President. In the first piece, Dietderich and Millius attempt to make the case that we should vote for Gary Johnson. They argue that a “conscientious citizen is obligated to vote for the candidate that best represents their beliefs.” The authors brush off any responsibility for Trump losing because polls show Johnson drawing the same number of voters from both Trump and Clinton. How that information is relevant for an article printed in the newspaper of a conservative college is unclear. Even though I hold The Collegian in the highest esteem, I doubt many Hillary supporters will read Dietderich and Millius appeal in its pages. They concede, although not explicitly, that Johnson has no chance of becoming President anytime soon. Their hope is that a Johnson candidacy will have enough votes to “remove the chains of the two party system.” Perhaps they would care to tell us how this benefit outweighs the costs of a Clinton presidency; of a liberal Supreme Court for the next few decades; of any possibility of repealing the Affordable Care Act; of the loss of religious liberty (which Johnson does not seem to be bothered by anyway); of the loss of natural rights that will certainly take place if Clinton is elected President. It is doubtful that a Johnson candidacy will rid us of a two party system, and it is an error in judgement to hold that the benefits of ridding ourselves of this system outweighs the costs of a Clinton presidency. In regards to the “vote your conscience” argument, I will simply direct our authors and their readers to Dr. Schlueter’s recent article “Moral Truth and the Ethics of Voting: How Should I vote?” where he argues that we should not allow a false view of moral purity “undermine our ability to act for the good as citizens and human beings.”

In the second piece, Lucchese attempts to convince us that the possibility of having a conservative court is not reason enough to vote for Trump as he would be an “abject catastrophe.” Even though Trump has taken the unprecedented step of releasing a list of 11 judges he would consider for nomination, a list I have yet to hear a conservative criticize, he is not to be trusted as he in unprincipled. While Lucchese’s distrust of Trump is understandable, his disregard for the certainty of far-left justices Clinton will appoint is not. Somehow we are to be comforted by the Senate’s ability to block judicial nominations because, after all, they have successfully blocked Obama’s latest nominee, Merrick Garland. It is astounding that Lucchese is skeptical of Trump, but has faith that the Senate will block Clinton’s nominees for the next four or eight years. The only reason our weak Republican Senate (with a long track record of caving at every opportunity they can in order to avoid political risks) has blocked Garland’s nomination is because Obama is a lame-duck president. Finally, Lucchese’s esteem for a neoconservative foreign policy exposes why he believes Trump has “no real commitment to conservative principles.” However, considering that Trump has called for stricter controls on immigration, cutting the regulatory state, cutting taxes, cutting the federal budget, repealing Obamacare, and making sure the government serves American interests first, it is hard to see what Lucchese is talking about. He would have done well in defining what he means by “conservative principles” and why the elements of Trump’s platform mentioned above are not within his definition. Perhaps it is time for our Never-Trump friends to finally face reality, especially considering the imminent threat the federal government is to Hillsdale College. The choice in November is between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. The former may be a wild card but the latter is not. Dåvalos is a graduate student studying statesmenship.

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Rest in peace, Phyllis Schlafly By | Kat Torres Collegian Reporter “They definitely underestimated me. They did not believe that I could win.” A commanding conservative voice for the anti-feminist movement, Phyllis Schlafly, who died on September 5th at the age of 92 was, “one of the most polarizing figures in American public life,” according to the New York Times. Yet, she deserves to be remembered both by conservatives who already applaud her legacy, as well as by liberals who normally celebrate the achievement of remarkable women. In the 1970’s, she almost singlehandedly defeated the Equal Rights Amendment, a proposed change to the Constitution. Feminists favored it while Schlafly rallied conservative opposition, arguing that despite the ERA’s pleasing tone, it would prevent the government from distinguishing between men and women in its laws, with implications for everything from public restrooms, military service, and child support. The ERA was well on its way to ratification, having passed both houses of Congress and approaching passage in three- fourths of the states, when Schlafly began her activism, by 1982, it had failed. She managed all this while raising six children— “I spent 25 years as a full-time homemaker and 25 years allows for a lot of time for hobbies, and politics was my hobby,” Schlafly told Makers, a PBS documentary series on important American women. She wrote 27 books, including 1964’s, "A Choice, Not an Echo," her first and most influential, which sold three million copies. “I wrote it on a little type writer and we sold them right out of my garage,” Schlafly told Makers. Her final book, The Conservative Cause for Trump (co-authored by Ed Martin and Brett M. Decker), was published the day after her death. She was a pro-family, anti-

feminist, self-made woman. Her success in politics can be attested to her gritty mentality and her commitment to action. She also had a sense of humor. She often began her speeches by thanking her husband, Fred, for allowing her to speak. In 1972, Schlafly founded the Eagle Forum—an advocacy organization that enables “conservative and pro-family men and women to participate in the process of selfgovernment and public policy,” according its website. She also visited Hillsdale College several times. In a 2012 interview with The Collegian, she offered advice to students: “Work marriage into your life plan,” she said. “Marriage is a wonderful way to live.” Schlafly’s efforts may seem a contradiction to the very principles of gender traditionalism. Writing her own books, traveling to give speeches, and organizing protests are anything but traditional for a mother of six children, but perhaps her success is the greatest example of what those ideals allowed her to do. She would bristle at being called a feminist, but she definitely showed us how much women can achieve. The next time somebody frets about how much motherhood holds back women, tell them that Schlafly was on the campaign trail, changing the course of American politics when her oldest child was 18 months old. “I am very proud of my family—my six children,” she told Makers. “But if you’re talking about politics, teaching the conservative movement…that it is possible to win. I think that was a real accomplishment, and that would be the one I’m most proud of.” Phyllis Schlafly may be gone, but her example will continue to challenge the way we think—and for that, America must thank her for a fearlessly led life. Torres is a senior studying rhetoric and public address.

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By | S.M. Chavey Features Editor Two years ago, Matt O’Sullivan ’15 raved about the change from Saga to Bon Appetit. “It’s like the food gods have come to earth and are now incarnate in the kitchen,” O’Sullivan told The Collegian. Two years later, however, meal plan complaints have returned. From criticisms about the price of each meal (between $12 and $18 per meal for students on block plans) to the requirement to be on the meal plan, students grumble incessantly about the meal plan. In the food service survey offered to students in spring 2016, 45 percent of the 650 responding students said they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with the meal plan options, 38 percent of students claimed they skip meals because they are tired of the food, and 57 percent of students rated their overall satisfaction as average, below average, or poor. Clearly, students aren’t happy. But it’s time to stop the complaining. Not only is the meal plan requirement necessary from a financial standpoint, it also is an integral part of the campus culture and enables the school to hire a well-regarded catering company. Financially, the money fits into the overall budget of the school. If students were not required to be on the meal plan, then they would be required to pay that money in another form, such as through fees or tuition. “If I don’t spend X in my budget, it goes to Pat Flannery and Pat distributes that; he’s got to meet his expense budget. We’re very careful about our operations at the college,” Péwé said. The school works hard to replace the absence of federal money while keeping costs down, but there is still a budget to be met. “The revenue we make off the meal plan helps keep the Grewcock Student Center fee lower because some of that revenue is used for maintenance and equipment we may need to purchase,” Vice President for Finance Patrick Flannery said. But the meal plan is not simply a way to make ends meet financially, but a means of continuing the Hillsdale culture that draws so many students to Hillsdale to begin with. “A meal is more than just getting proper nutrients for your body,” Senior Greg Rybka said. “It’s growing in a relationship with someone. There’s a certain level of intimacy there.” Upwards of a dozen students will crowd around the same round table, desperately trying to find a place to put their plate down and to cut their food without bumping their neighbor. It’s an integral part of the campus culture. “We want people to sit down after class and talk.” Péwé said. “We do want the upperclassmen to sit with the freshman and sophomores.” Catholic Cardinal and Theologian John Henry Newman even went so far as to say that an education without community is

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names with those of their spouses, as women prefer to have the same name well. as their children or dislike their maiden Very few people that don’t know me Of the many reasons the majority of names. But I’d like to keep my unusual can pronounce my last name. It’s long married women may choose to take their name alive. and Lithuanian, a name that trips up husbands’ surnames, the one they most The genealogist in me approves of professors and telemarketers alike. often cite is tradition. In the English and surname-retention, after countless Despite these confusions, I plan on American traditions, a woman takes her hours of trying to track down female keeping my surname, if I marry. In the husband’s surname when she marries. ancestors’ original names (the FrenchUnited States, retention of the maiden This, however, was not always the Canadians were the easiest to find). name has often been associated with case. In the 1500’s women in the Scottish I also have a strong aversion to extra 20th century feminism, but it is actually lowlands customarily kept their maiden paperwork and unnecessary trips to a practice quite traditional within the names. As recently as the 1600s, women the Department of Motor Vehicles – Western heritage. in France and French Canada also legally required if I were to legally change my According to a June New York Times kept their names, as did women in Spain name. study, the percentage of married women and other Spanish-speaking countries. If I like my name, I see no reason to choosing to keep their maiden names Clearly, what is considered shed it. After all, what I plan on doing has steadily risen in the past few decades. “traditional” varies within the Western is not that radical. I too am being In the 1980s, only 14 percent of women heritage. traditional. chose to keep their original surnames. I see nothing wrong with a woman By the 2010s, that number had risen taking her husband’s name — many of Sincerely, to 22 percent. A growing percentage my friends plan on doing so and have Anna Zemaitaitis of women choose to hyphenate their valid reasons for wanting to. Some Bon Appetit’s popularity in the Hillsdale community has even worse than an education without teachers. “When a multitude of young men – keen, open-hearted, proven so popular that Bon Appetit did not even need to sympathetic, and observant, as young men are – come advertise for cash sales, according to Flannery. Even so, Bon Appetit continues to strive toward improvement. together and freely mix with each other, they are sure to learn from one another, even if there be no one to teach them; the The recent Caesar salad bar and the panini grill were just some conversation of all is a series of lectures to each, and they gain of the changes they’ve made. “We’re always trying to improve, and we value student for themselves new ideas and views, fresh matter of thought, and distinct principles for judging and acting, day by day,” feedback,” Apthorpe said. “The challenge is knowing that you’re not going to be able to please everyone all the time, Newman said in “The Idea of a University.” In order to create this conversation, Péwé believed it being able to accept that, and trying to maximize where you was necessary to have good food. In 2014, after careful can.” The school created the 10 per week and 100 block plans in consideration, the school switched food service providers to ensure students received ample healthy and allergenic options order to appease students, and the administration continues to consider alternative plans. Contrary to common perception, and extended meal times from a well-regarded company. Prior to Bon Appetit, students with allergies required special not all students are even required to be on a meal plan; 10 permission from the deans to receive allergenic food. Now, that percent of full-time students are not on meal plans. Exemptions food is available to everybody. Without requiring students to include fifth year seniors, married students, commuting be on a meal plan, however, this option might not be possible. students, students 24 years or older, students with two years “The general rule is the more people participating in the of active military duty who received honorable discharge, and meal plan, the better the overall product,” Dean of Men Aaron more. Students will always complain, and students at Hillsdale will Petersen said. And despite frequently being understaffed, Bon Appetit always appeal to the free market and rising to self-government. But Petersen knows how the free market really works. attempts to form relationships with students. “We actually are practicing what we preach. We’re a private “Hospitality is something we preach, and we understand our relationship with the student goes beyond feeding them,” Bon institution and we’re doing what we think is best,” Petersen Appetit General Manager at Hillsdale College Dave Apthorpe said. said. Chavey is a senior studying music and journalism.

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Hillsdale man run over by tractor faces long recovery By | Kaylee McGhee Assistant Editor “The tractor just rolled over me.” That was how Hillsdale resident Max Dubois, 62, described his recent farming accident. It occurred on Sept. 23 while Dubois was operating his tractor. Now he is facing a long and strenuous road to recovery. Sergeant Todd Moore was dispatched to 9411 Genesee Road in Litchfield, MI after a report that a local resident had been run over by his own bush hog. According to Moore, medical personnel were already on the scene when he arrived. Dubois had been using the tractor behind his residence when he ran over logs that had been hidden underneath the tall grass, according to the Hillsdale County Sheriff ’s Department’s press release. “In hindsight, I should’ve just jumped off, but instead I tried to catch myself,” Dubois said. According to Dubois, he’s lucky the bush cutter was dull.

Preliminary mockup of two sides of the ‘Dale Deals card. The businesses and offers are not finalized or guaranteed. Zane Miller | Courtesy

By | Katie Scheu Asisstant Editor Hillsdale College students and residents of Hillsdale’s community have felt the impact of the growing disconnect between the college and the town it inhabits. In an effort to bridge the gap that separates Hillsdale’s campus bubble with the rest of the community, students have created a credit-card-sized solution: a sleek discount card that will point Hillsdale College students, parents, and alumni off campus and toward local businesses. During the 2016 Student Leadership Workshop, held Aug. 20 through Aug. 25, students brainstormed ways in which they can call the town of Hillsdale their home. Having noticed the ongoing tension between the college and the community, the SLW group will soon implement their plan in order to begin mending the fractured relations. “I’m excited,” Patti Bailey, owner of Maggie Anne’s, said. “I’m glad that there is some outreach to the college, because I think we need to work on the relations between the college and the town.” According to junior Zane Miller, the SLW used a problem-solving technique to identify the many causes of the disconnect between Hillsdale students and Hillsdale citizens. Eventually, the group came to a two-pronged conclusion: a

gap exists between all college affiliates and the Hillsdale community because of a lack of awareness about opportunities downtown, and a lack of transportation. “The problem we identified was there’s not much communication between the ‘town and gown,’” Miller said. “There are a lot of students, even juniors and seniors, who don’t know what’s available downtown because they don’t have a car to explore.” Miller said that when his group brainstormed, they thought of several ways to address the problem of college students being unaware of what the town offers. O r i g i n a l l y, solutions included an uber-like transportation service for college students to encourage them to get off-campus and into the town. However, considering costs and logistics, creating the discount card was inexpensive, easy, and effective. Miller estimates the discount cards, printed in color and laminated to resemble a credit card, will cost about 40 cents each. He said his group intends to distribute the cards to students for year-round use, to parents for Parents’ Weekend, and to alumni for Homecoming weekend. “I think it acts as a bridge

between campus and community,” Anthony Manno, director of student programs and activities, said. “It shows a willingness from students of the College — after all, it was their idea — that they appreciate and support the efforts of our local businesses. It shows we are proud of where we live and what we have.” When Miller’s team contacted local businesses about their ‘Dale Deals idea, business owners and managers not only agreed with the group’s concerns but also jumped at the chance to better the situation. “ M a n y of them expressed concern over the tension that exists and emphasized the need for more unity between the college and the town,” sophomore Elizabeth Stalter said. “One owner even said that they don’t usually do discounts or coupons but they were willing to make an exception because they believe improving the relationship between Hillsdale College and Hillsdale county is so important.” Bailey said her store currently attracts a market of ages 35 and up. She has recently added brands such as Vera Bradley to Maggie Anne’s stock, hoping to catch the eye of college shoppers. Bailey said she is hoping

“It shows we are proud of where we live and what we have.”

the ‘Dale Deals will bring more college-aged customers to Maggie Anne’s, as well as boost the relationship between college and town. “I think we’re open to anything that helps improve the relations,” Bailey said. Stalter, though native to California, spent her summer waiting tables in Rosalie’s, a restaurant just outside of Hillsdale’s city limits in Jonesville. She said she connected with the town in a way most students never do through her job. “I definitely gained a deeper appreciation for the people who live in this town and was really able to see the other side of things — the side many Hillsdale students are deprived of when they get caught in the ‘Hillsdale Bubble,’” Stalter said. “I worked with people who have lived here all their lives and was blessed with the opportunity to hear their stories and learn about the town we live in.” Miller said he hopes to see the cards distributed by the end of the semester. “I really think this is the first step toward developing a long lasting, mutually benefitting relationship between Hillsdale College and Hillsdale County,” Stalter said. “Circulation of local business discount cards to students, parents, and alumni will positively affect the economy as well as the reputation of the college.”

“I wouldn’t be here today if I had sharpened it before,” he said. Dubois was then transported to the University of Michigan health system by West Michigan Air Care of Kalamazoo, where he has undergone four surgeries since the accident. “It literally ripped a piece out of my back,” Dubois said. According to Dubois, the next step in his recovery process will include skin grafts, which will go on his back and his leg. His rehabilitation is expected to last at least 6 months, but he will never function like he once did. This reality holds dire consequences for Dubois, whose employment as a trucker depends on his ability to function normally. “I went from making money to making zero money.” Dubois said, “I don’t really have a plan because I don’t know what’s going to happen.” Due to the drawn-out nature of his recovery, Dubois hopes to gradually ease back into everyday life. “I just have to take it day by day,” he said.

Blossom Shop caught in crossfire of lover’s quarrel

Hillsdale College donates courtesy car to city airport By | Brooke Conrad Collegian Reporter Hillsdale College donated a car to the Hillsdale Municipal Airport this summer to benefit visiting pilots and the Hillsdale community. Visitors usually arrive in Hillsdale by private plane for the college, business, or recreation. Since the Hillsdale airport has competitive fuel prices, it is an attractive stop for pilots, and it is convenient for them to have a car when they arrive. Richard Péwé, chief administrative officer at Hillsdale College, said that the courtesy car donation benefits not only visitors but also the Hillsdale community, since visitors are able to use the car to shop downtown during their stay.

Péwé also sees great potential for the airport and hopes the car will benefit them as well. “It was a good opportunity to do something for the city and to help the airport,” Péwé said. The car is a tan Ford Windstar minivan, and was originally a part of Hillsdale College’s fleet. Often the cars in the fleet are used to transport visitors or speakers to and from the college, but for liability reasons, the college generally turns over cars once they reach 125,000 miles. The airport courtesy car currently has around 139,000 miles on it, and its bluebook value is under $2,500. Despite this, according to Péwé, the interior and exterior of the car are in “pretty good condition,” and the car is still great for local

transportation. Madeline Gish, sophomore at Hillsdale, said that her parents picked her up from school by private plane at the end of the 2016 spring semester, and since this was prior to the college’s donation, her parents had to arrange a ride to campus in a different car than the airport lent to them. “The car was kind of sketchy; the bottom was rusty, so we were afraid to go over train tracks and stuff,” Gish said. “We complained about its condition the whole time, but hey, it got us from point A to point B.” Although Gish has not yet borrowed the airport’s courtesy car, her family has often borrowed courtesy cars from other airports. She said the cars are generally older models, and although one often has

to pay at classier airports, most airports lend on a free or good faith basis. Ginger Moore, assistant manager at the airport, said the airport was thrilled by the donation. “The number one asked question is ‘Do you have a courtesy car?’” she said. Moore herself has ridden in the car and said it is clean and roomy. It also has a map for pilots to find restaurants and other locations. She said visitors use the car probably three or four times a week, usually to get lunch, visit friends, or do business. Some people reserve the car, but most of the time they simply show up. “We didn’t have a dedicated car for pilots to use [before now], so we were very happy,” Moore said.

on the topic either the second meeting in October or first meeting in November.” Hillsdale Zoning Administrator Alan Beeker said the new welcome signs on the north and south entrances to the city from M-99 would be accompanied by two secondary signs, which will bear the logos of service clubs in town, including the Rotary and Kiwanis clubs. Beeker said the city council hopes to speak with residents about incorpo-

rating the logo on a sign above those service logos. “Nothing will be done until the installation of the signs,” Beeker said. “We hope the public and council may agree on the idea of adding the ‘It’s the people’ slogan above those service logos.” Although many are torn between the idea of the new signs replacing the old ones, councilman Watkins said he hopes people will engage the local government and make

a showing for the cause they strongly believe in. “The council will act, if there is a room full of bonafide citizens and students telling them to act,” Watkins said. “If it’s only a couple people and some of them aren’t directly tied to the city, I don’t think you’ll get what you’re after. If the people want to keep it and the people act, I’m happy to support them.”

Signs from A1 Mackie said discussion over the signs will continue. Mackie said he plans to include public discussion in October or November about how to incorporate the slogan into the new designs. “Once the signs are installed the city will look at options for adding on ‘It’s the People,’” Mackie said. “Those options will be taken to City Council during a public meeting for consideration. I anticipate City Council discussion

Mindy Flowers, 24, charged with misdemeanor malicious destruction of property. Hillsdale Sheriff’s Department | Courtesy

By | Andrew Egger Senior Writer Hillsdale police have arrested a local woman for allegedly throwing a rock through a back window at the Blossom Shop in downtown Hillsdale in early August. Mindy Flowers, 24, was charged with misdemeanor malicious destruction of property on August 25. Hillsdale Police Chief Scott Hephner said that security footage from a nearby business led them to the suspect. “It occurred about three o’clock in the morning, and some of what led us to her was video,” Hephner said. “It’s a misdemeanor, and it goes by the value of the damage.” Video footage showed a Chevrolet Blazer drive through the alley and stop briefly by the Blossom Shop. Police identified the vehicle as belonging to Flowers’ partner Otis Campbell, estranged husband of Blossom Shop employee Jennifer Campbell. According to the police report, several people vouched that Otis Campbell was at Flowers’ parents house when the incident occurred. When police interviewed Flowers, she tearfully confessed to breaking the window with a

rock from her driveway because of tension between Jennifer Campbell and herself. For her part, Jennifer Campbell thinks her husband, not Flowers, is the guilty party. “I just wish that justice would be served,” Campbell said, “because I think that he was the one that did it.” Campbell, who is divorcing her husband, said that the figure in the security footage is difficult to identify, but the Chevy Blazer they drive is not. “I can tell you that I bought and purchased those vehicles for my husband, and I could name that vehicle,” Campbell said. “Somebody got out of the vehicle, which looks like a man, but honestly it’s so dark and from the way the camera shoots you really can’t see.” Campbell also said that it was her husband, not Flowers, who had a motive to damage her workplace, and that Flowers is simply taking the fall for the crime. “I think he was doing that to show me that he was coming to get me, because it was a bad relationship,” she said. “He had threatened a thousand times about doing different things. “She’s in a bad situation,” Campbell said of Flowers, “I wish her the best of luck.”

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A7 15 Sept. 2016 The sun rises over Hillsdale Municipal Airport as an air traffic control officer prepares a plane ahead of the annual Airport Fly-In event. Kyle Martin | Courtesy

First responders, military personnel, citizens gather at airport in remembrance of 9/11 By | Thomas Novelly Editor-In-Chief More than 45 planes, helicopters, and other aircraft from across the state filled the runways of the Hillsdale Municipal Airport on Sunday, Sept. 11 for the annual Airport Fly-In sponsored by the Hillsdale Exchange Club. “We typically do the fly-in during the summer,” Airport manager Jason Walters said. “We looked at a lot of dates to make this work in September and thought about Patriot’s Day, observed on Sept. 11. It’s a solemn day, a day for remembering, but we also thought we should celebrate how America has fought, grown, and that we can celebrate our patriotism. That’s what today is all about.” The Hillsdale Airport has held a fly-in day every summer for the past 25 years, but this is the first time they’ve ever held it on September 11 to honor the victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks. More than 250 people attended the event. Walters said months of planning brought together the

rows of antique cars, service vehicles from the Hillsdale fire and police departments, a full course breakfast, and airplane and helicopter rides for the six-hour event. “It’s been a great day. It was actually my grandson’s first time ever in an airplane,” Hillsdale resident Robert Bostain said. “It’s a lot of festivities and it’s great to show that we aren’t afraid. This is inspiring.” In addition to crowds of veterans, active members of the United States Army and the Michigan National Guard were also at the airport. Soldiers were recruiting, sharing their military experiences, and taking pictures with kids. “9/11 has had a big impact on me,” Lt. Mejeur said after breaking away from a photo with soldiers in his unit. “That’s what made me want to join after college. It’s why I want to continue to serve and to give back to our country—to stop things like what happened that day from happening.” The Michigan National Guard stole the show when

they flew in the “Chinook” Boeing CH-47, a 50,000 pound helicopter. According to sergeant first class Michael Engel, the “Chinook” is used for a wide variety of military operations, ranging from carrying troops into battle to transporting military vehicles and supplies. Admission to the event was free, but revenue generated from t-shirts, the pancake breakfast, and helicopter and airplane rides will go directly to the troops themselves. “The Hillsdale Exchange Club will raise about $3,000 to $4,000 to help our veterans from this event,” Exchange Club President Danielle Boyd said. “It’s great that we can get the community behind this cause.” Members of the fire department also set up their fire engines among the colorful rows of antique “rocket red Chevy Corvettes” and “baby blue Oldsmobile Cutlasses” cars on display in the parking lot. Among the crowds of active residents eagerly rushing from

one attraction to the next, the group of firemen were silent, quietly observing the festivities. When the Twin Towers collapsed 16 years ago on September 11, 343 firefighters died instantly. While the time passes on, and many guests said they don’t feel like they need to be afraid anymore, members of the fire department said they will simply not forget. “This day is a tribute, a reminder,” Captain of the Hillsdale Fire Department Terry McVay said, as he held back tears. “As people are celebrating, I want them to know that I’m here to support the people and everyone around us.” As the 50,000 pound US Army “Chinook” helicopter took off the Hillsdale runway, the wind from the two sets of 60-foot propellers pushed off attendants’ sunglasses and pulled open jackets. But the fireman’s jacket and helmet, sitting softly on the chain link fence nearby didn’t budge.

Hillsdale Brewing Company to open in spring Co-Owner of Hillsdale Brewing Company assures construction and development on track By | Stevan Bennett Asisstant Editor “We’re going to open.” This is the prevailing message from Roy Finch, co-owner of the Hillsdale Brewing Company, who started the opening process two years ago. Now, after countless setbacks and stumbling blocks, Finch says he is “cautiously optimistic” about a spring grand opening for the restaurant and microbrewery, which is housed in the old hotel at 25 Hillsdale St. “There is no “how to open a business in Hillsdale,” Felicia Finch, Roy Finch’s wife and co-owner of the business, said. The setbacks to which Finch is referring to include the loss of the deed to the property, resulting in a nine-month long court process; the need for new plumbing and HVAC systems; replacement of ceilings; and, most recently, a broken sewer pipe under what will be the new driveway and parking lot. “You get to the point where it’s like, ‘what could possibly happen now?’” Roy Finch said. Despite all of these issues, and the apparent lack of headway on the outside of the building, Roy Finch said they have made tremendous progress. “Almost all of the big stuff is done,” he said. “We have to have the new electrical run, but after that, it’s all cosmetic.” Besides the electrical work, the other remaining big project is the completion

of the driveway and parking lot, which must comply with the standards of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. The project, however, has long been delayed by the broken sewer line—a line so old, the city doesn’t even have it mapped. This means a camera must be run through the line to just figure out where it connects to the main pipeline. For the Finches, seeing the brewery finally open is about receiving a return on their financial investment, as well as edification for their hard work. “We have a lot of time and money invested in this. It is going to happen, no matter what,” he said. “We have worked too hard to have it not open.” When Roy Finch says they have worked hard, he means it. Since April, the Finches have each spent between 12 and 20 hours per week working on the building after their day jobs wrap up. “We’re proud of it,” Felicia Finch said. “We’ve built so much of this.” Roy Finch works at Metaldyne Performance Group in Litchfield, and Felicia Finch is an occupational therapist at Genesis Healthcare in Spring Arbor. The couple said the 12-20

weekly hours only represent the time they spend at the bar during the working week, and doesn’t include the vacation time and days off they have spent scraping, painting, and hammering. Cinda Conant is a co-owner alongside the Finches. The three of them together own Happy Pants LLC, with Kevin Conant — Owner of Here’s to you, Pub & Grub — working as the general manager. While the brewery is still months from opening, Roy Finch said the process of brewing and testing beers and wines is well underway. U p o n opening, the brewery will feature eight taps. Five of these will be consistent ly stocked with some of their favorite and most-popular beers, while the other three will rotate between different beers, depending on the season. Roy Finch added that patrons can look forward to more adventurous beers, including a jalapeno IPA, on top of the more mainstream style microbrews. Everything alcoholic that the brewery is planning on serving will be made in-house. Hillsdale Brewing Company will also feature a full-service restaurant, which will serve pizzas, sandwiches, soups, sal-

“We have a lot of time and money invested in this. We have worked too hard to have it not open.”

ads, and more. Felicia Finch said she hopes having the restaurant will allow the brewery to be viewed as more than just another bar in town. “Even if people aren’t here to drink, we want them here to eat,” she said. The dream for the Finches is not to become millionaires from the brewery. Instead, they hope to be able to work the brewery as their full-time jobs, which would allow them to “take a day off for school activities,” according to Felicia Finch. A large part of their success will be knowing their clientele and funneling in local patrons, as well as students from the college. Hillsdale College professor Dwight Lindley said he believes there is a lot of excitement about the opening of the brewery. “I think there is definitely a general sense of expectations,” he said. “There are a lot of people here who like good beer, and also a lot of people who like the idea of keeping their business as local as possible.” Lindley said he and other members of the Hillsdale college faculty certainly plan on patronizing the establishment once it gets up and running. To those that doubt that this will ever become a reality, Finch keeps the message simple. “It’s going to happen. It has to.”

Hillsdale businesses to display local art next week for annual Art Around Town event By | Scott McClallen Collegian Reporter Hillsdale is preparing for its annual Art Around Town event on Sept. 17 from 9 a.m. to noon. The popular art festival, the second of its kind this year, is hosted in local businesses and the open air market, which is sponsored by the Hillsdale Business Association. All artists are welcome to set up galleries and sell their artwork.

“Art Around Town is a real community project that brings out Hillsdale’s true colors,” said Mary Wolfram, City of Hillsdale Director of Economic Development. Art Around Town was partly sponsored by a grant, written by Wolfram, from Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, which covered all printing and advertising costs for the event, so artists and businesses can participate free of charge. Businesses who do-

nate will become sponsors and will be featured on the Art Around Town t-shirts. “There are great artists around Hillsdale many don’t know about. This event allows them to showcase and sell their work. The Hillsdale County Art Guild and Gallery 49 are two lovers of art independent from the College, who benefit the community with their skills,” Wolfram said. Heather Tritchka, a ‘98 graduate from Hillsdale Col-

lege, is one of many artists featured in the event. Tritchka is molding a life-size bronze statue of Algonquin Princess Winona, whom Lake Winona, beside the Simpson fields was named after. Tritchka’s statue is estimated to cost $30,000. Art Around Town hopes to attract and enthrall the public with both the artwork and the picturesque architecture of Hillsdale.

Hot Deals owners Kristy and Randy Winchell pose in front of their store. Lillian Quinones | Collegian

Hot Deals thrift store offers cool finds By | Lillian Quinones Collegian Reporter Thrifty Hillsdale shoppers can now enjoy a greater selection of low prices with the opening of Hot Deals New & Used Consignment, which joins Salvation Army in Hillsdale’s downtown resale market. Open since May 9, Hot Deals has seen increasing amounts of profitable sales, encouraging owners Kristy and Randy Winchell to expand from their location on 130 N. West St. to a new space just south of the Fairgrounds. Coming in October, shoppers can find Hot Deals at its new location, selling furniture, clothing, and household items, along with clearance items at its current location on N. West St. “It’s always been my dream to run a consignment store. In other towns I’d have Randy stop for me to visit resale stores,” Mrs. Winchell said. As a consignment store, Hot Deals currently sources items from 50 consignors, who receive 50 percent payout for each item priced by the Winchells. If a consignor

doesn’t produce new items in a months’ time, the Winchells sign in a new client from their waiting list. First-time shopper Amy Kas liked what she saw at Hot Deals. “The items are good and it smells good. That’s what matters—you don’t want to be buying other people’s dirty things,” Kas said. Prior to entering the consignment business, the Winchells used their company name at art fairs, where they sold sand art, blow-up toys, and marshmallow guns. Now their flame-themed brand name permanently resides in the Hillsdale community. “Customers get a show while they shop with Randy around because he’s so funny and welcoming. My husband’s a customer person. I’m getting better,” Mrs. Winchell said. Mr. Winchell is excited that the college students are back, and is confident Hot Deals can deliver to their needs. “We have clothes, shoes, knickknacks, kitchen things, fishing poles, grills, shovels, crock pots, said Mr. Winchell, “You know, everything that a college student should have.”

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The Equestrian Club has been an “amazing experience” for senior Gianna Marchese (center left). Gianna Marchese | Courtesy

By | Kristiana Mork Collegian Freelancer More competitive than intramural sports but less intense than collegiate athletics, club sports offer students a balance between rigorous training and recreation — and Hillsdale college offers 12 teams to pick from. “It’s a great way to take a break from everything,” president of the club baseball team, junior Stevan Bennett said. “I love the competitive aspect, but even more so, I love hanging out with the guys. It’s just a great all-around group and I like to think we have a lot of fun.” Hillsdale offers a dozen

Volley, from A10 Poll ranked the Bulldogs No. 1 and the Lakers No. 3. Hillsdale grabbed the No. 2 spot. “We match up pretty well with these teams. It’s going to come down to the basics,” Gravel said. “As long as we stay aggressive offensively and defensively it’s going to come down to serve and pass.” Though playing at home can sometimes cause jitters for a young team, VanderWall said the Chargers will utilize their home-court advantage. “Every time you play at home, and especially the first

different club sports: archery, baseball, cheerleading, crew, equestrian, firearms, golf, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, rugby, swimming, and women’s volleyball. Each program requires a different level of time commitment and a unique opportunity for competition. While some clubs have been around for years, others are new to campus. Each club has a different legacy on campus, and a story of its own. For example, club archery began just last year. Then-freshman Joshua Brown approached Hillsdale Range Master Bart Spieth about possibilities for student archers. At Spieth’s recommendation, time, it’s like, “This is our house.” It gets the nerves going,” VanderWall said. “But we are pumped to play at home, and on top of that, it’s GVSU and Ferris. Those are our two big rivals that we want to take down and the fact that they’re our openers is just awesome.” Though the Chargers are coming off a spotless weekend, Langer said hard work, rather than the three wins, will carry the team into the weekend. “We give 100 percent everyday,” Langer said. “It helped a lot that we went 3-0, but every day we go into the gym ready to give 100 percent.”

Brown formed the archery club. The team welcomes members of all skill levels and hosts practices three times a week. “The commitment is as little or great as one makes it,” Brown said. “The most committed members will be attending three, two-hour weekly practices and traveling to compete several times per semester.” Established clubs, like men’s soccer, require greater experience and a larger time commitment. As an associate member of the Central Division of the Midwest Alliance Soccer Conference, the men’s soccer team plays 10 league games each fall against teams from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, the University of Michigan, Flint, Saginaw Valley State University, Wayne State University, and other Midwestern schools. “Most of us who joined played a lot of soccer in high school, and so club soccer is a great way to stay in shape for college,” junior captain Max Smith said. “More than that, it’s a very competitive group of guys, in a very competitive league, where everyone has tons of soccer experience and everyone is big fans of all the soccer teams around here and professionally.”

Smith worked to develop the team by recruiting freshmen during the summer and encouraging them to tryout this fall. Just last week, the team selected its new members. Time commitment was a problem in past years, Smith said, but this year he expects the team to be devoted. “We are doing tons of conditioning,” Smith said. “For the first time in about five years, we’re going to be in great shape for the first game of the season.” Sure enough, on Sunday Smith and the Men’s soccer team beat the University of Michigan, Flint 3-1. Senior Christina Dressel, a women’s club volleyball player, said that commitment is also a major component of club volleyball. “I think community is really important to have on this campus,” she said. “And a sense of commitment is really important. Hillsdale students often say they have too much homework to come to practice. I think it’s important to say, ‘No, you can’t do that. You committed to this.’” Club sports are more than a task on students’ schedules, however. Teams also offer students opportunities to build friendships, try new things,

erts, Sutton Dunwoodie, and Ryan Zetwick; sophomores Joel Pietila, Liam Purslowe, Henry Hitt, Peter Beneteau, and Andrew Grayson; juniors Logan Kauffman, John Burke, Steve Sartore, and Joe Torres. Sophomore Joel Pietila took first in the qualifier with an even par score of 288. Pietila, along with Purslowe, Hitt, Beneteau and Kauffman took the top five spots. Pietila shot 66, a course and personal record, at Bella Vista Golf Course on Thursday during the qualifier. “It was the easiest round of golf I’ve ever played. I hit fairways, greens, and made the putts I needed to make,” Pietila said. Pietila had a clean scorecard that day — he did not make a single bogey. He had three birdies on the front nine and three on the back nine. With

and have fun. “When I was a freshman, I saw a booth at the Source and thought, ‘Hey I’m in college now, so I should try something new,’” senior equestrian team captain Gianna Marchese said. “I knew I loved riding, so I thought it would be a nice addition to an already-busy schedule. It has proven to be quite an amazing experience for the three, coming up on four, years I’ve been able to be part of the team.” The equestrian team meets every Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at the Premiere Equestrian Center, located in Hudson, Michigan. Practices are private or semi-private, with riders working with trainers in both the Western and English disci-

plines. “I love it because I can use the time it takes to drive to the barn to push aside all the work I have to do and devote an hour or more to bonding with an animal and focusing on riding and technique,” Marchese said. “Then, on the ride back to campus, you can slowly start thinking about what you have yet to do that evening. But it’s a nice way to ease back into a busy life on the hill.” Club sports teams also welcome students to cheer them on at home games at competitions. “The games are a blast,” Smith said. “We always do better when there are fans to cheer us on.”

ers caught a pass from Stewart against the Cavaliers. “When we have four or five guys that can go make plays, it makes my job so much easier,” Stewart said. “They’re all just very unique and can help us win football games.” Despite being recruited as a wide receiver, Sandusky played seven games last season at defensive back to help Hillsdale’s secondary which was struggling at the time. Otterbein originally didn’t want to play him at defensive back in his freshman season. “If we had a magic wand we wouldn’t have tried that, but sometimes those things work,” Otterbein said. Sandusky learned the offensive playbook before being put on defense and so he had to learn the defensive playbook as well. He said the transition back to offense in the offseason wasn’t as hard as going from offense to defense. “I had a basic understanding of everything that was happening,” Sandusky said. “It was just a matter of rehearsing it again in my mind.” Otterbein has been impressed with Sandusky’s ability to find openings in the defense. Sandusky showed off his speed on Saturday, getting behind Walsh’s secondary and catching a 32-yard pass for his first career touchdown. “It was really special,” Sandusky said. “Everybody wants to score their first touchdown, and just to have it in a win was nice.”

the field can be traced back to their time spent together with Stewart in the offseason. “They were with me every day throwing and getting our timing down, just so that when it came to game time I knew on routes where they were going to be,” Stewart said. “They trust me, and I trust them.” Sandusky called the wide receivers a really “close-knit group.” “We can just joke around with each other, but we can also get after each other and that’s what a winning team needs,” Sandusky said. Otterbein has been pleased with the group’s unselfishness. “They’re doing a good job of being excited when somebody else makes a play,” Otterbein said. “Everybody wants a lot of touches, everybody wants to make plays, but they understand everything that happens in a positive way for us is good for them.” Moving forward, the Chargers knows opposing teams will come up with ways to try to stop their run-pass option plays. “Sooner or later somebody’s going to find a way to take it away,” Stewart said. “We’re just going to have to have our counter to that to add it back into our offense.” The Chargers will look to improve to 3-0 on Saturday at Tiffin. Kickoff is at 3 p.m.

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Sophomore quarterback Chance Stewart completed 18 of his 29 passes. Rachael Reynolds | Collegian

GOLFERS COMPETE FOR TOP 12 SPOTS

By | Josh Paladino Assistant Editor For the first time in the Hillsdale College golf team’s three-year history, the varsity team had to make cuts. The golf team played a 72hole qualifier last week to determine the 12 players who would travel to tournaments. The roster at the beginning of this year consisted of 15 players, meaning three Chargers were placed on a practice-only squad for the year. “All of the guys responded very well to the challenge, and they knew that this was going to happen when they left last spring,” head coach Nate Gilchrist said. “They had all summer to prepare and get ready for this.” After the qualifier, the traveling golf squad this year includes: freshmen George Rob-

The club volleyball team poses at a tournament last year. Christina Dressel | Courtesy

the qualifier behind them, Pietila said he and his teammates feel optimistic going into next weekend’s tournament. “We’ve improved a ton over the summer, and this year we have ability and the confidence to go out and win tournaments,” Pietila said. The top five Chargers will play in the team’s first tournament this weekend, the GLIAC North Invitational, at Hawkshead Links in South Haven, Michigan. “These four days were a great preparation leading into our tournament this weekend,” Gilchrist said. Gilchrist said he thinks the team has a real shot at a first place finish. Last year, the Chargers tied for 6th place at the invitational. Meanwhile, the Chargers who finished in spots six through 10 will compete in

a secondary tournament in Jackson, Michigan. Freshman George Roberts placed sixth in the qualifier and scored 305. In his first college golf tournament, Roberts will lead his team into the Irish Hills Intercollegiate at the Grande Golf Club. “I think I’m going to enjoy the pressure, but I’ll be nervous taking the team into my first tournament,” Roberts said. Roberts said he hopes to help take home a win for the team and place in the top five individually. Sophomore Grayson and juniors Burke, Sartore, and Torres will play alongside him. Dunwoodie and Zetwick, based on their finishes in the qualifier, will not travel with the team next weekend but will have the opportunity to play in later tournaments.

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CHARGERS STAND TOGETHER AGAINST TEEN SUICIDE By | Corinne Prost Collegian Reporter

“You are never alone.” That is the message Hillsdale College athletes sent running through social media last week. The Charger Athletics Program is partnering with the Jason Foundation — an advocacy group dedicated to preventing teen suicide — to spread awareness on Hillsdale’s campus and show support for those affected by teen suicides. Pictures of Hillsdale athletes posing with posters emblazoned with “#WeWontBeSilent” have popped up on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The social media campaign originated with Hillsdale’s head athletic trainer Lynne Neukom, whose nephew took his own life earlier this year. Neukom said she knows suicide prevention has always been an important topic, and now it’s personal. “Don’t remain silent. You can’t be afraid to ask,” Neukom said. “If we’re not afraid to talk, and if people know it’s okay to talk about their feelings and what their frustrations are, then.” Especially in a collegiate

seting, Neukom said suicide awareness is important. “Students have to balance school, all of your academics, and when you balance school, the academics, the relationships, the extracurricular activities, with a sport, there’s a lot of pressure, and sometimes finding that balance is key, but

this topic. There should never be shame in needing help in any way,” Buck said. Neukom’s loss is not a singular case. This year alone, three other suicides have affected members of the Charger athletics community: a friend of a football player, a relative of the strength coach, and a par-

“After Adam’s passing, we planted a tree there, and so for the last 10 years I walk by that tree, and I think of that family, and I think of their daily lives without Adam. And how every day they’re touched by that.” finding someone to talk to is equally as important.” Senior Dana Grace Buck, captain of the women’s tennis team, said she understands the importance of spreading awareness about teen suicide. “This movement is so important to put a stop to any and all stigma there may be around

ish member of football team chaplain Father Duane Beauchamp. “You don’t have to look very far until it’s affected somebody,” head football coach Keith Otterbein said. Since the tragic suicide of freshman football player Adam Emery in 2005, Otter-

bein and the football staff have been committed to their partnership with the Jason Foundation. More than 10 years later, Otterbein still feels the weight of Emery’s absence. “There’s a game-day ritual where I walk from my office up to pre-game meal on campus. After Adam’s passing, we planted a tree there, and so for the last 10 years I walk by that tree, and I think of that family, and I think of their daily lives without Adam. And how every day they’re touched by that,” Otterbein said. The Charger athletes believe that even in loss there is still hope, that’s why the teams took to social media to spread the message. On Sept. 13, Tiffin University contacted Neukom with the news that they would be joining Hillsdale College in the #WeWontBeSilent campaign after one of their administrators saw a student tweet. Junior football captain Jay Rose said this campaign has allowed Hillsdale’s athletes to show support for Neukom and her family while serving a larger cause as well. “The more we can spread the word, there is a greater chance that suicides will be prevented,” Rose said.

Tennis opens season with double wins By | Breana Noble News Editor Women’s tennis started its season with a boost of confidence after beating Walsh and Ashland universities this weekend. Using the teamwork they developed over the past three weeks, the Chargers left Ohio with wins over Walsh 6-3 on Saturday and over Ashland 8-1 on Sunday. Although the first matches showed the athletes’ hard work paid off, they also helped identify each player’s areas for improvement, allowing them to set goals in preparation for another tough upcoming weekend, head coach Nikki Walbright said. “They were good wins, but they weren’t easy,” Walbright said. “It was a team effort, and it’s a good way to start the season.” Energized by their teammates’ support, freshmen Kamryn Matthews and Katie Bell started their collegiate careers strong, finishing undefeated, 4-0 each. “They played fearless,” senior captain Jada Bissett said. “That really did a lot for our team mentality when they went out and crushed it.” On Saturday, the team started warming up early in excitement, though the nerves were high in anticipation for the first match, Bell said. “Personally, I was quite nervous. So overcoming that pressure and knowing that you were doing it for your team was important,” Bell said. “It was such a good feeling to overcome that.” Walbright, however, said the anxiety didn’t show on the court. Once across from their opponents, the freshmen said they clicked with their doubles partners and won their matches, encouraged by their partners’ experience. Bell and sophomore Corinne Prost won 8-1 at No. 2 doubles, and

Matthews and Jada Bissett won 8-3 at No. 3. “It was great putting on the Hillsdale uniform for the first time with all of our teammates right next to us and everyone just cheering everyone on the whole time,” Matthews said. Hillsdale was ahead 2-1 after Walsh got the best of senior Dana Grace Buck and sophomore Halle Hyman in a 8-2 match at No. 1 doubles. Although in the lead, the Chargers did not lose their focus entering into the singles contests, each winning the best two of three matches. Matthews, a state champion in high school, defeated her opponent 6-0 twice in a row at No. 6 singles. Bell at No. 2 singles won in a hard-fought contest 7-5, 6-3. Likewise, so did Buck with 7-5, 6-2 at No. 4. Prost fought hard, pushing Walsh into a third set at No. 3 singles, but

in the end lost 6-2, 2-6, 6-0. At No. 1 singles, Hyman also fell to Walsh 6-3, 6-1. Sophomore Madeline Bissett won 6-2, 6-4. Entering in to Sunday, the team felt inspired from the win the day before. A moment of silence and prayer in remembrance of 9/11 brought the team together, Matthews said. “Playing for Hillsdale gives us another advantage over teams,” Matthews said. “We’re not playing just for our school, we’re playing for something better.” Their momentum continued with the doubles competitions resulting in a 2-1 lead for Hillsdale. Matthews and Bell teamed up at No. 3 doubles, defeating Ashland 8-1. At No. 1, Hyman and Prost won 8-1, and, at No. 2, Buck and sophomore Julia Formentin fell to Ashland 8-6. Despite playing another

tough team, the women swept through singles matches without dropping a single set. At No. 1, Hyman won with 6-4 on both sets. Bell defeated another freshman at No. 2 with 6-1 scores in both sets. Matthews took down a junior at No. 6 singles 6-0, 6-2. Sophomores Prost, Formentin, and Madeline Bissett all took wins, as well. It’s the Chargers second consecutive year starting with a 2-0 record, and the team will face another difficult weekend against Tiffin and Findlay universities, Walbright said. Having the feel of matches, however, allowed players to identify their weak areas and set goals. Jada Bissett said she is focusing on her return of serve “so it can be more of a weapon” because even with two wins, the rest of the season remains. “You can never really stop fighting until you come out

The women’s tennis squad poses for a team photo after going undefeated on their opening weekend. The Chargers defeated Walsh on Saturday and Ashland on Sunday. Corinne Prost | Courtesy

Hillsdale College defensive line poses with the #WeWontBeSIlent poster after practice last week. The football team has partnered with the Jason Foundation since 2005. Austin Adams | Courtesy

The Hillsdale College volleyball team (pictured) was one of the Charger athletic teams that posted on social media last week. Erin Holsinger | Courtesty

SOFTBALL PREPARES FOR FALL SEASON By | Madeleine Jepsen Assistant Editor

Coming off last year’s 2612 season, the Hillsdale softball team will start their fall season this weekend in West Virginia at Wheeling Jesuit University’s fall-ball tournament. With 10 freshmen players on the team this year and the loss of nearly half the starting lineup at the end of last season, head coach Joe Abraham said many of the fall practices will involve bringing everyone up to speed for the spring. “We have so many freshmen this year, that the fall consists of a combination of trying to figure out who is going to play where, and then teaching the way that we do things in the program, and just repetition to get everybody ready for the spring,” he said. Even with the work that lies ahead for the team, senior catcher Cassie Asselta said the two weeks of practice leading up to the fall-ball tournament have been smooth. “The first week went pretty well,” Asselta said. “We have to go over a lot of team dynamic stuff — how we approach the game, how we play the game — but so far our freshmen have been very receptive of our game philosophy. That’s a good feeling when you know you have so much work to do.” Freshman pitcher Alexis Newby said she looks forward to getting to know the team more as they travel for the Wheeling Jesuit tournament. “It will be good to see how we all come together,” New-

by said. “I think we’ll grow a lot from that too, because we’ve got such a young team, and you’ve got two weeks to throw us all together.” As the team prepares for its fall games, players are also looking to sharpen their skills before the NFCA Leadoff Classic Tournament in February, where they will face the top programs in DII softball. The Chargers earned an invitation to this prestigious tournament after a successful 2015-2016 season. Hillsdale came in third in the GLIAC last spring and came one game short of playing in the NCAA postseason tournament. “They try to get 24 of the top teams in the country,” Abraham said. “For us to get an invite was very exciting, and we immediately accepted. It’s a big deal for us, and it means another trip to Florida and figuring out how to pay for it, but it’s something we couldn’t turn down.” While the weather permits, the team will continue outdoor practices in preparation for the spring season. “The fall is our main time to get ready, because once we start practice for our regular season in January, we have three weeks in a small indoor space to get ready for our season,” Abraham said. Until then, the team will continue practicing outdoors until late October or mid November maximizing their time on the field. “It is so exciting to get back on the field,” Asselta said. “We were excited to get to know our new team, we’re excited to be playing again.”

CORRECTION: The article titled “International freshmen experience life in the states” published in the Sept. 8 issue mentioned five international freshman athletes while omitting freshman Carlin MacDonald-Gannon from Windsor, Ontario.The Collegian apologizes for this error.

CHARGER CHATTER: AUSTIN SANDUSKY

Austin Sandusky is sophomore biochemistry major from Morenci, Michigan. He plays wide receiver on Hillsdale’s football team. In 2015, Sandusky donned a Charger uniform on the field as a true freshman.

Tell me about your first year of Charger football? I was recruited as a receiver and went through camp as a receiver, but they moved me from receiver to defensive back before the season started. Typically, coaches try to redshirt freshmen so that you can learn the offense and not be put against juniors and seniors. With injuries and things not going right for other players, however, it was just time to go for it. The coaches always say that if you’re going to help the team, they want to put you in. Pretty much every freshman assumes they’re going to be redshirting, even in Division I. I expected to be redshirted. I was kind of excited, but my first game was against Grand Valley. They’re a powerhouse. Knowing that I was going against them was a little

daunting but it was cool to start out by going against one of the best teams in the conference.

How long have you been playing football? I’ve been playing since third grade, starting in a youth football league back from where I’m from. My Dad never played football and always wished he had, so he really pushed me to do it. At the time I thought it was fun, so I just kept playing it. What qualities do you think make a great football player? I think being able to overcome adversity and determination are qualities of a great football player. You also have to be trustworthy and loyal. Because the team has to count on you, you have to be accountable and committed.

What’s been your favorite part of playing Charger football? Hillsdale is a school with a very rich tradition. We’ve been playing football for 124 years and to be a part of it is awesome. They’re all great guys going here. What would you describe as your greatest strength and greatest weakness? My greatest weakness for football would probably be my height, I’m 5 feet 4 inches. Against Grand Valley, I was going against a player that was 6 feet 4 inches. My greatest strength would be my speed. I’m close to being the fastest guy on the team. How do you prepare for your position? It’s all about timing, you

have to time your jumps better and have different techniques against defensive backs who are taller. When we watch films we learn what the receivers’ tendencies are, but success also comes from experience and what coaches tell you to do. Every day we watch something on the opponent. It starts Monday before the game, always a week in advance. It’s a combination of coaches, your experience, and film. What are your personal goals for yourself this season and what are your goals for the team? For personal goals, I want to help the team win. Whatever they need me to do, I’ll do it. I don’t want to drop any passes, less than five drops over the season, that’d be good. For team goals, obviously

we want to win. Making it to GLIAC championships and playoffs would be great.

What are your future goals with regards to football? I want to play football as long as possible. We’ll see what happens if there’s a possibility of going professional, I would definitely consider it, but I would never leave college early. I value my education over playing professionally, because that will only last me a few years. My career goal is to enter the field of forensics. - Compiled by Lillian Quinones

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PERFECT WEEKEND FOR CHARGER SPORTS

Football tops Walsh, Chargers off to first 2-0 start since 2009

By | Nathanael Meadowcroft Senior Writer For the second straight week, the Hillsdale College football team showed off its new run-pass option offense. Once again, an opposing defense was unable to stop it. The Chargers eased past the Walsh Cavaliers on Saturday night 28-10 behind a balanced attack on the ground and through the air. Sophomore tailback Joe Reverman tallied 128 total yards and two touchdowns, while sophomore quarterback Chance Stewart completed 18 of his 29 passes for 232 yards and three touchdowns. Hillsdale ran 29 pass plays and 31 run plays. Head coach Keith Otterbein said he always tries to balance the number of run plays and pass plays, but with a run-pass option offense, the opposing defense dictates the play call. Otterbein calls the play from the sideline, and Stewart reads the defense to determine whether it’s focused on stopping the run or the pass. After reading the movement of an opposing linebacker, Stewart decides to either hand the ball off or target a wide receiver. If the quarterback can make

Sophomore Joe Reverman tallied 128 total yards and scored two touchdowns in the Chargers’ 28-10 win over the Walsh Cavaliers on Saturday. Rachael Reynolds | Collegian

smart decisions and accurate passes, the tailback can grind out yards, and the wide receivers can make plays in the air, it translates to a multi-dimensional offense that wears down an opposing defense. For the Chargers, it trans-

lated into their first 2-0 start to a season since 2009. “It gives us another factor to our offense that really can help us go forward and make us a better football team,” Stewart said. “If the defense wants to take away Joe Reverman, then

I’m going to throw slants all day on them. If they want to take the slants away, then I’m going to give it to Joe Reverman.” The Chargers added these run-pass option plays to their playbook in the offseason. Ot-

terbein wanted to find a way to improve Hillsdale’s offense without starting over from scratch. “What we’ve always really tried to do is stay true to what we are offensively, so it had to fit within what we do schematically. We didn’t want to create a whole new offense, so it just melded really well to the things we were doing in the past,” Otterbein said. “Knock on wood, so far it’s working pretty well.” Reverman has picked up right where he left off last season in the backfield. The reigning GLIAC Freshman of the Year has 245 total yards and three touchdowns in two games. Since Stewart decides whether to hand the ball off or throw it while under center, Reverman doesn’t know whether he’ll get the ball until it’s in his hands. “I just tell myself that I’m getting the ball so I’m prepared if he hands it off,” Reverman said. “Those plays have helped a lot because the defense can’t defend both the run and the pass at the same time. So if Chance makes the right decision, then it’s usually a positive play,” Reverman said. In Hillsdale’s season-opening win against Indianapolis on Sept. 3, Reverman didn’t

touch the ball during the Chargers’ first 10 plays of the game. Otterbein didn’t notice that fact until after the game. “I was thinking, ‘Let’s go move the chains,’” Otterbein said. “But it really keeps the defense off-guard for where they’re going to put their emphasis.” A run-pass option offense needs a potent passing attack in addition to a good ground game. Hillsdale’s wide-receiving corps has demonstrated impressive depth in the first two games of the season. Sophomore Austin Sandusky, sophomore Trey Brock, junior Taylor Cone, junior Timmy Mills, and senior Ryan Potrykus all possess “big play potential,” according to Otterbein. “All five of those guys are playing really good football,” Otterbein said. “Throw any one of those guys out there, and let them make a big play.” Brock caught 13 passes for 197 yards and a touchdown in Hillsdale’s win over Indianapolis on Sept. 3. Sandusky hauled in five passes for 115 yards and a touchdown against Walsh on Saturday. Eight different play-

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UNDEFEATED WEEKEND CARRIES VOLLEYBALL INTO GLIAC PLAY By | Jessie Fox Sports Editor After an undefeated weekend at the Findlay Invitational, the Hillsdale College volleyball team will carry a 6-1 record into conference play this weekend. The Chargers defeated Clarion University, Malone University, and Pitt.-Johnstown university, ending the tournament with a perfect 3-0 record. After two weekends of non-conference play, the Chargers will transition into GLIAC competition this weekend as they host rivals Grand Valley State University and Ferris State University on Friday and Saturday. “We still have a lot of work to do, but we’re a week better,” head coach Chris Gravel said. “Now it’s time for conference play. We have Grand Valley and Ferris — they’re tough foes, but so are we. We’re good too. Right now it just depends on who shows up this weekend.” Hillsdale showed its offensive depth this weekend, as four Chargers racked up dou-

ble-digit kills in at least one match. Sophomore right side hitter Paige VanderWall led the offensive drive this weekend, tallying 10 kills per match. In addition to the deep bench, VanderWall credited the Chargers’ success to sophomore Taylor Bennett, the setter behind most of Hillsdale’s kills. “We run deep,” VanderWall said. “Anyone can come off the bench and do well, and I think that has been a strong point for us. Taylor has done a great job of setting up the offense, and distributing the ball to everyone so everyone has been able to shine.” The Chargers started the tournament the same way they ended last weekend’s tournament: with a win over Clarion University. Though the Chargers swept the Golden Eagles last Saturday, Clarion came out vengeful, grabbing the first set with a 25-21 win. After that, the Chargers settled in and took control. Hillsdale rebounded from a .097 hitting percentage in the first set to a solid .429 percent-

age in set two. Four Chargers recorded double-digit kills against the Golden Eagles, including junior outside hitter Jackie Langer who tallied 13. From there, the Chargers powered to nine consecutive set wins. Though the Chargers’ 3-0 record at the Findlay Invitational looks clean, Gravel said his team battled to win a majority of the sets. “Most of those sets weren’t easy — they were back and forth,” Gravel said. “But we’ve been strong in the end of sets, which is good to see.” The Chargers started their perfect Saturday with an early morning sweep against Malone University, a previous GLIAC foe. Though the Pioneers fought for a two-point loss in the first set, the Chargers ran away with 25-12 and 25-17 wins to close the match. VanderWall had an impressive charge against the Pioneers, recording 10 kills, five digs, two assists, two blocks, and a .350 hitting percentage. VanderWall, along with senior middle hitter Erin Holsinger, was named to the All-Tourna-

ment team. “Paige had a solid weekend,” Gravel said. “She was on the All-Tournament team, which is good for her confidence. She’s swinging well.” The Chargers wrapped up their weekend with a 3-0 sweep over Pitt.-Johnstown on Saturday afternoon. Hillsdale edged to 25-17 and 25-19 wins in sets one and two, and capped the match with a heated 27-25 win in set three to end the weekend. Sophomore outside hitter Kara Vyletel, Langer, and VanderWall all contributed 10 kills for the Chargers, while seniors Kyra Rodi and Holsinger partnered for 15 kills in the middle. Bennett tossed up 37 assists and served three aces in the weekend’s final match. The Chargers are looking ahead to their home-opening weekend. The Chargers will host the Grand Valley Lakers on Friday at 7 p.m. then the Ferris State Bulldogs on Saturday at 2 p.m. The GLIAC North Division Preseason

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Wiman’s words: Visiting writer talks faith and art By | Corinne Prost

Former editor of ‘Poetry’ magazine visits Hillsdale for reading and discussion

Collegian Reporter He grew up in a house without books. He rose above the emptiness of the miles of trailers and junk yards that distinguished his West Texan upbringing to become a wellknown author, poet, and professor. Christian Wiman, past editor of “Poetry” magazine, read from poetry and prose exploring the connections between art and faith on Sept. 12 and 13 at Phillips Auditorium, in connection with Hillsdale’s Visiting Writers program. Wiman’s career has included the publication of several well-regarded books and the opportunity to teach at many distinguished institutions, including his current position at the Yale Divinity School and the Yale Institute of Sacred Music. “Mysteries can become integral parts of your faith that don’t have to be solved,” Wiman said of his writing and his faith, which have been influenced by difficult times in his life. Wiman was told on his 39th birth-

day that he had a rare, mysterious, and incurable form of blood cancer. That Sunday was when Wiman made the decision to revisit his faith, af-

“A part of his appeal to me, a Christian, is that his work engages with the elemental issues of faith and doubt that should concern any thinking individual,” said John Somerville, professor of English and head of the Visiting Writers Program, which has hosted well-known writers, including B.H. Fairchild, who grew up in the same town as Wiman. “Mr. Wiman offers our students the chance to hear and read serious poetry written by an individual of our own generation, not by someone out of the past and as an object of study.” The driving purWiman gave a poetry reading and lecture on Sept. pose for his poetry, 12 and 13. Christian Wiman | Courtesy Wiman explained in his reading Monter nearly two decades of straying day night, comes from a desire to from his Southern Baptist upbringing. find the ways that faith can appear in

new forms in art. Both nights shared the same message behind his poetry — to transform the mundane into something of religious importance. “He deals with many issues that our students have encountered in their own lives, though he does so with an intelligence and beauty that is far beyond our ordinary capacities,” Somerville said. The most remarkable part of his mindset is that even as he acknowledged

“His work engages with the elemental issues of faith and doubt that should concern any thinking individual.” his own mortality, he found a way to see more beautiful moments in life than he had noticed before. All of his experiences, from growing up in the undereducated communities of West Texas

to raising two daughters while battling cancer, have provided immeasurable inspiration for his faith and his poetry. “I thought the best part was that he used his own poetry in it,” senior English major Sarah Reinsel said. “He would give backstory about the poetry that he created.” The wisdom Wiman has gained from his own struggles has led him to give students this advice: “Have a community of people. You must have a community. If you’re a writer or a believer, you must have a community.” Even this advice, Wiman explained, came from discoveries found in poetry. “God goes belonging to every riven thing,” Wiman’s voice resonated through the auditorium.

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ALUMNA WINS O. HENRY Movie star Morrison Genovise’s ‘Irises’ featured in 2016 O. Henry short story collection

“I am eight weeks in the womb and my life is forfeit.” The short story “Irises” has a strange beginning — a private, mysterious look into human nature at its very inception, a flowering of a story and a life that is both fresh and archaic. It is this fragile and powerful sentence that caught the attention of jurors and earned Elizabeth Genovise a place in the 2016 O. Henry Short Story Prize Collection. Genovise ’06, Hillsdale alumna and professor of English at Roane State Community College in Harriman, Tennessee, has published two previous collections of short stories that cultivate a deep sense of place and personal growth, just as “Irises” does. The O. Henry Prize, one of the most prestigious awards for short story writers, was established in 1919 in honor of the legendary short story writer who wrote “The Gift of the Magi” and more than 250 other short stories in the early 1900s. Unlike many other literary awards, the O. Henry selects pieces from literary journals instead of accepting applications from the writers themselves. “I was really shocked,” Genovise said. “It’s as far as I’ve gone in the publishing industry.”

“I am eight weeks in the womb and my life is forfeit.” In Genovise’s “Irises,” originally published in the Cimarron Review, a mother and daughter plant flowers together. The older woman shares her journey to motherhood, which almost ended her marriage and her unborn daughter’s life. This painful, but hope-filled confession is meant as a mysterious gift. “They’re gardening, and they’re about to plant irises,” Genovise said. “The daughter, who is the narrator of the story, is looking for her mother to give her this perfect answer for how to live, and she’s questioning her life. When her mother tells her this story, she realizes that’s not going to happen. Human life is more complicated and mysterious for that, and she’s not going to get that perfect answer.” It’s a tender story about the uncertain and precious nature of human lives and relationships, well worth the 15-minute read. Though Genovise has quickly found success as a fiction writer, she was originally a student of instead of a creator of literature. At Hillsdale College, Genovise studied under professors Daniel Sundahl, John Somerville, and Justin Jackson, focusing on American and Russian literature and completing her senior thesis on Fyodor Dostoevsky.

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“Bantering” does not come without practice. When she was not taking English classes at Hillsdale, Morrison delved into the acting world — in the classroom, onstage, and eventually onscreen. “I learned a lot of improv in my Acting One class, which is a really great skill to have as an actor,” Morrison said. “It really helps to build up your flexibility.” Her skill did not go unnoticed by Professor of Theatre, George Angell. “As an actress, Allyn is inventive, daring, and willing to be vulnerable,” Angell said. At Hillsdale, Morrison acted in Shakespeare in the Arb as a freshman and Opera Workshop as a sophomore.

“She loved the grind,” Allyn Morrison’s post-graduation Sundahl said of Genovise. life has been less about books and more “She loved to study, study, about movies — but she’s not studying study and appreciate the them anymore. She’s in them. works she was studying.” Morrison has been searching out Genovise said and securing opportunities to get on she originally had no the big screen, fulfilling dreams she plans to write fiction. has had since she was a little girl: since “I was just interestMay, Morrison has acted as an extra in ed in studying literature,” four films and worked as a production Genovise said. “That assistant in two. Her dreams do not lie was my plan, to go get a in fame and fortune, however: for MorPh.D. in literature and do rison, a passionate Christian, the film the exact same thing my industry is where she wants to “shine professors were doing.” the light of Christ.” But professor of En“The most important thing to me is glish John Somerville saw to show that a Christian actress can act potential in Genovise’s well in films without disregarding her creative writing, as well. morals,” Morrison said. “That has al“She was in my introways been a passion of mine.” ductory English course, After spending the summer stalking and the first assignment is casting call websites, Morrison landed a piece of creative writing,” a handful of roles, but said she turned Somerville said. “She wrote down a few when the films had sleaabout walking in the woods zy premises — after all, she wants by the creek. Some stuto show the film world that Christian dents show an aptitude for Alumna Elizabeth Genovise writes short stories morals can be upheld in the industry. that kind of writing from and teaches at Roane State Community Col“I actually backed out of a project the beginning, and Eliz- lege. Elizabeth Genovise | Courtesy because the whole synopsis of the film abeth was one of them.” was a woman looking for love and “When we were at Iowa, we talk- sleeping with a bunch of people,” MorAfter graduating from Hillsdale in three years, Genovise ed about books and literature, but we rison said. “I didn’t want my name asenrolled in the Ph.D. program at the didn’t start exchanging stories until sociated with something like that.” University of Iowa, where she lived after graduation,” Klein said. “There’s Though navigating the film industry with Kate Klein ’99, who was also an intimate connection to the natu- while adhering to her faith has posed pursuing graduate studies in English. ral world in her early stories … Her certain challenges, Morrison has seen While drinking highballs and mak- characters have also grown with success — she even had a small speak- Morrison worked as a production ing spicy lentil soup to ward off the cold her — and even beyond her — into ing role in a short film about speed assistant on the set of two films. of a Midwest winter, the two discussed more adult and mature problems.” dating called “Beer Goggles,” a class Klein said she still reads drafts of project for film students at the Univer- Morrison | Courtesy school, literature, and life, Klein said. It was these courses and conver- Genovise’s stories, but rarely critiques sity of Austin, Texas. Health problems challenged Morsations that turned Genovise from them, “because they’re so good.” In “Beer Goggles,” Morrison plays Genovise also reconnect- an annoyed woman putting up with an rison as a junior, so she stepped back a disappointing Ph.D. program toward courses in creative writing. ed with her professors at Hills- impressively unimpressive gentleman from theater that year. through her writing. at a speed dating event held at a bar. As a senior, however, Morrison “[The MFA courses] were incredi- dale Sundahl read and reviewed both While she had a script for her part, she took on two major projects: she starred ble,” Genovise said. “It was just like being at Hillsdale again. I was around all of Genovise’s short story collections relied heavily on her improvisation in “Dancing in Lughnasa,” the theatre department’s Fall play and made her these people who were writing fiction, in the Southern Literary Review. skills. “They were very, very fine books,” and all of the sudden I was just doing it. “We just sat down and started ban- film debut as actor and writer in “At I was skipping class, and writing fiction Sundahl said. “She’s coming along as tering,” Morrison said. “We practiced Home,” a short film she and severinstead of going to my Ph.D. classes.” a fine writer. There’s a sense of mys- going back and forth with each other. al other students made for film class, Genovise transferred from the Ph.D. tery in her books … ‘Irises’ is a gem We filmed a good amount of stuff that Movies as Medium. “Allyn is a wonderful person to program to the MFA program, which al- of a story that will persist and make its didn’t make it into the film so the direclowed her to study creative writing with way into anthologies in years to come.” tor could have as much content as he respected writers at the Iowa Writing wanted to pick and choose from.” Workshop, including the bestselling author and essayist Marilynne Robinson. But Genovise didn’t leave her literature studies behind when she See how Hillsdalians keep up with the culture: moved into creative fiction writing. “My stories are a lot like the literature I’ve grown up loving,” Genovise Who is your favorite dead poet? said. “They’re very character-focused. In the ideal situation, they’re attemptPoetry workshop professor Kjerstin Kauffman: Senior English major Deborah Stevenson: I would ing to reveal some deeper truth about Christina Rossetti. Her poems are simple, but decep- choose John Donne, the poet who wrote “Death Be Not human nature … I’ve had some peotively so. There’s an intensity and fierceness to them, a Proud,” and “the Valediction: Forbidding Mourning.” I ple occasionally read my stuff and say sense of real struggle. I’m drawn to the imperfection in her think they resonate with me a lot because his poetry is sort of that there were things that reminded a verbal, almost physical form of work, too. them of Russian literature. I obviously wrestling with God. What do you think of Christian Wiman? don’t intend for that, but I think there K a u f f m a n : Stevenson: I really like his poetry. I really like his are elements there because I loved it and spent so much time reading it.” Wiman is difficult to read at length, very emotionally intense, his po- sense of sound and beauty in his poems. More After graduation, Genovise taught ems have a very dense music to them. But his work has meant some- than that, I think I really appreciate the way he at McNeese State University while thing to me for many years now. There are few poets out there with such uses poetry as a way of wrestling with the incomcontinuing to write short stories on a sense of moral responsibility. He said this week that many poets are prehensibility of reality and of God. I find that really compelling. the side, and later worked on a goat given grace, moments of joy, but it’s what you do with those moments that counts. Well, he’s done something with his. farm in Tennessee, a setting that influenced many of her short stories.

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Wiman suffers with silence Love, loss, and the limits of poetry ‘Every Riven Thing’ struggles with the silence of God By | Mark Naida

Collegian Freelancer The silence of God can be suffocating. The modern God, whom Wiman refers to as his “Bright Abyss,” is not an unquestioned cornerstone. We find ourselves bereft of a habitually stated vision of God. No longer do we have the rituals or rhythms to spiritually cope with tragedies, the death of a daughter, a diagnosis of cancer. Poetry can be a way of speaking to God, crafting messages that do not await response. Mark Jarman, in the final stanza of his poem “Questions for Ecclesiastes,” writes, “God who shall bring / every work into judgment, with every secret thing, / whether it be good or whether it be evil, who could / have shared what he knew with people who needed / urgently to hear it, / God kept a secret.” This silence is at the center of “Every Riven Thing” by Christian Wiman. This slim volume contains prayerful poetry which earnestly chews at the modern notion of God. Divided into three sections, the book acts as a record of Wiman’s thoughts after his diagnosis of incurable blood cancer: a progression from existential quandary, to earthly meditation, to divine contemplation. Poems such as “After the Diagnosis” and “Darkcharms” discuss his diagnosis of cancer overtly, while others explore brokenness in the abstract through spare, heavy poems and longer narrative poems. It is a somber 90 pages, but it is not without its joys. Within his tense passages, he wonders and delights in his words in the opening of his poem “Given a God More Playful”: “Given a god more playful / more sayful / less prone / to unreachable peaks / and silence at the heart / of stone.” The levity begins with a neologism —“sayful”— and follows with the double entendre couched in the word “prone.” Wiman offers an element of vulnerability or of a sleeping God. These lighter elements exist in tension with the content of the stanza in which Wiman likens God to a cold mountain. The complexity of this small stanza show that his poems are technically excellent as well as incisive.

Despite his tragic condition, Wiman contrasts his woeful reflections with poems that hope for salvation. In the title poem of the collection, he writes, “God goes belonging. To every riven thing he’s made / there is given one shade / shaped exactly to the thing itself.” God makes imperfect things, allowing for the possibility of perfection. Later, in the poem “One Time,” he writes, “And praise to the light that is not / yet, the dawn in which one bird believes, / crying not as if there had been no night / but as if there were no night in which it had not been.” This passage tells that the light will come. A departure from his earlier work, “Every Riven Thing” offers mature Christian contemplation along with the technical Amazon mastery displayed in his first collection, “The Long Home.” Wiman’s diagnosis forced him to confront human imperfection and salvation, to find the light in the pain. Though the overall tenor of this collection is somber, there is great joy found in the realization of temporality, an idea with which he punctuates the collection. In the final poem, “Gone for the Day, She is the Day,” Wiman writes, “To love is to feel your death / given to you like a sentence, / to meet the judge’s eyes / as if there were a judge, / as if he had eyes, / and love.” Wiman accepts the tensions between life and death, “bright abyss” and dark abyss, joy and sorrow. Wiman uses his poetry to subvert the anxiety of unanswered prayers and unrelieved suffering. Wiman offers his poems to whoever is listening, even if he does not know exactly who it is, even if they do not respond.

“To every riven thing he’s made there is given one shade shaped exactly to the thing itself.”

Pining for more Wiman? Dr. John Somerville, Dr. Dutton Kearney, Hannah Niemeier, and Mark Naida will discuss Wiman’s poetry Thursday at 11 a.m. in the Heritage Room Hosted by the Collegiate Scholars and the Fairfield Society

Shakespeare in Stratford Students travel to Canada for theatre festival

1980s and featured extensive audience By | Chandler Lasch participation, was “close to how ShakeCollegian Freelancer speare would have wanted it performed. Four days, six plays. That was last It was a party atmosphere.” Junior Rachel Watson said she enweekend’s itinerary for the 15 Hillsdale students who attended the Stratford joyed “A Chorus Line.” The show folFestival in Ontario, Canada, the largest lows actors and actresses through an Shakespeare festival in North America. audition process, which hits home for “It was a good chance for students to those involved with theatre and dance see top-notch professional theatre,” pro- on campus. “It was interesting to see the progresfessor of theatre James Brandon said. This was at least his 10th time attending sion from drama to classic Shakespeare the internationally renowned Stratford Festival, which he said is the most high-quality theatre in driving distance of Hillsdale. The six plays were Shakespeare’s “As You Like It,” “John Gabriel Borkman” by Henrik Ibsen, “All My Sons” by Arthur Miller, the musical “A Chorus Line,” and “Breath of Kings,” a two-part play that combines Shakespeare’s “Richard II,” “Henry IV part I,” “Henry IV part II,” and “Henry V.” Senior theatre major Dani Hillsdale Students pose onstage at the StratMorey said “Breath of Kings” ford Festival in Ontario, Canada. Dani Morey | was “seamlessly bound togeth- Courtesy er,” and offered an interesting comparison of each king: The first half to comedy and to ‘A Chorus Line,’’ was performed one evening, and the Watson said. “It kind of moved from the second half the following morning. Not simplest to the most choreographed.” Overall, Watson, a dancer, said the only did this offer a glimpse into the reign of each king in quick succession, festival was fantastic, although the inMorey said, but it gave audience mem- tense weekend included a lot of theatre. Hillsdale attends the festival every bers a chance to ponder the first half over the night before diving into the second. fall, a tradition started before Brandon “It wasn’t like saying, ‘Oh yeah, I began teaching at Hillsdale. Brandon saw ‘Richard II’ a couple of years ago,’” said the beautiful community and small Morey said. “You could clearly see the town feel of Stratford was particularly juxtaposition of leader roles and the dif- enjoyable. “The shows are very similar to the way we program shows here,” ference in language.” Morey also said the performance of Brandon said. “As You Like It,” which was set in the

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work with,” said junior Chandler Ryd, a co-writer, editor, and sound recordist. “Her kindness and patience make an enormous difference on set. While shooting, the cast and crew are on a tight schedule, and creative energy can easily turn into selfishness and undue stress, so kindness and patience are like lubricant that keeps the machine running smoothly. Otherwise, it can be miserable.”

For Morrison, kindness and patience, so useful on set, come from her commitment to her faith — something she and Ryd have in common. “We formed a friendship through that film that I hope we continue as we pursue our dreams of making films,” Ryd said. “We bonded so much, I think, because we were — and still are — trying to find the intersection of our faith and our filmmaking passions. We both want to use our talents to make art for God’s glory.”

‘Once in the West’ travels through suffering to find faith By | Hannah Niemeier Culture Editor

If Christian Wiman’s life story is a journey, then “Once in the West” is the road map, drawn in a riot of color that seems to take on a life of its own. The poems rush by like signposts on the roadside in a blast of blurring imagery and syntax: “icequiet,” “stabdazzling,” “flashlit,” “slaughterhospice,” “rivering.” Christian Wiman’s most recent poetry collection, published in 2014, follows the poet’s journey from the plains of Texas, to the gray halls of a cancer clinic, to a miraculously anticlimactic conclusion in a family visit to the aquarium. More a three-part epic of personal growth than a selection of individual poems, the collection draws from Wiman’s struggles with faith, human frailty, and the simultaneous presence and silence of God, finally rediscovering the divine within human experience in a triumph of faith and powerful, nearly visionary poetry. Wiman, the former editor of “Poetry” journal, a husband and father of two children, a cancer survivor, and a current lecturer at Yale Divinity School, has had ample opportunity to map out the connections between poetry, religion, time, place, family, life, and loss. This focus was sharpened by the awareness of his own mortality after being diagnosed with cancer in 2005. Wiman’s previous poetry collection, “Every Riven Thing,” traveled through the same subject material, but in the midst of a veritable storm of pain, rage, and doubt: “For I am come a whirlwind of wasted things / and I will ride this tantrum back to God.” Though “Once in the West” is still no fairytale, Wiman’s suffering has deepened into something nearer to a ballad than a cry of despair. The collection’s opening section, “Sungone Noon,” sweeps over readers like the hot, dry wind of the Texas plains – the burning religious convictions of family members and neighbors mix with the freedom of movement and futility of opportunity of his rural home. Wiman walks the line between pathos and irony in discussing the lives of the fated faithful: “We lived in the long intolerable called God. / We seemed happy.” And though “Love is there … and hate … and art,” Wiman hesitates either to condemn or deify his own history: “can it be / tragedy?” This emptiness echoes after Wiman leaves home; “Sungone Noon” recounts Wiman’s struggle with cancer in terms that sound like a timeworn fable: “Painlady lay upon my tongue the morphine moon,” and closes with a haunting sense of futility: “I learned too late how to live / Child, teach me how to die.” Into this barren landscape blasts “My Stop is Grand,” which roars and sparks with a train metaphor that jars Wiman back, if not into the light of faith, at least into the awareness of a bright and unexpected joy. Believing himself to be on the fast track to death, Wiman is shocked by the numinous beauty of ordi-

nary existence, “filled with a shine / that was most intimately me / and not mine.” With this sense of motion, Wiman maps his changing perspective on the place of suffering in his life: “my sorrow’s flower was so small a joy / It took a winter seeing to see it as such.” Wiman’s grand finale traces this flowering of small sparks into a wide-eyed wonder that makes all worldly light look “More Like the Stars.” The closing poem expresses the miracle of divine light shining out of ordinary existence, as Wiman paints his life in full, resplendent color. It’s a beatific vision hidden in a family’s visit to the aquarium, “almost / too green / too blue / to stand / And I held your hand.” For Wiman, this is love, and this is faith: the inherence of the visionary within the visceral, the divine within the human, the joy hidden in suffering. In “My Bright Abyss,” Wiman’s collection of essays reflecting on his return to faith, Wiman writes of the paradox of both faith and poetry: “The same impulse that leads me to sing of God also leads me to sing of godlessness.” This desire for Amazon God, unfulfilled though it may be, is expressed through poetry. Since God reaches man through words, Wiman’s theology is incarnational, focused on the miraculous presence of grace in this world. This is manifest in the reading and writing of poetry, which both creates and celebrates beauty. Wiman is not the only poet to run up against religion and metaphysics in poetry. But as he stokes this elusive fire of his own faith — and sometime lack of it — Wiman takes poetry higher than a poet like Wallace Stevens, whose work centers around transcendence, could go. Wiman’s mission is nothing less than placing the spirit back, burningly, into the flesh, and bringing the eternal to blaze inside space and time. Yet though he flirts with the division between theology and poetry, Wiman never allows poetry to make a smug claim on divine knowledge or truth. Instead, he glories in the limitation of human words when attempting to express and understand the divine. And it is in these limitations that “Once in the West” succeeds. As an attempt to express the return of an inexpressible joy, “Once in the West” is a daunting conceit, executed with grace and a refreshing sense of wonder. Wiman’s wisdom is the wisdom of a man who has rediscovered life, love, and faith in the very places he thought he lost it – in grief, in suffering, in the very silence of God. “Once in the West” is all the more authentic in its limits and the poet’s potential to transcend them. The bursts of color in the final poem (“too green / too blue / to stand”) leave the reader with the sense of an unexpected spring, a wisdom that has not fully bloomed, a ballad unfinished, and a tale not yet fully told.

“We lived in the long intolerable called God. We seemed happy.”

An unsullied reputation ‘Sully’ sticks the landing in a triumphant tale of heroism

By | Kayla Stetzel Collegian Reporter With a pairing as strong Clint Eastwood and Tom Hanks, it’s not a surprise “Sully” is already generating Oscar buzz. After sweeping six Oscar nominations with “American Sniper,” Eastwood’s highest-grossing feature to date, he tackles another tale of American heroism with his newest feature, “Sully.” Hanks leads the film as Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the pilot responsible for what is now known as “the miracle on the Hudson,” as he successfully completed an emergency landing in the Hudson River without any fatalities. The film takes place in the immediate aftermath of the plane crash. Sully and his co-pilot come under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board and are thrown into a frenzy of media attention following their unbelievable landing. While Sully’s actions saved the lives of many, his decisions are called into question. “Sully” is set up like a courtroom drama that is intercut with flashbacks to the plane crash. This

format not only gives audience members a seat on Airbus A320, but also invites them into Sully’s personal life to see how drastically the flight affected his reality. He grapples with self-doubt, regret, and grief. He comes to terms with his status as an American hero, though he feels unfit to hold the title. Sully and the audience must decide whether or not his emergency landing truly was needed. Clint Eastwood and Tom Hanks are a winning combination. Eastwood, while controversial in Hollywood due to his outspokenness about his conservative views, still remains one of the industry’s best story-tellers. Eastwood, while an outsider, is able to attract top-billed actors to his projects because of his finesse with capturing the American spirit — he captures stories of heroism and sacrifice like no one else. While many films champion underdogs, he excels at showing their struggle to remain virtuous or victorious. He brings a grittiness and pathos to his films that makes their conclusions all the more rewarding or tragic. Tom Hanks, on the other hand,

is America’s most trusted actor. He’s played everything from Forrest Gump, to Walt Disney, to everyone’s favorite talking cowboy toy. Audience members will feel connected to his character before the film even begins. Having Hanks play another heroic captain, as he was previously nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Captain Richard Phillips in the film “Captain Phillips,” was a smart choice. Hanks’ performance as the aging captain is powerful and believable. The story is well-paced and gripping. While the story is anchored around a plane crash, the most powerful moments of the film were scenes of Sully’s quiet contemplation. Audience members will leave the theater feeling touched and connected to a sense of pride for their country. In the midst of such a turbulent time in American society, “Sully” suggests that American heroes do still exist, that not all systems are corrupt, and that humanity can triumph and overcome what is hurled at it – be it a flock of geese or an unsavory political figure.

Tom Hanks stars as Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, a pilot who landed a plane on the Hudson River in 2009. Wikimedia Commons

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Close but no keg of beer: Physics teacher competes in puzzle hunt By | Joe Pappalardo Video Editor An Indian Head Penny in exchange for a keg of beer — the prize students could get for solving a sheet of 12 brainteasers left on a college campus in 1981. Over 35 years ago, a student hid the coin on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus, creating the MIT Mystery Hunt, one of the most notorious annual puzzle competitions in the world. Each January, nearly 2,500 people gather at MIT to compete in the hunt. New Physics Professor Ryan Lang said he didn’t want

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to be introduced on campus as the “puzzle guy.” When he was a graduate student at MIT, an aspiring electrical engineer, he changed course to pursue a doctorate in physics. After he finished school, Lang worked for NASA for two years in Maryland, became a member of a radio telescope research team just before its groundbreaking gravitational wave detection in 2015, and finally landed a spot teaching physics courses at Hillsdale College. The MIT graduate has also participated in the MIT Mystery Hunt for 18 years. After participating as a freshman in 1999, he formed his own team of five core members, all close friends. Now he’s co-captain of a squad of 70. “I found a couple of friends to do it and we did it,” Lang said. “And then I found a few more friends and a few more friends and somehow we have survived doing this now past all of us graduating and moving on.” The puzzles have grown from 12 clues to over 100 objectives divided among several rounds, with some “meta-puzzles” requiring the participants to solve en-

tire rounds before calling the organizers’ desk to confirm their solution. These aren’t just simple crossword puzzles. “These puzzles can be crosswords, anagrams, cryptograms, number puzzles, multimedia puzzles, geometrical puzzles, physical challenges, mystery trails, scavenger hunts, inter-team games, or anything else that the hunt organizers can think up,” according to MIT’s Mystery Hunt website. The site also claims that teams usually take 48 hours to finish the competition, although the 2013 hunt lasted 73. Lang’s team will even work overnight in the hopes of finding the coin. “Some people will go 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.,” he said. “It’s still fun. You want those moments ’cause sometimes there’s a moment at 6 a.m. where you figure something out and you’re there with two of your closest friends in the world and you figure out this crazy puzzle.” The prize for solving the puzzles and finding the coin is no longer a keg of beer, since the game’s creator graduated in 1983. Instead, the winning team crafts the puzzles for

next year, hides a small object called the “coin,” and runs the entire event. The hunt is even officially recognized in MIT’s January event listings, which show all the activities for the college’s independent study period before the second semester begins. Lang said that after he tried the hunt as a freshman, he founded his current team at the 2000 competition. The group worked its way up from dorm rooms to reserved classroom spaces with food, sleeping areas, and round-theclock phone managers. “You submit that you want an answer and you type it in, then they call you back and tell you if it’s right or not,” he said. “There’s now a designated hunt phone for the team.” Now they rent hotels instead of sleeping in the classrooms, and the team is large enough that Lang doesn’t even know all of the members. Teams at the event range from five to 200 people. His core group of friends still remains active in the competition each year. “You want a wide skill set of people who know a lot about different things,” he said.

The group spends the weekend solving puzzles either on campus or from computers, some taking shifts on the local phone every two hours. “We have these Google docs and a whole software someone wrote that manages it and keeps track of what we solve. Someone’s in charge of putting the new puzzles on that,” Lang said. “In the old days when we solved a puzzle, we solved so few that we’d just stick it to the wall with a thumbtack.” The team of 70 solvers works around the clock, but they’ve never won the competition. They did finish the hunt once. “It’s really hard,” he said. “It’s got a lot of teams in it that are made up of people who have no affiliation with MIT at all at this point. These people write crossword puzzles for the New York Times, and they hunt against us. They do this stuff all year round.” Regardless of his success with Mystery Hunt, Lang’s enthusiasm for science, especially his field, has made a positive impact on students’ experience in the classroom. “He’s really approachable,

Ryan Lang, a new physics professor at Hillsdale College. Ryan Lang | Courtesy

he’s really excited about science in general, specifically physics and teaching it to freshmen students,” said Clint Pagurko, a freshman in Lang’s introductory physics course. “I also heard that he was working on the project that first observed gravitational waves, so that was really cool to know that he’s kind of at the top of his field, and he’s teaching freshmen.”

Student runs for hometown school board By | James Millius Collegian Freelancer Sophomore Jenna Biggs knows why she is running for school board: she wants to give a voice to students who have been ignored at the administrative level. “I am here for the students, for the people, and for the community,” Biggs said. “I wanted to make a change in my community.” Biggs ’18, is running for a school board seat in the Bedford Public School District in Bedford Township, Michigan. Biggs is familiar with the way that the school board in Bedford operates. While she was in high school, she was a student representative to the school board. When she went to her first board meeting as a student representative, however, she was unimpressed. “I was disappointed in how they treated students’ comments and students’ perspectives on things,” she said. This lack of interaction with high school students motivated Biggs to run for a seat herself. “They almost didn’t acknowledge students or their

ideas,” Biggs said. “I definitely have the skills and critical thinking abilities to make informed votes.” Biggs centers her platform on three things: commonsense voting, increasing student morale, and improving communication between administrators on the school board and students. Biggs said she is concerned with the morale of students in Bedford, based on recent events and the way they have been handled. “A lot of our students have gone through some tough times,” Biggs said. “We’ve had a lot of deaths in our high school recently, we’ve had bullying cases, and a lot of those cases have been shoved under the mat.” Biggs wants to confront these issues, and hopes that doing so will also improve academic performance. “I think we really need to bring attention to student happiness and the best ways to increase that, in order to have our academic standards go up,” she said. She also wants to make sure student voices are heard by the school board. She said she does not think the current school board has listened to the students when writing legislation.

“This communication is lacking in my opinion, I’d like to make an effort for the administration to hear the students feedback,” Biggs said. “They’re making all of these different policies and voting on all of these different things, with no idea what they are like for the people who they affect. These are all common sense things we need to make sure are happening.” If elected, Biggs will have to balance her academics and her duties on the board. She said she is up for the challenge. “Here at Hillsdale, I have all of these great resources to help me, like my professors,” Biggs said. “Board meetings are Thursday nights once a month, so they will not interfere with my classes.” Biggs has a lot of support back home, from her family and community. One person who especially looks forward to seeing Biggs elected to the school board is former Bedford teacher, Mary Dunn. “She knows what’s going on in the school system,” Dunn said. “She’s a good negotiator, she’s a good listener, yet she’s very strong in her opinions. She is going to make a difference in the world.” Biggs’ peers at Hillsdale also believe in her campaign and qualifications.

“She knows how to crack down and get stuff done,” Sophomore Erin Flaherty said. “She doesn’t let her emotions get the best of her. She’s great at networking, great at making decisions. I think she’s more in touch with what’s going on in public education than people who graduated 10 or 20 years ago.” Biggs’ work supervisor, Admissions Counselor Kat Vael, said her work ethic will carry into her potential position on the school board. “She is a passionate young lady and an engaging person,” Vael said. “She combines hard work and an attention to getting a job done well.” Outside of her campaign, Biggs participates in a number of extracurricular activities. She is involved with Young Americans for Freedom and the Hillsdale Humane Society. She is also an active member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. “I love doing philanthropy work and volunteering with my sisters,” she said. Biggs said she enjoys seeing people’s reactions when they hear she is running for school board as an 18 year old. “I love telling people I’m an 18 year old who’s running for school board,” said Biggs. At the end of the day, Biggs

Sophomore Jenna Biggs is running for a school board seat in the Bedford Public School District. Jenna Biggs | Courtesy

said that one of her biggest motivations for running is to help her community. “A lot of kids, especially my age, don’t care about their communities back at

turned some heads!” Yaniga said. “The expression of the folks in Subway, when I took them there for lunch one day, was precious. One little boy asked them if they were Jedi.” Although the arrangement fell through, the opportunity demonstrated the zeal of the St. Anthony’s parishioners in the friars’ time of need. The friars may not be moving to Hillsdale after all, but parishioners continue to have a strong relationship with the friars. When the new friary in Fort Wayne required renovations for its sanctuary floor earlier this month, Yaniga spread word and the congregation ended up raising the necessary funds within a mere 24 hours. “St. Anthony of Padua, the patron of the Catholic parish in Hillsdale, was also a Franciscan friar,” Yaniga pointed out. St. Anthony’s parishioners and the brothers also continue to visit each St. Anthony’s parishioners taking a break from work during their mission trip in Hillsdale County this past July. Left to right: Rich other. Moeggenberg, Aiden Petersen, Brother Capistran, Brother Bonaventure, Mia VanderHoff, Chloe Stuchell-Trichta. Fred Yaniga | Courtesy “St. Anthony’s Parish has forged ing to bind a contract, but our bishop of the work they did, the conversations a beautiful friendship with the friars they had, the ultimate frisbee and bas- thus far,” Smith said. “Some of our teen money. As for a location, they end- called us.” Another side of the diocese needed ketballs games they played in the eve- boys traveled to their new friary for a ed up selecting the old Mauck school retreat, others have traveled down for nings.” building at the corner of Fayette and attention and pastoral ministry. some of the order’s vows. Just yesterday The friars moved into the new Many Hillsdale eyes stared at their Oak streets across the road from the building on Aug. 16 and are settling in brown robes, rope belts, and bare feet. Brother Pio sent us a note asking for us Catholic outreach house, the Grotto. “While in Hillsdale, they certainly to send our prayer intentions to be en“Since the friars are on foot they with 15 new postulants, according to Yaniga. needed a location which would proThe Franciscan Friars Minor were vide great walkability,” Smith said. founded in 1209 by Saint Francis of “Mauck is only a few minutes on foot Assisi, who set up the first friary in to St. Anthony’s.” Despite the parishioners’ success Italy. Their order is characterized by in finding a location, the plans for the devotion to a life of radical poverty. Mauck school building quickly fell A mendicant order, they beg for their through. According to Yaniga, Bishop food and live lives of prayer and serRhoades of the Fort Wayne Diocese vice to the community. Miller said she was struck by “what ended up sending the friars to an a joyful group of men they are.” abandoned friary in the Fort Wayne “When my own three kids returned Diocese instead. “It came close to moving in, where from the week-long mission trip this everything was about ready,” Bonaven- summer, all of the stories they told inture said. “In two days we were go- volved the friars,” Miller said. “Stories

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“The kids and the community made a huge impression on us, and so we really wanted to establish something in Hillsdale. We just mentioned that it would be nice if we could live here and they took that and ran with it.”

home once they’re off to college,” Biggs said. “I love my hometown. I have a lot of ideas for the school, and I really want to make a difference.”

graved upon the altar so they may pray for all of us in Hillsdale in their daily prayers. ” On Oct. 2, some brothers are set to visit St. Anthony’s for a talk on vocation. According to Dean of Men Aaron Petersen, the brothers will soon get involved with the Catholic Society on campus as well, beginning this month. “We’d like them to come down for

A student and friar participate in the mission trip. Fred Yaniga | Courtesy

the third Tuesday of the month whenever they can,” Petersen said. “There’s a presentation each month, in addition to prayer, confession, and fellowship, and we’d like them to provide one of the talks or presentations this fall.” The order is growing, and there are hopes that in the future, should the friars need to spread, that they will have a home in Hillsdale. “Maybe, God willing, within two years we would hope to establish something in Hillsdale,” Bonaventure said. “We had received permission from the bishop of Lansing and so all those permissions were given, but we have to just play a waiting game.” “In the next few years, if it is God’s holy will, there will be a band of Franciscan friars living a profound witness for Christ in our midst,” Smith said. “Praying, serving and spreading the gift of joy.”

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Hillsdale juniors Jackson Ventrella and James Young spent the summer at a fishery in Alaska. Jackson Ventrella | Courtesy

Fish & friends: Hillsdale juniors spend summer in Alaska By | Clara Fishlock Collegian Freelancer Although spending 16 hours a day processing Alaskan sockeye salmon may not be everyone’s first thought of what constitutes an amazing summer job, juniors James Young and Jackson Ventrella said it proved to be one of the best experiences they’ve ever had. Young and Ventrella, who had been friends since high school, decided to look for a job together. “We wanted a few things for the summer. We wanted to go far away, we didn’t want to have to pay to live in this faraway place, and we wanted to make money. Those were our three goals,” Ventrella said. Young and Ventrella, Biology/Theater and Politics majors

respectively, began looking for summer employment on a website called coolworks.com. This site lists hundreds of different employment opportunities. After applying to several, they settled on Leader Creek, a fishery in Alaska, which proved to fit these criteria perfectly. “I had always wanted to go to Alaska, so that’s where I wanted to look for a job,” Ventrella said. Young and Ventrella flew from Seattle, Washington, to Alaska, where they spent about a month and a half of their summer working at the fishery. According to the Leader Creek website, the job had some challenges. “Being a fish processor is not easy,” the website said. “Working 12 to 16 hours ev-

ery day for weeks on end is difficult.” During peak season, which lasted for three weeks beginning July 4, they worked 19 straight 16-hour shifts, sometimes beginning at 4 a.m. The process begins in the ocean and ends on the shelf. The sockeye salmon are caught by independent fishermen who each sell up to 150,000

pounds of fish to the company daily. All these fish are placed into tubs and then suctioned nearly a half a mile uphill to the plant’s fish house, where they are cleaned and processed and prepared to be quick-frozen or vacuum packed. While Young worked in what he described as the “cleanest, easiest part of the

“We wanted a few things for the summer. We wanted to go far away, we didn’t want to have to pay to live in this faraway place, and we wanted to make money.”

process,” vacuum packaging, Ventrella spent his days filleting hundreds of sockeye salmon. After the fish were mostly clean, they were sent to Ventrella’s station, where he was in charge of removing any remaining skin or residue on the fish. In vacuum packaging, Young placed the completely clean fillets onto the packaging before they were sealed by a machine. Only the highest quality fillets were sold to buyers, including the Costco Wholesale Corporation. Fillets of lower quality were sent back to be freeze-dried. The difficult working conditions and long hours took their toll on many of the employees working at the fishery. Of the 400 Leader Creek employees this summer, approximately 100 quit before the end of the season.

“I learned that I’m tougher than a lot of people,” Young said. “You were doing menial tasks, in my opinion, but I think it was more mental than anything else. If you were determined enough, it wasn’t really that strenuous on your body.” Ventrella had similar thoughts on his summer, and said he is considering going back next year. “It was a ton of fun and you learn a lot about yourself working there,” Ventrella said. “You pretty much just work, sleep when you can, and you get to see how good you have it here. Being away from the internet and normal life is a really great escape and you get to meet a lot of awesome new people.”

Hillsdale almost gains Franciscan friary

By | Ramona Tausz Senior Writer This summer in Hillsdale, one little boy thought he saw Jedi. What other explanation could there be for barefooted men wearing brown robes and rope belts? The “Jedi” were actually Fransciscan Friars Minor, visiting Hillsdale for the biennial mission trip run by St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. They nearly ended up moving to the city to open a friary permanently — and the possibility for a friary in Hillsdale remains for the future. Five Franciscan friars from Fort Wayne visited St. Anthony’s Catholic Church during the summer for the mission trip. They worked with a group of teens from the parish for three days, serving and praying in the local Hillsdale community. “During the retreat we just got to know the kids — really tried to minister to them to make them know the love of God,” Bonaventure, a brother from the St. Lawrence Friary in downtown Fort Wayne, said. “And they really showed us the love of God too.” At the end of the visit, the brothers sprung a surprise on the congregation: they wanted to start a friary in Hillsdale. One of their friaries had structural problems, forcing brothers to move out. “The kids and the community made a huge impression on us, and so we really wanted to

establish something in Hillsdale,” Bonaventure said. “We just mentioned that it would be nice if we could live here and they took that and ran with it.” Professor of English Stephen Smith and his wife Laura Smith, both parishioners at St. Anthony’s, hosted the brothers during their stay. “While we were driving them to Mass in Hudson, Brother Bonaventure asked if we could find them a house in Hillsdale because one of their friaries in Fort Wayne was being condemned,” Laura Smith said. “Stephen and I laughed a bit at the request. When was the last time five guys driving in my mini-van asked me to buy them a house?” Parish members leaped at the chance to have a friary in Hillsdale and immediately set about trying to find a suitable location for the brothers, according to Associate Professor of German Fred Yaniga, the faculty adviser to the Catholic Society and an active member of St. Anthony’s. “Their plan was to bring about 15 friars to Hillsdale if a suitable site could be procured,” Yaniga said. Without any formal fundraising on the parish’s part, many parishioners volunteered to financially support the friars and ended up quickly raising several months’ worth of rent

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By | Catherine Howard

What’s your favorite piece of clothing? Thrift shop flannel.

Where does most of your wardrobe come from? Goodwill and my mom’s closet.

What’s the most embarrassing outfit you own? Nothing. I rock everything I own.

What statement clothing item should every person own? A good baseball cap.

If you could start any trend on campus, what would it be? Completely glam makeup and sweatpants.

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