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Vol. 140 Issue 9 - 3 November 2016 By | Kate Patrick and Kaylee McGhee Associate Editor and Assistant Editor DETROIT — “Be libertarian with me.” That was the theme of presidential candidate Gary Johnson’s rally at the Cobo Center Friday. The Libertarian Party nominee jogged onto the stage in his jeans and sneakers to highlight key platform issues such as immigration and gay rights, while emphasizing his integrity and personal connection with voters and jabbing at his opponents. “I think Trump is toast,” Johnson told a crowd of a few hundred supporters. “And Hillary was cruising along until today. We have an opportunity to win.” In an exclusive interview with The Collegian, Johnson called the FBI’s Friday announcement to reopen its investigation of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s private email server “damning.” “The FBI would not be doing this if it wasn’t something that was substantive and not 11 days before the election, knowing that there would not be a resolution to it before the election,” Johnson told The Collegian. “Given what’s happened today, maybe there’s still a chance for me to occupy the White House.” In his speech, Johnson attacked Clinton and described himself as the “honorable alternative to Trump.” He challenged his supporters to recognize that he is the most

qualified candidate for the presidency based on principle and experience and said he believes he is the only honest presidential candidate. “If there’s one thing in life that resonates all the time, it’s telling the truth,” he told the crowd. “If there’s one unforgivable, it’s hypocrisy.” When discussing the economy, Johnson promised he wouldn’t increase taxes if elected. He also encouraged supporters to engage in entrepreneurship and promote the sharing economy because it is the future of the free market. “Apply whatever you know, whatever you do, entrepreneurially,” Johnson said. “There will never be anything better you do than create your own job and jobs for others.” Johnson also condemned Trump’s immigration policy and said America should embrace Mexican immigrants and make it as easy as possible for them to get work visas. Because Mexico is its neighbor, Johnson said he thinks the U.S. should develop economic ties with Mexico. He ended his speech by reminding voters that as president of the United States, he would have an “open door after four,” referring to a policy he enacted while governor of New Mexico in which he welcomed constituents and heard their opinions and complaints. Johnson then personally greeted and conversed with supporters, who chanted, “We love Gary.” “Johnson represents what we believe in, which is mini-

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‘Ballot selfie’ ban is back Federal judge rules Michigan can enforce its 125-year-old law this election By | Thomas Novelly Editor-in-Chief Despite successfully overturning Michigan’s longstanding “ballot selfie” ban Oct. 24, a federal appeals court rejected Hillsdale alumni Joel Crookston and Stephen Klein’s victory Friday, making it again illegal to take a picture of one’s ballot. “By filing their motion to stay off the ruling in our case, Secretary of State Ruth Johnson and Attorney General Bill Schuette put their administrative convenience over free speech,” Klein said. “They haven’t respected this challenge from the beginning. People shouldn’t be deprived of their right to vote because of their right to free speech.” A federal judge granted

Crookston ’06 and Klein ’05 a preliminary injunction Oct. 24, successfully subduing the punishment of 90 days in jail, a $500 fine, and the forfeit of one’s vote for taking a picture of a marked ballot. But Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson and Attorney General Bill Schuette filed an emergency motion to delay the injunction, citing that it would be a logistical nightmare with less than a week until election day. The 6th District Court of Appeals moved in favor of Johnson and Schutte’s case in a 2-1 decision. In the dissenting opinion regarding Secretary Johnson’s motion to keep the “ballot selfie ban,” Chief Judge Guy Cole said he strongly disagreed with the majority’s decision to keep the hefty punishment because of the alleged problems re-

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moving the ban would cause at polling places across the state. “While the election is fast approaching, the administrative changes required by the preliminary injunction are not so onerous that they rise to the level of irreparable harm,” Cole said. “The secretary, however, is only required to convey to election officials that they will not be voiding ballots when voters take ballot selfies. It does not require a new set of procedures; rather, it only requires communication to the various polling officers and polling sites.” Klein — an attorney for the Pillar of Law Institute in Washington, D.C. — represented Crookston after Klein discovered a photo that Crookston had posted of his ballot on Facebook in 2012. They

teamed up in September to file a lawsuit against existing state laws and orders from Secretary Johnson, stating that the “ballot selfie ban” was an obvious violation of free speech. Judges Ralph Guy Jr. and Jeffrey Sutton, however, disagreed. They said in their opinions Friday that the timing of Crookston and Klein’s case is problematic and that their attempt to repeal a more than 125-year-old law just days before a presidential election would be disastrous. “Thirty-two days ago, Joel Crookston sought a preliminary injunction to prevent the state from enforcing the Michigan law...so that he could take a ‘ballot selfie’ with his cell phone and post it on social media,” Sutton said. “Timing is everything.

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Education Department clarifies Hillsdale is a four-year institution Statement says Hillsdale incorrectly labeled as a ‘predominantly certificate degree-granting institution’ By | Breana Noble News Editor The U.S. Department of Education acknowledged on Monday its error last year in calling Hillsdale College a “predominantly certificate degree-granting institution” rather than a four-year institution that offers bachelor’s degrees as well as master’s and doctoral degrees. The erroneous statement came in September 2015, when The Collegian asked an Education Department spokeswoman why Hillsdale College was excluded from the department’s new College Scorecard, which President Barack Obama said provides a “comprehensive” look at information of all four-year colleges. “The department’s first discussion with Hillsdale included an incorrect explanation of Hillsdale College’s not appearing on the scorecard; that explanation, related to certificate-granting schools, applied to another Hillsdale,” the Education Department said in a statement to The Collegian. The original comment from Denise Horn, now-former Education Department assistant press secretary, drew concerns from parents, prospective students, high school counselors, and college supporters at the time, Senior Director of Admissions Zack Miller and Provost David Whalen said. “We’re pleased the Department of Education understands the degree-granting nature of the college,” Whalen said. “Its error about that created some confusion...However, it would still be preferable, if the scorecard approached more nearly its stated informational purpose and included so venerable and academically strong an institution like Hillsdale.” The reason for Hillsdale’s exclusion, despite President Barack Obama calling the scorecard “comprehensive” for its September 2015 launch, was made more evident in January, when the department added 700 certificate degree-granting institutions to the scoreboard but not Hillsdale. Monday’s statement reaffirmed that the Education Department excluded Hillsdale from the College Scorecard because it is not a Title IV institution, meaning it doesn’t accept federal funds. “Hillsdale College...does not, and is not required to, report to the department the student-level data that the Education Department uses to calculate federal debt, repayment rate, and median earnings data,” the statement said. “In fact, the department is by law permitted only to collect student-level information for federal financial aid recipients, so we would not be permitted to collect data on other, non-recipients of federal financial aid. Because those institutions would lack many of the key data points the Scorecard publishes and promotes, the site does not include institutions that do not participate

in the federal financial aid programs, including Hillsdale.” While the Education Department cannot demand student-level information from non-Title IV institutions, Hillsdale College is already submitting such data to the department’s National Center for Education Statistics for the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, though that information doesn’t include student loan repayment to the college. The College Scorecard obtains information on federal loan repayment from the Internal Revenue Service. Registrar Douglas McArthur said Hillsdale offers baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral degrees. President Larry Arnn said he was happy that the Education Department does recognize that Hillsdale isn’t a certificate degree-granting institution. “The college is an excellent college and widely known to be an excellent college,” Arnn said. “It is serious about its mission...The college has these purposes, and it announces them, and it pursues them, and it pursues them objectively at a high level. In the end, that will determine our reputation and not what people say who don’t know who we are. Those people are powerful, but that doesn’t mean they have credibility. It depends on their excellence. And I don’t have anything to say about that.” The department wouldn’t specify the institution it mentioned as being mistaken for Hillsdale College in Monday’s statement, though Hillsdale Beauty College is classified as a “certificate” institution in the College Navigator, a platform of the Education Department’s National Center for Education Statistics. The information displayed in the College Navigator is supplied by IPEDS, which also provides some of the College Scorecard’s data. At that time, Hillsdale College was submitting information to NCES for inclusion in IPEDS, but the agency didn’t accept the data, Whalen said. The college, therefore, would have appeared in neither IPEDS nor the College Navigator. “Hillsdale is a predominantly certificate degree-granting institution,” Horn said in September 2015. “Hillsdale does offer bachelor’s degrees. However, because the plurality of degrees it awards are certificates, not two-year or fouryear degrees, it was not included on the scorecard at launch.” Hillsdale College is now listed as a four-year institution, offering bachelor’s and “advanced” degrees and not certificate awards, in the College Navigator. The NCES added Hillsdale, after the college received notice it could voluntarily submit information to IPEDS without ethnic or racial data of students on Oct. 8, 2015, Director of Institutional Research George Allen said. Hillsdale submitted the fall 2015 survey Oct. 9, 2015, to be included in the database. It,

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Crookston’s motion and complaint raise interesting First Amendment issues, and he will have an opportunity to litigate them in full — after this election.” Klein said he is frustrated that the court questioned the timing of the lawsuit. He, however, said he is glad Sutton acknowledged the “ballot selfie ban” as an infringement of free speech. “The merits of this case are still standing, according to Judge Sutton’s opinion,” Klein said. “We are simply asking them to not take people’s votes away.” While dissenters, such as

“Ballot selfies” are once again illegal in Michigan, after the 6th District Court of Appeals approved Friday an emergency motion to delay the Oct. 24 that would overturn Michigan laws banning the photographs.

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Softball, Chi Omega, Alpha Tau Omega win scholarship cups By | Thomas Novelly Editor-in-Chief Provost David Whalen announced Thursday that Hillsdale students averaged a 3.34 GPA last semester, the highest all-campus GPA since at least spring 2007, during the fall convocation ceremony at College Baptist Church. According to spring 2016’s GPA data, the all-student average of a 3.34 is a slight increase from last year’s 3.32 GPA. The women and men averaged a 3.45 and a 3.23 GPA respectively. Hillsdale College Provost David Whalen also awarded the scholarship cups to Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, Chi Omega sorority, and the women’s softball team for earning the highest average GPAs among Greeks and athletic teams. The women’s softball team earned a 3.57 GPA, higher than the all-women and all-student averages. Head softball coach Joe Abraham said with a daily schedule that consists of weightlifting at 5:30 a.m. three days per week, practice until 8 or 9 p.m. in the winter, 50 games in the spring, and 20 hours of practice per week in the fall, managing a great GPA is no easy task.

“It is extremely difficult to be an athlete at Hillsdale, as the academics are rigorous and our athletes do not receive some of the considerations we see at our competitor schools,” Abraham said. “The reason our team has done so well in the classroom the last several years is that the girls have created a culture where they expect to do well individually and they expect their teammates to do well. They are driven and have a ton of grit.” Alpha Tau Omega also made great strides with its 3.30 GPA, significantly surpassing last year’s GPA of 3.17 and barely beating out this year’s all men’s average of 3.23. ATO’s scholarship chair junior Nainoa Johsens said the fraternity aimed to increase its grades in the spring, after losing to Sigma Chi in fall 2015. He said the key to achieving its average GPA was finding standouts during the recruitment process. Chi Omega also took a big leap in its GPA from the 2015 fall convocation, increasing from a 3.31 to a 3.42 GPA. Chi Omega sorority Vice President senior Corianna Baier said the national sorority holds all of its chapters to high academic standards. She said she believes

that winning the scholarship cup is a great way to recognize the women’s dedication to their work in the classroom. “For Chi Omega, it’s not about the scholarship cup,” Baier said. “Scholarship is one of our six purposes, and Chi Omega nationally holds all of its members to high academic standards. Winning the scholarship cup is recognition that we are doing so, and as vice president, I’m extremely proud of all my sisters.” In addition to recognizing the softball team and Greek houses, Whalen also honored Professor of English Dwight Lindley with this semester’s Emily Daugherty Award for his excellence in teaching. Looking toward next semester’s convocation, coach Abraham said it’ll be hard for the softball team to beat this year’s team GPA, but he remains optimistic about what they can achieve. “We hope to maintain our success based upon the culture the team has built,” Abraham said. “More than half of our team are freshmen this year, so it will be difficult to match last year’s GPA, but the important thing is to keep the high expectations, as the results will likely follow.”

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Secretary Johnson and Attorney General Schuette, said taking a ballot selfie compromises the integrity of one’s vote and has the potential of influencing incoming voters in the polling place, Klein said he disagrees. He said sharing your vote on social media is an extension of free speech. But district court judges, who ruled against Crookston and Klein, argued against the timing of their case and said they were concerned with how “ballot selfies” would affect the organization and wait times at polling places. Judge Guy said a voter who wants to take a picture of his ballot could potentially add to the chaos by fumbling with a selfie stick or asking another voter to take a picture. “If one wants to take a picture of himself or herself taking a selfie which picture also includes the ballot in the photo, it is not an easy task,” Guy said. “With digital photography, if you don’t like the way you look in the first one, you take another and so on ad infinitum. Does the allowance of taking a selfie also include use of the ubiquitous selfie stick?” Klein said Guy’s point was irrelevant. Crookston’s case wouldn’t influence incoming voters, Klein said, and he specified that voters should have the right to take a picture of their marked ballot securely in the voting booth, without disturbing others, to post on social media. “I don’t know if he was trying to be ironic,” Klein said. “That wasn’t actually the issue we were fighting for in the case. Using a selfie stick wasn’t even part of the injunction because it would mean that one would have to expose their ballot to people at the polling place. We made that clear.” Crookston and Klein filed for an emergency hearing in an attempt to overturn and re-evaluate Johnson’s motion, but Klein said it is unlikely it will be looked at before Nov. 8. Klein, however, said he will not stop pursuing the case and hopes to have the ban overturned in the near future. “I’m frustrated that this is going to limit people’s free speech through this Tuesday’s election,” Klein said. “But we’re going to keep fighting for this in Michigan, we’re not going away.”

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IV staff for Hillsdale stand with organization’s position on sexuality By | Evan Carter Web Editor

While the two InterVarsity employees working with Hillsdale College’s chapter chose to stand this summer with the organization’s reaffirmed position on sexuality, including support of traditional marriage, employees nationwide who don’t affirm that belief are being “involuntarily terminated,” according to an InterVarsity press release. After a lengthy process of affirming its theological position on sexuality, InterVarsity Fellowship USA began to fire staff members who publicly opposed the position in July. A letter from InterVarsity Great Lakes Region leadership stated the expectation that employees who disagree with the policy would leave was first stated in early 2015. According to Greg Jao, InterVarsity Fellowship USA’s vice president and director of campus engagement, the organization says it “involuntarily terminated” employees instead of “fired” them for human resources purposes. “We trust that if they disagree, they will let us know,” Jao said. “We’re also trying to offer our staff as much dignity as possible in this process.” The evangelical and interdenominational organization runs six ministries at Hillsdale College, including SOMA worship, Athletes InterVarsity, Greek InterVarsity, and dormitory Bible studies. Although InterVarsity has fired staff members for not aligning with its positions on sexuality, Denny Brogan, the senior InterVarsity staff member assigned to work with Hillsdale, said the organization is seeking to do so with love and respect. “It is the ball in the court of every staff worker to affirm or to not what InterVarsity’s position is, and I choose to affirm its position, and some on staff

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have not,” he said. “Some of them left and left eagerly, but from InterVarsity’s perspective, it’s ‘Yes, we’re terminating you, but we want to help you, as you leave staff.’” Brogan said the changes could affect InterVarsity’s relationship with campus administrators at some colleges and universities. “We’re not going to discriminate against the LGBT community,” Brogan said. “Hopefully we’ll continue to do that, to have welcome doors, and be welcoming to have people come into this ministry.” So far this semester, Hillsdale has around 300 students participating in at least one InterVarsity ministry regularly, and, in the spring, the chapter was the second largest of all the schools in the organization’s Great Lakes East region, which includes Michigan, Ohio, western Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, Brogan said. Assistant Professor of Religion Don Westblade, Hillsdale InterVarsity’s faculty adviser, said he’s proud to work with an organization that stands for its beliefs. He said the Bible’s position on same-sex marriage is “unambiguous.” “There’s a difference between loving someone and putting them up as a leader,” Westblade said. Senior Kenzi Dickhudt, a core student leader of Athletes InterVarsity, said InterVarsity’s decision to reaffirm its views on marriage and hold employees to the reaffirmed standard isn’t surprising. She said the decision clarifies discussions on the topic in InterVarsity Bible studies. “When same-sex marriage is addressed, we would look at, ‘What does InterVarsity say?’ and ‘How is what they said founded in scripture?’ and ‘How can we use that to address the situation?’” Dickhudt said. Since July, five employees have either been fired or left InterVarsity’s national office

voluntarily, according to Jao. None of the firings occurred in the East Great Lakes region, Brogan said. InterVarsity has more than 1,000 chapters on 667 college campuses throughout the country. Brogan said some staff members were angry after being fired. The organization’s actions gained national attention, after an Oct. 6 Time magazine article highlighted the firings. InterVarsity began reviewing its position on sexuality in 2011, with a four-year look into its theological views and practices surrounding biblical sexuality. The organization hasn’t changed its positions in its 75-year existence, but decided to address the issue after student leaders and staff asked the organization to clarify its position and provide resources on the subject, according the press release. Over the past 18 months, it has facilitated studies and discussions on the scriptural view of the issue with employees in hopes of helping them come “to their own decisions on biblical sexuality,” according a letter InterVarsity’s Great Lakes East sent to its chapters after Time published its article. The letter also said that while the organization is terminating those who disagree with its views on sexuality, it does seek to understand staff members with same-sex attractions. The letter asks these staff members to affirm InterVarsity’s position and choose to stay celibate. At Hillsdale, InterVarsity plans to continue its ministry to reach and love everyone on campus regardless of sexual orientation while adhering to the national office’s standard for staff members. “All students are definitely welcome within any aspect of InterVarsity’s ministry, and we desire to reach out to the whole campus with the love of Christ,” Brogan said.

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Speech and debate teams take fourth By | Joe Pappalardo Video Editor Hillsdale College’s individual events and debate teams took fourth place together at Marshall University’s Chief Justice Invitational on Saturday and Sunday. The debate team placed second in its team competition, with five team members earnings individual awards. The individual events team had finalists in four events. Graham Deese confirmed that the entire team had qualified for the Pi Kappa Delta Nationals in March. Both teams competed against Ohio and Pennsylvania State universities, the University of Kentucky, Central Michigan and Butler universities, and a dozen other schools. In Lincoln-Douglas debate, senior Graham Deese took third, while his brother Henrey, a freshman, placed eleventh. Both went 4-2 in the tournament, but a twist of fate pitted brother against brother for their octofinal round, where the senior had to take a forfeit from his younger brother to advance. “It’s always a little disappointing when you hit someone else from your team,” Graham Deese said. “Especially in the first elimination round because both people won’t have the opportunity to move forward in the tournament. In these types of situations, we don’t actually debate, but it is the coach’s decision on who moves forward.” Doggett selected the more experienced, older contestant to move to the next round. Graham also took fifth place speaker award. “I wasn’t too upset about it to be quite honest,” Henrey Deese said. “I was half expecting it before they announced, and I frankly would have felt a little bad if I had advanced instead of him. He’s clearly the better of the two of us and deserved to go on.” Alongside the Deese brothers, freshman Lucy Meckler earned 8th place speaker award in the open competition. At the novice level, freshman Hannah Johnson won the fourth place speaker award, and sophomore Sam Racioppi took the fifth place speaker award. The debate team performed in two categories, parliamen-

tary and Lincoln-Douglas. Unlike Lincoln-Douglas’ solo format, parliamentary has two members from each team work together. Debate coach Matthew Doggett said freshmen Joel Meng and Natalie Van Handel were new to the event but went 2-2 in the tournament. “It’s a rather relaxed form of debate,” Henrey Deese said. “You get the topic 15 minutes before you begin the debate, which means you have to research and write your position in that limited time.” He said the event consists of six individual events, and each team gives two “constructing” arguments, before delivering a rebuttal to the opponent’s arguments. Every round in parliamentary involves a new topic, while Lincoln-Douglas focuses on one. “I would say that LD is probably harder,” Henrey Deese said. “Though you know the topic beforehand, it’s a lot more technical, and rounds go a lot faster, so it’s easier to make mistakes.” The individual events team also had several finalists in its events at Marshall, a mark of success for the team, coach Matthew Warner said. Junior Mary Blendermann took fourth in informative, fifth in program of oral interpretation, and fifth in impromptu speaking. Junior Steven Custer placed third in persuasive speaking. “I was competing against nationally ranked award-winning speakers, so I had to pour everything into my performance in the final round,” Custer said. Each team member, including sophomore Peter Seeley and freshman Nathaniel Turtel, participated in three speaking events. “I worked very hard to prepare the events that I brought, including hours spent editing my scripts, polishing my delivery, and practicing with my teammates,” Blendermann said. “It was gratifying to see that hard work pay off with such a strong showing in the final rounds.” The individual events team travels to Bradley University on Saturday for the Norton Invitational, which, according to Warner, is regarded as the fall semester’s equivalent of nationals.

Derby Days seeks money through fun By | Tim Pearce Assistant Editor Sigma Chi’s Derby Days fundraiser is challenging each of Hillsdale College’s sororities to compete to raise the most money for the Huntsman Cancer Institute. Last year’s Derby Days broke the school fundraising record, earning $9,300. The fundraiser’s focus this year is on enjoying the competition, after “Derby Daddy” sophomore Thomas Mullen, who organized this year’s event, met with the sororities’ leadership and listened to their feedback from last year’s event, Mullen said.

“This year is more based on participation, getting the girls to all the events, having them interact with the Sigma Chis, different things like that,” Mullen said. “It’s more about getting everyone together this year instead of making them fight each other.” The shift in priorities doesn’t come without a price, though. Mullen said Sigma Chi is unlikely to produce a repeat of last year’s success. “The idea is to kind of build back up to a place where the girls want to donate more money instead of feeling like they have to donate more money,” Mullen said.

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By | Scott McClallen Collegian Reporter Assistant Professor of Management Peter Jennings said he learned the meaning of leadership, when he served in the Gulf War, Iraq, and Afghanistan. “My class teaches leadership, something you can’t evaluate through a written test,” Jennings said. “It’s something learned through experience, whether on the battlefield or on the basketball court, only later recognized as impulse decisions that could forever impact lives.” Coming from Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University in California, Jennings brought his experience and knowledge as a thrice-deployed Marine Infantry Platoon leader to Hillsdale College this semester, when he joined the expanding business department to teach what it means to be a leader. “Management is not a technical subject,” Jennings said. “The challenge is handling people and politics within it. I agreed to teach leadership here because my experience at business schools taught the idea that business education is missing something.” That human element shows in coursework and classes through engaging lectures and self-reflective papers, senior Kie Kababik said. “Especially in a business setting, Professor Jennings stresses that the well-being of a com-

pany lies within the happiness of the employees,” Kababik said. “It’s more important to understand how to work toward a goal with people rather than coerce them with fear if they don’t hit that goal. That’s the difference between a leader and a boss.” Having earned his bachelor’s in economics from Miami University, his master’s in business administration in supply chain management from Michigan State University, and a doctorate in management from Arizona State University, Jennings said he knows his approach to management training is unique. “I can’t teach business like this anywhere else,” he said. “Michigan State University students will graduate with a lot of technical knowledge having read about Lloyd Blankfein, while our students will graduate with knowledge of Marcus Aurelius and what virtue is. Blankfein may be the CEO of Goldman Sachs, but Aurelius was the CEO of the Roman Empire.” Jennings comes from a family of leaders. His three brothers were a CEO and chief financial officers of medical supplies and instruments companies, but Jennings made his mark elsewhere. “The corporate life wasn’t for me,” he said. “My brothers always talked about prestigious positions and company events, but the idea of having a desk job terrified me. I was a lousy student and preferred engaging

activities like hockey and lacrosse over academics.” Instead, Jennings worked in hard disk drive manufacturing for International Business Machines in Asia and Thailand. After serving in the military, he was a research director for the U.S. Army Center for the Army Profession and Ethic at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in New York state. He served in the Gulf War from 1990-1991, in Iraq from 2004-2005, and in Afghanistan in 2010. When Jennings came to Hillsdale after applying for his position, he taught a class for a panel of judges, which included students and faculty. “We were all impressed with his demeanor in how he handled the classroom,” business and economics department chairman David Paas said. “His teaching experience at West Point definitely gleamed through his lecture, and Dr. Larry Arnn specifically hired him to teach leadership.” And those lessons are going to focus on the relational aspects of leadership, Jennings said. “In business, life happens,” he said. “Strife, marriages, divorces, and ambition cloud the workplace, but you must get people to cooperate. That’s not taught in business school. Anywhere from Homer to ‘Beowulf ’ is the essence of business. You must integrate life lessons taught by classic literature to win the game of business.”

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app Ellucian Go. The app’s registration feature makes registering for classes easier and more accessible but not necessarily faster than on the computer, Miller said. “They’re both hitting that same system,” he said. “Registration happens through Colleague, which contains everything. You’re still thrown into that database.” Hillsdale College’s version of Ellucian Go launched in June and became available to the entire student body in August. “One of the reasons it was such a priority for us is that students, adults, everyone now seems to be using mobile devices for most things,” Miller said. “It used to be that you’d go home at night, pull out the laptop, watch TV, surf the web. Now that’s happening more on the phone…We wanted something that gave the students the ability to handle their student life via their phones.” Hillsdale’s Ellucian Go has 2,198 users, and traffic has nearly tripled since August, according to statistics from ITS. “Depending on how well it goes long term, it would be nice to potentially make our own personal app,” Miller said. “But it’s like anything else. If we put it out there and it doesn’t get used, then we know not to dump a bunch of resources into it.” Miller said the best thing about the app is that it’s easy to use. “It lets you do a lot of what you need to do as a student on your phone,” he said. “There’s a lot of functionality there that I think is valuable to students.”

By | Kristiana Mork Collegian Reporter They don’t wear wigs, and they don’t drink tea, but members of the new British Parliamentary Debate club said they do enjoy public speaking. Co-founders sophomore Matthew Kendrick and junior Duncan Voyles said they founded the British Parliamentary Debate club this year as an alternative to the schedule-intensive existing debate and forensics teams. Although they said they hope to eventually raise funds to compete, the club is scrimmaging among each other, for now. “I became interested in starting up a parliamentary debate club because I simply could not afford the time commitment of the current program,” Kendrick said. “I was interested in finding an alternative solution, so I could continue growing in the activity that I love.” Kendrick and Voyles said students can commit as much or as little time as they like to the club, though they prefer attendance at practice once a week to prepare for tournament competition, should funding be obtained. Instead of competing oneon-one, as in the existing Lincoln-Douglas debate program, speakers in parliamentary debate clash in teams of two. Two teams argue for a resolution, and two teams argue against it, according to the American Parliamentary Debate Association. The teams receive a resolution considering social, political, and economic issues 15 minutes before each round. Possible resolutions might focus on the effects of normalizing relations between the U.S. and Cuba or enshrining gay rights in the Constitution, Voyles said.

Assistant Professor of Politics Adam Carrington is the club’s faculty adviser and said he thinks it is another way to promote conversation at Hillsdale. “The format of these debates allows for participants to develop their rhetorical skills in a way that allows for the development of cohesive arguments as well as the back-and-forth needed to refine those arguments,” Carrington said. “I hope this new club can provide another distinctive and useful avenue to generate debate and discussion on campus.” Voyles identified three primary advantages of British parliamentary debate: broad communication, argumentation over social issues, and practice with a standard international debate format. “British parliamentary emphasizes communication to a broad audience,” he said. “It dispenses with jargon and encourages debaters to argue in plain language they could use with anyone.” Unlike other forms of debate, British parliamentary also tackles social issues involving

By | John Ball Collegian Freelancer Kendall Hall’s contact center had its grand opening Oct. 27, inaugurating a new way for Hillsdale College to answer inquiries and communicate with prospective students. Although the center began operations in September, the ribbon-cutting ceremony of-

ficially welcomed the student population to the center, Contact Center Director John Papciak said. The center is full of call stations, cubicles with double-monitor computers. There is also a presentation room for training employees. Right now, 30 students work for the contact center, though Papciak said it is still hiring.

The college finished construction on the center on the lowest level in Kendall in August. It is a new initiative, first conceived in early 2015, and aims to consolidate all of the college’s external communications, including email, social media, and phone calls. Although the center’s main focus is currently on admissions, it is planning to add Imprimis

communications and donor calls in the future, according to Contact Center employees. “It’s cool to interact with people interested in the college and be able to talk to people all over the country and possibly the world,” freshman Madeleine Miller said. “Also, you are interacting with all different facets of the college.”

Church burns, Trump blamed A church burned Tuesday night with the words “Vote Trump.” The arson case of the Greenville, Mississippi, church, of predominantly black members is being investigated by authorities as a hate crime. Many people blame GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Israeli sergeant killed Palestinian on trial Elor Azaria shot and killed a Palestinian man in Hebron’s West Bank and is now facing charges for manslaughter. The incident was caught on video, which has led to authorities questioning the motivation behind the killing. If convicted, Azaria could spend up to 20 years in prison.

FBI finds more of Clinton’s emails on Weiner’s laptop FBI Director James Comey said Friday that the bureau may re-open the investigation into Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. The FBI found new emails to Clinton from Clinton aide Huma Abedin, while investigating former New York Rep. Anthony Weiner, Abedin’s husband.

Clinton loses traction in the Great Lakes state Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s lead in Michigan over Republican Donald Trump decreased to 3 percent Wednesday in a four-way race among likely voters, according to the latest Fox 2 Detroit/Mitchell Poll of Michigan.

Assistant Professor of Management Peter Jennings stands with the Civil War memorial statue in honor of his military experiance. Hannah Kwapisz | Collegian

Students register New parliamentary debate club argues with Ellucian Go social, political, and economic issues For the first time since WebAdvisor was introduced, Hillsdale College students have a second way to pre-register for classes. With the Ellucian Go campus mobile app, some students said they registered with their smartphones in hopes of avoiding the traffic volumes that flood WebAdvisor at 7 a.m. on registration days. Since it uses the same system as WebAdvisor, however, information technology services Systems Analyst Chris Miller said the convenience of the app doesn’t speed up registration. Senior Therese Burgess used the app to register Monday morning at 7 a.m., when senior pre-registration opened. She ultimately had to complete her registration on her computer, however, because the app stalled. “I had the app as backup,” Burgess said. “I had WebAdvisor up on my computer, but I know it always crashes...but then the app wouldn’t even load, so I was just staring at the little ‘spinning wheel of death’ for a long time on my phone.” But the app worked perfectly for junior Brendan Clarey, who woke up 50 minutes late. “I put my classes in the night before, woke up, hit the line of check marks, and hit register, and it worked,” Clarey said. “It was quick too, there weren’t any ‘spinning pinwheels of death.’” Technology services company Ellucian made Colleague, a software that manages most of Hillsdale’s database information, including grades and paychecks. It also designed the

Students can register for classes on Hillsdale College’s version of Ellucian Go. Joe Pappalardo | Collegian

Contact Center employees celebrate the center’s grand opening Oct. 27 in the lowest level of Kendall Hall. John Ball | Collegian

things to know from this week

-Compiled by Brendan Clarey

Bombs fall from military jet in Luzerne, Mich. A military jet dropped six bombs and a missile in northern Michigan, as a result of a mechanical failure, according to local media outlets. The bombs and the missile were for training purposes and were non-explosive. Nobody was hurt, and the bombs were found in the woods.

the institutions of family and marriage, Voyles said. “You learn how to advocate your positions on these matters respectfully and persuasively,” he said. Voyles said parliamentary structure is also the international standard format for debates. Yale, Harvard, Princeton, and Stanford universities as well as international schools have similar teams, Voyles said. He added that debate also creates strong relationships. “Most people don’t think of debate as a team sport, but in my personal experience, debate teams are the tightest knit groups of friends,” Voyles said. The program has not yet obtained funding for tournaments, but it practices on Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. on the fourth floor of Kendall Hall. “Parliamentary debate allows you to get to see people’s minds and character at work as they wrestle with meaningful things in and outside of the round,” Voyles said. “That draws people together.”

Freshman Mitchell Biggs writes notes, as sophomore Matthew Kendrick and junior Duncan Voyles practice for parliamentary debate club in Kendall Hall. Madeline Barry | Collegian

By | Thomas Novelly Editor-in-Chief While “Hype Nite” may not offer last year’s opportunity to win $15,000 for a half-court shot, Director of Student Activities Anthony Manno said there will be no shortage of free stuff. Students on Thursday at 8 p.m. in Roche Sports Complex will have the chance to win gift cards, grab Hillsdale Charger apparel, and cheer on members of their Chargers men’s basketball team, as they face off in a dunk competition. “Last year the big draw was giving away $15,000, and while it was entertaining as it got people there, nobody left with any money because there was such a small percentage at winning,” Manno said. “So Ashlyn Landherr had this idea of scrapping the promotional group that held the competition and actually give away stuff with the money we have.” Students will have the opportunity to win $100 Amazon and Hillsdale College Bookstore gift cards and a mixture of four $25 gift cards to local restaurants. There also will be complimentary pizza. Manno said competitions will include favorites from last year, including dizzy bat, a three-point contest, a freethrow contest, an obstacle course, and other basketball-themed games. Manno said all students will leave with a prize. “The goal was to actually have people win something,” Manno said. “Everyone who comes will leave with something memorable like a souvenir megaphone or a T-shirt.” Most of all, however, the event looks to get students pumped for the basketball season, Manno said. “This event provides a different perspective of our basketball team,” Manno said. “This is all about highlighting our athletic teams in a very fun way. It’s a unique experience for people to get to know our basketball team in a fun and personable way.”

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mum government and maximum freedom,” said Jim Wallace, the campaign’s Great Lakes region director. Hillsdale College sophomore Alex Taylor, who attended the rally, told The Collegian he believes Johnson is the only candidate he can vote for “in good conscience.” “He represents the majority of my values,” Taylor told The Collegian. “This is the year that the libertarians start to get name recognition, and I believe it’s important to encourage the spread of liberty in whatever way I can.” One couple from Pontiac, Michigan, Randy and Debbie Warnick, said although they were originally Republicans, they didn’t vote in the primary and have supported Johnson since he announced his candidacy in January. “I like him because of his honesty,” Debbie Warnick said. Johnson reminded supporters that regardless of the election’s outcome, no one will be able to ignore the discontent that has erupted from voters this election cycle. “Our job as libertarians is to present a third choice,” Johnson said. “We won in this election. Take that away from tonight.”

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While Americans will have to make a big decision at the polls Tuesday, Hillsdale College students may have an even bigger one to make Nov. 14-17, which involves the transparency of student fee dollars. Student Federation’s fall semester elections include eight amendment proposals (see newspaper insert) to its constitution that each require a twothirds majority of students to support. By voting no on proposed amendment eight, students can send a message to Student Fed that they want to know about the important work it is doing. As it stands, the federation’s constitution requires the secretary to submit meeting minutes for publication “on the official Student Federation website.” The problem, according to Student Fed’s amendment explanation, is that the group doesn’t have a website.

Proposed amendment eight would strike the statement referring to a website and replace it with “The minutes of the Student Federation shall be available for students to examine.” Voting against this amendment gives students the opportunity to send Student Fed a message to increase its transparency by creating a website. Although the creation of a site may take some time, it would outweigh the costs by increasing student access to the federation. Having a website to post meeting minutes would update students sooner about what happened in the federation’s Thursday meetings instead of waiting for the recap an entire week later in The Collegian. It would also be convenient for keeping a continuing record of votes and meetings that is easily accessible.

But a website could do more than that. The site could publish Student Fed’s meeting agenda before Thursday. Providing students access to the issues the federation plans to discuss would encourage constituent involvement and allow students to provide feedback to their representatives before they vote. Also, how many students know who their class representative is? A page on the site could point students to who is representing them or serving on a particular committee for inquiries and campus-improvement suggestions. Additionally, the website could be a source of frequently asked questions, providing directions how to create a campus club and request Student Fed for funds. Finally, the site would be a valuable tool for when Stu-

dent Fed has amendments on which students can vote. While The Collegian had to print the amendments in this issue and the last, it didn’t include the full explanations behind the amendments because of space limitations. Posting them online along with Student Fed’s constitution would put amendments in context with all the information Student Fed wants voters to know wherever they are and whenever they want. Putting the link to the site in the student activities newsletter and perhaps the MyHillsdale portal would provide students with reminders and easy access. By voting “no” on proposed amendment eight Nov. 14-17, students can better Hillsdale College by sending a message to Student Fed that the campus wants transparency.

Trump: the holy cause of a degraded campaign

Dear U.N., You can’t vote on Jewish History

Of the 21 nations that comprise the WHC, nine are Muslim. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu frequently refers to the committee as “a theatre of the absurd,” and he’s not wrong. Since Palestine was recognized as a State by the UN in 2012, pro-Israel nations have found it more and more difficult to gain membership into UNESCO and the WHC. With the pro-Israel nations of Columbia, Germany, and Japan all losing their memberships, the WHC has made a habit of voting “by consensus,” which gives the appearance of unanimity in a decision and relieves nations of the need to vote on record. This is why, despite the circumstances, last Wednesday’s vote was a small victory for Israel. Two unlikely allies, Croatia and Tanzania, forced a vote by secret ballot to the chagrin of Lebanon, Tunisia, Cuba, and other anti-Semitic nations. The secret ballot crushed the faux unanimity of the decision, exposing the anti-Israel plurality. According to the Jerusalem Post, the 10 nations that voted against Israel were Angola, Azerbaijan, Cuba, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon,Tunisia,Turkey, and Vietnam. Meanwhile, Burkina Faso, Croatia, Finland, Peru, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, and Zimbabwe abstained. Jamaica was absent altogether. Only Tanzania and the Philippines voted against the resolution. But revealing the source of UNESCO’s injustice is only the first step. The European WHC member countries of Finland, Portugal, and Poland must stop abstaining from votes and take an active role in combating the antiSemitic plurality made up of the nine Muslim countries and Cuba. While last Wednesday’s decision was limited in its effect on Israel as a sovereign state, it is only a matter of time before the culture of anti-Semitism in UNESCO produces more substantial effects. The reaction of every nation on the committee should have mirrored that of Israeli ambassador Carmel Shama-Hacohen, who scoffed at the resolution to reporters, saying, “It is not even worthy of the energy needed for tearing it apart,” and then proceeded to lift up a black garbage can with the word “history” on it and toss the resolution inside. Mr. Hagstrom is a senior studying politics and journalism.

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By | Evan Carter Web Editor Donald Trump’s vocal opposition of the Johnson Amendment is a key factor of many Evangelicals’ seemingly confusing support of him. The mainstream media has largely ignored Trump’s stance on the issue and instead spent time on his more controversial stances with protectionist trade, immigration, and foreign policy. But his stance hasn’t gone unnoticed Evangelical circles, and the Republican Presidential nominee’s opposition to the Johnson Amendment garnered him a lot of support. For the last 62 years the Johnson Amendment to the tax code has sought to muzzle churches and other religious organizations from making political speech. Many churches and Christian organizations are growing tired of restrictions brought about by the Johnson Amendment, and opposition to it has been growing in recent years. So when Trump began voicing his opposition to

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By | Anders Hagstrom Opinions Co-Editor On Oct. 26th, the United Nations’ Educational Science and Cultural Organization voted away more than 2,700 years of Jewish history. The 10-2 decision with eight abstaining made by the organization’s executive board, the World Heritage Committee, claimed that the State of Israel and Jewish people don’t have enough historical or cultural connection to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem to justify using traditional Hebrew terms for the site, claiming instead that it is exclusively a Muslim holy site and must be referred to by its Islamic name, “Haram al-Sharif.” One could just as soon claim that Protestant Christians own the Vatican. What UNESCO doesn’t realize is that you can’t vote on history. Although the Temple Mount is one of the holiest sites in the world for three major religions, Jews built the Mount and gave it its meaning; the first Temple housed the Ark of the Covenant 3000 years before the life of Mohammed. The Jewish religious and cultural claim to the Temple Mount is unassailable. Islam merely co-opted it, claiming the Mount as the place Abraham sacrificed his second son, Ishmael. Even apart from religious significance, the earliest known mention of Jerusalem in Hebrew outside of the Bible is dated to 700 B.C. But Islam can’t lay claim to the Temple Mount until 638 A.D. when Muslims conquered it following the death of Mohammed. Islam has only ever had a martial claim on on the site, conquering the Holy City from the Byzantine Empire in 638 and then recapturing the city from the Crusaders in 1187, a status which held until Israel solidified its post-World War II claim to the city in the 6-Day War of 1967. Since then, the Israeli government has allowed the Dome of the Rock mosque on the Temple Mount to stand and for Muslims to worship there freely, but the Jordanian-controlled Wakf, the Muslim authority over the Haram al-Sharif, has maintained strict rules allowing Jews and Christians to visit, but not pray. Israel permits Muslims to make restrictions on the holiest ground in the Jewish religion as a show of good faith, but UNESCO’s persistence in blotting out Jewish history is blatant proof of the anti-semitism that has taken root in the organization’s executive World Heritage Committee.

the amendment, many Evangelicals listened. At the Republican National Convention in July, Trump promised to repeal the language which he said “threatens religious institutions.” At the Value Voters Summit in September he promised to “get rid of it so fast.” Named after Lyndon B. Johnson, who proposed it as a Senator in 1954, the Johnson Amendment prohibits certain taxexempt organizations, including churches, from endorsing political candidates. Congress strengthened the political gag-order in 1987 by further specifying that these organizations couldn’t oppose a specific political candidate either. The Johnson Amendment doesn’t stop pastors from preaching for or against political issues. According to an August Pew Research Poll, among adults who have attended religious services in the months before the poll, 40 percent heard clergy address religious liberty and 39 percent heard clergy discuss homosexuality. Further, according to the poll, 14 percent of respondents said they

have heard a clergy member speak for or against a presidential candidate, possibly violating the Johnson Amendment. Some pastors and leaders of Christian organizations sidestep the Johnson Amendment by saying they speak for themselves when they make political statements. This line became especially blurry this election cycle when televangelist Mark Burns and Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr. openly campaigning for, and sometimes with, Trump. Supporters of the Johnson Amendment argue that churches shouldn’t have taxexempt status and be able participate in overtly political speech. By allowing the tax-exempt churches to engage in campaign politics, some argue, the government would essentially be subsidising their campaign activities. But this argument falls flat because many taxexempt organizations, such as labor unions, may campaign as long as they file the proper forms allowing their political

expenditures to be taxed. It doesn’t make sense that under the current tax code, labor unions should have more freedom to discuss politics than churches, which guide the spiritual lives of congregants. Pastors should be free to speak frankly with congregants about current political matters. Given this freedom, it would be completely acceptable for churches to pay taxes on any actual expenditures they end up making to advance a political end. Pastors have stood up to the Johnson Amendment even before Trump took up the issue. In 2008, a number of Protestant churches began participating in Pulpit Freedom Sunday, a day started by the Alliance Defending Freedom, where pastors explicitly preach against the amendment. This session of Congress, two Republican Representatives have also challenged the Johnson Amendment. Representatives Steve Scalise, R-La., and Jody Hice, R-Ga., introduced the Free Speech Fairness Act, which would restrict the Johnson

Amendment from being enforced against churches and other nonprofit organizations. The bill would ensure that political speech made by pastors no longer threatens a church’s tax exempt status and would free more pastors to be vocal about politics. While Trump’s accommodations for the LGBT community and his flip-flopping on abortion may seem inconsistent to Evangelicals, his views on religious liberty, and especially the Johnson Amendment have been very steady. “I think maybe that will be my greatest contribution to Christianity — and other religions — is to allow you, when you talk religious liberty, to go and speak openly, and if you like somebody or want somebody to represent you, you should have the right to do it,” Trump said at a June 21 speech. And on that point, Trump is completely right. Mr. Carter is a senior studying poltics and journalism.

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Winter is coming, and that’s not a bad thing

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By | Madeline Fry Columnist As temperature drops, memories of wiggling toes in soggy socks and hobbling to class after slipping on icy sidewalks warn students of the forthcoming winter. To intensify our autumn chill-induced premonitions, according to a Collegian article from last week, Judah Cohen, director of seasonal forecasting at Atmospheric and Environmental Research, predicts colder-than-normal temperatures for Michigan this year. If summer glistens with sunlight, then winter marks the reign of the moon, all in silver, feebly illuminating the incessant dusk. Why does the season seem so cruel? In poetry, as in familiar thought, winter is synonymous with all that is cold and dark in the human soul. This is a shame, because the season that dominates nearly half of our time at the college is much more than that. Senior Hank Prim, native Chicagoan and head RA in Simpson Dormitory, said he enjoys winter for its expanded fashion selection (specifically, elegant coats and classy attire “to impress the women-folk”) as well as the variety of activities the season affords. “It’s a different kind of spontaneous,” he said. “There’s something to be said about being able to have random snowball fights across the quad with the people you live with as

you walk to class. You can’t just pick up dirt and do that.” Because it offers unique opportunities, winter means much more than the antithesis of summer, an unfortunate transitional season that we endure simply for its contrast to the pleasantness of spring. British poet Edith Sitwell described the season as like an evening dinner party with friends: “Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.” Summer, perhaps, is the season of action. Winter, on the contrary, directs souls inward and turns our minds toward reflection on the deeper things. German philosopher Josef Pieper, in his book "Only the Lover Sings: Art and Contemplation," described an incident while returning to Europe from New York in which he noticed how infrequently we are willing not simply to look, but truly to see what’s going on around us. “...at table I had mentioned those magnificent fluorescent sea creatures whirled up to the surface by the hundreds in our ship’s bow wake,” he said. “The next day it was casually mentioned that ‘last night there was nothing to be seen.’ Indeed, for nobody had the patience to let the eyes adapt to the darkness. To repeat, then: man’s ability to see is in decline.” Let us adopt the measured pace of winter. The shrinking sunlight and growing chill may impede certain activities (and

often our mood), but dimmed light ignites contemplation. If we let our eyes adapt to the darkness, our thoughts turn from events to ideas, and often we notice beauty we once overlooked. Each season has its benefits, and winter affords us the time and disposition for contemplation and innovation and wonder. Philosophy professor Howard L. Parsons, in his essay “A Philosophy of Wonder,” argued that we lose the experience of wonder as we become familiar with our environment, but a change can reorient our thoughts. “...the conditioning effects of habit tend to determine not only what we regard as ordinary but also what we are ready to respond to as wonderful,” he said. “Centuries ago an eclipse, comet, or thunderstorm was an invariable occasion for wonder, since such occurrences had not yet been integrated into the system of expectations and meanings of men.” As we anticipate winter, we need not expect the mundane. Historically, winter is a time of expectant pause. Farmers reap the fruits of summer’s toil as they prepare for the unfolding of spring. And we, too, bearing in mind what we’ve learned in warmer days, can enjoy this time of reflection, so we may emerge in spring not from hibernation’s stupor, but in deliberative readiness. Ms. Fry is a junior studying French and journalism.

Clinton ignores damning stats about late-term abortion By | Katie Scheu Assistant Editor Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton made an emotional case for lateterm abortion in the last presidential debate: “I have met with women who have, toward the end of their pregnancy, gotten the worst news one could get. That their health is in jeopardy if they continue to carry to term. Or that something terrible has happened or just been discovered about the pregnancy,” Clinton said. “You can regulate [late-term abortion] if you are doing so with the life and the health of the mother taken into account.” Republican candidate Donald Trump followed up with a shocking response: “Based on what she is saying and based on where she’s going and where she’s been, you can take baby and rip the baby out of the womb. In the ninth month. On the final day.” While doctors cannot legally perform abortion that late into gestation, Trump got one thing right as he finished: “That’s not acceptable.” Clinton’s argument to allow late-term abortion when a pregnancy endangers the life and health of the mother is unacceptable. Data invalidates Clinton’s lifeand-health-of-the-mother justification of late-term abortions. Her argument pertains to a tiny percentage of the 144,000 babies aborted during the second and third trimester each year. Risk of the mother’s health is usually the first argument pro-choice supporters make when arguing for late-term abortion. Statistics show, however, that a pregnancy almost never endangers a mother’s health enough to merit a therapeutic abortion. A study conducted by the National Maternity Hospital in Dublin, Ireland considered more than 74,000 births

Letter to the Editor

Dr. Steele: Vote for utility, not political principles Dear Editor, As I listen to my fellow citizens debate the upcoming election, it strikes me that many regard voting and endorsing candidates – or refraining from this – as first of all an exercise in signaling one’s personal moral virtue, or perhaps an exercise in personal absolution. Well, it’s not, and potentially this is a very destructive way of regarding it. Expressing endorsement or opposition, and voting for or against a candidate is an exercise in contributing to the political decision making

process, not an exercise in being virtuous, and it should be undertaken and judged on utilitarian, consequentialist grounds. For example, it is perfectly legitimate to support candidate X, whom one dislikes, if one thinks X is best situated to defeat an even worse candidate Y. It is also completely legitimate to decide that X and Y are both so reprehensible that one instead votes for back-of-thepack candidate Z, or perhaps refuses to participate in the process at all. All of us should choose our actions on the basis of what we think would get the

best results as we see them, and not whether we’ve been faithful to or sinned against some political creed. And we should grant our fellow citizens the same treatment. I have my own strong opinions on how one should vote in this election, and while I might question the judgement of those who disagree with my analysis, I try to avoid the error of thinking them hypocritical, unvirtuous, or simply bad people for having come to conclusions that differ from mine. I strongly suggest we all try to remember this. Very few Americans are likely

to be genuinely happy with the outcome of this election, regardless of what happens, and our country will continue to face serious political problems and disagreements. It would be much better for us all if we remain respectful of each other, and not at each other’s throats. We should debate principles and strategies for furthering them, not each other’s characters. Sincerely, Charles N. Steele Associate Professor of Economics.

Talk money to me: why you should use local banks By | Kate Patrick Financial Columnist If you choose to open a checking account with PNC National Bank just because it’s a big bank with a reputation, then you’re making a mistake. Bankrate’s 2016 high-yield checking survey determined that the bank with the highest annual percentage yield (APY) on a rewards checking account with a balance up to $10,000 was Ouachita Independent Bank, a local Louisiana bank at 2.05 percent on balances up to $10,000. The credit union with the highest APY was Consumers Credit Union at 3.09 percent on balances up to $10,000, and 4.59 percent on balances up to $20,000. Both institutions offer their services nationwide. PNC National Bank’s interest rate on its Virtual Wallet Performance Select checking accounts is currently at 0.01 percent on balances of at least $2,000, and increases to 0.5 percent if you meet certain qualifications each month. Furthermore, the average credit union’s interest rate for a five-year certificate of deposit was at 1.50 percent in

September, but the average bank’s interest rate was at 1.21 percent, according to data compiled by the National Credit Union Administration. If you want to grow your savings faster, then open a checking account with a credit union or a local bank. The average credit union, and some local banks, have higher interest rates on deposits, lower interest rates for loans, and very small fees for credit cards, overdraft, and ATM charges. They also offer higher credit rewards and are known for quality customer service, even if their websites and mobile apps aren’t as streamlined as the big banks. The average big bank has lower interest rates on deposits, higher interest rates for loans, higher overdraft and ATM fees, and subpar customer service. Okay, so credit unions and some local banks are clearly better options. But if you can’t decide between a local bank and a credit union, here’s a rundown of the basic differences between the two types of financial institutions. Since the adoption of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, most banks are

insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and most credit unions are insured by the NCUA up to $250,000. Both institutions are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, but the NCUA is an independent federal agency, while the FDIC is a government corporation. Regardless of which institution you choose, your funds are going to be pretty safe. One big difference between banks and credit unions is that banks are for-profit, but credit unions are nonprofit. Credit unions are unique because their members are bound by some common bond, such as a onetime donation to a charity or allegiance to an organization. For example, only members of the U.S. Navy and their family members and roommates may join the Navy Federal Credit Union. This also means you’re a partowner of the credit union — you have a stake in the company, and you can participate in electing the board of directors. Credit unions are, by definition, built on community, which means by doing business with a credit union you are pouring back into that community, whether

it is a local community or a national community that shares a common interest (like Navy Federal Credit Union). That’s a big deal if you’re serious about finding a financial institution that aligns with your values. Values and preferences aside, the fact remains that those who open an account with a local bank or credit union are generally going to save and make more money than those who open an account with a national bank like PNC or JP Morgan Chase. If you’d rather have a pretty, high-tech mobile app than a more manageable car loan, then choose a big bank. Big banks generally have large overhead costs, and they slough those costs onto consumers via fees. As a college student, you’re probably going to be buying a car and paying off student loans pretty soon. If you want to pay less on your home mortgage, negotiate a more reasonable car loan, and earn more on your savings, then do business with the smaller, local banks and credit unions. Your future self will thank you. Ms. Patrick is a senior studying history and journalism.

over nine years. In total, 21 mothers passed away during pregnancy. Seven died from diseases unrelated to their pregnancy, and the remaining 14 did suffer from pregnancy complications. Of those complications, 11 could not have been foreseen and could not have been prevented by therapeutic abortion. Out of the three remaining women, only one would have benefited from therapeutic abortion. This specific study shows the rare necessity of therapeutic abortion, and its results point toward the more general observation that cancer, the disease most often associated with the need for therapeutic abortion, occurs in only 0.1 percent of all pregnancies. Pregnant women diagnosed with cancer are seldom presented the option of carrying their babies through treatment and to term, even though fetuses often tolerate chemotherapy, according to Dr. Mary Davenport, an obstetrician and gynecologist. “With any serious maternal health problem, termination of pregnancy can be accomplished by inducing labor or performing a cesarean section, saving both mother and baby,” Davenport wrote in an essay for the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists. "If a mother needs radiation or chemotherapy for cancer, the mother’s treatment can be postponed until viability, or regimens can be selected that will be better tolerated by the unborn baby. In modern neonatal intensive care units 90 percent of babies at 28 weeks survive, as do a significant percentage of those at earlier gestations.” The need for therapeutic abortion is minute, yet Clinton cites this as the reason to allow late-term abortion. She does not acknowledge the fact that 71 percent of women who aborted their babies after

13 weeks did not terminate their pregnancy earlier because they did not know they were pregnant, according to surveys conducted by the Guttmacher Institute. Clinton also supports late term abortions when they can preserve quality of life for the mother, baby, and family. She references women who receive “the worst news one can get” later on in their pregnancy, and her empathy is appropriate. The burden of finding out an unborn child may not live due to an abnormality or may live with a life-changing condition is unimaginable. Since the debate, stories like the personal account published in the New York Times just a week ago illustrate the heartbreaking choice a mother must make when she learns her child may not live through birth. To compare the psychological damage of mothers who choose to abort for birth defects as opposed to carrying to term is difficult for lack of information. While statistics proving the higher risk of mental health problems post-abortion are readily available, no available study effectively compares these two situations. The fact remains, however, that only 2 percent of lateterm abortions are carried out due to birth defects, another infinitesimal proportion making up the majority of Clinton’s claim. As the statistics show, Clinton’s main argument for late-term abortion ignores more than 90 percent of pregnancies terminated in the second and third trimester. She refuses to speak the truth about a policy that kills almost 150,000 babies every year — and in the words of Trump, that’s not acceptable. Ms. Scheu is a junior studying French and journalism.

Make Christmas December again By | Kate Patrick and Stevan Bennett Associate Editor and Assistant Editor

The best way to ward off consumerism this Christmas season is to give thanks for what you already have and savor the holiday that celebrates gratitude: Thanksgiving. In Nathanael Meadowcroft’s Oct. 27 piece titled “Jingle bells before the turkey sells,” he argues that Americans don’t need to wait until after Thanksgiving to turn on Christmas music. Meadowcroft’s primary argument is that Christmas music fends off consumerism and encourages celebrating the love of God and family, but Meadowcroft’s plan overshadows a uniquely American and Christian holiday that promotes a love for God and family that remains nearly untouched by 21st century consumerism. Thanksgiving originated as a Day of Thanks to God in 1621, when Christian settlers dedicated several days to feasting and thanking God for preserving them during the Starving Time, a famine that killed half of the Plymouth settlement. Americans today are wealthier and more selfish than they ever have been. Fully celebrating Thanksgiving reminds Americans to praise God for the comforts they have been given. Turning on Christmas music in early November bypasses Thanksgiving, robbing Americans of one dedicated day to experience the peace that comes from expressing gratitude. Meadowcroft holds that a single month is not sufficient time to celebrate Christmas. Instead, he says the Christmas season should be more than doubled to increase the joy it brings. An overextended

Christmas season, however, can cause Dec. 25 to become an anticlimactic event, like the arrival of the turkey after eating too much mashed potatoes and green bean casserole. Because Thanksgiving is mainly celebrated by Americans, Meadowcroft argues that it does not have the gravity to act as an anchor for the celebration of a worldwide holiday. This argument, however, diminishes the importance of every other “Americaonly” holiday, such as Fourth of July. The Roman Catholic Church begins to celebrate Christmas — an originally Christian holiday — four weeks before Christmas Day, which means it starts celebrating after Thanksgiving. This is the earliest the holiday is traditionally celebrated in the Christian faith, and that’s when we should start listening to Christmas music. In its rightful place, Christmas music does remind us of the real reasons to celebrate Christmas, as Meadowcroft asserts. But an oversaturation of Christmas music renders the catchy tunes and meaningful lyrics annoying rather than insightful and touching. In order to fully enjoy Christmas, we’re going to first give thanks and fully appreciate Thanksgiving. If that makes us grinches, then paint us green. Mr. Bennett is a junior studying economics and journalism, and Ms. Patrick is a senior studying history and journalism.

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Derek Spiteri poses behind the counter at Handmade. Philip H. DeVoe | Collegian

BPU conducts maintenance on sewers, hydrants to purify water By | Nic Rowan Collegian Reporter

Handmade opens in old Oakley’s building serving sandwiches, coffee, and ice cream By | Hannah Niemeier Culture Editor Derek Spiteri, son of Checker Records owner John Spiteri, opened the sandwich shop Handmade in the old Oakley building on Hillsdale Street last week, after a year of renovations. The old Oakley-style bread is back, with all sorts of new additions: the sandwich shop also features specialty coffee drinks, ice cream, and a cool atmosphere for studying, snacking, and socializing. For Spiteri, opening the new shop has been a community effort. “From the beginning, this just took me on an adventure,” Spiteri said. “I met so many people in the process. It was just me sourcing ideas from all these people I’ve met in the community.” The restaurant’s tables were handcrafted by Spiteri and a local woodworker built the bar-length counter in the center of the restaurant. The old-fashioned cash register belongs to Spiteri’s father, John Spiteri, who inherited it from his father and used it in the opening of his first Checker Records location in the 1970s. Spiteri and his family bought the old Oakley building in 2015. After a year of extensive renovations, Derek Spiteri sold his first dozen sandwiches Friday, Oct. 21, as part of Handmade’s “soft opening,” intended to be a slow start to give himself and his employees firsthand experience before the official opening. “Social media spoiled the notions of the soft opening, because a lot of people started

coming in around noon, and we were pretty steady that day,” Derek Spiteri said. “It was kind of a baptism by fire. We just dove in headfirst and that day was very critical in the learning experience of how it was going to fall into place.” Business was much busier than expected Saturday, and Spiteri called in extra help to serve new customers. “We were both just flying back and forth, cutting things on the slicer that we were both using for the first time, so we weren’t prepared to do those numbers that very first day,” Derek Spiteri said. “It was all hands on deck with my family and friends.” Due to the rush of customers and the steep learning curve in opening a new business, Spiteri said service was slow in the first week. “When you buy a franchise, it’s already all laid out for you,” John Spiteri said. “But this is really starting from the ground up, so there’s a learning curve. [Derek] is still learning what to order, what to carry, and how the business works.” When Hillsdale College senior Will Perssons visited last Thursday, his focus was on the quality of the food and the friendly atmosphere. “It’s really nice on the inside. It’s more clean and modern looking, but it’s unique,” Perssons said. “It has a small town feel, which is what people liked about Oakley.” Perssons said his roast beef sub with horseradish cheese provided variety and quality. He also said the famed Oakley bread was fresh, but the new shop provided new options, including regular sandwich

bread. “That was the one thing I was sure of,” Derek Spiteri said. “I knew I was going after a great product line and that people were excited about the Oakley’s bread coming back.” Derek Spiteri said he chose the items on his menu for both their quality and novelty – the meat is hand-sliced, the soup is always fresh, and the ice cream is from a family-owned company in Madison, Wisc., that makes six flavors of vanilla ice cream alone. The coffee looks like beer. Derek Spiteri said he began exploring specialty coffees like his special on-tap cold brew last winter while working at Checker Records. “Last year, Derek started experimenting with cold brew coffee,” John Spiteri said. “He worked all winter long until he perfected the recipe. He would try different brews and processes and ask people what they thought.” Handmade’s “nitro cold brew coffee” uses cold water to keep acids and oils that give coffee its rich flavor. “But I take it a step further,” Derek Spiteri said. He brews the coffee in kegs for 10 to 18 hours and adds nitrogen, which gives the coffee a thick, draft-style texture. “[The cold brew] is super interesting because it has the frothiness of a beer, but it tastes like coffee,” Perssons said. “It’s also cool to have in small town middle America, because it’s just starting to become popular.” In the future, Derek Spiteri said he wants to expand his selection of specialty coffee drinks, including cold brew

coffee flavors and teas. He said his cold brew dirty chai latte has been a favorite in the past, and he makes pour-over hot coffee in “the dragon,” a device that makes coffee look like a science experiment. “This is just a platform, and I’m hoping to build upon it,” Derek Spiteri said. Spiteri said he originally planned to serve a homebrewed coffee-flavored beer along with the draft-style cold brew coffee. After applying for liquor licenses with the state of Michigan and the Hillsdale City Council, however, he discovered that, legally, he can’t hold licenses for both his to-go beer and wine section and a “wholesale manufacture” beer. “We can possibly make it happen in the future,” Derek Spiteri said. “I’m not sure if that will be here or at some other location, but that will come later.” Derek Spiteri said Handmade is currently serving about 80 to 85 percent of his planned menu as they plan for a grand opening planned for next week. He said he plans to develop weekly sandwich specials, such as a fall sandwich with maple-glazed honey and roasted onions. He is also currently hiring and training employees. John Spiteri said members of the community have welcomed Handmade into Hillsdale. “We appreciate the support from the college and town,” John Spiteri said. “We want to carry on the same philosophy that we always have. We want to accommodate everyone and give them a good experience.”

Last Thursday, the Hillsdale Board of Public Utilities trucks drove around Hillsdale College’s campus, flushing water out of fire hydrants as a part of the city’s bi-yearly effort to purify its water supply. “We’re doing this now and we’ll do it again in the spring. Flushing out fire hydrants ensures that any hardness or clogs that may have built up in the pipes gets out,” BPU Superintendent of Water Distribution Bill Briggs said. Flushing out city fire hydrants is just a small part of the BPU’s ongoing effort to fix and maintain the sewers in the city of Hillsdale. At an Oct. 17 meeting, the Hillsdale City Council unanimously passed a grant awarding the BPU $2 million to replace water filters and its grid system, providing the BPU with the means to acquire two new backup power generators for its sewage plant. The city already granted the BPU an additional $7.4 million for this project in 2015. The need for new backup power generators has been pressing the BPU since July 2015, when a complete power system failure caused a bypass to open, spilling 70,000 gallons of raw sewage into the St. Joseph river. The bypass has

since been plugged, but the need for a solution remains. “At that time, it was determined that we had to come up with a solution — which we did fairly quickly — but these two new generators will ensure that it won’t likely happen again,” BPU director Mike Barber said. The new grant will cover the costs of the contamination from the spill, and the new equipment the BPU will receive is expected to last 25 years. The city awarded a contract to the power company Consumers Energy to help implement these improvements. The BPU hopes to have the new backup generators up and running sometime within the next 18 months. In addition, the city council granted the BPU the funds to buy a new electric pump truck, since the BPU has been using the same truck to pump sewage for over 25 years. “These revisions to the BPU’s budget are routine — they just happen to coincide with the need for new sewage treatment equipment,” City Manager David Mackie said. Councilman Bruce Sharp said these improvements are necessary to keep Hillsdale’s water infrastructure safe in the future. “These are things we need to have because a power failure could happen again,” he said.

Garden club sells wreaths By | Chandler Lasch Collegian Reporter The Hillsdale Garden Club gave Hillsdale residents the opportunity to begin preparing for Christmas, discover their green thumb, and support beautification projects throughout the city with its annual green sale, which concluded Oct. 15. Now that the nonprofit garden club has finished taking orders, members are beginning to construct 150 floral arrangements, wreaths, roping, and swags, which are similar to wreaths but vertical. Orders were open for six weeks and closed mid-October so there would be enough time to procure supplies from a local farm. Members of the Hillsdale Garden Club are currently assembling bows provided with all wreaths and floral arrangements. Later in November, they will begin to arrange the orders over the course of three days. Then, several of their husbands will assist with the delivery, Connie Sexton said. “We do this every year after Thanksgiving. We start a whole production line, and deliver on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving,” Sexton said. With the funds it raises, the non-profit garden club sponsors numerous beauti-

fication projects throughout the city. “This project has a long history and it benefits the community by supporting projects such as the petunia baskets downtown, holiday decorating at the public library, and Mrs. Stock’s Park,” Hillsdale resident Helen Dokey said via the group’s Facebook page. Nearly 200 baskets of purple petunias are on display downtown thanks to the gardening club’s efforts. Other projects include planting flowers around Hillsdale’s new welcome signs; putting funds toward a bike path; and hosting a monthly junior gardening club for nearly 30 kids. “The green sale is our only fundraiser. All of the funds are given back to the community to build a better, more beautiful Hillsdale through us,” said Connie Sexton, a member of the club. “Our mission is to provide education, resources, and opportunity, and to try to promote the love of gardening, floral and landscape design.” The group has won several awards, including the 2015 Diamond Club Distinction, on behalf of the Michigan Garden Clubs organization. “We have all sorts of education programs and welcome all garden enthusiasts,” Sexton said.

Jackson College student wins competitions for study on nut allergies in meat By | Jordyn Pair Assistant Editor

Kim Salsbury and Haley Lemle, left to right, point to Lemle’s name at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix. Haley Lemle | Courtesy

A Jackson College student has competed her way up the pecking order with an unusual subject matter — chickens. Competing as part of the Future Farmers of America, Haley Lemle, 18, has won or placed in a variety of science competitions, most recently placing fourth in the national FFA competition. Her project studied whether feeding peanut products to chickens might result in allergenic meat. “The chickens fed peanut flour and peanut oil both had peanut allergen in them,” Lemle said. “So, when they were fed peanuts, it did transfer into the meat.” Using peanut products to feed poultry is becoming increasingly popular, according to Lemle, which may cause problems for those with nut allergies. “[It’s] not that the peanut industry is doing anything bad, there’s just a lot of people that don’t know,” Lemle said. “I feel like this is important just to anyone with allergies.” Lemle first entered her project into the FFA state competi-

tion in March, where she won first place in the Food Products category. She also entered the Southeastern Michigan Science Fair the same weekend, winning first in Zoology. This allowed her to attend the State of Michigan Science fair, where she won first again, qualifying for the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, although she did not place. Lemle placed fourth at the national FFA competition, running Oct. 19 - 22. “I was aiming for the top three, but I didn’t get questions I could expand on,” she said in a message. “Overall, I’m happy I placed so high.” Lemle used 60 chickens to conduct her experiment. Although she originally planned on using peanut meal, she had to use peanut flour instead. This quickly caused problems. “As I was going along, I noticed the chickens weren’t eating the peanut flour, and they were smaller, because they wouldn’t eat as much,” Lemle said. She switched some of the chickens over to peanut oil instead, splitting her chickens into three groups: those eating plain food, those eating food supplemented with peanut

flour, and those eating food supplemented with peanut oil. Although this means she can’t compare all aspects of the data, Lemle still feels that her study has meaning. “Right now, peanut allergies in the US are increasing, so it’s something that’s kind of a bad combination,” she said. “The peanut industry wants to push their products, and if the chickens eat them, and then someone who has peanut allergies eats them, it could be a really bad situation.” Self-reported peanut allergies have doubled between 1997 and 2002, according to a study done by the National Center for Biotechnology Information. Others, though, would like to see more testing. Lemle’s FFA advisor, Kim Salsbury, 50, points out that the precursory nature of the experiment should be considered. “It’s important for people that are feeding their chickens to understand that the peanut allergen can show up, and we really don’t want to use peanut products in our feed,” Salsbury said. “Because it’s a preliminary project, I would suggest repeated trials before we go out in public. So it would need

to be repeated again.” Doing the project was beneficial for Lemle anyways though, Salsbury said. “Haley succeeded in learning the scientific process,” Salsbury said. “She went through the steps of what you would do if you were going to major in science. Several of her science classes, you do cookbook labs or take notes, but you don’t really get your hands wet with science. That’s probably the most important thing she learned.” A self-proclaimed poultry geek, Lemle has been working with chickens for as long as she can remember. “My first memory really is when my parents got me chickens, and that was my whole world,” she said. “I’ve always been a science geek, so I would have my science books and I would play with my chickens.” Lemle currently has 30 pet chickens and is considering studying poultry science. “[This type of study is] a new and upcoming thing,” Lemle said. “it’s important because we haven’t tested this kind of thing before.”

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A7 3 Nov. 2016 Volunteers hand out cookies at the annual city trick or treating event on Halloween at Hillsdale High School. Kaylee McGhee | Collegian

Hillsdale High School hosts citywide Halloween party By | Kaylee McGhee Assistant Editor

Top to bottom: Three-year-old Savanna French dresses as an airplane; Senior Gianna Marchese and junior Katie Buursma mingle in princess costumes; Magician Count Spooky engages kids with a Halloween-themed show. Kaylee McGhee | Collegian

Trick-or-treating found a new meaning for Hillsdale residents during the annual citywide Halloween event, which featured a costume contest, a magic show, and free snacks. The event, held on Oct. 27 at Hillsdale High School, drew nearly 200 locals dressed in a variety of costumes, ranging from superheros to roadside attractions. Parker Falke, 7, dressed as a ball of yarn and said the inspiration for his unique costume came from a road trip his family had taken. “I was thinking about weird places we had been,” Parker said. “and there was this one place with a giant ball of yarn.” Parker’s younger sister accompanied him, dressed as a map of the United States. According to the siblings, their costumes took about two weeks to make and required help from their parents. “My mom helped me a lot,”

Jonesville Pathways gives students new opportunities to learn By | Emily Blatter Collegian Reporter Go back to high school. Local student Makiah Hanning dropped out of school to pursue a job that ultimately didn’t work out. Luckily, however, a caring teacher caught up with her and convinced her to return. “I was really close to graduating, but I got a job and I dropped out because I thought that was a path I wanted to go down,” Hanning said. “One of the teachers at Pathways got ahold of me, and told me that I needed to come back; that I needed to graduate.” Hanning is currently a dual enrollment student at Jonesville Pathways Alternative High School and Jonesville Community College, pursuing a career in medicine. “I feel like I’m a step ahead in the goals that I have for my future, and I have Jonesville Pathways to thank for that,” she said. “Thanks to them, I’m back, I’m dual-enrolled, and I’m going to graduate this year.” Pathways, located in Jonesville, Michigan opened Sept. 6 to give students struggling with the traditional high school environment an alternate route to success. The school gives students more flexibility and individual attention than traditional high schools by offering online classes, which range from Latin to video game design. The school helps students earn their diplomas and prepare for the professional world despite obstacles in their personal lives, Pathways principal Eric Swihart said. “The traditional setting is not for everyone,” Swihart said. “Students don’t find engagement in the traditional school setting, sitting in a classroom for an hour at a desk, if there’s an obstacle in their life or if there’s been some kind of trauma.” According to Swihart, students are in the driver’s seat at Pathways, setting their own pace and holding themselves accountable for their own progress. “They feel like they have a little more control over their education, and they feel more invested because they’re in control,” he said. Pathways also offers online

classes. Although school is in session daily, a “seat time waiver” makes it possible for students who cannot attend in person a chance to complete their education electronically, Swihart said. “They can become a student without setting foot on campus if for some reason they’re not able to physically attend the school,” Swihart said. “They can still work with our teachers via email, phone calls, and Skype, and work through curriculum that way.” Pathways junior Haley Stump said the school makes it possible for her to attend high school while working during the week. “If you have a job, they work around it,” she said. “I work on a farm, and I don’t have time. But they schedule with you so you can do your work on the weekends. They make it flexible with the schedule that you have. You don’t necessarily have to be there every day.” Pathways senior Haley Cotter said she loves the online approach because it allows her to customize her learning experience. “I think the best thing about Pathways is the online courses,” Cotter said. “At most schools, you all go at the same pace. But online, you’re able to go at your own pace, so that you really know all the content and you don’t have to keep going through it when you already know it. You take the time that you need to understand it and you move on when you’re ready.” Pathways teacher Mike Corey agreed that the Pathways approach makes it possible for teachers to meet the needs of each individual student. “We don’t have a canned program that everyone goes through,” he said. “We have a prescriptive program we develop with the needs of each individual student in mind.” Pathways also works with juvenile delinquents, trying to keep them on an academic track similar to the one offered at their home school so they can seamlessly re-enter it after they are released, Swihart said. Pathways’ “school-towork” program introduces students to careers and opportunities in their area and prepares them to succeed in

those occupations. Although there is no particular field that most students enter, Corey said, the options range from manufacturing to medical work. “The goal of our career preparation program is to help students become employable, help develop their employability skills, and ultimately place them in a job,” Corey said. “They’ll either be enrolled in another learning opportunity after they graduate, or, hopefully, they’ll have a job so they can move right into the world of work.” Pathways evolved out of the Phoenix Alternative School, which offered similar services to Jonesville students for 20 years, but lacked the flexibility and career preparation that Pathways now offers, Swihart said. Both students and staff compared Pathways to a family, praising the school’s supportive environment. “The most rewarding thing about working at Pathways is that when the kids come in, they know that they’re in a caring environment — it feels like a family.” Swihart said. “It’s truly a family atmosphere, because we’re small enough where you know everyone. It’s like brothers and sisters. That’s not something you can duplicate in a larger school.” Cotter agreed that Pathways feels like home to its students. “We all work together and become one,” Cotter said. “Some of us know each other’s stories or pasts. And not only are the teachers just teachers to us, they’re like parents. They don’t just guide us in our schoolwork; they guide us in life.” According to Hanning, Pathways’ unique approach has given her and her classmates a chance to succeed that they could not get anywhere else. “I believe Pathways gives you something that a normal high school can’t,” she said. “They recognize the fact that we do have things outside of school that contribute to how we perform here, and that we can’t attend a normal high school. They give us opportunities that a normal high school can’t.”

Parker said. “But it was my idea.” The event allowed kids to show off their costumes in a contest with various age categories. Three year old Savanna French participated in the toddlers’ category dressed as an airplane. “She wants to be a pilot when she grows up,” Nikki French, Savanna’s mother, said. “We went to an airshow this summer and saw the Thunderbirds fly, and she decided that’s what she wanted to do.” The annual trick-or-treating event allows children, and accompanying adults, to parade around proudly in their new costumes, according to Hillsdale resident Laurel Fazekas, who dressed up as Batwoman. “I’ve attended this event since my daughter was born. She’s 11 now,” Fazekas said. “My favorite part is seeing all the kids dressed up. They enjoy it every year.” According to eight-year-old Jakob Malachi, the thing he

looked forward to most was dressing up as Dracula. “I was Spiderman last year, but it got all ripped up and thrown away,” Jakob said. “Dracula is better than Spiderman anyways. Mostly because of the cape.” Hillsdale resident Katie Smith attended the event for the first time and said she was glad she came. “It’s better than going to random houses,” Smith said. Volunteers handed out treats such as hot dogs, cookies, cupcakes, ciders and donuts as locals walked into the high school’s auditorium. The event also featured a magic show put on by Count Spooky, or performing magician Jim Carmody, who has been performing various magic tricks for over 17 years. “My first show was in fourth grade,” Carmody said. “Usually I perform for more adults than kids.” Carmody involved kids of all ages in the show, bringing them up on stage to help him

perform acts like his “vanishing birds” trick, which according to Carmody is one of his favorites. The Ghostbusters theme song played in the background as Count Spooky jumped on stage and yelled “Happy Halloween, Hillsdale!” The magician tried to involve the parents in the magic show as well. Holding up a Donald Trump mask, Count Spooky drew applause accompanied by occasional “boos” from adults, and wild laughter from children. According to Hillsdale resident and parent Laura Titus, the magic show is the best part of the event. “The kids love it,” she said. “It’s definitely their favorite part.” According to Carmody, who performs over 350 magic shows a year, the event needs more volunteers, especially because of the growing number of children who attend. “It’s Halloween,” Carmody said. “It’s always fun.”

Longtime participants Geoff Mayers, Monica Magiera, Laura Mayers, Nick Taylor, L to R, helped plan and host the 83rd Lewis Emery Treasure Hunt. Geoff Mayers | Courtesy

Annual treasure hunt sends participants searching 100 miles of land for clues By | Madeleine Jepsen Assistant Editor One hundred and five carloads of people gathered at the Hillsdale County Fairgrounds for the 83rd annual Lewis Emery Treasure Hunt on Oct. 22, waiting to hear the first of 12 clues that would lead participants throughout Hillsdale County to Lewis Emery Park, where two tokens, signifying the end of the scavenger hunt, and refreshments awaited. This year, the annual treasure hunt saw a 38 percent increase in participation, and Geoff Mayers, one of the hosts for this year’s hunt, said a strong number of teams saw the hunt to completion. He attributed this higher rate to the decreased distance between the clues, which could all be found with fewer than 100 miles of driving, whereas past treasure hunts had required as many as 200 miles of driving. Though some teams took as long as eight hours to complete the hunt, the winning team clocked in four and a half hours after the hunt began. Each year, the hunt begins with a riddle leading participants to the first clue, traditionally hidden somewhere at the fairgrounds. Each puzzle’s solution tells the location of the next clue. Mayers said this year’s clues included some traditional wordplay, like crossword puzzles and letter columns, as well as reassembling a map or following road signs, while other clues were uniquely constructed for this year. One clue required participants draw out the letters spelling the next location, rotating the paper and erasing

and drawing new lines to form each individual letter. Another clue involved spelling out missing letters from a comic strip, and another required participants to find two separate papers at a park containing grids of letters, and overlay them atop their car headlights to read the next clue. “We tried to create clues that were fun to solve, that had an ‘aha’ moment where you were rewarded for unlocking it. We avoided clues that were too tedious,” Mayers said. Another clue had participants arrange a series of historical events in chronological order, which would unscramble one of the attached columns of letters to indicate the next location. “That one was totally unlike the clues that had come before,” Mayers said. “It was something we had created, and we were pretty proud of that one.” Mayers has participated in the Hillsdale treasure hunt since 1994, when a friend invited him to participate with their family. Even after moving away for college at University of Michigan, Mayers brings a team of friends back to Hillsdale each year for the scavenger hunt. When his team won last year, they began planning this year’s hunt, spending months scouting potential clue locations and assembling the final set of clues the participants would be looking for. During the treasure hunt, the team monitored the clue sites and gave hints to teams that were stuck. “It was fun just to be at the clues, watching people run out

of the cars and find it,” Monica Magiera, a member of last year’s winning team, said. “I ended up having way more fun watching people do the hunt than I thought.” Their work culminated around 3 a.m., as they waited for any final participants to check in after the hunt. “To be honest, those were some of the most excited teams — the teams that came in at 2 in the morning,” Mayers said. “There was a team with a young boy and a young girl, and they were just ecstatic to finish the race. That was really fun to see how excited they were to have completed it, and how much fun they had on it.” Though the earliest clues are from the 1953 treasure hunt, records date the origin of the treasure hunt all the way back to 1934 under varying names, including the Lewis Family Treasure Hunt and the Lewis Firestone Treasure Hunt. “My understanding is that there was a woman named Anna Lewis that started it for her own family, and it became a community event, then her kids carried it on after her,” Mayers said. “Once they couldn’t do it they passed it on to the community where the winners would host the following year’s hunt. Now, the task of planning the treasure hunt falls to this year’s winners, a family team that has won four times since 1993. “There were lots of good clues this year,” Scott Gutowski, a member of this year’s winning team, said. “The people who did this year’s hunt were pretty innovative, so we’d like to continue that for next year.”

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Veldheer to injured reserve By | Stevan Bennett Jr. Assistant Editor Arizona Cardinals left tackle and Hillsdale alumnus Jared Veldheer ‘14 will miss the rest of the NFL season after tearing his left tricep in Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers. The official Cardinals website reported that the team plans to place Veldheer on the injured reserved list, as his torn tricep will require surgery. “Losing Jared was a big loss for us,” Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer told Darren Urban of AZCardnials.com after Sunday’s

game. “I thought Wetzel came in and did a great job playing guard and going to left tackle playing a tougher spot to play upfront. But we will look at it and bounce back from this.” The game against the San Francisco 49ers on Nov. 13 will be the first start Veldheer has missed since signing with the Cardinals in 2014. Veldheer had suffered a finger fracture on his right hand the week previous, but was playing through the injury. Veldheer was a four-year starter at Hillsdale from 2006-2009, and was elected into the Hillsdale Athletics Hall of Fame this year.

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the Saginaw Valley State University Cardinals on Friday in a 3-1 decision then turned around to defeat the Lake Superior State University Lakers on Saturday 3-1. Vyletel said the Chargers are experiencing a late-season epiphany. “We’re getting back in the swing of things and learning how to work together and get that synergy,” Vyletel said. “Although it’s late in the season, it’s a big growth step. We’re a very young team so we made a lot of mistakes. It’s giving us a good setting for the end of the season so I’m positive about that.” Friday’s tight match showed some of the familiar

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hiccups the Chargers have faced recently, as the Cardinals edged to a 3-1 win. Saginaw grabbed set one with a 25-22 score, but Hillsdale fought back in set two to tie the match. Set three was especially frustrating for the Chargers, when the Cardinals used a 8-1 run to overcome a 22-17 deficit and regain their lead. The Cardinals powered to another victory in set four to put the Chargers away. On Saturday, the Chargers managed to turn it around, capturing a 3-1 win against the Lakers. After Hillsdale powered to 26-24 wins in set one and two, the Lakers fought back to reverse the score in set three. After a trio of tight sets, the Chargers decided to end the match, crushing the Lakers with a 25-11 victory in set

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four. “In the fourth game, we felt more like us than we have in a long time,” Gravel said. “There wasn’t a whole lot of fear of failure, which we’ve kind of felt over the last couple of weeks.” On Saturday, the Chargers celebrated the senior class: Erin Holsinger, Kyra Rodi, and Sam Siddall. The seniors combined for 28 kills, led by Holsinger who racked up 17 kills from the middle. Gravel said this senior class stands out for its versatility, and that each member brings something unique and important to the lineup. Though the senior trio played its last home match this Saturday, they have two more weekends of conference play on the road before

the 2016 GLIAC Tournament. Immediately after defeating the Timberwolves, the Chargers started their trek to the Upper Peninsula to take on the Northern Michigan Wildcats on Friday at 7 p.m. and the Michigan Tech Huskies on Saturday at 2 p.m. Sophomore middle hitter Christine Siddall said she uses the approaching end of conference play as a motivator. “It makes me want it more, because I really want to continue the season,” Siddall said. “We go into every game thinking, ‘This one counts. Let’s focus on this game, right here, right now. Let’s focus on the next one later.’ It makes me want to keep winning, because it feels good.”

MEN’S BASKETBALL SEEKS BALANCE IN NEW SEASON By | Nathanael Meadowcroft dale’s main threat and one of the best players in the GLIAC. Senior Writer Last season, Cooper led the Chargers to an 18-10 overall For the first time in four record and won GLIAC Player years, the Hillsdale College of the Year. basketball team does not have This season, the role of goa clear go-to player. In the to guy is open for a Hillsdale 2013-14 season, Tim Dezelski player to earn, but with no obled the Chargers to an 18-9 re- vious candidate right now, the cord. After Dezelski graduat- Chargers know it’ll take a coled, Kyle Cooper became Hills-

Junior guard Stedman Lowry shoots the ball during a game against Saginaw Valley State last season. Lowry is one of two returning starters this season. Ben Strickland | Collegian

lective effort to qualify for the GLIAC Tournament for the second straight season. “We’ve been blessed here for a while. We went from a great player in Dezelski to Cooper, and now I don’t know if it’s going to be necessarily one player,” head coach John Tharp said. “We’re going to have to be better balanced than we ever have to be successful.” With less star-power on the court, the Chargers have put an increased focus in preseason practices on improving defensively. Tharp said he expects the Chargers to be better defensively this year than they were last year. “We’ve really taken a step forward even from last year defensively,” sophomore point guard Nate Neveau said. “We’ve made it a point of emphasis every day and hopefully that’s something we can hang our hat on this year. Cooper averaged 22.6 points and 9.8 rebounds per game last season. To replace his offensive production, the Chargers have focused on improving their transition offense. “Sometimes we were able to throw it into Kyle [Cooper] last year and give him easy ones,” Neveau said. “We’re going to have to find different ways to get easy points this year so we’re looking to do that through running.” Being able to rebound is an important component of getting out in transition, which is an area Tharp said the Chargers need to improve in. “We’ve not rebounded the ball particularly well these first two weeks of practice which scares the heck out of me,” Tharp said. “You can’t run if you can’t rebound.” The Chargers lost three starters from last year’s team to graduation. With spots in the starting lineup up for grabs, Tharp said he has “an idea” of what the opening day starting five will be and thinks he has “eight to ten” guys that will

form Hillsdale’s rotation. “We’ve just seen some inconsistency with certain people, where one day it’s you that’s been good and the next day it’s somebody else and you’re not as good,” Tharp said. Tharp said it’s been more difficult to select a rotation because of some early injuries. Senior forward Rhett Smith injured his foot just 40 minutes into Hillsdale’s first practice of the season, and redshirt freshman point guard Dylan Lowry hurt his finger last week. Hillsdale’s two returning starters are junior guard Stedman Lowry and junior guard Ryan Badowski. Lowry averaged 13.9 points per game last season and Badowski averaged 8.1 points per game. Neveau and senior center Nick Archer were regular contributors off Hillsdale’s bench last season and figure to be key players this year. “I think across the board we’re pretty balanced,” Neveau said. “To be successful we’re going to need to be balanced and have multiple guys score double digits and multiple guys getting more rebounds for us.” The Chargers added sophomore guard Harrison Niego in the offseason. Niego transferred from Indiana University, where he played 25 games in his freshman season with the Hoosiers. “Harrison Niego will be a factor for us,” Tharp said. Tharp also said redshirt freshmen Dylan Lowry and Mike Travlos have shown “some really good flashes” in practice. Neveau said Hillsdale’s freshmen are fitting into the team well. “They’ll provide us with another dimension and add to our depth a little bit,” Neveau said. “Now that we’re a couple weeks in we’re starting to see how we’re all fitting together and it’s always exciting and encouraging.” With no clear top-threat like in past seasons, Tharp said

Sophomore point guard Nate Neveau takes the ball up the court during last season’s matchup against SVSU. Ben Strickland | Courtesy

his players’ roles are changing. “There’s going to be a progression here for this basketball program,” Tharp said. “We’re not going to be clicking in the middle of November.” The Chargers were picked to finish third in the GLIAC South Division in the 2016-17 GLIAC Preseason Poll. Findlay and Ashland were voted first and second in the South, respectively. “First we want to figure out who we want to be as a team,” Neveau said. “As we figure that out, we want to just continue to get better as the season goes on. And hopefully depending on how we’re able to figure things out, we always want to make it to the GLIAC Tournament and then once we get there see what happens.” The Chargers will play their only exhibition game of the

year on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. on the road against Valparaiso, a Division-I team. Tharp called the game Hillsdale’s “dress rehearsal.” “We’re trying to find out more about ourselves, maybe more than the last couple years where things were more set,” Tharp said. “They’re going to expose all of our weaknesses and that’s what we hope for at that time of year.” After three weeks of practices and no games, the Chargers are ready to face outside competition. “We just really look at it as an opportunity to grow as a team and have a shot at someone else,” Neveau said. “If we’re out on the court competing we’re going to give it our all. And who knows, if we play well we’ve got a chance.”

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Baseball gallops, flies in annual Halloween game By | Kaylee McGhee Assistant Editor

A lone luchador bounded through the air after his at-bat on Sunday afternoon. Kaylee McGhee | Collegian

“Run, Forrest, run!” Junior Chris Ackerman, dressed as Forrest Gump, sprinted to first base after sending a fastball into center field. Staying true to the character of his costume, Ackerman continued to sprint down the football field, even after reaching first base safely. Ackerman’s costume was one of many lining the football field for the Hillsdale College baseball team’s annual Halloween game on Oct. 30. According to head coach Eric Theisen, this is the fourth year the team has played a Halloween-themed game. The idea came from multiple YouTube videos of several programs doing something similar, Theisen said. “It looked like a good time and a break from the regular grind of practices, so we decided to let loose a little bit and have a game of our own,”

Hillsdale College baseball players work together, galloping to first base. Kaylee McGhee | Collegian

Charger baseball wraps up intense fall season By | Stevan Bennett Jr. Assistant Editor

The fall is the offseason for collegiate baseball, but don’t tell that to the men of Hillsdale College baseball. On Sunday, the Chargers played their annual Halloween game, which capped off an intense fall season which saw exhibitions, scrimmages, and workouts before the sun came up. The final two weeks of the fall season proved to be the most challenging for the team, with the seniors splitting the squad into two teams to go head-to-head with each other in two major competitions. First, the teams squared off in the Fall Classic, a series of scrimmages which allowed the teams to accrue points towards the second competition: The Prairie Challenge. The Prairie Challenge consisted of four days of grueling fitness and endurance challenges. These challenges included everything from “squat until you drop” to team telephone-pole carries. On Friday, the teams concluded the challenge on the football field, completing a series of taxing tests before the sun had even crest. While the week was challenging, the team came out of it stronger on the other side, senior outfielder Jared Piper said. “You find out who your leaders are when something like this is really hard,” he said. “We have a super young team, and this was a good way to get them used to what we expect here.” When Piper says “super young,” he means it. The Chargers graduated 11 seniors off of last-year’s tournament team. A new wave of nine freshmen replaced these graduates, leaving only nine upperclassmen on the roster. Head coach Eric Theisen — 2016 GLIAC Coach of the Year — said the fall season is a good way to introduce the freshmen to the team, while making every player on the team mentally stronger. “This gets them to their breaking point, and they

learn that they can move past it,” he said. “They learn how to be good teammates when guys are struggling and how to be good teammates when they are struggling. They learn how to be a leader when their team needs a leader.” The Fall Classic and the Prairie Challenge came on the heels of exhibition games against Siena Heights, Albian, and Kalamazoo. According to Theisen, these games gave the team a chance to see some unfamiliar faces on the mound and in the box. For the freshmen class, it served as an introduction to collegiate baseball. “There is a definitely an adjustment getting used to all of the workouts and the intensity of it all,” freshmen pitcher Kolton Rominski said. “Pitching wise, all of your mistakes are that much more magnified. You can’t sneak anything by. Everything you do has to be more precise.” The fall season ended on a light note Sunday, with the annual Halloween game, where the players faced each other for a final scrimmage, but all decked out in their Halloween costumes. Everything from gnomes to penguins were out patrolling the field and taking cuts. “It’s our last hurray of the fall,” Piper said. “It’s pretty sweet to come out and be goofy and blow off steam.” Theisen said he saw his team progress quickly this fall, but that didn’t come as much of a shock. “I am never surprised when our guys do well. We recruit these guys because they are good, and we know they are good.” he said. “Sometimes the fun part is seeing them realize how good they are.” As the team of greenhorns heads into its final GLIAC season, Theisen said he is excited to see what the squad will do in 2017, following a 2016 campaign that saw the Chargers reach the national tournament for the first time in history. “We surprised some people last year,” he said. “We think we can do it again this year.”

Theisen said in an email. The game is a batting practice game, allowing players to switch up positions. The light-hearted event is meant to celebrate the end of the fall season, according to junior Ryan O’Hearn. “It’s a way to end things on a high note and finish the [fall] season off with a bang,” O’Hearn said. Costumes ranged anywhere from a garden gnome to a grape, but according to O’Hearn, the best costumes are the ones people can act out. Ackerman said being able to act out his character not only made his costume more obvious to the audience, but it also made the game more fun for him. “Last year I didn’t really know what to expect, but this year I definitely felt like I was more prepared,” Ackerman said. According to O’Hearn, the players try not to reveal what their costumes are, so they can surprise the audience, and each other. “It’s become a thing where you keep it a secret,” O’Hearn said. “It gets everyone excited to see what everyone else will come up with.” The Halloween game always draws a crowd, and this year was no exception. Parents, students, and local residents filled the stands to watch the players parade around in their costumes, laughing at the more ridiculous ones. “We didn’t really think it would draw so much attention,” Theisen said. “Originally we just wanted the guys to have a little fun with it, but it’s become a pretty funny and entertaining afternoon that people look forward to.” Ackerman said if he could change one thing about the game, it would be more promotion. “The more of an audience there is, the more fun it is,” he said.

KABABIK INDUCTED INTO HALL OF FAME By | Philip H. DeVoe City News Editor

Senior Hillsdale shotgun team member Kie Kababik was inducted into the Eastern States Trapshooting Hall of Fame for lifetime accomplishments in shooting sports this fall. “I was very happy about it. It’s a really big honor for me to have my achievements recognized at such a young age,” Kababik said. “It’s also important because I started shooting at the club where the hall of fame is located, and it’s great to be honored there.” Kababik, the youngest ever inducted into the hall of fame, has been shooting since 2007, when he was in sixth grade. Despite not having a team at his high school, he continued shooting individually until he joined the Hillsdale shotgun team. Assistant coach Joe Kain, who has known Kababik for 11 years, said the induction is important to his family and others who have watched Kababik develop his shooting ability. He added that Kababik worked hard to earn his induction. “It’s really representative of his shooting, including the

type of person he is and the people he surrounds himself with,” Kain said. “When he first started, he was good at one thing, but, as time has passed, he has improved a lot and expanded his abilities and what he does well.” Team administrator Adam Burlew said said Kababik’s award helps the team in many ways, including showing younger shooters the level of accomplishment team members can reach with hard work. “The new guys can talk to him and see how everything works. He has lots of experience and can speak intelligently about shooting,” Burlew said. “It shows that this type of thing is doable, that the next level of shooter is here among us.” Burlew praised Kababik, who has been part of the team for their past three D-III national championship victories, saying Kababik is someone Burlew and the other coaches can count on to consistently shoot well. “He can shoot trap better than anyone, and it’s nice to have someone we can depend on,” Burlew said. “If we’re putting money on who can shoot 100, it’s Kie every time.”

Senior Kie Kababik poses with his shotgun after the Grand American in Sparta, Illinois. Kie Kababik | Courtesy

TENNIS LEAVES GLIAC WITH A WIN Three Chargers receive ALL-GLIAC honors after Chargers play their final match in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. By | Breana Noble News Editor Entering the GLIAC tournament as the last, eighth seed, Hillsdale College women’s tennis took seventh Sunday, ending its time in the conference with a win during its final in-season match until spring 2018. The Chargers went 1-2 this weekend, losing to Northwood and Saginaw Valley State universities and beating Michigan Tech, during its final GLIAC matches before Hillsdale switches to the GMAC conference in the 2017-2018 academic year. The tournament’s results leave the team with a 5-9 record for the season. “The season was a good balance of returners and two new freshmen who were very strong,” coach Nikki Walbright said. “Everyone pulled together really well, and we definitely saw a progression over the season.” Three players received All-GLIAC honors following the tournament. After fighting some of the toughest opponents at No. 1 singles with an overall record of 8-3, sophomore Halle Hyman received First-Team All-GLIAC for the second year in a row. “I am really happy that all my hard work paid off,” Hyman said. “It is a very good feeling knowing I had a successful season.” Despite a back injury this season, freshman Katie Bell overcame the challenge with a 14-8 season to earn Second-Team All-GLIAC. “I was so surprised because of my back injury, and I couldn’t play all the time,” Bell said. “I was so happy I could play all three days during the tournament.” Ending her final season by making All-GLIAC for the first time, senior Dana Grace Buck received honorable mention honors. Buck, along with sophomore Madeline Bissett, swept in their doubles competition Friday through Sunday at No. 3, giving Buck her 49th career doubles victory as one of the best doubles players in Hills-

dale’s history. The duo earned the college its sole point 8-6 in the quarterfinals against undefeated Northwood on Friday. Northwood earned five points on the Chargers. “Everyone was right there supporting court three,” Walbright said. “Even though they were technically the first seed, you wouldn’t really know it, if you were watching the match. The girls were right in there with them on every court.” On Saturday, the tennis team faced No. 5 Saginaw Valley in the consolation bracket. The Chargers lost 5-2, with Hyman winning in singles 6-4, 7-5 along with Buck and Bissett in doubles 8-4. Hyman beat SVSU senior Izabella Ismailova, who she played at a home match on Oct. 16. “I was able to defeat a girl I lost to in normal season, which was a good feeling,” Hyman said. By Sunday, after playing two long, hard-fought matches, the players were exhausted, Walbright said. “It’s hard to prepare for three really intense days of

tennis,” Walbright said. “It was just very draining, so that’s definitely the biggest challenge.” Despite this, the women fought hard in the seventh-place match and came out victorious 5-1 against No. 7 Michigan Tech, who had beaten Hillsdale during the regular season. “It was a nice achievement that we could do that, even though we were all so exhausted,” Bell said. Buck and Bissett won 8-3, and the Hyman-Bell team won 8-6 at No. 1 doubles. In singles, Bell won 6-3, 6-3 at No. 2, and Bissett earned the Chargers a point in her match, coming in victorious 6-3, 6-3 at No. 4 singles. Sophomore Julia Formentin swept 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 6 spot. The team now heads into the offseason for more than a year, as the women’s tennis season moves from the fall to the spring in the GMAC, though it will have non-championship spring and fall matches leading up to its first in-season matches in 2018. “It’ll be a little strange com-

ing from the intense season we just had to now it’s over, and it’s going to be over a year before we get into season play,” Walbright said. “I’m looking forward to it. I think a spring season is more conducive to how a tennis season should be.” The fall will give players the opportunity to train after the summer instead of immediately starting matches upon their return. “It was hard going from the preseason into matches with school starting and classes,” Bell said. For now, though, the women are resting up after the three-day tournament and have plans to focus on their technique and fitness before playing matches on the court again. They will also reflect on the season and seek out ways to improve for the future, even if it appears far away for now. “This was the last season that our team would be in the GLIAC, and I think we all tried our best to leave our mark on the conference,” Hyman said.

Sophomore Halle Hyman received First-Team All-GLIAC honors for the second year in a row. Hyman was one of three Chargers who received All-GLIAC honors this season. Todd Lancaster | Courtesy

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Basketball seeks Fresh identity Chargers start new season, depending on balanced bench to bring success. A8 Ben Strickland | Collegian

Senior middle hitter Erin Holsinger goes up for the joust against the LSSU Lakers this Saturday. Todd Lancaster | Courtesy

CHARGERS BATTLE, DEFEAT NORTHWOOD 3-2 By | Jessie Fox Sports Editor

In a hard-fought battle, the Hillsdale College volleyball team defeated the Northwood University Timberwolves on Wednesday evening 3-2. The mid-week victory bumps the Chargers to 7-6 in the GLIAC and 15-9 overall. Though Hillsdale swept

Northwood 3-0 just last month, the Timberwolves put up a fight this time around. Northwood came out strong, jumping to a 21-4 lead. Though the Chargers eventually found a rhythm — they scored 10 of the final 14 points — the Timberwolves pounded the Chargers 25-14 to start the match. “Nothing was going on at all,” head coach Chris Grav-

Senior outside hitter Sam Siddall passes the ball during Hillsdale’s Saturday matchup. Todd Lancaster | Courtesy

el said. “For whatever reason, we were tight and we let a lot of balls drop that were pretty easy coming over the net. We realized we weren’t going to win the set so I said, ‘We need to get playing properly. Let’s think about the next play, get a few things right in a row, and get ready for set two.’” That’s what the Chargers did. Hillsdale carried some momentum into set two, maintaining a consistent lead throughout the game. The Chargers powered to a 25-18 win to even the score. In set three, the Chargers worked for a 21-14 lead before edging to a 25-20 victory to pull ahead, but Northwood wouldn’t go down without a fight. The Timberwolves tied the match again, when they grabbed set four, 25-21. For the seventh time this season, Hillsdale found itself playing a fifth set. When the Chargers jumped to a 12-4 lead, it was clear they wanted to come out on top. From there it went back and forth, but the Timberwolves couldn’t come back from the deficit. The Chargers ran away with a 15-7

win to cap the match. Gravel called the game “intense” — the Timberwolves’ post-season fate depended on the outcome. “They were doing everything they could. We took it that way, too, as a must-win match,” Gravel said. Though a number of Chargers performed well at the net, senior outside hitter Sam Siddall was a standout even with limited playing time. Siddall’s five kills, four digs, and two block assists came in clutch for the Charger offense, Gravel said. “We wouldn’t have won this match without Sam coming in and doing a great job,” Gravel said. “It was great to see her get some key serves, key blocks, and key passes today.” By the numbers, sophomore rightside hitter Paige VanderWall led the Chargers’ offense with 18 kills. Senior middle hitter Erin Holsinger smacked 13 kills of her own, while sophomore outside hitter Kara Vyletel added 10. Sophomore setter Taylor Bennett put up an impressive 49 assists, while sophomore

defensive specialist Taylor Wiese was solid in the back row. “Taylor Wiese was really consistent with her play tonight and if she can continue that and the other players around her can grab onto that,

those plays go our way and it made it a pretty fun game.” Sophomore quarterback Chance Stewart completed 20 of his 28 passes for 296 yards and a touchdown. Sophomore wide receiver Trey Brock caught 8 passes for 144 yards, his seventh 100-yard receiving game of the season. Brock has passed Oakland Raiders wide receiver Andre Holmes for

the most 100-yard receiving games by a Hillsdale player in a season. Reverman credited the offensive line and Stewart’s and Brock’s good play for his best performance of the season. “They can’t really take away the run and the pass at the same time, so it opened up a lot of big holes for me,” Reverman said.

Offenses dominated the first half, as the Chargers and Wildcats traded touchdowns. Hillsdale led 31-28 at halftime. The Chargers never trailed and were tied three times but never led by more than 10. The Chargers generated nine big plays on offense and gained 513 yards total. “It’s a lot easier to have somebody chasing you than to be the chaser, so we were able to hold serve,” Otterbein said. “When you get into one of those you’ve just got to keep generating touchdowns.” Both offenses slowed down in the second half, but the Chargers made enough plays to pick up their fourth win of the season. “There were a lot of different guys that stepped up,” Reverman said. “Those were plays that in previous games we might not have made to win the game.” With two home games remaining in the season, Hillsdale is 4-4 overall and 3-4 in the GLIAC. The Chargers haven’t enjoyed a winning season since 2012 when they finished 7-4, so they want to win out. “We want to finish 6-4,”

too, that will help us in the next couple of days,” Gravel said. Hillsdale’s win over Northwood came on the heels of two other lengthy matches this weekend. The Chargers fell to

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Senior middle hitter Kyra Rodi goes up to block against the Lakers on Saturday. Todd Lancaster | Courtesy

Hillsdale comes up clutch against Northern Michigan

By | Nathanael Meadowcroft Senior Writer There were plenty of heroes in the Hillsdale College football team’s 41-38 win over the Northern Michigan Wildcats on Saturday. The Chargers struggled to make plays in key situations during their three-game losing streak which they snapped on Saturday. Against the Wildcats, however, players on offense, defense, and special teams stepped up. “It finally came together and went our way,” head coach Keith Otterbein said. “We played smart football.” The Chargers led 41-38 with 5:22 remaining in the game. Northern Michigan had the ball at their 45-yard line, but Hillsdale forced a threeand-out as junior linebacker Jay Rose broke up a pass on third-and-7. The Chargers got the ball back with 4:26 left, and looked to run out the clock. Two clutch plays highlighted a successful four-minute drill. On third-and-9 from midfield, sophomore quarterback Chance Stewart completed a short pass to sophomore tight

end John Brennan who broke a tackle and moved 14 yards for a first down. “John Brennan made a phenomenal catch and run,” Otterbein said. “Otherwise we would have had to punt it away.” With 1:31 remaining, the Chargers faced fourth-and-3 from the Wildcats’ 29-yard line. Rather than try a long field goal or a pooch punt, the Chargers went for it. Stewart rushed four yards for the game-clinching first down. “We were just trying to win the game right there,” Otterbein said. “The victory formation is a very fun formation to call, so it was nice to get in that a couple times.” A cast of players set up Hillsdale’s game-ending drive. Sophomore tailback Joe Reverman rushed for 168 yards and 3 touchdowns. Freshman David Graham blocked a punt that was recovered by senior Chris Koenigsknecht, setting up Reverman’s third touchdown of the afternoon. “Looking back on it you can easily see how it wouldn’t have gone our way,” Rose said. “It was definitely nice to have

Sophomore quarterback Chance Stewart runs the ball during the Oct. 22 matchup against Grand Valley. Rachael Reynolds | Collegian

Rose said. “That’s our goal.” The Chargers will go for their fifth win of the year on Saturday at noon at Frank “Muddy” Waters Stadium against the No. 19 Ferris State Bulldogs who are 7-2 on the year. “They’ve got talent and they’re well-coached,” Otterbein said. “It’s certainly a big challenge for us.” Ferris State’s defensive line is one of the best in the GLIAC. “These guys are manimals,” Otterbein said. “That’s their strength. No one can throw it on them because they don’t have time to throw it on them.” Since Stewart will likely have less time in the pocket than normal, Otterbein said being efficient on first and second downs and changing his launch point will be important. If they can make big plays at key moments like they did against the Wildcats, the Chargers are confident they can move one step closer to finishing above .500. “Everyone’s got to do their job and we should be alright,” Rose said.

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The good, the true, and the brew-tiful of handcrafted beer Assistant Editor

The history of beer is full, frothy, and flavorful, and next semester, Hillsdale College students will get the chance to learn about it, with beer chemistry and home-brewing lessons mixed in. Associate Professor of Chemistry Christopher Hamilton is teaching a spring course on beer: the history, the chemistry, and brewing process. The class is open first to students in the Collegiate Scholars program, and then to all Hillsdale students 21 years old who have taken General Chemistry I. A home-brewer himself, Hamilton got the idea to teach a class on his hobby from a colleague. Associate Professor of Mathematics Thomas Treloar mentioned the idea for the class to Hamilton, who immediately took a liking to it. In the spring of 2014, Hamilton taught the class as a seminar for the former Honors Program. Next spring, Hamilton will teach the class for the third time because, he said, “Beer is awesome. That’s the short answer.” According to Hamilton, beer has a long history — about 5,000 years of it — and had a significant role in establishing the Western tradition. “You could argue that without

beer, we would not have Western civilization,” Hamilton said. “If people want to brew beer, you need to settle down and farm, so people settled down.” According to Hamilton, beer brewing began as a necessity in early settlements because beer was safer to drink than water. Also, a key ingredient in beer, grain, grows almost anywhere, Hamilton said. Brewing involves much more than beer history, however. Each class period is a full hour divided into roughly three 20-minute segments. The

“Beer is awesome. That’s the short answer.” first part is a science topic, and the next part is learning about a style of beer related to the science topic. The last 20 minutes of class is devoted to sampling beer and filling out sensory evaluation sheets with data on aroma, appearance, flavor, and mouthfeel. Although drinking a cold brew after a quick science lesson may seem ideal, Hamilton stresses that the class does require more work than critiquing beer.

Students brewed their own beer as part of last year’s beer seminar. Christopher Hamilton | Courtesy

on what he has learned from past chemistry classes and watching his older brother brew beer. Force is interested in the art of brewing partly because of a desire to use it to connect with others. “I think these sort of hands-on tasks are great methods of evangelization and getting guys together,” Force said. “So I’m really interested in creating future men’s groups where the focal point is brewing and tasting beer, so I’d love to see how Dr. Hamilton

approaches that same subject.” Hamilton said he has 15 spots in his class and expects them all to be filled. “I’m sad the class is limited to 15 people because I know I could easily get two to three times that many if I had enough spots,” Hamilton said. “But there is only one of me and I don’t think they want me teaching three sections of beer brewing.”

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the Grewcock Student Union. “The Culinary Arts club meetings will be divided into three types: hands-on cooking in a kitchen, a cooking demonstration, and outings, which might include visits to local restaurant-sourcing farms or trips to spectacular restaurants,” Whalen said. The hands-on cooking meetings will teach basic cooking skills. “We will teach grilling, baking, broiling, and will impart skills so that when students are out in the business world, they aren’t just eating macaroni and cheese. We can at least teach you how to enhance macaroni and cheese and Ramen,” said Whalen. “Isabelle and I both treat cooking as a release from academia, and we hope to share this release with others while teaching and learning more through this club.” Whalen and Parell have a long history of cooking. Whalen began cooking for his Boy Scout campouts, upgrading to a grill a few years later, while Parell started making simple meals from cookbooks, and enjoyed it so much she chose to pursue culinary arts for her career. “Food is so amazing because there are no morals involved. You give it to people, and they either like it or don’t. If they don’t, you can make the recipe better,” Parell said. “I wanted to learn more about culinary arts firsthand from restaurants and chefs, so Dominic and I created a means by which to accomplish this goal. As a Hillsdale College club, rather than as single students, we will have more authority in our future events.” The Culinary Arts Club was recognized through Student Federation on Oct. 19, after filling out numerous forms and picking a faculty adviser,

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With fresh ingredients and handmade ice cream, the build-yourown-sandwich and simple layout of Hillsdale’s new deli Handmade is worth a visit. After Oakley’s Riverside Deli closed in 2014, the building on Hillsdale Street was shut down for two years. Derek Spiteri, 24, recently reopened the shop, now named Handmade, to sell handmade sandwiches, coffee, and ice cream. While the new sandwich shop probably won’t have you calling home, it is a welcome addition to Hillsdale’s dining limited dining options. The sandwiches are satisfyingly filling, reasonably priced, and varied enough to make a return trip worthwhile. The award-winning ice cream, though a tad pricy, is advertised as the “best ice cream in Wisconsin.” Surprisingly, Handmade appears to be a prime off-campus study location. The wooden tables, surrounded by an assortment of chairs, provide a calm, relaxing environment, and the instrumental background music doesn’t distract from studies. Plus, the wall is lined with outlets, and there are more open spots than

AJ’s Cafe typically offers. Clearly, the owners of Handmade pride themselves on their ingredients by displaying their meats and cheeses in a large cooler at the front. The turkey looks much more like Thanksgiving day turkey than your typical lunch meat, Handmade serves subs on the well-loved Oakley and the slices are cut bread. Sarah Chavey | Collegian thickly. Oakley lovOrder your sandwich hot or cold, ers will be pleased grab chips and/or drink (Coca-Coto know the bread comes from the same baker as the bread at Oakley’s. la products) if you like, and take the Most of the options are square- order to the register. Handmade’s shaped (including the nine grain 25-cent water cups are neither as big wheat, sourdough, and rye), but the nor as cold as those from AJ’s, but “Old School” French bread comes in the old-fashioned register at least provides a distraction. My order — 7-, 14-, or 21-inch loaves. Among the nine flavors of meat, honey barbecue turkey on 7-inch the “bacon lover’s turkey” is popu- French with provolone, lettuce, tolar. In addition to normal meats and mato, red onion, bistro sauce, and cheeses, Handmade also offers buf- water — came to $7.25. Even with only a few employees, falo chicken, pastrami, cheddar with horseradish, and cheddar with gar- the wait was fairly short and the lic. All additional toppings are free, presentation was nice; my sandwich except avocado. Pro-tip: Try the came with a pickle. bistro sauce. It goes well with most See Handmade B2 sandwiches.

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How did you get started in the culinary arts?

Associate Professor of Chemistry Christopher Hamilton: My dad originally went to culinary school to be a chef. I grew up cooking and baking with both of my parents. With brewing, I’m able to bring my passion for science to that whole process.

Junior Hannah Daniel: My dad owned a restaurant, so he taught me everything I know. His mom owned a restaurant, and her mom owned a restaurant, so it’s kind of a family tradition.

What’s your signature drink or dish?

Hamilton: This time of year, I’d probably go for a nice American-style, robust porter — that’s the last beer I made. I’m not into pumpkin beer. There’s enough pumpkin spice in the atmosphere that I don’t need to be drinking it.

Daniel: I like breakfast — waffles and pancakes are always good. When I’m at home, I make a lot of danishes and dough from scratch.

Hamilton: It has to start with a lot of tasting — you’ve got to explore. Even if you don’t like everything you try, you have to understand why things taste the way they do. Is it the malt, the yeast, the hops, some interplay of them? Don’t be afraid to explore.

Daniel: If you like to do it, do it. There’s a lot of information online — the Food Network is great. Of course, help out in the kitchen if you know a family member or friend needs help.

How do you recommend novice chefs get cooking?

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and aprons, hungry to start the first Hillsdale club revolving around food — the Culinary Arts Club. Parell and Whalen are now the president and vice president of the Culinary Arts Club, which they formed in order to provide culinary education and cooking opportunities. Parell was inspired to start the club while watching “Chopped,” a popular cooking show on Food Network hosted by Ted Allen, during finals week in the spring of 2016. Parell and Whalen worked as chefs over the summer — Whalen at Johnny T’s Bistro in Hillsdale, and Parell at Sulu Country Store in Montana. Both developed their cooking skills and confidence and decided to share it at Hillsdale. “As the summer progressed, it became increasingly clear that my passion lays in the culinary arts: not just in eating food, but making it and sharing it with others,” Parell said. “This led me to the decision to pursue a career in the culinary arts, and this decision opened my eyes to the lack of opportunities to learn about the culinary arts at Hillsdale.” Parell and Whalen brought that opportunity to Hillsdale. “The purpose of the Culinary Arts Club is twofold: first, to equip students with basic culinary skills that will improve their experience when cooking, and second, to present frequent opportunities to students interested in the culinary arts as a hobby or as a potential career to use those skills,” Parell said. The Culinary Arts club plans to hold bake sales to raise money for events so they are not solely funded by Student Federation. The club raised $100 during Parents’ Weekend, and they plan to host a chili cook-off competition in the Biermann Athletic Center and co-host the annual Charger Chopped event with the Student Activities Board in

“Yeah, it’s about beer. It’s going to be fun, but it’s also serious,” Hamilton said. “You have to do the work. You have to do projects. Every day in class you have to do evaluations. You are writing things out. Students have to write a paper on a science topic related to beer.” Senior biochemistry major John Olberding took the class last spring because he loves beer and had done previous beer research with Hamilton. Even with his experience, though, the class was work. “It’s not a trivial course. It’s a real course,” Olberding said. Hamilton recommends students take General Chemistry I before signing up to ensure each person understands class lectures and discussion. He is willing to waive the requirement, however, if the student asks. “We talk a lot about chemistry and so I want students to have a basic background knowledge. If a student had an Advanced Placement chem course or a significant background, I’m willing to talk to students who don’t have Chemistry 201,” Hamilton said. “You know, I’m not teaching the basics of chemistry, I’m teaching them about the science of beer, so they have to have those fundamental ideas and topics already down.” Senior English major Tim Force is considering taking the class next semester even though he lacks the chemistry prerequisite. He will rely

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Book sales and tawdry tales: Evangelicals’ secret sexual revolution By | Ramona Tausz Senior Writer

American evangelical Christians had their own sexual revolution in the 1970s, Daniel Silliman claimed at a lecture Monday. Silliman ’06 spoke on “Selling Sex at the Christian Bookstore: How Market Forces Shaped the Secular Fantasy of American Evangelicals.” Currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Notre Dame, Silliman claims that though it may seem a no-brainer to place evangelicals staunchly on the traditional, conservative side of the American culture wars, this assumption obscures the facts. “A look at the publication dates of Evangelical sex manuals shows these Christians were not following a cultural shift,” Silliman said. “They were a part of it.” He pointed out that the first popular book to give sex advice, evangelical or not, was Marabel Morgan’s “The Total Woman.” It was the bestselling title of 1974. Sex manuals like Morgan’s encouraged Christian wives to embrace their sexuality and use it to improve their marriages and find sexual ful-

fillment. Middle-class, middle-aged women began engaging in sexual roleplay with their husbands, greeting them at the door in just sheer stockings, high heels, and an apron, or seducing them in the garden. “For a change tonight, place a lighted candle on the floor,” Morgan’s advice suggested. “Seduce him under the dining room table. Or lead him to the sofa.” The typical interpretation of this kind of advice, according to Silliman, has been to say evangelicals were

“They argued belief in Jesus and the Bible was directly, causally connected to complete personal fulfillment.” Silliman supports his claim by pointing to the phenomenon of Christian bookstores, through which this evangelical sexual revolution — a kind of prosperity Gospel, but with sex — was able to spread. During the 20th century, when booksellers such as Eerdmans, Baker, and Zondervan discovered they could sell unprecedented numbers of books by marketing their works to a “trans-denominational print culture,” did Christian books really began to sell. Mennonites and Dutch — Reformed, for instance, though they saw themselves as opposed in certain theological matters, were beginning to see each other as allies in the fight against the secular culture. As a result, Silliman said, “Publishers’ market incentives changed.” Books on Mennonite doctrine or Methodist theology, which would appeal only to specific, narrow audi-

“Silliman [points] to the phenomenon of Christian bookstores, through which this evangelical sexual revolution this kind of prosperity Gospel, but with sex — was able to spread.” merely trying to claim it was possible to both achieve sexual satisfaction and be a good Christian. Silliman, however, believes a close reading reveals a more sinister truth. “They said sexual satisfaction was attainable through belief,” he said.

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Josh Hamilton’s film ‘Ecce Viri’ depicts life in Simpson dormitory. Facebook

‘Ecce Viri’: A Simpson success story Former student to be featured in Texas film festival By | Anders Hagstrom Opinions Co-Editor

Simpson dormitory has long had a reputation for craziness, but ultimately, what happens in Simpson stays in Simpson, right? Not for long. A 10-minute documentary of the infamous dorm directed by former Hillsdale student Josh Hamilton will premiere Nov. 11 at the 10th annual Lone Star Film Festival in Fort Worth, Texas. In past years, the festival has premiered blockbusters like “Silver Linings Playbook” and “The Imitation Game.” Hamilton’s “Ecce Viri,” which is Latin for “Behold the Men,” was accepted into the film festival along with fewer than 100 other short films from an undisclosed number of submissions. While it does present national and global productions, the Lone Star festival primarily features films produced and directed by Texans. Hamilton said “Ecce Viri” is a coming-of-age film highlighting his view that Simpson dorm culture is instrumental in turning many of Hillsdale’s freshmen boys into men. “Though I hate the term, Simpson is somewhat of a safe space for guys,” Hamilton said. “It’s a place where we can figure ourselves out spiritually and mentally without needing to keep up a facade of manly confidence.” From late-night conversations to raids at high noon, Hamilton captured footage of the daily life inside the dorm throughout the spring semester of 2015. He also shot inter-

Culinary Arts from B1 Classics Chairman Joseph Garnjobst. “It was a lot more paperwork than I expected,” Whalen said. “Thankfully, Anthony Manno helped us through the process. It took a while to answer the question, ‘How will your club fit into Hillsdale College’s mission?’ but we managed to prove our point.” Parell and Whalen said the culinary arts help college students by

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Though the French loaf was thick, the sandwich contained enough meat and toppings to avoid a bready texture. The honey barbecue chicken is delightfully sweet and the bistro leaves a tangy, spicy kick. Then there’s the ice cream. First off, sample as many as you like — even all eight flavors. From classics like vanilla and cookie dough to “Snap O’ Lantern” (pumpkin with ginger snaps) and “Fat Elvis” (banana

views with seniors who had spent their entire Hillsdale careers living in Simpson. “Guys that stay here all four years don’t stay because of the building,” Mike Pope ’15 said. “We stay because of the community, because we learned together how to be responsible. All of us have changed so much since we were freshmen.” Hamilton said he also conducted interviews with his grandfather in Texas during the summer of 2015, which he hoped would provide the film with the stabilizing influence of someone who knows what it takes to grow. “I wanted to answer the question, ‘What does it mean to be a man?’” Hamilton said. “Beyond the macho caricature of manliness, I wanted to get at the fellowship and trust that are so prevalent in Simpson and so necessary for a boy to become a godly man.” Hamilton dropped out of Hillsdale after the fall semester of 2015, a decision which he said he thinks helped shape the film. “The nostalgia I felt after leaving helped me identify what was really valuable about my experience at Hillsdale and highlight it in the film,” he said. Hamilton, who plans to become a filmmaker, said he was grateful for the opportunity that the festival provides aspiring directors. “So far I’ve only been making commercials for local companies,” he said. “I still have a long road ahead of me, but I hugely appreciate the festival for providing me with a step in the right direction.”

Students and aspiring artists can hone their creative talents at Sketchy Sundays, an event hosted by Hillsdale’s art honorary Alpha Rho Tau — the next of which is Nov. 6. The bi-monthly event, which runs until Dec. 11, provides a model for students to engage in figure-drawing and allows them cultivate their portrait abilities outside of class, according to Alpha Rho Tau president, junior Elsa Lagerquist. “It’s fun to draw in a non-judgmental situation,” Lagerquist said. “It’s a casual, fun way to try something new if you’re not an artist, and a great way to develop skills if you are an artist.” The event allows students to practice the skills they’ve learned in class in a casual setting, and focus on specific skills they don’t normally have time to work on, according to Lagerquist. Professor of Art Bryan Springer said the event was started this year by a student who wanted more time drawing models. Alpha Rho Tau then began sponsoring the event and made it campus-wide. “I’m thrilled that they are conducting these sessions,” Springer said. “It’s an excellent way to build camaraderie among artists and generate interest among non-artists.” Junior and member of Alpha Rho Tau Patrick Lucas attended the Oct. 23 session and said it was a great place to get started for someone interested in art. “The portraits would probably turn out better with faculty advice, but it’s nice to be able to go and just do your own thing without help or critique,” Lucas said.

encouraging a healthy, balanced diet difficult to find in pre-made dinners and fast food. “Basic cooking skills allow students to be self-sufficient and healthy, and enjoy eating their food, rather than just consuming it,” said Parell. One outing event planned is a demonstration from junior Brendan Clarey on roasting coffee beans with a stovetop popcorn maker and a propane burner. “I’m crazy obsessed with coffee, so I would love to show the differ-

ence between fresh-roasted and two week-old coffee,” Clarey said. “After the demonstration we could drink the fresh roasted coffee and compare it to older coffee.” No matter the demonstration, the Culinary Arts Club aims to inspire students to cook and eat good food. “Our goal is to bring people together over a shared interest, that will hopefully turn into a passion for culinary arts,” Whalen said. “I don’t think people realize exactly how fun food can be.”

ice cream with fudge and chocolate chips), the flavor varieties will please all audiences. The salted caramel flavor, which is charmingly labeled “This shit just got serious,” may pose a dilemma for employees; at what age can they begin telling children what this “stuff ” is actually called? I split my single scoop between two flavors: “Yippie Skippie” (peanut butter with pretzel balls and brownies) and “Exhausted Parent” (espresso-spiked bourbon). It might be worth being an exhausted parent if this is the kind of ice cream they

eat: it’s uniquely flavored, incredibly creamy, and appropriately chunky. Unfortunately, the $4 scoop only equaled about half an AJ’s single scoop, but they do offer waffle-cones. Pro-tip No. 2: Order a cone to receive a little more ice cream than the cup. Perhaps the most unique item is the nitrate coffee: coffee brewed essentially the same way Guinness is. Whether they come for the nitrate coffee, the classic and fresh sandwiches, or the stand-out ice cream, students now have one more homey Hillsdale restaurant to enjoy.

ences, wouldn’t sell as well as books on practical issues like marriage, children, and how to live day to day. “Not everybody was happy about this dumbing down to books with the broadest appeal, but the market was the market,” Silliman said. “In the changing dynamics, attention to immanent, this-worldly things was encouraged and rewarded.” Books like Marabel Morgan’s “The Total Woman” would eventually sell very well in this market — leading to an evangelical sexual revolution. Silliman’s larger point, then, becomes clear: although the evangelical Christian culture of Zondervan publishing and Marabel Morgan saw itself as battling modern secularism, its ultimate concern — whether in its sexual revolution or its bookstores — Daniel Silliman spoke about evangelicals’ sexual revolution Monday. was fundamentally secular. “An evangelical identity emerged Twitter with the emergence of a print cul- ings, high heels, and an apron.” ture, and the identity is constructed Silliman will teach a course at not against secularism but within Hillsdale next semester on “Religion, secularity, within secularism,” Sil- Society, & Culture.” The class, which liman concluded. “They produced, may be counted for credit in the sosold, and bought religious books, but ciology, religion, or Christian Studies they were religious books about the departments, will examine how relihere and now. They were all about gion is a cultural activity and social abundant life — but the kind you phenomenon throughout America’s could have wearing just sheer stock- history.

Novel glimpses into the poet’s mind Two Nicholson Baker novels in review By | Mark Naida

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Nicholson Baker’s mind captures the “fine suddenness” of every moment. His work fixates on the minutiae of the everyday experience while largely ignoring the notion of a plot. His dense, accurate prose tightens the reader’s grip on reality. Two of his more recent projects, however, develop a compelling and sophisticated narrative. His two most recent novels, “The Anthologist” (2009) and “Traveling Sprinkler” (2013) focus on a single character, Paul Chowder: a minor poet whose neuroticism, tenderness, and penchant for hyper-accurate description come straight from Baker himself. “The Anthologist” opens as Chowder’s live-in girlfriend, Roz, leaves him because of his stasis and inconsistency in his own life and in their shared life together. Having compiled an anthology of poems centered on rhyme, he cannot bring himself to write the introduction. The book operates as Chowder’s attempt to explain the importance of rhyme while simultaneously providing a look into the mind of a heartsick man. The second novel, “Traveling Sprinkler,” opens after the publication of Chowder’s anthology as he develops the inclination to become a songwriter, focused on writing a catchy dance hit. The stunning insight into the history and theory of poetry provides sharp contrast to Chowder’s seemingly frivolous goal. Yet Baker combines these two elements to explore the relationship between song lyrics and poetic verse, as Chowder struggles to write a great love song for Roz. The two novels should be thought of a sequence — a long rumination on the possibility of poetry and the role of the artist. Baker employs a first person conversational narration style that mirrors the unconventional method he used in writing both novels. In his “Art of Fiction” interview with the Paris Review, Baker said he wrote the book by “speak typing” while dressed as Paul Chowder, giving an extremely long dramatic monologue full of digressions. This writing method gives the novels a raw, idiosyncratic quality while engaging directly with the reader, as if in conversation. The strange and amicable voice is a direct result of Baker’s technique, a combination of theatrics and stream-of-consciousness. In the “Art of Fiction” interview, Baker said, “When I started ’The Anthologist’ in 2003, I dictated notes into a digital recorder and transcribed some of them and set that aside. And then in 2007, I did a lot of videotaping of myself talking in the character of Paul Chowder. I set up a camera and grew quite a huge beard and tried to be a poet. I had this old fisherman’s hat that I wore. I shot about 40 hours of me in

Nicholson Baker’s novels explore the life of a poet. Amazon

various places, outside, down in the creek.” Paul Chowder becomes a true alter-ego for Baker, whose natural wit and charm permeate the narrative. Through this alter ego we see Baker’s mind most accurately. His mind creates absurd connections and obsesses over the unrecognized particularities of life, while expelling empathy and love at every turn. Chowder loves fully and realistically. He fixates on Roz’s dating life during their romantic hiatus while looking to impress her whenever the opportunity arises. Readers are likely to find Chowder intensely relatable despite his oddities and fixations. He obsessively cleans his workspace, smokes cigars to emulate other great poets, worries about drone warfare, and fixates on writing poems about flying spoons. At the end of “Traveling Sprinkler,” he comforts Roz after she undergoes a hysterectomy. This moment is a profound realization that the couple missed their chance to have children. In Chowder, Baker constructs a neurotic everyman who is true to life. In his eccentricities and challenges, Chowder shows us more about ourselves and how overcome our anxieties in order to love fully and deeply. The novels are also a grand celebration of poetry from a mildly intellectual minor poet. From his position, Chowder can attest to his love of poetry, as well as his struggles with it. A primary fixation “The Anthologist” is Chowder’s claim that iambic pentameter actually mirrors waltz timing with a three beat line, instead of the common misconception that a line of iambic pentameter (as in Shakespeare) contains five beats. His argument hinges on the idea that there is a breath at the end of each line of poetry. Correct or not, these digressions show the creative mind at work while also helping to define Paul Chowder as a thoughtful, affable character. I once asked a friend of mine, a poet from Maryland, what he thought was the common thread in his poetry. He looked at me as if I had asked what year it was. He replied simply, “Well, every poem is a love poem, of course. The reason you write at all, is all out of love.” This is what Baker proves with these two novels as he distills beauty from the quotidian, offering the sympathetic voice of a bumbling protagonist with too much in his heart. Baker uses Paul Chowder to show us part of himself, and in so doing, shows the possibility that we too can be driven to love so ardently.

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Novels in November: Combatting midterm mundanity with creativity

The Creative Writing Club meets in the Heritage Room in Mossey Library. Facebook.

By | Jordyn Pair Assistant Editor On Nov. 1, writers all over the world stash away their Halloween costumes and pick up their pens, ready to participate in National Novel Writing Month,

or, NaNoWriMo. Participants in NaNoWriMo write every day of November aiming to complete a first draft of a 50,000 word novel — about 1,667 words per day. “The goal is just to get people writing and to get people writ-

ing a lot,” freshman Madeline Hedrick said. Hedrick said she plans to use NaNoWriMo to finish a short crime story she began two years ago. “It’s like playing in a sandbox,” Hedrick said. “You’re

building the characters, and you’re building this little world. You’re the one who dictates what it is, but at the same time you’re not. You’re just uncovering it.” Creative writing has more of a place at Hillsdale than just NaNoWriMo, however. The Creative Writing Club also provides a place for writers to flex their creative muscles. “The purpose of the club is to foster an open writing community where Hillsdale students have an opportunity to regularly workshop their pieces, meet other writers, and engage in conversations about the writing process,” said junior Chandler Ryd, president of the Creative Writing Club. Started in the fall of 2014, the club meets every Saturday from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Richard Raese Conference Room. This year, between 10 and 15 people attend regularly. Ryd opens each meeting by reading a piece of contemporary literature out loud. This helps club members tune in to the

discussions of today’s writers. “You have to feel the pulse of the time period, the culture, what’s happening in the world,” he said. “Writers that are writing today are interacting with the culture and they are a part of a conversation. If we want to be great writers, we have to be part of that conversation too, or at least listen to it.” The club hosts a Poetry Out Loud event, but most of the club centers around workshopping students’ work, which includes poetry, short stories, and excerpts from longer works. The club reads a member’s piece beforehand and gives constructive criticism during the meeting. “You want to be able to learn what is actually happening in your writing, what other people are understanding through the writing itself without the writer explaining things,” Ryd said. “It’s very useful to get a sense for what it is actually being communicated in the piece.” Assistant Professor of English and club faculty advisor Kelly

Franklin also stressed the importance of a writing community and workshopping. “To become good writers, I think we need a lot of eyes on our work,” he said. “What better place to do it than Hillsdale? These are writers that are nourished in the great truths and traditions. They have something to write about.” Hedrick has only attended one club meeting, but said she enjoyed it. “It’s really nice to have that community and a group there to support you and encourage you to write regularly,” she said. Ryd said the club plans to continue hosting Poetry Out Loud, and hopes the club continues to grow. “I want it to continue and gain a larger audience and make a bigger impact on campus,” he said. “Ultimately, I want the club to be a valuable resource to serious writers on campus, that’s really what I want.”

Students help with state park restoration By | Madeleine Jepsen Assistant Editor After hiking through grass almost twice her height and fending off an abundance of malignant ticks at Grand Mere State Park, sophomore Andrea Wallace presented her research on a restoration site at the park Oct. 22 at the Michigan Consortium of Botanists. Wallace participated in an ongoing project by Professor of Biology Ranessa Cooper, who, in 2004, began monitoring the plant diversity in a 40-acre sand mining site in the park near Stevensville, Michigan, on the coast of Lake Michigan, where the Department of Natural Resources attempted to re-establish plant life. Unlike many restoration projects that reintroduce just one single species, this project introduced 150 species of plants. Now, Cooper and her students survey the site every five years, sharing their data with

the DNR. Their research results help determine which species are most successful at growing in this type of environment long-term for other conservation projects. “Their work will help us assess whether the reclamation at this site is progressing as intended, or whether we need to intervene with management actions to get things back on track,” said Glenn Palmgren, one of the primary DNR ecologists working on the project, in an email. Based on previous data about which species were present at the site in 2011 and the initial list of plants the DNR reintroduced, Wallace was able to analyze her own data and monitor which species had become more abundant and which species were new to the site. “You want to see which species that were planted still persist and, if they haven’t, what other types of plants are colonizing

Sophomore Andrea Wallace presents her research on a restoration site. Facebook.

Senior Kayla Stetzel sits in a Google chair while visiting the corporate headquarters during the Living and Working in Chicago trip. Will Crockett | Courtesy

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Sophomore Andrea Wallace participated in an ongoing research project by Professor of Biology Ranessa Cooper. Facebook.

the area,” Cooper said. “Even though we haven’t seen some plants in the past that were on the planting list, it seems the habitat is just right for them to establish on their own.” The team was also able to help remove an invasive species present in parts of the site, and recommended this action be taken based on their data about its increased abundance. Wallace participated in the project as a part of her biology research for her major, working in conjunction with Cooper to identify plant species present at the site, quantify their relative abundance, and collect samples of different species. “It was definitely trial by fire,” Wallace said. “There were over 180 species at the site that I had to be familiar with — so lots of vocabulary and identification really quickly.” Wallace, Cooper, and other student volunteers drove to Grand Mere as often as once a

week to collect samples from mid-April through October. Once the research team had collected its data, Wallace pressed, mounted on paper, and identified by species each of the plant samples. “Showy flower plants were easy, but most of them were grasses and sedges,” said Megan Edwards ’12, who worked on the project her senior year. “Even if they were the same kind, they might not look alike, so a lot of it was figuring out whether they were the same or different species.” Cooper said the project has increased her knowledge of Michigan’s flora and provided her students with an opportunity to do meaningful research. “This has been really great project,” she said. “I’ve learned a lot. I think all of the students have learned a lot. Any opportunity to be in nature and be a good conservationist, I think those are all good things.”

Love, marriage, friendship, creation, redemption Theology of the Body class draws large student crowd By | Josephine von Dohlen Collegian Reporter Associate Professor of Philosophy Nathan Schlueter first promised Thomas King ’15 he would consider teaching Theology of the Body only if King could get 15 students to commit to the course. Within two days of registration, Schlueter’s class had filled to 25 students, prompting Schlueter to open an additional section which filled up just as quickly. This year, Schlueter’s class has drawn just as many students in just as short a time. “That the students have latched onto it this way, I think is pretty telling, pretty remarkable,” Schlueter said. Since its first offering in fall 2014, Theology of the Body has continued to draw a large crowd of eager students to study the works of St. John Paul II on human dignity and sexuality

through marriage and love. Schlueter said such discussion attracts the Hillsdale students’ pursuit of knowledge and truth. “And you ask yourself, why would students want to take this?” Schlueter said. “And the answer is duh, look around. We have never lived in a time of so much confusion over our

theology for everything and so when approaching any topic you should be thinking, ‘What is the theology of this?’ and ‘Where does God come to play in this topic?’ and that is something that really excites me and I am very interested in that.” John Paul offers this direction through the writings such as his great work, “Love and

“We have never lived in a time of so much confusion over our embodiment. I think students are hungry for some direction in that.” embodiment. I think students are hungry for some direction in that.” Junior Lara Forsythe offered two reasons for her interest in taking this course in the spring. “Oh baby. Schlueter,” Forsythe said. “And, it just sounds fundamental for life … there is

Responsibility,” his script, “The Jeweler’s Shop,” as well as his papal audience lectures given from 1979 to 1984. “This isn’t just about love, and marriage and friendship, this is about creation and redemption,” Schlueter said. “The passages are there to be seen in

Scripture, but no one ever saw them like John Paul II.” The course culminates in a research project that explores an examination of a novel, song, artwork, or poem of through the lens of Theology of the Body. A Pathos website, Love Among the Ruins, was initiated by Kathryn Wales, wife to Associate Professor of Religion Jordan Wales, to publish some of the student works done for this class assignment. Senior Jessica Jenkins was enrolled in the inaugural Theology of the Body class and examined the Sistine Chapel’s artwork as part of her final project. “What I learned really shaped me as a person,” Jenkins said. “Looking at life after Theology of the Body, I think that has really changed my outlook on my philosophy classes, but also how I approach my personal life and the choices I make.”

posure to a vast amount of subjects and go deeper from there.” Although he has always counted reading both volumes of Alexis De Tocqueville’s “Democracy in America” as a personal achievement, Farrar has been surprised at how frequently De Tocqueville arises in business situations. “Another valuable skill that Hillsdale grads pick up as result of a liberal arts background is learning to write well,” Farrar said. “I just got married in July and six of my eight groomsmen were classmates from Hillsdale. Pretty much every one of those guys can write really well. We all had to go through it.”

seeing the coworker dynamics was very informative,” Stetzel said. “There was a lot of open space, smart-looking people casually dressed, and quite a few dogs as it is a dog-friendly company. The company culture and work environment felt almost like a playground to keep people thinking in creative and unconventional ways.” Senior Will Crockett said his favorite part of the day at Google was speaking with a new member of Farrar’s team who was only a few years out from college. “I got to talk to him about what it’s like starting out and he was very encouraging. It’s nice to see what people a few steps ahead of you are doing. Also, I ate one of the most delicious lunches I’ve ever had,” Crockett said of

“The company culture and work environment felt almost like a playground to keep people thinking in creative and unconventional ways.” Farrar also credits Director of Career Services Joanna Wiseley for helping land his first job as a customer business manager at General Mills. Farrar’s career trajectory isn’t surprising to Wiseley, who said she was impressed by his confidence and determination as an undergraduate student. “John was very proactive and made use of the resources career services had to offer and went to all of our events,” Wiseley said. “I didn’t go to John with a job opportunity, he was always looking for jobs. He was also really good about closing the deal in an interview, telling his interviewer that he would be an asset to the company.” Meeting Farrar and touring the Google headquarters was a surreal experience, said senior Kayla Stetzel. “Getting inside one of the largest tech industries and

his meal from Google’s complimentary cafeteria. The group of Hillsdale students sat down with Farrar and his team, asking questions from ‘What is working at Google like?’ to ‘What was the dumbest thing you ever did in an interview?’ Speaking to the best career advice he’s received, Farrar said he recommends Hillsdale students maximize their current responsibilities rather than tailoring their experiences to future employers. “Don’t focus so much on what’s on your resume or what it will it be,” Farrar said. “If you’re very passionate about what you’re doing, people will come to you. Also, if you got an itch, then definitely scratch it. At least you can say you’ve tried it. You don’t want to get to be 40 and not try something that you’d expected you might want to experience.”

Hillsdale students visited Google while on the Living and Working in Chicago trip. Claire Freier | Courtesy

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Exploring Google By | Lillian Quinones Collegian Reporter Walking into the Chicago branch of Google’s corporate headquarters is like walking into the Google homepage, but instead of a blank white screen, concrete walls and pillars frame a fluorescentlylit model of the iconic tetrachrome logo. As part of Living and Working in Chicago, 11 Hillsdale students found themselves on the other side. The visit was a part of Living and Working in Chicago, a two-day experience organized by career services that provides students with alumni networking opportunities, job shadowing, and a chance to spend fall break touring the Windy City. Career services has been connecting students with alumni and businesses in Chicago for more than eight years, but, this was the first time the agenda included meeting Google’s head of home services. John Farrar ’98 is in his second year as head of home services for Google. He was recruited by the technological giant when he was working on a mergers and acquisitions team at Valassis Communications and one of his clients

referred Farrar’s name to Google. As head of home services for the U.S., Farrar leads teams in Chicago and New York which manage Google’s largest performance advertisers. “In performance advertising, the company wants you to take action immediately,” Farrar said. “For example if you’re in the market to buy home security online, ADT, one of our clients, wants you to buy their products online in your first search. My job is more about creating a linear action between advertising and commerce and making it easier for you to buy right away.” After graduating with a marketing major and Spanish minor from Hillsdale, Farrar says his appreciation of his Hillsdale education continues to grow. “I’m a huge fan of our education, mostly because a liberal arts education gives us a well-rounded perspective,” Farrar said. “There is a point of diminishing returns on going too deep in undergrad without being exposed to the actual practice of the profession, but I’d rather have ex-

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Hillsdale students visited Google while on the Living and Working in Chicago trip. Claire Freier | Courtesy

Bon Appétit bakes spookiness into Halloween menu By | Chandler Lasch Collegian Reporter

The Knorr Dining Room featured 16 Halloween-inspired cake on Oct. 31. Chandler Lasch | Collegian

A rat adorns one of the cakes in the dining hall on Halloween. Chandler Lasch | Collegian

Bon Appétit Management Company celebrated Halloween by treating students to candy and spooky-themed cakes, as it does every year. The Knorr Dining Room dessert table featured 16 brightly-colored cakes in all kinds of Halloween-inspired shapes, including a ghost, a snake, a yeti, and two jacko’-lanterns. Nearby sat plastic cauldrons filled with candy, and a plastic skull and tombstone in between them. Pastry chef Kynda Lee creates these beautiful, creepy cakes each year. “I’ve been making cakes for 13 years. I try to do something new every year,” Lee said of her cake designs. “It’s a challenge to make different cakes.” Lee takes inspiration from other cakes she sees and tries to replicate. Her key ingredients are fondant, chocolate molding clay she makes from scratch, colors she mixes, and her imagination. “This one has been a challenge,” Lee said, referencing the cake that would become an abominable snowman. When the cake was finished, she said she was happy with how her challenge turned out. Her favorite cake was

shaped like a trick-or-treater in a ghost costume. “I named this one Boo,” Lee said. “I think he’s cute. I have to have a cute one.” David Apthorpe, the general manager of Bon Appétit at Hillsdale, said he was pleased with how the cakes turned out. “They look great,” Apthorpe said. “They’re over-thetop.” He added that his favorite cake was the abominable snowman. “These cakes give us the chance to lighten up the mood and break up what we do,” Apthorpe said. “It’s great timing. This is the longest stretch before Thanksgiving, and students have midterms. It’s a good diversion.” These desserts have traditionally been popular among students. Apthorpe insisted that all 16 cakes would be gone by the end of the day. Senior Sarah Reinsel selected a slice of red velvet cake that was covered in white frosting, but appeared to have blood dripping down the sides. “It looks pretty darn good,” Reinsel said. Like many students, Reinsel said she planned to spend her Halloween studying for midterms. It seems Apthorpe was right about the good timing.

Pastry chef Kynda Lee makes an abominable snowman cake for students on Halloween. Chandler Lasch | Collegian

The abominable snowman cake is shaped like a trick-or-treater in a ghost costume. Chandler Lasch | Collegian

Alex Pankow By | Tim Pearce

How would you describe your style? Lower-middle-class kid does a poor representation of upper-middle-class prep culture.

Where do you like to shop? I like to shop at J. Crew but I’ve never actually bought anything there because it’s too expensive.

How has your fashion evolved? I’ve definitely built onto my collection of pastel button downs. I now make the daily decision of deciding what hues and colors I like to pair with boat shoes and khakis.

Do you have a fashion staple? Definitely, it’s got to be a pair of 30/34 khakis and my brown boat shoes. I could not survive without those two things. Tim Pearce | Collegian

What’s your favorite article of clothing? My favorite article of clothing has to be my J. Crew button down that I got at a thrift shop for $5. I love J. Crew stuff so much, it made my day.

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If you were a piece of clothing, what would you be? I think I’d definitely be a pair of boat shoes because when you wear a pair of boat shoes it means ‘I’m kind of classy but I’m ready to party.’ I think that kind of talks to me, speaks to my style.