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Softball goes 3-1 against GVSU, Ferris The softball team split this weekend’s games with Grand Valley, before sweeping Ferris State. A10

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Hillsdale College’s shotgun team won its fourth consecutive national championship at the Association of College Unions International Clay Targets tournament in San Antonio, Texas, on Sunday. Amanda Klug | Courtesy

Shotgun team wins fifth national championship By | Philip H. DeVoe City News Editor The Hillsdale College shotgun team won its fourth consecutive national championship and fifth since 2012 at the Association of College Unions International Clay Targets tournament in San Antonio, Texas, this weekend. The team’s 10 shooters earned a composite score of 2,244 targets hit — out of a possible 2,350 — during the competition, which began March 29 and ended Sunday. Their score placed them second overall across the tournament’s four divisions and 84 teams and first in Division III. “I was extremely impressed by the level that our shooters are at and the way they handled the intensity of the competition,” said Amanda Klug, a student employee at the Hal-

ter Shooting Sports Education Center who travelled to San Antonio with the team. “They were able to focus, and, while it looks like they’re having a great time and having fun, they know that they’re there to get the job done.” Five shooters made the All-American team and junior Drew Lieske’s score of 531 out of 550 earned him the High Overall award, given to the shooter with the highest individual composite score at the shoot. With this score, Lieske broke the ACUI record by five targets. “Shooting with Drew — it was amazing to watch the focus and just how in tune he was all week, because it never let up,” senior team member Kie Kababik said. “Watching him shoot was amazing.” Lieske has made the

All-American team three times, every year he has competed in the championship. Kababik tied for second overall with a score of 519, sophomore Matt Grunzweig tied for fifth overall with 516, senior Jordan Hintz was eighth with 515, and senior Ian Dupre was 24th with 508, the final All-American on the team. These five, the team’s top five shooters, shot better than any other team’s top five. Despite their high level of success, the team’s members said they were nervous throughout the week because of the dramatic improvement of Schreiner University, one of their main rivals on the national stage, between the 2016 and 2017 competitions. “That is the most nervous I have ever been with a shotgun, because it was so close, and I

knew I needed to shoot well,” Kababik said. Schreiner’s team was only one target behind Hillsdale going into the final day, while Hillsdale commanded a lead of more than 10 targets at the same time last year. “Last year we knew we had it locked up, but, this year, that one-target lead put the pressure on everybody,” Dupre said. According to Dupre, that pressure helped the team earn a score of 496 out of 500 in American trap, beating last year’s score by one target and tying for first in the event with two other teams this year. To score a particular event, each team submits its five best individual scores, or, for international skeet and international trap, its best three. Even if

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record-breaking average. Despite setting the highest GPA in nearly a decade with a 3.34 in spring 2017, the all-campus average dropped to a 3.29 for the fall semester. While a slight GPA decrease may have been recorded across campus, 10 seniors were recognized for having the highest GPAs among the graduating class. Seniors Larissa Clark, Colleen Coleman, Rachelle Ferguson, Garrett Glassburn, Eric LaRose, Rachel Molloy, Rebekah Molloy, Christopher Pudenz, Deborah Stevenson, Rebecca Viviano, and Christian Wiese were formally recognized during the ceremonies. One graduate student and one professor were also recognized for their excellence. Kyle Murnen, a graduate of the class of 2009 and an assistant to the president, was honored as a recipient of the Judith Finn Memorial Exemplary Master’s Graduate Award. Chief Staff Officer Mike Harner is a close colleague of Murnen’s and said he can’t think of anyone better to receive the recognition. “The Finn award is a great

honor and one that Kyle richly deserves,” Harner said in an email. “He is that rare individual that thrives under pressure while maintaining his good nature at all times.” In addition, Daniel Coupland, associate professor and chairman of education Daniel Coupland was honored with the Emily Daugherty Teaching Award for Teaching Excellence. As a classical education mi-

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College breaks ground for chapel Thursday By | Breana Noble News Editor Hillsdale College is breaking ground on the $28.6-million Christ Chapel on Thursday at 12:15 p.m. in Phillips Auditorium, following Convocation. The college moved the event from behind Central Hall to indoors because of forecasted cold and rainy weather. The project has consisted of four years of planning and fundraising so far and is expected to be complete by May 2019, Chief Administrative Officer Rich Péwé said. “I’m primarily excited about this project because of the sacred architecture and what it means to the college historically and in the future,” Péwé said. “It’s going to be, ‘How could we have done without it?’” Stephen Smith, professor of English and dean of faculty, is emceeing the event, and College President Larry Arnn is expected to speak. The event will also welcome and thank some of the many benefactors of the chapel, including Jack and Jo Babbit, who donated the original $12.5 million to the chapel.

“The new chapel will serve as a magnificent and beautiful inspiration for all in the heart of campus,” Smith said in an email. “We thank the Babbits and so many other friends of the college for their great generosity.” Arnn said he’s excited about the project but is also eager to see the construction finished. “I’m proud and annoyed,” Arnn said in an email. “Proud that we are getting this done. Annoyed (already) at the construction. I am working on patience.” Péwé said the process will be a long two years and that problems could come up any day, but he praised the team working on the project, including Weigand Construction and architect Duncan Stroik. Mark Shollenberger is the chapel’s construction supervisor. He also led the Roche Sports Complex renovation in 2014, which required a lot of organization as the complex was still in use, Péwé said. “He became part of the family for that time,” Péwé said. “I think it’s a good team. They do everything to See Chapel A2

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Kappas take back sorority scholarship cup By | Thomas Novelly Editor-in-Chief The Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority won back the scholarship cup at Convocation on Thursday, after losing to the Chi Omega sorority in November. “In Kappa, we try to always emphasize the importance of academic excellence,” Kappa Scholarship Chair junior Brenna Temp said in an email. “Because of this, we are incredibly honored to see the hard work of our sisters in the classroom being acknowledged.” Last spring, Kappa Kappa Gamma won the scholarship cup but lost the following semester. Junior and Kappa Kappa Gamma President Maria Theisen said she was happy to see her sisters succeed with an average GPA of 3.38. “I am extremely proud to be a part of such a dedicated group of women,” Theisen said in an email. In addition to the fraternity and sorority scholarship cup, numerous academic accolades were presented at Thursday’s Convocation ceremony. The Alpha Tau Omega fraternity continued its three-semester streak, claiming the scholarship cup with a 3.21 GPA, an accomplishment that ATO scholarship chair junior Jeff Freeberg said he did not take for granted. “It’s an honor to win again, and we’re excited to show campus that we care about scholarship,” Freeberg said. “That’s important not only for our individual members and their professional goals, but it means a lot to us as a chapter. We care a lot about this, and we don’t want to do the bare minimum.” The all-student GPA decreased from last semester’s

A Sunny farewell Jazz vocalist Sunny Wilkinson performed her last concert as artist in residence after five years with Hillsdale’s music department. B1

nor, senior Mallory Mills said that she’s inspired by Coupland’s passion for education and that it’s contagious to students. “Because of his example, I’m not only encouraged to do my best in the classroom,” Mills said. “But I’m also ready to go out into the world and be a great teacher to my future students and to show kindness and humility in every interac-

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Police identify body found near Amish community

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By | Thomas Novelly Editor-in-Chief Authorities have identified the recent homicide victim whose body was found Sunday by a group of Amish children as they rode their horses through a wooded area southeast of the town of Reading. “The Michigan State Police Crime lab personnel identified the victim as a Jeremy Alan Barron, age 37, of 3351 Steamburg Road in Hillsdale, Michigan,” police said in a Wednesday evening press release. “Detectives transported the fingerprints to the Michigan State Police Crime Lab today where the positive identification of the victim was determined.” Barron has had previous run-ins with Hillsdale law enforcement. According to the

Hillsdale Daily News, in February, Barron was scheduled for a preliminary examination hearing on charges of third degree criminal sexual conduct. In 2015, he was arrested for driving with an open container and a suspended license. On Sunday, police said they responded to a call at 3:52 p.m. after a group of Amish boys stumbled upon the body of a deceased male near the intersection of Dimmers Road and Gilmore Road. An autopsy performed by the Lucas County Coroner’s office in Toledo, Ohio, on Tuesday identified the man to be in his mid-tolate 30s. The cause of death was identified as gunshot wounds. “We’ve had several homicides through the years,” Parker said. “There have been some

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Career office serves up etiquette class

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Looking around at mealtime in the cafeteria, one might see students sitting on their phones, shoving food in their faces, and slouching over their tables. That mealtime behavior probably won’t help land them a job. The career services office is holding an etiquette dinner to prepare students for professional dining experiences on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in Dow H. The class is intended for students to gain experience and comfortability in a formal dining setting, Director of Career Services Joanna Wiseley said. Receiving her training from DTN Productions International, an etiquette training company, Wiseley is a certified business etiquette-dining trainer who has taught this class at Hillsdale for 15 years. “I will give students the tools necessary to effectively interview while having to eat,” Wiseley said. Wiseley will guide the students through a four-course meal: soup, salad, main course, and dessert. “As you are in an interview setting, you are being interviewed the entire time,” Wiseley said. “You have to learn how to be an effective communicator.” Wiseley said etiquette is not just eating properly, but it’s also about how to carry an appropriate business conversation within a meal. She said she intends to cover everything from appropriate topics during dinner to proper silverware usage. “People will be surprised on how much there is to learn,” Wiseley said. “There is so much more than just the meal itself.” Senior Bilyana Petkova attended last year’s dinner and said she found the event beneficial. Despite being raised to act politely, she said often it is easy to forget the smaller etiquette details. “The class taught me how to put my napkin down, how to eat a salad, etiquette for hierarchy at the table, when to stop eating, what to order on the menu, how to carry conversation, and how to properly excuse yourself,” Petkova said. “I think it’s really important for young people going into the professional world to know how to eat.” Sophomore Erin Koch will attend the event, because of the class’s professional value. “I think that knowing how to eat in a professional setting is really beneficial, and where else would I learn these skills?” she said. Up to 50 students can attend the class by signing up on Handshake.

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Student Fed looks to make budget cuts By | Emily Blatter Collegian Reporter Hillsdale College’s Student Federation must reduce its spending to guard against future financial problems, after operating at a deficit for the past several years, Treasurer sophomore Ross Hatley said during the federation’s March 23 meeting. This semester, the federation has already spent its $10,000 discretionary fund, and Hatley said he expects Student Fed to run at least a $4,000 deficit. Hatley outlined the 2016-2017 budget in preparation for the creation of a new budget to address these financial woes in preparation for the coming school year. Student Fed has a budget of $100,000. But after it spends the money earmarked for campus publications, senior-class expenses, federation leader salaries, and planners, the governing body only has about $10,000 per semester to fund student clubs and events. “We’ve been spending more than our income almost every

semester for the past few years,” Sophomore Rep. Thomas Ryskamp said. “We’ve been drawing into our surplus that they discovered some years ago, but, of course, that’s not sustainable, because eventually that surplus is going to run out…Eventually someone’s going to get less money, and either we or upcoming federations will have to decide who that’s going to be.” The federation accumulated a surplus amounting to $78,389.21 in 2013, after several decades of mistaken accounting, Hatley said. The federation, however, has had to dip into the surplus funds to make ends meet every semester for several years, and the deficit spending has reduced the surplus to less than half, about $30,000. Hatley said it looks like Student Fed is incurring other costs, including phone lines connected to four computers in the Knorr Student Center. Hatley said Student Fed is investigating how the federation came to cover these costs. But cutting extraneous spending will not be sufficient

to eliminate the deficit, Hatley said. The federation will have to cut back on its spending or run the risk of bankruptcy when the surplus disappears. The federation could begin the process of drawing back as early as this year, Ryskamp said. “It might happen,” he said. “It’s likely that we’ll continue spending the surplus as long as we have it, but we need to, at some point, change our thinking, because we don’t have an unlimited supply of money, although it seems like it right now.” Student Fed needs to be proactive about controlling the chronic deficit spending to prevent the problem from becoming dangerous, Freshman Rep. Matthew Montgomery said. “Right now, Student Fed is in a good position, but we cannot continue spending money the way we have been, even though there is no immediate issue,” Montgomery said. “I think the solution is re-evaluating certain expenses that we have.”

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There may not be sound in space, but Tower Dancers is bringing to life the song of the stars. Hillsdale College’s dance and physics departments collaborated this year to create a visual and dance performance to music composed with the tones of pulsars, a neutron star producing pulsating radio emission, for the Tower Dancers’ spring concert running Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. in Markel Auditorium. Highlighting not only the talent and teamwork of the dancers, the dance also spotlights the research being done in the basement of the Strosacker Science Building. “I work with ideas that can be abstracted,” said Holly Hobbs, visiting assistant professor of dance and choreographer of the modern-dance piece. “The pulsar is the distilling of something into the essence of an idea — what does it do? How can we reference that through music? Dance is a metaphor; we’re using movement to convey an idea, mood, and feeling.” Created by Dawn Erb, an

astronomy professor from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, the music composition “Lighthouses II,” named for the mechanism that produces the radio waves, uses the information from pulsar signals to create tones that form a non-metered composition. “It’s very creepy, dark space music,” said Timothy Dolch, assistant professor of physics at Hillsdale who worked with Hobbs on the performance. The tones were collected with radio telescopes in Puerto Rico and West Virginia that physics students at Hillsdale can control from a computer in Strosacker through the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves. Students use pulsar timing information to search for gravitational waves. Hobbs said she used the characteristics of pulsars in her dance, from ripples to represent pulsar waves to slower movements at the performance’s end to represent the slowing down of a dying pulsar. “I think the idea is a point of light and the rotation of it,” Hobbs said. “I used a lot of rotation from the dance itself, based on the pulsars.” Hobbs said she also used

weighted movement to represent how pulsars are 100 trillion times denser than the sun. While the music is not a typical composition, Hobbs said she thought the music was easier to use. “I haven’t used non-metered sound for a large group before,” Hobbs said. “It made things quite easy. The dancers were able to take cues from one another rather than the music. I think it’s promoted listening to each other.” Senior Corianna Baier said the dance excited her, because it is something different than what she normally performs. “It’s more normal than I thought,” Baier said. “The sounds aren’t out of this world sort of sounds, so it’s kind of surprising to me that it sounds like noises you could recreate here, but they’re actually from way out there.” Additionally, the performance includes background optical and X-ray images of pulsar wind nebulae that add bright color and light to the showcase. While the pictures and videos come from different places, one image in particular has a connection to Hillsdale. A photo depicting the Guitar Nebula, which is produced

extreme amounts of leverage they shouldn’t have been using by getting around regulations, and the Federal Reserve rubber-stamped it, and the bank examiners at the Treasury rubber-stamped it, and that got us into the 2008 financial crisis. I think everyone on Wall Street knew they were doing something wrong. They knew it would come to a horrible end, but they hoped they would get their bonuses out of it and cash in their restricted stock before the end came. What was behind the invention of Spengler? I got interested in the intersection of theology and politics. Now, that’s not really a controversial statement, because if you have religious wars, fought on the large scale, certainly theology and politics have a great deal to do with each other. If you’re in politics, you may not

be interested in theology, but theology is interested in you. So the question that fascinated me: Why do you see persistent self-destructive behavior on the part of very large groups of people, entire countries, political movements, religious movements, and so forth? And what was the meaning of 9/11? What did it mean to have very large numbers of people who were willing to commit suicide in order to inflict damage on the civilians of other countries? To my knowledge, this has never happened before in all of history. It really is a new and terrible thing. So what kind of despair, what kind of perverse mental process goes into a decision to sacrifice so many lives to hurt civilians on the other side? This is not simply a clash of civilizations; this is a civilizational death wish, which really requires a different kind of

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By | Breana Noble News Editor Hillsdale College is not looking to offer people lower interest rates on their credit cards. Phishing scams, which seek to obtain people’s personal identification information, beginning last week have used the college’s phone numbers as call-back numbers in the surrounding community. It’s the first time in years the college’s numbers have been used, Chief Administrative Officer Rich Péwé said, but local police said there is an increasing number of scams and identity thefts in recent years. “It’s the amount of fraud and the attempts that are very high,” Detective Brad Martin said. “It occupies a lot of our time in law enforcement.” Following reports about scams like this, Péwé said the college contacts local police. Kendall Contact Center employees were also made aware of the scams, said John Papciak, the contact center’s director. “We don’t want people thinking the college is putting out these messages,” Péwé said, adding that the phone messages did not mention the college. Péwé said most of the numbers the scammers are using are not active, though a house director did receive a phone call from a local resident, who used the call-back number from a scam about lowering

credit card rates. Martin said people should hang up when they receive a phishing phone call. Scammers who are successful in obtaining personal identification information can find more through other means. They often sell that information on the dark web or use it to take out loans, open credit card accounts, or file tax returns, Martin said. “Then it’s never ending,” he said. Martin said these cases are challenging because the scams are hard to track. They often leave fake or incorrect phone numbers. Many scammers use Google Voice, which makes telephone calls over the Internet. While it often provides a location in the United States as the source of calls, they can come from anywhere in the world, Martin said. He said he encourages those who receive a phishing phone call to contact police, especially if they gave out private identification information. It is also a good idea to regularly check bank and credit card accounts. Péwé said he received a similar message on his cell phone and warned not to provide any personal identification information over an unsolicited phone call. “As college students, you need credit to get it, and the last thing you need is for people to mess it up before you get started,” he said.

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Physics, dance departments collaborate for pulsar-inspired performance by a pulsar, was taken by a group of scientists of which Dolch is a part. D o l c h’s post-doct o r a l super visor, Jim Cordes, at Cornell University discovered the nebula in the Tower Dancers rehearse its performance to “Light1 9 9 0 s . houses II,” a composition of tones from pulsar radio I m a g e s waves. Jordyn Pair | Collegian of these interest from colleagues at othcelestial bodies are uncommon, and er institutions, Dolch said. “I hope people get a sense this one has been seen by only a small number of people, he of wonder, experiencing not just the abstract but the images, said. The project evolved from a the music, and the dance all in conversation Dolch and Hobbs time to really get a little piece had last year following an event of what’s out there,” Dolch said. held by the Alpha Rho Tau art “It’s an unusual way to present honorary on beauty. Dolch that, but it really encapsulates, spoke about pulsars and shared on the one hand, being made to feel small and feeling insig“Lighthouses II.” An example of Hillsdale’s nificant in front of nature… emphasis on the liberal arts, and the radical otherness that’s the collaboration has attracted out there and, at the same time, the beauty of the universe that

From the Street to ‘Spengler’: David Goldman David Goldman is best known for the columns he wrote under the pseudonym Spengler for Asia Times. He began using the pen name in 1997 to continue his successful career on Wall Street and in financial consulting for the U.S. government. In 2015, he became part-owner of the Asia Times. On Tuesday, the Eugene C. Pulliam Distinguished Fellow in Journalism gave a talk at Hillsdale College titled “The Echo Chamber of Main Stream Media.” Were you aware of crony capitalism when you worked on Wall Street? Oh, I think the industry is thoroughly corrupt, and I left it, because I was asked to do things which I consider to be illegal and even felonious as opposed to simply immoral. Wall Street, for 20 years, made most of its money getting overpaid to supply people with

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evaluation. So some of the theology I’ve been studying, particularly that of Franz Rosenzweig, a great German-Jewish theologian of the World War I era, I thought gave me better tools to understand what was going on with these religious wars. I began writing about it just to get some ideas off my chest with no anticipation that anybody would be interested in such abstruse material. To my complete shock and dismay, the columns became very popular. So I was asked to keep writing them, and I did. What’s the most important thing for Hillsdale students to know? I think the most important thing for us to understand as Americas is that we’ve come through a period, between 1945 and 2005, a period of 60 years where the United States simply called the shots. We

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were the victor in World War II; we dictated terms to Europe and Asia. The Soviet Union challenged us. It was a serious challenge, but ultimately we crushed them in the Cold War, and when communism fell in 1989, the communist system was David Goldman, the Eugene C. Pulliam humiliated and in distinguished fellow in journalism, spoke on ruins. So for most the mainstream media on Tuesday in Phillips of the experience Auditorium. Evan Carter | Collegian of our parents reach deep into the roots of and grandparents, for most of their lifespan, the American innovation and inUnited States was what it was. genuity and optimism and inWe are not alone any more. vention and understand what We share this world. We still made America great in the first should be the No. 1 power in place in order to continue to be the world, but it’s not going to great. be as easy as it was in the past. -Compiled by Evan Carter I think we’re going to have to

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Barney Charter Initiative to open new school in fall In brief: Without district and state administrators, charters keep decisions on instruction within their own leadership By | Lillian Quinones Collegian Reporter More than 350 students in kindergarten through eighth grade will begin classes at the newest classical charter school of Hillsdale College’s Barney Charter School Initiative opening in Fleming Island, Florida. St. Johns Classical Academy is the initiative’s 18th school, joining others across the country from Michigan to Texas. As Michelle Knapp, the principal of St. Johns, prepares for the fall, the tight budget of the school charter limits her ability to hire administrators like an assistant principal, academic dean, and test coordinator — but it helps to keep decisions on instruction local, charter school leaders said. “As the principal, I’m the instructional leader,” Knapp said. “I oversee and make sure teachers stay on track. Principals should be doing that in the traditional public school, but instead, that’s decided at the district level.” Although funded with taxpayer dollars, charter schools typically receive less money

than traditional public schools. This discrepancy can manifest in fewer administrators, as Knapp’s experience demonstrates. Yet the smaller number employed by charter schools points to a fundamental difference in structure: Traditional public schools employ people at the district and state level, and charter schools do not. “Charter schools are operating on maybe a 5-10 percent variance in the number of administrators employed at charter schools versus traditional public schools,” said Phillip Kilgore, director of the Barney Charter School Initiative. “This goes to show you that the glut is at the district and state-level for these administration-level positions.” Charter schools became popular in the late 1980s to provide free education and greater autonomy to local school administration than found at public schools. Instead of receiving curriculum and direct oversight from the state, schools enter into a charter created by a private group, most commonly parents with a shared vision for education.

If the school does not meet the standards described in its charter, the state can close it. Today, more than 6,000 charter schools operate in the U.S. with state funding through a pay-per-student basis. As the schools’ enrollment expands, the charter school’s budget increases, but unlike traditional public schools, the majority of charter schools must pay for their facilities. Kilgore said he believes the value of the administrator position in traditional public schools and charter schools reflects a difference in a philosophy of education. For example, physical education and the fine arts, “important parts of our program,” Kilgore said, are being cut in traditional public schools instead of the administrative positions such as the librarian, guidance counselor, and full-time food service. “These schools are not flushed with money,” Kilgore said. “Employing an assistant principal or teacher aids would be great — that would be a luxury.” The absence of bureaucracy above the principal is the hall-

mark of the charter school and enables students to receive a Hillsdale College-inspired education at no direct cost. Hillsdale College serves as a source of oversight for affiliate charter schools, providing advice on staffing, scheduling, school culture, uniforms, and policies and procedures. At Mason Classical Academy in Naples, Florida, Principal David Hull oversees 12 administrative personnel and 52 teachers for 750 students in kindergarten through 11th grade. In the upcoming school year, enrollment will reach 850, and there are more than 500 applicants on a waiting list, Hull said. When Mason opened in 2014, Hull waited until the next year to hire an assistant principal. “We definitely have a smaller administrative staff than traditional public schools, which requires us to work incredibly long hours and have to wear a lot of different hats,” Hull said. “But we love it because this mission to provide a quality education is so important. We spend our money frugally so that it can be spent on the stu-

dents.” Kelly Lichter is on the school board for the Collier County Public School District and the founder and president of Mason Classical Academy. “Each of the traditional public schools in Collier County have a large administrative staff that we don’t have at Mason,” Lichter said. She referenced the district office building for Collier County, calling it “five floors of bureaucracy,” as evidence of administrative glut. “Many traditional public schools are actually lacking administrators, because they are moved higher up to the district level,” Lichter said. “A lot of the time it’s a job promotion, for example, failing principals will get promoted to admin positions at the district office where different titles are made up.” From his experience advising new schools, Kilgore said he sees the number of administrators in traditional public schools as evidence that “charter schools are offering a better education on a tighter budget.”

Students’ use of Will Carleton loans down

100-year-old program offers quick cash to students

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By | S.M. Chavey Features Editor In the 1980s and ’90s, Will Carleton loans were a regular part of conversation — like picking up a drop/add card or hearing the chimes of the clock tower. Now, though the business office still offers these loans, only about two or three students use them each month, because many students don’t know about them, student loan staff said. The Will Carleton loan serves as an emergency cash fund. Students bring their ID card down to the business office and sign a contract, and, for a $2 lender’s fee, they can have up to $50 for 30 days — no interest. Money returned after the 30 days adds a $5 late fee and a hold on the account until it is paid.

“If something comes up unexpectedly and [students] need money, that’s basically what it was set up for,” Senior Counselor and Student Loan Manager Jan Seegart said. “It’s there for the students, that’s why we have it.” The loan is popularly used to buy books, especially at the beginning of the semester before outside loans and scholarships have come in. In some infrequent and atypical cases, students may apply for a slightly larger loan, but they must state their reasons and the loan must be approved by Financial Aid Director and Student Records Richard Moeggenberg. Established almost 100 years ago in 1923 by the Will Carleton Memorial Association, the fund originally contained about $3,500. According to a 1997 Collegian article,

Carleton, an 1896 graduate and famous poet, initiated the fund and “was one of his special interests until he died” because “he knew from personal experience how difficult it was to get an education when funds were scarce.” Now, it is used primarily for other emergencies rather than education. Senior Frank Bruno said he used the loan once while waiting for a reimbursement for a club. “I was in a pinch. Last year, I was the president of Young Americans for Freedom and one week I had to pay for a whole bunch of supplies all out of pocket. I was really low on funds, and this got me through the period until reimbursement,” Bruno said. “I would use it again, I definitely think this is an asset that should be used.”

single war — and all of that is nothing compared to these things.” The Historical Geology class, led by Professor of Biology Tony Swinehart, has hunted fossils for 17 years. In the past, the class took field trips to examine rubbish heaps from a quarry. More recently, however, the class drives down to Indiana to search for fossils on Stone Hill. “It’s a great capstone experience for my class,” Swinehart said. “I want them to get an appreciation for the natural history of our region and to be

to help reconstruct past environments and interpret environments today.” Swinehart said he hoped that the field trip would change the way his students look at the world and its natural history, and according to Scanlan, his excitement was infectious. “If I’m on a long drive, I will definitely notice if there are those kinds of formations,” Scanlan said. “I guess I will probably wonder what’s under there.”

Students search for sea-creature fossils off roadcut in Indiana sitting on top of everything,” that you wouldn’t expect from events and the entirety of every able to utilize the fossil record By | Julie Havlak Collegian Reporter Almost all students who visit Stone Hill end up flat on their stomach, peering at the ground. They don’t have much of a choice: They’re hunting for fossils, and there isn’t an easier way to see them. Historical Geology class students put their classroom work to use on last week’s field trip, when they visited Stone Hill in Brookville, Indiana, to search for Ordovician fossils. “I thought you would have to search through the mud to find the fossils, but they are

senior Christine Scanlan said. “There are thousands and thousands of them. It’s really crazy how prolific they are.” Stone Hill looks like just another Indiana roadcut, but its rocks are filled with the remains of sea creatures more than 450 million years old. “It’s basically a treasure hunt,” junior James Young said. “It’s just the side of the road. If you drive past it, you would not be tell it from anything else. But if you get out onto the rocks, basically the whole thing is covered with sea shells and corals and all sorts of things

a countryside in Indiana.” Indiana was once under a tropical sea. As the tectonic plates shifted, its waters dried, and sediments buried its sea creatures under many layers. They remained hidden until the continental plates buckled, erosion exposed the ancient remains, and Hillsdale students picked them up. “There is a really distinct thrill in finding something so old,” Young said. “The fossil has been sitting there, waiting for you to pick it up for 450 million years. It’s seen the world go through three major extinction

By | Jessie Fox Sports Editor After three years working at Hillsdale College, Renee Surprenant is leaving to continue to teach, design, and work in professional theater on the East Coast. Surprenant, the visiting assistant professor of design and technical director in theater arts, has designed and created the sets for 12 shows during her time at Hillsdale. She credits her time at the college for learning how to teach others in the art she loves. “I’m always leading these students in how to help me create my art, and it takes a lot of letting go sometimes, and when you do let go, it can be a great experience,” Surprenant said. “I’ve learned how to be a leader and also a collaborator with my students, so it’s a fine line, but my time at Hillsdale has been very good for my development that way.” Each set on which she worked brought new challenges, Surprenant said. “I love that I get to do so many projects that I’m passionate about,” Surprenant

said. “For me as a theater artist, it’s not so much that there’s one show I’d love to design… It’s always more about working with a director to come up with a unique production with a unique design. Then within that, I get to do these art and creativity projects. I get to paint backdrops, which is one of my favorite things, and work those into designs. I get to do all sorts of building, set creating, and techniques. I get to play with those, which has been a great exploration for me as an artist.” After completing her graduate degree at Michigan State University, Surprenant came to Hillsdale to replace Dave Griffith, the former designer and director who had worked at Hillsdale for about 40 years. Professor of Theater James Brandon said Surprenant was a refreshing addition to the department. “It’s good to have your artistic family change a little bit every so often, so bringing Renee in was useful in that regard,” Brandon said. “We’re going to miss her. It’s always tough to make transitions. I understand why she’s leaving and certainly

want the best for her.” Michael Beyer, production manager and lighting director, said he’s enjoyed Surprenant’s youthful energy and has appreciated her talents. “As a designer, she is a very, very talented painter and very, very talented designer — she has brilliant ideas,” Beyer said. Brandon said he admires her technical skills but also the way Surprenant doesn’t allow limited time and resources to cripple her creativity. “You’re working with limited time, limited budget, and limited student workers, where what can you achieve in a fiveto-seven-week rehearsal period is limited,” Brandon said. “The fact that you don’t let your creativity be stifled by that reality is really important, and it’s something that will serve her well moving forward.” Surprenant said she is able to pick something special of which she is proud from each of her dozen shows, but it’s impossible to pick a favorite. From working with a senior designer to create an expressionist design for “Woyzeck” in spring 2014 to painting “The Taming

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Illegal immigration down under President Trump The U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported a decrease in illegal immigration across the southwest border in President Donald Trump’s first month in office. In January, 31,575 illegal immigrants were taken into custody, compared to more than 45,000 for each of the previous three months.

of the Shrew” backdrop for “Kiss Me Kate” this semester, Surprenant said she’s been able to explore her artistic abilities. “I take a lot of pleasure in the small things that make up a set,” Surprenant said. “Other set designers might design the whole set, but they don’t necessarily build or paint it. I like that side so much, as well, so being able to do both of Renee Surprenant, visiting assistant professor of them has been design and technical director in theater arts, is a lot of work at leaving Hillsdale College to continue her work times. It’s been on the East Coast. Hannah Kwapisz | Collegian exhausting, ties in the faculty and students,” but I enjoy it, too.” Surprenant said the Hills- Surprenant said. “I think we dale theater department was meshed really well together, a great fit for her for the past and I felt like the work I did was appreciated, and I was able three years. “I love the creative work I do to bring people along with me and the department personali- as I did it, and I really enjoyed that.” “1984” movie used to Krispy Kreme mother Former NSA adviser under protest Trump company buying Panera scrutiny over allegations Soups, sandwiches, and Around 200 theaters Former National Security donuts, oh my. JAB, the parent screened the 1980 movie Adviser Susan Rice is under company of Krispy Kreme, version of “1984” to protest scrutiny, after allegations and Panera announced an President Donald Trump. The she sought to use secret upcoming merger, with the protest took place on Tuesday, intelligence reports to spy on deal closing in the third quar- April 4, the date the main Donald Trump and his associter of this year. JAB partner character began writing in his ates. Rice has denied that she and CEO Olivier Goudet forbidden diary. The protest requested the information. announced he is a strong sup- took place internationally, porter of the Panera vision. spreading throughout Europe.

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Nine Hillsdale College students will present on Monday their solutions to malnutrition in poorer areas of Michigan through community farming. Two teams of four and five students will represent Hillsdale in THEProject, a collegiate project-management competition sponsored by the Western Michigan Project Management Institute. Judges will score teams from seven Michigan universities on the quality of their presentation and solutions as well as their use of proper project-management techniques. The top three teams earn cash prizes and teams can also win various other awards, including best presentation and most improved project. Last year, a Hillsdale team placed first and won $5,000 — $1,000 for each team member — and $5,000 for Hillsdale College. This is the fourth year Hillsdale has competed. “Our teams have brought something home every year so far,” Assistant Professor of Management Douglas Johnson said. “I don’t know if that will remain true this year or not.” With the $5,000 that Hillsdale won at last year’s competition, Johnson is trying to form a program that would allow students to complete internships in project management over the summer months. “Students could get their certification in project management as a part of that course,” Johnson said. “And that’s always an option for anybody that actually participates in the normal project competition, too.” Two years ago, one Hillsdale team won an award for the quality of its presentation and the other team won an award for improvement over the course of the project. Each student came home with $100. Participating students have enrolled in a class with Johnson this semester and arrived to campus a week before the semester started to begin work. “We bring people back for a boot camp, and they begin work on the project,” Johnson said. “Then they have a series of milestones leading up to the actual presentation.” The class is a three-credit 400-level class. “It takes a lot of work,” Johnson said. “They end up probably working harder than normal for a three-credit class.” The entire process gives students invaluable experience in management, he said. “It’s an excellent way of learning what it’s like to actually work on a project,” Johnson said. “They learn about the formal methods of project management.” The competition will take place at the Pinnacle Center in Hudsonville near Grand Rapids.

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take care of any problems.” Péwé said the chapel will be a representation of the college’s nonsectarian Christian mission. “I get excited about every project,” he said. “Every time, it’s like it was meant to be a part of the campus. We always tried to make sure architecturally they represent something that points up. This is the next development in that regard.” The chapel will serve more than just a sanctuary, providing space for large campus lectures and music performances. “I can’t wait to walk across the Quad at noon and pray or listen to sacred music in the evening,” he said.

Detroit holds Bacon Bash event Saturday Three dozen Detroit restaurants will compete on Saturday as part of this year’s Bacon Bash. Guests will get to sample and even vote on a variety of bacon-wrapped foods. Winners qualify to compete in World Food Championships in Alabama. Only VIP tickets are available, priced at $70.

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One day, everything was normal. Then, bizarre posters with dramatic smoke effects, goofy pictures, and repurposed memes covered every inch of the billboards in the library and the Grewcock Student Union. Campaign slogans, revolutionary Viva Lucchese shirts, and a 35-minute live Q&A flooded our Facebook feeds and we received personalized emails. It worked. According to John Quint, assistant director of career services, student participation in the race for senior class officers was higher than he’s seen it since he started working, at 230 ballots cast (despite time constraints from spring break and an early

convocation.) He also said the competition was stiff because students campaigned legitimately for the first time. The campaigning had one fatal flaw: People nominating friends and voting for officers didn’t know what senior class officers actually do. “What we do is probably the most common question I get about my job,” senior class president Jacob Thackston said, “even and especially among members of my own class.” So let us break it down for you, because we needed this crash course as much as our voters did: Officers meet once or twice a month to discuss their duties, but their biggest

jobs include planning four senior parties (we really appreciate this one!), choosing the commencement speaker, running elections for outstanding seniors and the next class officers, and increasing senior giving. In the fall, the officers compile an initial list of potential commencement speakers for President Larry Arnn’s approval, and then narrow it down to a consensus — this year, it will be Anthony Esolen. The president also gives two speeches over the year: one to the graduating class at a senior dinner a week before commencement, and then at commencement itself. Quint attributed the confusion about what senior class

and property, we need to be responsible. We need to recognize the misfortune of others and take it upon ourselves to act to ensure that the government does not. As Hillsdale puts it on its website, front and center, “freedom can only last if you and I choose to act as people of character.” People are suffering. But the conservative, Christian people of Hillsdale College often elect to talk over that suffering rather than act as Christ did. On the missions trip I noticed that underprivileged communities biggest needs are relational — just sitting and listening to a senior citizen or engaging with a child. Senior Alexis Garcia, the GOAL Program Director, said while the culture of volunteerism at Hillsdale is flourishing, she said the child mentoring and tutoring programs are the most in need of volunteers. Yet volunteering with these programs is the easiest ways to give: Despite our young age and minimal life experiences, we can have so much to contribute to and invest in people. To meet the everpresent and urgent need for engagement in the community of Hillsdale, we first need to go into the community. Second, we must stop dismissing people’s perspectives without seeking to understand them. I encourage you to listen to individuals and take their stories into account. We need to stop talking over each other and open up to productive conversation with the goal of learning more about individuals different from ourselves. As Hillsdale students we will go on to wield a disproportionate amount of power — as we have seen in the Trump administration already. We need to be aware. We need to be responsible, self-governing citizens. We need to engage with the world. We claim to pursue truth at Hillsdale. This would be the ultimate pursuit. One that doesn’t need books, but eyes and ears. We need to unleash the ideas that we learn and are challenged by in the classroom for the benefit of those who do not have the privilege to learn that we have.

Over spring break I stayed in Hillsdale for the missions trip put on by InterVarsity. Though I was in the same town, I was in another world. I found myself in many uncomfortable but stretching situations. We volunteered at the Salvation Army kitchen, the High Rise apartment building, and a school for special needs children, among several other places. The events of this past year, coupled with being out in the community, confirmed the need for a conversation on Hillsdale’s campus concerning two issues: privilege and perspective. We can pass our entire days in a few square miles of land without having to be bothered by the people of the town who are gracious enough to host our education. This sense of insularity is toxic to our education because we fail to encounter our privilege and consider different perspectives and views holistically. In essence, privilege is an advantage or immunity granted to a specific group of people by society. But it wasn’t until I took a class on crime and punishment with Professor Sudds and I learned about the cycles of crime and hardship that characterize some communities that I realized my own narrow perspective and clear privilege in life. While we shouldn't feel guilty about our privilege, we should most definitely be aware of the obvious and hidden ways in which we benefit from it. Unfortunately, even this idea threatens conservatives when it should not. How is it threatening to say that I might have been blessed with certain attributes or circumstances? In a culture where the use of “hashtag blessed” is rampant in our everyday, ironic jargon, why is privilege so scary? People don’t like the term ”privileged” because as soon as they accept that they are in fact privileged, they might feel a call to action they would rather avoid. I find it ironic that conservatives hold small government values yet reject the idea of privilege. If we don’t want the Ms. Hurley is a senior government interfering in studying sociology and social our lives except to preserve thought. our rights to life, liberty

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officers do to the lack of glamor in a senior class officer, but that with the help of the next officers, he would like to create more defined roles and responsibilities that he would share with the student body. But for now, job training is passed down year to year, Thackston said, but “passed down is a strong word for it”: Duties were passed down, but practices were lost. The officers have mostly figured things out as they’ve gone along, he said. The posters will come down and the emails will be lost to clutter forever. But next year, after a tailgate, you’ll know who to thank.

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The college pursues its mission with a chapel. We should too. By | Jenna Suchyta pursue education elsewhere; a Special to the Collegian professor could quit; a donor could give somewhere else. Some students are upset The new chapel is undoubtedly because the administration expensive. $28.5 million is a lot of money and, frankly, much of seems to be restructuring the advertisement for the chapel Hillsdale in a way they do not seems centered on the decadent like. Unfortunately, paying grandeur of the project. Why, for tuition to Hillsdale does not give example, do we need two organs? you a right to representation in As a weekly show host at its executive decisions. Tuition is the radio station (which is not taxation. You’ve voluntarily currently operating out of a paid for a service. If Walmart were to radically converted maintenance closet) I understand the frustration of change its marketing scheme seeing money spent on a new in a way you found distasteful, chapel when there are things that you might express that opinion on a comment card. It might seem far more pressing. Nonetheless, Hillsdale College be expressed so eloquently and wasn’t founded to please me or persuasively that Sam Walton any of the students, professors, himself (who's dead) reads it. or donors that interact with But Sam Walton would be under the school. According to our no obligation to listen to you Articles of Association, Hillsdale just because you shopped at College was founded “to furnish Walmart. Likewise, the college to all persons who wish… a might listen to our complaints literary, scientific or theological — it might even be sympathetic education… and to combine in some circumstances — but with this...moral, social and it remains under no obligation artistic instruction and culture.” to act according to our desires If Hillsdale College thinks the simply because we’ve paid best way to do that is to build a tuition. Some say the chapel is the chapel, it should build a chapel. college’s way of currying favor If building a chapel were in with donors. Perhaps it is. Why utter contradiction with my principles, I could leave and should it not be? After all,

“donor” means “people that give the college money,” and if those people that give the college money want a chapel, it seems expedient that the college should build a chapel. The Board of Trustees has authority to direct the college however it thinks best to achieve the college’s purpose. The Board, who decides the mission, and the donors, who support the mission, think we should build a chapel. The only reason this should not be is if building a chapel would be contrary to the college’s founding principles — which it is not. Some say the chapel is an attempt to “Christianize” the school, an argument with two possible sources: some believe building a chapel isn’t the best way to advance the established Christian character of the school; in some cases, however, it stems from the mistaken belief that Hillsdale was not already Christian. Hillsdale was, from its inception, “permeated with Christian influence.” Edmund Fairfield, President of Hillsdale College from 1848 to 1869, intended Hillsdale to “stand for ages to come,’’ as he writes in “The College and the Republic,” “sacred... to sound science, pure

morality, and true religion.” All Hillsdale students receive a copy of this speech in their American Heritage reader, so it’s not as if the college has been secretive about its religious foundations, nor has it just now decided to be Christian. Article 6 of Hillsdale’s Articles of Association states: “Religious culture in particular shall be conserved by the College… it shall be a conspicuous aim to teach by precept and example the essentials of the Christian faith and religion.” Since Hillsdale is a Christian college, it seems pointless to protest building a place to practice Christianity. We needn’t, however, docilely accept any decision of the college just because we don’t have governance over it. It’s a waste of time and energy to argue that the college should not pursue its mission. It’d be better to point out ways to pursue that mission more effectively. The college believes this chapel is an important part of advancing its mission — let’s strive to make it so. Ms. Suchyta is a sophomore George Washington Fellow studying economics and history.

Putting in my 79.6 cents: Gender pay gap doesn’t exist By | Victoria Watson Special to the Collegian Tuesday was Equal Pay Day, a day sponsored by the National Committee on Pay Equity to raise awareness of the fact that women make 79.6 cents for every dollar men make. The day was chosen because it represents how far into 2017 women must work in order to make the same amount that men made in 2016. Their website states that “because women earn less, on average, than men, they must work longer for the same amount of pay.” This statement implies some sort of systematic discrimination against female workers, when in fact there are many factors — conveniently omitted from almost all feminist narratives — that contribute to the so-called “wage gap.” Primarily, women are more likely to take time off work for childcare, leading to less experience and fewer opportunities for career growth later in life. Some blame oppressive societal gender roles for urging women to be the caretakers of the home, but the reality is that women are less likely to devote the majority of their lives to their careers —

leading to fewer overall wage earnings. Additionally, women are far more likely to take lowerstress, lower-risk jobs than men — such as secretaries, nursing aides, and primary education teachers—which tend to be lower-paying. Data from the Bureau of Labor Services show that men make up 93 percent of highrisk jobs — such as mining, flight engineering, and law enforcement. Consequently, they are far more likely than women to incur serious injuries or be killed on the job, and compensation for these risks helps to account for the existence of a wage gap. In fact, a BLS report on fatal occupational injuries found that of approximately 4,800 people killed as a result of a workrelated injury in 2015, almost 4,500 of them were men — a stunning number that receives little attention when comparing the wages of men and women. Furthermore, the 79-cent figure fails to take into account differences in work experience and particular specializations within any given occupation — a pediatrician makes less than a surgeon, just as an art professor makes less than an engineering professor.

According to the Michigan State University faculty and academic staff salary list for the 2012-2013 school year, eight of the 30 professors of civil and environmental engineering were women, with fourteen professors in the department salaried at over $100,000. In the art, art history, & design department, however, 26 of the 43 professors were female. Despite having more faculty in this department, only three professors had salaries over $100,000. The differences in salary between the departments are explained simply by supply and demand: there is more demand for expertise in engineering outside of academia than there is for expertise in art or art history, so those professors, be they men or women, are able to command higher salaries. The fact that there are more male engineers is not a result of discrimination, it is a result of personal choice. The truth is, the salaries for the two departments showed no signs of pay discrimination in favor of men. In every instance of a female professor being paid less than a male professor with the same job title, the male professor had more years of experience or some other salary-influencing

factor, such as a secondary job at the university. In fact, in the art department, there appeared to be reverse discrimination— there were three unexplained examples of female professors who earned more than their male counterparts with the same job title and years of work experience. Most differences in the salaries of men and women are easily explained by comparing other factors, such as experience, different levels of specialization in particular fields, and personal choices. So, if an inequitable wage gap exists, and if it as vast as some claim, where is the evidence? Where are the lawsuits? Where are the legal firms representing the victims of wage discrimination, and where are the payroll statistics from companies, universities, and organizations in which women are paid less than men? They do not exist, simply because a gender-based discriminatory wage gap does not exist. I have yet to see a feminist argument, based in facts rather than in generalizations, that proves otherwise. Ms. Watson is a junior studying politics and journalism.

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Before you graduate, read about Hillsdale’s roots By | Chandler Lasch Collegian Reporter How much do you know about the history of Hillsdale College? Most of us know that a higher percentage of Hillsdale students volunteered to fight in the Civil War than at any other nonmilitary school. We also know that the college was founded in 1844. (After all, that year appears in the Wi-Fi password.) However, the college has a much richer and a more fascinating history than many students may realize. As students, we owe a lot to those who came before us and we should be inspired by the history of our school. First, we need to know something about it. Mossey Library provides access to several wonderful books, including several by Arlan K. Gilbert, a longtime Hillsdale professor turned historian. Before you graduate,

you should read a book on Hillsdale’s history. “The history of Hillsdale College is unique,” said Burt Folsom, a professor of history who taught at Hillsdale for more than 14 years before retiring last semester. “We were founded on equality of opportunity and we have preserved and promoted that ideal for 173 years and counting. Yes, developing our minds at Hillsdale College is important, but I teach students in my classes the history of our college to help develop their hearts as well.” Moved by Folsom’s admiration of Hillsdale, I began to do a bit of research on our history on my own. Now, I cohost the segment “Wait, What Happened?” on WRFH Radio Free Hillsdale along with junior Sarah Schutte. In our show, we discuss unique stories and people in the history of our college. “It’s good to know where you came from,” Schutte said. “There is so much beautiful

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history. There was so much strength, dedication, courage, and determination in the founding. It’s rare to survive through much of what we did. It gives you a new, concrete appreciation.” In one episode, we talked about a 1955 incident with Hillsdale’s football team, at the time coached by Frank

If you’re on the job hunt and have landed a few interviews or even a few offers, here’s what you need to know about negotiating your salary and making sure you’ll be paid enough to survive. To tell us how it’s done, The Collegian interviewed Hillsdale alum Macaela Bennett ’16, who is a business reporter for the Greenwich Time in Greenwich, Connecticut. Here’s a list of the takeaways: Reach out to alums for advice. Start by asking other Hillsdale alums within your industry what they were paid at their entry-level jobs, Bennett said. Then you’ll have a general idea of how much is reasonable to ask for when you’re discussing salary and benefits with a potential employer. If you’re moving to a new city, ask friends or alums where they lived on their entry-level salaries so you can figure out affordable housing options. “Ask uncomfortable questions.” It’s really important not to take a job that pays you less than you can live on, so make sure you know all the details of your compensation and benefits package. Don’t be afraid to discuss the details with your employer — to a large extent, your quality of life depends on it. “You just have to be willing to ask uncomfortable questions,”

“Muddy” Waters, the namesake of our stadium. After going undefeated that season, the team was invited to compete in the prestigious Tangerine Bowl in Florida. Unfortunately, bowl officials insisted that Hillsdale’s four black players

college’s valiant wartime efforts. Senior Hailey Morgan recently put together an exhibit in Mossey Library showcasing Hillsdale’s involvement in the Civil War. She said that studying the history of the college gave her a new perspective and renewed

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When she finished speaking at a Munich church, she saw him, and the memories flooded back. The laughter at the thin, naked bodies. The piles of flea-infested clothes. The face of her dying sister. And when the former soldier at the women’s concentration camp at Ravensbruck held out his hand to Corrie ten Boom, saying he had converted to Christianity, she hesitated: “I cannot forgive him.” Then, she prayed: “Jesus…Give me Your forgiveness.” “As I took his hand, the most incredible thing happened,” ten Boom recounted in her autobiography, “The Hiding Place.” “From my shoulder, along my arm, and through my hand, a current seemed to pass from me to him, while into my heart sprang a love for this stranger that almost overwhelmed me.” From saving nearly 800 Jews from the Gestapo to starting a camp to rehabilitate her captors, Corrie ten Boom, a ringleader of the Jewish underground in the Netherlands during World War II, exhibited the dedication to freedom treasured at Hillsdale College. Her commitment to JudeoChristian values, personal responsibility, and education should give her a statue on the Liberty Walk. And in front of the rising Ms. Patrick is a senior studying history and journalism. Christ Chapel would be the

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This past week, America’s favorite pastime, baseball started again. While Americans began playing this patriotic sport in 1845, spectators participate in an even greater tradition at the end of the 7th inning — the singing of “God Bless America.” Exactly 100 years ago today, the United States entered the First World War. During that conflict in 1918, a soldier named Irving Berlin in the U.S. Army at Camp Upton in Yapshank, New York, was asked to compose a Ziegeld Follies-style revue for the soldiers of the camp. For the finale, he wrote a song entitled “God Bless America.” In 1938, Berlin revived the song, and Kate Smith ultimately debuted the revised version on her radio show on Armistice Day in 1938. For the next few years, Smith performed “God Bless America” every week on her radio show. As a result of her performances, and the musical masterpiece courtesy of Berlin, the song sold nearly 400,000 pages of sheet music and earned $60 million in war bonds for the

American efforts in WWII. Both the Democratic and Republican parties used the song as their 1940 convention themes. And as the United States entered the Second World War, the song became a beacon of hope for soldiers and sailors overseas – and for their families at home. For America, God truly “[stood] beside her and [guided] her” through those hard times. For many it was more than just a song. Smith told a journalist in 1938, “As I stand before the microphone and sing it with all my heart, I’ll be thinking of our veterans and I’ll be praying with every breath I draw that we shall never have another war.” Used as a rallying cry in anticipation of the rise of Hitler and the coming of a new world war, Berlin’s lyrics call to mind what our Declaration of Independence termed the“laws of nature and nature’s God” and certain “inalienable rights endowed by our Creator.” America as a nation endured as a symbol of freedom throughout the centuries. It may seem that Americans lost sight of those “inestimable blessings,” but perhaps the meaning of “God Bless America” can reunite us once again. Perhaps the “light from above” that guided the

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Honoring the wartime service of its donors ideal spot for her. It would not only honor ten Boom’s example of her faith but also Jack and Jo Babbit, who donated the original $12.5 million to Hillsdale for the chapel. Jack Babbit served in the Army Air Corps during World War II on 29 combat missions, and Jo Babbit’s brothers also fought — one was held prisoner and taken to a German concentration camp, according to a promotional video for the chapel. Born in 1892 and raised in Haarlem, Holland, ten Boom grew up in a close Christian home. She became the first female Dutch watchmaker, following in her father’s footsteps, and her parents taught her the lesson that would help her survive during the war — to love in all circumstances. When Jews began disappearing after the Nazi invasion, the ten Booms opened their home to those in need and hid “God’s chosen people,” as her father said. After a man informed the Gestapo of the network, Nazis arrested ten Boom and her family in February 1944. Four Jews and two resistance workers, however, remained safe in the house’s hiding place. Although most of her family was released from prison, guards took ten Boom and her sister Betsie to Herzogenbusch and Ravensbruck concentration camps. The ten Booms found hope in sharing the Bible’s

story and imagining a future when they would rehabilitate the prisoners and soldiers. Corrie ten Boom did not give into a cold, hate-filled heart of which her father warned. She shared the Gospels and found hope in prayer, learning to thank God for even the fleas in the Ravensbruck barracks. Betsie ten Boom died in Ravensbruck, but a clerical error soon released Corrie ten Boom, and she left Dec. 30, 1944. After recovering at home, she opened a rehabilitation center for concentration-camp survivors and former soldiers, just as she had promised her sister she would. Ten Boom later immigrated to the United States and died on her 91st birthday, a blessing in the Jewish tradition. Her story shares the values demonstrated by other leaders found on Hillsdale’s Liberty Walk — courage, patriotism, piety. A statue of ten Boom, named a Righteous Among the Nations by Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum, would be unique, the first erected in her honor. She is also a strong female role model, worthy to stand alongside Margaret Thatcher. And like the students who went to fight in the Civil War, ten Boom and her family made sacrifices for truth and life. Like Frederick Douglass, she spoke for humanity and freedom. Although not a politician like most of those on the

Liberty Walk, ten Boom demonstrated statesmanlike qualities. Instead of administering a country, Corrie ten Boom governed herself with wisdom and respectability even in the worst of circumstances. She showed what an average person ought to do in times of injustice. With only a home, courage, and faith, ten Boom exercised the personal responsibility needed in a free society by looking after her neighbors. She put her convictions first, relying on the Judeo-Christian teachings her father had respected and instilled in her. After the war, ten Boom used her freedom to undo the harmful effects of anti-Semitic indoctrination by creating a home for Jewish refugees and a camp for former concentration camp soldiers. She also shared her story around the world to inspire others. Ten Boom became an educator for truth. She used her freedom to free others. And that is the purpose of Hillsdale’s liberal education. All Hillsdale students study statesmanship, and some even hope to practice it. Most, however, will not have the chance. Most will be ordinary like Corrie ten Boom. Her statue would remind everyone on campus that even ordinary people can be called to act in extraordinary ways. Ms. Noble is a junior studying politics and journalism.

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‘God Bless America,’ and God bless her favorite pastime By | Christian Yiu

for the box labeled “Archives and Special Collections” on the library’s homepage. Also, Radio Free Hillsdale’s SoundCloud page contains every episode of “Wait, What Happened?” When it comes to those who came before us, Folsom explained that Hillsdale students and faculty have much to be thankful for. “Many professors and students at Hillsdale College in the last 173 years have sacrificed much to give students today the remarkable opportunities the campus offers,” Folsom said. “We all owe gratitude for what so many who have come before us have given our campus today.” In 80 years, someone will start writing the book on Hillsdale in the 21st century. Some of our names are going to be in it. We’re participating in the story of a great institution. We should know the roots of our story.

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Bennett said. “How much vacation time are you going to get? Is your employer going to be willing to pay for my continued learning (like a master’s degree, conferences, flights to conferences, etc)? Also if you’re going to have good healthcare through your employer, it’s totally worth taking a little bit of a pay cut from your salary.” Know how much your student loan payments are going to be each month. If you have student debt, it’s imperative you know how much your monthly payments will be, because that can limit your housing options. “Also, 50-75 percent of millennials and kids in their 20s are receiving help from their parents for rent or student loans,” Bennett said. “So you need to ask your parents if they’ll be prepared to help with that.” Talk to Financial Aid before you graduate if you have Hillsdale loans. Don’t forget to sit down with your financial aid counselor and discuss your Hillsdale loan repayments, if you have them, Bennett said. That can be part of the senior exit interview, so make sure you schedule one — the counselors will help you devise a payment plan and enter the professional world on the right foot.

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admiration of Hillsdale. “There are a lot of really neat and sentimental stories about Hillsdale and people who lived here,” Morgan said. “Each is unique and very heartfelt. Especially for people who are here for a short time, it’s good know the history of the community and the contributions of the people to give you a greater appreciation.” The best place to start appreciating Hillsdale better is the library. If you want to start from the beginning, pick up “Historic Hillsdale College: Pioneer in Public Education, 1844-1900.” If you’re more interested in war history, Gilbert’s “Hillsdale Honor: the Civil War Experience” is an excellent resource. For something more recent, try “The Permanent Things: Hillsdale College, 1900-1994.” In addition, Mossey Library’s website provides an excellent searchable database of college newspapers, magazine, yearbooks, and more. Look

"Especially for people who are here for a short time, it's good to know the history of the community and the contributions of the people to give you a greater appreciation."

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could not attend. Hillsdale took a principled stand and turned down the invitation. “If character is destiny, Hillsdale was preparing well for the constitutional issues of the next sixty years,” Folsom said of the Tangerine Bowl story. Hillsdale students should feel inspired and awed by stories such as this, as well as by the

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shepherds to the manger of Christ, might perhaps guide our nation to the path of liberty. “Through the mountain, to the prairies, to the oceans white with foam,” America has endured through countless trials and tribulations. The tragic events of recent terror attacks across the United States and Western Europe raised significant concerns that the West can no longer defend itself. Many Americans lost confidence in our country after the tumultuous election of President Donald Trump and the rise of radical, violent protests. Time and time again there seems to be a failure and constant reminder of our inability to make America great again or even just protect the America we have now. While the failures of contemporary politics may dominate our daily conversations, it is still important to remember the sacrifices our ancestors made for our sake on the battlefield or even in the workforce. Even in a nation that has gone through decades of economic distress and political turmoil, America is certainly a blessed nation. We are certainly “grateful for a land so fair.” While yet the “storm clouds gather far across the sea,” our

expressions of our gratitude will go far to keep our feet grounded in the ideal of freedom. Although it may sound trivial, simply counting our blessings is a step towards a bright future. Whether out at the ballpark or in your home, take a moment out of your day to read this little song in appreciation of our nation and our Creator, and be thankful for America is surely “my home sweet home.” "While the storm clouds gather far across the sea, Let us swear allegiance to a land that's free. Let us all be grateful for a land so fair, As we raise our voices in a solemn prayer: God bless America, land that I love, Stand beside her and guide her Through the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans white with foam, God bless America, my home sweet home. God bless America, my home sweet home." Mr. Yiu is a sophomore George Washington Fellow studying politics.

journalism scholarships and publication editor applications. I received few submissions. Panicked, I sent out a typical all-campus email advertising these items and quickly got many responses from students who said they did not see the announcements because they don’t read the SAB email. What are we to do? Students ignore and complain about mass emails, and ignore and delete SAB emails. The SAB newsletter is an excellent tool, and one that students advocated for. Students: We are not going to send you important information via text or Snapchat. You asked for a condensed, informationpacked email, and you got it. Now you should read it.

Within the last year or two, students have, in these pages and on social media platforms, expressed their frustration with the “excessive” number of all-campus emails they receive daily. Indeed, we members of the faculty and staff often find ourselves frustrated at the number of mass emails we receive daily. The Student Activities Board newsletter seemed like a perfect solution — a onestop shop for announcements of all kinds. Earlier this year, an email to faculty and staff heavily encouraged us to take advantage of the SAB newsletter to alert students to things, rather than to continue sending emails to the whole student body. I thought surely Sincerely, students would take the time to look over the SAB newsletter, Maria Servold ’10 Assistant as they knew it would replace and therefore contain all the Director, Dow Journalism information previously sent in Program Faculty Advisor to Student all-campus emails. I recently used the SAB Publications newsletter to announce

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LEFT: Brian Thomas, left, and CJ Haynes, right, perform during Wednesday’s event. RIGHT: Louis Phillips, a speaker for Silver Ring Thing, addresses the crowd of high school students at Jonesville High School. Jordyn Pair | Collegian

Silver Ring Thing performs at Jonesville High School, informing students about the importance of abstinence By | Jordyn Pair Assistant Editor “It’s more than just putting on a ring and saying ‘Oh I’m waiting until marriage to have sex.’” A young man in a white T-shirt and jeans stood in the middle of the gym. He is older than the middle and high school students in the bleachers. A hint of stubble shadowed his jaw and a tattoo winded across his bicep. As with the 11 other speakers of the night, a silver ring was visible on his hand as he gestured. “What this ring represents — it’s a lot more than that,” Jimmy Edwards, the young man who addressed the crowd of high school students, said. With the bright lights, dual projector screens, and blaring music, the Jonesville High School gym looked more like a miniature rock concert than a discussion on abstinence. It was Silver Ring Thing, a program dedicated to informing young adults about abstinence. The show last Wednesday at Jonesville High School was sponsored by Alpha Omega Care Center, a pro-life pregnancy crisis center in Hillsdale. “I think for teenagers and young adults it’s important to understand that sexuality is not just a physical thing. It has physical ramifications, it has emotional ramifications, it has spiritual ramifications,” Shawn Noblit, director of Alpha Omega said. “We want to make sure they’re choosing wisely and that they have the information they need to be able to make that important choice. The idea behind Silver Ring Thing is to give them a different view

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from what they may be hearing from their peers or from people out in the world.” The show attracted around 150 students and parents, according to tour manager Mackenzie Te’o. With skits, songs, and a Snapchat video taken at the beginning of the show, Silver Ring Thing’s performances are meant to appeal to teenagers. Silver Ring Thing was founded in 1995 by Denny and Amy Pattyn. Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the program sends a group of 12 young adults aged 18 to 25 on a tour to promote abstinence. Since 2000, it has hosted more than 1,200 shows in nine countries. One of the opening acts featured a piece of wood with half of a heart painted on it. Drawing a volunteer from the audience, Edwards walked through detriments of partaking in pornography. At certain points, another performer, dressed in increasingly nonsensical costumes, came out from backstage and destroyed the heart, either with spray paint or by cutting it. The climax of the skit was when the speaker put his now painted-over and cut apart half together with an untouched half. The point, he said, is this example illustrates what happens when someone who has indulged in pornography or other sexual immorality enters a relationship with someone who hasn’t. “Every time you have sex, you give a piece of your heart away,” said the speaker, noting the jagged cut across the heart. Silver Ring Thing also features a program for parents. The smattering of parents in attendance watched a video in another room, and heard from

speakers of their own. “The parent program was a good resource, just about parenting kids through teenage years and some of the threats they’re facing and some of the opportunities we can give them,” said Tammy Nohr, 46, who brought her 14-year-old son to the event. “I had heard some of the things before, but I think it’s a valuable opportunity for everybody to come together and hear from young adults who have lived out the stuff and who can be a voice into their lives that is different from their parents.” Other parents, however, had a different reaction. “I think what they’re teaching here is really good for the parents who are clueless,” Tina Burr, 41, said. “I guess I can’t say it was not valuable.” Burr said she brought her 16-year-old daughter, who took a vow of purity at her quinceañera, to the event as a reminder that there are others who have made similar promises. “Because she goes to a public school, there’s not a lot of good support systems and even if a lot of the parents are teaching purity, it’s not a big ordeal,” Burr said. “I didn’t want to make her feel like she was alone in this process. That there are other people, young people her age that are doing this, wearing a ring and staying pure and waiting for the right man to come into their life.” Student reactions to the program were more passionate. Although some students seemed not to take the program seriously, others were pleased. Claire, 13, said she was particularly fond of the storytelling aspect of some of the

speakers. “I know stories from the Bible are true, but it’s harder to visualize. It’s easier when you can hear it from someone who’s speaking straight to you about their own story,” Wortz said. “My favorite part was probably just learning and exploring what the real world challenges are and what they’re going to be in highschool and college, when I’m on my own.” The program expanded beyond abstinence, though. “Our platform is abstinence, and it’s kind of a bait-andswitch, if I’m being honest,” said speaker Louis Phillips, 25. “This is the topic at hand, but really our goal is to tell you that there’s a God that loves you and that He wants a relationship with you.” The bait-and-switch works, though. At the Wednesday show, 21 students dedicated their life to Christ, said Te’o. As students and parents — who joined the students for the end of the show — wandered out of the gym and into the lobby to buy rings, the speakers took a photo with the kids who came to know Christ. In the lobby, students and parents crowded around tables to buy rings at $20 apiece. Each ring has the citation for for a verse in 1 Thessalonians. “We’re all on this team because we firmly believe in this message, because we firmly believe that this is what God has called us too,” Phillips said. “This is just one way, one avenue in our life that we’re obedient to Him. It’s not something to be ashamed of. I think sex is planned in a beautiful way, that there are some positive benefits to waiting the way God has asked us to.”

Hillsdale High School teacher Melinda Eggleston received the Excellence in Education Award in December at Michigan State’s Breslin Center. Along with a plaque presented to her by head Michigan State men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo, Eggleston won $500 for herself and $500 for Hillsdale High. According to a press release by the Michigan Lottery, the sponsor of the award, the organization “established the Excellence in Education awards in 2014 to recognize outstanding public school educators across the state during the school year.” Eggleston is the first teacher from the Hillsdale community school system to win the Excellence in Education award since it began. After being told she won the award in December, Eggleston shared the news with her family and they all planned to attend the ceremony. “We all thought it would be cool to meet Tom Izzo,” she said. A 27-year veteran of the teaching profession, Eggleston began working at Hillsdale High School in 2001. Along with teaching business education and computer science, Eggleston advises the school newspaper and yearbook, and is responsible for the school’s website and social media. She also serves as a co-advisor to Hillsdale High’s Business Professionals of America club along with business education teacher Jennifer Duff. Eggleston chose to put Hillsdale High School’s $500 from her award toward the BPA to

offset the cost of competing, which can be as expensive as $10,000 just to attend the state competition. “The BPA is the biggest club in the school. We’re bigger than the football team. We have 60 kids in our club,” Eggleston said. After starting the club with Duff in 2008, the two teachers have worked together to grow the BPA club since it first began with only five students. Now in its ninth year, the BPA club boasts success from multiple regional and state championships, to even winning one event at nationals. “We’ve kind of had crazy success as well as huge growth in our chapter,” Duff said. Eggleston and Duff are still expanding the BPA. Last year, they began training six seventh-grade students for competitions. This year, Hillsdale High’s BPA club is sending 12 middle school students to compete at nationals. Outside of running the BPA club, Eggleston helps students develop professional skill sets by helping them get internships and job experience with local businesses. She also works with other school districts looking to begin BPA chapters of their own, often presenting student-run coffee shops in middle and high schools as examples profitable fundraisers. Eggleston’s Excellence in Education award comes three years after she won the Hillsdale County Teacher of the Year. “She’s just always willing to help students or faculty or administrators or other school districts even,” Duff said. “She just really is all about collaborating and providing the most success for her students.”

Art Around Town will feature local artists will bring artwork to the By | Jessica De Gree Collegian Freelancer streets for the community’s participation. With a live string band, The Heritage Association local DJ, face paint, balloon will host Hillsdale’s biannual art station, sidewalk art, floArt Around Town event in ral arrangement instructiondowntown Hillsdale on May al booths, and art displays, 5th from 5 to 7 p.m. Art Around Town will have Downtown business- something for everyone. es plan on hosting 25 local “We are really excited for artists in their stores, giv- this event because we have ing them an opportunity to so many activities planned display their artwork to the for the family,” Connie Sexpublic and bring foot traffic ton, co-event manager of The to local shops. Some of the Heritage Association, said. artists include students from They are hopeful for a suclocal schools like Will Car- cessful event, and expect 300 leton Academy. participants. During the event, a PeoThose who are interested ple’s Choice Award will judge in submitting their artwork the best piece of art, award- for display are encouraged ing the winner with a trophy. to contact Connie Sexton at In addition to the in-store csexton1954@yahoo.com or artwork displays, the recent- The Heritage Association’s ly established Youth Council Facebook page. and Youth Advisory Board

Jacobus survives battle with cancer, thanks God and community By | Julie Havlak Collegian Reporter When Mary Jacobus tells the stories about how she almost died, she peppers them with laughter and praises for her family, her community, and her God. “See, this is very good because I was supposed to be dead,” Reading resident Jacobus, 60, said. “As of today I’m here peeling potatoes, I’m back to work, I feel fine. I have no complaints. God is good.” Now, Jacobus is back to babying her grandchildren. Less than four months ago, though, she was in a coma in intensive care, with acute respiratory failure and a wall of tubes feeding into her veins. She died once, twice, three times. Her family prayed for a miracle, even as doctors told them that if Jacobus ever woke up, she would be brain dead. Before her illness, Jacobus raised three children and ran a foster home for the elderly. The business was her dream ever since she was a small child who took care of her elderly neighbors. That dream was dealt a blow four years

ago, however, when Jacobus discovered that she had stage four lung cancer. With very little hope for a cure, she opened her Bible. “I flipped open to Isaiah: ‘Whose report will you believe… No weapon against you will prosper,’” she said. “And I thought: cancer is a weapon. It’s not going to prosper or live in this body. It can just get out.” So she started a grueling routine of treatments: dark mornings, long drives to the hospital, radiation, hours and hours of chemotherapy. Even as her days grew longer and she grew weaker, she still kept her sense of humor and joy. She’d crack jokes with the nurses, grouch with her fellow patients, tease her drivers. “Things go on hold, and you have to reinvent yourself. The things that you enjoyed or were able to do aren’t there anymore,” Jacobus said. “You have to look for different ways to be productive. You have to turn things around.” A year and a half later, things did turn around for Jacobus: she was cleared of cancer. The side effects, however, remained. Curing the cancer

had damaged her lungs and immune system, leaving her body’s defenses weakened and susceptible to diseases. And when she got the flu, she fell into a coma. When Jacobus surfaced from the coma, her sister heard her muttering something. Jacobus did not know she had only been out for three days, and she was telling them she wanted to die. “I popped up and interfered. I told her, ‘You are going to survive this. Don’t throw in the towel yet. You can make it,” Jacobus’s sister LouAnn Sansord said. “You have to fight this battle. If you fight, you will win it, but you have to fight.” Jacobus agreed to fight, but two weeks later she was in an ambulance, heading home to die. “On my 40th birthday I lay awake crying,” Jacobus’s daughter Arlene Mason said. “I was afraid I was going to lose my mom on my birthday. That was the hardest part. She’s my mom, she’s helped me raise my kids.” But even as Jacobus was in the ambulance, her community was organizing a benefit to help her. Over 75 people

Mary Jacobus stands in her living room after surviving acute respiratory failure and spending weeks in the intensive care unit. Julie Havlak | Collegian

attended the benefit, which raised roughly $2,400, including direct donations. “It’s just a giving community — they don’t mind giving to someone if there is really a need,” said Randy Cole, who helped organize the fundraiser for Jacobus. “They don’t mind helping, and this is how they

help.” At the time, Cole thought the benefit would help with funeral expenses. However, Jacobus was discharged from hospice on Jan. 17. She was the one-in-a-hundred, the one her doctors called the “miracle baby.” “I was starting to sink be-

cause of financial and medical bills. And this community just embraced me,” Jacobus said. “You hear of so much bad in this world. But there was so much good that came out of this. It restores your faith in humanity. People are still good, life is still good, God is still alive.”

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‘Beauty from within’: A message from Princess to princess By | Kristiana Mork Collegian Reporter

TOP TO BOTTOM: Senior Rebekah Molloy, dressed as Ana, sits with Olivia; Senior Gianna Marchese, dressed as Belle, reads about the true meaning of beauty; Molloy meets Olivia. Kristiana Mork | Collegian

Streamers, sparkles, and smiles greeted guests at the second annual Salvation Army Princess Day on Saturday where Disney princess reminded guests that beauty comes from the heart. The Liberty Princess Co. and Hillsdale College’s Salvation Army GOAL program planned the event, where students dressed as Belle from “Beauty and the Beast,” Belle’s prince, Rapunzel from “Tangled,” Tinkerbell from “Peter Pan,” Princesses Anna and Elsafrom “Frozen”, and others taught more than 85 would-be-princesses to walk, wave, and curtsy like royalty. At the end, they were crowned at a royal ball hosted by Belle and her prince. “How great is it that mothers and their daughters, and fathers and their daughters have this opportunity to remember how precious they are in this negative world?” said co-organizer and Salvation Army captain Casey Grey. “We are constantly told what our girls should look like, but here we are reminded that beauty is on the inside. Beauty is the love we show people.”

Grey said she planned last year’s Princess Day with help from the Salvation Army’s women’s ministry, but realized the event could be an opportunity to reach out to the community. This year, she asked for assistance from Hillsdale College’s Salvation Army GOAL program, led by senior Sarah Chavey, and the Liberty Princess Co., directed by senior Gianna Marchese. “We’re blessed to have Sarah and Gianna,” Grey said. “I just told them where we wanted to go with the event, gave them a budget, and they went with it.” Anna Goodwin, a volunteer with the GOAL program, said she helped Chavey plan the day’s events. “This year, we have a face-painting booth and paper dolls that we can cut out, and coloring and nail painting, and we’ve done a lot more of the decorations,” Goodwin said. “We just want every girl to feel like a princess.” Elizabeth, one of the children who participated in the event, said the princesses were her favorite, and she felt like one at the event. Elizabeth added that Elsa was her favorite princess. Her grandmother, Hope Richardson, said the two had seen Disney’s “Frozen” more times than she could

count. Olivia pondered the favorite princess question while adhering sparkling foam décor to her magical princess wand, but, in the end, she decided her favorite is Elsa’s sister Princess Anna. “It’s fun to watch the smiles on the girls’ faces,” Grey said. “And it’s also fun to watch the moms get giddy. They become children again. I know I did that earlier today, too.” The Princess Day celebration was not limited to ladies, either. A smattering of fathers also attended, escorting their daughters to the nail polish station, and dancing with them at the royal ball. “My favorite part is seeing her face, seeing how happy she is,” said Andy Huraczy, one of the fathers in attendance. He said he first heard about Princess Day the day before the event, and thought it would be the perfect place to take his daughter, Keeleigh. “This was my weekend,” he said. “She lives in Detroit, so I picked her up at about 8 p.m. on Friday, and at 12:30 a.m. we went out and got her an outfit — a dress and a necklace.” Huraczy said the event was not his first dress-up attempt. “Oh I’ve painted nails, she’s even painted mine before,”

Huraczy said. “Once she asked me if she could do my makeup. I said ‘Oh no.’ Twenty minutes later, my whole face was done.” He said he lost those pictures. They couldn’t be allowed to end up on Facebook. “My favorite thing to do with Keeleigh? Everything,” Huraczy said. “We both have imagination, and can turn anything into an adventure.” The event concluded with a ball hosted by Belle, senior Gianna Marchese, and her prince, freshman Alex Pack. Before the dancing, Belle read the little princesses a story about Cinderella’s fictional sidekick Emma, concluding with a reminder that true beauty comes from the heart through acts of kindness. Grey and sophomore Claire Gwilt, who will be taking over the GOAL program next year, confirmed she plans to host Princess Day again next year. Grey said she hopes the program will grow so large that it will outgrow the church. “Talk about girl empowerment, these parents, these women, have overcome fear, and all kinds of challenges,” Grey said. “And they’ve become women in their own right. You can learn a lot from that.”

Hillsdale’s Meals on Walberg ranked among top ten public officials for hosting town hall meetings Wheels braces for By | Joshua Lee Collegian Freelancer possible funding cuts By | Brooke Conrad Collegian Reporter President Donald Trump’s 2018 budget proposal could cut a large percentage of funding for Meals on Wheels in Hillsdale County, according to data from the Hillsdale County Senior Services Center and Meals on Wheels America. Hillsdale County’s Meals on Wheels program is a service of the Senior Center, and is one of 5,000 local programs in the nation that sends volunteers to deliver meals and visit with senior residents. The program currently receives 26 percent of its funding through the Older Americans Act, and another 15 percent through Medicaid Waiver. Both are sources of federal funding matched by the state. The center’s finance director, Wendy Crawford, said that each could be affected separately by the proposed budget. On a national scale, the proposed budget would cut 17.9 percent of funding for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the department that includes the Older Americans Act under which Meals on Wheels nationally receives 35 percent of its funding, according to a statement from Meals on Wheels America. The statement explained that this number should not be confused with the 3 percent federal funding cut for Meals on Wheels America, the national membership organization that supports the 5,000 local programs through “advocacy, education, research, and national partnerships and campaigns.” The center’s executive director Terry Vear said that since the Hillsdale County program receives 49 percent of its funding through senior millage dollars, a federal funding cut would not impact Hillsdale’s program as much as it might for other programs in the nation. But she said it would still be wrong for the federal gov-

ernment to cut funding. “We would have to cut meals,” she said. “You would have vulnerable adults who can’t stay home because they don’t have food, and so they would have to stay in nursing homes, which is more expensive.” In the 2016 fiscal year, 75 Meals on Wheels volunteers in Hillsdale County served a total of 62, 512 meals to 391 residents, according to data from the center. Mary Wolfram, director of economic development for the City of Hillsdale, said the center, since it is a sub-organization of Hillsdale County’s government, would have to re-assess its funding through the county, in the case of a federal funding cut. District 4 Hillsdale County Commissioner Bruce Caswell said that he doubts that the federal government would cut a significant percentage of funding for Meals on Wheels. He said that, based on his own experience in dealing with Medicaid programs as a former Michigan state senator, he thinks that Meals on Wheels might be able to cut “administration waste” without affecting the programs that actually deliver services. “The question that needs to be asked is how much is being wasted on administration,” he said. “Meals on Wheels is a good program for the seniors, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be run more efficiently.” District 3 Hillsdale County Commissioner Mark Wiley said there is not much anyone can do about the proposed budget at the moment, because much could change after Congress makes its assessment. “A proposed budget is just that — it’s a proposed budget,” he said. “Even though it is possible that you could see upwards of 35 percent cut through the budget process, that number could end up being 5 percent.”

Congressman Tim Walberg, R-Mich, placed 10th among his colleagues in both the House and Senate for holding 66 town hall meetings since January 1st, 2015. He held one of the most recent meetings at the Hillsdale City Hall on March 3rd. In response to the recognition for holding so many town halls, he answers with gratitude. “I always appreciate the opportunity to have meaningful dialogue with my constituents and search for common ground whenever possible to move America forward,” Walberg said. Walberg said he seeks to communicate with his constituents as often as possible. The large and diverse 7th congressional district requires the congressman to utilize a variety of different ways to hear from his constituents. “Since I have the privilege of representing a large district with seven counties, it’s a priority to communicate with my constituents on issues that matter to them and in a way that is convenient for them,” Walberg said. “That communication takes a variety of forms, including in-person town halls and coffee hours, tele-town halls, email, social media, and

many other media outlets.” Republicans make up 39 of the top 50 congressional legislators who have held the most in-person town hall meetings over the last two years. Walberg is the only U.S. congressman from Michigan on that list. Recently, town hall meetings across the country have been filled with angry constituents. Last month, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, and Senator Tom Cotton, R-Ark., were both taken by surprise at the amount of disgruntled constituents, while Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., had to be escorted out for his protection by local police. Similarly, Walberg faced disgruntled constituents at last month’s town hall in Hillsdale, but not to the same intensity. Many held signs concerning the Republican replacement plan for Obamacare, Russia’s alleged involvement in the 2016 presidential election, and future plans for federal agencies like the Department of Education. He addressed each of the concerns and listened to opinions of those in attendance. Walberg welcomes the diverse thoughts and opinions at his town halls but hopes they do not turn into shouting matches like those around the country. “Even when we disagree, I

hope we can express our ideas in a civil and respectful way and not turn to disruptive behavior that hinders a peaceful

exchange of ideas,” Walberg said.

got really scared and rode home and told the neighbors to make a call.” Graber and some of his family members riding with him went back to get help. His friend, 15-year-old Lavern Eicher, separated from the group and rode back to his home to tell his family. “As we were starting through the woods, I saw a pair of pants and some shoes. I thought it was a rag or something, and I joked ‘I guess that’s all that must have been left of him,’” Eicher said in an interview with The Collegian. “But when I got closer, maybe 10 feet away, I was surprised to see it was a man.” Eicher said that the man was lying face-up, sprawled

out. While he said he couldn’t remember much about the man’s physical characteristics, he thought he had black hair. When Eicher later found out that Barron was dead, he said was scared and concerned. “I felt shaky, I didn’t know what the deal was,” Eicher said. Anna Marie Eicher, Lavern’s mother, said she found the murder very troubling. “He was pretty scared,” she said. “Things like this don’t happen here, I’ve never witnessed something like this.” Residents who live outside of the Amish community also said they were disturbed by the news. Connie Johnson, who can see the wooded crime scene from her front porch, said she couldn’t sleep after

hearing about the homicide. “I’ve lived here for 54 years and I’ve never seen anything like this,” Johnson said. “I really didn’t think that something like that happens here. I never would’ve dreamt of it.” Parker said they are pursuing leads on a possible suspect, and that they’ve been receiving numerous phone calls to assist with the case. “It’s been a period of time since we’ve had a homicide,” Parker said. “But the sad part is that Hillsdale County is not immune to violence.” Police said they encourage anyone with additional information to call the Hillsdale County Sheriff ’s Office at (517) 437-7317.

Homicide from A1 that have been a lot more heinous.” The area where the body was located, about 15 miles southwest of campus, is populated by numerous Amish communities and farms. Joseph Graber, a 12-yearold boy who lives less than a mile away from the crime scene, was one of the four Amish children who discovered the body on Sunday as they were riding through the countryside. Graber said when he saw the body, he didn’t think it was real. “We thought it was a clown or a fake or something,” Graber said. “Once we saw it we

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Gatchell and Čapek shine in outdoor opener GOLF TEAM PLACES By | Evan Carter Web Editor

In a weekend of competition that saw athletes compete in five meets across three states, two athletes stood out above the rest with performances that both qualified them for the outdoor national meet in late May and ranked them in the top 10 of their event group for all of NCAA Division II. Senior Caleb Gatchell ran a personal best time of 3:48.03 in the 1,500 meter at the Stanford Invitational, putting him within a second and a half of the current school record, which was set in 1997. Junior Daniel Čapek bounded back from a disappointing hammer throw performance at the Texas Relays on Thursday, to throw 59.26 meters in hammer on Friday at the Bobcat Invitational, less than 0.5 meters off of his personal best. Head coach Andrew Towne said he thought Gatchell and Čapek led the team over the weekend. He also said that although he wasn’t pleased with every performance, he thought overall it was one of the team’s best opening weekends. “The biggest thing I’d like to see moving forward, across the board, is a little bit more of a sense of urgency to take advantage of every opportunity,” Towne said. “Typically, it’s a lot easier for our kids to see at this point, especially if they’re paying attention to older kids.” Towne also highlighted the 4x100 meter relay team’s 41.71-second performance at the Texas Relays, the sub-11 second 100-meter dash times of seniors Sergio San Jose Lorza and Todd Frickey at the Texas Relays, sophomore Nate Eldridge’s sub-22 second performance in the 200 me-

Shotgun from A1 Hillsdale took its bottom five shooters, the team still would have had the highest score in Division III. “The pressure was on,” Dupre said, “but everybody showed up.” According to team members, one positive change between last year and this year is a deemphasis by the coaches on practices dedicated to one event or drill. Instead, each shooter has been given a greater liberty to use their 100-target allotment on whatever area they feel they need to improve personally. “In the past, we’ve always had a very strict ‘Wednesday is trap day,’ for example, but this year, at least during the semester, that strictness was loosened up a lot, and it showed,” Hintz said. “Staying the way we’re doing it right now would be a good thing.” Kababik added that another reason for the team’s heightened nerves throughout the week was a large, talented freshman Schreiner class, one of whom tied Kababik for second overall. Though this shooter worried some of the team members during the competition, a successful recruitment season and reten-

ter dash at the Bobcat Invitational, and sophomore Nick Fiene’s 3:57.42 1,500-meter race at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival. If Lorza’s 100-meter time of 10.53 seconds had been “wind legal” for NCAA qualifying, meaning that the tailwind on the straightaway of the track wasn’t in excess of 4.0 meters per second, he would have been ranked 12th in Division II following the meet. Other notable performances were sophomore Tan-

because of his strong indoor track season — he placed sixth in the mile at the Division II NCAA indoor national championship last month. At the same time, Gatchell isn’t putting too much stock in the race. “The school record would be nice, but I’ll work on cutting down and finishing out races to put myself in a good place for nationals” he said. Čapek attributes his poor performance in the hammer throw at Texas Relays to

said. Čapek also said that even though he didn’t have a personal best throw, the total performance of the six throws he had at the Bobcat Invitational was the best he has ever had. The men’s track team will split up again this coming weekend, with some athletes traveling to the Western Kentucky University Hilltop Relays and others traveling to Ohio Wesleyan University’s Marv Frye Invitational.

Caleb Gatchell competes in 1,500 at last year’s Border Battle home meet. Anders Kiledal | Collegian

ner Schwannecke’s 1:53.58 800-meter run and freshman Joe Humes 1:56.37 1,500-meter run at San Francisco State Distance Carnival. Reflecting on his performance, Gatchell said he believes he was able to run so fast in his first outdoor race

thinking too much because it was a larger meet. He said being seeded higher at the smaller Bobcat Invitational made him relaxed and allowed him to compete better. “I think it boosts my self-esteem when I have the potential to make finals,” he

tion of its entire 2016-17 team will force Schreiner into Division II next year, away from the Hillsdale squad. Hillsdale, however, will graduate three seniors — Dupre, Kyle Luttig, and Casey Links — and recruited just one shooter for the 2017-18 team. The team will drop to eight next year, its lowest since 2011-12, causing some team members to worry about next season. “It goes from half the team needs to have a good day to the whole team needs to have a good day,” junior team member Emanuel Boyer said. From the shooters’ perspective, part of the struggle with recruitment is cold or unpredictable Michigan weather and the academic rigor of Hillsdale itself. Many top recruits are from high schools in the Southeast or Southwest, meaning they are unaccustomed to low temperatures and unwilling to brave them for Hillsdale’s program. If the team’s coaches and administrative staff do find candidates willing to look past the weather, Hillsdale’s low acceptance rate and high academic admission standards provide an additional barricade, one that is sometimes impossible for recruits to hurdle. “It is extremely hard to get people into this school,” Ka-

babik said. “Most of the people that are very good in the shooting disciplines have to travel a lot to get as good as they are, so their grades take a hit.” Administrative staff say they believe better communication between the school and team could help bolster the recruitment process going forward. Part of the reason for Klug’s travelling with the team to the competition was to observe them and brainstorm ideas about how to amplify its image throughout campus and among the college’s administration. “Part of the hope was that my being there as an outside observer would communicate the dire need that we are in to find shooters who are approaching where our athletes are at,” Klug said. “It is of the utmost importance that we are able to find and recruit great shooters and great Hillsdale shooters.” Klug said she observed Hillsdale’s shooters as professional while shooting and friendly with one another all other times. For her, this is evidence of an elite team who embodies Hillsdale’s values, a team that needs to be recognized by campus so it can continue to flourish on the national stage. “If you watch other teams

“Outdoors you just end up splitting up a little bit more because it’s hard to accommodate everything that you’re trying to do, whether it’s event-groups or ability-levels,” Towne said. shoot and how their shooters act together, or how the individual shooter handles missing a target, then you watch one of ours, you can see there is a difference between being a good shooter and a great shooter,” Klug said. “We have 10 great shooters.”

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For the first time in the spring season, the Hillsdale College golf team shot a single-round team score under 300. The last time the golf team accomplished this was in October at the Midwest Regional, when they shot 294. At the two-day Music City Regional, the Chargers shot 300 and 296. The team placed 14th overall in the 24 team tournament and fell 25 strokes behind the first place finisher, Grand Valley State University. The tournament was on April 3-4 at the Hermitage Golf Course in Old Hickory, Tennessee. Sophomore Andrew Grayson said the 296 score on the second day is a sign the team is “breaking a streak of bad play.” So far, however, it has not been enough to raise the team in the rankings. At last week’s tournament in Kentucky, the team placed seventh out of 12 teams. But head coach Nathan Gilchrist said the team needed better rankings in the future to qualify for the postseason. “The team needs to finish in the top 5 the next three tournaments,” Gilchrist said. “There is no other way to say it than they need to play well and finish the season really strong.” Sophomore Liam Purslowe has led the team with the low score for the last two weeks. At the Music City Regional he shot an even-par 144 and tied for sixth as an individual. Junior Joe Torres had another strong performance this week, giving him three top 20 individual finishes in the last three tournaments. This week, Torres shot 145, coming in just one stroke behind Purslowe, and tied for 14th as an individual. “I’d say the biggest thing for me right now is I’m hitting it as well as I ever have off the tee, which is something I’ve struggled with in the past,” Torres said. “I’ve just tried to be con-

fident in my game and my ability to hit good shots.” Gilchrist praised Torres for his consistent, low-scoring performances. “Joe is a tough minded player,” Gilchrist said. “He is a grinder and works very hard on his game. He is starting to see results from the endless work he has put in.” Torres said he hit 14 and 15 greens during the tournament, which gave him a lot of opportunities for birdies. “I want to be top 10 the next two weeks, ultimately winning one of the events,” Torres said. Grayson, alongside sophomore Peter Beneteau and freshman Ryan Zetwick, also played in the tournament. Grayson shot 153 and was the team’s third place finisher. Beneteau shot 154 and Zetwick shot 155. Grayson said he got off to a rough start both rounds and battled back to post respectable scores. “I made four birdies in round two, which was a good confidence booster to show that it’s possible to rebound after having a couple blow-up holes,” Grayson said. Grayson said he is playing well off the tee and has been putting himself in good positions to make birdies, but he hasn’t been able to convert. “My wedges and short game were not as good as they should have been,” Grayson said. “Had the wedges been dialed in, I could have scored much better.” Gilchrist said the team is preparing for the end of the season just like any other tournament. “They’re focused on improving weaknesses and becoming mentally tougher each week,” Gilchrist said. Grayson agreed the team needs to eliminate mental mistakes. “If we clean up the dumb mistakes — like hitting balls into the water, missing short putts and three putting — then we have a chance of finishing high and qualifying for super regionals,” Grayson said.

Junior Drew Lieske earned the High Overall award after scoring 531 out of 550. Amanda Klug | Courtesy

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Track from A10 is committed to preparing for the national meet. She was national-runner up in the steeplechase last year and has set a goal to win her favorite event this year. “The first race is always kind of weird because you haven’t steepled in a year and you’re trying to remember what it feels like and where to push and where to go with the flow,” Oren said. “It’s just so different from running a normal 3k. It just adds a whole new element of something else to focus on.” At the San Francisco State Distance Carnival, sophomore Allysen Eads ran a time of 10:49.35 in the 3,000 steeplechase, meeting the provisional

Softball from A10 of strong pitching and defensive performances from both teams. “That was the epitome of a pitcher’s duel,” Abraham said. “That was a throwback to 1997 softball, when all the games were 1-0 or 2-1.” Addis led off the bottom of the seventh with a single, putting pressure on Ferris’ pitcher and defense, Abraham said. “At that point, we just needed to put the ball into play, and we did,” Abraham said. Kish reached base on a Ferris error, and a sacrifice bunt from Catron advanced Kish and Addis to second and third. Then, Ferris pitcher walked Marra, loading the bases. With one out, junior Haley Lawrence put a two-strike pitch into play, bringing in Addis as the game-winning run. In game two, Hillsdale completed the sweep with a 10-2 victory in six innings. The team started the game when a Gockman double scored Asselta and Kastning in the first inning. Hillsdale continued its hitting streak in the second inning when back-to-back doubles from Kastning and Gockman brought in runs from Marra, freshman first baseman Shelby Sprouse, and Kastning.

standard. “The biggest thing that we’ve been talking about since the indoor season is committing to being as good as we possibly can be. From that standpoint, I feel pretty good,” Towne said. “One of the things we talked about in our team meeting on Monday is at this point in the year, there is a sense of urgency for the older girls, because there is a clock on their career. So I think we need to be a little more urgent in taking advantage of every opportunity we get. With that said, I think this was one of our best season openers.” This weekend the squads will split up again between Kentucky State and Ohio Wesleyan. An Addis triple scored Gockman for the final run of the inning, giving the Chargers an early 7-0 lead. The next runs came in the top of the fourth inning, when senior pitcher Kyra Rodi, running for Asselta, scored off a single from Gockman. Gockman then scored off Kish’s single. The Bulldogs answered with two runs of their own in the bottom of the fourth inning. The game concluded after Marra’s single scored Kish in the top of the sixth, and Hillsdale’s defense prevented Ferris from scoring in the remainder of the sixth. Weidinger got the win in both games Sunday, striking out seven and allowing only six hits over the thirteen innings she pitched. “For the most part, she completely shut down Ferris, and did a great job against GVSU,” Abraham said. Over the weekend, Kastning achieved her 200th career hit, making her the first player in the last 20 years to accomplish this. Currently, the team stands 15-16 on the season. This weekend, the team will face Northwood University and Saginaw Valley State University in traveling doubleheaders. “It’ll be another good week of softball,” Kish said.

This weekend, senior center fielder Bekah Kastning hit her 200th career hit, making her the first player in the last 20 years to accomplish this. Madeleine Jepsen | Courtesy

OPINION: REVERSE THE AUTOMATIC WALK

Hitter’s perspective scored on errant pitches during intentional walks. These infrequent disasters could dictate a win or loss. As October rolls around, all baseball fans know that one game can make or break a team’s playoff chances. According to the Washington Post, there were 932 intentional walks in 2,428 games in the 2016 season. With the intentional walk rule being taken away this year, a baseball game will By | Ryan O’Hearn now be, on average, 1.5 Special to the Collegian pitches shorter. In 2016, intentional walks occurred “And Withrow will in- once every third game per tentionally walk Ramírez… team. On average, an intenThe pitch…And he throws tional walk took 90 seconds. it over the head and here It may seem like a meaningcomes Santana and he scores less change, but are these biand the Diamondbacks zarre and exciting moments now lead two to one in the worth saving 90 seconds of ninth!” was what Arizona every third game? Will this Diamondbacks broadcaster rule really fix the pace of Bob Brenly announced pri- play? As a college baseball or to the Los Angeles Dodgplayer, I enjoy waiting on ers losing to the Diamondand watching the fourbacks due to an overthrown pitch walk. This moment is intentional walk by Chris even more special when I’m Withrow. “We are lucky enough standing in the on-deck cirto witness another game cle. This gives me the perfect changing play due to a mis- amount of time to get prophap during an intentional erly offended that the pitcher thinks I’m an easy out. It walk,” Brenly concluded. This season, for the first gives me extra motivation as time, Major League Base- I step into the batter’s box. As a Detroit Tigers fan, I ball will allow managers to love to sit in Comerica Park signal automatic intentional and watch Miguel Cabrera walks from the dugout. This new rule was put in place to step up to the plate in a key improve pace of play, but it RBI situation. Sometimes takes away a vital part of the the pitcher will intentionalgame. The MLB should re- ly walk him, inspiring Tiger fans freedom to “boo” the verse its bad decision. While many pitchers can coward who lofts four pitchthrow a 90-miles-per-hour es away from Cabrera. This fastball for a strike with is something Tigers fans ease, it’s a different story have become accustomed when they’re asked to loft to and have thoroughly ena 60-miles-per-hour pitch joyed. I also believe that if away from the plate. Every the pitcher is going to take once in awhile, a pitcher will the easy way out, he should create a bizarre moment on at least face the public huthe field by either skipping miliation of a cop out and or sailing the ball past the throw the four pitches. Shaving a few seconds catcher. Other times, the off of a contest is not worth pitcher may put the ball too changing a fundamental close to the plate, only to part of America’s game. It watch as the batter unloads ought to be played the way on the batting-practice-like it’s supposed to be played pitch. These moments will and, thankfully, that’s how be no more with the intenthe NCAA still plays it. But tional walk gone. These moments are rare, for now, go ahead MLB but still are a part of the pitchers: Breathe a big sigh game for a reason. A base of relief. You no longer have hit or an advancement of to worry about botching one a base runner by 90 feet or of the “easiest” plays of basemore can play a vital part ball. in the game. Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis expressed his disgust of the new rule, pointing out on Twitter that he has twice

Pitcher’s perspective pitcher know how they feel. If I’m at a game at Comerica Park and Miguel Cabrera is up to bat with a chance at one or two RBIs and the opposing pitcher is told to walk the big hitter, boos will rain down on the pitcher. While it can be a badge of honor to be intentionally walked on multiple occasions, good Americans don’t pay to attend games to watch Cabrera get walked. They’ll vent their frustrations on the pitcher as By | Phil Carey he metaphorically waves a Special to the Collegian white flag on the mound, signaling he doesn’t have good To speed up the pace of a enough stuff to get the homebaseball game, Major League town hero out. This gives the Baseball executives have crowd a chance to unite for a eliminated the four-pitch in- minute and yell at the other tentional walk rule and re- team. Baseball fans love these placed it with a simple signal from the dugout for the bat- moments when a pitcher hits ter to go to first base with the a homerun or an infielder intention of speeding games throws his glove to the first baseman because the ball up. “Every little change that is stuck in its web, or when makes the game faster, I a team turns a triple play. personally believe is a good What’s so different about a thing for the game over the wild pitch scoring a run or a long haul,” MLB commis- base hit coming from a poorly-placed intentional ball? In sioner Rob Manfred said. Some see the four-pitch baseball, when the ultra-rare rule as “routine” or “mun- happens, fans go nuts. In ushering in the dugdane,” but the few times intentional a pitcher fails to deliver a out-signaled catchable ball to a catcher walk, there is no longer a line — instead delivering a wild to decide what is pointless in pitch — there can be mo- baseball and what is not If the executives are so ments of great excitement. As a pitcher at the col- concerned about shaving a legiate level, I know exact- minute from the length of the ly what it is like to walk a average game, they should batter intentionally. It is, by direct their efforts elsewhere. no means, an easy or sim- They could limit the number ple task. A pitcher’s job is to of pitching changes, doing throw baseballs as hard as he away with one-out/one-batcan time after time, so, when ter relievers, as this requires the call comes to intention- the coach to walk out to the ally walk a batter, the pitcher mound, signal to the bullpen, must take some velocity off and have the reliever throw his throw and accurately de- his warmup pitches while the liver the ball to the catcher as crowd waits. This can happen he stands behind the oppo- three or four times and often site batter’s box. This change at climactic moments in a in arm velocity and location game, when delays lessen the of target defies a pitcher’s tension that fans enjoy. What’s next? Doing away routine and can result in an with the batter having the errant throw. In most cases, the objec- chance to run to first on a tive of an intentional walk dropped third strike? Or tellis to set up a double play in ing hitters not to trot the basa key situation, such as a es when they crush no-doubt runner on third with one home runs? Certain traditions in the out. The idea is to not let the runner on third score. If a game of baseball are there for pitcher is anything but sharp excitement and the chance on those four intentionally that something rare could thrown balls and the ball gets happen. I am more than willpast the catcher, the runner ing to wait for an intentional scores. This can provide a lot walk to conclude if it means of excitement if the run that that something out of the orscores ties or unties a score, dinary might happen. After all, aren’t those some changing the momentum of of the best moments in basethe game. Intentional walks also ball? serve as an opportunity for the crowd to let the opposing

BASEBALL GOES 1-3 AGAINST RIVAL NORTHWOOD By | Stevan Bennett Jr. Assistant Editor

As the MLB season gets underway, teams around the GLIAC enter the heart of conference play, vying for a position in the GLIAC tournament. This weekend, the Hillsdale College baseball team hosted the second place Northwood Timberwolves for a four-game set at Simpson Field, picking up a win in game one before dropping the back three. The 1-3 weekend moves the Chargers to 4-8 in conference play and 11-16 overall, landing them in the 10th spot in the conference to this point. “Overall, I thought we faced some pretty good pitching, and did a pretty good job of piecing together some runs in some of those games,” head coach Eric Theisen said. Players and coaches alike agreed that it was nice to finally play at home after spending nearly two months on the road. “We were definitely getting tired traveling all of the time,” sophomore Michael Mitchell said. “It was nice to just be at home in front of our crowd and sleep in our own bed, instead of staying in a hotel. In the home opener, Charger fans were treated to a backand-forth nailbiter, which Hillsdale eventually took 8-7. Hillsdale responded to one Northwood run in the top first with two of their own in the bottom of the inning on RBI singles from both Mitchell — who earned honorable men-

tion GLIAC Hitter of the week honors — and freshman Dante Toppi. Northwood pushed four across over the next two innings, but then the Hillsdale offense exploded. Over the third and fourth innings, senior Ethan Wiskur and sophomores Colin Boerst and Dylan Lottinville all hit home runs, giving Hillsdale an 8-5 lead. Junior captain Will Kruse started the game for the Chargers, throwing 5.1 innings and allowing seven runs — five earned — on 10 hits, while striking out five. Junior Phil Carey — who earned honorable mention GLIAC Pitcher of the Week honors — came on with one out in the top of the sixth and a man on third. Carey recorded the final five outs of the game without allowing a run, sealing the 8-7 Charger victory and recording his first save on the season. The Chargers ran into an absolute buzzsaw in game two on Saturday, dropping the game 15-1. The lone Hillsdale run came on a homerun from sophomore catcher Donald Ring in the bottom of the first inning. Five different Chargers took the bump in the game. Senior Joe Chasen and freshman Josh Stella threw hitless eighth and ninth innings, respectively. “In that game they were just better than us, with great hitting and pitching” Mitchell said. “But it’s a great experience to play a team like that.” Game one on Sunday was dominated by Northwood ju-

nior starter Tyler Jandron. Jandron, who has already earned a GLIAC Pitcher of the Week award, tossed all seven innings, allowing one unearned run on one hit — from junior second baseman Alex Walts — while striking out nine on the way to an 8-1 Northwood vic-

tory. Boerst had the lone RBI in the game. Freshman Jeff Burch started the game for the Chargers, allowing four runs — two earned — over 4.2 innings, while striking out five. Chasen came on in relief, allowing four runs — one earned — over 2.1

Sophomore Colin Boerst (pictured), senior Ethan Wiskur, sophomore Dylan Lottinville all hit homeruns in the Chargers’ 8-7 win over Northwood on Saturday, Zoe Hopkins | Courtesy

innings. “Jeff Burch did a good job of giving us a chance to win in game three, but their guy was just really good,” Theisen said. “He is one of the top three guys in the conference in strikeouts. He was a tough arm. It’s hard to win when you don’t score.” After the Timberwolves dominated the middle games, the Chargers fought back to make the finale interesting. After the top of the fourth, Northwood led 5-0. In the bottom of the inning, Ring blasted his team-leading eighth home run, bringing the game to 5-1. After the Timberwolves matched the solo shot in the top of the fifth, Boerst hit his fifth home run of the season, bringing in three and pulling the Chargers to 6-4. Northwood pushed the lead to 7-4 in the sixth, but Mitchell got the run back in the bottom of the inning with an RBI single. The Chargers held Northwood in the seventh, eighth, and ninth, but were only able to push across one of the two runs needed to tie the game in the same innings, stranding four men on base over the span. Carey was called on to throw four innings in relief, in which he limited the Timberwolves to one earned run on one hit, while striking out four. Toppi threw a perfect ninth inning. “Phil Carey came in and did a good job throwing more pitches than we’ve asked him to this year,” Theisen said. “He did a good job of giving us a chance to win, and we just

kind of ran out of outs.” Coming out of the weekend, both Carey and Thiesen mentioned the importance of starting games at a high level of intensity. “We don’t really start many games off super excited and in every pitch. The first couple of innings can be kind of quiet in the dugout,” Carey said. “I think once we get that going and always bring the same intensity that we bring to the ninth inning, then I think we will start seeing some pretty big success.” Hillsdale will stay home this weekend to continue conference play, hosting a Findlay University Oilers (16-7, 7-5 GLIAC) team which Theisen said could bring the toughest pitching Hillsdale will face in GLIAC play. The two teams will meet for doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday, starting at 1 p.m. and noon, respectively. With 20 conference games remaining, each and every one will prove important, and Theisen said it’s time for the team to dig deep and make a run for a sport in the conference tournament. “We have to get back to the middle of the pack as fast as we can,” he said. “We can do it. There is no question that we can do it, we just have to be sure that we win the games that we should win and then maybe scratch out a few that are close that, number wise, maybe we shouldn’t.”

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Softball ends weekend with three-game winning streak

Senior outfielder Jared Piper during an at-bat earlier this season. John Quint | Courtesy

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Junior first baseman Haley Lawrence hit a walk-off single on Sunday to give the Chargers their 1-0 win over Ferris State. Zoe Hopkins | Courtesy

After falling to Grand Valley State University in its first game of the weekend, the Hillsdale College softball team rallied back to win their final conference game against the Lakers and sweep the Ferris State Bulldogs this weekend. The 3-1 weekend boosts the Chargers to 5-3 in the GLIAC and 15-16 overall. Grand Valley started game one with a run in the first, and followed up in the second inning with six more, bringing the score to 7-0 early in the game. The Chargers responded by capitalizing on a lapse in Laker defense when freshman catcher Sydney San Juan drew a walk, advanced to second off freshman right fielder Victoria Addis’s single, and scored after sophomore left fielder Katie Kish reached base on a Laker error. The Chargers followed up with a second run by senior center fielder Bekah Kastning, who scored on an Addis double, bringing the score to 7-2. After the Lakers answered with an eighth run of their own, the score remained for the final three innings of the game. Though Grand Valley held a decisive lead for almost the entire game, Hillsdale’s defense prevented any additional runs

TENNIS FALLS TO WAYNE STATE, OVERCOMES NORTHWOOD By | Scott McClallen Collegian Reporter The Hillsdale College men’s tennis team split two matches over the weekend, reaching 3-3 in conference play. The Chargers dropped a 5-4 decision to Wayne State University Saturday afternoon, ending their five-match win streak. On Sunday, the Chargers bounced back to defeat Northwood University 5-4. Sunday’s win — the Chargers’ third GLIAC win this season — secured their spot in the GLIAC tournament, a first for the program. Freshman Milan Mirkovic picked up a No. 3 singles win 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday. Junior captain Dugan Delp was a No.

4 singles winner 6-1, 6-4, and teamed up with sophomore John Ciraci to win No. 2 doubles 8-5. Sophomore Justin Hyman paired with freshman Charlie Adams to win at No. 1 doubles 8-5. “It felt good finishing that close with a good team — they finished third in the GLIAC last year,” head coach Keith Turner said. Hillsdale lost to the Warriors 9-0 last season, so Saturday’s score marks improvement. “The difference between last year and this year was huge,” Delp said. “Although we lost, it gave us good momentum going into Sunday.” The Chargers toppled

Freshman Milan Mirkovic picked up a win at No. 3 singles on Saturday. Jessie Fox | Collegian

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Northwood 5-4 on Sunday evening, their third win over a regionally-ranked team this season. Hillsdale swept doubles play for the fourth time in its last six matches. Adams won at No. 3 singles 6-2, 6-3, and teamed up with Hyman for a No. 1 doubles win 8-2. Delp picked up a No. 4 singles win 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, rallying after a first set loss to decide the match. Delp joined Ciraci to win at No. 2 doubles 9-7. Hillsdale fell to the Timberwolves 8-1 last season, a team coached by Zane Colestock, who has won a combined 34 GLIAC championships in men and women’s tennis. “Northwood is traditionally one of the best teams in the nation,” Turner said. “They’ve won 20 consecutive GLIAC conference titles.” Delp said that sweeping doubles was key to beating the Timberwolves. “To go up 3-0 in doubles takes so much pressure off, because then you just have to win two singles, instead of four,” Delp said. “We are using this as motivation to not be content where we are at.” After this weekend’s performance, the Chargers are set to compete in the GLIAC tournament later this month. “In our last year in the GLIAC, we are trying to show everyone else in the conference just how good we’ve become in the last two years before we leave for the GMAC,” Ciraci said. The Chargers have won five of their last six matches, improving their record to 10-7 on the season. Hillsdale will face Tiffin University next Saturday, April 8, with only three matches remaining until the GLIAC tournament. “Beating three regionally ranked teams is amazing for a second-year program,” Turner said.

off Grand Valley hits in the second half of the game. “We didn’t play poorly the first game, but they got key hits they needed to get. Regardless, I still think we did a great job of staying up the entire game,” senior catcher Cassie Asselta said. “If we had given in, we wouldn’t have been able to come back and win the second game. I think that just goes to show that we’re not willing to give up.” Hillsdale came back in the second game for a 5-4 win, ending the day with a split against GVSU. Though head coach Joe Abraham said the team’s Sunday games were cleaner, the victory against Grand Valley was satisfying. “I’m not going to lie, it was nice to beat Grand Valley in our last GLIAC regular-season game with them,” he said. In game 2, Hillsdale held Grand Valley scoreless until the bottom of the third inning. The Chargers answered GVSU’s runs in the third and fourth innings with two of their own in the top of the fifth, when an Addis single brought Asselta and Kastning in to score. Hillsdale came back from behind in the sixth inning when freshman shortstop Sam Catron scored off Asselta’s single to tie the game. The Chargers took the lead when

sophomore second baseman Amanda Marra scored on Kastning’s single. A sacrifice fly from junior third baseman Kelsey Gockman brought in sophomore outfielder Carly Gouge, running for Asselta, bringing the score to 5-3. A key defensive play by Catron helped the Chargers maintain their lead when she fielded a shot and threw the ball to first from her knees for an inning-ending out in the bottom of the sixth. Though the Lakers managed one more run, a pop-up foul caught by Asselta and a long throw from Gockman to first base in the bottom of the seventh inning helped the Chargers maintain their lead for a 5-4 victory. On the mound, freshman pitcher Dana Weidinger got the win, striking out three GVSU hitters over the course of the game. “We had a lot of great defensive plays, a lot of heads-up softball, which was satisfying to see,” Asselta said. On Sunday, the team swept Ferris State. Game one proved tight until the very end, when Hillsdale pulled off a 1-0 victory in the game’s final inning. “It was a really clean game from both teams,” Kish said. The bats stayed quiet for most of the game, the result

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Women’s track splits team to open season By | Jessica Hurley Collegian Reporter The Hillsdale College women’s track team opened outdoor competition this weekend, appearing in four different meets. Head coach Andrew Towne said although the team’s forces were split between meets in California, Michigan, and Texas, he was happy with overall performances which included several provisional marks, an automatic mark, and a broken school record. “I don’t like to split up, but typically, our one big travel meet is Mt. Saac. It hasn’t lined up the past couple years. When that doesn’t happen we have to split up a little,” Towne said. “I thought we had a lot of good things — not that any of the meets were an end-all, but it was a chance to get a really good race early on to give the athletes an idea of what they can do as they move forward. All in all, it was a pretty solid weekend for us to start off.” At the Texas State Bobcat

Invitational, junior Tori Wichmann ran a provisional time in the 200 and broke the school record with her time of 24.44. The record was previously set by Dionna Williams in 2004. “It was really exciting to finally PR in the 200, because I hadn’t since high school,” Wichmann said. “I’ve just been trying to do everything that I need to do since the beginning of the year, so things have just kind of flowed from indoor season to outdoor.” Wichmann believes there is still room for improvement. “I don’t believe that time will get into the national meet, so I definitely want to run faster, but because I was able to run that at the first meet I believe that running faster should come with time,” she said. “I just know that I’m also going to have to be patient with myself and my time improving because if I get pushy and impatient my time won’t improve.” Though the 200 is her favorite event, Wichmann said

she is looking forward to possibly running the 100 this season to help improve her times. In the pole vault, senior Alex Whitford jumped 11 feet, 11.75 inches, which met the provisional standard for the event. At the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, California, junior Hannah McIntyre hit provisional time in the 5,000 meter with 16:49.74. Senior Molly Oren hit the automatic standard for the 3,000-meter steeplechase with her time of 10:20.30. Most of the competition at the meet was from Division I, pushing Oren to do what she needed to do, she said. Oren’s goal was to run a time which would automatically qualify her for the national meet. “It was kind of an expectation,” Oren said. “We were going out there to get the job done so that I can focus on other things this season.” The rest of Oren’s season

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Alumna music teacher shares Oscar-nominated documentary ‘Joe’s Violin’ By | Patience Tyne

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When Joseph Feingold left a Siberian labor camp after his six-year internment during the Holocaust, he found a black market and swapped a pack of American cigarettes for a violin. The instrument was his haven for more than 65 years, and now its legacy of solace will live on in the hands of young violinists in the poorest congressional district in the country. The Oscar-nominated documentary short “Joe’s Violin” follows the violin’s journey to its new home at the Bronx Learning Institute for Girls, where alumna Hannah van der Swaagh ’08, a strings teacher at the Institute, will witness the violin continue to change lives each year as another of her students takes it as her own. “The project was a very eye-opening experience in a lot of ways because it was very humbling and yet, at the same time, it helped to solidify for us the work that we do,” van der Swaagh said. “It shed some light on our program in a way that we thought was encouraging because we felt like we’re doing something right. We’re touching lives. We’re making a difference.” “Joe’s Violin” debuted one year ago at the Tribeca Film Festival, and has since been screened at more than 50 film festivals around the world.

Van der Swaagh said the quality and importance of the film’s story warranted its eight awards as well as its Oscar nomination. “Those few shots at the Oscars were very meaningful because it was over so fast, but in those seconds it really captured the essence of the film and the essence of this whole project — which is music — and the work we do in our classroom, and the lives that have been and will be touched by this violin,” van der Swaagh said. It all began in 2014, when WQXR, New York City’s classical radio station, partnered with The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation to organize an instrument drive for local schools. In the film, Mr. Holland’s Opus Program Director Tricia Steel said the mission of the drive was to bring instruments to schools. When she learned of Feingold’s donation, she said she was convicted of the need to find a good place for the special violin. After WQXR found a place for Feingold’s violin at the Institute, 12-year-old Brianna Perez, one of van der Swaagh’s students, was selected to receive it. “We chose Brianna because we knew that she was an incredibly articulate, passionate, and sort of wise-beyond-heryears,” van der Swaagh said. “And we knew that she would understand the value of this violin as more than just a vi-

olin — we have lots of violins in the classroom, but we knew that she would understand why this violin is special.” Both van der Swaagh and Kokoe Tanaka-Suwan, the Institute’s music director, described the documentary filming process as completely organic. The cameramen crew filmed several times over the course of six months, but no dialogue was scripted, and no significant portions were reshot. When Brianna was selected, the teachers delayed their momentous announcement until the director was ready to film in order to preserve the film’s authenticity. Tanaka-Suwan founded the Bronx Learning Institute for Girls in 2008 with only a kindergarten and 1st- grade class and has added an additional class since to eighth-grade. “Music is an integral part of the school curriculum and something every student shares in common,” Tanaka-Suwan said. Every student at the Institute learns violin through the Suzuki method for strings starting in kindergarten, Tanaka-Suwan said. The Suzuki method emphasizes parent involvement and private lessons to maximize the influence of music on the child, but the music staff has succeeded in teaching their students to play the violin in group lessons of 25 to 60 girls. “Every year we bring in some new students in the up-

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open, she’s caring, but she’s a real pro... It was a tremendous five years, and we’re going to miss her.”

complished professional performer in jazz, but she was originally trained in classical performance as a choral major at Arizona State University and plays both piano and trombone. When Osmond had to miss lessons for a week, she left Wilkinson in charge — the first time a private teacher had left Wilkinson in charge of all her students. While at Arizona State, Wilkinson joined a “quasi-rock, quasi-jazz, quasi-folk” band as the trombonist. She then started using her trom-

bone skills in the jazz band, and ultimately became a jazz singer. “It requires a lot of listening, a lot of practicing, a lot of performing, a lot of searching material and finding things that speak to your soul and spirit, doing literature that’s way above you. Every time I recorded a record, I always did a song that was above my skill level to help me grow,” Wilkinson said. Even before college, Wilkinson was a performer. Her nearly 50 years of professional experience means performing is second nature and the stage is her home. “I always feel like the people in my audience are coming into my home and I’m giving them the best of everything I have. They’re going to have the best food, the best drink, they’re going to put their feet up on my coffee table and relax, and I’m going to take care of them. It should be enriching and fun and people should be enlivened at the end of the experience,” Wilkinson said. At Hillsdale, she’s conveyed that love of performing to her students, though she only has a few private lessons and master classes with them each semester. “I love to see the passion in the students, the interest, the growth. I love the balance of voice and watch it grow from a desperate, entangled snare and watch it become a beautiful voice,” Wilkinson said. “But most of all I love to see the development of their artistry and

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in having van der Swaagh as a teacher. Van der Swaagh said she is grateful for her Hillsdale education and she strives to recreate a similar community for her own students. She appreciates Hillsdale’s unique safe space that allows students to be comfortable while studying the values of good citizenship and a shared heritage. The film concludes by explaining that “Joe’s Violin” will be passed on from Brianna Perez to another special student chosen at the end of each year. Although the film stars Perez, the continuing story unites all of the students through this special violin. “Joe’s Violin” may not have won the Oscar, but this is just the beginning for the story of Joe Feingold’s violin.

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Spanish honorary fires up the dance floor with flamenco By | Breana Noble News Editor

Sigma Delta Phi is encouraging students to shout indoors on Thursday — so long as it is a jaleo: “Olé!” The Spanish honorary is holding a flamenco performance by the Compañeros de Flamenco on Thursday at 6 p.m. in A.J.’s Café to provide a special opportunity for students to learn about Spanish culture. “It will really enhance the cultural experiences we study,” Sigma Delta Phi President senior Patience Tyne said. “There’s nothing like seeing a piece of art in person.” Compañeros de Flamenco is a group from Ann Arbor, Michigan, that performs throughout the state. Their events include guitar-strum flamenco music, duet and

solo dances, castanets, and plenty of palmas — clapping. Tyne said the performance will also include audience participation. “I’m excited to see the fact that it exists on campus,” said junior David Stone, the honorary’s treasurer. “It’s a great representation of a culture in a way that’s not typical on Hillsdale’s campus.” For those who want to learn to do a golpe or zapateo, Compañeros de Flamenco is also holding a master class at 2 p.m. in McNamara Hall. No previous flamenco knowledge is necessary. Vice President senior Alexis Garcia said flamenco is a moving dance because of its origins. It dates to the 18th century in Andalusia, the southern portion of Spain, and grew from the Romani

gypsy culture there. “It’s a very powerful sort of music, dancing,” Garcia said. “It’s got a lot of emotion. It

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Which class are you most looking forward to next semester? Marina Bostelman, sophomore: I’m really excited about the Researching Family History [Collegiate Scholars] seminar. There’s a legend in my family that we’re related to Cy Young on my dad’s side, and this is the perfect opportunity to really look into it and see if it’s true (or not). I’ve never attempted to research my own family tree like this before, and I think it’ll be really fascinating. John Gage, junior American Studies major: I am ecstatic for Dr. Rahe’s class on the Constitutional Convention. It will be my senior year and I have yet to take a Rahe class, but I have heard many wonderful things about his classes.

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Sunny Wilkinson blinked back a few tears as she performed with the Hillcats on March 26. Not only was she singing the music of Joni Mitchell — one of her musical inspirations — but she was performing with the Hillcats for the last time. After five years of singing with the Hillcats, teaching master classes, and coaching jazz students individually, Wilkinson has retired from her position as artist in residence at Hillsdale College. The additional free time will allow her to develop as a blossoming potter as well as to focus on her other work, she said. “The Hillsdale faculty in the music department is generous and warm. The professionalism and inclusiveness of the faculty is very beguiling and helpful when you’re a new person on the block,” Wilkinson said. “But the thing that impressed me the most was the intelligence of the students. Everyone there is so smart and well-spoken and articulate and attentive, and the kids are just terrific.” Wilkinson stumbled into the position after meeting voice teacher Melissa Osmond at a performance in Jackson, Michigan. According to Wilkinson, the connection was instant, a “have-to-be-friends kind of thing.” Osmond said she knew immediately she wanted Wilkinson to come to Hillsdale to fill the deficit in

vocal jazz and provide support for the already-existing program. “I was so, so happy because students would come into their lessons and say ‘I really want to work on jazz.’ I really don’t know jazz and I’m not going to pretend I can teach them to scat,” Osmond said. “She’s a world-class singer, she really is.” Wilkinson is now an ac-

perhaps the most mature music student she has taught at Hillsdale. “Whenever she played she could touch the vein of whomever listened,” Knecht said, “Hannah seemed to be devoid of any ego. She just loved music.” Music Director James Holleman taught van der Swaagh in orchestra and chamber choir, and said he remembers her expertise initially as a violinist before she conquered a steep learning curve after picking up the viola. Today, van der Swaagh remains unchallenged as a three-time concerto competition winner. Knecht remarked that this strings curriculum might be a fantastic model for Hillsdale’s charter school initiative, although most of their success is probably due to their fortune

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per grades, but our main focus is on that incoming kindergarten class. They start on violin in kindergarten so we’re building that foundation from the beginning,” van der Swaagh said. “The violin requires so much explanation and so much understanding before they can even try to create a sound. It’s an incredible lesson in diligence, self-control, determination, and mystery.” Van der Swaagh, a lifelong musician, studied music at Hillsdale College under Professor Melissa Knecht. After receiving her masters in music performance from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 2010, van der Swaagh began her teaching career at the Institute. “My No. 1 purpose and joy is that I get to bring music into these girls’ lives,” van der Swaagh said. “They fight us about that sometimes, and they’re not always excited about violin class, but I’ve already seen a lot of fruit come from that, and that’s a huge encouragement.” Tanaka-Suwan described van der Swaagh’s teaching style as loving and nurturing: “She really cares for the students. She’s a team player, she has great classroom management, and she connects well with the students.” Van der Swaagh’s own music teachers said they remember her fondly. Professor Melissa Knecht, who taught her viola, said that Hannah was

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David Stewart, professor of history: History of Spain, which illustrates how a deeply conservative and Christian people responded to events (industrialization, nationalism, communism, socialism, etc.) in very different ways than those in the familiar Anglo-American narrative.

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Andrea Wallace, sophomore biology major: I’m really stoked for Advanced Wilderness Survival. The first Wilderness Survival course kindled a love of fire-starting, flint-knapping, and herbal medicine in me. I know Mr. Kellan will bring the heat with advanced curriculum, especially since he has a lit reputation in the Pathfinder Survival School, but he takes the time to answer all of our burning questions. All in all, I can’t wait to lite the fire of learning in that class next semester.

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‘The rest is silence’: ‘Star Wars’ defeats ‘Hamlet’ in movie- and drama-themed Mossey Madness works such as “A Streetcar By | Abigail Liebing Collegian Freelancer Named Desire,” “Raisin in the Sun,” and “A Man for All SeaWhile North Carolina cel- sons.” The movies ranged from ebrates its win over Gonzaga the great classics of “Casablanin the NCAA March Madness ca” and “12 Angry Men,” to basketball tournament, Hills- “Shawshank Redemption,” Aldale’s own March Madness fred Hitchcock thrillers, and just announced the winners. finally cult classics like “The The winner of this year’s dra- Princess Bride,” “Monty Pyma- and film-themed Mossey thon and the Holy Grail,” “Star Madness is the original “Star Wars,” and “E.T.” The struggle came down to Wars” trilogy, which triumphed over “Hamlet” in the the Final Four with “Hamlet” championship round. The stu- beating “Death of a Salesman,” dent bracket winners are se- and “Star Wars” winning over nior Noah Diekemper in first “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Secplace, senior Haley Talkington ond place winner Talkington in second, and freshman Josi- said she chose Hamlet as her final winner. “I was surprised,” ah Leinbach in third place. This year’s plays and mov- Talkington said. “It was my ies ranged from classic to first time to play. It’s funny cult classic. All the contes- because I work at Jitters, so tants were well-known, and getting second place means I most were cultural icons. In get money for a place I already the plays, there were famous get free coffee at. Does anyone Shakespeare plays, Ancient want to trade prizes?” Professor of English SteGreek tragedies, Oscar Wilde comedies, and more modern phen Smith said he comfort-

ed his Shakespeare class after “Hamlet”’s loss. “Hamlet has immortal soliloquies, sure, but [“Star Wars” has] lightsabers. Beginning middle end,” Smith said. “Besides that, Denmark had no real answer to Chewbacca. The Gravedigger may be an ‘absolute’ knave, but put that joker up against the galaxy’s favorite wookie? I don’t think so,” Smith said. Mossey Madness started two years ago, in March of 2015. “The first year I featured books that were or had been assigned in classes at Hillsdale College. Last year was authors, and this year is plays and movies,” Wade said. Anyone who is affiliated with Hillsdale College could participate by filling out a bracket. While the NCAA March Madness was full of upsets, Mossey Madness was calmer. Wade said there were no

The classic science fiction story won the yearly Mossey Madness challenge, announced Wednesday. Imdb

major upsets in her opinion, but there were some nail-biters that have were a real struggle. “People had a very hard time with ‘The Princess Bride’ and ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’ … ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Lord of the Rings,’ I think that was particularly evil on my part,” she said. Quinn Crago, a freshman and participant, said, “I was surprised that ‘The Godfather’ and ‘Shawshank Redemption’

lost so early.” Though the championship game was an odd matchup, Mossey Madness was rather calm and there were no surprising Cinderellas this year. The first place prize, going to Diekemper, was a $30 Amazon gift card, second place Talkington received a $20 gift certificate to AJ’s/Jitters, and third place Leinbach won a $10 gift certificate to AJ’s/Jitters. Mossey Madness was a fun

opportunity for any bracketologist. Freshman Nolan Ryan said he enjoyed the unique Hillsdale flavor of Mossey Madness. “I participated in the tournament because I thought it was really awesome that Hillsdale took March Madness and put its own spin on it,” Ryan said.

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Drums of Thunder rolls into McNamara Hillsdale’s percussion ensemble performs this Saturday By | Lillian Quinones Collegian Reporter Two of Hillsdale College’s most talented drummers will be featured this Saturday in the Percussion Ensemble performance, Drums of Thunder, at 8 p.m. in the Howard music building. Stacey Garrison-Jones directs the 12 students in the ensemble and two guest performers, junior Jacob Coonradt on guitar and sophomore Shadrach Strehle on bass. As indicated by the title of the performance, this

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responding to their individual voice and their unique aspect that they start expressing through the music.” Senior Gianna Marchese has been taking lessons from Wilkinson since she came to Hillsdale. As the teacher’s assistant for the jazz department, Marchese said Wilkinson has helped her inspire other students to listen to and love jazz. Marchese will continue taking private lessons for her off-campus in preparation for the Hillcats’ upcoming CD. “She is just a fantastic musician. The biggest thing I took from her is leadership; I know how to effectively run a combo, to make sure my voice is heard and that things

year’s concert will showcase the drumset played by junior Dean Sinclair and sophomore Gill West. “We each have our strengths, but at the end of the day, we are both primarily rock drummers,” Sinclair said. Sinclair and West will each perform solos in a compilation of the English rock band Led Zeppelin’s songs “Moby Dick” and “Kashmir.” “We’re both writing our own story, stories that will be very different and very good. It’s not a competition, but at the end of the performance I

think the audience will be able to say, ‘I like this one better,’” West said. The percussion ensemble will play eight charts with a theme of rock ’n’ roll, featuring Sinclair and West throughout the concert. “I do my best to think outside the box when I perform,” Sinclair said. “For example, what’s running through my head is, ‘Would another drummer do this?’ and if they would, I don’t want to do that thing. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn’t.”

are comfortable, and to sing from your heart because that’s where the true melody comes from,” Marchese said. “I’m so grateful for Sunny and for the experience she’s given me.” Wilkinson brought both curiosity for and direction on jazz to Hillsdale. “[She taught] how to open up, how to phrase differently, how to get away from the printed rhythms, how to syncopate, how to create jazz rhythms within the song, how to vary what they were singing … and the confidence to do that,” Music Director James Holleman said. “Improvisation is a lost art in classical music. Jazz helps bridge the gap. There should be more room for some freedom in classical music as long

as its intelligence, and she gave the intelligence.” Wilkinson worked with students of all levels as well as the entire choir on occasion. She played naturally with the Hillcats, many of whom she knew before and gigs with on a regular basis. Holleman said it will be challenging to fill her shoes. “She’s warm, she’s open, she’s caring, but she’s a real pro. So there’s the warm, caring, nurturing teacher, and then there’s the pro that’s had a lot of experiences and had some toughness from those experiences,” Holleman said. “We were lucky to have her here. It was a tremendous five years, and we’re going to miss her.”

Philos Project premieres new documentary about journalism in Gaza, Israel By | Jo Kroeker Opinions Editor Clips of the rubbled remains of Gazan suburbs roll next to correspondents from the Middle East coming forward with stories of intimidation and admissions of self-censorship in “Eyeless in Gaza,” producer Robert Magid’s newest documentary. The Philos Project, which has funded multiple Hillsdale College trips to Israel, teamed up with HonestReporting, a media watchdog for anti-Semitic journalism, to co-host screenings of this documentary, most notably one at King’s College, a New York-based journalism school. Both Philos and HonestReporting have similar goals: outreach toward non-Jews about Israel and Jewish issues. “We wanted to reach out to students who are not automatically Jewish,” HonestReporting spokeswoman Julie Hazan said. “This documentary is a typical example of how Israel is poorly portrayed in the media because nobody is talking about intimidation. It was the first time journalists in the Gaza strip were able to say ‘That’s true, there’s a problem, and we weren’t able to do our jobs.’” According to Hazan, this documentary keeps in line with HonestReporting’s plat-

form because it too seeks to expose aspiring journalists to the reality of one-sided media coverage. During a panel that followed the King’s College screening, CNN Middle East correspondent Linda Scherzer, film critic and journalist Alison Bailes, producer and Jewish community leader Morris S. Levy, and Professor Paul Glader, a former Wall Street Journal reporter and head of the journalism program at The King’s College. “The conversation about media coverage is something I have been having with the American Jewish community for the last twenty years,” Scherzer said. “I mean it when I say that I usually direct audiences to HonestReporting when they want to channel their frustrations into activism.” Magid includes with journalists who had reported in Gaza during the 2014 conflict to unearth instances of censorship and narrative control that Hamas had employed. Selected for two Jewish film festivals, the documentary reveals the struggle reporters face to maintain objectivity in a war-torn region under Hamas’ strict control. The producer said his intention in filming this documentary was to show how the

‘cogs and wheels’ operate in circumstances of war. “The media is not immune to what takes place in front of them and while seeing objectivity as a standard they invariably get sucked in and become participants rather than reporters,” Magid said in a press release. President of Students of Hillsdale Advocating, Learning, and Observing the Middle East (SHALOM) and senior Hannah Brewer said she plans on hosting a small viewing for around 15 students. While renting the film for a day costs $3.04, and purchasing the film costs $7.60, to host an official screening for 30 or more viewers, the club would need to submit an application and pay for the producer’s travel costs to the college. For Hazan, this documentary is timely in today’s media climate, plagued with inaccuracies in social media and amid accusations of “fake news.” “We wanted to inform journalists in the making about this documentary,” Hazan said. “Because we are in this era of fake news, this documentary is great because journalism is not dead like everyone is thinking. We still have a chance to do good journalism.”

Dienstagsschmaus: A tasty Tuesday tradition By | Nolan Ryan Collegian Freelancer Imagine a dinner table filled with sausage, currywurst, and cheese spreads, surrounded by a number of students having conversations with one another in their foreign language of study: in this case, German. This is what happens every other Tuesday as German-speaking students gather together for a night of feasting and great conversation in German at “Dienstagsschmaus.” Junior Finnegan Cleary, president of German honorary Delta Phi Alpha, hosts this meal twice a month at his apartment. “Our goal is to connect older students and professors with younger students who are starting to learn the language or have an interest in majoring or minoring,” Cleary said. “Typically, we’ll have a dinner and speak in German while we eat. This was our first semester with this event. It was my hope to create an event that would bind our honorary together with students and professors.” According to Cleary, Nina Weiland, an exchange student from Saarland, came up with the name “Dienstagsschmaus.” “The name ‘Dienstagsschmaus’ is a classic German composite bringing together Dienstag (Tuesday) and Schmaus (Feast),” explained Associate Professor of German Fred Yaniga, faculty advisor to the honorary. Yaniga said German dinners are not as elaborate as the daytime meals. They typically consist of bread and sandwiches, as well as cheese and vegetables. “Finn has done a nice job preparing sausages and Spätzele (German noodles) and other typically German meals,” he said. Yaniga said the meals have provided lots of laughter and another way for German stu-

dents to speak “Deutsch” with one another. The best part about the meals, he said, is that they have been a way to connect German students of all four classes with each other and the German professors. He said Finn Cleary and other officers in the honorary have done an amazing job of cooking special German food for the events. “I was amazed by how fresh and light most of our meals were. The standard American conception of German food encompasses the classics: sausage, mustard, large glasses of

German culture has a unique history of food, beyond that with which most Americans are familiar. As in all cultures, food is an important part for individuals to connect with each other. Meals are often ways for people to bond while enjoying good food. “Food is an effective way to connect Americans with German culture,” he said. “It acts as a medium for transmitting values about the way Germans think about consumption which can be more sensitive than here in the States.” A unique aspect of German food is its lack of preservatives, which is controlled by laws in Germany, according to Cleary. “The most famous of these kinds of laws would be the Reinheitsgebot, the law concerning what can and cannot be brewed in beer,” he said. “While the law dates back to early 16th century Bavaria, it continues today in a somewhat altered form. The philosophy behind this rests on German celebrations of tradition, efficiency, and modernization.” Freshman Patrick Farrell visited Dienstagsschmaus and said he especially enjoyed Cleary’s currywurst. “They say the best way to learn a new language is to expose yourself to it as much as possible, and that’s exactly what Dienstagsschmaus does,” he said. “It’s fun to be able to engage yourself in conversation with friends while also sharpening your German skills.” Freshman German students such as Farrell are able to see firsthand the benefits of being in DPA. “I would say that Dienstagsschmaus made me more interested in the Delta Phi Alpha honorary,” Farrell said. “The honorary does a great job in putting on events like Dienstagsschmaus, so if I were to continue on [with German], I would surely pursue joining Delta Phi Alpha.”

“The standard American conception of German food encompasses the classics: sausage, mustard, large glasses of beer. While those are present in Germany, there is a greater variety to the food and gusto for local specialties ... ” beer. While those are present in Germany, there is a greater variety to the food and gusto for local specialties,” Cleary said. “Most of the food I had while in the country was prepared fresh, from local ingredients, with minimal nitrates or preservatives. Our honorary wanted to help provide that experience to students here at Hillsdale.” Dienstagsschmaus even has received private donations. “The ‘Dienstagsschmaus’ has been made possible by a generous donation from Lucas Wegmann, a great supporter of our college and a friend of the German department,” said Yaniga. He said he hopes that Dienstagsschmaus that will continue to be a tradition for the German department in the future.

Students and professors gather for their twice-monthly German feast. Nolan Ryan | Collegian

Flamenco from B1 tends to be a little more on the sad, painful feel to it, because the gypsies have had such a rough time of it.” Since then, however, flamenco has grown popular throughout the world, especially in the United States and Japan. “I’ve seen flamenco twice in the past,” Tyne said. “It is very beautiful. There are a lot of pieces to it that show its distinct cultural influences.” Traditional flamenco combines singing, typically in a deep style, and guitar playing

with dance. The custom is well-known for long, ruffled skirts, flowers adorning hair, and the bullfighting costumes of the men. Tyne said holding an event like this one has been a dream of hers since freshman year when she started the Spanish club. Finding herself without the resources at the time, she said she is thankful to be able to finally make this dream a reality and stretching the honorary beyond the mealtime talks and an occasional movie showing. “I am looking forward to watching everyone’s reactions and seeing everyone enjoy the

performance and applauding this unique style of music,” Tyne said. Garcia said she looks forward to seeing flamenco for the first time in person. Having grown up in a town near the border of Mexico, she said she is familiar with Latin American folkórico dances but looks forward to experiencing a Spanish folk performance. “I hope people get a taste of Hispanic culture,” Garcia said. “It’s great exposure to something new and something you’ve probably never seen before.”

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Students revive Fairfield Society By | Abigail Liebing Freelance Writer

The Student Army Training Corp swears in by the Civil War statue during World War I. College Archives

Remembering Hillsdale’s heroes: Looking back on WWI’s centennial By | Michael Lucchese Assistant Editor Exactly 100 years ago on April 6, 1917, the United States declared war on the German empire, formally entering World War I. Across the country, young men and women heard the call of duty and leapt into action. The students of Hillsdale College were no exception. “We will not choose the path of submission and suffer the most sacred rights of our nation and our people to be ignored or violated,” President Woodrow Wilson said, referring to acts of aggression by Germany in his War Message April 2, 1917. “The wrongs against which we now array ourselves are no common wrongs; they cut to the very roots of human life.” Hillsdalians in the faculty and the student body connected Wilson’s mission, to “make the world safe for democracy,” to the principles for which Hillsdale College always stood — liberal education, evangelism, and emancipation. In a May 1918 chapel talk, then-college president Joseph Mauck urged students to remember and fight for the ideals of “Christian civilization” and to end the barbarism which gripped Europe. “The war came to many as a sudden bolt out of the heavens,” Mauck said. “We were stunned. It seemed that the world had lost its moorings and we were adrift in the irrational cosmos. But those who had studied the course of human thought for the last 100 years were not so surprised.” So many students signed

up to help the war effort that the Collegian ran an editorial May 10, 1917, bemoaning the “depopulation of the college.” By May 1918, 192 male students enlisted to serve in the war, and only 12 upperclassmen men remained on campus, according to Professor Emeritus of History Arlan Gilbert’s book, “The Permanent Things: Hillsdale College 1900-1994.” “Hillsdale men and women in particular will not be one step behind other institutions nor out of harmony with the traditions and spirit of the students of 1861,” a Collegian editorial from the week after the U.S. entered the war said. “May every man of Hillsdale act under his highest convictions, thinking deeply and sanely, when he asks himself the question ‘Are you going to war?’” One of the connections to Hillsdale’s Civil War experience was Melville Chase, a professor who served in the 9th Maine Infantry in 1864 and 1865. While teaching here in 1914 and 1915, he led military training exercises to prepare students for service in the event that the war in Europe came to embroil the United States. In total, 368 Hillsdale students served in the military or with support organizations like the Red Cross between 1917 and 1919. Eight men died as a result of disease or military action in the course of the war. “The part which Hillsdale College played in the war cannot be measured in men and women,” an April 24, 1919 Collegian editorial,

Hillsdale College students in the ambulance corp of the First World War. College Archives

Pongracic

from B4 “We lived on the 20th floor of a high rise building, so sometimes I would get home at 2:01 with my bike, and have to carry it up the stairs when I returned home — I was really cursing the commies then.” Pongracic said. His father applied for visas to the United States in the late 70s-80s, but was rejected. He joined the American Consulate in Zagreb, where he gained access to National Review and fell in love with Russell Kirk. When Kirk was speaking for a Grove City College conference, his father wrote National Review asking to attend. “National Review covered all expenses but the plane ticket,” Pongracic said. His father was determined to meet Kirk, an adjunct Hill-

sdale College professor at the time. He introduced himself, and they talked for hours. Kirk offered Pongracic Sr. to stay a week at his home in Mecosta, Michigan; after that, to study with him, and supplied him and his family with visas. Pongracic’s family moved to the U.S in February of 1984, departing on the same plane as the United States’ Olympic hockey team. “We had a good life in Zagreb,” Pongracic said. “We moved from a town of 700,000, the second largest in Yugoslavia, to Mecosta, Michigan, a town of 400 people. It was like a trip back in time from Zagreb where we had two western cars, and we would travel a lot — to central Michigan, with one general store.” Pongracic Jr. went to high school his third day in the

“Hillsdale’s part in the war,” said. “The spirit which sent them will continue to move and work among us, influencing every Hillsdale student to bigger and better things.” Hillsdale’s role of honor from World War I is long. Students fought at Verdun, Chateau Thierry, Soissons, St. Mihiel, Champagne, the Argonne, and countless other bloody fields in France and Belgium. “Over there,” they won distinction and served with valor. For instance, Pvt. Carleton Bailey was one of the 72 Marines chosen to serve as Wilson’s bodyguards during his visit to France at the end of the war. “If we go over the top with the best of luck and give ‘em hell, that is enough whatever it costs,” Lt. Winter N. Snow ’16, wrote in a letter from “Somewhere in France” in March 1918. Another Hillsdale student, Lt. Stephen Jessop ’19, won the French Croix de Guerre “for his ambulance work in the front lines,” Gilbert recounted in his book. “As [Jessop] and his driver were taking wounded men to the rear, an artillery shell demolished the ambulance. Although the driver and one of the wounded were killed, Jessop and an assistant carried the other wounded soldiers a mile and a half through heavy shelling to the rear lines. He later spent six weeks in a hospital recuperating from the effects of being gassed.” Ed Crisp left the college in 1917 to join the Canadian Army’s Gordon Highlanders. According to Gilbert, his unit immediately left for England,

where Crisp joined a sharpshooter school. After training, Crisp spent 15 months in France and fought in multiple battles, frequently winning citations for courage under fire. At Passchendaele, he charged with his unit through deep mud to capture German positions. At the Second Battle of Cambrai, Crisp was wounded while firing a machine gun, afterwards spending five months recovering at a hospital in England. Other Hillsdale students recognized for valor on the battlefield, however, refused to tell stories about their wartime experiences. For example, Sgt. Marcus Bostwick ’17 won the Croix de Guerre for his bravery at the Battle of Chateau Thierry, but always simply told those who asked for an explanation that he did not know how he won it. “Despite its huge impact on society, here in America, World War I has been forgotten because the veterans are gone,” college archivist Linda Moore said. “Chains of memory break, and by the time children and grandchildren are interested in their parents and grandparents, it’s often just too late.” Exactly 100 years ago, the republic called upon Hillsdale students to courageously defend their principles in the face of the thunder of artillery and the rapid fire of machine guns. As they did in 1861 and would do again in 1941 and many other times in the institution’s history, Hillsdale College dedicated itself to service worth memorializing during World War I.

President Joseph Mauck, second from left, stands with Col. Oscar Janes, Washington Gardner, Henry Magee, and George Myers (L to R), each of whom were Civil War veterans. College Archives

U.S, and found himself ahead of the American students. He graduated high school in two and a half years. “I’d already had most of the requirements,” he said. “Yugoslav education was better than American — go figure”. Pongracic earned his bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from Purdue University in 1992, and his master’s and doctorate degrees in economics at George Mason University in 1996 and 2004. Christina Pongracic first met her future husband when the manager of The Space Cossacks, Pongracic’s first surf band, invited her to one of their last shows in 1998, in Baltimore. Pongracic struck up a conversation with her before he performed. “We talked about everything from music to school to aspirations for 30-45 minutes

before realizing other people were around us,” she said. “I was struck by his intelligence — he wrote his own music and was working on his Ph.D. in economics. He seemed set apart from the rest.” Christina emailed him a year later about the band’s new CD, and the emails became lengthier and more frequent. Christina began teaching in Philadelphia upon receiving her master’s degree at the University of Delaware while Pongracic was touring and teaching, so they only saw each other a couple times a month. They compensated for the distance through lengthy phone conversations. “We were on the phone late one night, and out of the blue, he asked me to marry him. Looking back, I didn’t think about the consequences of living in Hillsdale —I

The Fairfield Society is being resurrected from its time of inactivity. Freshmen Mary Kate Boyle, Madeline Hedrick, Ian English, and Sara Garfinkle have been handed the reigns of the society that began more than 20 years ago on Hillsdale’s campus. The Fairfield Society, named after Hillsdale’s first president, Edmund Burke Fairfield, began around 1995, and for many years was a strong organization on campus. John Somerville, professor of English, and John Willson, an emeritus history professor, were the original faculty advisors for the Fairfield Society, and Somerville is still the faculty advisor. Somerville said that the society originally began as group discussions with students and professors talking about serious issues. Most of the original members graduated in the late ’90s, before Larry Arnn was president of the college. “There was a group of students and some faculty who would be eating in the cafeteria, and they would be talking about issues… The spirit was very collegial, harmonious,” Somerville said. The original group that started Fairfield Society focused on theological issues. “Overall, we were looking for an expression of theological reflection that wasn’t presented elsewhere,” Jonathan Den Hartog, the 1996-1997 Fairfield Society president, said. “Many early members didn’t believe the administration did enough to cultivate thoughtful Christianity, while other student groups encouraged piety but not deep intellectual engagement.” The group wanted to preserve those collegial and harmonious discussions, Somerville said, so they gave these discussions the formality of a club and called it the Fairfield Society. “The intention at the beginning was to try to maintain, to continue to cultivate this kind of opportunity for discussion of serious matters,” Somerville said. For years, the Fairfield Society was active and had discussions, and for some time weekly meetings. The Fairfield Society occasionally held panel discussions on important issues, many theological discussions, and even some movie nights. But in more recent years, the Fairfield Society began to decline, and ceased to be the active presence on campus that it once was. Within the past sever-

al months, however, some freshmen began discussing how they wanted a group on campus that would promote discussion among all students about a variety of prevalent and modern issues. Freshmen Ian English and Madeline Hedrick spearheaded this initiative. Around election time this past November, English and Hedrick talked about how they wanted to promote conversation about important issues in our society among the many different perspectives on campus. “We had the idea to form a group that would talk about these things and bring about conversation and not be one perspective, but bring about all perspectives,” English said. They planned to start a brand new club, but then heard that the Fairfield Society was still technically in existence and its original purpose was to promote discussion and conversation like this. They then decided to take over the Fairfield Society and try to revive it. “There’s already funding, there’s already some name recognition among professors and speakers, so we took we took over in January and have been trying to rebuild the club since,” English said. The team is now writing a constitution and mission statement for the society because it had existed for years without either. “In order to improve the hearts and minds of Hillsdale students, the Fairfield Society seeks to foster discussion from a variety of perspectives on civic, philosophical, and theological life as it relates to our mutual pursuit of truth,” reads the newly-formulated mission statement. The Fairfield Society is also putting on events. Its first event is a film viewing of “White Helmets” at 7 p.m. April 6 in Lane 125. “White Helmets” is a documentary about volunteer rescue workers and the dangers they face daily in Syria and Turkey. The Fairfield Society’s second event is a panel discussion on the legalization of drugs, and will be held April 20. “The Fairfield Society encourages all students of all perspectives to come and participate,” Communications Director of the society Mary Kate Boyle said. “It’s something that is applicable to everyone. No matter what your views are, you are welcome, and we’d love you to participate. And we are really focused on relevant issues. We’re talking about things that people actually care about.”

Freshmen Mary Kate Boyle, Madeline Hedrick, Ian English, and Sara Garfinkle (L to R) helped revive the Fairfield Society, writing a new mission statement and constitution for the club. Abigail Liebing | Collegian

just said yes, even though we had only been talking for six months. It just felt right,” Christina said. “How often do you meet a songwriter, a musician, who has a soft side he doesn’t show many people?” Pongracic began teaching at Hillsdale College in 2000. He and Christina married at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Hillsdale in July 2001. Christina said both she and her husband are outsiders, one reason why their relationship happened so suddenly. “We are both different from the people we know here — not formally religious, neither liberal nor conservative,” she said. “We don’t fit into a box, and we find comfort in each other.” Professor of Economics Charles Steele first met Pongracic walking back from a

luncheon after Steele was interviewed to teach Austrian economics. “I had felt like I had already known the guy for years. It wasn’t like talking to some strange person for the first time; we had a lot of common ground.” Steele and Pongracic make up one third of Hillsdale’s economics department, the largest major at Hillsdale College. “Pongracic is known for rigor and toughness,” Steele said. “He supervises the principles courses, and he makes certain our program matches or is better than others. Any student that comes to Hillsdale College and doesn’t take a class with Wolfram or Pongracic is like going to Mount Rushmore and not seeing the presidents.”

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Brandon Irish ‘07 has sculpted public memorials and other sculptures, and said he aims to capture God’s beauty and truth in his work. Brandon Irish | Courtesy

A sculptor’s story: Alumnus to help mold memorial in D.C. By | Nic Rowan Collegian Reporter When Brandon Irish ’07 accidentally knocked over a statue in Professor of Art Tony Frudakis’ studio as a freshman, he collided with the world of sculpting. According to Irish, he was studying music at the time and was only taking Frudakis’ class at the suggestion of his older brother. While he was

working on a portrait after hours one night, Irish backed into a plaster cast of a young girl resting on Frudakis’ desk. “I’ll never forget feeling it wobble on the desk behind me and then turning to see it falling,” Irish said. “Tony was visiting a foundry in New York when it happened, and I had to wait an entire week for him to get back before I could tell him. The first chance I had, I went up to him to con-

fess that I had broken it.” Before he had spoken more than few words, Irish recalled, Frudakis called him out for his mistake. Irish offered to do whatever it would take to make it right. Frudakis rebuked him calmly and empathized with the freshman. “I remember that feeling,” Irish recalls Frudakis saying. “I broke one of my father’s statues once.” Since this unlikely intro-

duction to the trade, Irish has been laboring to master the art of sculpting. He first achieved success at Hillsdale College by helping Frudakis put embellishments on the Liberty Walk’s Abraham Lincoln statue. “I was amazed at how facile he was — how quickly he learned and caught on to what was going on,” Frudakis said. “He was one of the best assistants I’ve had work for me.” Since graduating Hillsdale, Irish has moved to New York, where he lives with his family and continues to enjoy artistic success. Right now, he is working on a project to commemorate the victims of the 2015 Paris terrorist attacks which will stand on one of the sites where the attacks occurred. Irish said his monument will resemble the Statue of Liberty, symbolizing the love to which he believes all men are called in the gospels. “My depiction of liberty presses in further to explore the step beyond, to understand the spirit behind the law fundamentally recognized by selfless love for fellow man and true brotherhood.” he said. “This compassionate spirit, the guiding motivation behind our law, is the conscientious, responsible exercise of freedom in a way that regards, even prefers, the welfare of others, ensuring liberty for all. The greater a society’s moral code, the more fully it

can realize freedom.” Irish has also become part of acclaimed sculptor Sabin Howard’s team commissioned to design the forthcoming World War I Veterans Memorial in Washington, D. C. “The memorial is not only about the interconnectedness of humanity, but the interconnectedness of time and how our memories of history live on in each and every one us and have a tremendous impact on the future,” Howard said in his 2016 proposal for the memorial. In addition to using the lessons Frudakis provided him, Irish said he looks up to Howard as one of his role models both in his classical style and his vision for art. “He’s really terrific. I’ve admired him a long time — actually since I was a student,” Irish said. Right now though, Irish works out of his home-based studio where he lives with his wife and three children. “It can be a little crazy at times, but the nice thing is that it allows me to work every spare minute that I can, while also being available when the family needs me,” he said. He works on secular projects, but Irish said his art is deeply grounded in faith and the idea that every human being has been called by God to serve others by becoming excellent in some capacity during his or her lifetime.

According to Irish, sculpting — and all visual art — allows him to say true things about the world that could not be put into words. “I draw a tremendous amount of inspiration from the math and science of the human body, especially where these design elements are consistent with those found elsewhere in nature,” he said. “I am always fascinated at the way the infinitely creative mind of God chose to order things. I love the patterns and rhythms of his handiwork.” For Irish, finding God’s truth in beauty is a goal toward which an artist should always strive, even if he will not reach it in his lifetime “An artist never really arrives. He is always learning, always discovering, always expecting a beautiful surprise,” he said. “Art, as in life, is more about the process of growth than the arrival of old age. A listening ear and clear intentionality in the present moment are the two most important qualities to have in any vocation and in every stage of life.” Irish said he works with a sense of purpose so that in the future, his work will inspire the kingdom of God on Earth. “I hope that a thousand years from now, long after this artist has been forgotten, a work of his will still inspire the children of God to love bigger and live better,” he said.

ACA reduces free clinic patients By | Joshua J. Paladino Collegian Reporter A few years ago when St. Peter’s Free Clinic would open its doors on Tuesday nights, volunteers could expect patient numbers in the triple digits. But last Tuesday, only three people came. “This is the fewest people I’ve seen in the 13 years I’ve been volunteering here,” said Elsie Hayward, who was a registered nurse at Hillsdale Hospital for 40 years before volunteering at the free clinic. St. Peter’s Free Clinic, located in St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, opened its door nearly 15 years ago. It has a staff of volunteer nurses, physician assistants, doctors, pharmacy technicians and chiropractors. The clinic provides checkups, writes prescriptions, and offers assistance to those who can’t afford their medication. But in Hillsdale the need for these once-crucial services is dwindling because of changes in America’s healthcare system. “More people got coverage under the Affordable Care Act and Michigan’s Medicaid expansion and didn’t need to come in,” said Caroline Keinath, a volunteer who has organized meals at the free clinic from its beginning. Since the free clinic runs from 5 to 8 p.m., many of the volunteers have to work through dinner time. Keinath

has made sure all the volunteers get fed, but recently her job has gotten a little easier. “Before the Affordable Care Act, we had 25 to 30 volunteers every night, but now we only have 12 to 15,” Keinath said. The drop in volunteers corresponds to the drop in need. Randy Podoll, a physician assistant at the Reading Health Clinic and a volunteer at the free clinic for 10 years, said the clinic averaged 65 patients per Tuesday before Medicaid expansion. He said before the Affordable Care Act, he would write as many as 100 prescriptions per night. “I wrote two tonight,” Podoll said. “But it can still get up to as many as 12.” Although the free clinic is scheduled to stay open until 8 p.m. every Tuesday, volunteers began to pack up their things after being open for just one hour on March 28 due to the lack of visitors. Dona Hartnagel, a pharmacy technician and volunteer, said the fewer patients have made work easier for the volunteers. “We have gone from a high of writing about 275 prescriptions per night to three tonight and staying here until 11 p.m. some nights to going home at 6 p.m. tonight,” Hartnagel said. In 2003, St. Peter’s Free Clinic saw 1,585 patients and distributed more than

$200,000 worth of medication. By 2012, those numbers had grown even more: the clinic saw 3,090 visitors and provided almost $1.4 million in medication. But in 2015, the clinic helped only 524 people, and the volunteers said they expect those numbers to continue to fall. Despite the recent decrease in need for free medical services, volunteer George Fowler said the benefits of the free clinic are still felt today. “I had a lady come and tell me the other day, ‘You guys really helped me. You found I had diabetes and told me what was going to happen if I didn’t help myself. I lost more than 100 pounds and got off all the medicine,’” Fowler said. The volunteers said they have mixed feelings on the decline in patients. “We have less clients in here, so we don’t probably have the impact we used to,” Podoll said. “Meanwhile, we’ll keep it open as long as there is a need.” Jamie Bauerly, the executive coordinator of St. Peter’s Free Clinic, said she’s waiting to see what happens with healthcare to determine the future of the clinic. “We hope that we go out of business,” Bauerly said. “We hope that there is not a need for free clinic. With the Healthy Michigan Plan, more resources are available for people.” Bauerly said the clinic is

helping less people directly, but has been able to refer people to new services like the Hillsdale Center for Family Health, which opened in August 2015 and accepts Medicaid. “One of the things that we’ve always done here at the clinic is try try to give people the resources they need, and if we can’t provide them, then we point them to where they can go to get help,” Bauerly said. “We try not to just turn people away.”

Outside the classroom, Professor of Economics Ivan Pongracic plays in a surf band called the Madeira. Facebook

Of free markets and music: Ivan Pongracic By | Scott McClallen Collegian Reporter

St. Peter’s Free Clinic, which opened nearly 15 years ago, has seen a decline in patient numbers in recent years. Joshua J. Paladino | Collegian

Some know him for his libertarian rants in economics classes, others know him by his surf band, the Madeira, which has toured the U.S. and Italy and released six CDs since 2004. Ivan Pongracic was born in 1969 in Zagreb, Yugoslavia, a country run by communist dictator Marshal Tito at the time. Pongracic’s parents worked for the government. His dad audited businesses in Croatia and witnessed the system falling apart from within. “I remember shortages of

all sorts, waiting in line for coffee, detergent, and milk,” Pongracic said. “I was 12, so I was the one who had to go stand in line.” Yugoslavia thrived from Western money until Tito’s death in 1980; after that, it began to collapse. Pongracic said that Yugoslavia had to ration electricity for the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics, so the government divided major cities into three parts and turned off electricity for eight hours each section every third day. Consequently, Pongracic and his family went without electricity from 2 -10 p.m. every three days.

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Margaret Braman By | Joshua J. Paladino

What are your favorite outfits? For professional dress, I love wearing Doncaster. For fun, I like funky and gypsy, because I’ve always been a gypsy, and that comes from Maggie Anne’s and Maribeth’s, because I never have time to go out-of-town shopping.

Who are your fashion inspirations? It was Twiggy back in the 1960s. Now it’s Sandra Bullock. What do you care about most in other people’s fashion? That your nails always look nice. I don’t like chipped nail polish.

Favorite article of clothing? Straight-leg jeans. What is your favorite season for clothing? Summer. Joshua J. Paladino | Collegian

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What do you think about fashion on campus? I love the way the girls dress up in their heels. It’s hard to keep up with them.