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Sir Martin Gilbert dies in London photocopies.” “We courted over the copy machine,” Larry Arnn said. The Arnns agreed that Gilbert was very focused and very disciplined, but also extremely kind. “One time he telephoned me
Morgan Delp Editor-in-Chief
Sir Martin Gilbert — Winston Hillsdale College distinguished visiting fellow, and one of the most important historians of the 20th century — died Tuesday in London. Gilbert battled illness following a heart arrhythmia in April 2012. His last visit to the college was in the fall of 2007, and he is survived by his caring wife, Esther. “He had the greatest capacity that I’ve ever seen to understand and marshall a story of great events and all the details connected to them. This made him always extremely interesting to hear from and talk to,” College President Larry Arnn said. “He cared very much. He wanted to get it right. Anybody who was around him saw in him a very Gilbert’s biography of Winston Churchill — tasked to him in October 1968 — is the longest biography ever written, and his work in publishing all of Churchill’s documents is even more extensive. He completed 16 of the volumes and started the 17th before he became ill. Arnn published the 17th volume of the documents series last year, and the college plans to publish six more.
Sir Martin Gilbert, official biographer of Winston Churchill, pictured earlier in his life at left, and at a 2006 visit to Hillsdale at right. (Photos Courtesy of External Affairs)
“He was impatient. If you were good at working, and understood the importance of it, you could get along really well. If things got in his way, and they would, he would move quickly and speak abruptly. He was an intense man,” Arnn said. “But you understood that it was intensity with a great purpose. Had he not had that great purpose, he would not have got nearly as much done. It took a
lot of strength of character to do what he did,” Penny Arnn said. Immense are Gilbert’s contributions to the intellectual development of many, including Arnn. As Gilbert’s research assistant in the late 1970s, Larry Arnn worked with Gilbert to gather all of Churchill’s writings, correspondence, letters, notes — in essence, all of the great statesman’s published and private works. The late Harry Jaffa, another teacher of Arnn’s,
introduced Gilbert and Arnn in London, and they began working together three days later. Gilbert’s hand in Arnn’s life exceeds the academic. Gilbert is responsible for the meeting of Larry Arnn and Penny Houghton. Penny (Houghton) Arnn was hired to work on Gilbert’s research two weeks after Larry Arnn joined Gilbert’s staff in August 1977. Penny drove to work in an undependable black Austin Mini, while Arnn rode a
scooter. “I would go to the basement in the library, now in the Churchill College of Cambridge, and I would mark stuff to be photocopied,” Larry Arnn said. “Then, every couple days, Penny and I would take Churchill’s and we would go to lunch.” “They had to be returned by nighttime,” Penny Arnn said. “Sir Martin only dealt with the
and he was really cross because he was out in Israel and a journalist had tracked him down at his private number and telephoned and awoken his baby. He thought that I had given the journalist his phone number and told me to never do that ever again,” Penny Arnn recalled. “Thirty minutes later he apologized because he found out where the number came from and it wasn’t me. He was nice enough to call back from Israel, which was a big deal because long distance calls were expensive. He felt bad that he balled me out for sharing a private number.” As a devoted Jew, Sir Martin Gilbert frequented Israel often, and committed much of his life to studying Jewish history and refuting Holocaust deniers. He knew personally many Jews who were persecuted by Josef Stalin in the Soviet Union. “Survivors of the Holocaust would seek him out because he had a lot of information that
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BPU director charged with drunk driving Macaela Bennett City News Editor
Rickie J. Rose, 61, director of Hillsdale’s Board of Public Utilities, was arrested and charged with drunk driving after crashing into a tree Saturday, Jan. 24, at 7:45 p.m. “It’s one of those stupid personal decisions, and it could have been a hell of a lot worse, frankly,” Rose told the Collegian. “I’m just thankful no one was hurt.” According to the Hillsdale County Sheriff Incident Report, Rose’s vehicle hit a road sign advising there was an upcoming curve in the roadway before crashing into a tree on Bankers Road in Reading, Michigan. Rose consented to taking a breathalyzer test, which registered his blood alcohol content as .23 — just shy of three times the legal limit of .08, accord-
ing to the Michigan State Police website. Because Rose had a BAC higher than .17, if convicted, he more jail time, and other weighter penalties than normal operating while intoxicated cases under Michigan’s “Super Drunk” law. The incident marked Rose’s third time being arrested and charged with operating a vewas in July 2003, for which he was convicted, and the second in September 2005, which was lowered to a misdemeanor reckless driving charge. Thus, this was registered as a second offense, and Rose was released the same night after posting bail set at $2,500. Acting City Manager Doug Terry said the city will review Rose’s position with BPU in the termination of his employment rests heavily on “decisions Rose makes.”
“We have certain expectations of behavior on part of all public employees,” Terry said. “We will review acts of past and present and where he should go for help to ensure organization, integrity, and consistency for BPU so it continues to meet the needs of citizens.” Although Rose is a city employee, Terry hopes to maintain a “balance of privacy yet transparency” regarding the case. “My philosophy is govern by conscious,” Terry added. “We work within the realm of law yet apply good moral applications in the way we treat co-workers and fellow human beings.” Rose said he appreciates the support he’s received from the city and Terry and is using the incident as an opportunity to “refocus” himself. Rose’s arraignment in the Hillsdale District Court was waived Wednesday, according to the Prosecuting Attorney’s of18.
Q & A: Jason Riley Jason Riley is a member of The Wall Street Journal editorial board, and often appears on Journal Editorial Report on Fox News. He is the author of two books: “Let Them In: The Case for Open Borders,” and “Please Stop Helping Us: How Liberals Make It Harder for Blacks to Succeed.” Riley spoke at the Allan P. Kirby Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship in Washington, D.C., as part of the Kirby Center’s monthly AWC Family Foundation Lecture series on Jan. 30. As a conservative, if you were talking to someone who was claiming racial injustice, how do you sensibly respond to those claims? You’d have to ask them to deoften today, people look at the racial makeup of the police force and if they don’t see a proportionate number of blacks as represented in society on that police force, they assume there must be racist practices going on. That’s not necessarily the case. They’re
looking at outcomes and assuming racism is producing those outcomes. A few months back, you had Jesse Jackson complaining about the dearth of blacks on the staffs of Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Oracle, and Intel, assuming racism was the reason. We know those companies are hiring from the most selective schools in America — not only the most selective schools, but the kids that disciplines of those schools. And
blacks are simply underrepresented in that pool of people. There’s no evidence that a black person who met the same credentials as the typical hire at Yahoo or Google has been turned away. All Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton is looking at is the outcomes: who’s on staff. And if they don’t see “X” percentage of blacks, they’re assuming racism
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INSIDE Defining marriage The Lyceum and Symposium groups and YAF host debate about gay marriage. A3
An old-fashioned thesis
Women’s basketball heating up The Chargers went 3-0 over the weekend highlighted by an upset victory over Grand Valley. A8
CANTUS impresses Men’s a capella group brought down the house with tight harmonies and international set list. B1
Snow plows came out in full force after Sunday’s snowfall.
Sunday snow slams city Morgan Delp Editor-in-Chief
The biggest snowstorm of this year prevented many college employees from getting to work Monday. Two city trucks plowed the trunk line roads — M-99 and a couple other major roads — on the streets Monday morning at 3 a.m. “We don’t believe in chasing the storm,” Director of Public Services Keith Richard said. “Rather, we let it subside.” City employees must be paid double time and a half to work on Sundays and holidays. Because the street crew knew the storm was coming, they planned to get to work early Monday morning. It just so happened, Richard said, that the storm stopped at about the same time. On Sunday, the police department dispatched the public services on-call person, who rotates week-to-week. That employee surveyed the situation and directed a small crew to do initial clearing on the main roads.
trucks plowed up and down the three miles of trunk line roads. Then, they plow the 19 miles of major roads followed by the 25 miles of local roads. “The city plows snow based ume. Because the state trunk lines are most heavily traveled, frequently. Accordingly, major streets are plowed second and the local streets third,” the city’s website reads. trucks worked on the downtown area, which includes the downtown streets and city-owned parking lots. Afterward, they branched out to dead-end streets for the bigger trucks to plow. Richard estimated that the crew worked for 15 hours on Monday to clear the roads, and that everything was plowed by noon Monday. However, many citizens said they believed the city’s delay in plowing to be dissatisfactory. “I found the conditions on larger streets, such as Broad Street, to be very poor on Sunday too. There was some plowing, but it was not enough,” AsHistoric Dawn Theater thwarts threat of closing its doors An outpouring of community support keeps the Dawn alive. A6
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sistant Professor of Politics John Grant said. “In general, I think the city government is not as interested as it should be in basic functions such as snow plowing and road repair.” On Tuesday, more cleanup occurred and the city minimized piles of snow in the downtown area. The city is not responsible for plowing Hillsdale’s county roads, but Teacher of Music Debbi Wyse said the county cleared her road in a timely manner. “Gravel roads are usually low priority, and are plowed after all hard surface roads have been cleared. Our road was plowed Monday at 1:30 p.m. I was unable to get to work that day because we usually wait until the road crews have passed, piling up the snow in our driveway, then my husband, Ned, goes out with his tractor and loader to clear everything,” she said in an email. “The county crew really did an admirable job on our road this time, even sanding a little.”
Gay marriage Students argue for and against legalizing same-sex marriage. A5
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Pre-med students gain experience at hospital Rachel Solomito Collegian Reporter
Previous options for student volunteer work often consisted of stocking rooms with linens,
The pre-med program has teamed up with the Hillsdale Community Health Center to expand the volunteer opportunities available to students -
volunteering partnership, the experience is more
Dean of Women Diane Philipp, a member of versity of volunteer opportunities and decided to able to pre-med program students who are seek-
of personal, human-to-patient interaction is es-
“Dean Philipp noticed the need for students to have experience and for the hospital to have strong communicators and patient care advocates, so she brought the two together in the Patient Care Program,” GOAL leader junior Elisabeth Wynia, who helped to coordinate the tion training in exchange for students volunteer-
no cost to students who volunteer and are part of
“As patient care coordinators, our job is to keep the patients happy and communicate with them and do what we can to keep the emergency
The partnership between the program and health center has been well-received by students “The program just tries to prepare you really Although the new step has been successful so far, the Patient Care Coordinator Program is looking to expand even further to other departments in the hospital, as current options for volPre-med students who volunteer at the Hillsdale Community Health Center. (Photo Courtesy of Os Nakayama)
training session lasts a week and a half, and can be completed before classes start again by stu-
dean, the emergency room was low on staff who
work hands-on with a patient, gaining valuable
“The one nurse who was in charge of running the rooms and scheduling was also in charge of
“I will be meeting with the skilled nursing director about expanding volunteering to the more student who is considering anything in medicine should try to get involved in some way in hospi-
College groups host marriage debate Chris McCaffery Collegian Reporter A cordial ethical debate drew such a crowd to the Dow Leadership Center on Tuesday night that a live feed was broadcast to
The standing-room-only crowd gathered to see Sherif Girgis and John Corvino debate “What is Marriage?” at an event sponsored by Young Americans for Freedom and the Intercollegiate Studies Institute’s on-campus societies, the Lyceum and the
Girgis and Corvino were defending traditional and sameare frequent debating partners, defending their views at venues across the country and planning a co-written book dealing with The debate followed the conventional Lincoln–Dougsive Q&A session followed, and both speakers were available after the event to talk with stuThough Hillsdale is a Christian school by its articles of association, this institutional its commitment to honest discourse, said Associate Professor of Philosophy Nathan Schlueter, who helped the Lyceum plan and “Hillsdale preserves the western heritage, which includes the moral tradition of natural law, but also includes rational debate should not be perceived as though the college is not com-
Sherif Girgis advocates traditional marriage. Noble/Collegian)
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Girgis is pursuing a doctor-
The cycle of CCA planning Breana Noble Collegian Reporter
World War I led to CCA I, according to Ludwig von Mises series discusses free
The American Journalism, Yesterday & Today Center for Constructive Alternatives seminar had a last-minute change last week when snowstorm Juno hit New York City, canceling deputy editorial page editor for The Wall Street Journal Bret journalists, but none were available, Bell host Hugh Hewitt, who had spoken the night prior, and President Larry Arnn low for Manhattan Institute’s Center for State and Local Leadership Fred Siegel from here, and he was staying a day lat-
selecting next year’s four series topics and each lecture’s theme, according to Director of Programs for External Affairs Matt “We plan far ahead in terms of the topelse, we start planning the day after — maintenance, athletics department, Bon With plans made so far in advance, it’s “In the past, we move a speaker, have a moved the faculty roundtable and ended Speakers are typically matched to spe“We don’t search for a person to build
Suggestions are made by faculty and students for CCA topics, according to Associate Vice President for External Affairs
A core curriculum requirement, CCAs further the college’s mission and provide “To advance the education of students is to supplement the excellent education they’re getting with the voices of various As dean of faculty, Professor of Chemistry Mark Nussbaum leads the faculty representation from the three academic divisions: the physical sciences, social “We get at least one person who is an the World War I CCA, we had Tom Conto learn more coming and serving at the roundtable, it’s encouraging the students
“The best part was meeting professors I would not ordinarily talk to,” CCA II roundtable panelist Assistant Professor of In discussing future CCAs, many want “We all thought that particular CCA could have been handled differently,” Slack said on the professors’ responses in Nevertheless, students and faculty, like Nussbaum, recognize the college has a “They could be better in the sense all speakers are from conservative viewappointed to hear from a guest who has a different viewpoint from what they exfrom a variety of perspectives, and let’s
ate in philosophy from Princ-
co-wrote “What is Marriage? He regularly writes on the topic Girgis has spoken at Hillsdale He said that presenting an argument as part of a debate can strengthen everyone’s under-
familiar with the other’s arguments, even though they don’t Jacob Lane, ISI’s regional director, who oversaw the event, said that he was impressed with how Hillsdale students handled “You were able to have a civil debate about a very contentious
a lot of campuses in my tenure with ISI, and I don’t think I’ve ever met a group of students more intellectually competent A video of the event will be available online from Young Americans for Freedom later
“For those convinced by the argument, it’s more powerful to see it defended against objecopponent, not just a straw man, makes your own argument more The “real opponent” to Girgis on Tuesday was Corvino, one of the most prominent intellectual Corvino is a professor of philosophy at Wayne State University and author most recently of “What’s Wrong with Homosexuality?” He also writes for many national publications to present the philosophical case for his Since they debate each other so regularly, Corvino and Girgis get along very well and are very
John Corvino argues for gay marriage. legian)
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Morgan Delp The editor-in-chief of the Collegian is from Holland, Ohio, and is majoring in history. She plans to pursue a career in teaching, journalism, or both.
Phil DeVoe Collegian Reporter
The biochemistry major from West Chester, Ohio, is planning to be married after graduation. She will move to Cincinnati, and hopes to work for a hospital or pharmaceutical company.
Lindsay Kostrezwa
An accounting major from Traverse City, Michigan, she plans to return home next year to work as a staff accountant for Plante Moran.
A Hillsdale native and history major, Lantis plans to enter classical secondary education as a history and math teacher.
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GilbeRt From A1 helped them track down the fate of their relatives. He was very generous with his time and patient because he understood what it meant to those people to have some closure, I suppose you’d call it,” Penny Arnn said. Larry Arnn considers himself lucky to have traveled frequently with “the greatest tour guide ever born.” Gilbert even planned the Arnns’ honeymoon, down to where they should stay, visit, and eat every single day. “We had adventure days,” Larry Arnn said. One time, Gilbert visited the Arnns in California, and
Tom Novelly Collegian Reporter
This year, there are far fewer applicants for off-campus permission, but there are also fewer This means there is an excellent chance that the majority of those on the list will be able to have their very own off-campus home. “The list is looking light this year on the girls’ side,” Dean of Women Diane Philipp said. “The boys have smaller numbers as well. We usually have a healthy balance of students who want to stay on campus versus students who wish to go off, and, traditionally, almost everybody on the list has gotten off.” The criteria for off-campus permission has stayed the same since last year. High school graduation year and number of Hillsdale College credits determine priority. This is to ensure that for living off campus.
The deans go down the list and start granting students permission from top to bottom, so students can start searching for their perfect college abode. “Those students with 90 Hillsdale credits or above are almost guaranteed to get off-campus permission,” Philipp said. The top priority for the col-
him around the city until they reached Mount Scopus. Gilbert had Arnn close his eyes, and when he opened them, Gilbert explained that they were at the spot where
vations in Simpson Residence removing roughly 30 beds, and future renovations planned for McIntyre Residence, there will This led to more sophomores being able to go off campus last year and will also increase students’ chances for being granted permission this year. The college has built great relationships with local Hillsdale landlords over the years, and students can get excellent housing information from the deans’ John Repik has been renting homes to Hillsdale students since 2006, and said he can see why many students enjoy offcampus living.
“I offer properties that provide more bang for a student’s buck,” Repik said. “I don’t just paint and clean up these homes, but remodel them and make them unique and fun for the students who stay there.” Off-campus housing in Hillsdale truly provides an affordable and unique living experience. There are also off-campus options that are owned by the college that offer some unique perks such as free trash pickup, school maintenance on call, and snow plowing. “I absolutely love living off campus,” senior Casey McKee said. “There is nothing like having a place you can call your own, and relax with your housemates and friends.” McKee is a resident at the Bounce House and said he enjoys having the freedom to make great memories in his place. “My friends and I make meals together, have people over for movies, and have long memorable discussions late at night,” he said. “We have made some great memories together.”
Kate Patrick Assistant Editor
The Student Federation spent more than its budgeted amount last semester because of extra funds it found, so they have generously given to the students who came to them with fund requests. All the same, the federation is routinely accused of “hoarding” its money and is often seen as “stingy.” While Student Fed was very cautious about spending money in the past, many current members of the federation said they are desirous to spend money on students and want to hear their funds proposals. Student Fed money comes from student fees, and it decides how to give money back to students in the form of campus improvement and funds for clubs and events, etc. Treasurer sophomore Jacob Thackston said Student Fed gets around $50,000 to spend every semester, “but $35,000 is already allocated to publications and some things for senior class and miscellaneous expenses.” That means the federation has $15,000 in the discretionary fund to spend on students each semester. “We want to spend at least $15,000 each semester,” Thackston said. “Right now we have $46,000 to spend, and we’re getting anstudent fees, so we’ll have $61,000 in like three weeks. Please ask us for money.” Student Fed has such a large discretionary because of rollover fees discovered last school year. “A couple years ago we discovered that student fees had been rolling over, so most of that is still there [in the discretionary],” Thackston said. “Over the past semesters we’ve been spending that surplus.” But the federation can’t spend its money if students don’t ask for it. “The street goes both ways,” Director of Student Activities Anthony Manno said. “It takes some effort, you have to propose a week paperwork.” Manno said he is willing to help students with the process should they have any questions. “The process and unfamiliarity for sure [prevents people from coming to Student Fed], and for some people it’s a little intimidat-
employees Soren Geiger and Kyle Murnen work with George Washington fellows, student employees of the and compile the documents. “If we didn’t do it, nobody else probably would,” work. Today is Gilbert’s funeral in the historic village of Beit Shemesh in Israel. Visitors will be received for Shiva in London for the next several days.
is at play. The Department of Housing and Urban Development has sued various suburban counties because of the residential housing patterns. They look at a map and they see too many whites bunched together in certain communities and not enough blacks living there. And they assume something nefarious is going on here. With the recent events in Ferguson, Missouri, and the history of events like the Trayvon Martin case, why is it so important for young people to understand how the media affects trials and the public’s perception of them? My problem with how the media has covered these events has been the failure to put them in context. There’s a narrative out there — a false narrative — that the black homicide rate in America is what it is because cops are shooting black people. The reality is that 98 percent of black shootings don’t involve cops. Yet you have these protesters marching all over the country pretending that our morgues and cemeteries are full of young black men because they’re being gunned down by cops. And everyone from the president on down has been playing along with this narrative. If you care about black lives — and we see these ‘black lives matter’ banners all over the place — it seems to me that you would be focused on the 98 percent of killings that do not involve the police, not the two percent that do. That two
“It was very different,” Teigen said. “There wasn’t much communication within the federation, and there were also some pretty strong personalities. To their credit, they wanted to be very careful and responsible with what was going on with money, and the president at the time really wanted to rework the budget. The general sentiment of the leadership was to be as good stewards as possible with the money, but a lot of times that ended up being a lot more selective as to who was warranted money, which in some ways is good, but as we know with the Tower Light debacle, it can get a little bit heavy-handed.” It was during this administration that the federation spent very little, all the while accumulating student fees over the semesters. In the more recent administrations, Student Fed has made an effort to be more generous with funds, especially since it has such a large surplus. “We have this reputation of not being willing to give, which I would love to change, but we can only really give where the students ask for money, so we’re limited by the scope of requests we receive,” Thackston said. “By and large we really only have the ability to spend on things asked for by students.” At the same time, Student Fed struggles to reach students and encourage them to ask for money. room for improvement, we send out fund request emails once a semester, but you know how emails work, most of mine get deleted. I think it’s something that needs to be discussed [advertising Student Fed].” “We’d love for people to come to us with small ideas, big ideas, any way for us to give the funds back to them,” Thackston said. Thackston wants to send out more emails and advertise via word-of-mouth. According to Thackston, Student Fed can’t receive enough proposals. “Student fees come in for the purpose of going back out to the students,” Thackston said. “That’s the primary role of Student Fed, to give the student fees back to the students.”
A philosophy and religion double major from Bear, Delaware, he plans to enter seminary with the long-term goal of vocational ministry or professorial work.
until 2007. In 2012, the college received his archive of Churchill’s papers to continue the work of compil-
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ing, but there’s no reason to be intimidated,” Manno said. While now the federation is very willing to spend money on students, it wasn’t always so generous. Senior Annie Teigen, who served on Student Fed one year as the Pi Beta Phi representative and one year as secretary, said there have been years when it struggled to
From Omaha, Nebraska, Bessmer is a biochemistry major who next year will attend dental school at the University Of Nebraska Lincoln College Of Dentistry.
From Jacksonville, Florida, West is majoring in philosophy. He plans to enter law school after a year of work.
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Fed wants to spend money on students, needs proposals
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A native of Cincinnati, Peters is majoring in Christian Studies. Next year she plans to be a teacher for missionary children in Burundi, Africa.
while traveling around the area, became fascinated with a casino in San Marino on an Indian reservation. After Gilbert left, he had the Arnns do weeks of research on American laws and treaties that allowed the Indians to have that land. He took an interest in everything around him, the Arnns said. “On a plane he always sat on the window seat, and he would send up messages to the pilot if he was wrong
Off-campus sign-ups lower, chances higher
An economics and German double major, he hails from Frankenmuth, Michigan, and hopes to pursue a graduate degree in economics from George Mason.
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President’s Ball 2014. This year’s president’s ball will be held on Saturday at 9 p.m. (Anders Kiledal/Collegian)
From Stevens Point, Wisconsin, he will pursue
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The past two Blackboard outages, last Saturday and Monday, were both due to storage issues with the online, school-wide service. ITS and, according to Thomas Phillips, academic and business services generalist for Hillsdale College, they “will not recur.” Phillips explained that the collapse of the servers for the most recent two outages were for the storage issue, and the ITS said it is dress them again. The scheduled outages, occurring much more frequently, are due to updates to the server, which are regular maintenance issues. “Although it has certainly been cold at times, the weather has not been a factor in system performance,” Phillips said about the most recent Blackboard outage, which occurred the day following the heavy snowfall. ITS is working to ensure that the majority of Blackboard shutdowns are on days where students are not likely to be on the website, allowing the most widespread access possible. While it’s impossible to predict when unscheduled shutdowns should occur, ITS is trying ping them from happening, making Blackboard easier to use for students.
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blacks by cops — and most of that two percent ing arrest, people not cooperating with the police, people attacking the police, and so forth. The media has failed to make that point clear. You get a Ferguson, and you get a Trayvon Martin, and we start getting conversations about tensions between the police and black community. Rarely do we talk about black crime rates, which I think are at the root of the tensions between the black community and the police. If you want to alleviate those tensions, you need to address the behavior driving those tensions. But we don’t like to talk about that: If you’re black and you talk about it, you’re a sellout. If you’re white and you talk about it, you’re a racist. And then you have a whole black civil rights industry out there who has a vested interest in blaming all bad outcomes in the black community on racism. So they see situations like this and they pounce. Why do you think the crime rate in the black community is so high? If you go back to as recently as the early 1960s, you’ll see that most black children in America were raised by mother and father. Today more than 70 percent are not. And in some of our inner cities, it’s as high as 80 or 90 percent. I think a lot of these outcomes can be traced to the breakdown of the black family, which began in earnest in the 1960s — which is ironic because that is also the start of the great society programs, which were aimed at helping the black family.
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Academy holds dinner for senior trip funds Emma Vinton Assistant Editor
Hillsdale Academy is joining forces with Johnny T’s Bistro to host a fundraiser dinner that will raise money for the junior and senior class trip to Greece and Rome. The dinner, which will be served at the academy on Saturday at 5:30 p.m., is open to the public. Tickets are $5 at the door, an excellent price for a delicious meal, according to Kenneth Calvert, the academy head master. All proceeds go to fund the spring educational trip. The 12-day trip, which is a culmination of the students’ high school education, is during the academy’s spring break. It includes stops in Athens, Pompeii, Rome, Florence, and other cities. The students will learn about such things as Athenian democracy and Roman Republicanism and visit various museums along the way. “We also visit Delphi and see what Apollo has to tell us,” Calvert said. They will spend Holy Week in Rome, and conclude in northern Italy to “enjoy the music and food of Venice.” Fittingly, there is no better fundraiser for such a trip than an Italian dinner, provided by Johnny T’s Bistro. Rick Tropiano,
owner of the restaurant and an academy parent, said the dinner will consist of stuffed shells Florentine, pesto and tomato pasta, rolls, salad, and ice cream for dessert. “We provide it in appreciation for Hillsdale Academy and what they do,” Tropiano said. “They do this out of the goodness of their hearts and to make sure we have a good meal,” Calvert said. The night will also include a and a silent auction. The majority of the money is raised be bought through Saturday. In years past, the dinner has raised the cost for the students. Thirtythree students and 20 adults will attend the trip. “The adults always cause me trouble,” Calvert said. “I’m particularly worried about John Miller, who is going on this trip.” And despite minor questions about whether the trip is a wise expenditure, Calvert said that people spend money on many other things, so why not spend it on an educational tour. “It really serves as a capstone of all the ancient and Renaissance history and art theses students have studied over the years,” Calvert said.
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If the student section did not include costumes like a man-sized strip of bacon, a ghillie suit, or a six-foot cutout of Coach Tharp, it would not be a Charger basketball game. Thankfully, Hillsdale students rarely leave this post unattended. But, as students who have adopted honor and virtue as a campus code of conduct, the way student fans taunt opposing players during games is embarrassing. Games are public relations
“Racism and violence comprise the majority of ‘AmeriJan. 29). This is a painfully shallow assessment. As a combat veteran, I believe racism is wrong. Unwarranted prejudice, regardless of whether employed for the
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that compromises combat effectiveness. Violence applied herent in the warrior ethos can animate an American combatant to kill when innocents are imminently threatened.
Two weeks ago today, hundreds of thousands of people trekked to the bustling leviathan of Washington, D.C. for the annual March for Life. Even though I intern in the Capitol Hill area, the only signs of their presence I encountered were occasional sightings of men in black vestments, some isolated pro-life
tricks to rationalize their actions. One need not reduce another’s being to kill. In fact, the reality of an opponent’s humanity is visceral, undeniable, and inescapable in close quarters battle. “My experience … was that although there were vast differences between U.S. and Afghan culture, the humanity of the soldiers of the Afghan National Army or even the people Frank Beranek of his 2010 stint in Wardak province, Afghanistan. “If anything, they demonstrated a humanity the likes of which I had never seen before… The very idea of ‘conditioned racism’ would be laughable if it wasn’t so infuriating. However, the enemy was not constrained by the law of land warfare and yes, often their tactics were in fact savage. I am a professional soldier, a volunteer, not some conscript that
Thursday night. I was aware that the March for Life had occurred, and I was thankful to see many of my fellow classmates come out for the March. But in the midst of the in conservative publications, I sensed that many pro-life activ-
Johnson’s Great Society initiated several welfare programs in the years leading up to the Griswold and Roe decisions. Though Johnson himself understood the importance of the family and the crippling effect its denigration could have on society, his massive expansion of the welfare state actually diminished the importance of the family. When Roe v. Wade was decided in the government both then and the wake of the now increases its sexual revolution If the goal of the — a movement tance of millions of individuals, pro-life movement rights and justhe family and tice, championed is to eradicate the community are the idea of self- deplorable crime pushed aside expression over of abortion, why as the primary self-restraint, means of supand engendered should Roe v. Wade port. the breakdown of receive all of the The real batthe family. The attention? Is it even tle here is not case itself relied against the votes on precedent the root of the prob- of nine individufrom Griswold lem? als. It’s against a v. Connecticut movement that (1968), the decideemed the famsion that struck down a state ban ily optional and generated the on contraceptives by famously social acceptance of pre-marital ruling that all citizens have a and non-marital sex, contracepright to privacy based on “pen- tion, and the killing of the unborn. in the Bill of Rights. Your guess According to the most recent is as good as mine as to what that report from the Centers for Disactually means. The Griswold ease Control, of all women who decision kicked off a series of obtained an abortion in 2011, cases in modern civil rights juris- 14.5 percent were married and prudence that contorted the 14th 85.5 percent were unmarried. Amendment in accordance with This singular statistic provides an the sexual revolution. insight so basic, yet so informaAdditionally, Lyndon Baines tive, on how the pro-life move-
women and children butchered by Muslim extremists is a curious moral stance indeed. Nathan Siether was a vehicle commander and machine gunner with Second Battalion, Seventh Marine Division in Helmand province, Afghanistan in 2008. “It would be easy to assume that taking someone’s life based on their beliefs would be racist or prejudiced, except ether said. “Here there is common ground. Let us not forget that in the Iraq War, we were reacting to someone else’s actions… These terrorists believed that they had the right to kill our people and take away the paramount right to life. In the movie, Chris Kyle states that these people are savages, and what the author of last week’s article supposes, this is not racism. It is a kind of conversation with bullets discussing politics and religion; the oldest form of political discourse and one lost on many who have not served or understand the horrors of war. Kyle was not racist, nor did he use this as a ruse to confuse his psyche in order to pull the trigger. Like principles, he will rectify his actions, and make rational deciIf, concurrent with the Hillsdale ethos, we are to be men and women of virtue and knowledge, we cannot blind ourselves to what is, including the dark underside of human nature which the politely-conditioned conscience sometimes of nice people who largely come from nice places where malicious violence is extremely rare. This often makes understanding just killing and the just application of violence dif-
seconds of a nail-biter. A few boos to disrupt a free throw or to disapprove a bad call are expected reactions. Discouraging an airball chant would discourage the tradition of basketball fandom. But recall that more uniform hear the vulgarities and caterwauls from the student bleacher — and that no one likes a mean piece of bacon.
ment should proceed — being married matters when it comes to abortion. The positive correlation between marriage and choosing life for unborn children should receive serious attention. The government has a fundamental interest in marriage because marriages typically produce children. These precious lives are the future of society. The government will have trouble “securing the blessings of liberty the posterity is not cared for. Some government policies are contrary to the protection and encouragement of marriage and intact families. No-fault divorce laws insinuate that “till death thers can be easily pulled away from their families with false allegations of abuse. For single mothers, a plethora of welfare programs can take the place of a husband who provides. Yet many pro-lifers are mute on these issues. If marriage and choosing life are positively related, why not focus on reforming welfare policy and protecting the The attitudes of a people may a Supreme Court decision, but without the restoration of the institution of the family, the March for Life is incomplete. Sarah Onken is a junior studying politics and mathematics.
Dracula Untold: An anti-hero undone Both the movie and the book on which it’s loosely based offer moral instruction Walker Mulley Special to the Collegian
One need not reduce another’s being to kill. In fact, the reality of an opponent’s humanity is visceral, undeniable, and inescapable in close quarters battle.
amount of respect. It’s a disappointment to see our entire school represented by a row or two of students that denigrate referees and opposing teams. A passionate student section adds to the fun of basketball games and must increase the
ists honestly believed that overturning Roe v. Wade was the panacea for ending abortion in America. I admire their optimism. But if the goal of the pro-life movement is to eradicate the deplorable crime of abortion, why should Roe v. Wade receive all of the at-
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with killing. Yet assuming it is impossible to kill a man with full knowledge that he is a man not only mischaracterizes the motives of men Reuss doesn’t know, speaking to actions of which he knows little and has never done, but also implies that American armed forces are weak-minded dopes, so fear-
not virtuous. Compared to other millennials, Hillsdale College students
elect to study the higher things, pursuing an education that improves the heart and the mind. While the Charger basketball teams play with impressive sportsmanship, some Hillsdale
Marching for Life isn’t enough to save the family
Reuss is wrong on the reality of war
prejudice in Kyle and his teammates which predisposes them
events, not just for Charger athletes, but for student fans also. Parents with their young Charger fans, respected professors, and families of the opposing teams are subjected to student section tastelessness. The choral reprimands that attack opponents’ family members, sexuality, and physical appearance make Hillsdale students look
On Feb. 3, Universal Studios’ Dracula Untold came out on Blu-Ray. Dracula, the novel by Bram Stoker, came out in 1897. Though over 100 years and divergent interpretations separate the two works, both contain useful moral lessons. This isn’t a review of either work and it’s not free of spoilers. It would be impossible to examine the full moral implications of the stories without mentioning the endings. The novel Dracula is a triumph-of-goodversus-evil story. The villainous vampire Count Dracula comes to England to prey upon its citizens. A band of heroes whose friend was an early victim of the Count cast aside their safety to end this scourge. Dracula is deeply, frighteningly evil. The heroes are upstanding Christians, though tue, mutual support, and, above all, reliance on God, they kill Dracula and save the day. The novel is excellent for the moral imagination, because the good shines through its darkness. It is certainly dark: The vampire, as depicted by Stoker, is a Satanic parody both of Holy Communion and of sex. But opposed to him are characters who, throughout all the horror, hold onto faith, hope, and love. These heroes are both virtuous and likeable. The reader wishes to be like them and this is good for his soul. Dracula Untold instructs in a different way. Rather than giving role models to imitate, it functions like Macbeth, giving an
The Uses of a Liberal Arts Education
cannot rightly understand some things is a sign of wisdom. Some realities simply lie outside the limits of everyday experience. Sergeant Michael Aavang, USMC, is a junior studying politics. He served in Iraq in 2009.
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example to avoid. In Untold, Dracula begins as a handsome prince and doting father. But when the Turks threaten to kidnap 1,000 Transylvanian boys — including his son — he makes a Faustian bargain, gaining the powers of the vampire with which to defend his kingdom.
Dracula Untold instructs in a different way. Rather than giving role models to imitate, it functions like Macbeth, giving an example to avoid.
He is the epitome of the modern anti-hero: He is powerful and “cool,” a ferocious warrior who can turn into a cloud of bats and dent: Exercising very little delegation, he prefers to crush his foes personally. He is a consequentialist, at one point explaining that he impaled thousands of innocent people in order to save the even greater number whom he frightened into surrender. Following his own moral compass, he defends those he loves by any means necessary. And he fails. By the end of the movie, he has killed his wife, his son is taken from him, and most of his people have been killed. Twice. You read that correctly. Facing defeat by the Turks, Dracula drinks his wife’s blood, killing her and making his borrowed vampire
powers permanent. Returning to his castle, jects. In a chilling scene, he has the haggard survivors drink his blood and become vampires themselves. With his newly-transformed vampire army, he lays waste to the Turks and rescues his son. But then the undead turn on him, wishing to devour the child for which he did all this. In a powerful illustration of grace, monks his son and drag the young boy away to safety. Dracula, realizing the evil of the vampires, parts the clouds and they are all killed by the sunlight. The movie’s anti-hero is left dead, wifecharred corpses of the subjects he was supposed to protect. Our generation seems tired of straightforward heroes. Stoker’s Victorian heroes are passé. Moviegoers prefer dark knights, egotistical hedonists who save the day anyway, and men who will do anything to get the job done. I expected Dracula Untold, by making Dracula the protagonist, to be dangerously subversive. It was indeed subversive, but instead of subverting traditional morality, it subverted the modern anti-hero genre. Dracula Untold provides a useful service by making the straightforward goodness of the original novel’s heroes seem not only appealing, but essential. Walker Mulley is a George Washington Fellow studying economics.
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Legalize gay marriage JoAnna Kroeker Special to the Collegian
Fourteen ban it legislatively, constitutionally, or both. This controversy forces us to consider what marriage is, and what the state should recognize. “Traditional” marriage proponents appeal to new natural law theory, the Bible, civil unions, marriage’s social function, and the “slippery slope” to keep marriage heterosexually exclusive. Yet all fail to support their case. In their essay, “What is Marriage?” Sherif Girgis, Robert George, and Ryan T. Anderson answer their question with new natural law. They call marriage a comprehensive union between one man and one woman, specially linked to children, that most closely follows marital norms to facilitate childrearing. This comprehensive union hinges on biological union with a unique reproductive end. The special link to children is ideally biological. The “uniqueness” of their biological union and children enable heterople seeks it. Asserting reproduction is the good of sex tacitly claims sex is not a good in itself, and that all couples engaging in non-reproductive sex neglect its good. Yet most sexually active couples would
and companionship above having children as “very important” reasons for marriage. These more imConcerning homosexuality, biblical inerrancy deserves attention. Those who believe the Bible inerrant essentially claim, “God said it, I believe it,” when discussing homosexuality. However, this means once included) elide this, excusing slavery and women’s place in church as contemporary cultural beliefs. Why is homesexuality the timeless exception? Is it because the Bible said so, or because many consider homosexual sex “unnatural,” as it contradicts their heteronormative experience, and they consult the Bible — a cultural authority — for backup? Many seeking to reserve “marriage” to heterosexuals suggest the civil union as a viable alternative union provides — but also its status. A Williams Institute study found gay couples likelier to marry if marriage. Similarly, heterosexual couples given the choice between marriage and a marriage-equivalent union overwhelmingly chose marriage. If both can uphold marital norms and — if desired — raise children, then both couples should have the same choice. Differences in sexual union quality should not invite discrimination. Debating Same-Sex Marriage co-author Maggie Gallagher claims legally labeling same-sex unions “marriage” will “change the public meaning of marriage...” as to “...make it harder for marriage to perform its core civil functions over time.” But what are these civil functions, and can only heterosexual couples achieve them? taxes. Yet does this union have a “core civic function” outside enforcing the couple’s marital norms? Gallagher seems to hint at the civic functions of families (with children), such as childrearing, providing identity among members, and cultural transmission. Government programs such as welfare, healthy school lunches, breakfasts, and child protective services assume and reinforce this focus. This is especially true of children who have aged out of foster care: They are more likely to become homehave children out of wedlock. If families improve children’s lives, then a state concerned for unadopted children should encourage both adoption and same-sex marriage. Some argue legalizing gay marriage could create a “slippery slope,” giving polyamorous, incestuous, bestial, and other nontraditional relationships marriage’s sanction. But this whole debate has good for children? Healthy for spouses? Consensual? Unlike these “unions,” gay couples answer these mous sex between two partners; and involve mutual consent. Instead of merely pondering what marriage is, we must ask why we marry; our answer will help clarify what marriage is. As I watch my peers engage and marry, their reasons are clear: “We love each other, and want to spend the rest of our lives together.” Heterosexuals and homosexuals alike agree to
Gay marriage is wrong This is the year that societal institutions will crumble or stand. The Supreme Court will decide this year wheth-
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same-sex couples to marry nationwide. matters, particularly with respect to governmental recognition in this sphere. Although culture one man and one woman, and a shared life ordered to the unity of the couple and enriched in the procreation of children. Because a “conjugal” or traditional marriage is distinct from homoon society. Its proponents have advanced what Sherif Girgis, co-author of What Is Marriage? A Defense and advocate of traditional marriage, calls the “revisionist view,” which proceeds from equality under the law. As the Full Marriage Equality blog puts it: “We believe everyone has the right to share love, sex, residence, and marriage with any and all consenting adult(s) of their choice” (emphasis in original). The blog further says that full marriage equality is a basic human right. to Girgis: It cannot distinguish marriage from other human associations. What does “uniting” carpool. What does it mean to share love, sex, and residence? Do these alone make marriage? Girgis says that marriage, as a human good, has an essence and qualities that matter for dekind of companionship that is permanent, exclusive, consensual, a sharing of life in all aspects, including love, sex, and the rearing of children.
society. Only a conjugal marriage achieves the comprehensive union, the harmony of mind and includes unions incapable of attaining a fruitful bodily union, must insist that marriage is an affective, romantic-emotional union. The government has chosen to protect the traditional institution because it realizes that both the raising of children in a family of a married father and mother — in which studies have shown children thrive most — concern society and its future. According to a paper written by Donald Paul Sullins and published by the Catholic University of America, emotional problems were more than twice as prevalent for children with same-sex parents than for children with attainment is much higher in children raised in a household with both biological spouses present. Children living with cohabiting couples performed even worse academically than in singleparent homes. Though this is not data for homosexual unions, it does show that children thrive and fathers are indispensable.
tect all of the millions of kinds of emotional companionships. Once the institutions of marriage and the family fracture, all other pillars of society crumble as well. include homosexual unions. “Pro-marriage” is anti-gay. Incestuous relationships are “consanguineous.” on marrying and reproducing with her biological father. If the culture allows for reinvented nence, gender, relation, number or any other terminology will no longer characterize marriage. all, and society will suffer for it.
JoAnna Kroeker is a freshman planning to study French and philosophy.
Emma Vinton is a junior studying English and journalism.
Edward Snowden is not a traitor David Flemming Special to the Collegian Having called Edward Snowden a traitor once, conservative radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt did not hesitate to do so again when I questioned his claim during the Security and Privacy session of last week’s CCA. not fall. In response, Dr. Arnn quipped to Hewitt that Thomas Jefferson was a traitor to England. In all seriousness, however, Snowden, like Jefferson, knew a respectable government mustn’t tolerate embarrassing leaks, but he also realized that this consideration was secondary to government’s duty to secure its citizens natural rights. Moreover, the Constitution exists to protect our right to privacy: Privacy of beliefs (First Amendment), privacy of the home against the invasion of soldiers (Third Amendment), privacy of the person and possessions as against “unreasonable searches” (Fourth Amendment). These rights are far more sacred than any socalled “government rights to privacy” because
the individual’s resources for securing his rights are nothing compared to our government’s. While some of us at Hillsdale could get the opportunity to challenge the policies uncovered by Snowden in the realm of politics, likely many more will wonder why the Snowden issue is any more than only vaguely relevant, considering it certainly disconnected from a career in mathematics or biology. Consider Snowden’s words: “I don’t want to live in a world where there’s no privacy, and therefore no room for intellectual exploration and creativity.” This echoes Hillsdale’s own Honor Code: “to defend, as the College founders declared, the “civil and religious liberty (privacy included) of the American order; and to live with ‘intelligent piety’ as self-governing citizens and scholars.” During his tenure as an analyst for the National Security Agency’s information-sharing information showing that our government forced Verizon, AT&T and most other US phone companies to reveal their phone records without any Snowden exposed many other NSA violatations
release the information, to avoid compromising American interests abroad. There is some truth to this, because the sheer quantity of information released would have been impossible for a single citizen to safeguard in a foolproof way, especially because Snowden was not all-knowing about US foreign interests. However, Snowden was not some loose cannon. The NSA has revealed Snowden’s email questioning “whether executive orders have the same precedence as federal statutes.” Snowden explains that, leading up to the release, he took deliberately-planned steps within the NSA and was told to stop asking questions. Americans responded with far more fervor to Snowden’s
leaked documents and privacy violation claims than to Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden’s complaints about the surveillance state, which he had been raising the alarm about for years. We must remember that Snowden did not can media. This perhaps calls into question our CCA speakers’ (Hewitt and Groseclose) claim that conservative radio and TV are always eager to push back against big government because they want to break news liberal networks won’t. We must remember that Snowden thought his best shot at warning the American public was through a foreign news outlet: UK’s The Guardian. Too often, conservative pundits are ever so selective about which big-government policies they raise a ruckus about, and their partial selectivity leads them toward a neglect, or — dare I say it — encouragement of the policies that lead government to dictate our lives. Until the media can do a better job at keeping an eye on the government, we need people like Snowden to keep the government accountable. David Flemming is a junior studying economics.
GLOBAL WARMING IS REAL
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At last semester’s Energy CCA roundtable, Hillsdale faculty engagingly presented on energy and climate change. Physics, chemistry, and economics professors, responding to other speakers, highlighted climate change’s reality and discussed the implications. Unfortunately, the venue was almost empty. Most donors had left; few students attended. Similarly, mostly faculty members attended Dr. Hayes’ pre-
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of Americans’ right to privacy, this is one of the most alarming prospects because private phone calls have one of the highest expectations of privacy of any form of communication. Many Americans are glad that they have the information from the leak, but have voiced their opinion (which is perhaps disproportionately loud due to the media’s megaphone, if Mr. Groseclose’s comments about media bias last week are correct) that Snowden should have waited until
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evidence a week before. These low student turnouts demonstrate the extent to which Hillsdale students are aware of the climate change threat. Global warming is “that thing liberals believe to control our lives” or simply off many students’ radars. Yet science department faculty, even at this bastion of conservatism, will tell you climate change is real and poses a serious problem to our planet’s future. Americans remain woefully ignorant of basic ecological and environmental science. At Hillsdale, we profess to be exceptional, to ask the questions no one asks, to dig deeper than our contemporaries. Yet we probably get our climate change opinions from politicians, news commentators, parents, or just our general social milieu. How many of us have glanced at the IPCC’s climate change report, examined statistics on Arctic sea ice
loss, or understand the connection between temperatures at the poles, the jet stream, and extreme weather? We don’t realize that upwards of 95 percent percent of published climate science taking a position on the issue supports climate change’s reality; that the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of Earth, and the ice is melting faster than any models predicted; that, at our current pace, Earth will warm century’s end, blowing past the twodegree target set to prevent dangerous outcomes; and that modern CO2 levels exceed any from the last 800,000 years. Instead, climate change is revealing human nature’s worst: The inability to privilege long-term planning over short-term preferences, the refusal to believe our way of life could threaten others or Earth, and the tendency to believe those with the loudest voices. Evading responsibility for the human footprint, we expect God or the free market to perpetuate our prosperous civilization. Modern crises demoncome; even growing knowledge of climate change has failed to galvanize global action yet. A Hillsdale education should lead us to realize and to try to overcome these faults in human nature. To escape our biases, we must examine the evidence ourselves, and have the determination to take appropriate action. Those who do so will realize that manmade global warming presents a grave threat to the planet and to human civilization.
Our species has inhabited an optimal “goldilocks zone” of moderate CO2 levels and stable temperatures for its entire existence. But recently, we’ve consumed fossil fuels at an increasing rate, taking stored carbon that took millions of years to accumulate and dispersing 9 billion tons a year of it into the atmosphere. This unprecedented carbon cycle shift, among other human environmental impacts, jeopardizes the conditions that enabled our complex industrial civilization. True conservatism demands a skepticism of such radical reshaping of earth’s environment. At the very least, it should instill doubt that industrial civilization’s recent developments present risk-free opportunity. Every Hillsdale student should defy the apathy of received opinion and examine the issue personally. Visit skepticalscience.com, glance at the IPCC report on climate change, attend the upmate change, or read the impending papal encyclical on the environment and climate change. Those who carefully examine the evidence will realize that the threat is real. However, those who disagree should at least engage with mainstream science. An understanding of the environment and our relationship with it is a vital part of liberal education today. Timothy Troutner is a junior studying history.
CITY NEWS
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Dawn doused in community support
Hillsdale’s historic Dawn Theater survives threat of closing its doors Macaela Bennett City News Editor An outpouring of support for local, live-music venue the Historic Dawn Theater saved it from closing on New Year’s Eve. Since then, an “uptick in business” assures its doors will remain open for now. Co-owners Jeff and Marcy Horton decided to keep the theater open on a temporary basis after a Dec. 31 closing announcement induced community members to voice their support for the business. “Step up Hillsdale we cannot let this place die forever,” one commenter said on the Dawn Theater’s Facebook status announcing its closing. General Manager Dave Semmler told the Collegian in early staying open would be a crucial one in determining the Dawn’s future. Since then, Semmer said the Dawn has seen an “uptick in business” for featured bands, open mic nights, and private event reservations. “We got a lot of support from the community. No one wanted it to close up,” Semmler said. “A couple weeks ago, when we hosted STD [Silver Tongue Devils], we had one of the best weekends ever … everyone’s pretty happy and they want it to continue to stay open.” One of the Dawn’s most frequent musicians at its open mic nights and a large supporter, Casey Rowe, attested to the unique opportunities the Dawn Theater provides to both musicians and music lovers. “There’s no place around that
offers starting-out musicians a place to play like the Dawn,” Rowe said. “I had just broken up with a band when I started playing at the Dawn and I just
Hillsdale City Manager Linda BroHillsdale City Manager Linda Brown submitted her resignation, effective Feb. 1, to Mayor Scott Sessions and the Hillsdale City Council, which accepted her resignation at its Feb. 2 meeting. The city is actively seeking a new manager and accepting resumes for the position. “Even though my contract does not expire until May 15, 2015, I do not think it is fair to the citizens of Hillsdale for them to be without a full time city manager,” Brown said in her letter of resignation to the council. In the letter, Brown explained she is unable to resume her duties as city manager following a recent surgery. Acting manager ing in for Brown since October 2014, recommended the acceptance of Brown’s resignation. “The city administration recommends we accept [this] resignation with regret and sincere gratitude for the years Linda Brown has served this community,” Terry said. The council approved accepting the resignation with a unanimous vote. “We’re in the advertising stage right now. Our goal is to receive as many applications and resumes [as possible] from qualisaid. The council asked Terry, who also serves as the city manager as Hillsdale’s city manager until but Terry’s contract with Hillsdale will expire in March. “The original intent when she could return,” Terry said. “I imagine she had a change of heart. We are extremely grateful for her years of service.” In other business, Terry and
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Jonesville coffee shop Grounded in Grace will move from Grace Episcopal Church to Jonesville First Presbyterian It will celebrate the new location with a kick-off event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. “We’re excited to see what new things will come from it being here,” said Cathy Johnson, the interim pastor at Jonesville First Presbyterian Church, who runs the shop. “Although not part of our initial plan, it does seem like the right time for
about music. In addition to its open mic nights and featured bands, the Dawn also holds many events for local groups, like Hillsdale
is a natural kind of artistic brilliance,” Peters said. “[It] has everything. Sweet stage, iconic, ground, place for the audience to stand and be up close with the artists, tables and chairs in the back, refreshments, balcony upstairs, and a unique style … I wish we could host many events at the Dawn.”
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is adorably ‘Mumford and Sons-esque.’ It is a natural kind of artistic brilliance.” — Shelly Peters
Hillsdale’s historic Dawn Theater located at 110 N. Broad St. (Elena Creed/Collegian)
got up there with my acoustic guitar and played popular covers. Dave gave me an opportunity to grow as a musician, and what I am now is a product of the opportunity he gave me.” In addition to serving as a stage for him to share his music, Rowe said he enjoys the crowd the Dawn attracts since it is receptive to hearing new songs and developing musicians.
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“It seems like everybody doesn’t really care about the skill set, because it’s more about the passion — a passion for music that is genuine,” Rowe said.
the Public Safety Committee announced their plan for the city to future. “We had decided based on some illnesses and vacancies and have on the ground,” Terry said. Right now, the administraresponsible way to hire another value is decreased,” Terry said. “City council is always looking for new ways to bring revenue into the city with little or no impact to citizens,” Terry said. “In recent past we’ve seen a steady decline of revenue coming in to provide those services [police services].” During public comment at the meeting, Hillsdale County Commissioner Ruth Brown updated the council on a very successful tion meeting, and advertised a free training event in suicide prevention for all Hillsdale County residents from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Feb. 12. “[It] tells how to make your community a Prevention Prepared Community,” Brown said.“This is way bigger than me, I’m getting all kinds of people on board to help. The Prevention Prepared Community is going to affect the city of Hillsdale.” Councilperson Emily Stack Davis also suggested a city-wide spring cleaning day involving residents, churches, and local volunteer groups. “[It could] give people a happy head’s up for what spring and summer will entail,” Stack Davis said. “It could be a public day of where we want our community to head.” The council agreed to discuss the idea further in future meetings. “I think it could be a really neat public services campaign,” Stack Davis said.
“They’re not there to cut you down but show you support. It’s one of those places that’s rough around the edges, but aesthetics aren’t everything, it’s the people — just like the sign on the way into town says.” He added that while he appreciates the crowd’s support, one of his favorite aspects of the theater is an atmosphere that fosters serious conversations
College. On Jan. 31, Hillsdale College InterVarsity hosted a concert with free admission featuring a pop-folk narrative band, The Gray Havens. Senior Shelly Peters, who serves on InterVarsity’s Vision Team, said the Dawn served as an ideal venue for the concert and other events like it. “The Dawn is adorably ‘Mumford and Sons-esque.’ It
Aside from the theater being a good concert space, Peters said she hopes it will help bring the college and community together. “I believe that the Dawn could be the genesis of an artistic revival here in Hillsdale,”
80s power rock band that will shoot live music video. $5 charge at the door.
Lead singers from Candlebox and Saliva. $20 general admission.
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binds a community together, and I hope that unity is on the horizon at the Dawn.”
Community and college partner to boost students’ post-high school success Bailey Pritchett Spotlight Editor
Of the 82 percent of Hillsdale County students who graduated high school in 2013, less than 60 percent of them pursued postsecondary education. Although this statistic has improved, Hillsdale County still sits 6 percent below the state average. In an effort to improve these numbers, the community and college have partnered to inspire students to make postsecondary plans. Two years ago, the Hillsdale County Community Foundation partnered with the Michigan Career Access Network to start a local program that helped students make postsecondary education plans. In addition to college degrees, the Hillsdale County Career Access Planning network procates or joining the military. “Our work force requires that you have some kind of postsecondary education,” HCCAP coordinator Lynn Burkett said. “That’s why we’re encouraging kids to have a plan.” Funding from MCAP and the community foundation enables HCCAP to encourage local high school students to make plans for after graduation. One pilot program through Jackson College, the Welding and Advanced Manufacturing Program, allows high school juniors to enroll in the college’s two-year program. By the end of their high school education, WAMP participants will also graduate with a weld-
the move.” At its new location, the shop will not have to pay rent, so
board how much the shop earns
increase. Every month, Grounded in Grace Coffeehouse designates a local charity to be the recipient of 10 percent of its earnings, so increased revenue means more money will go to charity. Some of these recipients include various pantries and Domestic Harmony. “Our real aim is to provide a place for people to come and gather, and the charities are another bonus for us,” volunteer Kathi Boyle said. February’s charity is the Community Action Agency, and volunteers write on a chalk-
“It’s a place to gather and be comfortable, and if you want a crepe and a cup of coffee, then we’ve got that too. ”
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WAMP and all signed up for the next semester of classes. “Since these students have enrolled, their GPAs have improved,” Burkett said. “Their college GPAs are better than their high school GPAs, and their high school grades are improving. And it’s because they found a purpose.” According to Carmen Hughes, a Camden-Frontier High School counselor, making plans for after high school increases students’ motivation to graduate. “I see a correlation between graduation rates and having postsecondary plans,” Hughes said. “When students are excited about either going into a two-year or four-year college, the military, or the workforce, is obtaining a high school diploma. For students with no postsecondary plans, a high school diploma has less meaning, hence increased dropout rates.” Every year, HCCAP promotes two events that encourage students to pursue education after college: application week in the fall and decision day in May. In November, HCCAP sent volunteers to Hillsdale County high schools to help students Hillsdale College junior Alexis Allen, the GOAL leader of HCCAP, along with other Hillsdale students, helped more than 90 percent of Jonesville plications. “For many of those kids, plication in their family line,” Allen said. “It is important to
each month so visitors can see how their money is helping the community. “The atmosphere is casual. We try to be sure it’s a safe place for everybody to come and feel welcome,” Johnson said. “You don’t have to be a person of faith to come and partake. And it’s by donation, so if someone can’t afford to pay, then they’re still welcome to come. That’s part of the hospitality that we offer.” Between a donation of several espresso machines from community members and other equipment volunteers hope to obtain soon, like a blender for frappes and smoothies, the shop hopes to continue offering a
show these kids that college is an attainable goal. It’s not just for academic geniuses.” Bob Drake, Jonesville High School’s academic counselor, doesn’t think students avoid applying to colleges because they don’t care, but because college isn’t on their minds. For many students, college is not a part of family culture and rarely enters household discussions.
“It is important to show these kids that college is an attainable goal. It’s not just for academic geniuses. ”
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interest in postsecondary education plans, a large fraction of students fail to follow through after graduation. Of the more than 90 percent of students who were accepted into colleges last year, only about 60 percent of students attended kett calls this fateful period the “summer melt.” “A lot of students get jobs and think they’re rich when they start making $7 an hour,” Burkett said. “We’ve talked about giving these students mentors to check in with them through the summer. We’re problem.” During the school year, Allen plans to create a mentorship program to connect Hillsdale College students with what she calls “at risk” students: the college-ready candidates who will likely fall through the cracks if they are not pushed. “Connecting them with students who know their fears is huge,” she said. “We want to show them that real people go to college.”
“The activities we do make college a reality for these students,” Drake said. “A lot of times that’s what they really need. It’s not an apathy issue and not always an affordable issue.” HCCAP joins in a statewide goal to see a 60 percent yield of seniors who will pursue postsecondary education by 2015. Although schools like Jonesville High School see a strong
greater variety of items. Another customer favorite is the shop’s crepes, which have fruit options available in local grocery stores. Boyle said she mostly stocks pineapple, strawberries, and bananas. “Because I don’t work on Mondays and Wednesdays, it turns out that making these crepes has become my baby,” Boyle said chuckling. “I really enjoy being at Grounded in Grace. It has such a different have free Wi-Fi, neat tables and chairs, an area where you can do homework, and an area where you can sit and talk. It’s a place to gather and be comfortable,
and if you want a crepe and a cup of coffee, then we’ve got that too.” “This whole effort is by God’s grace — that’s why it’s called Grounded in Grace,” Executive Board Member Sharon Dow said. “That’s what it’s all about. Changing and blossoming and going in the path that it should. We have spent a lot of time working toward this point here. We encourage anyone in the community to come and participate. It’s a happy spot to be.” Coffee is served from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Crepes and coffee are served from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m on Wednesdays and Fridays.
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ing to go. Obviously I was under a time crunch to get a team together—there was some pressure on me there,” Turner said.
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A new varsity team should take years to build and seasons of practicing to participate competitively, right? Not at Hillsdale, according to Director of Athletics Don Brubacher and head men’s tennis coach Keith Turner, who believe the brand new sixmember men’s varsity tennis team will hit the ground running. Though they cannot formally commit until April 15, the six verbal commitments will form a complete team. “I’m happy with the way it’s going. I was able to get some strong players, so we’re actually going to be pretty good right off the bat. It should be fun next year,” Turner said. “I just see the results, and the results seem to be quite extraordinary actually. From my perspective, it seems that recruiting has gone probably better than we ever hoped it possibly could in a Turner typically connects with recruits at tennis tournaments and online. Many prospecHillsdale tennis team online and express their interest there. Turner then travels to a tournament to watch them play. “I’ll go to watch someone who I know is interested, and I’ll try to make a couple other contacts while I’m there,” Turner said. At Hillsdale, the robust academics both enrich and disrupt recruiting. In many circumstances, the rigorous academics appeal to students with good grades. An estimated 90 percent of the time, however, Turner must eliminate recruits simply based on their grades or test scores.
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Freshman Dugan Delp competes at the 2014 Ohio high school boys state tennis tournament. (Photo Courtesy of Dugan Delp)
“You take the good with the bad at Hillsdale. The grades advantage compared to other schools I’ve been at. I’ve had more players interested in Hillsdale than any of the other schools I’ve been at,” Turner said. The honor code and the new facilities also draw interest to the school. Freshman Dugan Delp is the only current student who will be joining the team. He’s been included in the recruiting process, and likewise believes the team will be competitive immediately. “They seem like a great bunch of guys. Very nice, very smart– obviously—to be coming here, and they’re all pretty good too, which is exciting. When the
kind of rag-a-tag …but it’s looking like we can be pretty competitive in the GLIAC,” Delp said. Following in the footsteps of his two sisters on the women’s tennis team, Delp knew he would want to join the men’s team immediately. Turner recruited him directly, and the two practice together regularly. “He’s been keeping us in the loop, asking what we think of them and watching us as we hit with them,” Delp said, referring to himself and another previously interested freshman. Although Turner’s experienced four different collegiate men’s varsity tennis teams, this from scratch. “I wasn’t sure how it was go-
however, as does Brubacher, who attributes Turner’s position here to a varied background and mentality of teamwork. “He has a good coaching background, a varied coaching background in college tennis and he’s been successful in a number of schools. And I think the other factor that he’s proven to be true is that he’s a great team person; he’s supportive with the athletic program and the entire program, but of course he works really diligently to develop his own program as well,” Brubacher said. Turner’s program was initiated after careful consideration by the president, board of trustees, and administration. “The program was added because there was interest from prospective students and families who, it seemed, would do well at Hillsdale College, and who are bacher said. The very early indications seem to prove that the program will thrive. Tennis players tend to excel academically, Turner noted, which may account for a portion of the reason the recruiting has
BOX SCORES
Men’s Basketball Hillsdale: 78 Ferris St.: 85 (OT)
Women’s Basketball Hillsdale: 68 Ferris St.: 55
Hillsdale: 73 Grand Valley St.: 65
Hillsdale: 73 Grand Valley St.: 57
Hillsdale: 56 Saginaw Valley: 59
Hillsdale: 67 Saginaw Valley: 49
Season Leaders Points Per Game: Kyle Cooper (20.8) Stedman Lowry (10.8) Rebounds Per Game: Cooper (10.4) Jason Pretzer (3.3) Assists Per Game: Zach Miller (6.9) Cooper (1.7) Field Goal Percentage: Cooper (54.9) Nick Archer (54.4) Pretzer (50.6)
Season Leaders Points Per Game: Megan Fogt (12.9) Kadie Lowery (9.7) Rebounds Per Game: Fogt (8.9) Allie Dittmer (5.3) Assists Per Game: Morgan Blair (2.5) Ashlyn Landherr (2.4) Field Goal Percentage: Fogt (53.2) Lowery (42.7) Kayla Geffert (41.8)
Charger athletes enhance play with cross-training
“I think tennis players learn at a very young age that they have to learn to prioritize their time, because so much time is spent on training and traveling to tournaments,” Turner said. The result has induced an interest in Hillsdale College. “It’s very exciting. We have such an opportunity to create tradition and set precedents. I’m really excited to start,” Delp said.
CHARGER VIDEOGRAPHY IMPROVES Evan Carter Web Editor
Five students sit concentrated, executing their roles for a basketball game broadcast. Everyone, except the technical director calling out camera angles, is silent in the college’s television production center. Suddenly, a camera operator in Dawn Tibbetts Potter Arena catches a player making a basket after being fouled. The player sinks the free throw – three-point play. As the play developed, the technical director had already switched from a wide shot view of the whole court to the camera angle underneath the basket where the player scored. As the player stepped to the free-throw line to complete the three-point play, the graphics operator brought up that player’s free-throw shooting statistics, the sound operator adjusted the sound to ensure the roar of the crowd won’t cause sound levels to spike, and the slow-motion operator prepared a slowed down version of the clip. A producer oversaw the whole event. This scene depicts the work that goes into producing just one play during basketball broadcasts. ber optic lines from both Muddy Waters Stadium and Dawn Tibbetts Potter Arena to the college’s television studio means that Technical Media Services (TMS) can now produce broadcasts in their television production center instead by using Broadcast Pix Granite, a large-scale integrated production unit. This change has not only made production easier to set up for TMS, but has allowed for improved broadcast quality. “It’s pretty comparable to any sort of ESPN or CBS broadcast,
it’s just not as polished,” said sophomore Nathanael Meadowcroft, who directs the women’s basketball games. “But we’re learning and it’s still pretty good.” Broadcasts of not only men’s and women’s basketball, but also football and volleyball are streamed online. Online streams of games can be found while the games are in progress by going to Hillsdale’s athletical website and
in broadcasts are employees of TMS who volunteered for the role. “At the beginning of the year, we all sat down and had a meeting and [TMS was] like ‘hey’ who wants to do slow-motion, who wants to try directing this year,” said freshman Hadley Gaines. Gaines volunteered to be a graphics operator and manage the broadcast’s on screen anima-
Left to right: Meadowcroft, Gaines, Matko, and Handel work in the television studio during the Jan. 31 women’s basketball game. (Photo Courtesy of Nathanael Meadowcroft) clicking the “Live Video” button at the bottom of the screen. The improved broadcasting and streaming abilities of TMS has also allowed the college to stream special events like “Chopp’d” as well as speeches from the recent journalism CCA on YouTube. All of the students involved
tions. While some want to pursue a career in broadcast media in the future, others just enjoy the experience. “My best experience was not this past game, but the game before that when we won by one point and that ending where everyone just rushed the court
BasketBall From A8 AC playoffs,” Cooper said. The Timberwolves are a talented team led by USC transfer Maurice Jones who is averaging 14.6 points and 6.7 assists per game. “He’s as exciting a player as I’ve ever seen in our league,” On Saturday at 3 p.m. the Chargers will face Lake Superior State, a team ranked 21st in the nation with a 13-2 record in the GLIAC.
Junior Nick Archer goes up for a layup in a game against Northern Michigan University. (Anders Kiledal/Collegian)
after we got that winning shot, winning dunk,” said senior Brad Hamilton, who directs the men’s basketball games. “Not much can compete with that, that was pretty intense.” While this is only the second school year sports have been broadcasted by the college, students are getting the opportunity to serve in a directing role with no previous experience. Hamilton and Meadowcroft have both enjoyed their work as technical director this year. “Since everything is live, you just have to make a decision what to cut to. So thinking ahead very quickly is a good skill to have,” Hamilton said. Junior Margaret Handel, who often serves as slow-motion operator, taught herself how to use the studios slow-motion machine. “It was a lot of pushing but-
Junior Ashlyn Landherr brings the ball up the court in a game against Northern Michigan University. Landherr cross-trains for basketball by practicing Tae Kwan Do. (Anders Kiledal/Collegian)
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While members of the Hillsdale women’s basketball team warm up before games, shooting from the line and stretching, junior guard Ashlyn Landherr separates from her teammates to complete a unique warm up. Landherr arrives at the gym about an hour and a half before out how to work,” Handel said. each game to do a short Tae For those interested in television broadcast, Director of TMS Kwon Do routine. Ted Matko said that since the college’s broadcast studio uses hold a paddle for me, and then much of the same equipment as I do a variety of kicks to get me larger production studios do, the warmed up and loose,” Landherr skills acquired by students many said. Landherr uses Tae Kwon Do the skills acquired working on as a form of cross-training to get the broadcasts are translatable to careers in the broadcast industry. her ready for game time. When Dawn Tibbits Potter Arena Landherr was younger, she did Tae Kwon Do competitively beand right now the broadcasts of fore she became serious about basketball games only use three basketball. She tried this routine camera points. So, in the future before a few home games last Matko hopes to use one of those year, and felt that it prepared her camera points have a sideline re- well for the game. “There are quite a few things porter at basketball games. I think kicking helps me with,” But the increase in the comLandherr said. “It gets me loose, plexity of the broadcast will only come when Matko believes that especially after sitting on a bus the production team has mastered for hours before an away game. It works out the tightness in my all of their current jobs. “I want to get good at what we legs. It also gets a good stretch do here before we move onto the in and works on my quickness, which helps a lot defensively. On next [thing],” Matko said. top of getting my blood pumping and my body ready for the game, it also just pumps me up and gets me excited to play.” Many athletes have unique “They are a really great hard- ways of preparing their bodies nosed system team that guards for games in and out of season. and runs their stuff well,” Tharp Cross-training has become insaid. “There isn’t much rest for the weary right now.” and positive results have begun The Chargers have shown to show in their performances. they can hang with the great There are many different ways teams, but they need to start de- that an athlete can cross-train. feating them. Whether it is a football player “We’re playing good basket- running track or a cross-country ball we’ve just got to clean up runner doing a pool workout, athour turnovers and make sure we letes tend to cross-train to focus take care of the boards more con- on their bodies as a whole rather sistently,” Cooper said. “These are a huge couple of wins for us their sport. if we can get them.” Athletic trainers encourage their athletes to cross-train. “It is good because it allows muscle confusion so the body doesn’t plateau,” said Pete Benjamin, assistant trainer at Hills-
dale. By using different muscles beyond those that are dominant in able to strengthen and grow as a whole to both increase performance and decrease the potential of injury. Redshirt sophomore Steven Mette, placekicker for the Charger football team, is a big proponent of using yoga as his cross-training, both in and out of season. “Doing yoga is one of the can do while training,” Mette and has always been my key to preventing injuries and keeping my body ready for game day.” Another common cross-training method is getting in the pool for those athletes that put lots of strain and miles on their muscles. John Wierenga, a senior on the cross-country and track teams, uses swimming as a recovery workout. pool is that you are not pounding like when you run, or get on the elliptical, or bike. It’s easy on your muscles and is really good for recovery,” Wierenga said. Wierenga said using the pool as cross-training is also a great way of getting an aerobic exercise. “You get your heart rate up. You are not putting the stress on your muscles and your legs. That Cross-training has proved effective in many different ways, across various teams. After the success of her routine last season, Landherr has kept the tradition for each home game, as well as at away games. Not only is this a good warm up, it is a real intimidation factor for the other team. “It’s fun to do it on the court in front of the other team as they warm up,” Landherr said. From yoga to swimming to Tae Kwon Do, each athlete can and enhance their athletic performance through cross-training.
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January 31 – March 1 Professional Artist Series: Paintings by Mark Mehaffey Daughtrey Gallery, Sage Center for the Arts Nationally recognized Michigan watercolor artist Mark Mehaffey exhibits his work, which explores an interaction between abstract and representational style.
February 6 Hillsdale College Violin Virtuosi Concert Markel Auditorium, Sage Center for the Arts 8 pm Advanced violin students from the studio of Melissa Knecht in a showcase concert of works by Sarasate, Paganini, Brahms, and others.
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scrapbooking “YOU scrapbook?!” many said when I told them about the subject of this column. The last time I evoked such a shocked response was when I told my father that I, his last hope for a jock in the family, wanted to join the dance and cheerleading team during basketball season. Shocking, I know. For someone who’s opted to play club soccer, IM football and basketball, and write for the campus newspaper instead of a more artistic publication like the Tower Light, I don’t seem like the type to scrapbook. At an institution where we are encouraged to pursue beauty, we’re all searching for ways to express and share it. Some do this through dance, art, design, reciting poetry, or playing sports. Although I seldom have time for it, one of my favorite ways of making and sharing beauty is through scrapbooking. I’m not talking about the online kind where you upload photos and insert them into set places amidst cute designs and pre-chosen fonts. I’m referring to the kind where I sit at table cluttered with glitter, buttons, ribbon, stacks of paper, and glue sticks for hours over a series of days to create an album featuring photos from special events like vacations or weddings. The last time I did this was over Christmas break to make a book for my friend Nicole’s Christmas present. She traveled to New Mexico with me for part of her holiday break. There, we visited Native American merchants in Albuquerque, hiked mountains two miles high, sledded on sand dunes, and babysat my nephew for a day without permanently harming him or ourselves. Most importantly, it was the few hours together since parting ways for college. Just as we were discovering the beauty of a new places, we were re-discovering the beauty of our own friendship. I wanted a way to preserve our photos and snippets of comical conversation, and the best way possible was using the medium of scrapbooking. I loved the opportunity to sort through our snapshots, choosing which ones to include and thinking about what they would mean to her when she looks back upon them in the future. Then began the giant puzzle of how to organize and present them. I felt like I was exercising both my logical and my creative capacities by transferring the inspiration from my head to a concrete page whose limits constantly seemed to restrain my un-
containable ideas. Many days later, I completed ished pages to my sister. I laughed as I explained the quotes from an Eminem look alike with whom Nicole and I shared a shuttle and elaborated on stories about falling into a cactus and frantically plucking out the thorns before Nicole could see. By making the effort to decorate these pictures, I demonstrated their importance to myself and everyone looking at them. They then induced questions that prompted me to remember and share stories that I would have otherwise forgotten. Just like dressing up for important events and choosing just ing up” a scrapbook page symbolizes an important event worth investing effort in. While scrapbooking is a beautiful endeavor, it’s also a creative activity for even the artistically challenged (which, surmising the many shocked responses, inWhen I asked Micah if I could write this column about scrapbooking, this paper’s advisor piped up from across the room, “Scrapbooking! I love it — it’s the only craft I can do!” Much of the intimidation felt in regard to composing a song and skill required to knit a blanket or paint a master copy is reduced with scrapbooking. This is partially because no one is going to ask you “what’s that supposed to be?” The subject of your masterpiece — the photo — is already present, you just have to add a few things to it. So without the pressure of normal art projects, scrapbookers still get to exercise their creative faculties without worry of being judged for their bulging seams or disproportionately drawn hands. While pictures say a 1,000 words, it’s frustrating when someone fails to appreciate a trip or experience the way we did because we’re constantly trying to make them see what the pictures don’t show — the colors, sounds, smells or images lying beyond the boundaries of the frame. Scrapbooking allows you to add those things in. Perhaps not in the same way, but adding in quotes, pamphlets, tickets, or stickers gives you the power to share more of the narrative. Macaela Bennett is a junior American Studies major. She is minoring in journalism through the Dow Journalism Program and is the editor of the Collegian’s City News page.
Music departMent From B1 on campus. Looking forward, Holleman encourages all to take advantage of the opportunity to see upcoming performances of the student, faculty, and professional varieties to enhance the Hillsdale experience outside of the classroom. As the CANTUS concert concluded after a standing ovation and an encore performance of
“America the Beautiful,” baritone Mattew Goinz gave the audience a similar charge going forth: “May anthems continue to rise from your heart, spring from your lips, and brighten your day.”
Laura Williamson Collegian Reporter When you step into Hillsdale’s Daughtrey Gallery in the Sage Center for the Arts, you are met with an explosion of color. Vibrant strokes of paint characterize featured artist Mark Mehaffey’s pieces. He uses both watercolor and acrylic to display his artistic abilities, and has both abstract and representational work displayed in the gallery. “There’s something powerful and inescapable about Mehaffey’s work,” said Professor of Art Sam Knecht. “We see glimpses of everyday life. He’s not counting on lofty subject matter to defend this art, but visual values.”
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“Mehaffey really walks the tight rope between abstract and representational. Therein lies the fascination,” Knecht said. Mehaffey himself commented on the dual nature of the show. “It’s a split show, half abstract and half representational,” Mehaffey said. Mehaffey said he is honored to have been asked to exhibit his work at Hillsdale. He met Professor Knecht through the Michigan WaterColor Society. They crossed paths about a year ago and Knecht asked him if he would be interested in showing at Hillsdale. Knecht put the idea before his colleagues and they all agreed. Barbara Bushey, Head of the Art Department, said there is no regular procedure for choosing
artists for the Professional Artist Series. The timing was perfect for Mehaffey, who just returned from Italy and China. Mehaffey refers to his artistic career in terms of brush miles and his brushes have seen many miles all over the world. “I’ve gone through a lot of brushes,” Mehaffey said. “It voice.” This is, in part, due to Mehaffey’s artistic process. “I’m internally inspired — One painting inspires another. One on top of another. I could live three to four life times and And in the end: “I will die with a paintbrush in my hands. Happy.”
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Hillsdale students compete at small college invitational Morgan Sweeney Senior Reporter Hillsdale art students are returning to compete in The Small College Invitational Art Exhibit. The winners will be announced Sunday, and a cash prize of $1,200 doled out among them. Students from Siena Heights University, Hillsdale College, and Ohio’s Cedarville University will travel to Spring Arbor University this Sunday for the competition , where awards will be given to the top artists in each category: painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, and graphic design. The submitted pieces will remain on display in Spring Arbor’s Ganton Art Gallery for just under a month. With this consortium of small liberal arts colleges, Spring Arbor hopes to instate a friendly competition among schools that agree on the qualities that make
good art. Hillsdale and Spring Arbor started a similar competition of six schools more than 20 years ago, but, over time, encountered a bias toward postmodern and modern expressions in art that they found frustrating. “We eventually became quite disenchanted ... with how other schools had the shows juried,” Professor of Art Sam Knecht said. “Their judges had a decidedly modernist/post-modernist slant, and our students would suffer undeservedly in the judging. We put up with that for a long time and then, about four years ago, decided not to continue with that group.” Spring Arbor invited its own students and interested students from the three other institutions to submit up to two digital representations of their artwork, along with text explaining each piece, at the end of the fall semester. “We did our best to get the word out — each one of the respective faculty in their classes,”
Knecht said, “But the submisweek, so that tended to thin the ranks of Hillsdale submissions.” Still, of those that submitted, ten Hillsdale students were accepted for their work. Two pieces by senior Anders Kiledal made it into the show: a photo and a graphic design piece. Seniors Hannah Ahern and Kristen Carl submitted charcoal drawings, which will appear in the show on Saturday; juniors Elizabeth Davis and Isaac Dell and sophomore Katherine Frank submitted sculptures; sophomore Tori Swanson submitted an oil paintHelmick, Rachael Kurtz, and Michelle McAvoy, and sophomore Laura Williamson submitted photographs. Ahern and Swanson both created their pieces in one of Knecht’s classes last semester. Knecht described Ahern’s charcoal rendering of the Laocoön as faithful to its subjects, yet
“transcend[ing] photography.” He spoke of Swanson’s painting of the cemetery north of Hillsdale as “luminous in its radiant qualities of light and color” and “not gloomy at all.” Swanson, though only a sophomore, has already declared her art major. Her oil painting was the product of her second class air, or painting done outdoors. painting, and the most rewarding according to Swanson, was capturing the light as it appeared on the ground. “It was challenging because of the light shining through the trees. There were a bunch of shadows from the leaves on the ground, but there were also spots of light,” Swanson said. “That was kind of tricky, getting it to grassy hillside with the spots of light accurately.”
Super Bowl opinion: Katy Perry did pretty well Sam Scorzo Sports Editor At 8 p.m. on Sunday night 118.5 million people tuned in to watch pop songstress Katy Perry roar during the Super Bowl XLIX halftime show. Perry topped Bruno Mars’ 2014 halftime audience by almost 3 million viewers to claim the title of the most watched TV show of all time. The show was slightly dulled guest appearances of rapper Missy Elliot and guitarist Lenny Kravitz, but Perry’s stellar vocal performance and fun showmanship proved she deserved the record-breaking audience. Perry began powerfully, a massive lion while belting her single “Roar.” Wearing a dress emblazoned with sequined traption like she was in a Roman choice brought Katniss Everdeen from “The Hunger Games” to mind for much of the Twitter-
verse. Maybe Kravitz, who plays Cinna in the movie adaptation of “The Hunger Games,” was responsible for the “Girl on Fire” vision. Seconds after the end of “Roar,” the stage transformed into a silverish blue checkerrines dancing in their respective squares. The coordination between Perry, her backup dancers and the stage lighting produced a unique optical illusion, making moving along with the beat to “Dark Horse.” Kravitz then helped her out with “I Kissed a Girl.” This song was the low point in the show. Regardless of where you stand on the social issue — why bring this controversial topic into the Super Bowl halftime show? Especially when little kids are watching and will no doubt turn to their parents with questions pertaining to why Katy Perry kissed a girl and liked it. This 2008 hit song was not a crucial piece to her lineup and it should have been left out. Missy Elliot took the spotlight to sing her two most popu-
lar songs — but were they well known enough for this Super Bowl? Not really. While teens of the early 2000s probably loved the throwback, this age group is far from making up all 118.5 million viewers. Someone more relevant should have taken the stage. It was weird watching a now 43-year-old Missy Elliot crumping to songs popular almost a decade ago and watching Katy Perry jump up and down throwing in an occasional “Yeah!” while wearing what looked like an oversized sweatshirt (a poor Thankfully a stage transiput the show back on the right track. Emerging in a more Katy top and skirt, Perry now stood on a beach, looking like a “Teenage Dream.” This was when the “MVP’s” (as Perry has deemed cartoonish-looking sharks and beach volleyballs danced around in the background, immediately creating Twitter buzz and instigating fun meme creations. The audience then contrib-
uted to the singing of her upbeat hit “California Gurls” before her featured her stepping onto a shooting star for a ride in the sky around the phoenix stadium dome draped in a silver evening gown with giant stars on it (Not the best look, especially considering it’s the Super Bowl. She probably could have worn any designer and any amount of diamonds she wanted, but she stuck ride on the star prevented her from dancing — she was forced to stand pretty still — but she wasn’t out of breath nearing the end of the show and the audience could tell: her voice sounded strong and clear. around the dome and her “God bless America” goodbye gave a show. Overall it was a good performance. Taylor Swift would have done a better job though.
Five students win concerto competition Jessie Fox Collegian Reporter
CANTUS performs last Saturday in College Baptist as part of Hillsdale’s Professional Artist Series.
Knecht is excited for students to see the exhibit. “It’s useful for students to see an artist evolve,” Knecht said. Mehaffey’s evolution is apparent in his painting style. Professor Knecht noted Mehaffey’s earlier work is mostly abstract and that now he is transitioning into a more representational style. While Mehaffey’s style isn’t consistent in all of his works one element remains, whether they are abstract or representational pieces. That unifying factor is his use of vibrant color. “His representational work is still informed by a love of bold patterns,” Knecht said. Mehaffey’s use of color and pattern is not the only thing that captures an onlooker’s attention.
were announced as winners of Hillsdale’s Annual Student Concerto/Aria Competition. Sophomore Stevan Lukich and senior Hannah Taylor were named Grand Prize Winners and will have the opportunity to play a concert with the orchestra on May 7. Junior Taylor Flowers, senior Kirsten Hall, and senior Claire Ziegler were also named winners and will play in a concert accompanied by the orchestra on March 5. Twenty-one students auditioned for the competition on Jan. 21 in front of three guest judges: Sarah Cranor, a 2007 Hillsdale
graduate, Dr. Leon Gregorian, a professor of music at Michigan State University, and Dr. David Abbott, a professor of piano at Albion College. Gregorian said he found the two grand prize winners to be very good, and was impressed by the students’ musical capabilities as a whole group. “We heard about 20 perform-
that only two were music majors,” Gregorian said. James Holleman, professor of music at Hillsdale, said he enjoys having guest judges at this competition because it gives the music program a chance to open its doors and show the quality of its students. Holleman said the guest judges also provide objectivity, something that would be hard for the Hillsdale’s music faculty to
bring to the table if they judged their own students. Instrumental variety abounds among the winners: Lukich plays the violin; Taylor the oboe. Flowers plays the piano, Hall plays the
The students chose their audition pieces last semester, and went through the necessary steps to get the pieces approved for audition. The students will play the pieces they auditioned with in their upcoming concerts, while being accompanied by a full orchestra. Lukich played “Scottish Fantasy,” a composition for violin and orchestra composed by Max Bruch. “I’m really excited and really grateful to perform this piece with orchestra,” he said. “When you can play a piece with the
orchestra you really get the composer’s intentions, the whole picture of the piece.” Ziegler and Flowers, who were also winners of last year’s competition, agreed that playing with the orchestra is an amazing experience. Ziegler called it “a whole other world,” while Flowers said it was “exhilarating.” Both are excited for their second concert. Taylor chose to play “Oboe Concerto in One Movement,” composed by Eugene Goossens. “There’s a variety of different colors and tones in the piece. There’s aggressive sections and lyrical sections. There’s just a full range of notes in general for the oboe,” Taylor said. “It’s probthere is.”
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carried up from ground level. Conversations with friends that would stretch for whole evenings. One long conversation – six hours – with a female acquaintance, Joy, who would become his friend, then his girlfriend. When he married her, his bachelor party featured a trip up a building. “It was just kind of a rite of passage,” La Prade said. The buildings that dot Hillsdale’s campus do not often students. For most, these structures – dorms, union, library; Kendall and Lane, Howard and Sage – are merely the setting for student lives, the backdrop against which the daily activities of meals, classes, and socializing take place. But while La Prade’s story is perhaps unique, his hobby of choice is certainly not. For many Hillsdale students, climb-
“Roofs are great places for good convesation and you can learn, often you’ll get upperclassmen passing down how to get onto particular buildings,” senior Wes Wright said. “It’s a way for younger students to show upperclassmen that they are up for adventures,” sophomore Don McChesney said. for such an absurd, yet compelling hobby: “Because it’s there.” Some buildings are popular destinations: the library, the sports complex. Others are more the stuff of legend: it’s been a
while, for example, since anyone found their way to the top of Central Hall. Some students get a leg up from an unusual inside track. “As student head of security, I got keys to the clock tower,” La Prade said. “We spent a lot of time walking around the whole campus.” Even the more common climbs present unique challenges. “The library is too visible,” said Garrett Holt ’14, former head RA of Simpson. “Central Hall is under lock and key, you might plummet to your death off the Sports Complex. But I would say the most challenging ous reasons.” Relationships between climbers and campus security have always been complicated, with varying degrees of friction over the years. Back in the early 2000s, as La Prade remembers it, “nobody cared.” William Whorley, director of campus security, has a frostier view of the hobby. The biggest problem, he said, is the risk that climbing buildings poses to student safety. “Here’s the problem that I
think exists: they have very little fear of their mortality,” Whorley said. “That’s okay, provided common sense enters the equation. I’d like to help students in those interests in the right way.” Damage to infrastructure is also a concern, but Whorley emphasized that student safety “We can repair the roof; the human body,” he said. Whorley pointed out that campus tourism doesn’t have to be a surreptitious activity. “If you want to go see the sights,” he said, “come see me.” For most students, however, the appeal of climbing isn’t simply the climb itself, but the bonds of friendship generated by the experience. “Just be wise,” Holt said. “Don’t abuse it. Roofs are great places for good conversation loon launchers). Some of my best times at Hillsdale were chillaxing a roof with some good friends, looking out over our beloved campus at the end of a long day.”
BOurBOn From B4 solve. According to Baron, that was the original question: Could
“My reaction was, ‘Oh cool, now we’ve got drugs, alcohol,
these bourbons and their forgeries? So, over the past summer, Courtney spent six weeks in the lab working out and applying a
in the same lab,” Banovetz said in an email. Courtney’s research method and results developed slowly, a result of long hours and meticulous work.
and differentiation between the characteristics of one distillery’s bourbon and another. “I’d get to Strosacker around 8:30 in the morning and work said. “Sometimes I would be there until 10:00 at night. While I was working, the lab smelled a little bit like bourbon.” Courtney shared the lab with seniors Kelly Tillotson and Joe Banovetz. Banovetz was researching his own thesis, using spectral analysis to differentiate between various types of gunpowder.
component in bourbon — congeners, a certain type of molecule — and determined a way to identify those,” Baron explained. “It’s a process that’s used for identifying aldehydes in humans as an indicator of lung cancer. We took that process and applied it to the bourbons.” So, using a technique originally used to detect cancer and with little academic precedent or material to work with, Courtney set out to detect counterfeit bourbon.
“In the beginning, we weren’t really sure what we wanted to do with it,” Courtney said of just applied it and hoped that it would work. We weren’t sure what to expect.” Bourbon is a complex spirit, composition. Each distillery’s product is distinct in both these respects. As a result, each bourbon has a characteristic chemicernible from other bourbons — and from counterfeits. “Bourbon is made up of alcohol, also called ethanol,” Courtney explained. “Everything else that’s in the bourbon is called a ‘congener.’ Those come from the distillation process and the time aging in the bourbon barrels. I was hoping that, by analyzing the congeners in several brands and individual
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Konrad La Prade ’05 remembers spending a lot of time on roofs.
ing campus buildings is just as alluring as ever. The climbers are generally male and often from Simpson. They, too, view their pastime as a rite of passage, with older students passing their gradually accrued knowledge to their greener acquaintances. “In the same way that there are routes up a mountain that
bourbons, I would be able to identify the particular brands of bourbon.” Using 10 different distilleries’ bourbons — among them Maker’s Mark, Woodford Reserve, Wild Turkey, Knob Creek, Bulleit, and Jim Beam — the chemical properties of each were determined, the data aggregated and analyzed, and the results formed into a usable technique for differentiation between authentic and forged bourbon. The results look good so far. Courtney, though still cautious, is optimistic. “This is completely preliminary,” Courtney said, “but for individual distilleries, I have had promising results for being able to differentiate between them using a particular congener.”
mr. T From B4 wife, ‘Well, if ever I blew an interview, it was that one.’ But they hired me.” Dow placed Miller in the engineering department of the company, because working in research and development required a Ph.D, but he didn’t stay long. “I developed a few patents in engineering, so they said, ‘You belong in research and development,’” Miller said. “So, here I am with a master’s competing with Ph.D.s. But I got a reputation for being creative, and I succeeded.” His creativity led to the creation of more than 20 patented devices through Dow Chemical. It was during his career that Miller indulged in his passion for cars, a passion that had developed early in his life. “My family came to Detroit to work in the auto industry,” he anyone ever talked about. My uncle rebuilt a 1954 Triumph TR3 that I bought it for $500. Altogether, the family had 12 cars. It was the culture when we were growing up.” “I bought a 1955 Ford Thun-
rOBerTs From B4 track for a year with Bill Lundberg and then left for three years before returning to the academy in the fall of 2002. He has been teaching at the college for nearly six years. “Because of my experience draw to Hillsdale when I got offered the job at the academy. I get to combine my passion of working with kids K-12 with teaching at the college which is awesome,” Roberts said. Since his return, Roberts has
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Off-Campus From B4 this kind of community, French said. “I was initially attracted to Hillsdale by seeing the relationships my siblings had when they were here,” French said. “Coming here and seeing the incredible community they were able to build, that’s kind of what I wanted to come here for.” “As much as we talk about what’s good and true and beautiful, the real thing I feel like we learn here is how to live a decent life,” Clausen said. “In my opinion, and in my experience, relationships are the most important thing.” The Boardwalk girls feel the same way about community as the Wigwam, which might be why they are such good friends. Junior Christina Lambert, who lives in the Boardwalk, believes that in the pursuit of truth, goodness, and beauty at Hillsdale, “there’s something about having friends on a common mission with you.” “It’s like when C.S. Lewis in ‘The Four Loves’ talks about how friendship has to be about something, so you’re doing something together, so we’re learning together,” Lambert said. derbird for $500, worked on it, and sold it for $3,000,” he said. “It was a lot of fun, but once the kids came, my wife said, ‘Well, it’s time to be an adult now.” So, I stopped playing with cars.” Once he established himself on the career path at Dow Chemical, Miller couldn’t help but get back into the hobby of car collecting. “When I worked at Dow, all these bonuses are coming in, so I said, ‘I gotta get into cars.’ I learned that Mercedes SLs were cool, so I got into Mercedes.” One of them was a 190 SL. They made them from 1955 to 1961. I sold it for $40,000. Now, $100,000. Makes me wish I was a little more patient,” he said, laughing. He later moved from Mercedes to his current car, a 1954 MGTF. Miller said. “I traded my 1962 250 SL. It was rare, because it had a fuel injection system, but it was a nightmare, because the engine was so complicated. I traded it for the MG, which was in a museum. It runs perfectly, which annoys me, because I like it when my cars need me.” Miller retired from Dow Chemical in 2004, but still wanted to teach. “While I was at Dow, I loved teaching,” he said. “I taught physics at Delta College because continued to invest in the community. He coaches the academy track team, teaches a history and philosophy of physical education class at the college as well as being the assistant headmaster and athletic director at the academy. “I think the fact that he decided to come back to Hillsdale for a career shows a lot about how great the community is. I enjoyed taking his class and having him as an instructor,” said college senior Sean Bennett. Whether he is teaching, coaching, or leading athletics, Roberts continues to instill the lessons he learned into future contributors to the community.
The Boardwalk, in Lambert’s people who actually live in the house. “The Boardwalk represents a place where community and house is a place where you can have a great conversations and have fun with friends and cook and bake with friends,” Lambert said. “It’s not really the people sleeping there that contain the circle, it’s a place you can invite people and develop friendships. We joke we have a lot of honorary housemates on campus.” French says the easy brothersister relationship between the Boardwalk and the Wigwam is testimony to the importance of community at Hillsdale. “The relationship with the Wigwam is something very special,” French said. “They store stuff in our house during break and we have a war going on between the houses of stealing stuff.” But more than just hosting Powows and engaging in prank wars, the Boardwalk and the Wigwam are cultivating a community to enrich their education and support those around them. “These past couple months I’ve been realizing how incredible this community is,” French said. “My friends have made my Hillsdale experience.” I wanted to teach. I didn’t make very much money as an adjunct professor, but it was enough to buy a ’75 Corvette.” Because of his conservative nature, Miller applied for jobs at small private schools like Adrian, Albion, and eventually Hillsdale. “I wrote a blind letter to Frank Steiner here at Hillsdale,” he said. “He and Mark Nussbaum picked me up, and it turned into 10 years of teaching. I love it.” Professor of Chemistry Mark Nussbaum said Miller is an asset to the college. Ted is friendly, down-to-earth, and tremendously helpful,” Nussbaum said in an email. “He brings real-world experience from Dow Chemical Company that our chemistry and biochemistry majors appreciate, and he has become our go-to person with regard to chemical safety.” Miller developed a passion for Hillsdale and its principles, a passion which convinced his nephew, sophomore Frank Beranek, to attend. “I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for my uncle,” Beranek said. “One summer a few years ago when I told him I wanted to go back to school, he asked me to visit Hillsdale before deciding ited campus, I was immediately convinced I had found where I belong.” “It is valuable having an alumnus who knows what it takes to be a student athlete at a place like Hillsdale teaching and coaching students here now. I think the fact that he has been through it is important to his students and athletes,” said senior P.J. Cooley, who took Roberts’ class. Roberts fell in love with Hillsdale while representing the Chargers on the track. Now he continues to show his support by working with student athletes. Most alumni give back by donating money. Mike Roberts gives instead his time for the young people in Hillsdale.
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Evan Brune Senior Reporter Science Lab Director Ted Miller, affectionately known as “Mr. T” by his students, works and plays more than most. He is on his second career, having taught at Hillsdale for ten years after a 30-year career at the Dow Chemical Company, where he developed more than 20 patents. Along the way, he developed a passion for cars, music, and teaching. Miller grew up in Detroit, where his parents ensured he got a good education. “I grew up relatively poor, but I was able to go to private school, because my parents scraped together the money to send me,” Miller said. “After that, I went to the University of Detroit.” Once he completed his master’s program in physics, Miller applied for a job at Dow Chemical, where he ran into a few problems.
Kate Patrick Assistant Editor It’s October 2014, and Facebook is full of pictures featuring the hashtags “#betterthanboardwalk,” “#InstaWigwam,” and “#boardwalkbabes > #wigwamweirdos.” Two groups of friends — the women of the Boardwalk and the men of the Wigwam — decided to see who could have more fun over fall break, documenting the competition via Instagram and Facebook. Sophomore Sam Clausen, who lives in the Simpson suite called “The Wigwam,” called the intense back-and-forth a “friendly competition.” “For fall break most of the Boardwalk went down to Cincinnati, and we decided to go with Spencer to Frankenmuth, so we had a little friendly competition to see who was going to have more fun,” Instagram, because of course that’s the best way.” When the Boardwalk and the Wigwam returned to campus, they had dinner together and compared their adventures. “It was kind of cool because we could talk about ‘What in the world were you guys doing when Eric, Spencer, and Luke were wearing lederhosen posing in front of a big German man, and what was Elizabeth doing when she was falling out of a hammock,’ or something,” Clausen said. “We’re pretty good friends with all of the Boardwalk], we like to be able to pick on them for things that they do in a kind of brother-sister way, and they do the same to us.” Junior Rebecca French of the Boardwalk tells the story of how she and her freshman year roomStrickland and Eric Walker. Little did they know that the friendship would grow into a huge community stemming from the off-campus Boardwalk house and Simpson suite Wigwam. “It started freshman year when Elizabeth and I became friends with Ben and Eric,” French said. “I’m not sure how that friendship really started, it’s just grown a lot over the years. A lot of people have been added on to it. Our group of friends, if you will, is like 40 people, and there’s no lines to see what the core group of people. The Wigwam is more than four people, and the Boardwalk is more than 11 people.” Clausen, his roommate sophomore Luke Robstarted throwing what they call “Wigwam Powows” because they wanted a good way to invest in the community of Hillsdale. “Last year, Garrett Holt, Spencer Bell, Ben, and Eric had decided to be suitemates, and they got together and wanted to name their suite because of the off-campus houses where people go and have fun and name their houses,” Clausen said. “They said, ‘we want to be a place where people can go to have fun, let’s name it,’ so they called themselves the Flagship. They threw parties mostly when Garrett was supposed to be on duty so he could still be with lots of people. Those two guys left, so Luke and I decided to be suitemates with Ben and Eric, and we wanted to carry on that tradition of having people over and making it a fun dorm room and a dorm room you can actually go visit not just a place where we sleep.”
place because I had a degree in physics and they only wanted people with biochemistry degrees,” he said. “The guy didn’t want to talk to me, and I got really mad and told him that it was ridiculous that he wouldn’t see past my degree. He said, ‘All right, let’s sit down and talk.’ When I got home, I told my
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An old-fashioned thesis In her senior thesis, Yancey Courtney researches a method to combat counterfeit bourbon meets their needs,” Baron said, “in addition to being interesting, creative, and original. It’s Senior Yancey “Madison” so much fun.” Courtney is a whiskey girl. Sarah Albers Assistant Editor
she has had the opportunity to write and research a senior thesis on the subject. Courtney’s thesis adviser, Professor of Chemistry Lee Baron, said that Hillsdale’s small campus allows students to work closely with faculty while they pursue research on topics they love. “You can often work together and tailor a unique research problem or a whole project that
“Kentucky and bourbon go handin-hand.”
The topic seemed natural to Courtney: A chemistry major uninterested in medicine, her research and practical experience could give her a leg up for future employment in the bourbon industry. In addition,
it would allow her to stay close to home. After all, she lives next door to the Woodford Reserve distillery. “Kentucky and bourbon go hand-in-hand,” Courtney said. “It’s Kentucky’s signature drink.” Practical considerations aside, Courtney recognized a real need for an industrially feasible method for bourbon distilleries to identify and cull imposter spirits. Counterfeit bourbon is a problem for the whiskey industry, one that Courtney intended to help
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From Chargers to Colts Shane Armstrong Collegian Reporter The drive down West Carleton Road that leads to the city of Hillsdale greets passersby with a sign: “Hillsdale, it’s the people.” That sign reminds Hillsdale Academy Assistant Headmaster and Athletic Director Mike Roberts of why he decided to settle in the city of his alma mater where he has lived for more than 13 years. “Being a student athlete at Hillsdale was a great experience in every way,” Roberts said. “I discovered Hillsdale because of sports and then came to for me.” As a Charger, Roberts was a three-time All and in the classroom. “At the time it was a goal for me to be an All American. It wasn’t something I thought was possible but it was something for me to shoot for and it is something that I am still proud of,” Roberts said. During his time at Hillsdale, Roberts developed a love for the town while discovering a passion for teaching and administration. The rigor of Hillsdale academics along with the time commitment of athletics equipped Roberts with essential skills to create a successful career in administration. Since Roberts took over as athletic director at the academy in 2002, the school has earned 45 Conference Championships, 12 District Championships, and nine Regional Championships. They also had 25 student athletes who went on to compete in NCAA athletics. “I think all the time how being a student athlete helped me,” Roberts said. “I had a full plate in college and that trained me to do my job. With education in general as well as administration, working with people and my college experience made a good segway into what I do now.” After he graduated in 1998, Roberts coached
lullabies, the foursome decided to name their suite “The Wigwam.” “It’s been really cool because it’s been a way for us to have a platform for what we want people to think of Simpson and Hillsdale,” Clausen said. “People come to our parties, and we like to think it’s lots of fun and ridiculous, and that people probably shouldn’t be doing these things — like 70 people in a dorm room just shouldn’t work — but it does. Some [who come] you do know really well and some come in and I have no idea who they are. It’s been a way to reach out on campus and get a foothold and say what Hillsdale’s culture is and shape how awesome it is.”
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Miller poses next to his 1960 Mercedes.
Senior Yancey Courtney conducts an experiment as research for her senior thesis on bourbon. (Madeleine Jepsen/Collegian)
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REBEKAH DELL Describe your fashion sense. Classic with a bit of a fun edge. What is your most embarrassing item of clothing? My worn out pair of jeans from high school. What is your biggest fashion pet peeve? Poor pattern mixing. There are so many ways to do it well! What is your favorite item of clothing? A dressy black jumpsuit from ASOS. Who inspires your wardrobe? Right now it’s Cameron Diaz and travel images from Italy and Morocco. Photos by Hailey Morgan