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Charger volleyball ranked 19th in country after season-opener By | Liam Bredburg Assistant Editor The Hillsdale College Chargers earned national recognition after finishing 3-1 at the 2019 Terrace Hotel Classic tournament to open the season. They’ve entered the national rankings at 19th, along with having the AVCA Division II Offensive Player of the Week, junior Allyssa Van

Wienen.

The Chargers made a strong impression in their first day of the tournament when they beat the previously fifthranked Concordia St. Paul with a score of 3-2. Concordia-St. Paul has won five national championships since 2007 and is widely considered one of the most powerful programs in DII Volleyball. They dropped to 10th in the nation

following their performance in the tournament.

After defeating the Golden Bears, the Chargers went on to play Florida Southern, the host of the tournament, and won 3-1. They played their final match of the day at 11 p.m., the latest of the games.

In the second day of competition, the Chargers faced the 12th-ranked Central Missouri to whom they narrowly

College completes multi-million dollar construction projects By | Austin Gergens Collegian Reporter

lips Auditorium, now called the Plaster Free Enterprise Auditorium. After crews Construction crews comgutted the entire interior pleted five major Hillsdale of the former auditorium College building projects in August 2018, they began this summer worth more expanding the room to than $40.6 million. accommodate more seating In planning for the conand a much larger stage. struction of new buildings, “The once 320-seat audithe college’s operations detorium was great for its time partment endeavors to raise and served the college very the operatwell, but ing endowwe kind of ment so outgrew that there it,” Péwé is not an said. added fixed Now, at cost for 700 seats, incoming the new students, audiaccording torium to Vice features President a 45-foot for Adminstage that istration also has and Chief three Adminisretractable trative Ofscreens. ficer Rich “It’ll Péwé. be real“The ly good activity of for jazz the college ensembles, is teaching student the good gatherings, The Plaster Free Enterprise Auditorium seats 700 guests and serving it; Austin Gergens | Collegian and larger gatherthis is enhanced ings,” Péwé said. by facilities to sons, and other laborers to “Acoustically, it’s great for a large extent,” Péwé said, make the chapel meet 21st the spoken word and will “So when there’s a reason to century needs. really enhance our outadd or renovate a facility or The second most expenreach.” change something to better sive project was the comSee Construction A2 serve the mission, we try to plete renovation of the Phildo that.”

invaluable. There’s no substitute for reading these works in their original languages.

My education informs my reading and writing but isn’t really something I display for the sake of impressing people.

I try to let it influence my style of thought as opposed to inserting a Latin phrase or a citation by a famous philosopher into every essay.

Dan McCarthy gave a talk to students and faculty on Sept.

5 titled “Nationalism and the Future of Conservatism.” Mr. McCarthy is the editor of Modern Age, a conservative journal published by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. He also contributes to a variety of publications including the New York Times and USA Today.

The Fund for American Studies

You graduated with a degree in classics from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. How has your degree helped you in your work in conservative journalism and politics?

I think a classics background is very valuable for a journalist or anyone who works with language because it gives you insights into your own language that you wouldn’t expect to get from an acquaintance with Greek and Latin. Superficially it enriches vocabulary, but it really teaches you about the For coverage of Dan structure of language in a McCarthy’s speech on way that very little English campus, see A2. instruction does nowadays.

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blocks, hitting percent, digs, and aces; Central Missouri in blocks and aces; Florida Southern in hitting and digs; and Concordia-St. Paul in hitting and blocks, cementing a solid performance that caught national attention for the team.

After lacking a preseason ranking, Hillsdale is now ranked 19th in the country per the AVCA Coaches poll post-week 1 for Division II.

“We’re picked to win the conference but there is a lot of competition there that we have to beat first and that has never been easy,” Gravel said. “Winning a conference back to back is hard, let alone three times in a row. We probably have a little bit of a target on our backs, but I have

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Wednesday marked the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

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The largest of the recent projects is Christ Chapel, which had its cornerstone laid in November 2017.

Over the summer, crews worked overtime to meet the Oct. 3 dedication ceremony deadline but hope to have it finished by Oct. 1. The roughly $31 million project has required skilled architects, electricians, ma-

Q&A: Daniel McCarthy By| Madeline Peltzer Assistant Editor

fell 3-2, then bounced back in their closing match to breeze pass Indiana University of Pennsylvania 3-0.

“We could have started a little better,” head coach Chris Gravel said. “We could’ve been 4-0. We’re going to take the 3-1 right now because there’s nothing we can do about it.

It just makes us hungry to do even better things.”

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of that was a great feeling of betrayal among the American public with respect to America’s leadership of both parties.

And when you have a candidate like Donald Trump—or Bernie Sanders, for that matter—come along and be very blunt about expressing that frustration and anger, it resonates with a lot of people.

It expresses how they’ve felt for a very long time. I think the political leadership of both parties suppressed a number of issues for a decade or more and as a result were not aware of just how deeply the discontent was felt among the American public.

Rhetorically there was also this tendency for politicians to use soundbites and say very little while signaling to their base and getting people to support them without really engaging in politics, and that upset people. That kind of highly polished rhetoric has given away to a much franker conversation now. Even though it may be angry and sort of disturbing to people at some level, it’s actually a more truthful style of political discourse than what we had a decade ago.

YAF remembers 9/11 victims By| Madeleine Miller Collegian Reporter Students, faculty, staff, and community members gathered in front of Central Hall on Wednesday at noon for a 9/11 memorial ceremony organized by Hillsdale’s Young Americans for Freedom.

Junior Carl Miller, president of Hillsdale’s YAF chapter, welcomed the crowd, saying the anniversary of 9/11 is a solemn occasion but also “a day of gratitude to firefighters, law enforcement, and service members, and a day of gratitude to God for his inestimable blessings and gift of Jesus Christ.”

Onlookers bowed their heads as Rob Stewart, senior pastor of Countryside Bible Church, commenced the ceremony with prayer. He thanked God for his blessings and asked him to help us remember his constant love through the changing circumstances of our world.

Following Stewart’s prayer, about 20 young Hillsdale Academy students recited the poem “American Flag” by Erin Ryan.

“So wave your flag,/And show your pride and never let it fall;/And remember why we pledge each day/‘With liberty and justice for all,’” they said during the last stanza.

Miller then led onlookers in singing “God Bless America” while the Hillsdale Academy students helped

Associate Dean of Men Jeffery Rogers, wearing his Navy dress uniform, unfurl an American flag.

Guest speaker Scott Hephner, Hillsdale’s fire and police chief, then shared with the audience his memories from the day of the terrorist attacks and his perspective on their implications. He said that on that day, 18 years ago, law enforcement members, fire fighters, and civilians alike demonstrated extraordinary bravery, and we must honor their sacrifices.

Hephner praised the passengers on Flight 93 and the civilians who ran to the Twin Towers and the Pentagon after they were hit to help in any way they could.

“Nobody had to ask them,” he said. “They just did this out of commitment to public service.”

Hephner was touched by the people of Hillsdale’s response to the attacks, recalling that, shortly after the attacks, community members came to the police department to offer assistance.

“Just having that knowledge that people are willing to commit to serving no matter the end shows that anyone can step up. Because that was shown to us that day, we know it will happen in the future,” he said.

After Hephner’s address, Teacher of Music Christopher McCourry played “Taps” from the outdoor landing

of Central Hall while the audience turned to face the flagpole. Wearing their dress uniforms, veterans saluted the flag, which was flying at half-mast.

College Chaplain Adam Rick called for a moment of silence to remember the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and offered a closing prayer.

Senior Alan Kotlyar said he appreciated Hephner’s message.

“Having a local — someone from the community — brought it closer to home,” he said. “It was a very solemn ceremony. You could feel everyone uniting on this day for a higher purpose.”

Marine Corps veteran Don Denning remembers learning of the attacks from his office in Massachusetts. He said the service was the perfect opportunity to commemorate 9/11 victims.

“It was very pleasant,” he said. “A nice way to honor those who gave all.”

Miller said the memorial ceremony has become a reminder to everyone on campus of the memory and meaning of 9/11.

“It’s not only important that we remember the attacks, but also that we make a concerted effort to come together and honor those who sacrificed so much to give us the freedoms we enjoy today,” he said.

Students place flags in remembrance of 9/11 victims.

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What does nationalism mean to you?

Nationalism is an extremely powerful force that can take good forms or bad forms depending on the conditions of a country and the kind of leaders you have. It’s a term that often frightens people.

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College introduces new newsletter for women By | Lily McHale Collegian Freelancer

Women on campus now have a direct line to female faculty and staff through the new Curate Newsletter.

Curate is a monthly digital newsletter created by women faculty for female students.

The inspiration for the newsletter came from Rebekah Dell, associate dean of women, and her desire to support female resident advisors.

“This has actually been something I’ve wanted to do for several years,” Dell said. “My goal was a newsletter for the RAs as a way of enriching women’s lives who are giving so much to their peers. Something has to be pouring into you as you are pouring out into

others or you tend to have less to give.”

The women behind the project are faculty and staff from Career Services, the Student Activities Office, the Call Center, the Athletic Department, Health Services, the deans’ office, and admissions.

“Our goal is that the newsletter always be written by adult women in the community,” Dell said.

She added that a longterm goal for the newsletter is to include female faculty from other departments at the college, as well faculty wives and businesswomen within the community.

Dell also praised the work of Ashlyn Neveau, director of student activities.

“Ashlyn is the muscle behind all of this. We

brainstormed together.

She really is the one who should get all the credit for the boots-on-theground development” she said.

Neveau expressed how excited she is about the new project.

“It’s something that when I was a student I would have loved getting,” she said. “I’m hoping it can be that for current students.”

Neveau said her team tailors Curate to each particular month it comes out, making the newsletter as relevant as possible.

“Our goal is that it does suit all women, freshman through senior,” she said. “We are trying to share our thoughts through stories in a way that is broad enough so that anyone can relate to them.”

The idea for Curate emerged through a conversation between Neveau and Dell.

“It started from an organic conversation when we were thinking, ‘how do we create women’s programming,’” Dell said.

“That was our big goal for this year which ties in with two other initiatives that we have, so it creates an overarching women’s program.”

The newsletter’s first issue came out on Sept.

8. Senior Erin Carrol said she enjoyed reading through the sections.

“I wish they’d had it the whole time I’ve been here,” Carrol said. “It’s nice to have something to keep me grounded and thinking about the important things.”

In addition to the newsletter, the team has additional plans to host

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exciting events throughout the semester. Dell said there is a three-tier plan for the first year.

The first tier is the Curate newsletter. The second tier involves a series of mixers called “Connect,” where Curate contributors meet with various groups of women across campus including athletes, off-campus students, and members of the Greek system.

Dell noted that while freshmen get a lot of face time with members of faculty and staff, the mixers are a way for upperclassmen women to maintain the connections they made in their first years at the college.

“The third tier is “Celebrate,” which will be a women’s summit.

“On Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, we reserved the entire Dow Center

for a one-day women’s event which will include breakout sessions based on various topics,” Dell said. “You will be able to pick three out of the 10 you want to attend, and we will have a keynote speaker over lunch.”

The main benefit to Curate is that readers can engage with the contributors in real life.

“We want students to see that we’re human, that we’re women,” Dell said. “There will always be an interesting balance between authority and humanity. Our goal is that if we show a little bit more of who we are, and our stories and passions, then that might give a young lady something to connect with us over.”

Daniel McCarthy speaks to a packed house.

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McCarthy makes case for nationalism By| Madeline Peltzer Assistant Editor

Q&A from A1 They think of Nazi Germany or WWI and the clash of different nationalities that led to that conflict, but I think nationalism is the most necessary and yet inconvenient term to describe what’s happening in American politics right now.

There’s this desire to reassert the idea of America as a nation-state with a distinct citizenry with distinct interests, not simply the idea that America is part of a global system and has to advance that system through activist military efforts abroad and through the creation of international economic freedoms. There’s a sequence of loyalties that we should keep in mind: first of America’s citizens, second of its allies, and third of the larger, global community. That had fallen by the wayside during the heyday of NAFTA and global trade agreements. All of these things were about building a system rather than fighting for the advantages and the well-being of the American citizenry. And the American elite has not accepted or adapted to this new political dispensation.

They’re still stuck in the globalization politics of 1999.

The nationalism I’m talking about is pro-American and has nothing to do with the negative associations people have. One reason why we need to have a responsible, good, conservative form of nationalism today is because if we don’t, the pressures that create nationalism in the first place won’t go away.

They’ll still exist, but they’ll simply be taken advantage of someone on the left or by an insane sort of nationalist.

How would you distinguish patriotism from nationalism?

I think patriotism is a broad feeling of love for one’s own country, and nationalism is more specific because it’s about a particular program that seeks to advance the interests of your country as a nation-state.

One reason I don’t like to use patriotism as a political term is because it suggests that everyone who’s not on your side isn’t patriotic and I don’t think that’s true. People can be patriotic and love

their country and still have ideas that are very wrong.

But to say that someone isn’t a nationalist is not to pass judgement on whether they love their country or not, it’s simply to say they don’t see national interest in the terms that people who do identify as nationalists see it.

Obviously, the focus of your work is on American politics, but what role do you think nationalism plays in Brexit in the United Kingdom?

I think there’s a strong parallel between Brexit and the Trump phenomenon.

Both of these developments took place in 2016 and for the same reasons: you had a political elite and a very misplaced faith in a world system that was transnational. They put all their efforts toward building the system and perfecting the European Union instead of looking out for different sectors of Britain’s own society. Both in the UK and the United States there was this tendency for high finance to dictate policies and to think that as long as the stock markets were happy and consumer prices were low, everything would be fine. But, in fact, we found that people had very serious concerns about whether their own lines of work would be eliminated by foreign competition and changes in technology. They worried a great deal about whether their children would inherit an economy that would have space for them to live and grow or if it would be divided into the haves and have-nots.

That’s why in British politics you saw an interesting conjunction where some borderline socialists supported Brexit as much as the rightof-center people supported it.

It cut across traditional party lines in the same way that Donald Trump did.

Do you think the media is so far-gone that conservative journalists should abandon it, or should they stay in the trenches and try to reform it from within?

I don’t think anyone should fear that if they are conservative or strongly religious they have no career in journalism. There is, however, an increasing divide be-

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tween so-called mainstream journalism and conservatives. Legacy media outlets like the Washington Post and New York Times are starting to editorialize on the front page. The president makes a statement and they don’t just report on the statement, they report on what they think the statement really means based on what liberal activists on Twitter insist it must mean. I think that’s very troubling. A conservative in mainstream journalism should be prepared to feel a little isolated.

You don’t want to be paranoid or suspicious, but be aware that those around you might have no understanding whatsoever of where you’re coming from and make incorrect assumptions that you’re a bigoted, hateful person. On the other hand, you don’t want to surrender your own principles and ideals to fit in with everyone else. You do see people who have a conservative background and go into mainstream journalism and become indistinguishable from the liberals around them. It’s a very tough path to walk, but that’s what makes it worthwhile.

You have to know what your appetite for risk and adversity is and have courage. That’s something the country can never do without, but at this point courage is a necessity. It can’t just be relegated to soldiers; everyday citizens have to have courage as well.

What advice do you have for Hillsdale students in general?

Cherish your studies while you have the opportunity.

This is a time in your life when you’re expected to read great books. Never look at it as a classroom assignment.

When you’re much older you’re going to wish you had the free time to read the Iliad and Shakespeare and right now you not only have the free time but are expected to study these things. Take advantage of that and enjoy it.

Make it part of your character. Internalize what you get from these great texts. This is the moment to attain that formative education which will provide you with the kind of versatility that you need not only in journalism but throughout American life in the 21st century.

Why has nationalism come to dominate the American conversation in recent years, particularly on the political right?

That’s the question Daniel McCarthy, editor of the conservative academic journal Modern Age, addressed in his lecture “Nationalism and the Future of Conservatism” on Sept. 5. Hosted by Hillsdale College’s Dow Journalism Program, McCarthy spoke to a room packed with guests.

McCarthy began his lecture by addressing the negativity surrounding the idea of nationalism.

“The word ‘nationalism’ is very polarizing and very troubling to many people, and for good reason,” McCarthy said. “They think of World War I and countries at one another’s throats.

They think of Nazi Germany, ethnonationalism, and white nationalism — various crackpot, racist ideologies.”

He also acknowledged the more nuanced concerns conservatives in particular have with it.

“For many conservatives, the word has negative overtones because they might think of nationalism in terms of economic protectionism and a violation of the capitalist, free-market order,” he said. “And there are many other conservatives who think nationalism is antithetical to federalism or European Christendom.”

McCarthy sought to dispel those notions by pointing out the positive role nationalism has played throughout history.

“Nationalism was one of the chief forces that brought down Soviet Communism in the 20th century,” he said.

“You had Germans, Hungarians, and others in Eastern Europe who chafed at being ruled by regimes that were puppets of international communism run from Moscow. Nationalism was also part of the Western Allies’ ethos in the second World War and then later during the Cold War. Americans saw themselves as standing up for God and country against the international menace of communism and Nazism.”

In the years following the Cold War, however, America’s foreign policy remained focused on liberalizing the world even while democracy failed to take root abroad.

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According to McCarthy, the American leadership classes continued to believe in the idea of liberalism as having rendered national identity irrelevant. Even the idea of citizenship started to be viewed as outmoded.

“There was instead this kind of liberal conceit that saw humans economically, as either consumers or entrepreneurs,” he said. “Culturally, liberalism tended to frame human beings in terms of identity politics, such as being a racial or sexual minority, and not as citizens. In politics, there was a tendency away from self-government and democracy in its most unruly form and instead liberalism became very much identified with administrative control. The public would simply rubberstamp their policies through elections, not take matters into its own hands.”

By the time the 2016 election came around, the atmosphere was ripe for a politician to come along and sweep away the old elites.

That’s what propelled Donald Trump to the White House, according to McCarthy.

“Trump’s message focused on Americans as citizens and the nation state as a political community,” he said. “He talked about borders. He talked about immigration and restricting it. He talked about American businesses and the idea that jobs need to be kept in this country and that we should not be indifferent about them being shipped off to China. And in terms of foreign policy, Trump has been very critical of the internationalism, or even the globalism, that characterized both Obama and previous Republican administrations like George W. Bush.”

McCarthy noted the critiques of nationalism that have been levied in the era of Trump, but he warned that the question is not whether nationalism will arise but rather what kind will arise.

“Nationalism is not inherently good or bad,” he said.

“It can take different forms. If a sober, conservative nationalism is rejected in America, there is a great danger that we will get a radical and very nasty kind of nationalism.”

The other alternative, McCarthy explained, is the collapse of political community into anarchy.

“It’s not that government would disappear but rather

that Americans would come to feel they have nothing in common with one another,” he said. “Either they are isolated, atomized individuals or they are members of ethnic, religious, racial blocs.

They don’t have common ground as citizens and Americans from which to engage in deliberation and search for the common good.”

McCarthy concluded by reminding the audience of the vital role the political community plays in society and the good it can accomplish when done right.

“Human beings are connected to a higher and lower nature and a higher and lower realm,” he said. “One of the things worth preserving about the political community and the nation state is that it too is an intermediary between the universal and particular. A healthy nationalism is a balance between the transcendent and the reality that we are embodied human beings who exist within social, familiar, and economic contexts. That’s the great glory of political communities.”

Joy Brower, a junior studying economics and French, said this insight that there is a proper balance to nationalism particularly resonated with her.

“He mentioned that as humans, we aspire to the transcendent, but our feet are still on the ground,” Brower said. “I thought that was a really good way of putting it, especially the way he tied it to the concept of nationalism. Losing sight of humanity, especially in politics, is dangerous.”

Junior Isaac Kirshner, an American Studies major, had a more mixed reaction.

“He was talking about the duality between particulars and universals,” Kirshner said. “The question is which comes first. You must have both; I just think prudentially the emphasis should be on localism over nationalism right now. We’re getting a resurgence of nationalism, but we need to look at localism as a serious alternative.”

Nonetheless, Kirshner said he appreciated the fresh perspective.

“McCarthy presented a new antidote to the problem of liberalism in America,” he said. “I’m not quite sure if nationalism is the right solution or necessarily the conservative solution, but it’s definitely worth looking into.”

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Hillsdale College for Life creates pro-life fellowship By | Virginia Aabram Collegian Reporter The Hillsdale College for Life club is introducing a new program called the Klusendorf Fellowship aimed at increasing pro-life activism among students.

The club’s executive board created the fellowship in response to what they said was a lack of practical education and advocacy on a campus where the majority of students are intellectually pro-life. Acceptance to the fellowship includes apologetics, awareness training, and perks for those who complete the program’s requirements.

The fellowship is the brainchild of HCFL’s president, senior Adelaide

Holmes, who developed it over the summer in cooperation with her executive board. It takes its name from Scott Klusendorf, a well known pro-life apologist who mentored Holmes and inspired her to take the pro-life movement more seriously.

“The idea came out of a problem we’ve noticed on campus with students being intellectually prolife, but struggling to be active and actually live out their convictions,” Holmes said. “We’re trying to get a movement going to get people engaged, and that is where the Klusendorf Fellowship came into play.”

According to Holmes, the fellowship will provide an incentive to Hillsdale College students, who

tend to care about personal and professional development, with a reward for their time spent on the movement.

“Students really care about professional development and building resumes. We wanted to give them something that would be worth their time,” Holmes said.

Application is open to students of any grade level, but acceptance is limited to only 12 per year.

“As a board, we can’t pour into a ton of people very well,” Holmes said.

“We want it to be exclusive, but we might be open to expanding it in the future.”

Fellows will be required to participate in three categories: apologetics, telling your pro-life story,

and networking. For apologetics, they must read “The Case for Life”

by Scott Klusendorf and attend monthly training.

Fellows must also give a public testimony as to why they are pro-life, such as on social media or through an op-ed in a publication. Exclusive monthly networking events will allow the fellows to connect with prolife leaders and develop mentorships.

The perks of participation will include half off the normal price to attend the March for Life, priority application for the Susan B Anthony canvassing trip over fall break, connections made through networking, and exclusive meals with visiting pro-life speakers.

Roche Sports Complex receives security updates By| Calli Townsend Assistant Editor

A tall and tan circular desk now sits at the entrance of the Hillsdale College Roche Sports Complex. Behind that desk sits a security employee with a scanner and a tablet, all of which are a part of an initiative to enhance the college’s security.

Associate Athletic Director for Business Management and Compliance Josh Calver said the new technology is meant to improve tracking and security.

“We’re concerned about the security of this building with so many entrances and exits. And so we’ve updated our tracking of memberships through an electronic system,” Calver said.

Now students, faculty, staff, and community members will have to show an ID card upon entrance. Right now, the system isn’t fully up and running, but Calver said it’s expected to be ready by spring 2020.

“We have things ready to roll but we’re kind of slowly working into it. Part of the struggle there is getting our staff up to speed because they

work such different schedules,” he said.

One of the major issues this new system is intended to solve is getting community members to renew their memberships.

Hillsdale’s athletic website says that anyone can apply for a membership for an annual price of $300. Senior citizens (65 years or older) can get a membership for only $175.

Children under the age of 18 can be added to either membership for an additional $10 per child.

“It’ll give us a better tracking on those to capture renewal timelines and things like that. We’ve kind of struggled with that in the past,” Calver said. “But it will give us a better idea of our members--who those people are and when those renewal times are coming. We’re close to 450 memberships, so there’s a lot.”

Sophomore Alanna O’Leary is in her second year of working as a fitness center employee. She said she’s heard of issues pertaining to Hillsdale community members walking in without membership passes to get a free work out.

Another security issue facing the sports complex is athletes leaving doors propped open. Often times they have practice outside of normal operating hours, so once one athlete gets in, he or she leaves the door open for the rest of the team.

New ID scanners have been installed on three of the doors leading to the sports complex for athletes and coaches to use. The scanners are programmed to only accept their ID cards, not other students, staff, or community members.

“When the door is propped, anyone can walk in,” Calver said. “With the card access on a couple different doors, we can allow coaches and athletes to get into the building outside of regular hours.”

During regular operating hours, all faculty, staff, students, and community members can be expected to scan their ID cards to gain access to anything in the sports complex, whether it’s the basketball courts, pool, or fitness center. They do not, however, need to scan to check out of the building.

excited to be able to reward them for their support,” she said.

Buschhop added that she hopes the loyalty program will incentivize those who only come to the odd volleyball match or football game to come support Hillsdale’s athletic teams more routinely.

The loyalty point system is designed on points accrued throughout the year.

Prizes will be awarded both at random and by total points accumulated.

“We hope to identify high point totals during the fall, winter, and spring seasons to recognize the commitment of student attendance,”Associate Athletic Director Josh Calver said in an email. “In addition, awarding prizes at random will provide opportunities for those students that cannot attend large numbers of events due to class loads

and a busy schedule.”

Each ticketed home sporting event a student attends will be worth five loyalty points, and the student with the most accrued points at the end of the fall season will earn a pizza party for them and their friends at a home basketball game.

Chris Gravel, volleyball coach and assistant athletic director, said he is a fan of the new program.

“We are always excited to see students in the crowd at our volleyball competitions,” Gravel said.

“The new loyalty program is a great way to keep the attendees involved at our home games. We look forward to seeing the students attend our matches and the support they bring for our program.”

tees for the UK, and author of several books on religion, the church, faith, and society, will deliver the lectures.

Don Westblade, assistant professor of religion said that the talks are meant to “encourage the study of Jewish-Christian relations.”

He also stated that the talks would be of value to anyone interested in “theology, church politics, christian zionism, sociological ecclesiology, or the lamentable history of antisemitism.”

Westblade mentioned that the lectures will be of particular interest to those

planning on exploring Israel on a future Hillsdale excursion, like Passages.

The lectures are titled: “Is there a case for minimalist Catholic Zionism?” and “A disputed question: Can there be mission to the Jewish people?”

The Gershom lectures are funded by a gift from Messianic Rabbi Robert Chenoweth, a founding member of the Messianic Jewish Rabbinical Council and a friend to Hillsdale College, and sponsored by the Hillsdale Theology Department.

Charger athletics introduces new loyalty rewards program By | Dylan Palmer Collegian Freelancer

The Hillsdale College Athletic Department just released a new student loyalty program for the fall semester.

At all upcoming, ticketed, on-campus sporting events, employees will scan student IDs to earn Supercharged Loyalty Points, which can be used to earn a multitude of prizes. These include t-shirts, a Bluetooth speaker, and a pizza party, among other rewards.

Gwendolyn Buchhop, community relations coordinator for athletics, said that the athletic staff was interested in adding a fun, new twist to Hillsdale’s athletic events and rewarding the most frequent home game spectators.

“The athletic program is very grateful for our regular attendees, so we’re

Sixth annual Gershom lectures to focus on Catholic-Jewish relations By | Dylan Palmer Collegian Freelancer

The sixth annual Gershom Lecture Series will be held on Sept. 18 and 19 at Hillsdale College. The discussion on the 18th will take place at the Searle Center, and on the 19th in Lane 125.

Both lectures will run from 7:30 to 8:30 P.M. Dr. Gavin D’Costa, Professor of Catholic Theology at the University of Bristol, advisor to the Vatican on interfaith matters, advisor to the Anglican and Catholic Churches Bishops Commit-

Long term, the club is working to get a scholarship attached to the fellowship. Plans for a scholarship are in the works, but so far lack sufficient funds.

“At this point the scholarship is just an idea,” said sophomore and HCFL treasurer David Hunter.

“The idea is we would give an amount of money, maybe $500 to every person who successfully completes the program.

Right now there are no funds for that.”

Hunter is currently working with the offices of financial aid and institutional advancement to find sources for funding, though he says it may take several years for the scholarship to be established.

The idea for the pro-

gram such as this is unique to HCFL, and not based on any existing program.

“It was literally an idea I had falling asleep one night,” Holmes said.

Junior Cassie Moran will provide administrative oversight for the Fellowship as HCFL’s Advancement Chair, a position created last year but modified to supply the support for the new program.

“I was really excited about this program, and it would have been something that I would have really liked when I was a freshman,” Moran said. “It’s a great way for people to be involved in at any age and it provides a more structured way to be involved with the club.”

Packages line the wall in the postal center.

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Postal center takes over student mailroom operations By | Madeleine Miller Collegian Reporter

Hillsdale College’s Campus Mailroom has relocated to the first floor of Moss Hall, where students can pick up USPS packages Monday through Friday between 8:30 A.M. and 5 P.M. Previously located across the hallway from the student mailboxes in Grewcock Student Union, the mailroom is now operated by the postal center.

Last year, students hoping to find misplaced packages often went to the postal center when their mail didn’t arrive in the Grewcock mailroom. But the postal center did not receive or process student packages, and was unable to help students find them.

“We were like a third party trying to run intervention,” said Deborah Holmes-Johnson, copy center & postal center manager.

During the summer, Holmes-Johnson and Director of Student Programs Ashlyn Neveau discussed improvements to student package processing, and considered installing student package lockers and setting

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from A1 Péwé said the auditorium will boost the school’s visitor capacity, and in conjunction with the 750-seat capacity of the Searle Center, it will aid in big events such as CCAs. Just east of the chapel stands the newly-renovated Galloway Residence.

The once 88-bed dorm was closed for the 20182019 school year for extensive renovations. Major aesthetic and structural changes were made, and Galloway can now hold 94 male students. Besides the streamlined hallways, new study spaces, and extra rooms, the renovations also included a kitchen and dormwide air conditioning.

up a parcel tracking system for students.

Upon Holmes-Johnson’s suggestion, they decided to move the mailroom to Moss Hall, as the postal center boasts a loading dock, space to store packages, scanning equipment, and a full-time staff.

“We felt that we could make the system more efficient by using the technology we have available in the Moss Hall postal center,” Holmes-Johnson said.

Student packages are now received at the Moss Hall loading dock and then scanned and sorted by postal center workers. Students are notified within 24 hours of their packages’ arrival, and must present identification to retrieve their packages.

By scanning packages upon receipt and release and requiring students to show identification for pick-up, postal center staff knows when packages arrive and are picked up, ensuring they are picked up by the correct recipient. This system enforces the college’s accountability and enables the postal center to work with the post office to

Head RA senior Christian Betz said he remembers past days of Galloway.

“There was no central air conditioning in the dorm except in the house mom’s room, and the showers were really bad because you couldn’t control the temperature,” Betz said. “Also, three to four times a semester, the sewage would backflush and come through the drains. This really made Galloway smell.”

Of the 92 men in the dorm, four of their RAs previously lived in Galloway before the renovations, and they have brought with them some of the traditions from back then, hoping to instill in the new generation of Galloway residents the spirit and camaraderie of the old dorm.

locate packages lost in transit.

“It’s a more consistent way to receive packages. Before, with so many students working at the mailroom, there were too many hands in the process. This is a simplification,” said Neveau.

Despite the sharp increase in package volume at the beginning of the semester, postal center staff adjusted to their new responsibilities successfully. The Campus Mailroom has processed 4,000 packages in the past two weeks, so far with not one report of a misplaced parcel.

Sophomore Maya Kaniaupio has worked at the postal center since the winter of 2018 and said the new system has been easy to adjust to for both staff and students.

“Some students are curious about the change, but mostly they’re just happy to get their packages,” she said.

Holmes-Johnson said she is pleased that the postal center has improved the reliability of Hillsdale College’s Campus Mailroom.

“We’re hoping this will end the frustration of lost packages for students,” she said.

Benzing Residence was the other dormitory to receive alterations over the summer.

With the supervision and consultation of Assistant Dean of Women Rebekah Dell, the interior of the women’s dorm Benzing was heavily renovated with an emphasis on making the dorm more homey.

“I think it’s great that the deans are so intentional about renovating our living spaces, and we as a dorm are so appreciative of that,” Benzing Head RA junior Jolene Estruth said.

Estruth and her team of RAs invested time in rearranging and purchasing new furniture to brighten to dorm and make the central lobby a “place where people are happy to be.”

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The Weekly: More parking, please (517) 607-2415

Jaywalking students approach the road from in between these parked vehicles, putting both themselves and drivers in danger.

Many Hillsdale College students park along this block to attend classes and extracurriculars, and go to meals.

With the new no-parking zone, students are limited to street parking on Manning Street, South of campus.

Although the weather is currently mild, it won’t be long until the temperature drops and snow begins to fall.

As Michigan begins to cool

down, students will feel the need to drive to campus once again.

As of right now, students still have the option to park in three lots: the lot across from Galloway Residence, the Searle Center lot, and the overflow lot at College Baptist Church.

Because the college gives all of its students the opportunity to bring their cars to campus, including freshman, it needs to provide students with more parking availability.

With the reduced street parking, however, students

can also make change. Students should consider walking more to class and other activities. The weather is still tolerable, and the campus is small enough that students should not feel the need to drive everywhere. Students can also try carpooling with their roommates or other friends.

In response to the new no parking zone, Hillsdale College’s administration should add more parking lots in available space for students.

By | Cal Abbo

five decades later, that he wouldn’t win. But his campaign was explicit about its goals from the start: to inject healthy debate into the primary about the U.S.’s murderous foreign policy and to push other candidates leftward on other issues like healthcare and electoral reform.

In the beginning, I didn’t expect much from the campaign. Gravel’s admittedly overambitious plan was to qualify for a debate or two, make some bold statements about foreign policy, and then drop out of the race.

The Democratic National Committee created strict, exclusionary rules for qualifying: 65,000 unique donors or 1% in at least three DNC-approved polls. With nearly 25 major candidates running, these were especially stringent.

As expected, Gravel missed the first debate by a long shot.

But as the qualification deadline for the second debate approached, Gravel’s popularity and donations grew exponentially. The days before the deadline were a rollercoaster.

I refreshed Gravel’s donor count dozens of times until he hit 65,000.

Gravel officially qualified for the debate. A major anti-war critic on the Democratic debate stage could illuminate the death and destruction of our foreign policy.

The DNC allowed a maximum of 20 candidates on the debate stage. Gravel was one of the last ones to qualify and

the July stage was set — until, a few days before qualification closed, Rep. Tim Ryan, R.\-Ohio, passed the polling threshold.

The DNC decided Ryan deserved the spot more than Gravel because it values the polling qualification over grassroots donations. Six candidates in the July debate did not reach 65,000 donors, including Ryan. Half of these candidates had less than 10,000 donors but were allowed to spit their nearly identical talking points while Gravel’s insights were forced to the sideline.

One can only speculate about why the DNC chose to prioritize polling rather than donors, which are a more stable and predictable indicator of actual support.

Gravel had little chance of qualifying because his name wasn’t included in most approved polls, despite having tens of thousands more donors than other candidates whose names were included.

But the issues don’t stop with Gravel.

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, another candidate critical of America’s foreign policy consensus, won’t be on stage Sept. 12 because she didn’t reach the threshold in four DNC-approved polls. She did, however, reach at least 2% in dozens of credible polls that the DNC decided not to count for debate qualification.

The DNC’s policy is clearly and purposefully restrictive.

Were some polls specifically excluded to push Gabbard

out of the September debate?

Though we don’t know for certain, it wouldn’t be out of character for the DNC. The Democratic party’s establishment bias is well-documented, especially after it was revealed that the 2016 Clinton campaign essentially picked the DNC’s personnel in its research and communications departments. Similarly, we’re only six months out from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee — the organization tasked with organizing fair congressional primaries — announcing it would blacklist any vendor working for a primary campaign that challenges a Democratic incumbent.

Gabbard summed up her thoughts in a recent interview.

“The whole process lacks transparency,” she said. “If they’re not transparent with their process … it creates a lack of trust in Democratic voters that the DNC is actually working for their interest and creating a very fair and transparent process. When you’ve got a lack of trust, you’ve got people who wonder whether or not they should be involved at all.”

I only partially disagree with Gabbard here: The DNC has been transparently establishment-oriented and unwilling to challenge its rightward lurch that occurred between the Reagan and Obama years.

With disappointment after disappointment, it really does leave me wondering whether I should be involved at all.

and he was a natural. Often, knew there would be hell to based on their gun control he would shoot all 10 shots pay. legislation. But even the state into the center X of the target, Mass shootings have with the heaviest gun restriceven with his terrible vision. deeply impacted the psyche of tions is no stranger to vioHe wasn’t a hunter. Like the American people. From lence: in August, a gunman swimming or gymnastics, my school shootings to shootings shot 17 people in Gilroy, Caligrandfather liked to shoot to in stores and at festivals, hun- fornia, leaving three dead. perfect his form. And he was dreds have been mercilessly Lawmakers are feeling damn good at it, too. He often gave away his medals to the neighborhood children to play with, and all of his grandchildren have a small collection of his shooting awards.

He and my grandmother raised eight children in their small house in Sandusky, Ohio.

Despite the multitude of unlocked arms in the house and the many hours my grandfather spent on the range, Bill Carver shoots one of his rifles in Sandusky, Ohio. Courtesy | Meg Nester nobody was ever injured. slaughtered in the past few the pressure to act. They From the time my mother years. are searching for tangible was able to toddle around, her But designating the NRA solutions to an intangible father told her to respect the as a terrorist group is a politproblem. guns. She was allowed to look ically-motivated non-action.

But lawbreakers will not at them or hold them, but It does not, in any way, try to suddenly stop breaking laws only if he was there to ensure reduce shootings; instead, it once new laws are passed. her safety. targets law-abiding citizens Gun violence is not a Guns don’t kill people, he dedicated to protecting Secgun problem; it’s a violence told her. People kill people. ond Amendment rights. problem. Take away all guns, And if his children were California ranks No. 1 and violent people will find ever caught touching the guns on the Law Center’s gun law ways to injure other people, without his permission, they scorecard, which scores states leaving law-abiding citizens

defenseless.

The NRA is not a terrorist organization, and labeling it as such is virtue signaling. It won’t reduce gun violence.

Instead, it shows an incredible depth of political division: that gun control advocates want to label a largely conservative group as terrorists.

In fact, the NRA offers gun safety education courses for both children and adults. It also provides a link on its website for citizens to find their state’s gun legislation, so they can inform themselves of their rights and their state’s gun restrictions.

When my grandfather went to the range, he refused to shoot at human-silhouette targets and would instead request bullseyes. He and all other members of the NRA were required to follow safety regulations: never point your gun toward another person, know what’s behind your target.

But if my grandfather had to protect his family, he had the armament and ability to do so.

My grandfather was not

a very religious man and seldom went to church. But he and my grandmother taught their children to be good people, and to respect other people.

In a March 1972 Sandusky Register newspaper clipping my mother found, my grandfather was interviewed about his guns. Reporter Cees Niceswanger documented my grandfather’s stance on gun control and gun violence decades before these issues reached national headlines like they do today. “...I am strongly in favor of hard punishment for the criminal use of guns,” my grandfather, Bill Carver, said.

“Maybe I’m more sensitive about it because they threaten my use of guns.”

I wonder what my grandfather would think about the shootings, and I wonder what policy solutions he would come up with to address the issue.

He definitely wasn’t a Republican. He just liked his guns.

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Remembering 9/11: America must remain strong, unified By | Isabella Redjai Eighteen years ago yesterday, people across the United States woke up believing they had just experienced a nightmare. But alas, it wasn’t. Evil had rampaged a beautiful city and taken the lives of innocent Americans who never anticipated that their mundane, 9-to-5 workday would result in such terror.

But on Sept. 12, the sun rose again, and life carried on, even if with emotional scars and sudden moments of disbelief that resulted from the attacks on 9/11.

America was strong. And America remains strong.

Though no attack to the scale of what happened on that dreadful day has occurred in the United States since, other factors have slowly eaten away at our country’s morale.

Most college students today were too young to remember that day, but stories from our parents and older siblings have left us with vital lessons from the attacks.

After 9/11, Americans came together as one people and one country, equipped to extend a helping hand and shoulder to cry on to any fellow American, in spite of their political or religious orientation.

Rarely do we extend this same peaceful and appeasing approach to our fellow Americans today, and God forbid that we should see it again with another national tragedy as traumatic as what occurred on Sept. 11.

It has become popular opinion to think poorly of our country and the people therein, but we must remain positive, encouraging, and keep morale strong. America is a country of opportunity, and a

The opinion of The Collegian editorial staff

Hillsdale College needs to add more parking spaces for its students.

During the Sept. 3 Hillsdale City Council Meeting, Police Chief Schott Hephner proposed a no-parking zone on Hillsdale Street between Galloway/Barber Drive and College Street. The council voted unanimously to approve the request. The area was deemed unsafe for students crossing the street at non-crosswalks because there have been a number of near misses.

And for good reason.

place to truly be and become whoever you want to be.

Why are we so hard on one another?

9/11, though tragic and painful, was a sacred day for our country and where we became reminded of our common blood as Americans. On that day, nothing else seemed to matter. Neither politics nor partisanship nor faith divided the American people.

But those warm feelings of brotherhood didn’t last long.

Many would describe our nation’s political climate in the same manner, although not to the same extreme, yet we easily forget this truth of Americanness when interacting with others throughout our day or on our social media feeds.

America needs to remember not only the lives of those lost 18 years and one day ago, but needs to remember the strength, comradery, and empathy that came out of that dark day.

On the anniversary of that tragic day, America must remember the thousands of lives lost and the strength, comradery, and empathy that bound our nation together and pushed us forward, even in such a dark time in our country’s history.

If we refuse to lose sight of the love for our country and our love for one another, no dark shadow will be cast across America, but if one does, our light will shine bright across the globe.

We must hold on to our Americanness.

Isabella Redjai is a junior George Washington Fellow studying political economy and the assistant opinions editor.

DNC primary rules lack transparency I don’t have much faith in electoral politics anymore.

The constant chauvinism tires me, and the establishment bias of our two-party system leaves little room for meaningful change. That said, former Sen. Mike Gravel’s, D-Ark., presidential campaign revived a dream that a presidential campaign could change something.

Within a week of announcing Gravel’s candidacy, Henry Williams and David Oks, the two teenagers running his campaign, released a Google Doc with his proposed platform along with a straightforward request for feedback and edits from the progressive or socialist community that might support him.

It was crude, unprofessional, rudimentary, and amateurish. And, I fell in love.

The campaign was unabashedly community- and grassroots-oriented. So, I fell back into hopefulness and even suggested my own edits to his platform.

Gravel’s story is one of bravery and agitation.

His most important accomplishment is reading a part of the Pentagon Papers, out loud, in committee. To top off his legendary achievement, once Gravel was too exhausted to continue, he added 4,100 pages of the Pentagon Papers to the congressional record, instantly revealing and forever preserving the evils of the Vietnam War at the time, it was unclear whether newspapers would ever be able to publish the leaked papers because of several injunctions from the Department of Justice which halted publication.

Gravel knew when he ran for president in 2020, nearly

“The Democratic National Committee created strict, exclusionary rules for qualifying.”

Cal Abbo is a junior studying psychology and an assistsant features editor. He writes columns on national politics.

Labeling NRA won’t stop mass shootings, teaching respect will By | Alex Nester When my grandfather died in 2005, he left my elderly grandmother with what could only be described as a small armory in their basement.

He collected guns — including a Union Army Civil War handgun, which my mother inherited — and built guns at his wooden work table. He even made his own bullets.

He was a member of the National Rifle Association, and won 26 of the 100 national marksmanship championships he attended. He was inducted into the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association Hall of Fame in 1995.

Last week, the city of San Francisco designated the NRA as a domestic terrorist organization, claiming the group propagates the use of deadly weapons.

San Francisco’s resolution says the NRA “spreads propaganda” and “promotes extremist positions.” It says the association “through its advocacy has armed those individuals who would and have committed acts of terrorism.”

But not one NRA member committed any of the recent mass shootings.

My grandfather began shooting from a young age,

Alex Nester is a senior studying economics and the opinions editor.

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Invite Pete Buttigieg to speak on campus US, Europe shouldn’t strike new deal with Iran By | Madeline Hedrick

In June 2016, my father and I attended a political rally for a presidential candidate passing through my hometown of Albuquerque.

I loathed the candidate, and I loathed almost every second of the rally. His policy proposals were absurd, his logic flawed, and his rhetoric inflammatory.

The candidate was none other than President Donald J. Trump.

I knew before I attended the rally that I was unlikely to find anything I could agree with in his speech. But, I went anyway. I wanted to hear what he had to say without a third party between us and no chance for media bias.

Now, another presidential election is upon us, and my hopes are high that Hillsdale will, like it has in the past, become rich with thoughtful political discussion and spirited debates. I especially hope that we will take the time to consider, not just the views of Donald Trump and his intra-party challengers, but the views of the Democratic candidates as well.

There is no better way to do this than to invite Democratic candidates to speak on our campus.

One of the most promising Democratic candidates, and one that Hillsdale students

could benefit from hearing, is Pete Buttigieg.

Popularly known as “Mayor Pete,” Buttigieg is a Rhodes Scholar and the mayor of South Bend, Indiana.

He is a decorated veteran of

crime levels dropped, and a thousand unlivable homes were torn down, leaving room for new urban growth.

Faith-centered leadership is a goal to which many Hillsdale students aspire, and

for Barack Obama in 2007, Buttigieg met veterans and young recruits, and decided to take his place alongside them in the Navy Reserves.

In 2014, he served in Afghanistan in the midst of his first term as South Bend mayor. He drives home the importance of protecting freedom in his campaign platform, emphasizing that threats come “not just from government,” but from corporations and other social and economic conditions.

This perspective is vital for Hillsdale College, as it causes us to ponder what freedom really means, and whether government is its only threat in the modern era.

It is not political membership or a specific religion that unites the students of this school. Instead, it’s the shared belief in the school’s motto: Pursuing truth, defending liberty.

No political party has a monopoly on truth; therefore, it is our responsibility to advocate that a range of views be represented from the speakers who visit our campus.

By | Abby Liebing

Per usual, Iran is making a nuisance of itself.

It announced last week that it will be ignoring the restraints on nuclear research and uranium enrichment set out in the 2015 nuclear deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. And once again, tensions between Iran and the West rise.

In May 2018, Trump pulled the U.S. out of the JCPOA, reimposed sanctions, and left the JCPOA’s other signatories — E.U., U.K., China, and Russia — to deal with a grumpy, economically-injured Iran.

When it fell into a severe Pete Buttigieg, Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, speaks at campaign recession, Iran issued a deadrally | Wikimedia Commons the United States Navy, and hearing the story of a man line to the Europeans telling much of his platform is influwho has achieved that goal them to ease its economic enced by a deep devotion to can only be beneficial. The troubles, or else the Iranian his country, and his firm and spiritual life at Hillsdale is Atomic Energy Organization outspoken Christian faith. powerful and inspiring, and would start breaking JCPOA “The divine comes to inviting Buttigieg to speak stipulations. The European earth… in a servant mode,” on our campus would be an countries did not give the Buttigieg said in an interexcellent opportunity for stuIranians what they wanted, view with CNN. This belief dents to learn about the way hence the announcement inspired Buttigieg to pursue that faith influences the lives from Iran’s Atomic Energy local office, where he effecand careers of Christians on Madeline Hedrick is a Organization last week that tively reversed the decline of both sides of the aisle. senior studying English and it would be pushing past the South Bend.

Buttigieg shares Hillsdale Spanish and is the president of limits of the JCPOA. Under his leadership the College’s devotion to freeCollege Democrats.

Foreign Ministry spokeseconomy grew, poverty and dom. While campaigning man Abbas Mousavi said that this was Iran’s response not just to the Europeans unwillingness to cushion its financial difficulties, but also to the U.S. for pulling out of the JCPOA in 2018 and putting Iran in its present difficulties with reimposed sanctions.

Behrouz Kamalvandi, By | Lily McHale with millions of other New in carrying out the attacks. spokesman of Iran’s Atomic It is honorable and right that Yorkers, with the smoke from Ammar al-Baluchi, MohamEnergy Organization, said the United States extend this It’s a disgrace that 19 years that along with boosting the privilege even to those who after the tragedy of 9/11, pros- the World Trade Center rising med’s nephew, and Mustafa behind them. al Hawsawi face the death nuclear research, the Islamic have harmed its people. ecution is only just beginning.

Every New Yorker old penalty as well.

Republic is planning to start Due process, however, is The trial date for the enough to remember the day There are many reasons for important for the defendants, enriching uranium again to terrorists involved in plotting with clarity can give a detailed such a lengthy delay. add to their uranium stockbut it is equally necessary for the 9/11 attacks has been set The defense has been adapile. And he added that in the the victims. We cannot use it 10 years too late. This week, as description of their experience in the weeks following the mant in their efforts to discard next few weeks, there will be as an excuse for such lengthy the U.S. marks the eighteenth attacks.

NYC and the lives of key evidence which would a large increase in the size of delays. anniversary of the Sept. 11 many would change forever. aid in the conviction of the that stockpile.

The precedent of due proattacks, memory of the tragic It has been 19 years since defendants.

“As long as the other side cess ensures that justice will day is still fresh in the minds the Twin Towers collapsed, yet According to an article do not fulfill their commitbe carried out whether that be of most Americans. the masterminds responsible from the New York Times, ments, we should not be dropping charges against an As a New Yorker, Sept. 11 for one of the darkest days in judges are debating the legitiexpected to do so either. Our innocent defendant in some has always held a special sigAmerican history have yet to macy of the alleged attackers’ cases, or convicting the terror- stockpile will go high from nificance to me. There’s never be tried. confessions. Due to physical now on,” Kamalvandi said. ists and giving the American been a time when I didn’t “For the first time, a or mental injury from torture, The steps Iran has takpeople closure.

It’s an opporassociate that date with solemU.S. military court judge in defense lawyers could use tunity to serve justice for both en thus far in ignoring the nity and solidarity.

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has MRI scans to argue for lesser JCPOA is all just a game parties and give to each what As a 1-year old living in set a trial date for Khalid sentences. of pressuring the U.S. and is owed them.

Queens during the attack, I The New York Times stated True due process is impos- Europe enough to maybe get was too young to comprehend Sheikh Mohammed and the other four men charged with former President Barack sible without a trial to convict negotiation talks started, but the gravity of the situation plotting the terrorist attacks Obama kept the case on hold not closing off diplomacy. the terrorists who caused so unfolding a mere eight miles of Sept.

11, 2001, ” an August for due process protections, Iran is the toddler waving much destruction and pain to away in lower Manhattan.

NPR article said.

“Judge W. causing problems for our war his finger dangerously close the American people.

My dad, like millions of Shane Cohen, an Air Force courts today.

This delay has turned from to his sister but not really others, was starting his work colonel who took over the Another factor delaying a healthy respect for the judi- poking her. It’s aggravating day in New York City that case in June, said the trial the trial is the challenge of cial proceedings of this coun- and concerning, but not morning. When news of the should begin on Jan. 11, 2021, preparing Guantanamo for try to a bureaucratic stalemate worth a slap on the wrist just attack was announced, he though a number of other the amount of traffic that will that neglects the duty owed to yet. Instead, the U.S. and rushed home, unsure about deadlines would need to be ensue once proceedings begin. the victims of 9/11. Setting a European nations will do the possibility of subsequent met for the long-delayed trial The trial, which promises what they always think will trial date is just the beginning attacks and unable to contact to begin. ” to be lengthy and complicatsolve problems: they will try of a 19-year wait for justice. loved ones due to the failing Khalid Shaikh Mohammed ed, requires a lot of prepato renegotiate. cellular towers. The suband four others have been ration.

The New York Times So far, the Europeans have way system shut down, and accused of planning the 9/11 reported that the Navy base in been particularly useless Lily McHale is a sophomore highways and bridges closed attacks. The New York Times Cuba cannot provide enough studying history and a reporter in dealing with Iran and it to traffic. He walked home reports Walid bin Attash and housing or food for those in appears they were waiting for The Collegian. from Manhattan to Queens, Ramzi bin al-Shibh have also the trial. for the U.S. to get back in over the 59th Street bridge been charged for their role Due process is important. the game with new nuclear

9/11 trial date set decades too late Due process important for victims and their families

negotiations. They avoided any steps that would cause the JCPOA’s collapse, pleaded with Iran to stop breaking rules, and implored the U.S. to rejoin the JCPOA and lift sanctions.

They made a feeble attempt at being the middleman, keeping the JCPOA from falling apart, while also disapprovingly shaking their heads at Iran.

“This third step away from its commitments under the nuclear deal is particularly disappointing at a time when we and our European and international partners are working hard to de-escalate tensions with Iran,” the U.K. foreign office said.

The stage for negotiations will likely be the U.N. General Assembly, which will open Sept. 17. Trump has already said that he might meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Iran will keep insisting on sanctions relief before any meeting, but the Trump administration has already indicated that the only sanctions relief Iran will get will be after they come back to the negotiating table.

The U.S. pulled out of the JCPOA but still wants a nuclear deal with Iran, and has now found the chance to negotiate a new one. For some nonsensical reason, Washington still believes that negotiations could fix the problem.

Granted, the 2015 JCPOA was a terrible agreement. It was naturally weak since it attempted to both appease and limit Iran by lifting sanctions and also hinder its nuclear program.

But no one can expect Iran to stick to a new agreement, whatever the stipulations may be. Iran doesn’t like the West and has been in tension with the U.S. since the birth of its Islamic Republic in 1979. Negotiations or even a new agreement is not going to change the nature of the Islamic Republic or lessen tensions. Iran is diametrically opposed to the U.S. and its involvement in the region, as is evident in so many areas.

Anywhere that the U.S. is even mildly involved in the Middle East, Iran puts itself on the opposing side. Just look at the conflicts in Syria and Yemen, and the contention in the Straits of Hormuz.

It’s always Iran verse the U.S. If the European nations want to stay in an agreement with Iran, let them. But the U.S. shouldn’t be too eager to strike a new deal. And if it does strike a deal, it certainly shouldn’t expect different results or a change in Iran’s behavior.

Abby Liebing is a senior studying history and is the associate editor of The Colle-

Impeachment proceedings could backfire for Dems By | Matt Fisher Newton’s Third Law of Motion says every action has an equal and opposite reaction. We are taught this is merely a law of physics. Yet it is quickly becoming a law of American politics.

A trend has emerged where a sudden and radical change in one party is met with an equally abrasive and extreme reaction by the opposition.

In 1980, after Ronald Reagan’s election made conservatism mainstream, Democrats rallied behind liberals like Ted Kennedy and Walter Mondale. The Clinton Administration’s early attempts at universal healthcare reform and a progressive agenda ran into Newt Gingrich and the Republican Revolution in the 1994 midterms. And in 2010, the Tea Party movement emerged as a fearsome political force in response to Democrats pushing the maligned economic stimulus bill and Affordable Care Act. When one party steers left, the other steers right, and vice versa.

Today, this cycle repeats itself with the Trump administration and Congressional Democrats. President Donald Trump’s reshaping of the Republican Party triggered

the elevation of socialist firebrands such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. A new strand of the Democratic Party has emerged with the fire of the anti-Trump movement.

It also appears that the 2018 midterm elections have only emboldened this new generation of Democrats in pushing for impeachment proceedings against President Trump. A July survey by The Hill and HarrisX revealed two-thirds of Democratic voters support impeaching Trump. Several prominent Democratic presidential candidates have already expressed support for beginning impeachment proceedings, including Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.; Kamala Harris, D-Calif.; Cory Booker, D-N.J.; and Beto O’Rourke D-Texas.

If the Democratic Party plans on reclaiming the White House in 2020, they must immediately cease entertaining the notion of impeachment proceedings.

If history tells us anything, that equal and opposite reaction usually results in disaster for the second actor.

Ronald Reagan clobbered Walter Mondale and the leftward-drifting Democrats in 1984 with a landslide victory for the ages. After the Republican Revolution, the Con-

gressional GOP overplayed its hand with the government shutdown in 1995, virtually handing Bill Clinton a second term. And in 2011, public opinion soured for the new Republican majority in the House after the Tea Party pushed the country to the

tyEight puts his aggregate approval rating at 41% compared to a disapproval rate of 53%. Any Republican who tells you that Trump is invincible or positioned well for reelection is either lying or ill-informed. Trump is vulnerable and beatable.

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brink of defaulting on our loans during budget talks with the president. A year later, Barack Obama cruised to reelection despite a weak economy, soaring deficits, and a subpar approval rating.

The American people don’t like Donald Trump. To say his presidency is polarizing is putting it mildly. FiveThir-

But if there is one thing even more unpopular than the current president, it’s the idea of Congress taking it upon themselves to throw him out. Almost 60 percent of Americans oppose impeaching Trump, with only 40% backing the idea, according to a Monmouth University survey.

While most Democratic presidential front-runners lead Trump head-to-head in the polls, Ocasio-Cortez, arguably the most vocal proponent of impeaching the president, suffered a dive in her favorables with her national approvals 13 points underwater.

Some Democrats argue that pushing impeachment proceedings is necessary to motivate their base to turn out in 2020. In other words, if you don’t feed your fans, they will leave. And they are correct to recognize the importance of turning out one’s base in November.

This, however, is a colossal misreading of the current political landscape.

The Trump campaign is already fighting at a severe political disadvantage heading into 2020. One forgotten fact about the 2016 race is that Trump received a smaller share of the vote than Mitt Romney in 2012. Trump finished with 46.1% of the popular vote, compared to Romney who clocked in at 47.2%. Had it not been for the historically inept candidacy of Hillary Clinton presenting voters with the choice of spoiled milk or rotten eggs, Trump would still be hosting “The Apprentice.”

Trump not only has to hold down his voting bloc from 2016 but will likely need to expand his tent to Independents. If the Democratic Party has a shred of common sense, they’ll prioritize denying him those independent voters and pursue a more conciliatory political pitch rather than a base versus base, mano-a-mano strategy.

We will soon know whether or not Democrats will be able to suppress their emotional disdain toward Trump with a rational political strategy or if they will succumb to the temptation of impeachment. If they can resist the urge to respond to Trump with their own version of erratic governance and behavior, the Democratic Party will sit in a comfortable position to reclaim the White House in 2020.

But if they cater to their fringe, they will quite possibly punch the ticket to four more years of a Trump White House.

Matt Fisher is a senior studying politics and a reporter for The Collegian.

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Hillsdale Garden Club celebrates 90 years Thursday By | Rachel Kookogey Assistant Editor The Hillsdale Garden Club will hold its 90th-anniversary celebration in Hillsdale College’s Markel Auditorium on Thursday, Sept. 12, at 7 p.m.

The free event is open to the public and will feature guest speaker Jan Bills from Two Women and a Hoe® and speeches about the history of the club from three members. Following the program, there will be a meet and greet reception with Bills and a book-signing for her work “Late Bloomer: How to Garden with Comfort, Ease and Simplicity in the Second Half of Life.”

The club chose Bills as a speaker because she is a professional landscape and garden consultant who some members previously have heard speak. Peggy Lopresto, the president of the Garden Club, said Bills “takes a different look at gardening” and is a “very funny and exciting” speaker.

“Jan Bills’ name came up in a committee when they were deciding what to do for the celebration,” Lopresto said. “We chose her because some members were familiar with her, and she speaks for everyone. She talks about everything. She keeps you intrigued.”

During the event, club members Louise Worms, Connie Brumbaugh, and Sally Fallon will also talk about the history of the club and its annual green sale.

Sue Cervini, the chairwoman of the 90th-anniversary event, said the Garden Club “all started with the Stocks

and Mrs. Stocks’ park.”

The Hillsdale Garden Club was founded by Emma Koon Stock, the daughter-in-law of Wilhelmina Stock who founded “Mrs. Stock’s Park.” Emma Stock eventually took over the park that her mother-in-

By | Carmel Kookogey Culture Editor The Jonesville Volunteer Fire Department purchased new metal-cutting equipment called the “jaws of life” and self-funded half of the cost.

The new equipment consists of two pieces, a cutter and a spreader, primarily for the purpose of helping victims in car crashes escape a burning vehicle.

It replaces the older model the fire department used for the past six years, and can be used to help victims escape burning buildings or more commonly, agricultural equipment, according to Jonesville Fire Chief Dean Adair.

“We have a lot of cases of agricultural accidents, farm accidents,” Adair said. “If someone is entrapped in a piece of equipment, we could pull it apart and pull them out.”

Adair explained that the old hydraulic equipment, which works by pressurizing water through a chamber to produce energy, slowed down the rescue process because it was heavy and had to be connected to the fire truck by hydraulic lines. The new equipment is runs on battery.

“We don’t have to have the hydraulic lines to operate it, it’s entirely internal,” Adair said. “That means we can also get the equipment in closer to the problem. If I had to take it into a building, I can take the two new pieces — the spreader and the cutter — and that’s it.”

Adair, who has been the volunteer fire chief in Jonesville for 17 years, explained that the fire department hosted fundraising events over the past year with the specific purpose of purchasing this equipment.

“With departments around here, we have to maintain and keep the technology we have ourselves, because to put that stress on taxpayers to keep replacing the equipment is a burden,” Adair said. “We do a lot of fundraising with our department.”

Fundraising events included the annual cash raffle, a golf outing with the Frank Beck Chevrolet car dealership which raised approximately $3,000. In total,

the department fundraised just under $10,700 for both pieces of equipment, which the Jonesville City Council matched to complete the purchase.

Jonesville City Manager Jeff Gray said the fire department reached this agreement with the city when they made the budget proposal last year.

Though the equipment was expensive, Adair said Jonesville got it at a discount.

“We knew exactly what we wanted to get and were trying to get the best price for it,” Adair said. “We were fortunate enough with our dealers that they had a demo set.”

The reason for the upgrade, Adair said, was to “keep up with the times.”

The new version is not only lighter, but will also cost the city less in maintenance and is more reliable.

“With hydraulic machines, you’re looking at a greater possibility of something going wrong,” Adair said. “Now, because it’s battery-operated, it can still do what it needs to do, and we have a backup battery. In the situations we’re dealing with, we don’t have the option of saying, ‘I’m sorry,’ and walking away. It’s important that the equipment works.”

Hillsdale City Fire Chief Scott Hephner said because Jonesville and Hillsdale now have an automatic aid agreement, this new equipment means better fire safety for Hillsdale residents, too. If there is a structural emergency, both Hillsdale and Jonesville fire departments are dispatched.

“By them having that new equipment and showing up at a scene with more people, it just makes everything quicker, whether it’s a rescue, an extrication, a fire,” Hephner said.

Hephner said Hillsdale upgraded to battery-operated cutters and spreaders two years ago, and currently has the equipment installed on three trucks. Before the automatic aid agreement, Hillsdale firefighters may have showed up at a fire with their own jaws equipment, but wouldn’t have enough people to operate the equipment.

“Having more people and more equipment available really makes a difference,” Hephner said.

MacRitchie headed a committee to restore the park.

“Mary Anne had lived a lot of her life in Hillsdale and was distressed to see that the park was going by the wayside,” Worms said. “She wanted it to be a beautiful place, a place

Mrs. Stocks Park” as they call themselves — that voluntarily maintains the park greenery every Thursday morning of the summer. They also organize events such as concerts in the park.

In addition to maintain-

national garden clubs.

In order to raise the money for these projects and events, the club holds an annual “green sale” that is like the Christmas-decor version of a girl scout cookie sale. What started out as a few women

Flower baskets in downtown Hillsdale, provided by the Garden Club’s City Beautification Project. Julia Mullins | Collegian

law started and founded the Garden Club in 1929.

After the Stock family sold their mill to General Mills and deeded the park to the City of Hillsdale in 1959, the land was not cared for. In 2003, Hillsdale resident and Garden Club member Mary Anne

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for recreation for the community.”

To this day, the Garden Club annually donates funds towards the maintenance of the park. Additionally, several Garden Club members are involved in the Stocks’ Committee — or “the friends of

ing Mrs. Stock’s Park, the club also holds gardening field trips, works with fourth graders from Gier Elementary in what they call a “junior garden club,” decorates the city’s public areas with greenery and flowers, and is a member of statewide, regional, and

selling 12 wreaths at a card table in front of Kroger in 1997 has now become a full-time operation.

Starting on Tuesday, Sept.

3, the members divided folders of order forms among themselves and then went out to gather orders over the

following six weeks. The ladies sell different sized wreaths, table arrangements, bows, baskets, and anything else that denotes the holiday season.

Throughout the fall, the club members have parties at one other’s houses in which they prepare the bows, candle arrangements, and anything else that they can make in advance. The ladies then store the materials until Christmas time.

On the first Monday after Thanksgiving, the entire club arranges the accessories with fresh greenery from Hillsdale County and wreaths brought in from Detroit, Michigan.

The ladies then deliver the festive decor around town that night and the following morning.

Brumbaugh, who led the green sale for 15 years, said the sale “has evolved into quite an operation” that everyone in the club is involved with.

Brumbaugh said that when she first took over the chairmanship of the sale, it was just her and one other woman creating the arrangements the whole night before they had to be delivered.

“When I think back to that first night when somebody called and asked me to take over, and it was just two of us working all night, to the place where it has gotten now, it’s just tremendous,” Brumbaugh said.

“We have people that ask ‘how do you do all this?’”

Brumbaugh added. “The secret is that we’ve got a really hard working club. It’s a work club. It’s not just to dress up and hear somebody talk.”

Hillsdale Academy Assistant Headmaster Mike Roberts teaches history class. Courtesy | David Diener

Hillsdale Academy places third in the nation for Classic Learning Test scores By | Joshua Newhook Collegian Freelancer

Hillsdale Academy students are ranking high on the Classic Learning Initiative’s college entrance exams. Last month, Hillsdale Academy placed third in the Classic Learning Test’s national high school rankings by median score.

Classic Learning Initiative was founded by Jeremy Tate in 2015 when the SAT committed to return to the 1600 scale and align more closely with Common Core standards.

Tate said his main goal was “to challenge the College Board, to put forth something better.”

The CLT differs from other standardized tests in length, format, and content.The test is two hours long and is usually administered by local schools like Hillsdale Academy.

Hillsdale Academy is now in its second year of administering the CLT to all of its 11th grade students.

“I am incredibly proud of our teachers and our students whose hard work over the years has been recognized nationally by this accomplishment,” Hillsdale Academy Headmaster David Diener said. “This is a high honor to be on this list.”

Founded in 1990, Hillsdale Academy is a classical Christian K-12 private school that focuses on teaching primary texts.

Diener is in his second year as headmaster of the school and has been a speaker, writer, and educator in classical schools for the past decade.

Additionally, he is currently on the board of academic advisors for the CLT. “I whole-heartedly support CLT’s mission and vision,” Diener said. “CLT’s vision of education and what it should be is inspiring, and I hope it continues to grow.”

Classic Learning Initiative now offers three assessment tests: CLT8, CLT10, and CLT. The CLT8 assesses students

before they enter high school, while the latter two are comparable to the PSAT and SAT. Currently, 158 colleges accept CLT scores for admission, but Tate said massive growth is on the horizon.

“We do not want to exist as a niche product for just homeschool students or classically-educated students,” Tate said. “CLT wants to have more students in 2029 to take the CLT than either the SAT or the ACT.” The test is broken down into three sections: verbal reasoning, grammar/writing, and quantitative reasoning. Each section has 40 questions, each worth one point.

The biggest difference, however, is the reading passages and concepts students encounter on the tests.

“The students say that the reading passages here are more substantive than those on the PSAT,” Hillsdale Academy Guidance Counselor Deanna Ducher said.

Diener said this distinction

has an impact in the classroom as well.

“The SAT has unapologetically aligned itself with the Common Core. What the CLT has recognized is that testing drives curriculum,” Diener said.

“The kind of questions that are asked on the SAT and the skills students are expected to learn to have a real impact on what is taught in classrooms.

What the CLT has identified is that those goals are at odds with the classical approach to education.”

Even though the achievement was noteworthy, Diener reiterated that Hillsdale Academy is more than impressive numbers on paper.

“Our high test scores are not what ultimately makes Hillsdale Academy a great place to learn and grow,” he said. “What makes us a great school is the cultivation of our students’ souls.”

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Members from the community gather around the Yankee Air Museum’s B-17. Julia Mullins | Collegian

Hillsdale’s fourth annual Patriot’s Day Fly-In brings residents together By | Julia Mulins City News Editor Residents throughout Hillsdale County may have heard planes flying above them all day on Sept. 8 due to the 70 planes that partook in a fly-in. To view all of these planes, more than 1,500 people attended the Hillsdale Municipal Airport’s fourth annual Patriot’s Day Fly-In this past Sunday.

Airport manager and professional pilot Ginger Moore said the fly-in was a success because of dedicated community volunteers from groups like the civil air patrol, airport committee advisers, and other friends of the airport.

“It went very well, we were very happy,” Moore said. “This was really special, it was a beautiful day.”

Attendees had the opportunity to eat breakfast, experience a classic car cruise-in, and get an up-close look at the Yankee Air Museum’s B-17 Yankee Lady.

Hillsdale County resident Rick Walch said this was his

first time at a fly-in, and he came to see the B-17.

“It’s better than I thought,” Walch said. “It’s neat to see something that old, and it’s nice to see everyone come out for the event.”

B-17 Flight Engineer Barret Vance said the B-17 was used in World War II and was the first four-engine aircraft.

Throughout history, Vance added, there have been 12,731 B-17 airplanes manufactured.

“It’s very rugged and durable,” Vance said. “It can take a lot of battle damage.”

As a flight engineer, Vance said he is responsible for making sure the airplane is in “good-working” order. Vance added that at the beginning of WWII this plane held 10 crewmembers: a pilot, copilot, flight engineer, bombardier, navigator, radioman, and four gunners. This number eventually dropped to nine as the war progressed.

While many attendees looked at the B-17, some had the chance to win a raffle for a 25 minute ride in one of te B-17’s 12 seats. The raffle,

By | Alexa Robbins Collegian Freelancer The Patriots 5K Run/Walk will take place at the Michindoh Camp and Conference Center this Saturday, Sept. 14 at 8 a.m.

Race director and affiliate of the Hillsdale Preparatory School, Kattia Cabrera, encourages students, parents, and local members of the community to come out for a fun morning of running with friends, music, and a pancake breakfast after the race.

“The main goals of the race are to honor the veterans, promote fitness in our community, and support the students,” Cabrera said about the founding of this race.

This is the seventh year of the Patriots 5K. The community’s interest in the race has increased, requiring Hillsdale Preparatory School to move the race to a more spacious location this year. In its first

year, the race was held at the Hillsdale Preparatory School.

For the past two years, the race was held at Hillsdale Municipal Airport.

Larry Sharp, a fellow sponsor of the Patriots 5k Run, volunteer at Hillsdale Preparatory School, and the owner of DJL deejaying company will be overseeing the music of the event.

“This race is one of the biggest events the school has,” Sharp said. “Better hurry and get your ticket before it fills up!”

There is a $25 race fee and $2.50 sign-up fee for individuals. Families, up to five, can register for $55.

If runners choose to signup the day of the race, it will cost $30 for an individual and $60 for a family. Registration for the race ends on Sept. 12, at 11:59 pm.

By | Victoria Marshall Assistant Editor Gordmans Department Store will make its Hillsdale debut on Sept. 17.

The apparel and home decor retailer will replace Peebles in the 280 West Carleton Road plaza.

During the grand opening of the store, Gordmans will present a $1,000 check to Hillsdale High School, an effort meant to underscore the store’s commitment to local communities.

The store’s launch is part of the broader “Gordmans

Grand Opening Tour Celebration,” an initiative that includes the opening of 17 Gordmans stores across the country in September.

Ten of the new stores are in Michigan, and each will receive a $1,000 check for their local high school.

“Gordmans has contributed more than $1 million to public school systems throughout the states in which it operates,” Brand Publicity Manager Blakeley Graham said. “As part of this commitment, Gordmans is proud to support Hillsdale High School with a $1,000 check.”

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hosted by the Exchange Club of Hillsdale, cost $20 per person and the ride itself cost $35; a ride in a B17 normally costs $450. The Exchange Club provided two rounds of rides: a flight for veterans and a flight for raffle winners.

The raffle was the Exchange Club’s new addition to the event; previously they had done general management and breakfast.

An airport committee adviser also paid for five more seats to make a third flight on the B-17 possible. Seven other attendees paid for their own seats to fill the B-17 for the extra flight.

In addition to the B-17, attendees had the opportunity to look at several smaller planes.

Resident of Hillsdale County, Andi Dixon, said this was her first time at a fly-in.

She also brought her son and nephew to celebrate her nephew’s third birthday.

“I think the people that own the planes are super nice,” Dixon said. “They let the boys get in the plane.”

People also had the opportunity to take a ride in some of the visiting planes and a helicopter. Additionally, local emergency and fire and police departments were present to show attendees their trucks and equipment.

Moore, who has been a pilot for 41 years, said fly-ins are something that pilots have done since their existence.

“They used to call them ‘dawn patrol,’” she said. “We’ve been having them out here since I was a little kid.”

Both of Moore’s parents were pilots, and she was present for the opening of the Hillsdale Municipal Community Airport in 1963. Her mom flew from Florida on a four-seat plane for this year’s fly-in.

Moore grew up spending time at the Hillsdale Municipal Airport and has participated in and helped out with fly-ins throughout the course of her life.

“It’s such a great community event,” she said. “Kids love it; it’s great for the whole family.”

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Hillsdale County renews off-roads vehicles ordinance

By | Madeleine Miller for a maximum of five years.

Previously, the Hillsdale Collegian Reporter County Sheriff ’s Department The Hillsdale County struggled to enforce restricBoard of Commissioners tions on ORV use. Farmers voted unanimously to renew were allowed to drive ORVs its ordinance permitting the on county roads to travel use of off-road vehicles on between their fields, but as county roads, making only ORV use became more poptwo changes to the original ular for recreation and other ordinance introduced in purposes, it became difficult 2014. to regulate it fairly.

ORVs are defined in the Sheriff Timothy Parker ordinance as “motor-driven said he is grateful Hillsdale off-road recreation vehicles County can decide how best capable of cross country to regulate ORV use, as the travel without the benefit of needs of communities vary. a road or trail, on or imme“It’s unique that our local diately over land, snow, ice, commissioners can weigh marsh, swampland, or other the needs of their particular natural terrain,” and include municipality,” he said. “Our all-terrain vehicles, utility commissioners value the task vehicles, and dirt bikes, needs of a rural community. all of which are defined The ordinance allows ORV As sheriff, I appreciate that.”

Hillsdale County Comdrivers aged 16 years or older missioner Bruce Caswell to travel at no more than 25 said ORVs are a versatile and mph on primary and local reliable form of transportacounty roads. tion used for both farming Drivers and passengers and recreation throughout under 18 years of age must the county. wear helmets, “Living in a “If people are going to be and off-road rural area, it’s vehicles are very convenient responsible, they should not permitted to hop on your on state or ORV and run have the freedom to use federal roads out to the other and highways, end of your ORVs,” Shaw said. including property or M-34 and U.S. visit your neighbors,” he said.

Route 12.

“In a snowstorm, sometimes In the updates, the board an ORV can get through conof commissioners removed ditions other vehicles can’t. golf carts from the list of It’s just a convenience thing.” approved ORVs, but cities, Off-road vehicles can be towns, and villages within misused just as any other Hillsdale County can pass local ordinances to allow golf vehicle can, but Parker said residents have been respectful carts on county roads. of the ordinance’s stipulaThe board also eliminated tions. the requirement that ORVs “We haven’t had major display lighted headlights and problems or incidents involvtaillights at all times. ing ORVs to the extent that, Headlights and taillights as sheriff, I would recomare now required between mend they not renew the dusk and dawn, or from a ordinance,” he said. half-hour before sunset until Off-road vehicles are praca half-hour after sunrise. tical forms of transportation The updated ordinance in rural areas, and Hillsdale will be effective Sept. 23, County Commissioner Tim upon the expiry of the origiShaw said he believes resinal ordinance. dents should be able to use The county first adopted them. the ordinance Sept. 23, 2014, “We don’t want to be too after Michigan passed a law restrictive with what we’re allowing local municipalities enforcing, ” he said. “If people to determine whether to perare going to be responsible, mit ORVs on roadways. Evthey should have the freedom ery five years, the ordinance to use ORVs.” expires and can be renewed

The future location of Gordmans in the 280 West Carleton Road plaza in Hillsdale. Julia Mullins | Collegian

Gordmans department store prepares for grand opening Amy Goldsmith, the principal of Hillsdale High School said the school is looking forward to the grand-opening and is grateful for the generosity of Gordmans.

“The Hillsdale High School marching band will be there to join in the celebration and music director Dr. Keith Rushing will accept the donation,” Goldsmith said in an email.

Goldsmith added that the $1,000 check will go to a band instrument fund that the Hillsdale County Community Foundation established to buy and repair instruments for

students in need.

Michael Glazer, president and CEO of Stage, the company that owns Gordmans, said in a press release that Gordmans is “excited to be part of 10 new Michigan communities and support their high schools.”

Gordmans is known as a department store which offers products for people of all ages, at the lowest possible prices.

“At Gordmans, we have put the fun back into shopping by creating an exciting store where terrific deals, fun finds, and popular name brands are at every turn,” Glazer said.

“This means exceptional values on merchandise for all ages and on-trend décor for the home. Fresh new merchandise deliveries arrive weekly in our stores, creating the thrill of a great find.”

Gordmans’ discounted prices are the reason for the influx of store openings.

“Stage has been converting a number of its stores because consumers are responding positively to Gordmans’ offprice offerings,” Graham said.

“This store is one of 17 new Gordmans stores opening Sept. 17. By the end of the year, there will be over 150

Gordmans across the country.”

The Hillsdale Gordmans’ grand opening will take place at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept.

17. It will begin with a ribbon-cutting where the retailer will present Hillsdale High School with the check.

Residents are invited to attend, “joining city and chamber of commerce representatives in each city before stepping inside the new store to discover the fun finds and great deals,” according to a press release.

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Chargers capture Knight Invitational By | Calli Townsend assistant editor

Joey Humes runs alone ahead of the pack en route to finishing first in the Knight Invitational at Calvin College on Saturday. Humes's performance earned him USTFCCCA and G-MAC Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week Honors. calli townsend | colleigan

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Humes finishes first at Knight Invitational By | Calli Townsend assistant editor A confident Joey Humes kicked off his senior campaign with a speedy firstplace finish at the Calvin College Knight Invitational on Saturday. The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association named Humes the NCAA Division II National Athlete of the Week. He also earned the G-MAC Athlete of the Week title.

He won the 8k race by more than 20 seconds with a time of 24 minutes, 49.9 seconds. Humes ran a conservative first half of the race, but as he approached the 4000 meter mark, he began to leave the competition far behind.

“It was a huge surprise. I think most people open up this weekend instead of last weekend, but quite a few DII teams still ran, so to be pick out of all of those was pretty special,” Humes said. “It’s

CALVIN COLLEGE KNIGHT INVITATIONAL HILLSDALE TEAM RESULTS

SCORE

1. JOEY HUMES 16. MARK MILLER 65. ADAM WIER 124. MARK SPRAGUE 136. JACK SHELLEY 141. MORGAN MORRISON 196. ALEX OQUIST SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

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Tiffleberg Invitational a huge honor. Not many people get it. It makes me think there are hopefully good things ahead.”

Humes led the Chargers to 10th place out of 24 teams and 218 runners. Host school Calvin College won the meet, with John Carroll University and Grand Valley State University taking second and third, respectively.

Junior Mark Miller ran with a similar tactic as Humes. He smiled through much of the first half. He

CALVIN COLLEGE KNIGHT INVITATIONAL MEN'S TEAM RESULTS

1. CALVIN 2. JOHN CARROLL 3. 1 GRAND VALLEY STATE 4. CASE WESTERN 5. ST. FRANCIS (IL) 6. TRINE 7. DEPAUW 8. GOSHEN 9. MOUNT UNION 10. HILLSDALE 11. AQUINAS 12. SIENA HEIGHTS 13. ALBION 14. CORNERSTONE 15. HEIDELBERG 16. MANCHESTER 17. KENYON 18. ALMA 19. OBERLIN 20. SPRING ARBOR 21. ADRIAN 22. DAVENPORT 23. FINDLAY 24. OLIVET

TOP 5 SCORE

TIME (8K)

1 24:49.9 13 25:40.3 59 26:37.6 103 27:51.8 113 28:08.4 117 28:12.4 156 29:27.1

TOP 5 TIMES

43 2:07:13.2 121 2:09:37.1 131 2:09:52.9 131 2:09:54.4 165 2:10:34.3 193 2:11:10.1 214 2:11:37.2 247 2:12:13.7 273 2:12:50.4 289 2:13:07.8 311 2:13:26.9 345 2:14:28.5 382 2:15:32.3 385 2:15:02.5 402 2:16:01.8 427 2:16:25.2 517 2:18:52.9 533 2:19:01.6 534 2:19:26.1 547 2:19:50.0 572 2:20:26.3 575 2:21:58.5 596 2:22:11.6 662 2:22:58.4

Adam Wier runs during Saturday's Knight Invitational at Calvin College. Wier finished 65th overall and third on Hillsdale's team. calli townsend | colleigan

12:00 P.M.

finished 16th overall in 25:40.3.

“I took it easy the first half and there were just people cheering and I wasn’t really feeling it yet, so I was just smiling and then the second half,” Miller said.

“Then the smile went away because I started to press a little bit and it got tough like at the 5k and I was trying to change gears and that wasn’t really happening. But then with like six or 7k I really started to go. I felt tired, but I could definitely go faster.”

Next to cross the finish for the Chargers was junior Adam Wier who is looking to have a much improved 2019 season. He earned 65th for the Chargers, finishing in 26:37.6 and beating his previous personal record of 26:46.9 Then came freshman Mark Sprague, who had a major adjustment to make from the 5k high school cross country courses to the collegiate 8k course. He finished in 27:51.8 to take 124th place overall.

“It was kind of a weird adaptation going that extra 3k. At some points it was like, ‘Oh, I have my whole entire high school race left to go and I’m feeling OK right now, can I keep this going?’”

Sprague said. “The last 2k went by pretty quick and overall my legs felt different than they do in a 5k. It was kind of a hard transition but I think it went pretty well.”

Assistant Coach Richard White said this season-opener is similar to years past and things are still very much in the air as to what the Chargers will do this season.

“We had a mixed bag of things, and that’s what will happen when you have some more middle distance oriented people,” White said. “This doesn’t define what what we’re going to be able to do in the rest of the season. There were some good things, and some not so good things, but that’s to be expected for the first one.”

Another group of Chargers will race next weekend in Tiffin, Ohio while these Chargers take the weekend off. They’ll be at the Tiffleberg Invitational on the Clinton Heights Golf Course. The men’s race begins at noon.

With four new personal best times, the Hillsdale College Chargers began their 2019 cross country season with a win at Calvin College’s Knight Invitational on Saturday. The victory and quick times left the Chargers feeling optimistic about the season up ahead.

Sophomore Sophia Maeda broke her own personal record of 25 minutes, 23.8 seconds en route to a thirdplace finish with a time of 22:03.8. She also earned the G-MAC Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week award for the first time.

“It felt really good after a very hard year last year,” she said. “It was fun to run, even with a couple people down.

So it’ll be even better when everybody’s here.”

Only six Chargers ran in Saturday’s meet, with 2018 All-Conference runners like junior Maryssa Depies and senior Arena Lewis sitting out, but they’ll be back later in the season.

Christina Sawyer opened up her junior season faster than she ever has before, placing 10th in 22:20.8. Not far behind her was freshman Meg Scheske, whose debut on the longer college cross country course was a smooth transition. She finished in 22:38.47 to take 15th.

Sophomore Claire McNally also replaced her own personal record of 24:31.0 with a shiny new PR of 22:48.6.

She finished in 22nd.

Seniors Addison Rauch and Kate Vanderstelt had a great start to their final seasons as well. Vanderstelt earned a new personal best and Rauch ran her fastest time since her sophomore year.

“Coach told us very specifically, ‘Through halfway don’t go crazy, don’t let the emotions get the best of you because you can be jittery with the first race and just want to go out and hammer it,’” Rauch said. “I worked together with Kate really well. We were like, ‘We’re just gonna hang out here and not go crazy.’”

The two executed their race plans well and came in

CALVIN COLLEGE KNIGHT INVITATIONAL WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS

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4. SOPHIA MAEDA 11. CHRISTINA SAWYER 16. MEG SCHESKE 23. CLAIRE MCNALLY 44. ADDISON RAUSCH 56. KATE VANDERSTELT

TOP 5 TIMES

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Addison Rausch runs during Saturday's Knight Invitational at Calvin College. Rausch finished 44th overall and fifth among Hillsdale's team. calli townsend | colleigan

43rd and 55th overall. Rauch finished in 23:18.88 and Vanderstelt in 23:28.54.

“It was a really good start to the year. I think it was a really good confidence boost, not only for me, but for everyone,” she said. “Yeah this is a fast course, but we also ran exactly how [coach] told us to and our strategy worked out perfectly.”

Assistant coach Richard White agreed with Rauch,

CALVIN COLLEGE KNIGHT INVITATIONAL HILLSDALE TEAM RESULTS

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1. 11 HILLSDALE 2. OBERLIN 3. AQUINAS 4. 2 GRAND VALLEY STATE 5. CASE WESTERN 6. JOHN CARROLL 7. ST. FRANCIS (IL) 8. CALVIN 9. CORNERSTONE 10. KENYON 11. TRINE 12. FINDLAY 13. MOUNT UNION 14. DEPAUW 15. MANCHESTER 16. ST. MARY'S (IN) 17. ALBION 18. HEIDELBERG 19. CALUMET-ST. JOSEPH 20. ALMA 21. GOSHEN 22. MUSKEGON CC 23. SPRING ARBOR 24. GRAND RAPIDS CC

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3 10 13 19 39 51

TIME (6K)

22:03.1 22:20.2 22:38.4 22:48.8 23:18.8 23:28.5

saying he was pleased with the way the girls raced.

“They did an awesome job with it. We talked about trying to be relaxed and stay comfortable the first part of the race and they didn’t put themselves in a bad position,” he said. “PRs for me in cross country don’t mean a whole lot. I’m really happy that sometimes the times can reflect your development, but I was just more happy with how they competed and how confident they were.”

While these six Chargers take this weekend off, another group will compete this Saturday in Tiffin, Ohio, for the Tiffleberg Invitational.

The race begins at 11 a.m. on the Clinton Heights Golf Course.

From left to right, Meg Scheske, Sophia Maeda, and Christina Sawyer begin the Knight Invitational at Calvin College on Saturday. The three finished in the top 16 overall and captured the top three times for the Chargers. calli townsend | colleigan

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september 7 Michigan Tech 19 Hillsdale passing

Luke Keller rushing

David Graham Christian Shepler Luke Keller receiving

Joe Bentley Martin Petersen David Graham Kyle Nyboer defense

Zach Herzog Dan Shanley Alex Anschutz Nate Jones Jason McDonough Drake Temple Nate Chambers

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september 6 1 2 3 4 5 SCORE 5 Concordia-St. Paul 22 26 21 25 11 2 Hillsdale 25 24 25 20 15 3

Allyssa Van Wienen Maddie Clark Karoline Shelton Hannah Gates Lindsey Mertz Maggie DePorre

september 6 Hillsdale Florida Southern

Allyssa Van Wienen Karoline Shelton Maddie Clark Hannah Gates Maggie DePorre Lindsey Mertz

21 0 4 2/5 26.5 15 1 11 0/1 16.5 9 1 9 0/2 10 5 0 0 1/4 8 5 46 7 0/2 6 4 0 1 1/2 6 1 2 3 4 SCORE

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16 1 5 1/3 18.5 13 2 19 0/2 14 12 2 14 0/1 13.5 9 0 0 0/4 11 5 0 2 0/0 5 3 47 13 0/1 4.5

september 7 Hillsdale 17 Central Missouri

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Allyssa Van Wienen Maggie DePorre Hannah Gates Karoline Shelton Maddie Clark Dani Jones

13 0 5 0/3 14.5 7 2 5 1/4 11 8 0 1 0/5 10.5 9 1 18 0/2 10 7 0 6 0/0 7 3 1 1 0/0 5

september 7 Indiana (Pa.) Hillsdale

Maddie Clark Karoline Shelton Allyssa Van Wienen Emma Noskey Lindsey Mertz Madie Schider

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us winning a national championship.”

Standout performances

by Van Wienen and Madie Schider helped nudge the Chargers toward their 3-1 finish in the tournament.

Van Wienen averaged 1 block per-set, 1.12 digs per set, and 3.41 kills per set in the four games the team played. Her performance earned her G-MAC Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week in addition to her national honor.

Schider had an equally powerful performance in the tournament, finishing with a career high 30-digs in the team’s match versus Central Missouri. She joined the AVCA’s “30-dig Club” with her impressive performance.

“I’m happy that we were able to put all the training we’ve done over preseason and summer to achieve what we did,” Schider said.

“It’s exciting to think of how far we can go with all the potential we have.”

Junior outside hitter Maddie clark set a personal record for kills in the team’s match against the Concordia-St. Paul with 15.

She also greatly contributed on the defense with 11 digs, a tie with Schider for the team lead in the same match.

Gravel said he was proud of the accomplishments of individuals on the team, but more so of the team coordination that ultimately led Hillsdale to such a successful finish.

“We’re very team oriented,” Gravel said. “We have a policy on our team where if anybody is recognized as an individual, they have to buy the rest of the team treats because they couldn’t have gotten recognition without the rest of us.”

Schider and Van Wienen said they were proud of their team’s and their own performances, but felt that

they still have work to do.

“This past weekend we saw many good things and bad,” Schider said. “There’s always room for improvement and we will keep pushing ourselves mentally and physically, on and off the court.”

The Chargers will debut at home this weekend with four games in three days.

Hillsdale will host Ashland, Northwood, Clarion, and Palm Beach Atlantic Universities.

Ashland (4-0) visits first tonight at 6 p.m. Northwood will play the Chargers Friday at 7 p.m., and Clarion and no. 16 Palm Beach Atlantic will play at Dawn Tibbetts Potter Arena on Saturday at 2 and 6 p.m., respectively.

The Chargers go back on the road next weekend for three games in Ohio against non-conference opponents before beginning conference play in two weeks.

Hillsdale was favored to repeat as G-MAC champions in 2019 according to a poll of conference coaches.

The Chargers' conference opener is Sept. 27 against Alderson Broaddus University.

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1. TAMPA 2. CAL STATE SAN BERNADINO 3. WESTERN WASHINGTON 4. WASHBURN 5. LEWIS 6. MINNESOTA DULUTH 7. NORTHERN STATE 8. NEBRASKA-KEARNEY 9. TARLETON STATE 10. CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL 11. FERRIS STATE 12. CENTRAL MISSOURI 13. BARRY 14. WHEELING 15. SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE 16. PALM BEACH ATLANTIC 17. ROCKHURST 18. NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE 19. HILLSDALE 20. TEXAS A&M - COMMERCE 21. MICHIGAN TECH 22. WAYNE STATE (NE) 23. CAL STATE L.A. 24. WINGATE 25. CENTRAL WASHINGTON

4-0 3-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 3-1 4-0 4-0 3-1 2-2 4-0 3-1 4-0 3-1 3-1 3-1 2-2 4-0 3-1 3-1 3-1 4-0 1-3 4-0 2-2

NCAA DIVISION II AVCA NATIONAL TOP 25 RANKINGS

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charger chatter: Sophia Maeda

Sophomore runner Sophia Maeda hillsdale college athletic department

Q: What was the recruiting process like that brought you to Hillsdale?

SM: I wasn’t super serious about running until my junior year.

My junior year, it was like let’s fill out recruiting forms,’ and Hillsdale was at the top of the list. For me, academics was the biggest part, and if they had running it was a bonus. I almost considered not coming here, but then they brought me out for a visit. They had given me an offer, ‘I was like I’m going here.’

But when I visited, I said to myself, ‘I’m not going anywhere else.'

Q: How is the Midwest different than your upbringing in Colorado?

SM: I didn't think it was going to be that much different because I grew up in a small, tiny town. One, it's cloudy all the time, and it's cold. And the ice, when I ran, I asked 'What is ice?'

In Colorado, everything freezes and thaws the next day. Here it doesn't thaw. Colorado is very fast-paced, and everythere is an economically higher class, and to see a different small town in the Midwest, and to say 'Oh this is what the Midwest is,' I realized how rural it was here.

I didn't realize how much in Colorado you can get to places easily, even if you're in a small town, but then here, you're here...and you're here. There's no going anywhere else.

Q: Do you have an altitude advantage here when training?

SM: The advantage lasted for tops a month, and then it kind of goes back, but it does feel really good coming back the first month after training at above 5,000 feet.

Q: What are you studying here and what do you hope to do once you graduate?

SM: I'm studying English with a Latin minor or double major.

I plan to go to grad school in medical social work, and work as a social worker in hospitals.

Q: Do you have any routines or superstituions you follow on race days or during the cross country season?

SM: One of the biggest things we do as a girls team is we have these journals called 'confidence books,' so we talk about how to use nerves as positive energy. We will come up with our favorite races or something that makes us happy and shift our fears into positive energy that will help us focus and get it done. This year we have a really talented team, so we are tryihng to figure out how we can stay focused and not get scared of competition, but instead get excited for it.

Q: Who are your role models and what impact have they had on you?

SM: My parents. Without them, I would seriously not be here.

They're the ones that pushed me to keep talking to Coach Wyatt. Without them, I'd probably be running in Colorado and not here. They're always there.

Another role model is Coach White. The way that he leads our team is kind of crazy. I don't think any of us would be where we are without his training and without his wisdom. The way he is able to just take care of us and know exactly what we need even when we don't know we need it; he always has insight into what we are dealing with, whether it's in our personal problems or health issues or training frustrations, he will always be there to help us out.

Q: How has running at Hillsdale been similar or different to your experience in high school?

SM: You can't get much variation with running, right? But coming from high school, my coach wasn't super involved, and very different than Coach White. Also, in high school, there was one of us that was realy good, and the rest weren't really good. To have a really strong team to work together is really amazing.

Q: What has been your most memorable race?

SM: The 10k at conference last outdoor season. I had a really rough indoor and outdoor season, and so I hadn't trained for the 10k all year, but I decided to run it and see if I could score a point for the team. My teammate Arena decided to run with me and pace me, and she ended up taking second and I took eighth.

All of my teammates and a lot of my friends came to support me, adn we were all under the lights.

It was just a really crazy day.

Q: What do you hope that you gain from your time running at Hillsdale?

SM: I hope that the friendships that I have with all the girls will continue to be strengthened and that we will all have a deeper understanding of what it means to suffer and how to go through that suffering as a community and grow from it.

---compiled by Sofia Kruskmark

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Chargers can't find rhythm in loss SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

29 14 LUKE KELLER

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411

160

NET YARDS PASSING

197

169

NET YARDS RUSHING

214

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THIRD DOWN EFFICEINCY

47% (8 of 17)

18% (2 of 11)

DRAKE TEMPLE

FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY

80% (4 of 5)

50% (1 of 2)

6 tackles 2 interceptions

PENTALTIES/YARDS

4/35

JOEY BENTLEY

4 receptions 102 yards

2 touchdowns

3/25

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2/2

4/2

ZACH HERZOG

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2/4

20 tackles

2/0

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3/18

G-MAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

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Football By | S. Nathaniel Grime sports editor Despite short spurts of playmaking brilliance, the Hillsdale College Chargers ultimately sputtered and spiraled to a 29-14 loss against the Michigan Tech University Huskies on Saturday. The loss is the Chargers’ first at home in nearly two calendar years.

Redshirt freshman quarterback Luke Keller’s college career got off to a rough start, as he lost his top receiving target, junior wide receiver K.J. Maloney, to injury. after Maloney was hit while airborne attempting to haul in a pass on the game’s first play from scrimmage.

On the Chargers’ second drive of the game, Keller’s fourth pass of the afternoon was intercepted, leading to a

field goal that put Michigan Tech ahead early, 3-0. But on Keller’s very next pass, he connected with redshirt freshman wide receiver Joey Bentley for a 73-yard touchdown down the right sideline to give Hillsdale its only lead of the game.

Ultimately, Keller finished the game just 8-for-22 passing with 169 yards and two touchdowns, both to Bentley. He also threw two interceptions, was sacked three times, and fumbled three times. Fortunately, the Huskies recovered only one of the fumbles. “[Luke] was okay. I don’t think I did a very good job of getting him into a comfort zone with play selection,” head coach Keith Otterbein said. “That’s more on me, giving us a better opportunity to get to third and

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Hillsdale (0-1) at 15 Indianapolis (1-0) manageable versus third and long. We’ve gotta execute better, but we can certainly have better play selection to provide better opportunities.”

The Chargers certainly struggled with long thirddown distances, and convertinged only two of 11 third down opportunities in the game. Despite the heavy pressure and difficult downand-distance situations, Otterbein said he thought Keller still showed signs of

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what he can be.

“There were some things that I know he will recognize better,” Otterbein said.

“Overall, I think he showed some composure. I don’t think I saw him get rattled.

He seemed calm and confident in what we were doing.”

Without Maloney to go to in the air, Keller’s top target was Bentley. Bentley, who was listed as a quarterback on the team’s roster before the season began, has burst onto the scene as a legitimate

David Graham breaks away from the Michigan Tech defense during a second-quarter carry on Saturday. liam bredberg | collegian

option to receive instead of throw in the passing game.

“He’s very athletic and a good natural athlete and catches the ball well,” Otterbein said of Bentley. “He’s got some good instincts and athleticism.”

In addition to his two touchdown receptions, Bentley caught four passes total for 102 yards in his collegiate debut. Keller also connected with junior tight end Martin Peterson two times for 30 yards, senior running back David Graham once for 24 yards, and redshirt freshman running back Kyle Nyboer once for 13 yards.

Graham, the team’s starting running back, rushed the ball just nine times for 15 yards. Because of the team’s bevy of plays resulting in negative yardage, the Chargers finished the game with negative-nine rushing yards, compared to Michigan Tech’s 214.

“We won’t necessarily beat ourselves up about it because they were pretty stout on both sides of the line of scrimmage and controlled the whole line,” Otterbein said. “We’ve had some guys that are banged up and had limited work together, and unfortunately it showed on Saturday up front.”

A turning point in the game occurred within the final 30 seconds of the first half. The Huskies capped off a 10-play, 72-yard drive with a touchdown to extend their lead to 17-7 with 22 seconds remaining in the second quarter, but then recovered the kickoff because of muffed coverage by Hillsdale’s special teams unit.

Two plays later, the Huskies added another touchdown and headed into the locker room with a 23-7 halftime lead. Overall, Michigan Tech possessed the ball for more than 41 minutes to Hillsdale’s less than 19

minutes.

“At a point, you can’t be out there 40 minutes,” Otterbein said. “We’ve gotta do a better job on offense of holding onto the ball and not creating bad field position for the defense. At a point, it just wears you down.”

The Chargers had a couple of flashy performances on the defensive side of the ball, led by sophomore defensive back Zach Herzog’s 20 total tackles. His performance earned him the G-MAC Defensive Player of the Week Award.

Senior defensive back Drake Temple intercepted two passes, one in the end zone, to slow the Huskies’ passing attack. The Chargers forced four turnovers in total, but Michigan Tech put together enough quality scoring drives to create distance from Hillsdale on the scoreboard.

“It just seemed all day long, any time we tried to get some momentum going, it disappeared really fast,” Otterbein said.

The Chargers travel to play the University of Indianapolis on Saturday at 6 p.m.

Although Hillsdale’s week one loss has dropped the team from the NCAA Division II national rankings, the Greyhounds (1-0) remain in the top 25 at no. 15.

Hillsdale lost to Indianapolis, 34-24, in its final game of the 2018 regular season.

The Chargers last beat the Greyhounds in 2016, but haven’t won at Indianapolis since 2008.

“It’s a long season. I think we can be a good football team,” Otterbein said. We certainly didn’t play to the level we’ve got to. We’ve gotta get back to work and identify the mistakes and improve and put together a game plan and get ready to go down to Indy.”

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GDC will also be doing a By | Genevieve O’Gara GDC is coming as part of master class with Hillsdale’s Collegian Freelancer the Hillsdale College Profesdance students on Sept. 13.

Giordano Dance Chicago, sional Artist Series.

Phoebe Fink, a member one of America’s finest jazz Holly Hobbs, assistant pro- of Tower Dancers who is dance companies, will be fessor of dance at Hillsdale, minoring in dance, studied performing for the Hillsdale explained why she chose to the Giordano technique at the community Sept. 14 in Markel invite Giordano.

American Dance Association Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. The “The Professional Artists Conference last spring. Fink show will include two new Series at the college seeks to said she looks forward to works, “Flickers” by Marinda Davis and “Soul” by Ray Leeper, as well as other signature pieces.

GDC was founded over fifty years ago by Gus Giordano, a leader in developmental jazz dance, and creator of the Giordano technique — choreography highlighting strength, con- Giordano Dance Chicago is coming to perform in Hillsdale on Saturday evening. trol, and the Courtesy | Giordano Dance Chicago use of space — that is still practiced today. bring professional performing taking the master class with His daughter Nan Giordano artists to our population here GDC. assumed directorship of the at Hillsdale, so that we can “I’m excited to learn the company in 1983, and has have exposure to what profes- technique, but this time from helped her father’s vision of sionals in the field are doing, actual performers and compapassionate, inspiring dance and what a professional dance ny members,” Fink said. reach 27 countries, 46 states, tour looks like,” Hobbs said.

Audience members can

expect a highly energetic show performed to a variety of musical genres, Hobbs added.

In “Flickers” the dancers will form architectural structures. “Soul” will feature Tina Turner’s “Rollin’ in the River,” and dancers will come into the aisles, emphasizing the give and take of power between men and women.

“You’ll see the human body pushed to extremes, in a good way!” Hobbs said. “It will be an uplifting performance.”

Hobbs said GDC is a great dance performance to see if you have never attended a dance concert before.

“I think it will be a very enjoyable program. And I think it’s important as a part of a liberal arts education to have a variety of experiences, and I feel dance should be part of that,” Hobbs said.

Fink agreed.

“If you only go to once dance-related performance in your entire life, let it be this,” Fink said. “Seriously, it will be incredibly entertaining.”

Admission is free but tickets are required. To reserve tickets, contact boxoffice@ hillsdale.edu.

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The Weekly Culture Corner:

On the best salty snack By | Sofia Krusmark Assistant Editor

Late-night Kroger runs are sometimes ambiguous, but they don’t have to be anymore.

It’s salt galore in the snack aisle, and if you walk a little too far, you might miss the private selection ripple-cut kettle chips. From classic

sea salt and vinegar to a more adventurous General Tso’s chicken, they’ve got every chip flavor you could imagine.

I’ve tried them all, and though the Smoked Gouda and Garlic may have won my heart, at two bags for five dollars, it’s your turn to decide.

A thank you to silent artists Eat Local with Bon Appetit Tuesday On discovering and appreciating a rising musician By | Patricia Fernandez Collegian Freelancer Bon Appetit Management Company is hosting its annual Eat Local Challenge on Tuesday, Sept. 24, in the Knorr Family Dining Room.

William Persson, the marketing coordinator for Bon Appetit at Hillsdale College, said figuring out the menu is always more difficult than you think.

“It’s called a challenge for a reason, and the challenge is primarily sourcing different products to create the dish,” Persson said.

Since 1999, Bon Appetit has committed to sourcing at least 20% of the ingredients they use from local farmers. The challenge is an opportunity to showcase that commitment. It requires

chefs to make meals only with ingredients grown or produced within 150 miles of Hillsdale College, with the exception of salt — a challenge that the company has been doing nationwide since 2005.

The team first figures out what ingredients are available for use and then crafts the meals from the available options, according to Persson. The Passport station will contain a smoothie bar, Persson said, while Comforts will feature a sausage dish with spaetzle and local butter.

“I’m most excited to try different foods that are locally grown,” Abigail Yi, a freshman, said. “I think that would be really cool to get a change in what I’m eating and to think more about what is going on my plate.”

Danielle Lee, marketing assistant for Bon Appetit, said the Eat Local Challenge is an opportunity for students to appreciate the work that farmers do.

“The challenge helps people think deeper about where their food comes from and the hard labor put into growing produce,” Lee said.

“Just sparking that small awareness in people, I think, helps them appreciate the food that they eat.”

In addition to trying locally sourced foods, students will have the opportunity to meet and speak to local farmers Ezra and Mary Bertakis of Chef ’s Way Organic Farms, who will be in the dining hall next Tuesday during the event to share more about what they do.

Native American flute recital will include visual component, dynamics By | Alexa Robbins Collegian Freelancer Rich Illman, accompanied

by Hari Kern, will be coming to Hillsdale to perform a concert filled with various artistic dynamics, and go beyond the listening aspect of music by adding a visual component.

During the recital, Illman will perform music with a trumpet, Flugelhorn, and a Native American Flute. Kern will accompany him on the piano. Illman plans to provide viewers with a combination of live music and digital audio effects, to engage them to interact with the music in a new way, with the addition of sound and light.

Illman taught the trumpet at Michigan State University for 15 years, also teaching at the University of Kentucky, the University of Eastern Kentucky, Transylvania University and Asbury College.

Additionally, he was part of the Lansing Symphony Band, Millenium Brass, until he retired in 2016. Illman was also known for going to elementary schools and encouraging kids to get interested in music. He also co-authored a book, “Yoga for Musicians.”

Hari Kern was raised in Calgary, Alberta in Canada.

After learning piano at a young age, she played two concerts on piano for the

Chicago Symphony Orchestra at 14 years old. She studied at Chicago Musical College, Julliard’s Preparatory Schools, and Ithaca College, where she earned a bachelors’ of music in piano performance.

Through the years, Kern has given private lessons and done solo and chamber music performances. Kern and Illman used their experience teaching and performing music to present multimedia performances unlike anything most audiences have experienced.

The performance will take place at Hillsdale in the Conrad Recital Hall Friday Sept. 13 at 8 p.m.

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By | Sofia Krusmark From its opening notes, These moments that are Assistant Editor the song was an experience, a our greatest joys are the I couldn’t miss this concert. plucking ukulele juxtaposing composer’s motivation for Blanco White had become the the sound of an electric guitar the lonely hours with a pen hottest music celebrity on my and a softly shaking maraca. and a paper or in a recording list, and the three-and-a-halfThe lead singer’s voice moved studio, but they’re never there hour drive to Chicago wasn’t seamlessly over the instruto witness. a choice. ments.

I walked into Space Theatre I’ll explain.

When the song finished, in Chicago on Tuesday night It all started in a coffee I clicked another. And then for my first Blanco White conshop in Breckenridge this another. Violins, accordions, cert and smiled. It was darkly summer. Cell service was and flutes wove together to lit, 70 or so people scattered sparse where I was staying, create a unique folk sound through the room. To my left, so I whipped out my laptop with unmistakable Spanish bartenders entertained their for the important business— influence. guests, mixing drinks and finding the perfect dress for Blanco White: He wasn’t fa- handing out a good time. a wedding four months from mous. In fact, I’d never heard The familiar sounds slowly now. hit my Click, click, ears. Imclick. I was in my mediately, own little virtual I was carworld of cocktail ried back dresses. to the cozy Coffee shops mountain are known for town and mellow music. the coffee It’s even become shop. its own genre in I talked recent years. At to Blanco its worst, it’s the White background noise after the to a cappuccino show, and machine growling the band’s loudly. At its best, humility it’s tune you hum matched on the way to New artist Blanco White performs in Chicago on Thursday, its sound. your car.

September 10. Collegian | Sofia Krusmark They loved Click, click, what they click, I carried away. of him before. When I dug did, and maybe that’s why I But then a wave of sound deeper, I found he had only loved their music. I’d heard hit my ears. I couldn’t ignore 127 followers on Twitter, and the passion months earlier, in the tune that was filling the 6,000 views on one of his first the car. shop. The rumble of coffee Youtube videos. His music It was a celebration of the grounds became the mundane was incredible, but who was joy of simply making music. background music, the tune there to applaud?

So, to the artist who can’t headlining the stage.

Painters miss the gasps and fly out to his latest art exhibit, “Quick,” I said to my best silent tears of the viewers who thank you. To the musician friend, breaking away from walk past their work in an art who can’t sit in the backseat my computer screen. “We exhibit. Composers seldom of my jam-popping car ride, need to figure out the name of see the reactions of an audithank you. To the composer this song right now.” ence hearing their commiswho wasn’t a part of the audiLater, when we were sioned work for the first time. ence listening to the premiere driving home, an ideal situaMusic artists aren’t in the car of his piece, thank you tion for soft music and light with their listeners as they Our applause may be silent, conversation, I remembered smile at each other and click but we clap our hands nonethe song and pulled out my another song. And another. theless.

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New costume designer uses music to shape designs By | Elizabeth Bachmann Assistant Editor Floating in a sea of silks, petticoats, and bright scarlet swatches, a stack of renderings spread across her desk, Corinne Langford furiously pinned, stitched, and hemmed a royal green jerkin for the leading man in the Tower Player’s upcoming production of “The Merchant of Venice.”

“I am trying to capture the essence of a person in a costume,” she said.

Though Langford appears precisely at home in the basement of the Fine Arts Building, her position there is recent. Hillsdale’s Department of Theatre and Dance hired Langford as costume designer this semester to fill the hole left by Bryan Simmons, who retired to Arizona after 17 years of designing for the college’s theatre productions.

Langford speaks with passion about her role in the theatrical process.

“The goal of the costume designer is to let the audience know who that character is before they even open their mouth on stage. It’s not just throwing something on somebody,” Langford said.

“As people, we choose things for certain reasons. Maybe it makes us feel good about ourselves, maybe it has a certain style. As a costume designer, I get to do that for characters and concepts and try to convey those things. It is fun to come up with how to say those things about a character without actually saying them.”

Langford has a strong background in research design and a penchant for pastels.

Her early love for drawing and theatre led her to pursue a masters’ of design from the University of Memphis.

After graduating she stayed in the area, designing for small shows, operas, and any other opportunity presented to her.

A breakthrough moment in her young career, in which she first discovered her own designs to be “real impressive,” was when she costumed a production of Moliere’s “Learned Ladies.”

“I had to make big Rococo gowns for it, so like 18th century, pastel colors, giant gowns, and that was a complete draping project,” Langford said, referring to the process of arranging each piece of fabric by hand to create the voluminous skirts of the period. “No patterns existed; the patterns were made based on the measurements.

That was the first time I made something that big and that serious, and I thought it came

izing in wigs, and people specializing in hats, and some have costume designers that are good at French neoclassical, and some that are really good at stylized drama,” Brandon said. “Here, Corinne has to do all of that. She is the one voice.”

With that responsibility comes certain limitations.

Naturally a perfectionist, Langford prefers to craft each costume from scratch, but with little staff or time, that is impossible.

“If I have six months to do a show, I can make everything myself, and it would be perfect and beautiful and everything I wanted,” Langford said. “But if I have a month

“The goal of the costume designer is to let the audience know who that character is before they even open their mouth.” out really well.”

James Brandon, chairman of theatre and dance, said that he is excited to welcome Langford to the theater team after a rigorous application process, both because of her skills with the needle and her fresh vision. After working with Simmons for the last 17 years, Brandon said, it will be both reinvigorating and challenging to learn how to communicate and work with a new designer.

Brandon also said Langford has a lot of power to influence the design process.

“In a professional costume shop, you have designers, you have drapers, people working on stitching, people special-

to do it then I have to use a couple things from stock and really make it count for the main characters.”

Langford admitted to watching most of her shows

for the first time with an eye to what she could have done if she had more time and help.

One of her few assistants, Lilian Schmitz, a senior pursuing a career in ballet design, said she wants to learn as much as she can from Langford before graduating.

“Corinne has an incredibly calming effect on the costume shop. As the season picks up, things can get hectic with the work and sewing piling up,” Schmitz said, “But with my limited experience working with Corinne so far, she’s pretty laid back while at the same time staying on top of everything and ensuring that things are done at a high level of excellence.”

Though her job is inherently creative, Langford has developed a practical process to accomplish a lot with only a little bit of time and help.

She begins her design process with music, creating a playlist for each show or character that inspires her to connect with the emotions, colors, and textures that she wants to incorporate into the costume. Langford admits that it’s “a little weird,” but that the process helps her commune with her inner genius.

From there, she creates a Pinterest board with applicable images, winnowing them down until she develops a clear image of the costume.

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Langford said she creates a playlist for each show or character that inspires her. Elizabeth Bachmann | Collegian

part: rendering.

“Now renderings I have down to a science,” Langford said. “I can do a rendering in an hour from start to finish.

That includes coming up with the ideas and sitting down and actually drawing it. But that is just because I have been doing it forever.”

Finally, she builds the costume. An entire period dress with a skirt, overskirt, corset, and slash and puff sleeves — like the one she designed

for Narissa in Tower Player’s production of “Merchant of Venice” — is a simple days work for Langford.

As difficult as it is to meet her own high expectations, Langford said that she still appreciates sitting in a dark theater to enjoy the final product.

“I enjoy seeing how if we work really well together collaboratively, then everything is going to tie in together,” she said.

Hillsdale students went to Stratford, Canada last week to compare six theatre productions.

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Rough Draft hosts non-student artist

By | Gladys Oster Collegian Reporter Friday nights at Rough Draft are about coffee, conversation, and if you’re lucky, live music. This past Friday students and locals enjoyed the music of indie folk singer Two-Faced Wilson, a solo artist on a “mini tour” around the Midwest.

From 8 to 10 p.m. TwoFaced Wilson performed original songs and various covers while customers worked on homework, chatted with friends, and played board games. In between songs, he engaged with the audience and answered their questions.

solo music performances in 2014.

“I’ve always enjoyed music,” Droscha said. “As soon as I could play a chord I started writing my own songs.”

Droscha described how his music is influenced by his Midwestern roots.

“My inspiration for my songs are everyday moments, everyday things that speak to bigger things. I like to make stories connect. I like remembering where I came from,” Droscha said.

Junior Gilliane Jordan, who attended his event at Rough Draft, said she enjoyed Droscha’s performance.

Two-Faced Wilson performed at Rough Draft last Friday.

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“I loved his chill vibes,” Kelsey Lantis ’17 said. “I was still able to do homework while also being engaged with his music. His original music was really cool and calming, perfect to listen to on a Friday night.”

Two-Faced Wilson is the solo project of singer Adam Droscha. A native of Charlotte, Michigan, Droscha describes his music as “Americana/indie folk-rock and riff-driven blues rock ‘n’ roll mixed with British pop rock.” He said he writes songs inspired by the Midwest, and about beauty in the ordinary things.

After several years of leading both secular and church bands, Droscha chose to transition into

“Live coffee shop music is really big in my hometown, so I felt very at home listening to his music,” Jordan said.

In his spare time, Droscha works as a freelance writer and reporter, but hopes to transition into more Christian-based media in the future. In the meantime, his “Midwest Mini Tour” stops include Michigan, Wisconsin, and Indiana over the next few days.

“Why do you call yourself Two-Faced Wilson?” Senior Jillian Reigle ‘20 asked, as Droscha was closing out his set at the end of the night.

“Everybody always asks that,” Droscha said. “Honestly it’s just easier to spell than my last name.”

Theatre department visits Canada, sees six plays By | Julia Mullins City News Editor

Few theaters around the world offer productions of obscure plays like Shakespeare’s, “Henry VIII” and Gotthold Ephraim Lessing’s, “Nathan the Wise.” A group of Hillsdale College students and faculty, however, had the rare opportunity to watch professional productions of both of these plays at the Stratford Musical Festival in Ontario, Canada this past weekend.

Chairman and Professor of Theatre and Dance James Brandon said groups from Hillsdale College have attended the festival for the last 30 or 40 years. After 15 years of attending with Hillsdale, Brandon said Stratford offers students an opportunity to learn from professionals actors at the highest level.

“Our theatre department aspires to be like the Stratford Festival, in that we both produce a lot of classical works with an emphasis on Shakespeare. But we’re also not afraid to do newer, more experimental works,” Brandon said. “In our educational aspirations, we look to emulate the things that Stratford does.

And we’re not slavishly following them, but we do take a great deal of inspiration from them.”

The Stratford Theatre Festival originally began as a Shakespeare festival and has evolved into North America’s largest theatre festival. The company produces and runs shows through its regular season, beginning in April and ending in October.

Assistant Professor of

Theatre Christopher Matsos said the town of Stratford is centered around the festival.

“Pretty much everything in the town is geared toward it,” Matsos said. “All of the restaurants know to get your food out on time because they know you have to get to a show.”

This year, students had the opportunity to watch six performances over the course of four days. Brandon said that the festival experience is unique because it helps students naturally compare all of the performances they watch. When students watch a play on its own, they generally have a positive experience.

But when students watch several shows in a row, they get a better idea of what they truly liked or didn’t like about specific performances.

“It’s great to see students react to both good and what they perceive as bad theatre,” Brandon said. “Your festival experience can really alter the way you see a certain play, and I try to teach that as much as possible.”

Senior theatre and art major Emma Trist said she enjoyed the performance of Nöel Coward’s “Private Lives,” but her favorite script came from “Nathan the Wise.” Trist also attended the festival last year and said she’s never seen a better opportunity for college students to watch several professional shows in a limited number of days.

“It’s nice to see a high-caliber of acting from a company that has so many resources to put toward their shows and then be able to gauge and to

see what you can live up to,” Trist said. “That’s what we’re striving for in our own productions.”

Trist said she will be working in the scene shop and also designing Hillsdale College’s upcoming production of “The Merchant of Venice” by Shakespeare. Designing a play, she added, involves working with all of the directors and other designers to come up with the set of the play.

“You decide what goes on stage that the actors get to interact with,” Trist said.

“For the scene shop, once the designer gives this stuff to the director, the technical director makes the shop drawings, and that’s what the scene shop receives, and that’s what they build from.”

Matsos echoed Trist and said he enjoyed the festival’s adaptation of “Nathan the Wise” because the play is rarely produced.

“It was beautiful,” Matsos said. “It’s a drama about the convergence of three major world religions upon Jerusalem in the Middle Ages.

And it’s interesting to see the profound connections that it has to the world today.”

Brandon said he was most impressed by “Private Lives.”

“It was absolutely delightful,” Brandon said. “There was not a flaw in that production.

It’s a straightforward comedy, and they did it that way.”

The group also watched Shakespeare’s, “Merry Wives of Windsor” which Brandon said took a different approach by setting it in Stratford in the 1950s.

Junior theatre major

Trenton Olds attended the festival last year and said the trip gives theatre students an opportunity to step outside of the “Hillsdale bubble” and receive inspiration from professional actors. His favorite performance this year was “Little Shop of Horrors,” the musical.

“The spectacle and the energy that the cast gave to the audience was incredible,” Olds said.

Olds said he will be playing the role of Teddy Brewster in Hillsdale College’s production of “Arsenic and Old Lace” and hopes to be a theatre teacher in the future.

Upon reflecting on the trip, Matsos added that he was most surprised by the festival’s production of Shakespeare’s “Othello” due to the play’s set.

“There were these projections on the background, it was just a plain wall. But they projected all of the backgrounds, and they were animated, so when they needed to be entering a house, for example, you would see pencil lines materialize on the wall in an animated fashion.”

After attending the festival, Matsos said he enjoys being present with students when they expand their perspectives on the world through theatrical performances. He said his experience in Stratford gave him inspiration and renewal as a professor to come back to Hillsdale and teach students more about plays.

“A lot of the values that Hillsdale espouses are represented in the trip and in this festival,” Matsos said. “It’s a very edifying experience.”

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project to complete, and I knew I could count on a job well done. His charismatic demeanor and marketing chops will serve him well in a position that’s such a perfect fit.”

After graduating, Strehle stayed on with the school’s marketing team until sending his resume to Coldwater for its new position.

He now oversees the marketing for Coldwater as well as the board of public utilities.

“My responsibilities are fifty-fifty between the city and the public utility board,” Strehle said. “I oversee all the different social media platforms as well as plan and organize city events.”

Beyond events and social media, Strehle is in charge

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of press releases and design work for the two agencies.

Professor of English Kelly Scott Franklin taught many of the classes Strehle took for his major.

“I had Dylan Strehle as a student almost every semester he was here at Hillsdale. I’m going to miss him,” Franklin said. “He and I bonded over our love of Ray Bradbury and H.P. Lovecraft, and I loved the production of ‘Harvey’ in which he starred.”

Franklin is excited to see how Strehle will bring his skills to the city of Coldwater.

“This is the perpetual sadness of a professor’s life,” Franklin said. “You come to know and love your students, and in a couple of years, they move on to bigger and better things.”

The Collegian published a cartoon UFO in its April 10, 1997 edition. Collegian Archives.

Historic Hysteria:

UFO spotted in arboretum By | Callie Shinkle Columnist Due to a tough Hillsdale academic schedule, I realized I won’t be able to attend the upcoming rush of Area 51.

Instead of falling into a pit of alien-absent devastation, I decided to see if Hillsdale had an Area 51 or at least an area of alien activity of its own.

Sure enough, the Collegian Archives provided me with yet another incredible story.

In March 1966, there was a UFO sighting in Hillsdale College’s arboretum.

A dramatic rendition of the sighting was written

by Gidget Kohn and later republished in The Collegian on April 10, 1997.

The story begins, “UFO! The scream echoed down the hall of the second floor east wing of the New Women’s Dorm.”

This better not be clickbait, or if we were to speak in the lingo of the day, buy-this-newspaper bait.

The story continued, “I ran to my window and there it was, radiating intense silver-white light and heading directly for the dorm. A brief flash of lighting illuminated it for just a second and in that moment I saw what appeared to be a squashed football or basketball.”

Students praying for an excuse to stop studying have never had such a perfect answer to their intercessions.

The author then made this observation: the light “started to flash red then white, or so it appeared to my startled eyes. After about the third series of flashes, I realized that it wasn’t really flashing at all but that the light was increasing in intensity so quickly that it appeared to be doing so.”

Then the author said, “At this point I called Civil

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heritage,” bringing some of the “great minds and personalities of our time” right to Hillsdale’s campus.

But Roche didn’t create the CCA just for students.

The students took the CCAs for credit, but this was the college’s first time designing a program that was required for students and also open to the public.

According to Public Service Librarian Linda Moore, students were all initially required to take four CCA lecture series during their time at Hillsdale, but due to the expansion of the core and degree requirements, the CCA requirement dropped down to two credit hours and is now one hour.

“Lots of donors do like to hear what’s being said on campus,” Moore said. “You want to have people know about the college and you want people

Defense.”

Well that escalated quickly.

Our author soon turned into quite the investigator.

She wrote, “I went down to Pinky Poffenberger’s room to get her story since she said she had seen it when it first approached.”

Come on. The author’s name is Gidget and the number one witness is Pinky? This story is not doing favors for the credibility of aliens.

Pinky reported that “She had been sitting on her bed watching the lightning since about 10 o’clock. At

The girls went to the arboretum to get a closer look.

Gidget reported, “It is not really necessary to describe all the movements. Let us suffice to say that it moved like nothing earthly.”

Breathtaking.

Gidget concluded, “Finally I saw it disappear. I had gotten out of bed again at about 5:10 a.m. and as I watched it move from the northeast to almost due east and then get smaller and smaller until it completely disappeared. It never came back in the half hour longer that I watched.”

On January 29, 1981 The

“I ran to my window and there it was, radiating intense silver-white light and heading directly for the dorm. A brief flash of lighting illuminated it for just a second and in that moment I saw what appeared to be a squashed football or basketball.” approximately 10:25 she saw these blinking lights outside, northeast of the Arb ... She screamed for her roommate Sam who came running in as did a number of other girls.

They had all seen it…”

If you thought that I added that second ellipses, I did not. The testimony just ominously drains away. to know about the philosophy of the college.”

Just 10 years after the first CCA lectures, Roche introduced another new leadership program: the Shavano Institute for National Leadership.

SINL expanded the achievement of the CCA program and shared a parallel mission but on a separate track.

While the CCA program was designed to attract students and guests to Hillsdale College, Shavano was designed to share the mission of Hillsdale College with those who live farther away, bringing “a greater appeal to a large section of America,” according to a 1981 issue of The Collegian.

The college originally established NLS in Colorado Springs, named after Mount Shavano. But only four years later, the college brought the program back to campus because of its large success.

The goal was to integrate the program with the CCAs, and

Collegian published a more objective account of the extraterrestrial visitation, writing, “The event received immediate attention from the national media and appeared in The New York Times, Newsweek, Time, U.S. New and World Report.”

The article continued, “The U.S. Air Force, who at as a result of its relocation, SINL would hold “a series of seminars on campus and around the country” in order to enlarge the already increasing national following, according to a 1985 edition of The Collegian.

The change in location also brought a change of name. Around the time Roche retired, the program became known as the National Leadership Seminar. NLS presents around the nation, expanding upon SINL. The first seminar began with 200 attendees, but since then, more than 20,000 individuals have attended the program. In a 1981 edition of The Collegian, Peter Neidbala ’82 said that the CCA was meant to “develop broad understanding of conservative thought,” and both the CCAs and the NLS continue to curate a space for these ideals.

Both of these programs were considered by many as radical institutions for their

the time maintained ‘Project Blue Book,’ a special agency to investigate UFO sightings, sent the famous Astro-Physicist Dr. J. Allen Hynek to investigate.”

The Collegian reported the findings of the investigation, writing, “The official press release first made the statement that ‘…in Hillsdale, over and above the sincere and honest reporting by young ladies at Hillsdale College, certain young men have played pranks with flares.”

That is not a good look for Gidget and Pinky.

A second report was later released, and The Collegian wrote, “The report stated that what the girls saw was actually marsh gas which was produced by the swamp in the Arboretum.”

Ok, secondary explanations that are extremely vague and don’t quite make sense? It turns out that aliens are real after all.

The author of the article appeared to agree with me, writing, “There was much speculation that Hynek had meant this verdict as a mere suggestion and not a final decision. There were even reports, like that of Mort Young in the New York Journal-American, which stated that Hynek had even been tempted to leave Project Blue Book because the Air Force had forced him to issue the explanation concerning marsh gas.”

And the conspiracy theory thickens.

If the aliens that visited Hillsdale way back in 1966 are still alive (real question here: what is the life-span of an alien?) and are reading my column (I’d like to think they take a peek at The Collegian every so often, even if just to commemorate their good old days), please come back to Hillsdale and visit us. time as they attempted not only “a new academic departure, but a defense of traditional values in an age which is moving in the opposite direction” according to the Alumni Magazine in 1971.

In a 1972 edition of the Hillsdale Alumni Magazine, Bruce Oyen, former magazine editor, said this project is undoubtedly “an ambitious one.”

“The talent, support, and leadership for it exist,” Oyen said, “And Hillsdale College with its long record of independence is the proper academic setting.”

While there are many college lecture series around the country, current Director of CCAs Matt Bell said, “the Hillsdale College CCA program is unique, not only because of its size and history, but also — and most importantly — because it continues to be guided by the original 1844 mission of the College.”

“Green is the New Black.” is on Radio Free Hillsdale.

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Green is the new black.

By | S. Nathaniel Grime Sports Editor William Persson, marketing coordinator for Bon Appetit, and junior Danielle Lee, marketing assistant for the school’s food provider, have teamed up for a weekly radio show to air on Radio Free Hillsdale. “Green Is the New Black” will be on the college’s radio station on Thursdays at 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

The show aims to discuss aspects of wellness and healthy living people normally don’t focus on.

Lee and Persson hope to broaden the public’s perspective when they consider a food provider’s attempts to encourage healthy eating and living.

“It’s really just to have a different way to bring information about wellness and sustainability to students, and ideally around the country eventually,” Persson said.

Lee hosts the show, and she and Persson discuss trendy diets like keto and carnivore. Lee said the show’s topics will strategically coincide with certain times during the school year. Committing to healthy habits that include dieting are common at the beginning of semesters, and things like regular sleep schedules and stress eating coincide with exam season.

“People overlook wellness a lot. They regard it as a kind of weakness,” Lee said. ”But just to take a minute to step back is good for you, because you do need a healthy body and healthy mindset to function well.”

The show has already reached beyond Hillsdale as listeners connect with the show on social media. Bon Appetit’s official Twitter account even retweeted its first episode. But at Hillsdale, Persson said the show has a particular purpose.

“Hillsdale students like having a dialogue about different topics,” Persson said. “Instead of just giving information, it’s an effort to start a conversation.”

While most students know Bon Appetit foremost for its food service, its management emphasizes a wide lifestyle brand centered on wellness, which is what “Green Is the New Black” will highlight.

Junior Emma Noverr has become a devoted listener to the “Green is the New Black.”

“I love listening to their podcast as a break from homework and a stress reliever. I care about wellness because it’s the foundation that I build the rest of my life on,” Noverr said. “If I don’t feel like I’m living well or healthy, other areas of like my academics and social life suffer.”

Topics will include human trafficking, eating local, organic farming, and more. Lee and Persson plan to have guests who are experts on particular topics to provide insight throughout the semester.

“The goal is to get more ‘why’ answers [from our guests],” Persson said. “I can give the rational answers on why we’ve decided to commit to doing something, but they provide the human component.”

Ultimately, the show hopes to connect all of its topics to create a better understanding of what it means to live a life of wellness and why that lifestyle is worth it.

“With health and wellness, there’s spiritual, bodily, and mental, and all of these things are coming together to form a ‘well’ human being. Being well, there’s something behind it,” Persson said. “The reason why we would say it’s important is it’s going to be conducive to you living a

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Jenn Hatfield’s favorite part of the pet shop is spending time with the animals and getting to know them better.

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Hillsdale’s Nature’s Call Pet Shop home to uncommon animals By | Reagan Gensiejewski Collegian Reporter Strolling along Howell Street in downtown Hillsdale, the casual observer might miss the small, wooden sign with green and white paint that reads, “Nature’s Call Pet Shop.” Those who enter, however, will experience the pet shop’s unique atmosphere made possible by the owner, John Hatfield.

Upon entering “Nature’s Call Pet Shop,” customers meet animals they wouldn’t typically find. A parrot and an iguana roam freely, greeting customers as they enter. Fish tanks line the walls in varying shades of blue. Across the aisle, rats, hamsters, and snakes scurry and slither around their cages, and Rolo, a friendly rabbit, hops curiously around customers’ feet.

Hillsdale’s pet shop started almost seven years ago when Hatfield decided that the town deserved a pet shop done differently. Since its inception, Hatfield staffed the shop with a knowledgable team who can inform customers of the needs and characteristics of their animal. This includes matching people with the animal that would best fit them and their lifestyle.

Caring for animals was a

hobby of Hatfield’s as a child, and it grew into a career when he began to help a friend out with his pet shop. That is where he learned most about how to care for animals and realized his passion for tending to animals and placing

said, and provides detailed guidelines about long-term care for animals.

“It is better for them to know now than to figure out down the road,” Hatfield said.

He displays his passion for his customers and animals

“Across the aisle, rats, hamsters, and snakes scurry and slither around their cages, and Rolo, a friendly rabbit, hops curiously around customer’s feet.” them in good homes. After his friend’s pet shop closed, Hatfield wanted to open one of his own. Born and raised in Hillsdale, he chose to open the store where his passion all began.

Hatfield is as up front as possible with customers, he

alike through how seriously he takes his job.

“I have lives depending on me,” he said as he cleaned a fish tank.

Jenn Hatfield, John’s wife, has worked alongside him for seven years. She and her husband make a great team, she

said, because they communicate with each other so well.

“John is caring. That is the biggest one. He is very helpful. He very much likes to make sure that everyone is educated on what they are taking home with them,” Jenn Hatfield said.

Junior Emma Johnson recently explored the store for the first time and said she was fascinated by the shop and its admirable owners.

“I talked to Jenn and she was telling me about the bearded dragons they had,” Johnson said. “She told me how sometimes the lizards will either wave or fan out their beards to each other. I just thought it was really interesting hearing about them.”

Some Hillsdale community animal lovers agree that the store is captivating, but recognize it’s a pet shop with a mission: to inform to its customers so that they may have the best experience.

Jenn Hatfield emphasized that the shop focuses on informing customers of all the animal needs, maybe more than other pet providers like Walmart.

“It is important to have a good experience here, but it is more important to be able to go home and enjoy what you got,” Jenn Hatfield said. “That

Dylan Strehle ’19 was hired as marketing coordinator for the city of Coldwater after working for Hillsdale College’s marketing department.

Strehle decided to stay local by accepting the position for Coldwater. Strehle said he is already using skills he learned from inside and outside the classroom, including his involvement in the theatre and music departments at Hillsdale.

Reflecting on his path to his current position, Strehle credits the Hillsdale College marketing department with giving him a leg up in the job market.

“The summer after my junior year, I was fortunate enough to become a social media intern for the college,” Strehle said.

After the summer internship, Strehle was promoted to digital marketing intern and oversaw many different projects including web design and email campaigns for various college fundraisers and events.

From studying marketing techniques in the classroom to gaining real-world experience working for the school, Strehle learned the skills for his career during his time as a student.

“I am completely Hills-

dale-educated,” Strehle said with a laugh. “I even learned how to do my job there.”

Strehle, originally from Snohomish, Washington, works far from where he was raised. But he was able to find a home in Hillsdale where he studied English with a minor in marketing.

Strehle also found time between working for the marketing department to make his mark on the college’s theatre and music departments. Most recently, he starred in the Tower Players production of “Harvey.”

He was also heavily involved in Phi Mu Alpha, one of the music fraternities on campus.

“As Vice President of Phi Mu Alpha, he helped his twin brother Shad Strehle lead the fraternity to a highly successful year,” Joshua Liebhauser, project manager for Hillsdale’s marketing department, said in an email.

Liebhauser supervised many of the projects Strehle completed during his internships.

“Dylan will excel in his new position with the city of Coldwater,” Liebhauser wrote. “I always appreciated his innovative ideas and reliability. Any time, I could give him a time-sensitive

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quently travels between his two homes.

He retired from life in the land down under a few years after he married his American wife. She was a schoolteacher in Australia when she met Bob and the two married, but they moved to America when she grew homesick.

Bob said he does not prefer life in one place over another.

“I love living in Australia and I love living in Hillsdale, so whenever I’m in Australia I miss Hillsdale and whenever I’m in Hillsdale I miss Australia,” he said.

One thing Bob is sure about is how much he enjoys bartending for the CCAs. What makes the events special among the college’s other events, he said, is the opportunity to get to know people.

“To be honest, I don’t remember most of their names, but I remember what they’re drinking,” he said.

He has a reputation among many for remembering peoples’ drink order, despite how well-attended the CCA is. Director of Marketing for Hillsdale’s Bon Appetit Management Company Anna Harutunian has observed many of his interactions.

“Bob has made good connections with people attending the CCAs,” she said. “He knows most peoples’ drink orders and begins making them for people before they even place their order.”

When asked about this skill, Bob humbly replied, “I don’t know what it is, I think it’s just a bartender thing.”

Bob said he has no crazy stories from any CCA as they all go smoothly for him. He performs his job and enjoys what he does.

“He is an example to all those who wish to perform their duties well,” Bell said.

As long as Bob continues to bartend for Hillsdale, it’s safe to say that the drinks of those attending the CCAs will be in good hands.

J. Peter Grace, chairman of Citizens Against Government Waste, spoke at a Shavano conference in 1990. Collegian Archives

Strehle ’19 markets for Coldwater By | Ben Wilson Collegian Reporter

By | Callie Shinkle Columnist At the Center for Constructive Alternative lectures, Hillsdale students engage in vigorous note-taking while learning from renowned speakers. For many returning CCA guests, however, the most memorable face is that of ‘bartender Bob.’ Australia native Miroslaw Nej, who goes by Bob because of its simpler pronunciation, has been bartending at Hillsdale College for longer than the Searle Center has existed.

He first connected with Hillsdale around 2007 during his wife’s tenure as the executive assistant for John Cervini, vice president for Institutional Advancement.

The college needed a bartender for an event and, because of his experience as a part-time bartender at a restaurant downtown, his wife recommended him for the job.

Bob said after that first event, he just kept coming back.

“I’ve worked CCAs, I’ve worked homecoming,” he said. “I’ve worked deck parties at John Cervini’s house.

I’ve worked parents weekend. I work wherever they need me.”

Once Saga Food Service got its liquor license, it encouraged Bob to fill out an application with the college’s catering company.

Seven years later, when Bon Appetit took over Hillsdale’s food services, Bob began working with them.

Hillsdale College Director of Programs for External Affairs Matt Bell said Bob has been tireless in his efforts to deliver excellent bar service at CCAs and other events.

“Bob has been a mainstay of college program hospitality for many years,” he said.

“I hope he never decides to take his permanent trip to Australia.”

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Alternatives advancing values since ’80s By | Hannah Cote Collegian Freelancer As this week’s Center for Constructive Alternatives lecture series comes to a close, the CCA turns 47 years old.

Twice a semester, Hillsdale College hosts the CCA lectures. Each program consists of a four- to five-day lecture

series during which experts speak on topics ranging from economics and humanities to government structures, current events, and films.

In a December 1971 interview, George Roche III, the eleventh president of Hillsdale College, told Hillsdale’s Alumni Magazine about his plans

for the new CCA program.

The CCA launched in the fall of 1972.

In designing the CCA, Roche set big goals for the college’s position in both educating and leading the students.

According to Don Houghton, who interviewed Roche for the Alumni Magazine, the

CCAs “forecast a fresh and vigorous program designed to advance the college still further in its singular role of leadership, citizenship, responsibility, and faith in our American

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