The Hillsdale Collegian 11.14.19 by The Hillsdale Collegian

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Vol. 143 Issue 11- November 14, 2019

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Naumann receives Daugherty award at fall convocation By | Nolan Ryan Editor-in-Chief

Christ Chapel was set to hold a convocation for the first time, as faculty, students, and others prepared to honor academic achievement as well as several special guests on Thursday. The all-school average GPA for the 2019 spring semester was 3.399. The all-women’s GPA was 3.486, while the all-men’s was 3.317. Pi Beta Phi earned the Greek scholarship cup for sororities with a 3.520 GPA, while Alpha Tau Omega won for the fraternities, with a 3.302 GPA. Assistant Professor of German Stephen Naumann was chosen to receive the Daugherty Award for Teaching Excellence at the event. “Dr. Naumann has consistently demonstrated the features of teaching excellence that the Daugherty Award was created to celebrate,” Dean of Faculty and Professor of History Mark Kalthoff

said in an email. “Those features include outstanding classroom teaching, conscientious student advising, notable collegiality, rigorous scholarship, and engagement in campus life beyond the classroom. Dr. Naumann’s excellence has been clear in all of these areas.” Guests invited to the ceremony included local business leaders and the women commissioners, as well as contractors who worked on the chapel and chief architect Duncan Stroik and his wife, Ruth. The main scheduled speaker was Michael Ward, senior research fellow at Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford. Ward delivered the college’s commencement address in 2015 and participated in the college’s online course on C.S. Lewis. He is the author of “Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis” and serves as professor of apologetics at Houston Baptist University.

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Marijuana one year later

Players huddle before the game. Courtesy | Carson McNellie

Despite state legalization, college policy remains

Volleyball clinches top spot in conference tourney By | Liam Bredburg Assistant Editor After standing tied for first inAfter standing tied for first in the G-MAC for the majority of the season, the Hillsdale College Chargers cemented their status as first in the conference and as top contenders for the conference championship in two weeks. The Chargers delivered an impressive 3-0 win on Friday over the Walsh University Cavaliers, who were undefeated in the conference until this point in the season, and a powerful 3-1 win over the Malone Pioneers on Saturday. The Chargers continued their in-conference win streak with the two weekend wins and now sit at 50 conference games in a row without a loss. Junior Allyssa Van Wienen was awarded her sixth G-MAC Offensive Player of the Week award for her stellar performance in two weekend games. Van Wienen is the only player in school history to be awarded player of the week six times in a season, breaking the record of five previously set in 2011 by Ashlee Crowder. Van Wienen averaged a .543 hitting percentage and 4.0 kills per set over the weekend. In a Friday matchup between the two undefeated teams, the Chargers won with set scores of 25-18, 25-13, and 25-15, respectively. Follow @HDaleCollegian

Sophomore Karoline Shelton performed extremely well on both sides of the ball finishing the match with 15 kills, a .500 hitting percentage, 10 digs, and two block assists. Her 15 kills were the most on the team. Junior Allyssa Van Wienen finished with 12 kills and a .500 hitting percentage contributing greatly to an unstoppable Hillsdale offense. The Chargers offense put up an impressive .378 hitting percentage as a team while committing only eight hitting errors. Junior Lindsay Mertz put together a strong performance on the defense and offense with 37 assists, four digs, and three kills. Sophomore Maggie DePorre had nine kills and two digs in the match. Senior Taylor Wiese had 15 digs and an ace in the match. After winning the match, the Chargers raised their record to 20-3 overall and 9-0 in the G-MAC. Hillsdale remains just outside of the top-10 teams in the country remaining in the number 11 spot for the second week in a row. Head coach Chris Gravel credited the win in part to the Charger offense and the blockers, saying,“This past weekend the team set goals to challenge Walsh on their serve receive in order to get the team out of system, and the blockers worked on shutting down their middle and out-

side attacks.” The Chargers remained at home on Saturday for a Senior Night in which they played the Malone Pioneers, defeating the team in 3-1. The win came with set scores of 25-22, 20-25, 25-20, and 25-19. Senior Dani Jones set a career high for kills in a match with 11 kills in the match. Van Wienen led the Chargers with 16 kills and had a .556 hitting percentage, with three digs and five total blocks. Mertz had 37 assists in the game. Wiese led the defense with 20 digs and two service aces. The Chargers finished the weekend with a 21-3 overall record and lifted their record in the G-MAC to 10-0. “We can accomplish anything together if we have the heart and will,” freshman Audrey Riley said. “I definitely don’t think about it when we play our opponents though. In the end, rankings do not mean much. It is how well we perform and how hard we work.” Hillsdale will play their last two conference games of the season this weekend versus Ursuline and Lake Erie before beginning the G-MAC tournament next week. “I am confident that if the team continues to challenge themselves mentally and physically in the upcoming weeks, we will see ourselves grow and accomplish the goals we set out for ourselves” Gravel said.

By | Cal Abbo Assistant Editor A year after Michigan voters approved a ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana use for individuals over the age of 21, Hillsdale College has neither changed its policies nor has it seen more usage among students, according to Dean of Men Aaron Petersen.“Drugs can be a dangerous threat to our mission of developing the minds and improving the hearts of students,” he said. “We will continue to be on guard against anything that undermines our mission and purposes together.” Even before the vote, marijuana use among college students nationally was on the rise, according to a University of Michigan study released in 2018. It found that 43% of full-time college students ages 19-22 had used marijuana in the previous 12 months, up from 36% five years prior. Also, 24% of students reported using marijuana in the last 30 days, showing an increase of 5% since 2013. Last year, after the legalization of marijuana, Hillsdale’s administration decided to maintain a policy that bans students from “use, posses-

sion, distribution, or being in the presence of any amount of a controlled substance.” The federal government still defines marijuana as a controlled substance. College President Larry Arnn noted that even if the law changed at the federal level, the college would likely keep its current policy. Shortly after the ballot initiative passed, he told The Collegian there is “strong evidence that [marijuana] is bad for one and hurts one’s ability to think and work at a high level.” Petersen said the Dean’s office takes marijuana use very seriously. He emphasized the severity of the violation and said that students can be sent home and suspended if they are caught using it. Petersen added that his office is ready and equipped to help someone who comes up asking for help. “We’ve always worked with students who come to us,” he said. Scientists studying marijuana have noted that strains in 2019 are much more potent than those in decades past. This can cause serious problems for younger students who have little experience using marijuana. According to a study published in 2016 in a biology journal, Biologi-

cal Psychiatry, samples from 1995 contained an average of 4% THC, the psychoactive chemical found in marijuana. In 2014, the average THC content rose to 12%. Simultaneously, CBD levels, which help reduce the psychoactive effects of THC, plunged. This means the THC to CBD ratio exploded from 15:1 to 80:1 in just a couple decades. Police Chief Scott Hephner said he didn’t know what to expect when the ballot initiative passed, but, according to him, marijuana use has not become an issue for the community. Michigan’s ballot initiative left some room for municipalities to pass ordinances re-regulating marijuana. In December 2018, just after legalization, Hillsdale’s city council voted to prohibit stores that sell marijuana from operating within city limits. Hephner said the city made a good decision when it voted not to allow retail establishments to distribute marijuana.

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Radio alumnus takes third in national award By | Nolan Ryan Editor-in-Chief

A recent graduate from Hillsdale brought home an award from College Broadcasters, Inc. this month. Shadrach Strehle ’19 took third place in CBI’s Best Special Broadcasts (Audio) category for his 10-minute radio drama episode titled “Patmos, Wisconsin.” Strehle’s work — one of four finalists nominated earlier this year — focuses on a cop in the small town of Patmos, Wisconsin, a fictional location created by Strehle. “It was a final project for the advanced radio production class. We were tasked with putting together a radio

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project drama,” Strehle said. “I thought about a couple different horror things, like things happening below the surface. If you’re driving through a country road and you see a barn, you have no idea what’s going on. Or in New York City, if you see a warehouse, what’s going on inside? The sense of paranoia and worry was what I was going for.” The pilot episode, which Strehle created for a class in his last semester at the college, follows the officer and his partner as they are called to a crime scene where a woman from California has been “ritualistically scarred,” Strehle said. The rest of the plot posits questions to the

mystery of how she came to be in Wisconsin and what happened to her. Strehle said the simple story of the episode was meant to emphasize, more than anything, the audio production. Strehle said he experimented with different audio techniques, especially soundscapes, a collection of sounds that creates an environment and setting for the listener. “I’m a huge fan of soundscapes, especially ones that illicit really strong horror elements. I don’t like watching it, but I like making it,” Strehle said. In one scene that Strehle

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The urn was unveiled in President Arnn’s Nicomachean Ethics class. Courtesy | Luke Swenson

Kochs present ancient Grecian urn to college By | Alex Nester Opinions Editor When students in Hillsdale College President Larry Arrn’s Nicomachean Ethics course walked into Broadlawn for class last Monday, they had no idea they’d get to see an artifact most would only see behind plexiglass at a museum — one from the time of Aristotle. Before the start of class, Arnn revealed to students and a few special guests a 2200-year-old Grecian urn, which President’s Club members Charles and Anne Koch donated to the college. “Chuck does sweet things. He thinks it’s beautiful and he wants us to have it,” Arnn said. The Kochs, who live in Florida, have been friends of the college since the late ’80s. Since then, they have donated financially to the college and the Barney Charter School Initiative and given gifts like a model fishing ship and black walnut wooden carvings of the four seasons for Hillsdale Academy. Their latest gift depicts the Greek god Dionysus, the god of wine, vegetation, festivity, and pleasure; a satyr, the lustful, drunken, half-horse-halfman figure of Greek mythology; and dancing maenads, Dionysus’ groupies. When Koch purchased

the urn from a friend and collector in Florida, he built a carrying crate and packaging for the artifact. He and his wife then drove the urn from their home in Citra, Florida to Hillsdale in an RV to keep it safe. He also asked a friend, who has a Ph.D. in ancient pottery, to confirm the urn’s authenticity. Alongside the Kochs, Arnn presented the urn to his class on Aristotle’s Ethics, which meets in the dining room of his home at Broadlawn. “It was really incredible to be able to see the history and literature that we learn at Hillsdale come together in a piece of art,” senior Ben Dietderich, who witnessed the unveiling, said. “It demonstrated in a physical sense the true beauty of our education.” Koch said he wanted to give the urn to Hillsdale because of what the school preserves and stands for. “I feel what the school is doing is very important to our society and our future society as we move forward,” Koch said. “I’m always looking for things that I can do to help along the way.” Koch, who is now retired, worked as a designer. His company designed the interiors of museums, public buildings, and corporate lobbies, as well as a few Association of Tennis Professionals facilities across the country. Koch said he looks at space dimension-

ally and thinks dimensional pieces have something to offer to students that’s different from 2D items like papers and books. “When I see a problem or situation where I would like to help the communication between students and professors, I see not so much in written books that are printed, but I’m looking for something dimensional to help bring the message to the students,” Koch said. “They were talking about Aristotle, and one of the things the professors like to talk about is our history and the start of the founding today.” As a future display place for the urn, Arnn said that the school is looking to build a storehouse for its collection of artifacts — including a collection of Winston Churchill’s letters, Sir Martin Gilbert’s papers, and a cross carved by artist Frederick Hart — in Hayden Park. Some of these artifacts would, Arnn said, be on display in the Dow Hotel once the building is renovated. “It was given to the school to be used as a visual teaching and communications device so that the professors for years to come can use it to talk about the daily life and times back then of what people were doing,” Koch said.

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Faculty panel discusses US legal drinking age By | Abby Liebing Associate Editor Humans have been imbibing since the beginning of civilization. But at what age is it appropriate to start drinking alcohol? On Nov. 6, Kelli Kazmier, assistant professor of Chemistry, Paul Moreno, professor of History, and Gary Wolfram, professor of Political Economy, were on a panel to discuss alcohol and the drinking age. Kazmier started the discussion by explaining the basic chemistry of alcohol and its effects on the body. Alcohol is classified as a drug in the sedative class since its main component is ethanol. Kazmier explained that it is easy for ethanol to enter the bloodstream from the stomach and intestines and from there cross the blood-brain barrier, which is why alcohol affects the human body and brain so quickly. “Within minutes of imbibing alcohol, you’ll feel an effect,” Kazmier said. As the human body metabolizes, the initial reaction is pleasurable and relaxing. But because the body goes through withdrawal so quickly, many people decide to keep consuming more alcohol to keep having the pleasurable experience. The more you consume, the more the negative effects begin to set in. “First thing to lose is decision making in your prefrontal cortex, then your motor, then your memory, then your breathing,” Kazmier said. Enough alcohol, especially over the long term, also affects the brain and memories. Sobriety can help, but chronic alcohol intake will damage the body and brain. In the first month of sobriety, there will be a lot of improvement, but after that things will remain about the same. “Our brain is not as resilient as our liver, but it is fairly resilient. So if you have suffered some negative effects due to alcohol, many of those will go away with sobriety, but not all,” Kazmier said. Young, adolescent brains appear to be more susceptible to these problems, Kazmier explained. Moderate to extreme consumption

can lead to brain shrinkage and learning and memory deficits can exist and persist, even in sobriety, in younger people. “What does seem to be the case is that learning and memory deficits can persist and are especially exacerbated in adolescence,” Kazmier said. “Adolescents also have a really bad combination: the positive pleasurable effects of alcohol tend to be turned up, and the negative, unpleasant effects that might get you to stop drinking, are turned down.” After Kazmier provided the foundational understanding of alcohol and the effects of consumption, Moreno looked at the issue from a historical and constitutional standpoint. “At the time of the American founding, regulation of things like drinking was considered completely a state and local matter, something that the new federal government would have nothing to do with,” Moreno said. Throughout the 19th century, drinking age, and whether a state was going to be dry or not, was all decided on the state and local level. At the beginning of the 20th century, Congress even passed legislation allowing dry states to prohibit alcohol importation from wet states. World War I was the first time the U.S. saw any sort of prohibition, but it was a wartime measure so that grain would be used for soldiers and not whiskey. After the war, in 1920, prohibition was enacted under the 18th Amendment, but it was repealed in 1933. People were still making and consuming alcohol, and with the onset of the Great Depression, the government needed the revenue from the tax on alcohol. “This experiment in the 1920s didn’t work very well,” Moreno said. “The determination of a large part of the American population to get alcohol for beverage purposes, despite the law, made the whole experience of prohibition in the 1920s generally, but not universally, regarded as having been an unwise policy experiment.” It wasn’t until later in the 20th century that the federal government persuaded states to adopt a universal drinking age. The government did so not by taking away the

decision from state and local authorities, but by letting them know that if they didn’t enact the universal drinking age, they would be deprived of benefits like highway funding. Thus, they established a universal drinking age, first at 18, then 19, and now 21-years-old. The government thought having a universal drinking age would help with drunk driving, but time has shown that it is not the drinking age but rather the work of private organizations and individual decision making that has helped decrease drunk driving. Wolfram then picked up the discussion and explained how the role of government and private responsibility affects decisions about drinking and the drinking age. “I would argue that yes, you should have a legal drinking age,” Wolfram said. “It should be that people can’t sell legally to people under that drinking age and the age at which that’s appropriate is going to be open to discussion.” Wolfram explained that having a drinking age simply delineates the age at which people are held responsible for their own decisions and also provides the easiest mechanism to limit selling alcohol to people too young to be held responsible. The drinking age simply sets a timeline on the society and makes an age at which we assume humans will thereafter be held responsible for their own decisions. Before that age, others are held responsible for the young person’s actions because they have not yet reached the maturity to make their own decisions and be held responsible. He stressed, however, that the government’s job is to allow the individual to make decisions. “The role of government is to maximize our ability to act according to our own plan,” Wolfram said. “If you’re a 6-year-old out there and you want to have a whiskey sour, then somebody should be saying, ‘Hm, no, you can’t do that.’ But we can all agree, adults should be able to get out there and drink if they want to. If they want to kill themselves, God love them, they can do that.”

Grant presents problems with conservative movement By | Allison Schuster Features Editor To describe United States foreign policy, Assistant Professor of Politics John Grant turned to the words of Charles Dickens: we’re in the best of times and the worst of times. The American Enterprise Institute Club hosted Grant for a lecture titled “Conserving Liberalism? The Conservative Debate on Liberalism and Foreign Policy,” on Nov. 7 in Lane Hall. Grant discussed the modern state of liberalism and how it has affected conservatism. “Everything today in the U.S. from public property to intellectual life is conserving the ideas in public policy that elites have had for the last

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calls “the dream sequence,” the main officer wakes up in the middle of a forest. In this, Strehle tried to replicate the idea of doing the same thing over and over again, while getting the sense of “being closed in on.” “Especially for the dream sequence, I used very minimal and basic environmental sounds. That starts to grow more and more; there’s drum

45 to 50 years,” he said. “It’s difficult to step outside that view.” Grant said people are living in “an incredibly braindead time in which the world is near collapse or death.” The intellectual confusion and decline is owing to the addition of social media into the current political discourse, for it is now easier to add to the political conversation. Grant described today’s climate as the best of times because people now have the chance to think and reconsider ideas and the repercussions of those ideas. This, he said, is why “Conserving Liberalism” was a good title for the lecture — it’s important to understand what’s being conserved. Grant maintained that the United States is conserving liberalism if we’re using

liberalism as defined today. If liberalism is defined how John Locke and Thomas Hobbes defined it, however, then people are rejecting it rather than conserving it. This progressive view attacks Locke and Hobbes as the basis of modern day degradation and evils. “That’s a common attitude,” Grant said. Both liberals and conservatives dislike these two philosophers for their degradation of society. Grant argued that neither conservatives nor liberals support the enlightenment or the social compact theory of the founding. It is not so important that people honor John Locke and his teachings, Grant stated, but rejecting Locke as the embodiment of the enlightenment period as a whole has

consequences. As a result of such frivolous discussion, policymakers in Washington, D.C., are left complacent. As the heated debate subsides, the idea that human nature remains the same remains true. “There’s a lot of LARP [live action role playing] going on here,” he said. “‘I’m going to adopt a radical position on something nobody is discussing doing.’ Because this person took the position, they generate a lot of discussion on it, what does it come to? Well, nothing.” Grant said that many academics and intellectuals engage in “obscurantism,” which involves a refusal to entertain conflicting viewpoints. Another problem for conservatives lies in an attempt to control the narrative. It’s

important, according to Grant, to ask who is benefitting from policies, because oftentimes it can be a source of corruption. Following the lecture, sophomore Francis Lucchetti asked a question regarding the confused state of the conservative movement. “If people can’t decide what to do, when is the proper time to take action?” Luchetti asked. “All these people can’t come to a consensus on what action to take. Other people claim to be on our side. People like Charlie Kirk and [Turning Point USA], etc. are dragging us down,” Lucchetti said. “At what point, especially if you don’t think the identity option is viable, is it time to be — to put it vaguely — less verbose warriors?” Grant responded by

saying that he hoped this time will never come, but the responsibility will fall on the next generation. Junior Michael HagEstad attended the lecture and said he liked Grant’s discussion of what makes a true conservative. “Dr. Grant was able to parse our subtle differences between various forces at play on the right at this moment,” he said. Grant encouraged students of the next generation to think about conservatism and how to prevent the movement from failing. “You’re striking a blow by thinking — actually thinking — and by improving yourself,” he said.

beats, chants, stuff like that. It gives it a suffocating feeling, a sense of urgency.” Strehle also used directional sound in the drama. For this, he says he blocked out the scene in his mind to get a sense of the characters’ spatial action. Scot Bertram, general manager of the radio station, said that the advanced radio production class challenged students to use the full scope of audio. Strehle achieved this with the 10-minute

piece, he said. “He did some pretty neat things with panning,” Bertram said. “He had tire sounds moving from left to right in the channels — things like that. We talked a lot in class about space and distance, making things get further away and sound closer.” Bertram added that for Strehle’s piece to place in a national competition is impressive for a radio program that’s relatively young, as the

station is in its fourth year of operation. For example, he noted that the University of Oklahoma placed in the same category as Strehle, though they are a much larger school. “Those awards are not easy because there’s a lot of competition,” Bertram said. “The other hurdle is you never quite know what the judges are looking for. It’s difficult to calculate what might be best. But we just want to present what we think is the

best stuff we did throughout the year.” Strehle’s piece, Bertram added, was well-executed and included solid vocal performances, so he decided to submit it for CBI’s consideration. Bertram said he is proud to see how students grow in their production skills, something which is reflected in the awards the station continues to win. “I’m proud of the work that’s been done and the

commitment the students have shown to ending up with really high-quality products,” Bertram said. “The goal is to continue and win more and get other students recognized. Sometimes with radio, you don’t know who’s out there listening. You can get feedback from listeners, or you can get recognition through awards. That’s how you know people are listening.”

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Bon Appetit hosts tour of Zingerman’s By | Victoria Marshall Assistant Editor This Saturday, Bon Appetit will take 10 students on a field trip to tour Zingerman’s Coffee Roastery in Ann Arbor. Students will have the opportunity to learn how Zingerman’s — the coffee supplier for A.J.’s coffee — sources their beans and how the roasting process works in general. The trip is in collaboration with the Roots Project, which seeks to inform students on being more mindful of where their food comes from. “We’re working with the Roots Project to do informative farm and artisan visits, because learning about where your food comes from is an important part of changing your habits with regards to food, and the way you think about the food system,” said Bon Appetit Marketing Coordinator William Persson ‘17. “Learning how these things are made or grown can help change the way you think about them.” Students can look forward to touring Zingerman’s

roasting area, candy shop, creamery, and bakery. The trip is open to all students, but is obviously marketed to those who enjoy the occasional cup of joe. “It’s very interesting to learn about all of the work that goes into a single cup of coffee,” Persson said. According to Bon Appetit Marketing Assistant Danielle Lee, learning about the mechanics behind coffee is very important — an opportunity the trip provides. “When you know the process that goes into it — how they source it, how they meet the farmers — it’s really an intensive process,” Lee said. “People think like, ‘Oh, you just sign a contract and you get the beans.’ No, to get good sourcing you also have to form good partnerships with farmers, and the effort that goes into that makes the cup more human and more connected.” Students interested in attending the field trip can RSVP through the SAB Newsletter, or through A.J.’s or Bon Appetit’s Instagrams. Students will meet at the Lane parking lot at 10:30 a.m. Saturday for the 12 p.m. tour at Zingerman’s.

Two attend debate tourney By | Reagan Gensiejewski Collegian Reporter The debate team sent two members this past weekend to a tournament at McKendree University. Junior Katrina Torsoe broke to quarter finals in the novice division and placed 6th for the speaker award. Freshman Thomas Curro broke to quarterfinals in novice. “Even though I lost in quarters, I feel really good about my own growth as a debater and my abilities going forward. I’m excited for what the rest of the year will bring,” Torsoe said. “I’m also super proud of Thomas for breaking in novice, a goal that he has been steadily working towards. He has a lot of potential.” Only five tournaments in, there is much more in store for the team. “The season thus far has been great. The freshman class has a lot of talent,

and has made our already wonderful team dynamic even better,” Torsoe said, “We’ve had a lot of success this year as a team, making it far at every tournament, and even winning several.” The team currently has 13 members qualified for the National Forensic Association National Championship Tournament. “That’s actually more than normal. We usually have about eight to 10,” coach Matthew Doggett said. Doggett said that while he doesn’t know if the budget will allow for all qualified to attend, he doesn’t foresee that as being an issue. “If they want to go, I would like to take them,” Dogett said. “Usually, not everybody can go because it’s in April and people have stuff at the end of April. I don’t think the budget will factor in. It’ll be more or less school and academics.”

Bookstore to hold canned food drive By | Liam Bredburg Assistant Editor The Hillsdale College Bookstore will be kicking off its annual canned food drive to benefit the Salvation Army this week. As they have in previous years, the store will be offering 20% off coupons for a single item of apparel to students who donate canned and dry goods to benefit members of the community in need. Angie Berry, trade book coordinator for the bookstore, is in charge of organizing the canned food drive this year. “The Bookstore strongly believes in supporting the college and the local community,” Berry said. “By partnering with the GOAL organization, we are helping the students reach out to the local community, by providing food to the people in the community who desperately need it.” Senior Joe Wellemeyer, an employee of the bookstore, said the event is a great incentive for students

and that it brings in a great deal of donations. “There are usually at least a few boxes of canned goods by the end of the drive,” Wellemeyer said. “There are usually more people in the bookstore during the canned food drive than there are on a normal day. Some people even take advantage of the drive and donate without using the coupon, which is great as well.” “Offering one coupon per each item donated does seem to drive up the number of donated items brought in per person,” Berry said. “We feel it’s a winwin opportunity for all!” Canned food drives are vital to the community in winter months as families need more help to stay afloat. The American Red Cross helps families across the country by organizing food drives through different organizations such as colleges and high schools to bring attention to a major issue in the United States.

Veterans from around the country participated in the Veterans Appreciation Day shoot-out. Carmel Kookogey | Collegian

Halter shooting center holds second annual Veterans Appreciation Day open house By | Carmel Kookogey Culture Editor It’s a bright Saturday morning in November and Bartley Spieth is in his element: directing folks around the John A. Halter Shooting Sports Education Center. On Nov. 9, the shooting center held its second annual Veterans Appreciation Day open house event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Veterans from Hillsdale County and beyond shot for free on the trap, skeet, five-stand sporting clays, and Olympic bunker ranges at the early Veterans Day event. “Today, first and foremost, we wanted to take a special time to honor our veterans and the service they provided our country,” Rangemaster Bartley Spieth said. “What better place to do that than on a shooting range? It just seems like an obvious thing to do.” Spieth said that last year about 60 people came out to the inaugural veterans appreciation event, more than

they initially expected. By noon Saturday, Spieth said they expected to exceed last year’s numbers with 70 or more guests, including those who called ahead to schedule their visit. “Many people called ahead and said they were coming, but there was no registration. It’s open to any veterans and their families, and actually anybody in the public today,” Spieth explained. Though many visitors were local or regular visitors to the range, including several students from the college, some came from much further. “There’s one gentleman here right now from Spokane, Washington,” Spieth said. ”He’s in the service out there and is just back home visiting. There are some people from the Detroit area, people from Toledo here today, so really all over the region.” Hillsdale alumni Kathryn and Dean Melchi, ’76 and ’74, drove up from Colum-

bus, Ohio, to participate in the event. Dean Melchi, whose brother and two nephews also attended Hillsdale, said he and his wife have been coming to shoot at Halter since “there was nothing but a little storage container and a Port-A-John, and Bart was volunteering to get it off the ground.” They have since attended three couples’ camps at Halter and came out for Veterans Day because it sounded like fun. “It was another opportunity to shoot,” Dean Melchi said. “This is a tremendous facility, great people, so it’s always a good experience to come here and shoot.” Kathryn Melchi explained that her husband and son often shot together. When their son got married and moved away, she came to a Ladies for Liberty camp to try the sport herself. “I thought, ‘OK, Dean’s learned to like the symphony and the plays, I’ll try shooting,” Kathryn Melchi said.

“I’ll be the good wife and I’ll try doing something he likes.’ So I came out here to one of the Ladies for Liberty camps, and I liked it. They’re so good; the coaches are so good.” Kathryn Melchi has been to two more ladies’ camps at Halter since her first in 2012, and added that her favorite event is shotgun, which is unusual. “Most women prefer handgun, but I come out here because I prefer shotgun,” Melchi said. Spieth added that many people drive past the shooting center without stopping to visit, but any day the gate is open, anyone is welcome to stop in for an informal tour. “This is the closeout of a great season,” he said. “We have seen incredible growth in the school programs here over this last year, and in the number of families coming out and participating in shooting sports together as a family.”

Orthodox priest speaks on loneliness can become infected,” Marealized that I wasn’t cold — I By Ashley Kaitz jmudar said. “If you have a was de-stressing. I was finally Collegian Reporter scuffed up lens, then you can’t letting down.’ And I thought, On Thursday, Nov. 7, Rev. perceive reality correctly. well, this is insane.” Seraphim Majmudar spoke The mechanism that should . Justin Jackson, professor to Hillsdale College students lead to a cascading series of of English at Hillsdale, said and faculty about the crisis of blessings reverses on itself he agreed with Majmudar’s loneliness in America — and and results in corruption.” assessment. how to solve it. Majmudar said that the “If we don’t keep those The event was hosted by American soul has turned positive things like material the Dogwood Society and the inward as a result of the success in check, we can take Orthodox Christian Fellowprevailing winds of our hythem to purely selfish ends,” ship. Isaac Kirshner, presiper-individualistic culture. he said. “That’s when they dent of the Dogwood Society, “When individualism is become wholly destructive. said that he first met Mataken past a certain point, So, when you look at workjmudar through his daughter you get capitalistic materialaholism, that’s actually a Brigid, who is a student at Hillsdale. Their parish is in Tacoma, Washington, only an hour away from Kirshner’s hometown. “I drove down one Sunday and celebrated the Divine Liturgy at his church, St. Nicholas,” Kirshner said. “It was profoundly moving, and I loved his homily, so I invited him to come and speak.” Majmudar’s family emigrated from India to America in the early 1960s. He was raised Hindu, but converted to Orthodox Christianity while studying religion at UC Santa Barbara. Majmudar started his talk by stating that America’s loneliness epidemic is the result of disordered souls. Rev. Seraphim Majmudar speaks on loneliness and the soul. “Ultimately, the point of Victoria Marshall | Collegian tonight’s talk is the soul,” he said. “I want to present an ism as its own end.” he said. very individualistic gesture, Orthodox understanding of “Productivity and material because we isolate ourselves.” the soul, and get into my assuccess are treated as virtues.” According to Majmusertions about the effect that He continued, “As a pastor, dar, extreme individualism our culture has on the souls I can guarantee you that doesn’t just lead to social of Americans. Each culture Americans are working way, fragmentation: it results in is going to influence the soul way too much, and it’s result- spiritual fragmentation as proper to the things that ing in social fragmentation.” well. characterize that culture.” Majmudar said he saw the “People say, ‘I can pray According to Majmudar, debilitating effects of workanywhere, I don’t need a the soul has an anatomy and aholism last year, when he particular church, a church physiology like the heart or and his friend were on their is just a building.’ A lot of any other organ. Its parts annual fishing trip in the church sanctuaries resemble include the logos, where Sierras. multi-use spaces more than thoughts come from; the “I got in my tent, and he consecrated spaces,” he said. nous, or “eye” of the soul; and started shaking uncontrolla“You feel like you’re walking the appetitive aspect, which bly,” Majmudar said. “I asked into a music venue or a coffee drives us to act. him why, and he said ‘at first I shop, not a space that’s been “The energy of the nous thought I was cold, but then I sanctified by generations of

prayer.” Majmudar said that the key to solving spiritual fragmentation and loneliness in America is to consistently receive the Eucharist in the same church, with the same people. “You have to be in a specific place at a specific time to open your mouth and receive a specific piece of bread and wine from the hand of a specific minister,” he said. “That presumes stability, and the individualistic winds that are pushing against the soul are working against that very thing.” According to Majmudar, the communal aspect of the Eucharist is so essential to Orthodox Christians that Russian prisoners risked their lives to perform it in Bolshevik gulags. “They could have said ‘I’ll just pray in my heart,’ but they didn’t,” he said. “They would smuggle crumbs of bread and raisins out of the refectory somehow, and whisper the entirety of the Divine Liturgy. They risked their lives to celebrate the Eucharist.” Majmudar described the unifying effect that the liturgy has had in his own church. “We celebrate the Divine Liturgy several times a week, and I’ve been doing this for almost 30 years now,” he said. “It’s what brings everyone together. I’ve seen my community go from being quite fragmented to much less fragmented.” For Majmudar, being part of a community and loving the people around you is an essential part of being Christian. “We are commanded to love God and to love our neighbor, because they’re one and the same,” he said. “The closer you get to Christ, the closer you get to everybody else — so healing results in having everyone in your heart.”

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French fertility bill undermines fatherhood Bill expands access to in vitro fertilization By | Genevieve O’Gara France’s motto “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” arose during the French Revolution, and has since reminded the people of the noble and familial values crucial to the success of their society. The French National Assembly recently approved a bill that would destroy any semblance of a firm communal foundation, spurring a new battle cry from protesters: “Liberty, Equality, and Paternity.” Last month, the French National Assembly overwhelmingly passed a bill that aims to give single women and lesbian couples legal access to in vitro fertilization (IVF), egg-freezing, and fertility medication. The bill will face the Senate for final approval at the end of this year. This bill dishonors France’s lofty national motto because it attacks the structure of the family unit and views parenthood as a right, not a God-given responsibility. It deprives children of one of the most crucial role models in their life: a father. The bill may exalt women, but it harms the remaining members of the family. According to the Washington Post, French law currently allows IVF and related procedures only for infertile heterosexual couples. Under the proposed legislation, the French healthcare system would cover the cost of assisted reproduction procedures for all women under the age of 43. Supporters of the bill claim it will undo an outdated patriarchal system by supporting all women of their right to bear children, regardless of marital status or sexual orientation. But having a child is not a right. Children are a joy, but they are also a responsibility. They are not participation awards given to anyone who wants one. Parenthood means providing for the child’s physical and emotional well-being. This includes providing a steady income, reliable housing, healthy meals, appropriate affection, and proper discipline. Fathers are half of the parenthood equation. “Fathers often push achievement while mothers stress nurturing, both of which are important to healthy development,” an article by Jeffrey Rosenburg and W. Bradford Wilcox from the Child Welfare Information Gateway said. “As a result, children who grow up with involved fathers are more comfortable exploring the world around them and more likely to exhibit self-control and pro-social behavior.” Parenthood is a task meant to be shared by one man and one woman. The way men play and interact with their children shapes their social and emotional

development. As found by Charlie Lewis and Michael E. Lamb in their psychological study published in 2003, fathers encourage their children to take risks and go outside of their comfort zones. Rough-housing with kids helps them learn to regulate their feelings and control aggression. Children deserve all these opportunities to experience the world and become well-rounded human beings. The monumental task of parenting is difficult, but important to the stability of a healthy society. It’s not a right, it’s a duty — one that is best fulfilled with two parents. This duty comes from a natural and loving act, not a test tube. France has just made the heroic, sacrificial act of parenthood into something selfish. Sandrine Rudnicki is a single woman who took on an enormous expense to travel to Denmark and conceive her now 10-month-old daughter, Emilia, through IVF. She is ecstatic that the bill successfully passed the National Assembly. “This erases all sorts of inequalities” Rudnicki said. Rudnicki has so vehemently championed equality for potential mothers that she has forgotten about her daughter’s needs. Emilia deserves a childhood that is equal to that of her peers. Instead, she will grow up without hearing her father’s voice. Even Emilia’s access to the truth will be compromised, as under the proposed law, only her mother’s name will be printed on her birth certificate. The pending legislation would allow children conceived with donated sperm to find out the donor’s identity upon demand when they reach age 18. This is a change from France’s current strict donor anonymity protections. “For me it’s something which is indispensable,” Rudnicki said. “It will enable these children to have a foundation, a reference.” But the “reference” that is so vital to her child’s maturing would come 18 years too late. IVF is unnatural and devalues a marriage between a man and a woman. Promoting fatherless homes is detrimental to the child, and the society he or she must grow up in. The proposed legislation is selfish and dishonest. By removing fathers from parenthood, the bill ignores science and harms society. By advocating women’s rights through fertility treatments, France is forgetting what is truly best for the foundation of their country: Liberty, Equality, and Paternity. Genevieve O’Gara is a freshman studying English.

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At a book signing at UCLA over the weekend, Donald Trump Jr. shut down his own keynote address just 20 minutes after it started. When people attending the event, sponsored by the conservative activists of Turning Point USA, learned that there would be no question and answer session, they began to riot and chant “U-S-A” and “Q-and-A.” Former Fox News contribu-

tor Kimberly Guilfoyle, also on the stage, responded to the audience by mocking the rioters’ ability to get a date, escalating the problem even further. While much of Twitter immediately took sides in the debate, it raises an issue that can’t be solved in 280 characters. What’s at stake here is deeper, and it’s killing the free flow of ideas our founders sought to protect.

Debate breaks down when a growing sector of Americans feel their voice won’t be heard unless they shout. The point of our republican form of government was never to stifle factions, as Madison writes in Federalist 10, but for them to compete with one another, in the hope that only the most prudent ideas would succeed in winning widespread approval. When we shut down those

who question our ideas, it suggests we can’t actually defend them. It suggests our ideas are imprudent. If speech is to remain free, we can’t shut down ideas we disagree with — especially those on our own side of the debate. Stifling hot air only makes it hotter. It’s better to let out the steam.

Facebook’s new policy protects speech

Social media giant opts to expand what politicians can say in political advertisements

By | Ben Wilson Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook just endorsed Donald Trump for re-election — or so some Democrats thought, after the social media company expanded the freedom to advertise on their site. Senator and presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is running advertisements on Facebook with this false claim to call out the platform’s new policy of expanding what politicians can run in their political ads. Warren is wrong to mock the policy because it protects free speech and puts power in the hands of voters. The policy requires an ad creator to complete an authorization process, including uploading a government I.D. The ads aren’t checked for accuracy, and as long as they don’t violate the rules, can stay up — regardless of whether what was said in the ad was true or not. Zuckerberg received criticism from just about everyone. EU Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said the policy puts “democracy at risk.” Democratic hopefuls are worried about Russia exploiting the social media site to bolster Trump. Even 250 of Facebook’s own employees wrote an open letter, which said: “It doesn’t protect voices, but instead allows politicians to weaponize our platform.” These sentiments are wrong and dangerous. It’s easy to say Facebook should ban misinformation, but the implementation of such a policy isn’t so simple. With 7 million advertisers on the platform and 293,000 status updates every minute, information moves faster than any fact-checker could keep up with.

Aside from the sheer amount of content to work through, how could Facebook workers in Silicon Valley determine the accuracy of an ad about a school board candidate in a rural school district in Ohio? Zuckerberg recently spoke at Georgetown University about his company’s decision and its impact on free speech. “I don’t think most people want to live in a world where you can only post things that tech companies judge to be 100 percent true,” Zuckerberg

causes.” Conservatives complain constantly about being discriminated against by Big Tech. Letting it verify and proofread ads is asking for the problem to expand exponentially. Twitter provided an alternative to the complexities of checking for accuracy last month, when the site altogether banned political advertising on its platform. This may seem like the ideal compromise, but it spells disaster for democracy.

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said. He’s absolutely right. If a Catholic organization runs an ad saying a state senator supports ‘killing babies,’ but a Facebook employee decides that it’s a clump of cells, will it be taken down? Even the CEO recognizes this is too much power for his organization. It’s impossible to execute and will inevitably end up favoring left-leaning advertisers. An analysis by GovPredict showed that from 2004 to 2018, Facebook employees have made “87% of their political contributions to Democrats and progressive

Zuckerberg pointed out that banning political ads discriminates against local candidates and favors those who have name recognition and receive the most media coverage. It’s easy for famous U.S. senators to survive without ads, but that’s not the case for local candidates. I’ve volunteered on many school board and township board campaigns. Getting the word out is difficult in these elections, and Facebook is vital to reach the community. Simply running a page for a candidate and posting on it doesn’t get a substantial reach. Advertising is crucial

people I went to school with, remember people’s names, and generally evaluate people based on their feeds, without ever meeting them. And because of this, I became socially-handicapped. When befriending someone, after meeting, I would hit the follow button to reinforce the connection. If wanting to talk to someone with whom I don’t usually speak, I could easily comment on her Instagram story or send her a direct message, without ever having to make physical contact. When making a compliment, I could flatter someone from my phone, making exaggerated comments just to show how much I liked somebody’s outfit or their “squad.” Rarely did I compliment these aspects with the same vigor in person. Eventually, my virtual life began to affect my actual life and emotions. Last spring, I struggled between friend groups, and quickly saw the evolution of these friendships transpire across my Instagram, as I became disillusioned. Followers who once commented things such as “Omg *heart eye emoji*” or “Can I BE you” on my posts suddenly disappeared. Quickly, as the likes, comments, and followers fluctuated, so did my emotions. This was when I knew it was time to end my little social experiment. Within a year, I had about 800 followers, and a typical post — consistent with my well-cultivated aesthetic of blue-green hues — would

receive over 300 likes. But, I felt lonelier and less liked than ever. What were all of these things that became my source of pride and security in the social scene? Numbers. To many, though, these factors are not merely numbers. Followers, likes, comments originally seem to be a source of power, but end up becoming a source of depression and neuroticism. According to the Child Mind Institute, a 2017 study found that “over half a million eighth through 12th graders found that the number exhibiting high levels of depressive symptoms increased by 33 percent between 2010 and 2015,” linked to increased media screen time. A girl can become disconcerted if her crush doesn’t “like” her recent post or decide to follow her back, or a guy can casually ask his crush to come over to watch a movie with a quick DM which can easily be unsent if confidence suddenly loses its peak. With social media, someone can think about his comment or message for minutes or even hours, speculating the different reactions or responses that each will create. And, in effect, the immediate and raw reaction in someone’s posture, shifting of eyes, and general demeanor are lost. “When we interact with others, we are continuously processing wordless signals like facial expressions, tone of voice, gestures, body language, eye contact, and even the physical distance

in small elections, where most of the voting population doesn’t know who’s running. Media coverage is abysmal in local elections. On a bigger scale, there’s no question the Democratic Party will receive favorable coverage, while the other side is left with few ways to advertise their views in return. Additionally, the question of what even constitutes a political ad will inevitably arise. If seemingly controversial ads on abortion or climate change can stay up while politicians’ ads can be taken down, politicians would have less of a voice than everybody else. The best solution is exactly what Facebook is already doing: allowing uncensored advertising. This not only helps those running, but it gives power to the populous. If a candidate is willing to blatantly lie to the community, voters ought to know that and make their judgment accordingly. Facebook archives all political advertisements so they can be scrutinized for years to come, which allows voters to know the records and honesty of those running for political office. Zuckerberg should stand strong in the defense of his company’s policy. Policing ads would be extremely difficult to administer and will further alienate conservatives. Banning ads will cripple local elections and create great confusion about what ideas can be discussed. Allowing all political ads makes voters more informed and gives them the ability to cast an informed decision on election day. Ben Wilson is a sophomore studying politics and is a reporter for The Collegian.

Socialize more: Delete Instagram

By | Isabella Redjai I felt lonely, disliked, and unhappy. So I decided to delete my Instagram, and now I’m more social than ever before. Social media is not altogether bad. In fact, it offers many benefits: awareness for campaigns or events, connecting and staying in touch despite distance, bringing style inspiration to someone’s wardrobe or living space, or even a good laugh. But in my experience, social media has caused greater pain than pleasure in its existence. So, I quit. And maybe, you should, too. My Instagram story is unusual — at least in how it begins. Most people created an account in junior high or high school. For me, it became a college experiment. My mother always reminded me to embrace privacy and the sacredness of anonymity, encouraging me to never make an Instagram account. Like any other teenager, I felt like I was missing out on something. Maybe, I thought, my social life would improve if I made an account. I wouldn’t feel like I’m always overlooked. So, after my freshman year of college, I signed up for Instagram. I followed all of my friends, added photos to my feed, and threw out likes like Halloween candy. No longer would I be at a disadvantage. Or so I thought. Over the next year, however, I began relying on this crutch. I would use Instagram to familiarize myself with

between us and them,” writes Liraz Margalit of Psychology Today. “We cannot understand the true meaning of an interaction if we do not have the ability to interpret these nonverbal signals.” Our generation has become so tied to the securities of social media, feeling that it will reduce face-to-face rejection or allow us to create a persona so that others may like us more, when it is actually causing us to become more insecure and less capable of making real human connections. When I deleted Instagram, I feared I would lose some friends. That’s not what happened. It allowed me to have a fuller social life. But this time, for real. I no longer scroll through my phone for hours, or wait for a particular person to like my photo, with my state of happiness depending on it. Instead, I chat with a friend to figure out what vacation she just went on or to see who she’s dating. We, now, have actual conversations. Today, when I socialize, I am able to be fully present. And those are the moments that, without the measure of followers, likes, or aesthetic, I am able to be remembered not by how my feed looks, but how I make the people around me feel. Isabella Redjai is a George Washington Fellow and a junior studying political economy. She is the assistant opinions editor for The Collegian.

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Hillsdale College should sponsor a NASCAR team By | Connor Kaeb On Nov. 17, four drivers will contend to hoist the trophy and claim the title of NASCAR champion. As the field of cars thunders across the finish line of the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, it will bring an end to a season that has, in many ways, brought about a rebirth of the sport, and cultivated an excitement over what is next as it moves into the future. In a newfound era of optimism for the sport, Hillsdale College should take advantage of sponsoring a NASCAR team. The college has the marketing budget to make the investment, and it would be one that would pay off immensely. NASCAR began in 1948, but the sport gained popularity throughout the ’90s and the early 2000s. But the sport’s massive growth was in many ways unsustainable, and NASCAR did not help its cause by bringing changes like the much-maligned Car of Tomorrow — a major overhaul of the vehicle’s frame — into the sport. The loss of several major names from the sport in a short period of time certainly did not help either: Jeff Gordon retired from fulltime racing in 2015, and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. followed suit in 2017. Declines in fan attendance and T.V. viewership caused many commentators to pronounce the sport dead. But the 2019 season has

quashed those pronounceTalladega Superspeedway in proven winning record like While paying six-figures to ments. Alabama for the Geico 500 Joe Gibbs Racing, Penske, put the Hillsdale ‘H’ on a car From a pure numbers and the 1000Bulbs.com 500. or Hendrick Motorsports may seem like a lot, it is only standpoint, the 2019 season It is this era of optimism will be more expensive than a small fraction of the $8.5 has clearly been a success. for the sport that Hillsdale sponsoring a car that will run million Hillsdale spent on Fox, which broadcasts the College has the opportunity in the back of the pack, but a advertising and promotion first half of the NASCAR sea- to join. top-tier team will also gain in 2016, the most recent year son, reported a 2% increase In addition to the posmore exposure. The fact that for which the information is in total viewership for their itive growth for the sport, there are so many variables available. With the underportion of the schedule comNASCAR offers Hillsdale inis what makes sponsoring a standing that a full-season pared to 2018. NBC sponsorship also announced would most some impressive likely not be in numbers: the second the college’s best Michigan race saw interests, a para 14% viewership tial-season effort increase over 2018, may be. and the second KanAdditionally, sas race saw a 20% two races of the jump from 2018, 36-race season are leaving NBC with held at Michigan a 4% increase over International their 2018 schedule Speedway, located at that point in the only 28 miles season. It will not from the college be until after the in Brooklyn, championship at Michigan. NatHomestead-Miami urally, Hillsdale Speedway that the would have the full picture will be opportunity to visible, but from the pick and choose information avail- Hillsdale College could sponsor a NASCAR team at Michigan International Speedway as a marketing between races in able, the viewership strategy. | Wikimedia markets that they picture for NASCAR consider to be most on television is looking good. credible flexibility and value NASCAR team such a great beneficial for their marketing NASCAR has posted solid as a marketing tool. Because opportunity. Sponsoring a goals to target with sponsorin-person attendance as well. NASCAR teams have moved vehicle in the lower series, the ships. While NASCAR does not reaway from using the same Xfinity Series or the Gander Hillsdale would not be the lease attendance figures, there sponsor for every race of the Outdoors Truck Series, is first or only major educahave been sellout crowds at season, sponsors have much another option, providing an tional institution involved Daytona International Speed- more flexibility in determineven more affordable entry in the sport. Liberty Uniway in Florida for the Daytoing how much of a commitpoint into the sport. versity sponsored William na 500, Darlington Raceway ment they want to make. The Depending on the team, Byron’s vehicles since his days in South Carolina for the quality of the team being primary sponsorships for the racing late models, and in Bojangles’ Southern 500, and sponsored also provides anCup Series usually cost in September announced they ISM Raceway in Arizona for other point of flexibility. the mid-six-figure range for were extending their 12-race the Can-Am 500. There have Sponsoring a large, a race, and significantly less primary sponsorship of his also been near sellouts at established team with a for an associate sponsorship. No. 24 Hedrick Motorsports

California government policy perpetuates wildfire problem Insurance, environmental policies leave thousands of California residents at risk

By | Allison Schuster Hundreds of thousands are at risk of loss of their homes, injury, or death with the raging wildfires in California. The amount of wildfires have increased significantly in recent years, and the state government of California’s heavy hand is only amplifying the problem. The California Federal Emergency Management Agency’s insurance policies, which only encourage people to move to dangerous areas with little risk of losing money, has not helped to end their problem with wildfires but instead has made them worse. CNN reported there were at least 13 wildfires burning in California as of Friday, Nov. 1, after a long season of wildfires. The majority of wildfires take place in drier months and after periods of dryness, typically ending in early October. California’s population in 1963 was around 20 million. Today, it’s almost 40 million. As people and houses replace the natural land where the fires used to plow through, it becomes harder for firefighters to implement techniques such as fire-burning and backfiring as their spaces are smaller.

Not only were the winds naturally lower years ago, but Professor of Economics Gary Wolfram said that firefighters enlisted techniques they can’t use today. One of these is backfiring, for example, in which firefighters burn the fuel in the wildfire’s path to stop it from spreading. Another technique they used to contain fires is control-burning, which involves surrounding the fire and lighting the brush from the outside so the heat will suck the fire into the center, preventing the fire from expanding. The forests where these fires once burned are now flooded with people, homes, and infrastructure. Firefighters can’t light backfire, or use control-burning to stop wildfires from growing, if there are people in the middle. Adding to the magnitude of the fires is the increased use of wind power. California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency last week, claiming “historic” high winds. When wildfires meet high winds, the wind carries it higher and further, consuming more and growing the fire. With conditions like these, these techniques are more necessary than ever. Additionally, the focus used to be on stopping fires

from growing, but now time is spent spraying houses down to prevent casualties. The top priority of saving lives didn’t used to be a concern as there often weren’t people around. California is lighting up while other states are staying cool. The increased population, combined with the state’s fire-encouraging climate, doesn’t make for a safe investment for homeowners. Just as coastal homeowners have to act with caution on how they set up their houses by providing proper protection and buying insurance, Californians know their risks. The trouble with thoughtful, cautious decision-making comes when the government provides insurance for natural disasters. The government eliminates any need for caution when they limit the risk in moving out to areas at-risk for wildfires, and people become confident to move and the population doubles. Larry Larson, director emeritus of the Association of State Floodplain Managers, said that people are receiving generous disaster relief assistance when devastation occurs. He also said the federal government typically pays for “about three-quarters of disaster assistance and over 90% after the most destructive storms,” according to

Governing.com. The state of California, instead of encouraging fewer people to face potential disaster by moving to firerife areas, is busy replacing all homes suffering from the result of their decision. FEMA is only adding to the wildfires. By offering extensive reimbursement, including rebuilding houses lost in the flames, FEMA increases the incentive for homeowners to move to at-risk areas. The population then goes up, and the cycle continues. California is a beautiful state, but their wildfires are plowing through much of that beauty and, with it, many people’s houses. Although winds are partly responsible, there is nothing we can do to change the natural climate. What we can do is combat the human causes. If California hopes to contain the destruction, FEMA needs to step back to discourage people from moving to these dangerous locations. Once people make less risky decisions, firefighters can get back to the techniques that once proved effective. Allison Schuster is a junior studying politics and is the features editor for The Collegian.

Students, stop fighting on the Quad Fight between dorms over pillow caused injury, damage to grass on campus By | Reagan Gensiejewski A horn sounded in the distance: the cue for a multitude of male Hillsdale College students to charge toward each other. Fake swords clashed, makeshift clubs smashed the ground, and boys wrestled amidst the chaos. When the battle ceased, the newly-laid grass in the Quad was torn, and many boys were beaten, bruised, or injured. This was the battle on the Quad, and it should never happen ever again. For some reason, the residents of Niedfeldt and Simpson dormitories thought it would be a good idea to use our newly-renovated Quad to battle the Galloway and Whitley dorms on the night of Halloween. It started when Niedfeldt captured what Whitley calls their “sacred relic and patron saint” — a pillow with actor Nicolas Cage printed on it.

“Niedfeldt held Nicolas Cage captive and threatened to martyr him if we did not fight them,” freshman Hunter Law said. In an attempt to regain the pillow, Whitley rumbled on the Quad with Galloway. Participants called it “The Holy Crusade of the Quad.” Though I didn’t witness the battle, it was impossible to ignore the holes in the grass of the Quad and dining-room conversations about the battle the next day. One student showed a video of boys swinging at each other, picking each other up, and throwing each other around. Weapons consist-

ed of water balloons and foam-covered PVC pipes. Some students wore clown makeup in what seemed to be a battle tactic to inspire fear. These boys seem to somehow have free time for a battle on the Quad. But the battle was unnecessary and absurd. It caused injuries and wrecked the grass on the Quad. “We all ran to the Quad, which was basically a half-frozen puddle of muddy slush,” freshman David Diez said. “The grass sod was coming apart.” Dorms are for living and sleeping, not the forming

“It started when Niedfeldt captured what Whitley calls their ‘sacred relic and patron saint’ — a pillow with actor Nicolas Cage printed on it.”

of cults. It seems as if the residents of the dorms are convinced otherwise. It reminds me of a fraternity. They wear matching shirts, compete in Homecoming, and apparently, fight in the Quad. Yet many resist Greek life. Some obvious perks of turning your dorm into a fraternity-like environment include no extra dues and not having to wear letters. The battle ended cordially, with both sides coming together high-fiving each other. But it still damaged the new Quad and risked injury. Some may see fraternity life as rambunctious and encouraging harmful behavior, but clearly dorm life isn’t any better. If anything, its effects are more evident. Reagan Gensiejewski is a sophomore studying rhetoric and public address.

Chevrolet Camaro in the Cup Series for two more years. The market of viewers that Hillsdale would have access to is one that would be useful to the college. Demographically, the NASCAR fan base tends to lean to the right. In a study conducted by Morning Consult in 2018, NASCAR was viewed second most favorably of all sports leagues in the United States by Republicans. Among Democrats, however, it was viewed the least favorably. During the 2016 election, then-CEO of NASCAR Brian France endorsed Donald Trump for the presidency - a move that would likely be unthinkable from the leadership of any other major sports league. While many of the conceptions of what the typical NASCAR fan looks like are based on unfounded stereotypes, it is clear that many of the markets where the sport is most popular are ones where the values of Hillsdale College would be met with reception and interest. An institution that seeks to grow and prosper by attracting more students and donors needs to constantly be reassessing its marketing strategy, thus Hillsdale should seriously consider the positive benefits that a NASCAR sponsorship could bring to the school. Connor Kaeb is a George Washington Fellow and is a junior studying politics.

Show gratitude: Young people should write more thank-you notes By | Russell Richardson Kids these days are the worst. We are lazy, narcissistic, and impatient. We have trouble finding work and committing to a single job for long. We are entitled, too — a shelf full of participation trophies has convinced us we deserve a job promotion at least every two years. Handwritten thank-you notes are the perfect antidote for young people seeking to avoid the reputation of their peers. Unfortunately, however, we rarely write them. According to the United States Postal Service, firstclass mail dropped by more than 50 percent in the last decade. In 2018, the New York Times reported that the average American home received just 10 pieces of personal mail each year. In a world where Gmail and Outlook automatically create a brief statement of appreciation for you at the end of an email, we need thankyou notes more than ever. It takes effort to write a note, print the correct address on an envelope, stamp it, and drop it in a mailbox. Unlike an electronic message, thank-you notes aren’t free. The time and cost of expressing gratitude in a thank-you note acknowledge the sacrifice of the generosity received. It signals that you don’t take someone’s kindness for granted and are willing to put in the work to recognize that kindness. It takes time to handpick the words that convey why we value an action or a gift. Further, a thank-you note is intrinsically selfless. The time-consuming act of writing a thank-you note is a good remedy for the impatience and narcissism common in many young people. Handwritten thank-you notes also provide several advantages to young people trying to make a good impression in a competitive world. College students seeking employment will do well to remember that often those hiring are from a generation more accustomed to written communication. We are entering their arena, and we should play by their rules. Since so many of our peers don’t write thank-you

notes, this is a great opportunity to make a favorable impression. Writing a thankyou note after an interview is especially important. According to the Center for Generational Kinetics, more than 83% of millennials did not send a handwritten thank-you note to the person who interviewed them for their current job. Many professionals receive dozens, if not hundreds, of emails every day. A brief note expressing gratitude for the interviewer’s time shows follow-through and makes you stand out in a flood of blanket thank-you emails. It communicates that you aren’t entitled. Digital thank yous are commonplace and transient. Written thank-you notes are exceptional and timeless. Writing them even will make you happier, too. Numerous studies show that thank-you notes are appreciated by nearly everyone. According to Martin E. P. Seligman, a psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania, they can even make the writer happier. Thank-you note writers “immediately exhibited a huge increase in happiness scores. This impact was greater than that from any other intervention, with benefits lasting for a month,” Seligman said. I write between 30 to 40 thank-you notes each year, and can affirm that it grows easier the more you do it. You can express gratitude for so many things — professors for teaching you, friends for inviting you to dinner, professional connections for offering career advice, mentors for writing letters of recommendation, or family for showing hospitality. The more thank-you notes you write, the more you will realize how much you have to be grateful for. Thank-you notes combat the oft-bemoaned stereotypes of young people. Written thank-you notes may be out of practice these days, but they will never be out of style.

Russell Richardson is a master’s student at Hillsdale College’s Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship.

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World War II Veteran Tech. Sgt. Dale Smith (right) being inducted into the Hillsdale County Hall of Fame. rachel Kookogey | Collegian

American Legion celebrates 100th anniversary By | Rachel Kookogey Assistant Editor As they inducted three new members into the Hillsdale County Veterans Hall of Fame, the Hillsdale County Veterans Hall of Valor celebrated the 100th anniversary of the American Legion and honored the late Bishop and Rear Admiral Peter Beckwith on Thursday, Nov. 7 in Plaster Auditorium. The three Hall of Fame inductees were Capt. John C. Auseon, 1st Lt. William R. Hill, and Tech. Sgt. Dale Dean Smith. Auseon served in the Vietnam War as a general medical officer, and Hill and Smith served during World War II in the United States Army Air Forces and United States Army, respectively. “I don’t expect anything like this,” Smith said. “I just did what I had to do and that’s all there is to it. I think what they’ve done here is wonderful.” Before presenting the awards, former United States

Air Force Capt. Rachelle Williams took a moment to honor Beckwith and debut the Peter Beckwith Award, which will be given to outstanding high school students in the Hillsdale area, annually. Beckwith served on the Hillsdale County Veterans Hall of Fame Board of Directors from its incorporation in 2016 until his passing in October 2019. Williams said Beckwith’s “devotion to duty, his steadfast leadership, his humor, his attention to detail, and his love of God helped make this organization a viable part of our community.” After the Hall of Fame inductions, Gary Easterling, the director of the American Legion Department of Michigan, spoke briefly about the history and mission of the American Legion. The American Legion was chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919. Easterling said the founders aimed to form a veterans

society that was different — that would be built to strengthen America rather than serve itself. “The American Legion formed its identity according to four primary pillars of advocacy: veterans, defense of nation, children and youth, and Americanism,” Easterling said. The Legion initiated many other veteran programs in the past century, including the passing of the G.I. Bill of Rights, which is U.S. Legislation passed in 1944 that provided benefits for WWII veterans. The Legion has also aided areas struck by natural disasters and terrorist attacks in recent years. “The Legion’s purposes have strengthened the nation,” Easterling said. “And as new posts begin their journey into the American Legion’s second century, they inspire a new vision that is equally as timeless and built to serve generations of Americans yet to come.”

Hall of Valor treasurer and former U.S. Navy Chief Jeffrey Rogers, who is also the Associate Dean of Men for Hillsdale College, required all the college male resident assistants to attend the event. He also encouraged them to bring their residents along. “It is important for them to have an attitude of gratitude,” Rogers said. “They need to recognize all that these veterans have done for our country.” Hillsdale College freshmen Conor Mulligan and Stephen Pearson said they were grateful for the opportunity to attend such an event. “In high school, my teacher always told me that if I ever had the chance to meet a veteran I should go and thank them for what they’ve done,” Mulligan said. “They are the reason we have our amazing country now. They are people to respect and honor, and as men, to aspire to be like.”

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Reading Community Schools and Adams Township recall By | Calli Townsend & Julia Mullins Assistant Editor & City News Editor Reading Community Schools During the Nov. 5 election, voters of Hillsdale and Branch counties approved the granting of a $6.5 million bond to the Reading School District. The vote passed 327213, a 61% majority. “We’ve always had a really supportive community,” Reading Superintendent Chuck North said. “I’ve been

here for 28 years and any time we’ve had a vote on something like this it has passed.” North said the money will be used in four areas of improvement: heating systems, roofing, bathrooms and locker rooms, and playground equipment. “The main project is our heating systems in both the elementary and high schools,” North said. “Last year alone we put in $50,000 in repairs.” The roof is on “the twilight of its life” and is in need of major repairs, according to North. The bathrooms,

locker rooms, and playground equipment also all need to be updated to match new regulations. “The bathrooms and locker rooms all need to be handicapped-accessible,” North said. “And the playground equipment has been here forever. Literally thousands of kids have played on it, but some of the equipment isn’t up to code with all the new regulations.” Adams Township Adams Township Supervisor Mark D. Nichols kept his seat in a recall attempt on

Nov. 5. Nichols defeated Rob Glass III, a prior member of the zoning board, with a vote of 337 to 206, according to an Adams Township press release. “I feel relieved,” Nichols said. After knocking on almost all of the doors in the township, Nichols said his recall victory reminded him to be positive at all times and remain true to the state and federal constitutions. “We should do well to remember our oaths of office,

to support the Constitution of the United States and this state and observe the principles and spirit embodied in the words of these documents,” Nichols said. Nichols added that he has been a participant in at least four, possibly six, recalls. “Every one of them has been for values and beliefs that I maintain constitutional issues, not personal attacks against any particular individual.” Nichols said he believes in the recall process as a part of “checks and balances,” but thinks the recall he just won

involved some “pettiness and vindictiveness.” The recall took place, according to Nichols, largely because he and two other board members voted down a township nuisance ordinance in October 2018. Throughout his time as township supervisor, Nichols has defended individual property rights. “It’s a fight between the commoners and the elite, in a sense,” Nichols said. “You can’t tell people how to live on their own land.”

Gun threat at Career Center was false alarm Attorney Andrew Fink announces his candidacy for the 58th seat in the Michigan State House of Representatives on Nov. 7. Carmel Kookogey | Collegian

Local attorney files candidacy for 58th District seat in State House By | Carmel Kookogey & Julia Mullins Culture Editor & City News Editor Attorney Andrew Fink ’06 will run as a Republican to represent Michigan’s 58th District in the State House of Representatives. He made the announcement at a Hillsdale County Republican Committee meeting on Thursday, Nov. 7. As an attorney, Fink said he’s had broad exposure to the law and realized that many areas of the law could use reform. “It’s never left my mind that I’d like to serve in the government, particularly in the legislature,” Fink said. “It’s something that I care a lot about. As I thought about what I wanted to do next, this is the thing that made the

most sense to me.” After graduating from the University of Michigan Law School in 2010, Fink was on active duty in the Marines for three years before moving back to Michigan and practicing law with his family. “I’ve always thought of myself as somebody who was oriented more around service than working for profit,” Fink said. “Working so that other people could make their own choices in their own lives is what I always thought was more important.” Since January 2019, Fink served as State Sen. Mike Shirkey’s district director in Hillsdale County but resigned about a month ago to prepare running for office. “What I experienced as district director was seeing all walks of life and knowing what people here care about,” Fink said.

Fink is the second Republican to announce his candidacy for the seat, with the deadline for filing in April. Hillsdale Mayor Adam Stockford announced his candidacy on Oct. 1. “I’ve been the mayor of Hillsdale for the past two years, and before that I served on City Council,” Stockford said at the Nov. 7 meeting. “I think that municipal experience is important because I see the way that things that happen at the state level affect the municipalities, the townships.” Republican Ken Delaney of Branch County said his potential campaign is in the preliminary stages, though he has not filed for candidacy at this time. “It’s good that we have at least three people running so people have some choices,” Hillsdale County Republi-

can Executive Chair Steve Vear said. “Last time there weren’t many. I think we have five people running for the primary.” Generally, four or five candidates run as Republicans for the 58th seat, Vear said, and he added that it’s likely more people will announce their candidacy as April draws nearer. At this time, Fink and Stockford are the only Republicans running for the 58th House District. Steven Soward of North Adams has filed to seek the Democratic Party nomination. Incumbent Republican Eric Leutheuser has held the seat for the past six years and is term-limited from running again. Leutheuser did not attend the meeting.

By | Carmel Kookogey Culture Editor The reported gun threat at the Hillsdale Area Career Center on Oct. 31 was a false alarm, according to Hillsdale City Police Chief Scott Hephner. On Oct. 31, a female student at the Career Center, which offers technical skills classes to high school juniors and seniors, called the police after she saw a screenshot on Snapchat of one of her fellow students holding a gun. “It was not actually a gun threat,” Hephner said. “Someone took a legitimate picture and added one line of text, three or four words, and shared it with somebody.” Hillsdale Area Career Center Superintendent Troy Reehl said the student who took the photo was in a criminal justice class, in which the day’s lesson was tied to learning about weapons. The officer in the class displayed unloaded weapons, and one student took a photo of another student holding a gun, which was screenshotted and reposted on social media. The student who reposted the photo “made a comment about it on social media,” which caused the female student’s concern, Reehl explained. The police were at the school within 10 minutes, according to Hephner. “They were at the school

very quickly, they handled it very swiftly, and it was very well-executed by our law enforcement,” Reehl said. He added that the Career Center was pleased with the female student’s response to the photo, because it enabled them to work with law enforcement and address the scenario quickly, which would have been critical if the threat had been real. “If it was a real threat, knowing how quick law enforcement responded to that situation was really reassuring,” Reehl added. The school went into lockdown briefly while the police responded to the threat. “We just had to confirm that everything was OK, that it was not a real issue, and we did,” Hephner said. “The school is dealing with the poor decision one student made. I can’t speak to that.” He added that “it was more precautionary than anything.” Hillsdale Area Career Center Principal Jamie Mueller agreed. “There was, at no time, any viable threat to students in the county or students at the HACC,” Mueller said in an email. “Action was taken immediately by people that received the social media post which allowed law enforcement and the school to act quickly to handle the situation.”

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Broad Street Manor reopens as bed-and-breakfast By | Calli Townsend Assistant Editor With its antique brick and spanish-style roof, the Broad Street Manor opened its doors in September to serve the many guests of Hillsdale after being sold to Linda Aardema and Brian McGregor. The bed-and-breakfast was formally owned by Hillsdale College Chairman and Professor of Philosophy and Religion Thomas Burke and his wife, Elizabeth. They sold the house to Aardema and McGregor in December 2018. The manor offers guests three bedrooms, each with their own bathroom, a living room, a formal dining room, a sunroom, and a bonus room with a large screen TV for movies. “Moving has been a gradual process,” Aardema said “We still own the Royal Oak house,

but everything we need is here on Broad Street.” First Aardema closed her psychology practice in Birmingham, Michigan and they began to make many trips between their old home in Royal Oak and their new home in Hillsdale. Since then, the two have made several upgrades to the Broad Street Manor, replacing toilets and completing a welding project to make an antique bed into a queen-sized bed. Aardema said she wants to maintain the original charm of the Civil War-era home so she didn’t do any painting, she kept the period-correct wallpaper, and preserved the beautiful woodwork. Director of Career Services Joanna Wiseley said she remembers visiting the house in the 1980s. “I was in there probably in

1989 or 1990, and one of my friends was renting it at the time,” she said. “It’s expansive and beautiful, but all of the woodwork in the house was turquoise, really gaudy. It was awful. The staircase was beautiful, but it was turquoise. All the woodwork around the fireplace was even turquoise.” When the Burkes owned the house, they restored the woodwork to its rich auburn color. On the outside of the house, Aardema and McGregor had an underground irrigation system installed and they’ve added many fruit trees and flower beds. Burke said he decided it was time to sell the house after living there for 25 years. When they lived there, they didn’t operate the house as a bed-and-breakfast. “We had enjoyed it, reno-

The living area of Broad Street Manor. Calli Townsend | Collegian

vated it completely, added an attached garage, back-porch family room, and patio with a fireplace,” Burke said. “It was becoming difficult to find people who would do repair and maintenance work, took a lot of work cleaning and gardening and cost to maintain, and was much larger than two people needed. You can only sit in one room at a time.” The Broad Street Manor welcomed its first guests in late September for Hillsdale College’s first Center for Constructive Alternatives of the fall semester. Soon after, more guests came for the dedication of the college’s Christ Chapel in early October. Aardema does most of the cooking and baking for the bed-and-breakfast. She said she thinks her oatmeal pancakes have been the favorite of guests so far.

“It’s a pancake that is made with oatmeal, whole wheat flour, buttermilk, and eggs,” Aardema said. “I tell people I’ll put something good on top of it but it’s also very healthy and will give you enough protein to keep you until lunch. I saute brown sugar and butter and melt that and then add slices of banana. It’s like bananas flambe but without the alcohol.” Aardema said she enjoys making dinners for her guests, one of the special benefits of staying at the Broad Street Manor. Recently she made a duck with orange sauce and cointreau. “That was very special. I’ve maybe done 10 ducks in my whole life, and this one was the best,” she said. “I also made a great salmon with a dill and caper sauce. That was my favorite.”

Neither Aardema nor McGregor have been trained in hotel management, but Aardema has won many baking contests and McGregor has studied with executive chefs and is a sommelier. Having a bed-and-breakfast is a comfortable and fun fit, as they enjoy cooking and entertaining, Aardema said. “We have lots of dinner parties and big parties for as many as 50 people where we lived in the past. It’d be in May through October, we’d typically have outdoor parties,” Aardema said. With her welcoming smile and her passion for cooking, Aardema is ready to welcome more guests to her new bedand-breakfast. The Broad Street Manor is located at 19 South Broad St.

The dining room of Broad Street Manor. Calli Townsend | Collegian

Hillsdale Academy Service Club to host its annual Turkey Trot this Saturday By | Allison Schuster Features Editor How did the turkey cross the finish line? He ran. The Hillsdale Academy Service Club is hosting its annual Turkey Trot for the community this Saturday, Nov. 16 beginning at 9 a.m. at Hillsdale Academy. All proceeds will go to St. Paul’s Ability Resource Center, which supports people with developmental disabilities and their families through local programming.

For interested runners, the cost is $5 to $15 per person depending on age and T-shirt order. The 1600 meter, or one mile, race begins at 9 a.m. and is open to anyone in the third grade and older. The preschool run is 200 meters and begins at 9:30 a.m. Finally, the 600 meter race is open to kids in kindergarten through second grade and begins at 9:35 a.m. The event is open to students and the entire community. Hillsdale Academy service

Reading and Hillsdale high school’s football teams advance to regional round By | S. Nathaniel Grime Sports Editor Reading High School The Reading High School Rangers defeated the Ross Beatty (Cassopolis) High School Rangers in the district round of the Michigan High School Athletic Association football playoffs last Friday night, 28-6. Reading, a member of Division 8 in Michigan, is now 10-1 on the season. Reading went a perfect 14-0 last season en route to its first state championship in program history. “Our tradition in football is very strong,” Reading Athletic Director Mitch Hubbard said. “The town has a buzz and excitement to it. We’re kind of used to the playoffs here.” Reading will host the Adrian Lenawee Christian High School Cougars, who are also 10-1 on the season, this Friday at 7 p.m. in the regional round in its quest to repeat. The Cougars have won nine games in a row since beginning their season 1-1, and Reading has won its last 10 games after losing its first game of the season on Aug. 29. In its 10 wins this season, Reading has outscored its opponents 477-44. Adrian Lenawee Christian will bring a similarly dominant resume to the turf on Friday night, as it has outscored its opponents in its ten wins this year 488-34. “We’re a hard-nosed football team. We’re gonna come

at you, and teams know that,” Hubbard said. “It’s just how we play. We play hard.” Should Reading win this Friday in the regional round, it would advance to the state semifinal round of the playoffs next weekend. The two winners of that round in Division 8 would then play for the state championship at Ford Field in Detroit on Nov. 29 at 10 a.m., where Reading won the state championship last year. “The whole team this year was at that game last year. They’ve all played at Ford Field,” Hubbard said. “We’re excited about it, and we’re ready to repeat. That’s been our goal since day one.” Hillsdale High School The Hillsdale High School Hornets remained undefeated on the season after beating the Constantine High School Falcons in the District round of the Michigan High School Athletic Association football playoffs last Friday night, 20-14. The Hornets improved to 11-0 with the win and will play in the regional round for Division 6 this Friday. The Hornets will host the Onsted High School Wildcats in Friday’s regional game. The Wildcats are 9-2 this season after also winning last weekend in the district round. Kickoff on Friday at Hillsdale’s Baumgarten Stadium is at 7 p.m.

club advisor Katherine Huffman said around 120 people have registered for the trot as of Nov. 12, which is about the typical number of registered participants at this point. People can register up to the morning of the event, at which time there is an additional $2 cost. As an all-community event, Huffman said there are at least 10 local businesses supporting the run. Each year the funds go toward a different local charitable organization. Recent charities include

St. Anthony’s Family Center Food Bank, the Salvation Army, and the Alpha Omega Care Center. The Turkey Trot donated their funds to SPARC in past years as well. Director of SPARC Tamra Ryan said the funds will be going toward buying supplies for its art and cooking programs, including all of the ingredients and gardening tools. The church hosts its own October fundraiser as well. Many students who attend

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Hillsdale Academy have a personal connection with SPARC. “What’s interesting is that many Academy students have siblings who participate in SPARC, and that’s true for my family as well,” Ryan said. “My daughter attended Hillsdale Academy and my son has participated in SPARC.” The annual event has taken place on-and-off since 2001. Previously, the National Honor Society ran the event, but now the service club has taken over the event.

“I’m excited to see everyone come out and have fun while raising money for a good cause,” Huffman said. Those interested in registering can call Hillsdale Academy at (517) 439-8644 or email khuffman@hillsdale. edu. “Students have been working hard so hopefully it’s going to be a good day,” Huffman said. “It might be a little bit chilly so we’re going to bundle up and come out.”

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Chargers split two home games before lengthy road trip By | S. Nathaniel Grime sports editor The Hillsdale College Chargers split their first two home games of the season, losing to Saginaw Valley University on Friday and defeating Northwood University on Sunday. The Chargers won’t return to their home court to play until Dec. 14. On Friday morning, Hillsdale built a 27-21 lead against Saginaw Valley by halftime, but the Cardinals rallied in the third and fourth quarters to eventually come out on top, 53-50. The Chargers were held scoreless for the last three minutes of the game. “If we give up 53 [points] we should win,” head coach Matt Fritsche said. “[Offensively], we just didn’t have the balance we were looking for.” Both teams didn’t shoot particularly well from the floor. The Cardinals shot just 34.5%, and the Chargers shot 32.7%. Hillsdale turned the ball over 21 times, to Saginaw Valley’s 12. “There were definitely first-game jitters for a lot of people,” sophomore guard Lauren Daffenberg said. “Just learning the pace of the game and knowing what was a good shot last year or what kind of shots we’re expecting to take is different from last year to this year.” Daffenberg, starting her first collegiate game after coming off the bench exclusively in her freshman season last year, led the Chargers with 25 points. She made six of 16 three-point shots and all three of her free throw attempts, two areas of the court she was a lethal shooter from last season. “Obviously I’m looking for the three-point shot,” Daffenberg said. “But I also know that teams will be expecting me to shoot the three, so I’m trying to devel-

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Hillsdale (1-1) at Lake Superior State (1-1) op other parts of my game.” Daffenberg was the only Charger to score in double-digits, and scored exactly half of the team’s total points. Freshman forward Sydney Mills came off the bench in her first collegiate game and played 22 minutes. She scored five points, and grabbed six rebounds. Junior guard Jaycie Burger, entering her second season as a full-time starter, scored five points and led the team with eight rebounds and three assists. On Sunday, the Chargers trailed Northwood at halftime 39-36 and were tied at the end of the third quarter, but were able to rely on a more balanced offensive attack to take and maintain the lead in the fourth quarter, ultimately winning 80-71. Hillsdale improved its shooting to 42.6% from the floor, out-rebounded the Timberwolves 46-30, and limited its turnovers to 11. The game featured nine ties and 10 lead changes in total. “I’m proud of the unselfishness and the cerebral part of the game this team has. I’m super proud of their competitiveness,” Fritsche said. “All the mistakes we have we can grow from and improve on. I love where they’re starting.”

Daffenberg again led the offense in scoring, with 18 points. She only took five three-pointers however, but went seven-for-14 from the floor; a result of attacking the rim more often. Sophomore guard Grace Touchette, who, like Daffenberg, often came off the bench to make an impact in her freshman season last year, scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds in her second game as a regular in the starting lineup this year. “I don’t think they care if they were brought off the bench. We’ll have some tough decisions. We’re gonna experiment a little bit and see what works,” Fritsche said of his team’s starting lineup moving forward. “Some kids like coming off the bench and are more successful seeing the game for a second. We’ve gotta figure it out.” Senior guard Sydney Anderson, another firsttime starter, scored 13 points. Mills again came off the bench and contributed significant minutes, scoring nine points. Another freshman forward, Maverick Delp, shot four-four-six from the floor off the bench and scored eight points. Freshman center Kennedy

Pratt scored eight points and grabbed six rebounds in a bench role. “A big part of this season is developing our bench players, because they’re going to be fitting into a role,” Daffenberg said. “Hustle plays are a big thing. When you come in and have those spurts of energy, that does a lot for us.” Daffenberg certainly understands what’s that like, as she was often the player to do that for the Chargers last season. Now with a larger freshman class to contribute off the bench, Hillsdale figures to utilize its bench depth to its advantage this year. “It’ll be different people every night doing different things, whether that’s from the starters with scoring or others who can come off the bench and make a difference and an impact,” Daffenberg said. “It’s gonna be a different person every night. You’re gonna see a lot of names coming up this year.” The Chargers now hit the road for seven consecutive road games; the first five coming against non-conference opponents. Tonight, they travel to Big Rapids, Michigan, to play the Ferris State University Bulldogs, who also have begun their season 1-1. Tip off tonight is at 5:30 p.m. On Saturday, Hillsdale plays at Lake Superior State University at 4 p.m. Fritsche, who plays a role in scheduling his team’s non-conference games at the beginning of each season, said this year’s November gauntlet was no accident. “It’s a little bit intentional. We wanted them to enjoy the time together and build cohesion and camaraderie in the road trips,” Fritsche said. “We wanted to challenge them with the schedule at a high level.”

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15-3 24-4 16-3 21-3 24-3 25-3 17-4 21-5 19-4 20-5 20-5 23-6 22-6 22-6 16-7 18-8 16-6 18-7 17-8 18-10

NCAA DIVISION II RANKINGS SCHOOL

1. CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO 2. NEBRASKA-KEARNEY 3. WASHBURN 4. WESTERN WASHINGTON 5. MINNESOTA DULUTH 6. CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL 7. NORTHERN STATE 8. REGIS 9. ST. CLOUD STATE 10. CENTRAL MISSOURI 11. HILLSDALE 12. LEWIS 13. WAYNE STATE (NEB.) 14. ANGELO STATE 15. WHEELING 16. WINONA STATE 17. SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE 18. FERRIS STATE 19. NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE 20. ROCKHURST 21. UPPER IOWA 22. MICHIGAN TECH 23. MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS 24. WINGATE 25. CAL STATE LOS ANGELES

RECORD

22-0 1 28-0 2 24-2 3 23-1 4 23-3 5 20-6 6 22-4 7 23-3 9 21-5 8 20-7 10 21-3 11 24-4 12 22-5 13 23-2 17 25-3 15 20-6 16 16-10 18 21-5 19 19-7 14 23-6 t20 19-7 22 20-5 t20 25-3 23 26-1 nr 16-7 24

Men's Basketball

Hillsdale falls to top-tier team, then scores triple-digits in win By | Calli Townsend assistant editor The Hillsdale College Chargers began their season with a 1-1 record after splitting a pair of home games last weekend. They lost 82-73 to No. 18 Southern Indiana University on Nov. 8, then came back to beat Oakland City University 105-54 on Nov. 9. In their game against Southern Indiana, the Chargers had a rough start that they just couldn’t recover from. Despite the loss, they showed flashes of potential throughout the game, foreshadowing a great season with more practice. “We knew they were pretty talented, but the thing that was a little disheartening for us was that the simple things we tried to do throughout the week we didn’t do consistently,” Tharp said. “Some of the shot selection we had and some of our defense just broke down. We weren’t there for each other enough and when we’re playing a

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team like that, it can’t be about one-on-one battles.” Junior forward Davis Larson scored a career-high 29 points to lead Hillsdale’s offensive efforts. Guards junior Connor Hill and senior Dylan Lowry tied to lead the team in assists with two. The team combined for a total of

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21 rebounds, compared to Southern Indiana’s 36. “Davis is a great kid and he played really well. He had a great weekend for us,” Tharp said. “He, like a lot of our guys, cares a ton about about the program, about the school, and us doing things right and that’s really

important.” The Chargers played a scrappy game, with seven steals and forcing 14 turnovers, while only turning the ball over 10 times themselves. With three minutes to go in the first half, the Chargers closed a 15-point deficit to seven, with the help of Lowry’s back-to-back buckets in the last 45 seconds after coming off the bench. Much of the second half followed a similar pattern of the Prairie Stars pulling away, leading by as much as 16 points at times, and the Chargers coming back to narrow their lead to eight or 10, but they could never secure the lead. Five minutes remained in the game when Hillsdale trailed by 17, but after a couple key shots by Larson and three made free throws by senior guard Mike Travlos helped move the offense along, the Chargers closed the game to nine. Hillsdale’s performance against Oakland City was a

much different story, as the team scored more points in the second half than the Mighty Oaks scored all game. “We played better as a group. We talk about trying to sacrifice yourself to help a teammate, and we did a better job of that on Saturday,” Tharp said. “Defensively be there to help, and offensively it’s trying to take these guys and their individual games and what they can do on the offensive end and take advantage of that, but they have to do it collectively.” Redshirt freshman Patrick Cartier led the team in scoring with 19 points, while junior forward Austen Yarian had his first double-double of the season of 11 rebounds and 11 points. Hillsdale’s bench scored 55 of the team’s 105 points as well. “I’ve gotten a lot more used to playing with my teammates and knowing my role a little better,” Cartier said. “I feel like I have better adjusted myself to the speed and physicality of college

basketball.” As a team, the Chargers put together 21 assists on Saturday, compared to Friday’s seven. Tharp says the number of assists is one of the key statistics he looks at when reviewing games. “Usually I know that we’re playing the right way by our assist total, and Friday we didn’t have as many assists,” Tharp said. “When we look at those numbers, we know that we’re playing for each other.” After only one-point margin during the game’s first few minutes, the Chargers pulled away and never looked back with a 13-2 scoring run, and the gap only widened from there. Hillsdale will travel to Wisconsin for the Parkside Invitational at the University of Wisconsin Parkside. The Chargers will take on the host school at 7 p.m. on Friday, and will play another game on Saturday, but the time and opponent depend on how Friday goes.

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FOOTBALL

november 9 1 2 3 4 FINAL Hillsdale 10 7 0 7 24 25 Tiffin 14 7 7 7 35 passing

c-a yds td int long

Luke Keller Alec Foos

12-28 182 1 2 23 1-1 7 0 0 7

rushing

att yds avg td long

David Graham Luke Keller Christian Shepler

23 16 3

76 25 15

3.3 1.6 5.0

2 0 0

13 9 9

receiving

rec yds avg td long

defense

tkl tfl sack ff/fr int

K.J. Maloney David Graham Alec Foos Brecken Stewart Joey Bentley Luke Keller

4 75 18.8 1 22 3 42 14.0 0 23 2 37 18.5 0 21 1 17 17.0 0 17 2 11 5.5 0 6 1 7 7.0 0 7

Zach Herzog Nate Jones Jason McDonough Dan Shanley Alex Anschutz Drake Temple Nate Chambers Kendall Tobin Kyle Parran Matt Harding Kyle Kudla Nate Canterbury Mason Dooley Luke Keller Ty Cox Wain Clarke Schuyler Snell

14 0.5 0 0/0 0 10 1.5 0.5 1/1 0 9 1 0 0/0 0 8 0 0 0/0 0 7 0 0 0/0 0 5 0 0 0/0 3 5 1.5 0.5 0/0 0 4 1.5 1 0/0 0 3 0 0 0/0 0 2 0 0 0/0 0 2 0 0 0/0 0 2 0 0 0/0 0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1 0 0 0/0 0

VOLLEYBALL

november 8 1 2 3 SCORE Walsh 18 13 15 0 11 Hillsdale 25 25 25 3

Karoline Shelton Allyssa Van Wienen Maggie DePorre Hannah Gates Lindsey Mertz Megan Kolp Madie Schider Emma Noskey Taylor Wiese Audrey Riley Madeline Zenas Dani Jones Veronica O'Connor

november 9 Malone 11 Hillsdale

kill ast dig bs/ba pts

15 0 10 0/2 17.0 12 0 1 2/1 15.5 9 1 2 0/1 9.5 4 0 1 0/2 5.0 3 37 4 1/0 4.0 1 1 0 1/2 3.0 0 0 7 0/0 2.0 1 0 1 0/0 1.0 0 0 15 0/0 1.0 0 1 5 0/0 0.0 0 1 1 0/0 0.0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0

1 2 3 4 SCORE

22 25 20 19 1 25 20 25 25 3

Allyssa Van Wienen Karoline Shelton Dani Jones Maggie DePorre Veronica O'Connor Hannah Gates Lindsey Mertz Megan Kolp Taylor Wiese Madie Schider Audrey Riley Madeline Zenas

kill ast dig bs/ba pts

16 0 3 1/4 20.0 11 1 21 1/1 13.5 11 0 1 0/1 11.5 6 0 5 0/3 7.5 2 0 0 0/3 3.5 3 0 1 0/0 3.0 2 37 9 0/0 3.0 1 0 0 0/1 1.5 0 2 20 0/0 1.0 0 1 12 0/0 1.0 0 1 6 0/0 1.0 0 8 2 0/1 0.5

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL november 8 Saginaw Valley Hillsdale

Lauren Daffenberg Sydney Mills Jaycie Burger Sydney Anderson Julia Wacker Grace Touchette Anna LoMonaco Maverick Delp Amaka Chikwe Kennedy Pratt

1 2 3 4 FINAL

7 14 17 15 53 9 18 10 13 50

fgm/a 3pm/a ftm/a pts reb ast

8/21 6/16 3/3 25 5 1 2/6 1/3 0/0 5 6 1 2/6 1/4 0/0 5 8 3 1/5 1/4 2/2 5 4 2 2/6 0/2 0/0 4 7 1 2/6 0/3 0/0 4 2 2 1/2 0/0 0/0 2 1 0 0/2 0/0 0/0 0 1 1 0/1 0/0 0/0 0 2 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0

november 10 Northwood Hillsdale

21 18 18 14 71 17 19 21 23 80

Lauren Daffenberg Grace Touchette Sydney Anderson Sydney Mills Maverick Delp Kennedy Pratt Jaycie Burger Julia Wacker Amaka Chikwe

7/14 2/5 2/3 18 4 1 4/10 3/7 3/4 14 7 0 2/5 1/3 8/9 13 3 1 4/6 1/2 0/0 9 3 0 4/6 0/0 0/0 8 2 1 2/7 0/4 4/4 8 6 0 2/7 0/1 1/2 5 2 5 0/5 0/1 3/4 3 7 2 1/1 0/0 0/0 2 1 0

1 2 3 4 FINAL

fgm/a 3pm/a ftm/a pts reb ast

MEN'S BASKETBALL november 8 18 Southern Indiana Hillsdale

Davis Larson Dylan Lowry Mike Travlos Austen Yarian Trenton Richardson Connor Hill Patrick Cartier Tavon Brown Jack Gohlke Cole Nau

november 9 Oakland City Hillsdale

Patrick Cartier Davis Larson Dylan Lowry Tavon Brown Austen Yarian Noah Kalthoff Mike Travlos Trenton Richardson Connor Hill Jacob Ngobi Jack Gohlke Cole Nau Kyle Goessler Peter Kalthoff Matt Fisher

1 2 FINAL

38 44 82 31 42 73

fgm/a 3pm/a ftm/a pts reb ast

12/14 2/3 3/4 29 3 1 6/13 2/4 0/0 14 1 2 2/4 1/2 4/4 9 0 0 4/12 0/5 0/0 8 4 1 2/4 0/0 0/0 4 4 0 2/5 0/1 0/0 4 1 2 1/3 0/0 1/2 3 1 0 1/3 0/2 0/0 2 2 1 0/1 0/1 0/0 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 1 2 FINAL

23 31 54 49 56 105

fgm/a 3pm/a ftm/a pts reb ast

6/9 0/0 7/7 19 9 1 5/6 1/1 2/2 13 2 3 5/9 3/5 0/0 13 3 2 4/7 1/3 2/2 11 1 2 5/9 1/3 0/0 11 11 3 4/4 2/2 0/0 10 3 0 4/6 2/4 0/0 10 3 2 2/4 0/0 2/4 6 2 0 1/3 0/2 2/2 4 3 5 1/1 0/0 1/2 3 1 1 1/6 1/6 0/1 3 2 0 1/1 0/0 0/0 2 0 0 0/2 0/1 0/0 0 0 1 0/1 0/0 0/0 0 3 1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 1 0

Joey Humes runs during Saturday's NCAA Division II Midwest Region Championships. Humes' fourth-place finish earned him a spot a place in the NCAA Division II Championship meet in California later this month. courtesy | southern indiana university

Men's Cross Country

Chargers finish sixth in Midwest Regional, Humes advances By | Calli Townsend assistant editor

Predicted to finish eighth at the Midwest Regional meet, the Hillsdale College Chargers came out strong to beat the rankings and capture sixth place as a team. Saturday’s race was a 10k, which is a jump up from the 8k the team has been running all season. Grand Valley State University took first place overall with 52 points and Michigan Tech University came in second with 116 points. Walsh University took fourth place and was the only G-MAC team to beat the Chargers. “All you can do is expect to bring your best race at the end of the season, and for those guys, they did, so it was good,” assistant coach R.P. White said. Senior Joey Humes punched his ticket for the NCAA Division II National meet as he qualified individually. He finished in fourth place overall with a time of 31:24.5. That is his PR for a 10k and is the second-fastest time ever to be run in the G-MAC. After improving by a minute and a half at the conference meet two weeks ago, junior Morgan Morrison continued to improve with a new PR in the 10k of 32:31.5. He earned 26th place overall. With back-to-back finishes, junior Mark Miller and sophomore Adam Wier worked together to finish 30th and 31st, respectively. Miller finished in 32:44.5, while Wier set a new PR of 32:48.6.

“The showing we had was really, really strong through our one through four runners,” White said. “We were just dealing with some sickness and some guys had never run a 10,000 meter cross country race before and that kind of showed its face. But I thought across the board, the guys did a phenomenal job.” Wier said he didn’t have the race he was hoping to have, but was still proud of his and his team’s effort. “The goal was to grab an all-regional spot, but I gave all the effort I could and just ended up being a little short,” he said. “I think that also applies to our team coming out of the meet. We all wanted to qualify for nationals badly, but the results just ended up not going in our favor. Every man in Hillsdale gear out there was giving 100% effort though, and that’s all you can do.” Freshman Mark Sprague managed to stay calm under pressure as he competed in his first ever 10k and collegiate regional race. He crossed the line in 34:10.2 to take 94th overall. Senior Alex Oquist ran his first ever 10k cross country race as well, managing a time of 35:11.3. He took 129th in his last collegiate cross country meet of his career. Junior Jack Shelley rounded out the pack for the Chargers, taking 140th overall in 25:29.0. “I think it’s just the roll of the dice and the way some health stuff played out,” White said. “I definitely thought a top five finish would’ve been doable for this squad.”

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2019 NCAA Division II Championships NCAA DII MIDWEST REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS

SCHOOL

1. GRAND VALLEY STATE 2. MICHIGAN TECH 3. SOUTHERN INDIANA 4. WALSH 5. SAGINAW VALLEY 6. HILLSDALE 7. WAYNE STATE (MICH.) 8. ILLINOIS-SPRINGFIELD 9. INDIANAPOLIS 10. NORTHWOOD (MICH.) 11. MALONE 12. WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE 13. CEDARVILLE 14. ASHLAND 15. MISSOURI S&T 16. SOUTHWEST BAPTIST 17. LINDENWOOD 18. BELLARMINE 19. FERRIS STATE 20. DRURY 21. PURDUE NORTHWEST 22. TRUMAN 23. DAVENPORT 24. LAKE SUPERIOR STATE 25. TREVECCA NAZARENE 26. OHIO VALLEY 27. KENTUCKY WESLEYAN 28. FINDLAY 29. TIFFIN 30. OHIO DOMINICAN

TOTAL TIME

AVG. TIME

SCORE

2:39:01 31:48 52 2:41:39 32:19 116 2:42:18 32:27 134 2:42:53 32:34 146 2:42:06 32:25 155 2:43:39 32:43 183 2:45:20 33:04 202 2:44:28 32:53 210 2:45:14 33:02 213 2:47:39 33:31 311 2:47:18 33:27 312 2:47:32 33:30 336 2:48:19 33:39 356 2:48:23 33:40 374 2:50:06 34:01 426 2:51:18 34:15 462 2:54:36 34:55 490 2:53:48 34:45 536 2:53:07 34:37 541 2:53:50 34:46 563 2:56:06 35:13 643 2:56:28 35:17 656 2:58:10 35:38 669 3:03:11 36:38 681 2:57:33 35:30 686 3:02:25 36:29 743 3:00:31 36:06 767 3:02:24 36:28 786 3:04:57 36:59 812 3:08:47 37:45 880

HILLSDALE RESULTS

NAME

4. JOEY HUMES 26. MORGAN MORRISON 30. MARK MILLER 31. ADAM WIER 94. MARK SPRAGUE 129. ALEX OQUIST 140. JACK SHELLEY

TIME (10k)

31:24.5 32:31.5 32:44.5 32:48.6 34:10.2 35:11.3 35:29.0

PACE (mile)

5:04 5:15 5:17 5:17 5:30 5:40 5:43

Swimming

Chargers to travel to Illinois for tri-meet By | Rachel Kookogey assistant editor

The Chargers hope to make a statement against Lewis University and division rivals Findlay University in their meet on Saturday, Nov. 16. Head Coach Kurt Kirner said the team has focused on this meet since the start of the season. “We would like to have a

really great showing,” Kirner said. “It will be very competitive between all three teams, and we’d like to make a statement against Findlay especially.” Since the Chargers entered the Great Midwest Athletic Conference two years ago, they have always come in second place to Findlay University. Last year, the Chargers cut their margin in half, and this year they

are hoping to take first. Senior Bailey Bickerstaff said their team is looking stronger than they have in several years and they are hoping for a win. “This meet will serve as a benchmark to where we are in the season and where we are stacking up against them,” Bickerstaff said. The Chargers plan to use their depth of swimmer talent to their advantage,

having the swimmers in as many events as possible so they can accumulate points through multiple places in each performance. “If we don’t get first, we can get second, third, and fourth place,” sophomore Anna Clark said. “We can’t focus on the big names or their times, we should just focus on outscoring them as a team. Superstars don’t make a team.”

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Women's Cross Country

Chargers qualify for national meet for seventh straight year By | Calli Townsend assistant editor

The Hillsdale College Chargers finished fourth at the Midwest Regional meet on Saturday in Evansville, Indiana. They just missed the automatic qualifying mark for the NCAA Division II national meet, but they received an at-large bid to earn a spot. This keeps the Chargers’ nationals-qualifying streak alive, making it or their seventh year in a row. Grand Valley State University, last year’s Division II national champion, captured first in the Midwest region with just 40 points, while Michigan Tech took a surprising second place with 146 points. G-MAC Rival Walsh University just clipped the Chargers, finishing with 155 points to Hillsdale’s 156. “Nobody was sick or nobody had any injuries and nobody fell, so it was just kind of a mixed bag of results,” assistant coach R.P. White said. “A couple of our really important pieces had some off days and that’s just the way it shook out.” White said that despite the off-day for his team, he still sees great potential for the national meet. “I think that should give us a lot of confidence though,” White said. “Having a couple of our best runners have days like the did and for us to still be in fourth by one to Walsh. You plug those girls back in and it’s not even close.” Senior Arena Lewis has remained consistent all season and continued to lead her team in the regional meet. She finished 14th overall with a time of 21:26.9. With a new personal best time, junior Christina Sawyer finished in 21:48.2 to

NCAA DII MIDWEST REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS

SCHOOL

1. GRAND VALLEY STATE 2. MICHIGAN TECH 3. WALSH 4. HILLSDALE 5. SOUTHWEST BAPTIST 6. SOUTHERN INDIANA 7. WAYNE STATE (MICH.) 8. SAGINAW VALLEY 9. MALONE 10. CEDARVILLE 11. NORTHERN MICHIGAN 12. INDIANAPOLIS 13. FERRIS STATE 14. WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE 15. ILLINOIS-SPRINGFIELD 16. DRURY 17. ROCKHURST 18. BELLARMINE 19. FINDLAY 20. MISSOURI S&T 21. TRUMAN 22. KENTUCKY WESLEYAN 23. LINDENWOOD 24. ASHLAND 25. NORTHWOOD (MICH.) 26. PURDUE NORTHWEST 27. TREVECCA NAZARENE 28. DAVENPORT 29. LAKE SUPERIOR STATE 30. OHIO DOMINICAN 31. TIFFIN 32. URSULINE (OHIO)

take 28th. Sophomore Claire McNally finished nearby in 32nd in 21:55.0, nearly tying her personal best time of 21:56.0. “Our region’s very competitive year, so it was a quick race,” Sawyer said. “There was a lot of very strong runners up front vying for position, definitely more than the last two previous years at this meet. But I felt good during the race, definitely the best I’ve felt all year.” While most regions will send three or four teams to the national meet, the eight Midwest teams qualified,

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FIRST DOWNS

TOTAL YARDS OF OFFENSE

305

403

NET YARDS PASSING

189

129

NET YARDS RUSHING

116

274

THIRD DOWN EFFICEINCY

29% (4 of 14)

27% (3 of 11)

FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY

25% (1 of 4)

67% (2 of 3)

PENTALTIES/YARDS

2/25

6/45

FUMBLES: FORCED/RECOVERED

1/1

0/0

INTERCEPTIONS: NUMBER/YARDS

3/44

2/47

SACKS/YARDS

2/9

3/18

TOTAL TIME

1:45:44 1:49:06 1:49:25 1:49:32 1:49:20 1:50:22 1:50:59 1:51:04 1:50:55 1:51:52 1:52:26 1:52:49 1:53:30 1:53:59 1:54:04 1:55:31 1:57:05 1:58:19 1:58:27 1:58:20 1:58:45 2:01:36 1:59:27 2:00:55 2:01:33 2:04:07 2:06:20 2:10:45 2:08:52 2:10:00 2:10:10 2:12:50

AVG. TIME

21:08 21:49 21:53 21:54 21:52 22:04 22:11 22:12 22:11 22:22 22:29 22:33 22:42 22:47 22:48 23:06 23:25 23:39 23:41 23:40 23:45 24:19 23:53 24:11 24:18 24:49 25:16 26:09 25:46 26:00 26:02 26:34

SCORE

40 146 155 156 183 191 215 225 231 252 286 337 356 377 395 460 524 587 589 597 622 626 628 643 678 773 846 863 876 903 918 963

making it the strongest region in the country. Six runners from the Midwest region also qualified as individuals, which was the most out of any other region as well. Freshmen Gywnne Riley and Meg Scheske finished strong in the biggest race of their college careers thus far. Riley, coming off a fantastic race at the conference meet two weeks ago, finished in 22:06.6 to take 39th overall. Scheske finished 45th with a time of 22:15.9. Sophomore Sophia Maeda came in 52nd with a time of 22:25.7, while junior Marys-

Claire McNally runs during Saturday's NCAA Division II Midwest Region Championships. courtesy | southern indiana university

sa Depies finished right behind in 55th in 22:29.5. “Our mentality moving forward is just to try to run our best race at the end of the season, and thankfully we get the opportunity to do that,” White said. Sawyer said the Chargers are looking forward to another opportunity to compete and run their best races of the season. “As a team, we had some good things and we had some bad things, but I think we are in a very good spot going into nationals,” she said. ”Everyone has pretty much had an exceptional

HILLSDALE RESULTS

NAME

TIME (6k)

14. ARENA LEWIS 28. CHRISTINA SAWYER 32. CLAIRE MCNALLY 39. GWYNNE RILEY 45. MEG SCHESKE 52. SOPHIA MAEDA 55. MARYSSA DEPIES

21:26.9 21:48.2 21:55.0 22:06.6 22:15.9 22:25.7 22:29.5

race either at conference or at regionals, so we know we’re fit. Everything all season had been focused on nationals, so that is where we’re going to be ready to have our best race all around.” The Chargers will con-

PACE (mile)

5:45 5:51 5:53 5:56 5:59 6:01 6:02

tinue to train and prepare to travel to Sacramento, California for the NCAA Division II National meet on Nov. 23. The 6k race will be at the Arcade Creek Cross Country Course at Haggin Oaks.

Football

Chargers fall to No. 25 Tiffin, eliminated from conference contention By | S. Nathaniel Grime sports editor

With their conference championship chances on the line, the Hillsdale College Chargers weren’t able to pull off what would have been the upset of the season on Saturday, falling to the No. 25 Tiffin University Dragons in Tiffin, Ohio, 35-24. The Chargers remained competitive with the Dragons in nearly every facet of the game, taking advantage of Tiffin’s mistakes, responding to the Dragons’ scoring drives with scoring drives of their own, and trailed just 21-17 at halftime. “Our message was ‘Don’t blink. Don’t flinch. Play the next play. Whatever happens, happens. Keep playing,’” head coach Keith Otterbein said. “Our guys did a phenomenal job with that. We were slugging. We were swinging. It was a heavyweight bout.” In the second half, however, Hillsdale’s offense couldn’t convert any of its

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three fourth-and-short attempts, and the Dragons were able to continue pounding the ball in the run game and benefited from some big plays to create a 35-17 cushion by the fourth quarter. “We don’t regret the choice to go for it, but maybe there were better ways to get there,” Otterbein said of the offense’s inability to convert fourth down attempts. “Play selection and getting the best way to convert [fourth downs] is on me.” Where Tiffin pulled away from Hillsdale was in its lethal running attack. The Dragons ran for 274 total yards to the Chargers’ 116. That equated to Tiffin gaining 6.1 yards per carry and

Hillsdale gaining only 2.8 per carry. “We gave up some big runs, and at critical times. Just tackle the quarterback and running back in space, and it’s a whole different ballgame,” Otterbein said. “Those two guys are big headaches for any defense.” The Chargers forced four turnovers, one on a fumble, and the other three courtesy of senior defensive back Drake Temple’s three interceptions, a single-game career high. Temple now has six interceptions total this year, a single-season high. Redshirt freshman quarterback Luke Keller completed 12 of 28 passes for 182 yards. He threw two interceptions and one touch-

down, which came in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter. Keller’s top target in the passing game on Saturday was again junior wide receiver K.J. Maloney, who caught four passes for 75 yards and a touchdown, which came from 22 yards out in the fourth quarter. Senior running back David Graham carried the ball 23 times for 76 yards and two touchdowns. He’s now rushed for 993 yards this season, and has rushed for 15 touchdowns this season. Hillsdale (6-4, 4-2 G-MAC) will close its season on Saturday when it hosts the Ohio Dominican University Panthers (6-2, 5-1). The Chargers defeated the Panthers in Ohio last season, 34-18. “By no means did the bubble burst after Saturday’s loss. We’re gonna go undefeated this week for a lot of reasons,” Otterbein said. “We showed up in August knowing we were going to go through a lot of peaks and valleys this year.”

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Kappa fundraises with country music By | Abby Liebing Associate Editor With temperatures hovering around 35 degrees, a crowd braved the chilly weather to enjoy a performance by country musician John King on Nov. 9. Hosted by Kappa Kappa Gamma, the proceeds from the concert went to support child literacy. King has performed for Kappas all over the country and reached out to the Hillsdale chapter asking if they would be interested in having him come for a performance. “I started playing a lot of college/Greek functions when I was in school at UGA and just started building this college following,” King said in an email. “Ever since we’ve been touring different campuses and chapters to build that following even more. I’ve just found college students are the ones looking for new, exciting music and that’s the kind of fanbase I want to build.” Senior and Event Chairman Caterina Moran said they were happy to hear from him. “We talked it over and thought that we could make this into something really cool and something really beneficial and for a good cause,”

Moran said. Moran warned King, who was born in Georgia and is now based in Tennessee, that Hillsdale is a small town and would probably be colder than he was used to. “We told him it’s a small town in rural Michigan but we love it, and you fall in love with it really quickly,” Moran

“It was cold but you guys warmed it up with all the amazing energy. What a crowd!” King said. King’s music and original songs were classic country. As we shivered and surrounded the space heaters on the patio outside the Old Snack Bar, he reminded us of warmer weather with his song “Heat

John King performs outside the old snack bar at a Kappa Kappa Gamma philanthropy event. Collegian | Allison Schuster

said. King told the crowd at the concert that Hillsdale reminded him of the small, rural town he went to college in and that he felt right at home. But he added that these were some of the coldest temperatures in which he had ever performed.

Wave” and classic country hits like “Barefoot Bluejean Night.” “I was front row, loving it, singing along. So I had a good time,” Moran said. Moran estimated that they sold more than 150 tickets and raised about $1500 for charity.

“All of the $1500 is going directly to charity. We will be donating to Reading is Fundamental (RIF). It is a charity organization that helps provide books to children nationwide,” junior Taylor Dickerson said in an email. “They ‘generate awareness, implement programs in schools, and engage with communities to impact children’ on the basis of reading.” They also plan to use part of the money raised to personally give books to children in the local schools around Hillsdale county. “We always have a ‘Reading is Key’ event and we go to the preschools around the county and bring them books and read with them,” Moran said. King said he loved his time here and was thrilled with the enthusiasm of the crowd. “Everybody made me feel so at home and I am so excited to come back,” King said. “Ready to do it again next year.” He was especially excited when much of the audience knew the lyrics to his songs. “I looked out at one point and the crowd was singing every word to ‘Try Saying Goodbye.’ King said. “That absolutely made my night.”

Still Rock ‘n’ Roll: ‘Diamond girls aren’t made to grow old’ By | Carmel Kookogey Culture Editor When I was 8 years old, I went to a Red Sox baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston. I don’t remember if the Sox won the game that evening, but I do remember two things distinctly: The sky over the ballpark was colored like a baby’s gender-reveal party, and the whole stadium sang along to Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” at the seventh-inning stretch. It was several years before I realized how many other sports teams claim “Sweet Caroline” as their song besides the Red Sox. Just like the great American pastime, Neil Diamond is as quintessential a part of American culture as the smell of cheap beer in Boston on a hot Friday night. He’s the loverboy of the rock ‘n’ roll era, embodying the romantic concept of the American dream. Diamond was an artist whose reputation preceded him — literally. His two best-known songs — “I’m A Believer” and “Red, Red Wine” — were made popular by other artists (The Monkees and RB40 respectively) and Diamond’s own renditions of these tracks, released several years later, were never as wellknown. Still, he became one of the best-selling musicians of all time. Ironically, his lyrics often deprecated this market value. Diamond gave voice to a distinctly American problem: the conflicting desires for a simple life and commercial success. He opens his 1978 album “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” with satire: it’s “The American

Popular Song,” and “it means business.” “It’s a popular song/An American popular song/And there’s something about it/ Can’t live without it/It’s the tune of the day/Somehow it takes you away/And it grabs you/And it holds you/Feel it control you,” Diamond sings. We live in the commercial era, and it’s as undeniable and all-consuming as a bubblegum pop song, Diamond suggests. Track two sets up the opposite desire. In “Forever In Blue Jeans,” Diamond uses the familiar symbol like a literal pair of blue jeans, wrapping the listener in a love ballad as familiar and just-plain-good as a pair of Levi’s. “Money talks/But it don’t sing and dance/And it don’t walk/And long as I can have you here with me/I’d much rather be/Forever in blue jeans, babe,” he sings. Diamond’s blue jeans aren’t Springsteen’s, and this isn’t a song about tire grease and fireworks; his song alludes to a simpler time of high hopes and low voices to combat the loud reverb of materialism redefining American pop culture at the time. Ever the romantic, Diamond wrote love songs almost exclusively, with a style at once unique and familiar. Familiar, that is, because he was a master borrower, weaving together rock, crooner, and sometimes even gospel, with an incredibly diverse range of instruments, to create an allstar cast of American sounds. It plucks at something in us because he plucked from all over the place the elements that distinguished American music. Diamond definitely had a

favorite era, and he points to it often. Even in his funky songs — “The Dancing Bumble Bee/ Bumble Boogie” is like an early-80s-rock take on swing music — Diamond is taking a

jab at materialism to join the first track like satirical bookends. Diamond spars playfully with Seals & Crofts’ 1972 song “Diamond Girl,” a simple, feel-good tune about a girl

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trip back to the era his nostalgia idolizes most, the 1950s. In “Memphis Flyer,” he dreams of returning to “a point down south,” where he and his baby are “gonna play house.” The message is the same: Those were the golden days, they’re gone, he wishes he could get back. Unlike many artists, however, Diamond rarely tries to answer the next question, “What now?” Instead, he sticks to singing love songs — love songs to an era gone by. He ends the album with “Diamond Girls,” another sly

“like a shinin’ star.” Diamond’s own girl is a “hometown girl,” whose laugh is a “lonely sound,” and who “[spends] her soul on a one night stand.” “Diamond girl/Is there anybody there at the end of the night?” Diamond asks. “Is it worth what you pay with your soul?/When you look in the mirror, do you see it right?/Diamond girls aren’t made to grow old,” he sings. At the end of the night, one desire stands — one image of the American dream — and it’s not the commercial one.

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On thrifting at Salvation Army By | Sofia Krusmark Assistant Editor

It’s cold and we’re poor college students. Find your true ‘salvation’ from the winter cold with can’tbeat deals at the local Salvation Army. Whether you’re in need of some durable

jeans for roughing it in the snow, or a colorful Christmas sweater to get you in the holiday spirit, Salvation Army is the place to find affordable winter clothes. And, every Thursday college students get 15% off. It’s only five minutes away.

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Photos aren’t the problem

By | Sofia Krusmark Assistant Editor A pop-up photography museum taught me a simple lesson: Photos impress memories on our hearts. It’s only when we use them to impress people that they become too shallow to savor. In a basement in downtown Denver is the Instagram Selfie Museum. My mom and I strolled down a set of stairs and walked into an Instagram pop-up museum experience. We had an hour to take photos of each other in this kaleidoscope world the museum had set up. Where other museums limit photography, this one was centered on it. At the end of our hour, it was someone else’s turn. Each background carried a story, but each was an unwritten page in a book. I was invited to be the author. The swirled black-andwhite wall invited me to turn around and wonder at a blurry horizon. Hundreds of roses were pinned to another wall, and around the corner was like another world, where we could lay in a field of flowers, without a care in sight. There were 3D options, too. We jumped in a tub of silver, white, and pink balls, and our smiles were lost under a silicon wonderland. A pair of chopsticks, taller than me, were up for grabs: With a giant piece of sushi in her hand, my mom pushed it into the chopsticks and pretended to indulge in the biggest piece of sushi she’d ever eaten. But these built-up backgrounds, however superficial they may seem, reminded me of all the real-life places we take pictures — the places where we grow the most, the places where we laugh the hardest, or the places that we describe as our favorite place in the world. Photos keep these

places alive. Maybe we just take a picture of the background itself and think fondly of the memories we made there. A picture of the coffee shop where we had a cup of tea with our grandma, or the mountains where you experienced freedom. Or maybe, it means looking at a photo of you and your friends taken in an empty alley. Whether or not these places were significant in themselves, we made them significant by the photos we took there — and we’ll always remember that. Sure, our culture has gotten lost in the momentum of snapping a photo, posting it on social media, and then finding the next background that’ll rack up the likes, making their friends jealous. We do it again and again, we already know that. But if we took photos simply for our own sake — for the sake of reminiscing on these sweet memories, and passing them on to our loved ones, we wouldn’t have to neglect all photography in order to live in the moment. Remember the photos that your grandma pulls out from her closet, the dusty ones, the ones that sometimes bring a tear to her eye? “I remember when,” she says — and passes on the story to the next generation. The picture reminds her of the story. Maybe that’s why it means so much. I’m a culprit of getting caught up in Instagram culture. But three weeks later, I still look fondly of the pictures of my mom and I in front of those ridiculous backgrounds, and I’m fond of them because of the memories they bring with them. Maybe one day I’ll pull them out of my closet, dust them off, and tell my grandkids about that memory. It’ll be a good story.

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‘Living With Yourself’: Twice the Rudd in new Netflix show By | Gladys Oster Collegian Reporter Are you your body or your mind? What makes you who you are? Netflix’s hilarious new show “Living With Yourself ” explores the meaning of identity with Paul Rudd as the lead — and his rival. Miles Elliot (Paul Rudd) is burnt out and depressed as he’s watching his relationship with his wife, Kate (Aisling Bea), deteriorate. His career is crumbling, too, as he’s upstaged for a pitch by a younger co-worker. Overall, he’s in a pretty bad slump. Desperate, Miles goes to the Top Happy Spa, which promises to make him happier by “rebuilding his DNA.” Instead, he is replaced by a clone of himself that seems to be better than him in every way. The clone has his same body and mind, including all of his memories, with one exception: Everything about this new Miles is improved. He doesn’t need glasses, he’s a better storyteller, and he’s more motivated. Netflix’s original content is pretty hit or miss. Sure, they made “Stranger Things” but

they also made some of the worst movies (see: “Swiped,” “SPF 18,” and anything else with Noah Centineo). Admittedly, even Paul Rudd didn’t keep me from being a little wary of the show at first. The show is only eight episodes long and explores many different threads within the same story. Each episode

spectives, but each episode is enjoyable to watch. Rudd’s nuanced acting makes the conversations between old and new Miles believable and fascinating as the two interact. It’s really a wonder that the role wasn’t written for Rudd, as his two characters’ seamless rapport make the show amusing.

“Who knew four hours of Paul Rudd talking to himself could be so entertaining?”

shifts perspectives from original Miles to the new Miles and even takes a side step in one episode to examine how all the craziness affects his wife. At times the show can be a little slow as the timeline is rewound again and again to look at these different per-

Although Rudd plays twothirds of the main characters, Aisling Bea’s performance helps round out the show. Her charming Irish brogue makes every scene she’s in a delight, even when she’s complaining about one of the two Mileses. The show also successfully Collegian | Austin Gergens

Great Cookbooks: ‘Campsite to Kitchen’ By | Austin Gergens Collegian reporter Every good hunter knows swapping hunting recipes is as normal as sharing mythic accounts of old hunting feats. Generally, the recipes are more grounded in facts. With deer season fast approaching, hunters should find a reliable cookbook that will serve their many outdoor dietary needs. The “Campsite to Kitchen” cookbook is just the fix. The smell of sizzling bacon-wrapped-dove on the barbeque filled my house. My dad’s hunting buddies were coming over after a successful Labor Day weekend, and since my parents came to the agreement early in their marriage that if dad killed it, mom cooked it, mom was responsible for making something out of more than 90 dove breasts. Enter the Outdoor Writers Association of America’s “Campsite to Kitchen” cookbook. Published in 1994, the OWAA’s Secretary-Treasurer 1990 Jim Casada edited the cookbook and provided several narrative passages from his personal experience which punctuate the cooking categories.

Through these personal stories, Casada envelops the reader in the world of hunting and its foundational role in American life. Citing Hemingway and other American writers, Casada brings readers into the hunting fold. With a shotgun approach to food, Casada includes recipes that cover all wild animal food groups: venison, other game, game birds, waterfowl, fish, and shellfish. He accommodates hunters of all skill levels, and even includes dishes that don’t require meat. These recipes can be found in the “Day Foods” and “Nature’s Bounty” sections. These categories, the first and last in the book, cover everything from quick prehunt snacks, to more elaborate breakfast feasts. Acorn Waffles, though simple, are a hearty meal. The recipe reminds the reader to boil the tannin out before roasting the acorns and crushing them in with the other ingredients. As a West Coast native, most of the recipes I grew up enjoying came from the game birds and fish sections. However, since moving to the Midwest, I’ve been able to make some venison dishes

to substitute for fine cafeteria dining. For a relatively inexperienced college cook, the venison steak Madeira recipe from Keith Sutton provides a quick and savory way to prepare venison steaks. Any leftover Madeira for the sauce would pair nicely with the steaks. The “Campsite to Kitchen” cookbook draws upon the experience of renowned outdoorsman, hunters, fishermen, and outdoor photographers, and bases its recipes on dozens of outdoor professionals’ field knowledge. The book does a fine job of balancing time-consuming and intricate recipes with quick and easy ones to provide all outdoorsmen with the options that best suit the occasion. If you have an adventurous palate, try the squirrel on a shingle, marinated bear steak, or snapping turtle stew. If you ever wondered what to do with the roadkill raccoon on Barber Rd., see page 77 for a barbecued ‘coon’ how-to. I’ve yet to indulge in these, but — like a good hunting myth — no meal is too difficult to digest for the experienced outdoorsman.

Hillcats will perform bebop By | Madeline Peltzer Assistant Editor

Hillsdale College’s faculty jazz ensemble the Hillcats invite campus and Hillsdale County to join them for their first performance of the season. The event will be held Friday, Nov. 15 at 8:00 p.m. in the Plaster Auditorium. According to Jonathon Gerwirtz, who plays saxophone, the group’s performances are usually themed around a particular genre of music or artist. This time, it’s the works of Charlie Parker, an American saxophonist and composer, and Clifford Brown, an American trumpeter. “Both were innovators of the bebop style on their instruments,” Gewirtz said in an email. “Charlie Parker is probably one of the most influen-

tial jazz musicians of modern jazz. It’s his style of playing that has become the sound of bebop. Clifford Brown’s short career — he died at 25 — was filled with some of the most important trumpet solos of the bebop era.” Hank Horton plays bass for the ensemble. He added that the group tries to put their own spin on each piece. “We try not to just copy,” he said. “We do what we do with our own styles and arrangements.” The event is also educational, Horton said. “We try to do music to expose younger players to musicians they might not have heard of before,” he said. “They might know the songs and not know who wrote them and be like ‘Oh I know that song.’” Gewirtz said it will be a fun

event for musicians especially. “Bebop is known for being a musician’s music,” he said. “It grew out of the jam sessions where musicians would get together after their gigs and jam for hours into the next morning. The concert this Friday is going to have much of that excitement and energy.” Horton emphasized that the performance is one that everyone will enjoy. “There are a lot of great musicians in the Hillcats and anybody who plays would want to see them play and hear the music,” he said. “But even if you’re not a musician, you can still appreciate what it takes to pull something like that off. You’ll be thoroughly entertained even if you don’t leave humming the music.”

makes her a realistic and likable character without blaming her for original Miles’s shortcomings. At first, it’s easy to want to take the side of the original Miles when it comes to their arguments, but with shifting perspectives, the audience is given a better picture of the brokeness within their marriage. Ultimately, it’s these problems that make their marriage stronger. At times the “dramedy” label of “Living with Yourself ” leaves viewers a little uneasy. It’s hard to walk the line between a drama and a comedy. Random jokes and offshoot story lines such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention getting involved are funny, but also confusing and unnecessary. Despite these road bumps, the show still has enough depth to be engaging. Both Miles Elliots struggle to come to terms with their new life. The old Miles can’t stand that everyone likes the new Miles better. The new Miles has to come to terms with being a clone and having never experienced “real life.” The show dives into the question of

Paul Rudd plays the two lead roles in new Netflix show “Living With Yourself.” | Wikimedia Commons

identity and what makes us human. “Are you seriously jealous of you?” Miles’s half-sister (Alia Shawkat) asks. “Living With Yourself ”

proves to be a highly bingeable and rewatchable show. Who knew four hours of Paul Rudd talking to himself could be so entertaining?

‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ opens soon By | Ashley Kaitz Collegian Freelancer On Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m., the Tower Players will perform “Arsenic and Old Lace”, a dark comedy that promises quirky characters, witty dialogue, and plenty of laughs. The play will run through Nov. 23 in Markel Auditorium with an additional matinée performance at 2 p.m. on Saturday. “I think our audiences are really going to enjoy it,” said Lighting Designer and Production Manager Michael Beyer, who directed the play. “It’s an old American classic but the humor is still relevant today.” The story, which is set in the 1940s, revolves around drama critic Mortimer Brewster, who falls in love with girl-next-door Elaine Harper.

Over the course of the play, Mortimer discovers just how strange his family really is. When he visits his aunt’s Victorian home in Brooklyn, New York to tell them about his upcoming wedding, Mortimer is shocked to discover a dead body in their window seat. His homicidal aunts aren’t the only crazy ones in the family — one of Mortimer’s brothers believes he is Theodore Roosevelt, and the other undergoes plastic surgery to conceal his identity. Mortimer and Elaine will be played by James Young and Arianna Gaiser, and Madeline Campbell and Rachel Stanford will play the murderous aunts. “The cast has really brought the play to life,” Beyer said. “They’re having a lot of fun putting it together.” Despite the dark under-

tones, “Arsenic and Old Lace” is a comedy through and through. “It’s light-hearted and silly and it still resonates with people,” Beyer said. “There’s religious humor in it, there’s social humor, and it’s about the kinds of things that we still laugh about today.” “This is good theater,” said Professor James Brandon, Chairman of Theatre and Dance. “It’s perfect for an audience that wants to have a good time — it’s very funny.” Brandon’s favorite line in the play is spoken by Mortimer: “Insanity runs in my family: it practically gallops,” he says. Halloween may be over, but a little bit of crazy never goes out of season. Come down to the Sage Center on Nov. 20 to get yours.

Martha Graham’s legacy lives on By | Ashley Kaitz Collegian Freelancer Although she is less wellknown today, dancer and choreographer Martha Graham revolutionized dance in the twentieth century with her bold and original style. Holly Hobbs, assistant professor of dance, gave a lecture about Graham’s innovative technique and legacy on Nov. 10 in the Sage Center. “She was a cultural icon, dancer, choreographer, and actress,” Hobbs said. “She developed a training ground for the next generation of modern dancers.” According to Hobbs, she first learned about Martha Graham while she was a ballet student at Western Michigan University. “I heard about Martha Graham and how important she was, but I also heard her work being dismissed,” she said. “I’m just one of those people that will do something if you tell me not to do it, so I started researching her.” As Hobbs’ interest grew, she started practicing Graham’s famously difficult technique herself. “She created a whole new language for dance,” Hobbs said. “She moved differently than anyone had before and she found a new way to sculpt the body in space.” According to Hobbs, Graham was inspired by other forms of movement while she developed her technique. “Graham studied yoga as well as dance, and there’s a lot of overlap between some of the positions, the way that we use the body, and especially how we use our breath,” Hobbs said. “Her movements have a spiraling action that pushes the body to the extreme of possibility.” Sophomore Chloe Kersey, a dance minor at Hillsdale, said

she learned Graham’s technique in high school. “The technique is something completely unexpected in the body and in performance,” she said. “It’s incredibly narrative, and it deals a lot with being off-balance and finding that balance within yourself.” According to Kersey, learning to dance like Martha Graham is hard work. “There’s a lot of contradictory movement, which makes her style very different and very interesting,” she said. Senior Stephen Rupp, also a dance minor at Hillsdale, said that Graham’s influence is evident in Hobbs’ classes. “Having danced for Holly

“She created a whole new language for dance,” Hobbs said. “She moved differently than anyone had before and she found a new way to sculpt the body in space.” over the last three years, I find that her attention to sculpting the spine as the center of movement is rooted in Graham’s technique, and the Graham tradition is evident in her style,” he said. In her lecture, Hobbs showed a video of Christine Dakin, artistic director of the Martha Graham Dance Company, who revealed the

thought process behind Graham’s unique style. “The dance she made was unique and looked very different from any other kind of dance that existed,” Dakin said in the video. “Martha wanted dance to show the reality of life, its complexity, its harshness, and its passion.” According to Hobbs, Graham was a prolific choreographer who created 181 dances over the course of her long career. Although they varied widely, one theme runs through them all. “The one thing that stands out is the idea of the heroic quest, usually with her as the central figure,” Hobbs said. “There is this constant struggle of the human against something or someone.” Rupp said that he appreciates the wide variety of themes that can be found in Graham’s work. “No topic is off-limits,” he said. “Controversial ideas about war to psychological pieces about love and hate to retellings of Greek myth — she did it all. Movement like hers wasn’t just groundbreaking: it was revolutionary.” Hobbs said that she spent the summer immersing herself in Graham’s work, and she shared a quote by Graham that she thought summed up her thought process. “You have to keep yourself open and aware to the urges that motivate you,” Hobbs quoted. “Keep the channel open — no artist is pleased. There is only a blessed unrest that keeps us marching, and makes us more alive than the others.” Martha Graham’s prolific choreography, original style, and enduring legacy prove that she certainly took her own advice.

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from B4 In addition to monitoring nutrient levels, Ezra Bertakis said he and his wife make all of their own on-farm compost out of their vegetables. The Bertakises also plant cover crops in their fields to protect the soil during the cooler months. “We’re trying to create what they call a ‘green manure’: after you put a cover crop — cereal rye, clover, things like that — we’re really boosting our nitrogen and building our soils,” Ezra Bertakis said. “It’s all about protecting our soil throughout the winter from washaway. You get a cover crop down and it’s going to protect it from the erosion, while suffocating out the weeds.” Although the Bertakises do not plant produce in their fields during the winter months, Mary Bertakis said their hoop houses are filled with leafy greens this time of the year. Mary Bertakis said her work changes in the winter because it’s easier to work in the hoop houses during the middle of the day, when it’s warm. Whereas in the summer, the two have to work early in the morning before it gets too hot outside. Both Ezra and Mary Bertakis agreed that produce grown during the colder months often tastes better than produce grown in the springtime. “It’s also a delicacy in the winter,” Mary Bertakis said. “It’s delicious because winter produce is sugary.” Ezra Bertakis said the sugar content builds about 30-40% within produce, and the entire flavor profile changes. Although winter produce may have the best taste, Ezra Bertakis added that the winter months are also the most difficult time for farming and harvesting. The two have a limited time to harvest in the winter because crops unthaw, move out of their freeze cycle, and are only awake for three to four hours a day. “In the winter, what normally takes 30 days, now

takes 90 days, and your next cutting, that takes triple the time,” Ezra Bertakis said. “You’re getting a lot more of a product that is more difficult to come by.” Mary Bertakis runs the business aspect of the farm and said it’s important to find chefs who realize the importance of having organic products. Everything on the farm is done by hand. Every year, Mary Bertakis said she has to fill out paperwork to receive recertification as a designated organic farm. “It’s not only a farm, but it’s a small business,” Mary Bertakis said. “You have to wear 1,000 hats in a small business, and then you have to wear 500 more when it’s a farming business. It’s been a really fascinating seven years.” Chef ’s Way Organic Farm’s first client was Hillsdale College. Bon Appetit’s General Manager David Apthorpe said the food service has purchased tomatoes and leafy greens from Chef ’s Way Organic Farm. “Bon Appetit has a strong sense of local purchasing, and it makes sense to partner with Chef ’s Way Organic Farm,” Apthorpe said. While Apthorpe said he appreciates the ability to get fresh produce nearby, he said it’s difficult to pay premium prices for organic produce. Although, the new “market station” in the dining hall may allow Bon Appetit to purchase more organic produce from Chef ’s Way Organic Farm in the future. “The market station is a great opportunity to highlight produce because we can get organic rice and grains too,” Apthorpe said. “It’s a premium station, so we can offer premium products.” Mary Bertakis added that her favorite part about having an organic farm is packaging all of the produce for delivery. Every Thursday, she and her husband will hand-package all of their leafy greens for Friday deliveries. “Every time I’m doing that, I just hope that the food helps people get healthy, and people who are trying to get healthy,”

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Mary and Ezra Bertakis stand in one of their hoop houses on their Chef’s Way Organic Farm in Hillsdale. Courtesy | Mary Bertakis

Mary Bertakis said. “When people get diagnosed with cancer, they immediately want to switch over to all organic, and I think about those people who are probably buying our food because it is so lovely and truly organic. I think about those people and hope that this food will help them be strong.” Ezra Bertakis added that they deliver produce to Ann Arbor, Detroit, Lansing, Battle Creek, and parts of Indiana. Before he and Mary Bertakis started their farm, Ezra Bertakis classically trained as a chef at the Florida Culinary Institute under the original

Iron Chef, Masaharu Morimoto. Ezra Bertakis worked in various high-end restaurants and even had an opportunity to work at Morimoto’s restaurant in Manhattan. But as an executive chef, Ezra Bertakis said he never saw his family. He worked from 8 a.m. until 2 a.m. the next day. Ezra Bertakis said he and his wife reached a point in their lives where it was either time for him to open his own family restaurant or do something else. Ezra and Mary Bertakis both said they felt called back to Hillsdale to be with Ezra Bertakis’ grandfather after his wife passed away. The two said

they faced challenges beginning an organic farm, but Mary and Ezra Bertakis now get to spend everyday together working in their fields and hoop houses. Additionally, Ezra Bertakis can provide the best produce to local chefs, something he said he wishes he could have had access to when he was a chef. Mary Bertakis said her husband taught her what he learned at culinary school and she does most of the cooking for the family. Every day, Mary Bertakis said, the family tries to eat something from their farm. For both Ezra and Mary

Bertakis, working on the farm is always a learning process. Every season, they said they take notes on how to improve for next year. Every crop presents its own challenges, but their work is fulfilling because they get to provide people with high quality produce. “We work hard, but we’re trying to do good things in the world,” Mary Bertakis said. “And I think this is the best way we’ve learned to do good things in the world. It’s fun because we like to do a lot of community things, and this gives us an opportunity to do those things.”

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Pursuing the good, the true, and the fashionable By | Callie Shinkle Columnist During the 1960s, campus fashionista Terry Grieger wrote a fashion-focused column in an attempt to bring the trendiest styles to Hillsdale College. Called Fashion Wise, this column offered advice for all aspects of fashion including hairstyles, makeup, and clothing choices by using frequent quotations from the Cosmopolitan Magazine and Harper’s Bazaar to report the hottest trends. For example, on Feb. 24, 1961 Grieger commented that the fashion styles mimicked those worn by current First Lady Jackie O. The Collegian reads, “The Jackie Kennedy

“What I do not see: some Christmas-themed fresh flowers for my earmuffs.” look is sweeping the country and according to Oleg Cassini, her official Couturier, his tiny showroom has been mobbed.” The article continued, “‘Our customers are ready to wear any silhouette,’ said one man, ‘as long as Mrs. Kennedy’s dressmaker designs it.’” Interesting allusion to an unnamed man. It is always important to ensure the credibility of one’s sources. Grieger also updated Hillsdale students on popular

accessories at the time. On Oct. 7, 1960, she wrote, “Worn this year are furry hats, fake or real, berets, pixies, golden jewelry strands and strands of necklace or the neat initialed circle pin, the smaller bag, clutch and furry, soft pointed shoes and short gloves.” Grieger also covered seasonal dress. On Dec. 8, 1960, Grieger published a Christmas-themed column. She wrote, “an added feature for the holiday hairdo is to spray streaks of color into the hair. One may try Christmas hues of red or green, or match a color to the dress worn.” This plays for a tailgate, but I don’t know if you want to experiment with streaks of red and green hair at the office Christmas party. Then again, Grieger is more credentialed to deliver fashion news than I am. Another tip offered by Grieger: flowered ear muffs. On Dec. 8, 1960, she wrote, “Made of fresh flowers and other fresh-flower hair decorations, they may turn into one of the winter hits for evening.” I am all for flower power fashion but this tip ignores certain realities. As I look out my window while writing this, all I see is snow and bare trees, and it is only November. What I do not see: some Christmas-themed fresh flowers for my earmuffs. This lack of attention to weather surfaced again on

Feb. 17, 1961. Grieger wrote, “Although the weather outside and time of year doesn’t warrant it, the spotlight of fashion has turned away from winter clothes and is now centered on spring wear.” I understand the hopeful appeal of looking ahead to warmer times, but the freezing temperatures and impending frostbite might put a damper on those fashion plans. The Fashion Wise column appeared to have significant influence on the campus. In a letter to the editor published on Oct. 27, 1960, a reader of the column wrote, “In regard to the column Fashion Wise; I tried the silver look complete with Minted Moonlight by Alexandra de Markoff, eye shadow glazed with silver and sequins.” It is always nice to hear that readers of The Collegian gained something for their efforts. Well, apparently not so nice. The letter continued, “Frankly, I looked like hell. It is my suggestion that you discontinue to publish such misleading columns.” That’s a 0/10 on the eyeshadow, but a 10/10 on the candor. It is unknown whether Grieger changed the styles around campus, but we can all commend her for trying to improve the fashion sense of students.

By | Christian Peck-Dimit Collegian Freelancer For many, being paid to play a game that one loves is a far-off childhood dream. But for sophomore Shane Cenk, that dream is his everyday. Despite gaming competitively for less than two years, Cenk will travel to Malaysia later this month to compete in the “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” (PUBG) World Championship; the second international tournament finals of his career. This comes only a year after qualifying for the World Championship in a mobile game called “Rules of Survival,” which is hosted in China. Cenk’s team quickly became a phenomenon in the esports community, qualifying for Worlds after playing together for only two weeks. “It’s pretty exciting getting to travel overseas to play video games,” Cenk said. “I actually went with three other kids from my high school because we qualified together as a team.” A unique and overwhelming experience, the game had more than 150 million players worldwide at the time. “It was really fun. We took it a bit too seriously because it was the first time we’d done something like this,” Cenk said. “We didn’t get to really enjoy being in China as much as we could have; we didn’t really get to sight-see that much.” Soon after the end of

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from A1 “People would be coming to our town to purchase marijuana,” he said. “With that not happening, we know a lot more people are using it, but we’re not dealing with it. Even our drugged driving arrests have not increased noticeably.” Hephner said he issued a directive to the entire department telling his officers not to deal with it. “We’re not bringing it here, we’re not put-

tournament though, the game began to lose its desirability. “I’d say by like three weeks after Worlds, I was already sick of the game,” Cenk said. “I didn’t want to play it anymore but I stuck with it because I was signed to an organization, and I decided to stick with it and just play it for the competitiveness for about another year, but I really hated playing it. Once PUBG Mobile started hosting bigger competitions and Rules of Survival events were getting smaller and smaller, they requested to terminate his contract with the team he played on for Rules of Survival. He switched to PUBG Mobile. “That was about five and a half months ago,” he said, “and I’m still really enjoying the game.” Switching the game he was playing not only helped to further Cenk’s career, but also made him visibly happier with what he was doing. “He’s definitely become a lot calmer since he switched after freshman year,” Cenk’s roommate, sophomore Tavio Pela, joked. As fun as gaming seems, behind the scenes, Cenk puts in a lot of work to make sure he is always at the top of his game. “[PUBG] is the only game I really play competitively,” Cenk said. “Every once in a while I’ll play some other games just for fun, but not as much during the school year, just because I don’t really have

time to just play games for fun anymore, ironically.” Senior Adam Buchmann, who has been Cenk’s resident assistant for the past two years, has watched him endeavor to balance his job and his academic life. “Shane works hard,” Buchmann said. “He has an insane sleep schedule so that he can stay competitive and take part in a lot of the gaming tournaments.” Even after switching to a game he enjoys, Cenk still had work to do to make it on the team he plays with now. “Everybody else on my team has played for over a year longer than me, so I had a lot of catching up to do,” Cenk said. “I started on the team as a substitute player and in this last tournament, I was put in to start because a player was underperforming. I performed so well that they kept me in as a starter and offered me a contract through the end of this tournament.” At the moment, Cenk is preparing for the finals of this tournament; The PUBG Mobile Club Open in Malaysia, set to start on Nov. 23 with a grand prize of $1.25 million. “We were third in North America, which means we have to play in the preliminaries,” Cenk said, “So from Nov. 23 to Nov. 26 we will be playing our games, and if we place in the top three, we’ll be staying until Dec. 1 to play in the Grand Finals.”

ting it in our property room. If there’s a violation of any new laws, it’s a civil infraction ticket. It’s all been decriminalized,” he said. For the entire department, the new law required a massive psychological shift, according to Hephner. “There was a war on drugs in this country and marijuana was a big part of that,” Hephner said. “We lost people in our war on drugs. Now, it’s legalized and it rubs some people the wrong way. How could it be this big of a deal

just a few decades ago, when we would send people off and they got killed, as opposed to now, when it’s okay just to do it?” he said. Overall, Hephner said he wasn’t very concerned about the new marijuana laws. “The biggest issue for us is getting past the mindset that it’s illegal. We’ve dealt with marijuana forever,” he said. “The officers’ instincts are, if they pull someone over and find marijuana, someone’s going to jail. It’s about getting past that.”

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Hillsdale football gets in formation. Courtesy | Mary Kate Drews

The final score: Athletes plan post-grad By | Hannah Cote Collegian Freelancer According to the NCAA, 95% of athletes go on to pursue a career outside of sports after graduation, and this year’s graduating group of Hillsdale seniors holds a wide variety of post-graduation plans. Four seniors, Catherine Voisin, David Graham, Joey Humes, and Ryan Zetwick discussed their post-graduation plans that range from humanities to sciences. Voisin, a swimmer, said she always wanted to compete at the collegiate level. “It was a goal of mine throughout high school and definitely served to push me through high school,” she said. “I had four years to prepare, not just in the short term, but in the long term for after high

school.” Although Voisin knew she wanted to swim in college, she didn’t decide to major in Latin until her Great Books class. “I really hated languages, and then Hillsdale proved that teachers can make a great difference,” Voisin said. “I had an amazing professor coming here who really invigorated me and showed just how much was written in Latin and how many things I really wanted to read.” Voisin plans on continuing her classical studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. “They have a Greek and Latin program,” she said, “and Semitic languages and literature. I’m hoping to do that to get a masters there and maybe go somewhere else to get my Ph.D.” As a football player, Gra-

ham is pursuing a degree in exercise science. “Exercise science is my major and I guess I could say that football has inspired it,” Graham said. “I’ve played football since I was in about 4th grade and ever since then I knew it was the sport I loved and wanted to continue as long as possible.” Football at Hillsdale has greatly influenced Graham in his decisions. Graham plans to work in medical device sales or possibly nursing or health care where he can help “as many people as possible.” “Athletics, besides my parents, has made the single greatest impact on my decision-making,” Graham said. “Everything I do revolves around sports and has since high school. I knew back then I had to stay out of trouble and do things the right way if

I wanted to achieve my goals of playing collegiate sports.” Athletics has developed his decision-making and focus, he said. Playing football has taught him to go with his gut feeling, which is something he carries over into other areas of his life. Although Graham won’t pursue any sort of professional level of football, it challenged him to find passion in other things after graduation. “Eventually I have to stop playing football and figure out what I like to do besides football,” Graham said. “It’s really going to be an adventure figuring out what I truly love to do.” As a golfer, Zetwick found a passion in finance through his team. “A lot of the guys on the team are in finance and they were taking classes that they

“We make an electrical connection more secure by using a terminal instead of using the wire against the screw,” said John Condon, vice president of the business. “It’s a much better connection. It’s safer, it’s faster, it’s more durable, and more reliable. There are lots of reasons why professionals prefer to use high quality terminal connections versus do-it-yourself kind of connections.” When asked, “Why terminals?” John Condon replied, with a laugh, “Why not?” John and Jim Condon, brothers, co-own Hillsdale Terminals. The company is 43 years old. Jim Condon and John Condon recalled when their father, Frank Condon, started up his own terminal company after working at Vaco Products, another terminal company in Jonesville. “He didn’t want to work for a company that got all of the rewards,” John Condon said. “He wanted to have his own business and get some of the rewards. I think he liked the idea of a family business too.” John Condon owned his own tool and dye business and was 18 when his father opened Hillsdale Terminal. He eventually sold his business to the company and became an employee with his own department. Jim Condon signed on soon after.

“I didn’t have a job in 1982. I had been in the restaurant business, and I was burned out from that,” Jim Condon said. “That’s when my dad said, ‘Why don’t you come and work for me?’ I said, ‘Dad, I don’t know anything about the business.’ Then he asked me what two plus two was and I said four. And he said, ‘You’re hired.’ That was my job interview. I started out at 4 dollars an hour,” Jim Condon said. The business has been growing ever since. “There’s a Bible verse that says, ‘hard work leads to prosperity; mere talk leads to poverty,’” Jim Condon said. “We work more than we talk.” While the company started with 3 employees, the business now employs more than 50 people. Being a medium sized company, Jim Condon added that there’s not much overhead. The business has also adapted to newer technology introduced through the years. That’s what drew Fox News, John Condon said. “A lot of the operations that used to be done by hand are now done by automatic machines, and I think that Manufacturing Marvels is looking at high-tech companies, newer industries with newer technology, not the low-tech hammer and chisel industries,” John Condon said.

The company creates, too. Though it orders some machinery online, engineers design much of the equipment in-house. For example, the dye machine — responsible for cutting out the metal pieces of the terminal — were completely created and made in Hillsdale. “We make our dyes, which is the beginning of the process,” John Condon said. “I won’t say it’s uncommon, but we are very efficient in our dye design, which helps improve the cost of the product.” Forty-three years have passed, but the passion hasn’t, Jim Condon said. It was their dad that started it all, and it’s his passion that carries him forward. “It’s the passion that my dad put into the business to get it going,” Jim Condon said. “The time that he spent just getting it off the ground. Back then, he was the machine operator, the accountant, the salesman. He wore all the hats at once. It brought so much joy to him to see the business grow, and to see his family take part in it, and I think that’s the passion that’s still with us.” “We’ve carried his passion,” John Condon said, “and we hope to pass it on to the next generation.”

were interested in and told me how interesting it was,” Zetwick said. Zetwick interned for a wealth management company and plans to work with internal finances in the future, but he will still hold onto his golfing career past graduation. “Golf is kind of special in a way versus football where you can do it well into retirement,” Zetwick said. Another collegiate athlete, cross country runner Joey Humes, has been running since 7th grade and will still be able to do so after graduation. As of right now, his plan is to attend graduate school for chemical engineering to pursue a master’s degree. “I’m lucky enough to have one season of cross country left, so I could run at another school for just one season,” Humes said. “Right now it’s

between the University of Michigan and Purdue University, and I could be in a spot where I could be in their top five, which would be pretty cool just to say I ran for their program. Even if it’s for one season.” With graduation sneaking up on the seniors, it is impossible to have every detail planned out, but Humes summed up the necessity of carrying one’s passion into post-graduate work. “I can recognize I’m not a professional athlete, and as far as post-graduation goes, I think that’s a really big factor,” he said. “I can look to the future and say this is where I want to be, this is what I want to do, and I’m going to find any way I can to get there.”

Fox News visits Hillsdale business QUICK HITS: By | Sofia Krusmark Assistant Editor

Fox News came to the City of Hillsdale, but it wasn’t in relation to the college. The news channel came to see a family-owned electric terminal business, Hillsdale Terminals. It all started when Jim Condon, president of the company, received a call from Manufacturing Marvels, a two-minute segment that airs on Fox Business Channel every night. The segment spotlights manufacturers in North America, foxusing on their products, processes and customers. “I said I’d talk it over with the family,” Jim Condon said, “and they all felt it was a good idea. We figured it would give us some national exposure, so I called them back and said we were interested.” Ten days before airing the clip on Fox Business Channel, Manufacturing Marvels sent a freelance videographer from Detroit to shoot the segment. Seven hours of video footage quickly became the two-minute clip, which aired Oct. 28. The video focused on the company’s main service, which is stamping terminals out of copper, brass, and steel. Then they put an insulator over the terminal and eventually crimp it to a wire.

Life on an organic farm in the winter By | Julia Mullins City News Editor When Ezra and Mary Bertakis decided they would begin farming, they committed to working an organic farm. No synthetic pesticides and no chemicals. They wanted to produce the very best produce. Ezra Bertakis and his wife began Chef ’s Way Organic Farm in 2012, and it’s one of the “original” organic farms. Ezra Bertakis said his grandfather “hobby-farmed” the land back in the ’70s before he and his wife turned the farm into a small business.

“We’re following in the footsteps of my grandpa,” Ezra Bertakis said. “He was organic before it was actually organic. It was just a bunch of farmers that checked on each other to make sure they were all buying the untreated, everything they could get their hands on.” Ezra Bertakis attended the Organic Farming Training Program at Michigan State University, where he learned the basics of organic farming and became familiar with hoop houses — covered growing areas that protect crops from wind, sun, rain, and snow. But Ezra Bertakis said most of his knowledge about

field farming comes from when he was a kid, working alongside his grandfather. “I talked to all of the oldtime farmers and asked them how they did it before the sprays,” Ezra Bertakis said. “I went and bought all the old machinery that nobody wanted. And that’s what an organic farmer is.” After learning about how to farm organically, Ezra Bertakis said he realized that he and his wife are “soil farmers.” “With the best soil, comes the best, cleanest crops, and the most healthy,” Ezra Bertakis said. “And that’s how we can do this organically and

survive on this. It’s not about what I spray on it or put on it, but it’s about how I’m managing my soil. If it’s perfectly clean soil, it means there shouldn’t be weeds.” Ezra Bertakis added that he manages the health of the soil through soil samples and testing to ensure the soil has the proper amount of nutrients. He said he focuses on the microbiology of the soil and aerates the soil instead of churning it, so that the microbes are not as so disturbed.

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By | Elizabeth Bachmann Assistant Editor What’s your favorite movie? “Anna and the King.” What’s one piece of advice you would give to every Hillsdale College student? Go talk to your professors about the ideas you’re encountering in the class, not just how to write the paper. What college did you attend, including both undergraduate and graduate schools? I went to Eastern Nazarene College in Boston, and then I went to Ohio State. Looking back on your college days, what is one thing you regret or wish you could change? I went to school in Boston, and I wish I would have been more active about seeing all the stuff. I never went to Lexington and Concord, I never went to plymouth rock. All the sorts of stuff you would expect a history major should have done. What was your favorite part of being a student? Writing papers. What was your least favorite? The idiots in the dorm. What’s your favorite place you’ve traveled? Cerdanya. It is a huge valley up in Spain. Why? It’s got everything that is good about Spain without a lot of the bad. It is a very rural area with small farms, and people are really friendly. At the restaurants, most of them are buying things from local farms. I look out the window and that cow is tomorrow’s lunch. What is the strangest thing that has happened to you while traveling? I inadvertently got swept into a communist protest march. What’s your favorite type of food? Anything with meat, but probably Cerdanyan. What do you dislike about living in Hillsdale? It is a long way from Spain. What’s your favorite class to teach? They’re

like children, you love them all. Honestly it varies from any given week. I like all my classes, it depends how the students are responding. Some students, it surprises me sometimes, will get really excited about something and then that becomes really fun for me. What’s your biggest pet peeveabout student behavior? You guys are wicked overcommitted. Where did you propose to your wife? In the parking lot of a shopping mall. What’s your favorite thing to do in Hillsdale? Taking my two little grand-kids to the park, the dinosaur museum, the ice cream shop, or really anywhere. They are so spastic running around and they think everything is so cool. Which is your favorite duck out of your rubber duck collection? Darkwing duck, of course! What is not to like about Darkwing duck? If you could change one thing about Hillsdale what would it be? I would take out that wall and make Dr. Blum move, and then I would have a bigger office. What newspapers do you read everyday? Online, not physical newspapers, but several out of England, The Straits Times, several out of Spain and France. Lots of them. What political topic is most important facing the nation? Probably primary education. What political topic do you think people spend way too much time talking about? The presidential primaries and the debates. What political topic is most interesting to you? The thing that fascinates me in political topics are boundary and border disputes. How do you resolve them and what do you do about people groups that are bisected by political boundaries, those sorts of things.