9.11.14 Hillsdale Collegian

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Vol. 138 Issue 2 - 11 Sept. 2014

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Minimum wage hike muddles student employment Breana Noble Collegian Freelancer

cause of its goals, so student

A minimum wage increase has caused budget adjustments at the college.

adjustment would be that starting student ambassadors used to have

raised

than minimum wage,” Clark said. “As the minimum wage

the

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things we can cut if we need to keep budgets under control, Each department is hanSenior Assistant Director of Admissions Andrea Clark said

the past decade, the difference in minimum and starting ambassador wage has become smaller.” In fact, the starting student than the new minimum wage. Now, those new to the position will receive the minimum perience will earn above it. The law also af“We were fortunate enough to al monies for our student work-

Moore, public service librarian. “Rather than cut student hours if our budget ran short, we would have spent less in another area, without our student workers.” Director of the College plained her budget is made be working fewer hours to compensate for the increase. The law also gave permission for an optional training pe-

Péwé said, however, that the college decided to jump straight these different provisions of

See Wage A2

(Hannah Leitner/Collegian)

Classics department tweets in Greek and Latin Emma Vinton Assistant Editor The Hillsdale College Classics into the world of Twitter, wielding the handle @HDaleClassics. According to Joseph Garnjobst, associate professor of classical studies and administrator of the new account, this new initiative of the department between students, professors, alumni, and friends of the college and to promote the classics. in Greek or Latin, just because I

9/11 Remembered Hundreds of American flags adorn south campus today in honor of the victims of 9/11. Members of Young Americans for Freedom placed these flags as part of the national 9/11 Never Forget project. A memorial service will be held today at 12:15 p.m. between Lane and Kendall Halls. (Anders Kiledal/Collegian)

Garnjobst, who thought of the idea after collaboration with the marketing department, said that tweeting in Latin and Ancient Greek was such a novel thing. son he knows of who tweets regpeting,” Garnjobst said. Kokko Tso `13, web con-

tent manager for the marketing department, said that he is Latin tweets, because he graduated from the college as a Latin major. Tso said the marketing department appreciated the fact that Garnjobst collaborated with them before starting the project. “We just said keep it fresh and keep it interesting, and Dr. Garnjobst has more than delivTso said departments do not need permission to start twittheir feedback. He also said, because social media is such a new thing, the marketing department is still in the process of determining rules and guidelines for Hillsdale groups.

social media gets much more -

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Hastings on writing was a huge thing for me spending that much time in America. When I became a newspaper editor later, I insisted that staff -

(Anders Kiledal/Collegian)

Kelsey Drapkin Collegian Reporter Author, journalist, broadcaster, and historian Max Hastings spoke at this year’s WWI CCA about how the war began and the commanders of the Western Front. As you mentioned, you book came out in 1969? Yes. I was reporting the election, and I was in Chicago and Washington during the riots. I and so on. I thought I had a

1969, and you retired in 2002? I never intended to be a newspaper editor. I started writI reported a lot of wars when I for BBC TV. But after I came out of Saigon, off the roof of the said I was done war reporting. I settled down to write books. But then I went back one more time to report the Falklands War — the South Atlantic War was going to be a great event. journalist

allowed

(Anders Kiledal/Collegian)

Natalie deMacedo News Editor

house was safe to sleep in. Nick Krzeminski of Michi-

An off-campus gas leak evacuated residents in three houses

who cleaned up the fumes, said their service technician found gas in the storm sewers. Three other houses near the leak were evacuated, however, including the house of new Professor of Economics Christopher Martin.

Seniors Matt Perkins and Kevin Frost were walking back

in?

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ahead of the British task force. That was a good old-fashioned stunt. I was 36 and getting a bit old for that sort of thing. Then

“We decided to call se-

See Hastings A2

department,”

Frost

said. partment came to their house to check on the water and sewage lines and determined their

our car with what supplies we could gather in about three minutes. We ended up getting a room at the Dow Center for the night,” Martin said in an email. their houses until 11:30 a.m. he had to teach his morning class in his street clothes.

“It was all a huge inconvenience, but beats getting blown courteous. If there is a lesson in that having a kind of pre-packed clothing and supplies might not be a bad idea to keep around, in

a small leak and that when he woke up the crews would be ing all night,” said junior JorFrost said some of his fel-

ing to isolate the gas leak. thanked him and Perkins for calling because the situation “We thought we were making a big fuss about nothing,” Frost added, “but I guess afternoon the situation was no longer hazardous and homeowners were allowed back in know what caused the leak. “I guess stuff happens,” Perkins added. “At least stuff went down — or up.”

because of the crews work-

INSIDE Broad Street opens Underground Broadstreet opens its newest renovation, the Downtown Underground, and announces future expansion plans. A6

The chef ’s art Cooking is an art, and the chefs of Bon Appétit know it. B1

Comcast and Simpson battle After a three-month-long strughave cable. A2

Bio major finds therapy for staph infections

Women’s cross-country Team begins season ranked 2nd in the region and 8th in the nation. A7

staph with blue and red light. B3 (Anders Kiledal/Collegian)

(Macaela Bennett/Collegian)

News........................................A1 Opinions..................................A4 City News................................A6 Sports......................................A7 Arts..........................................B1 Features....................................B3

Yik Yak: social media’s latest sickness the latest social media craze invites nastiness. A4 twitter.com/ hdalecollegian facebook.com/ hillsdalecollegian

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A2 11 Sept. 2014

Freshmen not smartest class ever Sarah Chavey Collegian Reporter

er explained the mindset the students must have in order

Hillsdale’s 385 newest students may not yet understand -

“We try to interview all the students who apply to Hillsto talk about why Hillsdale’s

testing scores and interest in campus activities indicate that they will excel on Hillsdale’s

why the classical liberal arts cal liberal arts model is such an

Dell described the class as an

students who want to be a part of that intensive academic en-

men were enthusiastic and quick to connect with both fac-

students come from Michigan are nine international students

both the 2016 and 2017 classes

Although students had high of Admissions Zachary Mill-

of the 55 percent who got accepted this year and the 38 percent of those accepted who chose to pursue an educanot only with increased aca-

pus student that would be succontribute

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this description and will continue to add to the growth of the school as they learn

student’s face light up because

agreed that the greatest strength of the class as a whole is their excitement to ment and desire to be plugged in until they become the leaders

Laura Williamson Collegian Reporter

Dell said she believes the students have demonstrated a

Representing 40 states and from a variety of different back-

Honoring 9/11

plain over the lack of Wi-Fi in said the drive of the freshmen echoes the drive of all current

honors

the

lives

Young Americans for Freedom is participating in the vanna Wierenga said YAF is

Hillsdale has several veterans Along with having faculty and

we have students among us that

(Elena Creed/Collegian)

Former Collegian editor Lauren Fink ’07 has returned to campus this semester as a temporary lecturer in journalism and ad-

He is an attorney in Ann Arbor and a Marine Corps reservist

director of the Dow Journalbut actually student-population

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Collegian staff weekly on the production of the paper and grading the one-credit Jour-

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the

“We worked out an editing relationship about two years ago so that he could have some consistent editing

and that’s something we can’t take for granted when we

the

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cited to work with someone who was both a journalist and athlete

ism fundamentals like report-

energy and ideas into our pa-

iden-

“For many years [the Collegian] had been kind of hostile legian really needed to represent the student body and its

Michigan and worked as a technical writer for an engineering

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Dow

Journalism

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people informed about what’s

her time caring for her chil-

Fink is teaching Journal-

change

pictures and quotes from profes“We also want to spend more time focusing on stu-

“We want to build a sense of

for people including President

helped

Mueller also works with planning and executing different -

way for us to radiate Hillsdale

Writing and editing on the side is also fantastic and a great job to do while you’re do-

here during a lot of rebirth and

and more knowing who they

with certain audiences at difgaged and interested in what the

live tweeting events and pouring resources into the project to

Fink transferred to Hillsdale after attending the University of Houston on a volleyball scholarstudying English and working for the Collegian as an assistant features editor and news editor before interning at the Washington

ing to do? You owe it to them to goal of renovating the pages is to foster conversation between

that the marketing department not only runs the main Hills-

Journalism welcomes new prof Journalism students at Hillsdale have a new face in the classroom and the Colle-

sever-

During the YAF memorial

social media pages for many -

introducing the eagle design

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“We’re putting them up to honor each of the people who were

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Fink also redesigned the

tragedy

the American Airlines plane

tWitter

Chris McCaffery Student Columnist

the

Alpha Kappa Phi Civil War

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Freshmen Brant Cohen chats over dinner with friends.

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(Photo Courtesy of Lauren Fink)

probably not going to make

people feel that they are part of a larger community that is work-

through pages of Marcus Au-

Jacob Mueller ‘13 is a social media coordinator in the marketing department who helps monitor the different social me-

just to have some fun and use that medium to promote the

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Hastings

they never discover how to ex-

From A1 was just going to carry on writ-

you’re lucky enough to do some-

of the things that’s marvelous nowadays about being an author from all over the world — es-

You’ve written over 20 books. Do you have a favorite topic to research, or even a favorite book you’ve everwritten? Churchill

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— and it’s fascinating to hear You do feel in touch with your audience in a way that 30 years You mentioned that you’ve always been passionate about writing. After a long career what would you say your biggest motivator is to continue telling stories?

On your website, you said you and your wife “garden enthusiastically.” What’s your favorite thing to grow and what do you like about gardening? those things you can keep do-

Guests look on as Max Hastings delivers a speech during Tuesday’s WWI CCA in the Biermann Center. For a Q&A video with Victor Davis Hanson, another CCA speaker, check out hillsdalecollegian.com. (Anders Kiledal/Collegian)

Wage

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all student

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his employees are already paid plained her employees are paid

Fortunately for students who are interested in onshared that there aren’t plans

thought all right-thinking young men should want to have advento decrease the number of stu- derful anyone was willing to pay “Employers today want the employees they hire to have althe time when most of us grow once they know this is a good employee because they have done izes one’s certainly lucky - two

are always new things opening

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A3 11 Sept. 2014

Simpson cable finally repaired Kat Torres Collegian Reporter

got cable service after a threemonth-long battle with Comcast. This may lead Hillsdale to reconsider their contract with Comcast, according to Chief AdThe story of the Comcast-Simpble system, which had previously been strung through a window. take action and removed all prior cables and restrung them through a conduit to disguise them. Once the college’s team

Comcast to complete the job. made his initial request, Comcast had failed to make any progress on completing the cable situation. They also charged the college $11,000 for their problem with the company and the high cost was waived. After calling Comcast headquarters and receiving no anover the dormitory and said they would begin the process by putting a different conduit underground for cable access. To achieve this, the city of Hillsdale requires a Miss Dig, a precaution to prevent construction from digging underground and potentially hitting a pipeline or other important systems.

As Comcast waited for the completed Miss Dig, and move-in day approached, he would tally the company’s neglectfulness to ensure that they pay for their mistakes. “They are a big company Because the bulk bill agreement with the company ends this year, Hillsdale is looking into possible alternatives to dealing with Comcast. The cable began working on Sunday, according to Simpson’s Head Resident Assistant Andy Reuss. “We burst into tears, we were so excited,” he said. Before the cable was repaired, freshmen Simpson residents Evan Tandy, Jared Schip-

per, and Lane White stated asked RA Hank White every day since move-in when the cable would be back in place. They said they enjoy TV because, as student athletes, it’s nice to sit back and not have to be active all the time. The alternative was streaming TV shows and movies through their computers. “We [were] just really sick of not having cable, but thank Reuss said with the cable working, Simpson men can now enjoy each other’s company in the common areas. “First thing, we put on Sports Center,” Reuss said.

Students watch cable while reclining in the renovated Simpson Residence basement. They first turned to Sports Center after nearly three weeks without cable. (Elena Creed/Collegian)

$63,000 for Student Fed to spend Katie Beemer Collegian Freelancer Student Federation is back in session, searching for a way to spend $63,000 in discretionary funds. The team of 20 students met school year last Thursday, Sept. 4. During the meeting, they approved a request from the A.A. Milne Society and chose Instructor of Philosophy Lee Cole as Professor of the Month. They also discussed their recently discovered budget surplus. Last semester, they discovered a rollover budget that had been saved for many years. That, along with their discretionary funds from student fees total $63,000. They have already begun to use some of that money to build an outdoor dining center. The fence currently outside the dining hall was built this summer, and Student Fed is hoping to buy patio furniture for that space soon. They are also hoping to spend more money on philanthropy projects. They have a budget of $2,000 a semester to give away to community oriented projects, and have had very few requests for this money. “We’re looking to do a lot more philanthropy projects this year, because we have that money set aside for projects,”

Sophomore Independent Representative Jacob Thackston said. “So, hopefully, we’re going to get to advertise that more, and be able to give that money to but our community as a whole.” This is just one of the ways that Student Fed is hoping to focus more on students this year. “The biggest thing we’re trying to do this year is make sure that we’re rewarding student initiatives,” Senior Secretary Annie Teigen said. “That’s why [Student Fed] is valuable too, because it is an avenue through which we can fund and support and grow different organizations, different ideas that really have the potential to edify, enlighten, and strengthen our students on campus,” Thackston said. To help make things more accessible to students, the biweekly Student Fed meetings have moved from the Knorr room in the Grewcock Student Union to the Student Activities to come with proposals for how money should be spent. There is also a suggestion box on the monitor’s desk in the union. “We’re hoping to be more approachable this year, because we do want students to come to us if they need a new boat for the rowing team or whatever,” Teigen said. “We would love for you to come.”

Online courses to include entire core curriculum Nathan Prigmore Collegian Freelancer More than 600,000 people have registered to take the college’s online classes, and now the college plans to include the entire core online. Instead of having only a few select courses available to the public, the administration is now in the preliminary stages of putting the entire core curriculum online, said Jonathan Lewis, a 2013 Hillsdale graduate who handles the online marketing for the college. According to Lewis, Hillsdale currently offers seven on-

line classes to the public, free of charge. It plans to add two more courses: Great Books 102, which will be available to the public later this fall, and The Presidency and the Constitution, which will be available Sept. 29 of this year. Provost David Whalen said a large part of the online success is due to Hillsdale’s principle of making evident to a non-collegiate world what a Hillsdale education looks like. “We get a lot of really good feedback,” Lewis said. Although the online curriculum has seen major success, the road travelled to reach this high point was a battle of unusual parts coming together to pro-

duce something truly Hillsdale -worthy, Whalen said. He said at the start of the journey, many professors and faculty members were enormously skeptical about the online programs being their goals are in the classroom. The goal of the External Affairs department, which runs the online courses, is that the courses should not exactly reproduce the classroom lecture, but capture the various aspects in a distilled version of what students experience, Whalen said. “The idea here is not to absolutely reproduce what you as a student are experiencing, but to capture a distilled but repre-

sentative version of what you as a student are experiencing. So that when you see these courses, you will realize that they’re not fully what you’re getting in the classroom, which is a lot more, but it is a proportionate representation,” Whalen said. To help with this, External Affairs works with Wall-tovideo, Lewis said. Many professors participating in teaching an online course face an intimidating experience of taking their class content, editing the content, and presenting in front of a camera screen without stu-

dent participation with which to judge their performances. “[Online courses] are far more condensed than a normal classroom lecture, and there’s obviously no give-and-take,” Professor of English, Dwight Lindley said. “Whatever dynamism they have must arise entirely from the teacher. In class, it’s otherwise. The students provide a part of the energy and some of the observations and interpretations, so there’s a collaborative kind of learning that happens there.” He said the online lectures try to recreate some sense of the student-teacher dynamic, but it’s obviously a world away from the complex

student-teacher relationship developed in the classroom. Whalen noted that bringing in an outside company to number of potential problems of differing agendas, but the partnership accurately promotes the intentions of the college for the online program. “When you look at that mission of the College, the diffusion of sound learning…this [the growth of the online courses] is big. We’re doing that on a much larger scale than the college ever could before,” Lewis said.

Prof. Butler now teaching at two colleges Phil DeVoe Collegian Reporter Lecturer in economics Lewis Butler said he is used to being busy, and two teaching positions at two schools are the newest additions to his schedule. This past summer, Butler was hired as an adjunct professor of economics at Ferris State University, located in Big Rapids, Michigan. Butler graduated from Hillsdale College in 2007 and earned his teaching position at Hillsdale in 2012. He earned the adjunct teaching position at Ferris this year, after a recommendation from David Hebert, an assistant professor of economics at Ferris. As a Hillsdale graduate, Hebert knows Butler through their shared three years in undergraduate studies. When a spot opened at Ferris for an economics teacher, Hebert knew exactly who to call. “Butler is a great teacher,” Hebert said. “He gets students involved in class and has already built a pretty good group of fans at Ferris after only two weeks.” Besides teaching, Butler’s schedule includes running daily, managing a small business, working with the Detroit Achievement Academy, a charter school in northwest Detroit, and planning his July wedding. Before teaching, Butler also worked as an economic consultant for the Detroit International Bridge Co., earned a fellowship at the Mercatus Center, a Virginia-based think tank, and coached a cross-country team for a Catholic high school in Virginia. Although constantly

busy, Butler’s packed schedule was not a concern to those hiring him at Ferris. “Lewis has always been pretty busy; he’s always doing 20 things at once, but always tention and works hard to get them done well,” Hebert said. Butler said he excelled even while working at his part time job during graduate school as the Bishop O’Connell High School’s cross-country coach. “When I started coachminutes for the mile, and during my last season there, we probably had 30 guys on the team and eight guys who could On Mondays, Butler drives to Ferris from his home in Rockford, Michigan for an economics lunch and afternoon classes. On Tuesdays, he wakes up at 6:30 a.m. and arrives at Hillsdale morning classes, an economics lunch, and one afternoon class. He runs, then drives home. On Thursdays, he also has an evening class, preventing him from returning home until 10:30 p.m. or later. Butler has no classes on Fridays, but is still hard at work, managing economics for his small business, answering emails for his board position at the charter school, and preparing materials for the next week’s classes. “Butler is a testament to the fact that, if you want to do something and work hard, you can He’s only 29 and has already done so much,” Hebert said.

Students play ping-pong at an InterVarsity Fellowship Unite dinner before the new restructuring. Leadership combined the Unite and Well ministries and now call it SOMA — the Greek word for body. (Photo Courtesy of Garrett Holt)

InterVarsity restructures ministries Amanda Tindall News Editor

SOMA, the Greek word goal of the changes in Hillsdale’s InterVarsity ministry. InterVarsity staff member Denny Brogan said the reason for the changes — which include consolidating the Well and Unite and adding an art ministry — is to bring the body of Christ together and to reach out to all of campus. “SOMA is a ministry in which all the ministries come together,” Brogan said. “Last week it was led by the athletes and the Greeks, as an example of this.” Before SOMA began, Unite served the purpose of uniting Christians on campus once a month, and provided an opportunity to bring in speakers, Brogan said. The Well was a shorter, weekly gathering to bring students together in worship.

Eventually, the two ministries became very similar, and achieved some of the same purposes. Although, historically, that wasn’t always the case. “The major change would be the combining of the Well and Unite and making one single large group expression in SOMA,” Brogan said. “In terms of other changes, we’ve just been continually working towards a more united front, so that the various ministries on campus can work together toward reaching all of campus.” These changes were decided upon by the core team, which consists of the vision team, seniors Hannah Weikart, Shelly Peters, and Tim Allen, InterVarsity staff, and leaders from each distinct ministry within InterVarsity. distinct ministries in InterVarsity — Prayer, Greek InterVarsity, Athletes InterVarsity, Community Building, and SOMA. Weikart said that because

their goal is to reach all of campus, InterVarsity has started a new arts ministry, led by senior Hannah Ahern. When approached by Hannah Akin `13 about beginning a ministry in the art department, “I thought, ‘maybe this is where God wants me,’” Ahern said. “Sophomore year, I hit a wall, and I just wasn’t convinced God was calling me to this. I told Denny that I didn’t think that that was where God wanted me, and Denny just said, ‘Hannah, I don’t agree with you.’ And I disagreed with Denny and just didn’t want to do it.” Ahern said God used her mentor’s mural of Nehemiah’s wall to pull her out of her fear and to give her a clear sign that she was meant to do this. “The mural had all of these tools laying on the ground, and there was this cornerstone,” Ahern said. “She reminded me that Christ is the cornerstone on which we build. And she said

she just wanted all her students to be reminded that God has given each person unique talents and gifts and expects them to use them. God was just very clear about convicting me of my fears and using another person in the body, but also being so tender with me by providing a mural.” Last semester, the art ministry had a Bible study, focusing on the parables because they’re very visual, Ahern said. Ahern said the ministry will continue to have activities and events just to reach out to those who might not typically be interested in Christianity. The group will also have Groups Investigating God training, to teach active participants in the ministry how to create intentional conversation. “There could be other groups that rise up that reach other groups on campus and minister to them,” Brogan said. “These goal to have a ministry that reaches out to the whole campus.”

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ExplorE your surroundings ThE opinion of ThE CollEgian EdiTorial sTaff

Both the college and community are trying to answer students’ pleas for off-campus entertainment. Yet, on a warm, Saturday evening, the sun casts shadows over empty volleyball courts and trails. The bowling alley, roller rink, and movie theater long for the laughter of Hillsdale’s students. Where are 1,400 college students who live within a few miles of all these things? There are restaurants, entertainment venues, and hang outs located off campus — explore them. Last week, the Collegian provided six examples of off-

Defining our love of country Andy Reuss Special-to-the-Collegian

across TV screens these past couple days are surreal.

The games will go on, but when they do we won’t take them for granted. It’s hard to take anything for granted anymore. Abe Bayer Sept. 13, 2001

does matter, and there are defensible arguments that suggest that we ought to legally limit marriage to heterosexual couples. Either “marriage” is a certain sort of thing by nature, or it is a there is really no moral reason why any set of individuals should be excluded from marriage: There are no claims of justice against amorphous relativism. If marriage is a certain sort of thing, however, and not just a some essential characteristics that

as a contributing member (kind of like Aristotle’s polis). Without interacting with the people and places of the sur-

rounding community, students are wasting an opportunity to learn how to seek out opportunities that won’t always fall into their laps. After graduation, G.O.A.L. won’t be there to email a comprehensive list of volunteer options every week. Bill Lundberg won’t organize running club and cross country skiing. Hillsdale teaches us how to be a valuable member of society. Don’t wait four years to put those lessons into practice.

determine it as that particular sort of thing. The absence or presence of these characteristics, as the case may be, would determine whether or not a marriage exists (whether the state recognizes it or not). Princeton University Profesriage as a “comprehensive union of spouses” in his article “What is Marriage?” Everyone recognizes that the marital union is comprehensive to some extent, and this comprehensiveness distinguishes it from any other sort of friendship or union. When we think of marital unity, we think of exclusivity, permanence, the sharing nermost details of our lives, and more. All of these vague ideas of what marriage means point back to its comprehensiveness as an essential feature. The question is, then, what is the core of this comprehensive union that informs our understanding of it? Some might say that an enduring romantic and emotional commitment is the essential aspect of marriage. It can certainly seem that way. But saying the core of the marital union is an emotional commitment excludes an important aspect of human existence. We are not essentially a soul operating or using our body. In a material world, the mind and body human. Because of this embodiment, any comprehensive union will necessarily involve a bodily union — not just an emotional or intellectual commitment. The only way two human persons can unite organically is in the generative act. Our bodies can do all sorts of things on their own, but in the generative act, two bodies become an organic whole,

ordered for the sake of new life. Reproduction is a unique good of human nature, and yet it requires the bodily coordination of two human persons in a way unlike any other activity. If a marital union is a comprehensive union, and a comprehensive union is a bodily union, then two men or two women cannot be united this way. The extension of “marriage” to same-sex couples would ignore this essential attribute of a marital union. The principle driving the legalization of same-sex marriage is “equality under the law” — a principle that we all accept. Yet equality under the law does not withhold the possibility of rational discrimination. The principle of equality under the law claims that like cases should be treated in a like manner, and unlike cases should not. That is, we should not make attributes unrelated to the question at hand a factor in deliberation. For example, a man’s fanot determine how we try him for murder, but his mental capacity should. It seems obvious that it is not unjust to refuse the status of “marriage” to unions that simply are not marriages. The question remains whether the state should make this distinction in the laws. The justice of a particular law does not necessarily mean that it ought to be law. We grow up immersed in a cultural and intellectual discourse that determines not only what we think about issues, but also how we think about them. The law is one of the ways in which we become educated by the culture. If the law teaches that there is no distinction between same-sex and traditional marriage, then the essential characteristics of marriage

become unclear. People will begin to think, as they largely already do, that emotional attachment is the essential characteristic, while it is, in fact, only accidental. Emotional attachment as the only basis for marriage would weaken the permanent and exclusive nature of traditional marriage that sustains the perpetuation of society through the family. This weakening would, in turn, undermine these norms as applied to same-sex marriages. Thus, all forms of marital and romantic involvement would be weakened by In addition, it is foolish to expect that our society’s staunch support of religious freedom will protect those who do not agree that same-sex marriage is marriage. If there is no fundamental distinction between same-sex marriages and traditional marriages, then there is no legitimate reason for people of faith to act as if there be such a distinction. That is, it would be mere bigotry to act upon these beliefs, and the law is far less likely to protect that sort of liberty. There are already examples of this happening: Catholic charities in Massachusetts were required by law to place orphans with same-sex couples; in keeping with their principles, they chose instead to shut down. There is no claim of justice that demands that the state treat non-marital relationships as marriages. If the state fails to make the rational distinction between the two, then the institution of marriage will be weakened, and people who hold the opposing view will be treated as hateful bigots — like racists or sexists.

Yakking: social media’s latest sickness Morgan Delp Editor in Chief

McClatchey

Imagine a Twitter that allows you to post whatever 200-character musings cross your mind, without any culpability attached. Your username, picture, and Twitter handle are not associated with the tweet in any way. You can say anything without any apparent consequences. Welcome to Yik Yak, or as I like to call it, “mean Twitter.” Yik Yak is the latest social media application. Your proximity groups messages, so the posts you see are from your very own campus, workplace, or town. The app has enabled thousands upon thousands of cowards to write mean things about others. If there were not enough opportunities to hide behind evasive usernames and subtweets, this application makes it more than convenient. “Spread the word to grow

Arts Education

The numbers being thrown around as people try to estimate death tolls and damages are astronomical. They are hard to comprehend. But nothing, short of losing a loved one, could drive home the horrible reality of what happened in New York and Washington Tuesday more than the disruption of our everyday lives, of which playing and watching our games has played such a

On the topic of gay marriage, many students take the position that the federal government should have nothing whatsoever to do with it. It should not give ples — heterosexual or not. As long as religious liberty protects riage in our personal lives, it does not matter what the state says. A year ago, I would have agreed with those sentiments. Today, I strongly disagree. Our gov-

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You’ll always remember where you were Sept. 11, 2001, the exact place and moment when the sense of security we’ve enjoyed all our lives was suddenly, violently, and irrevocably shattered. As I write, they’re still determining the magnitude of Tuesday’s tragedy, still pulling bodies from the rubble of the twin World Trade Center towers and from the southwestern section of the Pentagon demolished in the most devastating terrorist attack ever pulled off on American soil. The images we’ve

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and grill pits. Other trails wind around its shore. Admittedly, Hillsdale and surrounding cities don’t offer the numerous activities of an urban mecca, but there are things to do for those willing to wander off the quad. In a few years or less, every student will graduate and likely move to a new city. An important part of that transition involves exploring the community and

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Dozens of Ukrainians, many of them students, have died since the outbreak of the Euromaidan and the 2014 Ukrainian revolution. However, Ukraine seems a world away, and news from that part of the world is often diluted by time, space, and bias. So when I met a young man from there, I jumped at the opportunity to learn more. Why was there fighting? Who started it? And which side was he on, the Separatists or the Nationalists? His answer was profound: Neither — he is a patriot. He explained that on both sides, a divisive and dangerous sense of nationalism overwhelmed common sense and minimized charity. Pro-Russians seem to care only for Russian power and imperialism, while pro-Ukrainians seem to desire integration in the West and personal autonomy above all else. This tension is grounded in a regime plagued by corruption, scandal, and capricious decisionmaking, and is surrounded by a powerful and manipulative Russia on one side and a turbulent European Union on the other. A patriot does not fall prey to such unrestricted passions. Rather, the young man defined himself as a lover of his country who was aware of its faults. His loyalties will always remain with Ukraine, and he will do anything in his power to improve it. But this is not simply the result of his upbringing and the family members who live there. It comes from something much more significant and fundamental, something that exists beyond any nation or tradition. This young man would give his life for Ukraine because he believes that, at its very foundation, it stands for human freedom. Of course, a statement like that opens the floor to debate ad nauseam. But whether or not Ukrainian government is predicated on the defense of human freedom is not my point. I want to state one simple thing: Our love for country should not derive solely from one source. Love of country should come from both an attachment to the place and people of a nation as well as the abstract, yet still real, principles for which it stands. For example, this young man loves his country for its scenic beauty as well as its cultural uniqueness, all the while aware of the human freedom it claims to represent and uphold. Some may counter this, claiming that they’ve “never seen freedom” or live according to the good earth alone. But these are restricted views, and miss out on the greater joy that comes from the full picture. My friend from Ukraine didn’t risk life and liberty in the protests without reason. He went to Kiev to stand in solidarity with his people, honor his country, and fight for its rightful principles. The conviction that something greater than himself was in danger, and deserved to be saved, caused him to do that which we can only imagine. As an American, my takeaway is brief but powerful: For what am I willing to give all, to make that last full measure of devotion? In light of the turmoil throughout the world, from the Sudan to Ukraine, all of mankind must consider this question. At the end of our conversation, my friend remarked that for us at Hillsdale, and for Americans generally, it could always be worse. His family lives day-to-day, uncertain that their business will survive questionable regulation. Each day, strife and conflict rock his town. Few of us can relate to this even slightly. But the question remains, just as heavy on us as on him: For what will you live, and, if need be, for what will you give everything?

campus places to visit in the community. This week, the Collegian reports on the re-opening of Silos Fun Park (for real this time) and a new bar and entertainment venue, Broadstreet’s Underground, along with owners’ plans for more renovations. Another local couple hopes to open a microbrewery down the street from the college (see next week’s Collegian). Half a mile from the Suites, Hayden Park offers sand volleyball courts, mountain bikes, and miles of nature trails. Baw Beese Lake is complete with disc golf, beachfront,

the herd,” reads Yik Yak’s website tagline. The application markets itself as a “community bulletin board,” perfect for sharing “news, funny experiences, shout outs, and jokes” in a “tight-knit community.” Why you would need to be anonymous to share news and harmless jokes? The only logical reason to use such an app is to say things about others you wouldn’t have the guts to say in person, or at least with your name attached. Any humorous observations, breaking news posts, or mundane daily musings can be posted with a name attached. Detaching a username invites nastiness. The U.S. Constitution grants the right to freedom of speech, as Yik Yak reminds users on the legal portion of its website. But it does not grant the freedom to speak without consequences. As reported by psychologist Keith Ablow, the app has wreaked havoc in middle schools and high schools across

the country. Anonymous bomb threats and serious examples of cyber bullying have cropped up since the app’s founding in December 2013. Legal action has followed, as attorneys are taking their complaints to court. Hillsdale students have suffered the consequences of Yik Yak as well. Already, there has been name-calling about offcampus houses, sports teams, Greek organizations, and individuals. At a school as small as Hillsdale, even nameless posts are not impossible to track down. It is sad that court cases are necessary, and that students at Hillsdale have taken part in the sort of foolishness that inspired such cases. But, of course, given the chance to participate in the crowd-minded cruelty that is Yik Yak, many will chime in. The app has the gracious feature of allowing participants to rate the Yak as good or bad, and with enough of either “upvotes” or “downvotes,” it

either will remain on the site forever or become permanently removed. But that’s not enough to keep the initial reads from hundreds of eyes. Included in those who can see your posts are the masterminds behind Yik Yak themselves. You may think that what you post is limited to the community around you, and won’t be seen by others. Think again. Reading the website’s fine print reveals that “by submitting content through the Yik Yak service, you grant Yik Yak a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display, and distribute such content in any and all media or distribution methods.” Think twice before you post a diss to another Greek house, or make fun of a passing student or professor. Your Yaks do have consequences. If you don’t have anything nice to say, quit your yakking.

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What I remember and learned from Sept. 11, 2001 Matteo Moran Special-to-the-Collegian The Greek dramatist Menander once wrote that “time is the healer of all necessary evils.” Not all evils, however, are created equal. On this date 13 years ago, an evil of immense proportion occurred on our soil. But now, 13 years later, we can look back and reflect with greater insight and wisdom. I remember, near where I grew up, there was a mountain where you could see the top of the New York City skyline on a clear day. The Big Apple to a young boy was baseball, the Christmas carriage ride through Central Park, and the most buzzing metropolis in the world. There was a confidence that could only be found in the financial capital of the world, a swagger that the city could accomplish anything and its might could be felt globally. But everything changed. I was 7 years old when the Twin Towers fell. I began my day like any

other, having Mom pack me up for school. There, I learned penmanship and math, and looked forward to going home to have my afternoon snack. My school did not inform us at the time of the attack and I went home blissfully unaware of the events occurring 70 miles south of my home. When I got home that day though, my father sat me down and told me that I was old enough to know what was going on in the city. “Two planes flew into the Twin Towers in New York,” he said. An American icon had been destroyed and, with it, more than 3,000 people died. I didn’t know how to react at the time. As I grew older and began to see the effects the attack had on our lives and our country, I began to understand the significance of Sept. 11. America has been gravely attacked on two occasions: Dec. 7, 1941 and Sept. 11, 2001. Both launched America into global war. Both saw a nation awakened and united by the sacrifice and the heroism of those who answered the call in a time of great need.

This Land is for life Emma Vinton Collegian Reporter

As time dwindles in the race between Terri Lynn Land (R) and Gary Peters (D) for the open Michigan Senate seat, voters grapple with two canthe stereotype of “women's rights” and right-to-life issues. The race is backward: A woman who opposes abortion and a white man who supports it. Backward from the stereotype, at least. Peters would win the seat by six points if the election were held today. But that number has dropped since July, when he led the race by nine points, according to a recent poll done by EPICMRA and WXYZ 7 Detroit. Though Land leads the male vote by a small margin, Peters maintains a large margin among female voters, with 49 percent favoring Peters, 34 percent for Land, and 18 percent undecided. Men are voting Republican and women are voting Democrat in this election. Land needs to convince those undecided Michigan women in order to have any chance at the senate seat. And since Land has improved her stance with male voters, the election will come down to the female vote. Land and Peters could not be further apart on the spectrum. Will female voters cast the ballot for the former Michigan Secretary of State who opposes abortion, or an “old white male” (the stereotype which Democrats love to use against the Right) who supports partial-birth, sex-selective, and taxpayer-funded abortions? A recent ad from Senate Majority PAC attacks Land's views: “Backwards: That’s the direction Terri Lynn Land would take Michigan women.” The ad falsely claims that Land would outlaw common forms of contraception. Land's campaign has stated that she supports access to birth control, though she has not said outright what her views on the “morning-after” pill are. Land does, however, support

bans on all abortion, with the exception of saving the life of the mother. Peters’s website states that Michigan women cannot trust Land because she “supports a constitutional amendment to recognize personhood or that full human rights begin at conception,” a position that is supposedly “out of touch.” Land has responded by stating that, “as a woman, I might know a little more about women than Gary Peters.” Peters, on the other hand, supports expanding Obamacare, NARAL, and “pregnancy prevention.” In July, the Washington Post reported that close to half of voters in Michigan greatly dislike Obamacare. This bodes ill for a candidate who supports its implementation. There are two key points: First, the assertion that Land’s pro-life stance makes her untrustworthy for Michigan women is a sweeping judgement, and an unwise one at that. I am a Michigan woman, and in my eyes, Land’s stance makes her more trustworthy. Second, rather than all the political mudslinging, both candidates need to get down to the real questions of the election and come out with their own views on issues, and why they hold those views. Why indeed would a woman wage a “war on women”? From a purely economic standpoint, how do “pregnancy prevention” and contraception methods do anything to foster and grow the economy? Do voters want to live in a culture where life is protected or “prevented”? Is life precious, or isn’t it? And is freedom to choose, freedom to do whatever you want, real freedom? A prospective Senator Peters's votes would support high government involvement, laws harmful to women, and a culture of death. Land in the Michigan Senate, however, would be a stepping stone to an America that supports the culture of life and upholds true women's rights. It would be not only the land of the free, but also the land of the living.

Sept. 11 was the second “day which will live in infamy” in our history, but it is slowly becoming just another moment in time. People are starting to forget the heroism, sacrifice, and terror that occurred that day. 9/11 launched a new era in American history, one dominated by the threat of Islamic terrorism, and resulting in the greatest increase in government surveillance in our nation’s history. Sadly, it seems many remember the negatives that resulted from the attack. While it was one of the greatest tragedies of our lives, many people my age should see and recall the other feelings that came out of this awful attack. America came together to support the cities of New York and Washington, D.C. President George W. Bush threw out the most memorable first pitch in baseball history. There seemed to be a revival in American pride, of how great this nation was and how we would come back from this stronger than ever. We are now 13 years removed from that fateful day. The importance of it seemingly grows fainter

and fainter with passing year. We, as Americans, though, should never allow this to happen, just as we have never let the memory of Pearl Harbor detach itself from the minds of the “Greatest Generation.” The children who lived during those attacks, the ones just now graduating college or recently have graduated, are the custodians of this history. We will be the ones who determine how Sept. 11 will be remembered, and we will pass down the lessons we have learned to younger generations. We should never forget the fear that gripped our nation that day, but we should especially never forget the heroism of those who gave their lives in protecting us — like Flight 93 passenger Todd Beamer, who saved many lives by giving his own, diverting his plane to a field in Pennsylvania away from its planned target in Washington, D.C., and the New York firefighters who ran into danger — and pulling us out of our darkest hour.

Raising the minimum wage is the wrong call Natalie deMacedo News Editor I don’t want more money. Yes, Michigan legislature, that’s correct. I’m a college student. An English major. An aspiring journalist with little hope of ever making big money. In addition, I currently work a minimum-wage job. I even come from Massachusetts, where, until this summer, our minimum wage was $.60 higher than yours and coming to college meant a pay cut. I’m precisely the kind of person you thought would praise you for giving me a raise. But the joke is on you. I should be transparent and confess that, when my boss first told me I’d be making $8.15 instead of $7.40 an hour, my heart fluttered and I saw dollar signs. It was my first day back at my terrific on-campus job. I’m part of Hillsdale College’s not-so-famous “campus beautification crew.” The crew grows, plants, and nurtures the landscaping all over campus. I was rambling to my boss about couponing and budgeting when she told me that Michigan’s minimum wage increased, so I was getting a raise. It won’t affect my campus newspaper job, but a raise for the eight hours a week I spend beautifying campus adds $6 to my paycheck. Sure, that doesn’t seem like much, but I was initially ecstatic. It occurred to me that perhaps next time I’m dying for a coffee, I could justify that $1.50. But then my coworker piped up. “Yeah, but now tuition is going to go up,” she muttered. Cue falling rain, wrecking ball, and super-depressing music. You see, that extra $96 a semester won’t do me much good if ev-

erything else around me costs more. Maybe Hillsdale won’t actually raise tuition that much, but what about grocery stores? Restaurants? Walgreens? Chances are that $.50 an hour will get eaten up by more expensive milk, burgers, and cough drops. Forbes magazine reported the results of raising the minimum wage: “Congress raised the minimum wage 10.6 percent in July, 2009. In the ensuing six months, nearly 600,000 teen jobs disappeared, even

Everything will cost more, and my higher wage will mean nothing. You tried to fool me, but you failed.

with nearly 4 percent growth in the economy, this compared to a loss of 250,000 jobs in the first half of the year as GDP growth declined by 4 percent. Why? When you raise the price of anything, people take less of it, including labor.” That’s the problem with the minimum wage hike. It initially looks so good to those of us who save change and clip coupons and indulge ourselves on fresh fruit even though everything canned is much cheaper. Why would someone like me turn down a decent raise? When you promise me a higher wage, you suggest that I can purchase a bigger cable plan or a new

phone or a Starbucks latte. Obama tells me some conservative folks want me to go without. That’s why they are so cruel and won’t raise the wage. What you don’t tell me is that if it costs my college more to employ me, it is going to make cuts somewhere else. If it costs the local Kroger more to hire cashiers, either the food will cost more or the quality of it will decrease. In Michigan, Kroger employs some 2,500-5,000 people. Let’s assume it has 2,000 full-time workers. The hike will cost the company more than $3 million more this year than last year. Where do you think Kroger will recoup that money? By growing a money tree? No. They’ll add a few cents to my milk and hike the price of eggs. They’ll get cheaper produce with more spots and bangs and dings from a vendor with a lower price. Best-case scenario, you think you look like heroes who improved my standard of living, when, in reality, my money has the same purchasing power it did before you scattered some fairy change in my paycheck. Worst-case scenario, you devalued my money. Everything will cost more and my higher wage will mean nothing. You tried to fool me, but you failed. Please, stop using us to make yourself look good. Stop trying to appear compassionate while playing political games. If you really want to give me more money, how about lowering taxes, or cutting back on regulations to make entrepreneurship more attractive? Those policies would actually help the people you claim to serve.

The Rice scandal: a stain on the NFL Andrew Egger Collegian Reporter Everything changed for Ray Rice this Monday. Last Sunday, Rice was an NFL star, an elite running back for the Baltimore Ravens. The past few months had been rocky after a domestic violence scandal: In February, Rice knocked his fiancée unconscious in an Atlantic City casino elevator. But on Sunday, as Rice served the first game of his resulting two-game suspension with the full support of his team and coaches, that scandal must have seemed firmly in his past. On Monday morning, however, TMZ leaked security camera footage of the incident itself. The act of violence spread like wildfire across social media, generating huge cries of protest for Rice’s light sentence. This public pressure forced more decisive action from the Ravens and the NFL: The Ravens cut Rice’s contract, and the NFL handed him an indefinite suspension. In all likelihood, Rice will never again play a down of professional football. The question is not whether Rice deserves this severe punishment. As anyone who has seen the video (and that describes every football fan in America) can attest, Rice’s act of cruelty was horrifying and deserved a severe consequence. But the NFL knew it had been horrifying before the release of the video. So what changed its mind on Monday? “[The video] is something we saw

for the first time today. All of us,” said John Harbaugh, head coach of the Baltimore Ravens, on Monday. “It changed things, of course. It made things a little bit different.” But what did it really change? The released footage was shocking, but it changed none of the facts, which have been undisputed for months. On Feb. 19, leaked security footage from the casino (also from TMZ) showed Rice dragging the unconscious body of then-fiancée Janay Palmer (the two are now married) out of the elevator. The rest of the story came to light over the next few days: The couple had a heated argument which turned physical, and Rice threw a punch. Although he was charged with aggravated assault, Rice avoided trial by enrolling in an intervention program for first-time offenders. Before the release of TMZ’s second video, counseling and a two-game suspension were all the consequences Rice would have faced for knocking out a woman he claims to love with a punch to the head. Harbaugh says the video “changed things,” but Harbaugh is fudging: In reality, the video changed one thing only. The security footage released on Monday did not make Rice’s heinous act more disgusting. It only made it impossible to ignore. In one day, TMZ’s video blew away the smokescreen of

blame projected by Rice, the Ravens, and the NFL since February. In May, the Baltimore Ravens tweeted out that “Janay Rice says she deeply regrets the role that she played the night of the incident.” In his press conference, Rice apologized to his team, his coaches, and his fans (notably missing from that list is the woman he abused) for “this situation that me and my wife were in.” To cap it off, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell handed Rice a two-game suspension, which has been widely noted as half the regular duration of a first-time suspension for marijuana possession. So while the video released Monday changed no facts in this case, it did remind everyone of one very important thing: The “situation” that Rice and his wife were in, and that Janay Rice deeply regrets, was a two-second span in which a man who bench presses 400 pounds clobbered a woman who fell, hit her head on the elevator railing, and then lay unconscious for minutes on a casino floor. The video simply left the NFL — now facing a complete PR meltdown — with no other choice but to cut ties with Rice completely. In doing so, the NFL displayed not a commitment to

stamping out domestic violence, but shrewd business sense. Goodell has admitted that the league should have taken a harsher stance on Rice from the beginning, and the NFL has significantly toughened its punishments for domestic abuse in the future. They had no other choice, given the public outcry. But the delay between crime and punishment, and the fact that Rice only really received justice after TMZ’s second video went viral, is a stain on the integrity of the entire NFL, which cracks down harder on players who use steroids to score touchdowns than on players who use their honestly-gained muscle to beat their wives. The penalty which Rice received Monday night may not have been too little but it was certainly too late, and the NFL, already rocked by concerns about player endangerment and crime, will have a hard time overcoming this latest blow to its integrity. “One thing I can say is that sometimes in life, you will fail,” Rice said in a particularly poor moment of his conference. “But I won’t call myself a failure. Failure is not getting knocked down, it’s not getting up.” America has finally seen Janay Palmer get knocked down and not get up, but the failure rests firmly on the shoulders of Ray Rice, the Baltimore Ravens, and the National Football League.

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Broad Street opens Underground, Where to announces plans for deck space Grab a Drink Macaela Bennett City News Editor

Dueling pianos, jazz nights, beer and wine clubs, and ethnic selections comprise a few of the changes students will see at Broad Street Downtown Market and Tavern since spring. “Our theme is that we always have something happening,” Broad Street Director of Marketing Maree Socha said. Its new Downtown Underground — a bar, lounge, and dance club space — is the place in which Broad Street hopes many of these things will happen. “We were told by many that there’s no place or venue like a nightclub that people can go to with friends and have fun,” Coowner Mick Ritter said. More than 200 people attended its grand opening Saturday, Aug. 23, to show their enthusiasm for the changes to the Tavern, Market, and basement extension, the Downtown Underground. “The day was all that we wanted to accomplish,” Ritter said of the grand opening. “The atmosphere felt like a wedding, because everyone was happy, smiling, and dancing.” The Underground is open Wednesday through Sunday and will feature karaoke Wednesdays, bar trivia Thursdays, live entertainment from bands within a 100-mile radius of Hillsdale, and looks to host comedy club and jazz nights. With the Underground’s bar extension, Broad Street now offers beer and wine royalty pro-

grams, where members pay $50 for a one-year membership that includes a hand-thrown goblet from local pottery shop Toasted Mud and $1 off every drink with it. For those who want a customized mug, they can take it across the street to Toasted Mud to paint themselves. In addition to the Underground, which features a stage for live entertainment, 24 beer board, visitors noticed changes upstairs, too. The Market “is like taking an adventure through foreign countries,” Socha said. She compared the Market’s

offerings to what shoppers

store like Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods. In addition to selling locally-grown speciality items, the Market now features food sections organized by countries like Italy, Spain, and America. In an effort to boost afternoon business, Socha said the Tavern will begin offering 15-minute lunches in the next couple weeks. “We want people to get in and out quickly but know they’ll still get the same high quality service and atmosphere,” she said. Although the Underground has only been open a few

weeks, Ritter is already looking forward to Broad Street’s next project. “I used to say this [Downnal phase, but now I just say it’s ‘the next phase,’” Ritter said. In the next few months, Ritter hopes to begin work on an outdoor deck space that will pits. With all of its renovations, Broad Street hopes to provide a location for all people in Hillsdale to convene and enjoy good company. “We want to be that place where people come to celebrate,” Socha said.

The Hillsdale City Council decided Tuesday to approve a fall, deer bow hunt, switch to Livestream for city council meeting recordings — saving the city $11,000 a year — and ended with a heated exchange between Board of Public Utilities Director Rick Rose and city council members over the sale of a piece of property. The City of Hillsdale owns a communications tower in Industrial Park, which was built in partnership with another power company. The BPU is allowed to use six spaces on the tower for services like cable TV or radio assistance, Rose said. But the BPU isn’t utilizing those six spaces, which is why there’s

The doors of Hillsdale’s amusement park, Silos Fun Park, Park co-owners Dave and Mary Cleveland ran it from 2004 to 2010, but other business ventures and family obligations sale or lease. After being closed for nearly three and a half years, the park is Joe and Christina Taormina began renting the property in February 2014 and have taken over its operation. Immediately afterward, the couple began renovations. Because the arcade is now closed due to outstanding expenses, Joe was able to use his

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Broadstreet Downtown Market and Tavern’s new Underground features a 24-tap bar with a royalties program, stage and live entertainment, pool, and table shuffleboard. (Macaela Bennett/Collegian)

concern. Because the Hillsdale County 911 board uses part of the tower, Hillsdale County Commissioners came to Rose in July wanting to buy the property on which the tower stands. Rose refused. “The county 911 board said they were interested in the tower property but we weren’t interested in selling,” Rose said. Councilman Patrick Flannery suggested conducting an economic analysis to see whether or not selling the property would be economically viable for the City of Hillsdale, but Rose believes there’s “no ben-

“I have no faith that we can deal with them [the commissioners],” Rose told the council. “You’re being used.”

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in question is in fact owned by the city, and believes the BPU’s motives are unclear for trying to keep the property. “He [Rose] won’t sell it to the 911 group, but he has unclear motives,” Davis said. “He’s got six spots [on the tower] for an antenna maybe in the future — it’s really vague. We do need a good explanation of why we’re holding on to it.” In other business, the council discussed eliminating the position of Director of Public Safety and replacing it with two new positions: a police chief more detailed outline of what positions would look like, as well as a budget from the Public

serves as a dining hall that can seat up to 70 people. Eventually, Joe said he would like a sports bar in the upper dining room, which would serve alcoholic beverages. Although the sports bar is still a work in progress, Joe has high hopes for Silos. He wishes to promote the new business throughout the community by giving a 5 percent discount on any food item to a student who shows their school ID. Joe also plans to give discounts to Hillsdale students, teachers, college athletes, coachand the police department. “For every semester a student maintains a 4.0 GPA, and can show proof through transcripts or teacher’s signatures, that person will receive a free meal on

me,” Joe said. The park hours aren’t set in stone, but as of now, Joe gives a rough idea of the schedule. He says that Sunday through Thursday the park will be open during the day and close at 10 p.m., with the exception of Mondays, in which the park may be open until 10:30 p.m. for the students who wish to watch NFL on Monday nights. Although the outside activities will remain open as long as weather allows, the food service and dining hall will remain open year-round, except for possibly closing lunch service during the fall and winter months. Rachel Moore, a sophomore at Hillsdale College, said she’s excited to try out the new activities.

swamp was cleaner than the pool” holding the bumper cars, and the driving range was partially damaged from vandalization, he said. Now there are security cameras by the range, and the water is clearer. Though the “Spring Cars” for go-cart racing are in the process of being repaired, all other racing cars are ready to be used. Not only has the park been repaired, it now serves Sicilian style pizza, which Joe claims is around here.” The food is made fresh daily, with no frozen dough or sauce, and for those who’d rather stay cozy in their dorms, Silos offers free delivery. The new diner also serves various kinds of breadsticks, cinnamon bites, coke products, and soft-serve ice cream. Patrons walking into the building will notice booths and

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Safety Committee, while Councilman Bruce Sharp wanted more details about what each new position would entail. Since the council failed to reach a decision on the motion, the issue was returned to the committee for further discussion. City Manager Linda Brown advised the council against allowing the deer bow hunt this season, based on data showing a decrease in Hillsdale’s deer sightings since the bow hunt was legalized in 2010. The cance of the data when Davis and Sharp provided examples of multiple deer sightings within the past month. The motion passed 8-0 to offer the hunt. The deer bow hunting season runs Oct. 1 through Nov. 14 and Dec. 1 through Jan. 1.

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Silos Fun Park, located at 3883 Carleton Rd. in Hillsdale, has opened under new management after being close for more than three years. (Macaela Bennett/Collegian)

“Silo-Joe’s has really picked itself up off the ground,” she said. “The mini-golf course looks really fun. I can’t wait to head over there and check it out.” Sophomore Carrick Conway visited Silos within the last few weeks and said good things about his experience. “I had a great time, the karts exceeded my expectations,” Conway said. “Prices seemed decent to me — not too expensive.” Joe said the park will continue to be enhanced with new ideas such as the sports bar, a planned activities like mini-golf tournaments.

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Jonesville earns city status Andrew Kern Collegian Freelancer After voting to change from a village to city, Jonesville aims to reduce taxation and streamline public services in order to attract business owners and foster growth. Before becoming a city, Jonesville was governed and taxed by two units of government — a village and a township. Now the city will unify those roles and provide all services previously divided between the two, such as election services, street upkeep, and the “The goal is that you would come to one place for services and not have to go to the village for some things and the township for other things,” said Jeff Gray, Jonesville city manager. The Fayette Township ofp.m. Monday through Friday, and are closed Wednesdays. however, are open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. With elections handled by the city, citizens may need to register to vote. Now they are able to do that under normal business hours. The City of Jonesville will tax the same amount as the village did, and the township will no longer collect taxes from the city. By eliminating the Fayette Township tax, those with residential properties in Jonesville will save money, and major gains will be seen for commercial and industrial properties. “Part of this was an economic development initiative to try and make sure we stayed competitive and encouraged growth in Jonesville,” Gray said. “Removing the township tax makes Jonesville more attractive to businesses who may look to build in our city.” Because Hillsdale County borders Indiana and Ohio, Jonesville is sometimes forced to compete for the attention of local business owners. One

factor businesses consider in choosing a location is the tax rate. “To be able to reduce taxes is one thing that helps us have an advantage for business owners,” Gray said. Because of the two cities’ proximity, Hillsdale is also a business competitor for Jonesville, but Hillsdale Human Resource Director Kay Freese doesn’t believe this change will impact Hillsdale residents. “I can’t foresee that there will be any impact at all,” she said. For years, the village government considered whether Jonesville should become a city. In 2011 there was enough interest that the village council appointed a Citizens Advisory Committee to determine how villagers felt about the idea. The committee recommended that the council proceed. The state reviewed and surveyed the village borders, then approved the plan. Residents elected a charter commission of nine eligible voters to draft the Jonesville ties and powers of the city. The charter was submitted view by the attorney general, and having met all requirements, went to a vote by the people where it was approved August 5. Next, the city council was elected. Five of the six village council members transferred to the city council. “End of story is what I’ve talked about along the way: this thing started with the people of Jonesville, the charter was written by the people of Jonesville, and it was passed by the people of Jonesville,” Gray said. “To me it really is democracy in action, and the people are choosing their own action and the direction on their own feet.”

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Tennis ends weekend with victory Hannah Leitner Design Editor The Hillsdale women’s tennis team opened their season with a tough slate of three matches over the weekend, winning on Sunday On Friday, the Chargers faced Ohio Dominican University, falling 6-3. Junior Lindsay Peirce said that while the team fought hard in singles, the team displayed much of its strength in its doubles matches, winning two out of three. Junior Sydney Delp contributed to the wins with a victory in her singles match. season, I was really impressed with how the girls performed,” coach Nicole Walbright said.

Christy Allen Collegian Freelancer On a perfect Saturday for tle wind, the Hillsdale golf team opened their season with a fourth Shootout held at Mohawk Golf

“Everyone put their best effort forward and we had good results and a lot to learn from for the rest of our season.” On Saturday, the women had to move to an indoor court due to a rain delay, where the team fell 5-4 to Walsh University. Despite the changes, the team adapted quickly and fought hard. “I was particularly happy because every time we have played Walsh, we have gotten better and better,” Walbright said. “Walsh barely slipped by with a victory

After not getting off the court the previous day until 10 p.m., the Chargers delivered an outstanding performance, only losing one singles match. “Sunday was a perfect day for tennis,” Walbright said. “We

can win if we meet them at the conference tournament.” Despite the losses, the team remained positive as they continued their trip through Ohio, enend with an 8-1 victory over Ashland University.

matches three days in a row can take a toll on your body,” senior team captain Morgan Delp said. But as the season progresses Walbright said she looks forward to improving the team’s endurance, both mentally and physically, to last through long

The team shot a total score of 303 in the morning round and 314 in the afternoon, led by senior co-captain Chalberg with rounds of 73 and 74. A stat the coaches like to keep is called “bounce-back,” which logs the number of times a player follows a double bogey with a

mental game of how to take care of business. The nerves of starting a new season were gone and everyone was able to put their best game forward.” But the weekend wasn’t an

par or better. With only nine total double bogeys from the Chargers in 180 holes played, the team was able to “bounce-back” seven times. The Chargers were the only team out of seven in the tournament to have played at the Donald Ross designed Mohawk course prior to the shootout, so the team’s practice round on Friday was especially important. The course’s elevated greens are unforgiving to missed shots; however, Chalberg noted that “people were able to play decently well because we went over a good game plan before.” Saturday was a long day of week’s travel squad: Chalberg and freshmen Joe Torres, Logan

Freshman Steven Sartore tees off at the Chargers’ first golf tournament in Tiffin, Ohio. (Photo Courtesy of Brad Monestiere)

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Sartore. The day included 36 continuous holes – nine hours of play with no break. A day that long requires a high ness, Harner said. “Golf is very much a game of patience. You manage your future by managing your present. In a long day it’s hard not to think about what’s out there. Taking it

matches. “Sometimes I think it’s more taxing on the mental game than it is physically, but then I remember how intense it is when I’m sore Monday morning,” Peirce said. Despite playing three teams this past weekend, the tennis team looks forward to the freedom their new schedule allows. Similar to last weekend, the team has had many three-match weekends in previous years. However, this year the team will enjoy more two-match weekends thanks to a less intense schedule. The team is now preparing sity on Saturday and the University of Findlay on Sunday.

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plies,” Harner said. The tournament provided the coaching staff with a better idea of how to run a purposeful practice and gave the players their “Playing 36 [holes] was physically exhausting,” Sartore said, “but it was a great experience for I look forward to the next.” Coach Harner said he is proud of the way the freshman performed and especially noted Chalberg’s toughness and maof the day – a 602 yard par 5. Chalberg missed the fairway and opted to place a different fairway into play, hit his shot over pine trees to the green and walked away with a birdie. Chalberg said a personal highlight came on the 10th hole of the for what would have been his

BOX SCORES

Football

Volleyball

Hillsdale: 38 Findlay: 46

Hillsdale: 3 Cedarville: 2

Scoring Plays

Hillsdale: 0 Southern Ind.: 3

Mark LaPrairie 15 yd run (Steven Mette kick) Bennett Lewis 1 yd run (Mette kick) Lewis 2 yd run (Mette kick) Lewis 3 yd run (Mette kick) Alex Fogt 4 yd pass from LaPrairie (Mette kick) Weekly Leaders Rushing: Lewis 24-143 Wade Wood 4-35 LaPrairie 6-11 Passing: LaPrairie 16-28-1-214 Receiving: Evan Bach 6-104 Joe Srebernak 3-53 John Haley 3-31 Tackles: Butch Herzog 10-2

Hillsdale: 0 Mo.-St. Louis: 3 Hillsdale: 1 West Fla.:3 Season Leaders Kills: Emily Wolfert (34) Assists: Marissa Owen (125) Digs: Brittany Jandasek (47) Tennis Hillsdale: 3 Ohio Dominican: 6 Hillsdale: 4 Walsh: 5 Hillsdale: 8 Ashland: 1

NFL From A8 didn’t make it on their teams’ rosters this year, they are added to a growing list of Chargers, 11 in the last six years, who have signed with NFL clubs, making their names both known in the NFL world and legendary at Muddy Waters Stadium. Veldheer and Holmes gave advice to the Hillsdale football team going into this season. “I always thought playing in the NFL was a pipe dream, espe-

cially as a freshman and sophomore, but as time when on, I saw the possibility, and its there for everyone as long as you work hard and put the effort in to keep improving yourself,” Holmes said. “All I have left to say is go Chargers.” Veldheer advised: “Work as hard as you can, control what you can control, and keep a positive attitude.” You can catch the former Chargers on Sunday when the Raiders take on the Texans and the Cardinals face the New York Giants.

Perhaps that will come this weekend in Bay City, Michigan as the Chargers compete in the Al Watrous Memorial Collegiate Invitational.

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Morgan Sweeney Senior Reporter

at the Dunn Hospitality Invitation this weekend, the Chargers volleyball team sunk into a three-game slump. At the Invitational, the Chargers faced Division II, non-conference teams at the University of Southern Indiana. The Chargers came out strong on Friday against the Cedarville University Yellow Jackets, beating them 3-2, but lost their second match of the day to the host team, University of Southern Indiana, 3-0. On Saturday, the Chargers were bested by Missouri-St. Louis 3-0, and then the University of West Florida, 3-1. Head coach Chris Gravel said the team played two games well, despite losing three of the four. He attributed the less stellar games to kinks in the team’s mental game. “We played almost a little bit nervous, which we shouldn’t be doing anymore now that we’re

an older team,” Gravel said of the mostly junior team. Senior right-side hitter Meagan McPhetridge mentioned team synergy and serve-receive

regular season games this weekend. “We had a pretty solid servereceive going into the weekend, but the more we played, our communication started to lack a

little bit,” McPhetridge said. She explained that when the serve-receive is poor, the players can’t execute a “fast middle” — a quick, precise set and spike — something the team normally does well. Overall, however, she said she views the weekend as a learning experience, and a good one in particular for the team’s freshmen: setter and defensive specialist Brittany Jandasek, and

Freshman Jessie Kopmeyer plays her first collegiate match this weekend. (Photo Courtesy of Brad Monastiere)

11 digs and 27 kills. Jandasek admitted to nervousness but said she was able to forget it quickly.

and you just get into a groove as you start to play,” Jandasek said. At Tuesday night’s practice Gravel anticipated that the nerves will wear off. “I think it’s something we’re going to grow out of pretty quick, but this weekend will tell,” he said. Jandasek expressed an eagerness for the next competition — an emotion that was practically palpable at Tuesday’s practice, as women’s voices peppered the air calling the ball and directing their teammates. The Chargers begin their regular season by facing Lake Erie College on Friday at 7 p.m. and Former Charger Jared Veldheer blocks at left tackle for Ashland University on Saturday the Arizona Cardinals in a preseason game against the at 2 p.m. in the Dawn Tibbetts Houston Texans. (Photo Courtesy of Aaron Veldheer) Potter Arena.

Dezelski to play pro basketball in Luxembourg Shane Armstrong Collegian Reporter Tim Dezelski has always wanted to play professional basketball. Now he has a chance to realize that dream. The 2014 Hillsdale College grad has taken his talents to the N2 division in Luxembourg. He will begin games soon for BBC Residence Walferdange, a team that is going into its 49th season as a professional squad. “Playing basketball professionally had always been my dream since I was a young kid and I am blessed and thankful to be here,” Dezelski said via email. The 6’ 6” forward graduated as one of the most decorated players in school history. In 2012 he was named to the GLIAC All-Tournament team. In 2013 he was named SecondTeam All-GLIAC, and in 2014 he was awarded with First-Team All-GLIAC, Daktronics FirstTeam All-Region, and Daktronics Third-Team All-American

honors. “He is hands down the most competitive person I’ve ever met. No matter the game, he gave it his all and always wanted to win,” Hillsdale senior guard Darius Ware said. Dezelski gained some interest from professional teams during his career at Hillsdale and made the decision to go to Europe after he attended an exposure camp in Las Vegas, Nevada. “It was relatively early to sign with a team but I felt like it was said. There are obviously some cultural differences between the United States and Europe, but Dezelski is making adjustments on and off the court to be successful. “The European style of basketball is much different than in America. Everything from play style to refereeing, so it has been a big adjustment,” Dezelski said. “The basketball situation is quite different than some people might expect because in my league

there are only two truly professional players per team. The rest are Luxembourgish citizens who work or attend school before coming to practice. A lot of responsibility is placed on the professional players in games and workouts as well.” If Dezelski plays anything like he did for the Chargers, Residence Walferdange can expect a lot of production on the boards and in the paint offensively. In his senior season Dezelski averaged 22.9 points per game with 9.6 rebounds. As it stands right now he is the tallest player on the team by two inches so he may have to switch from being a forward to a center. One of the things Dezelski is enjoying about his new job is being able to focus on the sport he loves. “The best part about being over here is that I can fully commit myself to the game of basketball and pushing myself to reach my full potential. With no schoolwork or other job it can become my sole focus,” Dezel-

ski said. If Dezelski has not reached his full potential then the other teams in the league are going to be in trouble. He is already a proven scorer with a tenacity that makes him tough on defense. Although this is a great opportunity for Dezelski to continue his career, he is missing some people and things from home. “There are plenty of things I miss about America. Leaving my girlfriend, my teammates, my family, and my friends behind justment,” Dezelski said. He is not the only one making the adjustment. His girlfriend, the Hillsdale women’s basketball team, has to deal with the distance as well. “The hardest part I’d say is transitioning from seeing him every single day while on campus for the past few years to justment but we make it work,” Lowery said. Fortunately, English is widely

used in Luxembourg so there isn’t a huge learning curve as far as a language barrier. The thing that has taken the longest for him to get used to is the laid-back lifestyle they have in Europe, he said. Dezelski left his mark on Hillsdale basketball. His work ethic that got him the opportunity to play professionally stuck with the team. “Tim’s competitive nature pushed the team and motivated us to do better each day, each game, and each possession. Although we don’t have Timmy D to help motivate us as a team, his guys to continue to compete day in and day out,” Ware said. Playing in Luxembourg will give Dezelski an opportunity to continue playing the game he loves at a high level and will allow him to harness his skills to achieve future success. If he can be as consistently good overseas as he was in Charger blue, he will be able to play basketball for a long time.

“I hope to play professionally for as long as I physically can! It is my dream and I hope to take advantage for as long as possible,” Dezelski said.

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FOOTBALL FALLS SHORT AGAINST FINDLAY Nathanael Meadowcroft Assistant Editor

position. Ultimately, next time I wish we would have had a timeout or a little more time and we

Hillsdale’s season opener hardly lacked excitement. Unfortunately, the Chargers came out on the losing side as the Findlay Oilers won a thrilling contest 4638 in front of their home fans on Saturday. “Our guys don’t have anything to hang their heads about,” head coach Keith Otterbein said. “We were faced with a pretty big challenge. That quarterback is pretty good.” The Oilers’ quarterback, former Ohio State recruit Verlon Reed, accounted for all six of Findlay’s touchdowns, with four on the ground and two through the air. Hillsdale’s quarterback was not too shabby either. “Mark [LaPrairie] did a pretty good job,” coach Otterbein said in praise of his quarterback. “He showed composure. We took care of the football.” Redshirt sophomore LaPrairie threw for 214 yards and a touchdown without throwing a pick, in addition to scoring a rushing touchdown

LaPrairie was not the only Charger to shine in the season opener. Redshirt sophomore tailback Bennett Lewis carried the ball 24 times for 143 yards and three touchdowns. “He’s one of those guys that you really enjoy blocking for,” starting center Justice Karmie said. “He makes you look good.” Lewis suffered a season-ending injury in last year’s opener, so it was great for the team to see

had a chance to lead the Chargers to overtime with a last-minute

Erie. According to Otterbein, the Chargers know what they need to improve on to get the win. “We’d like to be a little more

zone before time ran out. “It was exciting,” LaPrairie said about playing in such a close estly I liked [the pressure]. It was really cool. I wanted to be in that

curred on the opening drive of the second half in which the Chargers had a chance to take the lead, but couldn’t convert on third-and-2. “We were 3-for-9 on third downs which isn’t great,” LaPrairie said. “We can do a better job of controlling the ball and not giving it back to them.” Hillsdale will also look to win the big play battle. “Hopefully we’ll be able to generate some big plays,” coach Otterbein said. “We had eight big plays on Saturday which is about where we want to be. [But] we

gave up too many.” Lake Erie is coming off a humiliating 66-21 loss to Ashland. Hillsdale realizes such a result makes a team dangerous. “They’re a little bit embarrassed and want to make a name for themselves,” Karmie said. “We’ve just got to play the way we play, stick to the fundamentals.” The Chargers hope that, in doing so, they’ll return to Hillsdale for their home opener with an even record.

“He did a tremendous job,” coach Otterbein said about Lewis’s play. “I feel really good at this stage about where we’re at with our tailback position.” Backup tailback Wade Wood also contributed four carries for 35 yards for the Chargers. On the defensive side, senior Tim Moinet picked off a pass and redshirt senior Butch Herzog recorded 10 solo tackles for Hillsdale. This Saturday, Hillsdale will look to pick up their

ished just 3-for-9 on third downs against Findlay. One key failure Redshirt sophomore Bennett Lewis ran for 143 yards to convert on third down oc- against the Findlay Oilers on Saturday. (Photo Courtesy of Sheridan Markatos)

Veldheer’s Cardinals win season opener Sam Scorzo Sports Editor Left tackle Jared Veldheer ’10 was a vital ingredient to the Arizona Cardinals’ O-line success against the San Diego Chargers on Monday night. The Cardinals trailed the Chargers for nearly the entire second half, but pulled ahead with just 2:25 remaining in the game to win the tight contest by one point, 18-17. “It was great. Being out there with a new team and getting the win like we did, it was an awesome way to start the season,” Veldheer said. The Monday night game game in which Veldheer called the University of Phoenix Staing four seasons with the Oakland Raiders, Veldheer signed as a free agent with Arizona in

March. When asked about the season’s goals, Veldheer’s answer was immediate: “the Superbowl.” “To get to the Superbowl is nitely smaller goals along the way-- basically doing what I can to help the team,” Veldheer said. Veldheer was not the only former Hillsdale Charger to see kickoff weekend. Andre Holmes ’11 suited up in his no. 18 Oakland Raiders uniform to face the New York Jets on Sunday night at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The wide receiver saw the “I want to help my team in any way that I can, whether it’s with special teams or at wide receiver,” Holmes said. During the preseason, Bleacher Report boasted that Holmes could have a “breakout

year.” Although the Jets defeated the Raiders 19-14, Holmes said the team is looking forward to having a successful season. “We have a good team. The sky is the limit,” Holmes said. According to Holmes, Oakland’s outlook is similar to Hillsdale’s this year, almost repeating Coach Otter’s plan when he said: “the bottom line is: you have to take it week by week, one game at a time.” Hillsdale’s former middle linebacker Brett Pasche ’14 and All-American H-back Cam White ’13 were also involved in the NFL’s preseason. Pasche was invited to the Detroit Lions’ rookie training camp, and Cam White attended the Indianapolis Colts’ preseason camp. “I went into the camp very thankful that I was getting any sort of opportunity, but certainly ready to make an impression,”

Pasche said. “The facilities and overall experience were very

Cross-country 8th in nation Savanna Wierenga Collegian Freelancer The combination of the returning runners and the new additions made such an impressive roster that it had to be nationally recognized. The Hillsdale women’s cross-country team received the highest preseason NCAA Division II ranking it has had in school history. The team ranked 2nd in the region and 8th in the nation. The preseason ranking is based on the race times of returning runners as well as the freshmen runners. “It’s more of a predication than anything,” senior Rachel Warner said, “But now it’s sort of an expectation too.” This ranking means the team is expected to qualify for the national meet in early December. “Yes, it’s exciting for the program to be recognized on the national level, however, it’s just a ranking. We are at day one. Come end of the season, only one ranking matters. We need to do our talking out on the course,” head coach Joseph Lynn said. Lynn has a track record of success in turning collegiate athletes into victors. “It’s not rocket science. It’s about being consistent over time, runners discipline and prepare themselves daily,” Lynn said. coaching at Grand Valley State University, Lynn’s team earned three national titles, a feat that

set a new school record. “If anyone can make us as good as we can be, it’s him,” junior Kristina Galat said. Lynn believes the women have a promising shot at being on the podium at nationals, esThe newcomers, Hannah McIntyre, Maddie Richards, Amanda Reagle, Andrea Bodery and Katie Mersereau, all have 5K times under 20 minutes. “They have potential to have a huge impact on the program,” Lynn said. Seeing what they are capable of, Lynn has switched up their training, adding more lifting and cross training. To continue to gain strength, every athlete includes anywhere between two to four hours of swimming, biking, or elliptical workouts into their weekly training. On Friday, the ladies race at Michigan State University. Coach Lynn will use this meet to gauge the teams’ status. “The meet will be a good where we are at,” Lynn said. The Hillsdale runners’ team placing will determine if they travel to an invitational in Louisville, Kentucky next weekend. “We have a lot of talent and a lot of hard workers so our team is really deep right now,” Warner said. “A lot of people perform better on race day than they do in workouts so I’m excited to see the competitive side of our team.”

that you are expected to learn in a couple days, especially trying to learn two positions. It was very demanding physically and awesome experience.” game against the Jets on Aug. 7, White gained attention after he caught a pass in which he drew a defensive penalty and gave the “That was pretty sweet. That that game. And I got in the huddle and I heard the play call and I had an idea that it could come to me, so I was excited. And it happened, and I got the penalty with it too, so I was really pumped afAlthough Pasche and White

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Senior Rachel Warner runs in the Notre Dame Invitational last season. (Anders Kiledal/Collegian)

Charger Chatter: mike harner Association of Intercollegiate Athletics), many of those same competitors we now play at Division II. It had always had a presence on campus, but it wasn’t well funded. Sadly, 10 years ago we had to discontinue the team because other sports on campus took precedence at the time. Finally, the means became available to us thanks to an endowment by Dawn Potter, and we were able to accelerate to the next level.

What were the motivations to make Golf a D-II sport on campus? We had a golf team back when I was a student here. The team played other schools in the NAIA conference (National

How did you start building a team, and what did you look for when you were recruiting? The club golf team helped us identify the talent that was here on campus. Many of those players competed in the National Collegiate Club Association tournaments and that helped us start our Division II team with. We recruited the high school kids just like any other NCAA sport. We searched the web, we

visited schools. The students we recruited were able to compete at college level, and they were able to compete with Hillsdale College academics. It’s a good thing the students we were looking for academically are not uncommon in the sport of golf.

What is some going to be some of your biggest challenges this season as a new team? Other schools have the advantage of visiting the same tournacoming acquainted with them. As a new team we don’t have that advantage. It is something we will have to address as we move on. We are also a young team with six freshman. College golf isn’t like high school golf where you just play 18 holes at a time. Sometime you’re playing 54 holes a day as a college golf athlete. They are balancing studies as well as adjusting to school. We told their parents that some won’t play every

game or will just play fall or priority.

What does an average practice day look like for a Hillsdale golfer? Imagine the normal academic life of a Hillsdale student and then add 20 hours a week of golf commitment on top of that. Most of the players get out of class at 2 p.m. and they head out to the driving range, or some days we will go to the course and work on chipping and putting. In addition to skills we work on our mental game as well. I love the Wimbledon quote, “If you can meet triumph and disaster and treat those two imposters the same.” In golf you have great shots, and low shots. Neither golfer, and our players have to remember that. Look at both as things to learn from. Some of the players mentioned

some unique training methods like early morning yoga. Care to elaborate? Well, there are tremendous not afraid to call myself a Yogi for life. I used it as a way to

and also as an effective way to wake them up when we went on our team retreat at Rockwell Lodge in Luther, MI this summer. I laughed at them for working so hard. I don’t think many of them realized how intense a half hour of Yoga could be, they were sweating hard, and breathing heavy. courses you’ll get to play on now that you all are a D-II team? There are many legendary designers of golf courses. One such designer is Donald Ross. We just recently played on a course he designed in Ohio. We will get to play on the exquisite

Harborside International Golf Course in Chicago this year, as well as incredible courses up north. If you’re a Hillsdale golfer you will get to play some of the best courses in the country. Our motto is Strength Rejoices in the Challenge, and we embrace it by playing some of the country’s best. What is you philosophy when it comes to coaching and motivating your players? I am a positive leader, but I am also a big believer in the component of personal responsibility when it come to your golf game. Take responsibility for making yourself better, and take each game as a learning experience. I agree with what philosopher and Charger golf athlete Brad Mitzner says every time he walks on to a course, “Where course record? I want all my players to have that mentality. -Compiled by Tom Novelly

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Hillsdale’s chefs and the art of cooking There is room for creativity even in the cafeteria Sam Adamson Collegian Freelancer Envision a cut of bacon, heating on the griddle, spitting all its spittle, wafting lovely odor, becoming tasty fodder. It’s almost poetic. It commands the atstanza, once eaten, reminds me of the goodness of home, family meals, and luxurious breakfast. It comforts. Good art does that. Good art touches our emotions by provoking our senses in a way that awes, excites, or inspires. In that way, cooking is one of the greatest arts. Visitors to art museums do not touch the paintings. Sculptors usually refrain from eating their sculptures upon completion. Musicians can only wish that they could smell their music. In unique contrast, the skilled chef produces art that seizes all the senses. Good food smells heavenly and tastes divinely. It has a pleasing texture. The sound of cooking food produces

excitement and expectation. Visually speaking, in its color and shape, well-crafted food stirs the emotions. Eating good food is a joyful explosion of the senses. Good cooking is the dynamite. The chefs at Bon Appétit know this dynamite well. Patrick Leach, lead cook at Bon Appétit’s “Passport” section, begins with presentation. thing anybody does is eat with their eyes,” he said. Successful presentation and delivery rely on creativity, experience, and meticulous work.

Bon Appétit Executive Chef Steve Hickman devises many of the food service’s recipes, and his years of work as a professional chef have allowed him to retain a precise sense of how the dishes

Hickman to sample the sauce, with his practiced taste. According to Hickman, every cooking station has tasting spoons, and cooks ask Hickman or one of his When unsure, Moncada asks sous-chefs to check the taste of their dishes throughout the cooking process. Both Hickman and Moncada stressed that the purposeful techniques found in Bon Appétit’s kitchen are not found in other college dining hall kitchens. “Before Bon Appétit got to Hillsdale, it was pretty much heat and serve,” Patrick Leach cooks in the “Passport” section of Bon Appétit. (Elena Creed/ Collegian) Moncada said.

To build a chapel Lillian Quinones Collegian Freelancer If President Larry Arnn gets his wish, in less than three years Hillsdale’s new 27,000 square foot chapel will complete the Quad. The college must raise the remaining $13 million of the $26 million budget to start construction on the blueprints drawn by Duncan Stroik, professor of architecture at the University of Notre Dame. Placed between the Dow Leadership Center and the Grewcock Student Union, the campus chapel will be a sacred place of beauty and worship for all students and faculty. Since he became president in 2000, Arnn has envisioned a chapel on campus. “Reading the founding documents of the college, in particular Article 6 which explains how by precept and example the college will teach the essentials of Christian faith and religion, Dr. Arnn saw the need for a chapel,” Chief Péwé said. In the last year, the plans for the chapel accelerated when a donor came forward with a generous gift that covered about half

of the budget. Provost David Whalen explained the architectural vision of the senior administration and benefactors: “We told Mr. Stroik, ‘Design something classical, American and liturgical, not Catholic, Protestant, Greek, or Anglican,” Whalen said. “Every element of the chapel is tied to our classical forbearers, American forbearers, and intellectual components of Central Hall.” To avoid competing with Central Hall, the chapel’s two towers are built to perfectly wrap the one tower of Central Hall. Whalen and Péwé both stressed that the chapel’s interior was designed to feel capacious and suited for concert venues but still intimate for a group of 100. Its limit occupancy will be 1,400. Compiling a short list of contemporary architects who could design something both beautiful and sacred, Péwé said that Stroik quickly became the obvious choice. “Duncan connects with the college and mission, and understands the central importance of religion on our campus,” Péwé said. Studying the greatest churches of all time, Stroik said he designed Hillsdale’s chapel in light

ought to taste. In making Hickman’s version of caramel chicken, lead cook Joe Moncada tastes the sauce again and again in an

Beyond creativity and determined work, the chefs at Bon Appétit possess passion for cooking. In his free time, Hickman enjoys cooking Midwestern game birds, fresh lake seafood, and local herbs. Moncada named garlic as an ingredient that gives him particular joy. He pursues cooking because he delights in making the food: he says it’s like making a painting. “Here at Bon Appétit, everyone loves what they do,” Leach said. Executive Chef Hickman’s he describes his vision of how food ought to be treated and made. He considers a large amount of the success of his art to rely on fresh ingredients. A cook, he said, especially one that serves such large numbers, must check meticulously the freshness of his ingredients. Poorly treated supplies will not only taste badly but will also po-

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Freshmen land eight roles in Tower Players’ “Almost, Maine”

of what these buildings share: “a sense of transcendence, appeal Joe Pappalardo to the visual senses, the use of Collegian Freelancer noble and long-lasting materials, the basic symbols of faith and the directionality for a pilgrim comClasses had just resumed munity.” when scores of aspiring thesThe chapel is designed to re- pians marched over to the Sage Center for the Arts on Aug. 28 to context Hillsdale sees itself con- audition for the Tower Players’ tinuing. production of “Almost, Maine.” “The architecture grows out Almost 50 students showed up to of our rich inheritance in the try out for the 20 available roles. Judeo-Christian architecture of Director and lighting designer 2000 years and Greco-Roman Michael Beyer is happy to put culture,” Stroik said via email. on the contemporary romance“We are trying to tie into the clas- comedy. The theatre department sical tradition in America, both rotates the role of director among Washington, D.C. and the colo- its faculty, giving Beyer the opnial period and we were especial- portunity to serve in two roles ly interested in tying back to the this time. great English church tradition of He said that, rather than inSir Christopher Wren or St. Mar- terfere with each other, lighting tin in the Fields in London.” and directing are actually “symOnce the $13 million is raised biotic” positions. and the construction plans are ap“I don’t have to try and pick construction may begin as early as next June. “I suppose it is a kind of church that Thomas Jefferson, George Washington or Abraham Lincoln would approve of,” Stroik said. “But it is also meant to be a place that the future stucoming and prayerful.”

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Juniors Nicholas Gibbs and Bailey Bergmann rehearse “Almost, Maine.” (Anders Kiledal/ Collegian)

Things

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FrIday, Sept. 12 | 8 p.m. Faculty Chamber Recital Markel Auditorium Featuring Brad Blackham, piano; Melissa Knecht, viola; David Peshlakai, cello; Kristen Matson, soprano; Amy Ley, harp; Andrew Sprung, clarinet; and senior Larae Ferguson, violin. Friday, Sept. 12 | 7 p.m. - midnight Open-mic Night The Dawn Theater Friday, Sept. 12 | 7 p.m. Link Union The Gospel Barn, 4751 Bankers Road Doors open at 5:30 p.m. $5 admission. For more information call 1-800-6255988.

Architectural sketches of the proposed chapel to be built on the quad in front of the Grewcock Student Union. (Photo Courtesy of Hillsdale College)

dancing, where seven couples will compete in the theater’s dance competition. Audience members may cast votes for a couple at the event for $1. Saturday, Sept. 13 | 9:30 p.m.- 12:30 a.m. Tri-State Entertainment’s DJ Kory Osmun Broad Street Underground Sunday, Sept. 14 | 3 p.m. Rachel Klaus & Rebecca Mayer The Gospel Barn, 4751 Bankers Road Detroit Symphony Orchestra violinist Rachel Klaus brings classical music to the country with pianist Rebecca Mayer. Free event. Donations accepted. Doors open at 2 p.m. For more information call 517-437-4050.

Friday, Sept. 12 | 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Cosmic Smoke Broad Street Underground A local classic rock and roll band

Thursday, Sept. 18 | 7 p.m. Back to School Concert Hillsdale High School All musical performing groups will perform. Free admission.

Saturday, Sept. 13 | 8 p.m. Dancing with the Celebrities Tibbits Opera House, Coldwater, Mich. $5 admission. Enjoy an evening of humor, fun, and

All week Enduring Vision: Selections from Perception Gallery Sage Center for the Arts

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You can find art all over Hillsdale, if you only look

Forester Mcclatchey

Phat beats, big ideas, and more:

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Why I rap Under a gunmetal Atlanta sky in midwinter, with a friend beatboxing at my side, I became a rapper. Actually, that isn’t true. I was spitting rhymes, bad ones, uttering profanities and obscenities outside the art building at school when a middle-aged woman came out of the glass doors nearby. After taking in our performance for a moment, she looked disgusted and strode away shaking her head. My friend and I laughed, enjoying the richness of the moment, the fact that she wasn’t in on our joke, and we resumed freestyling. I wasn’t becoming a rapper. I was becoming a bad satirist. Those original freestyle sessions were not about the music, they were about comedy. My friends and I would try to make each other laugh with our improvised verses, laugh hard enough to sputter mid-beatbox. Rap’s stereotypical foibles of misogyny, violence, and avarice are easy to mimic and subvert, easy to satirize. (I submit as evidence comedian Jay Pharaoh’s imitation of Lil Wayne.) After amusing ourselves with freestyles for a few months, we recorded a few joke-rap songs and distributed them to our classmates under the moniker “The Brothers Chicanerious.” Encouraged by the resulting laughter, we went on to create a thirty-track mixtape that the world would be a much purer, safer place without. It became so fun to mock the more offensive parts of pop rap that I spent more and more time doing so, beginning to listen to new material for inspiration, new trends and new slang to inject with irony and sling back into the musical ether. As I did this predatory research, however, I became aware of the vast, deep, textured world of southern rap and, quite by accident, grew to respect it. The genre I had assumed to be comprised of braggadocio and anger began to feel more like On a single album, “Aquemini” by Outkast, nuanced explorations of issues such as consouthern cultural dislocation, the transience of existence, the problems of moral absolutism,

and the desire for transcendence exist just beneath the surface for anyone who cares to look. Still, even once I recognized the ambitious artistic enterprise of rappers, I was far more comfortable satirizing rap than attempting to hone my own craft, and it was fairly obvious why. There is a perceived rift between rap and an ‘educated’ audience that implicitly forbids the serious treatment of rap as a literary art. In his ice-cold verse on “Humble Mumble,” Outkast’s André 3000 encounters a music critic who says, “I thought hip-hop was only guns and alcohol.” The street scholar replies, “Oh hell naw. And yet it’s that too. You can’t discrimihate ‘cause you done read a book or two.” Here André delineates the precise rift that ren“high” art, or art that resonates with an educated audience and can bear the weight of serious critical scrutiny. After all, rap is still a nascent art form, so closely tied to its culture that most casual listeners use the terms ‘rap’ (the music) and ‘hip-hop’ (the culture) lyrics away from hip-hop culture and consider on their own terms. Higher education forms a student’s taste, and once he learns to discriminate between good and bad art, once he has struggled through Sterne’s prose and Eliot’s verse, it becomes easy for him to but artistically sparse, and “discrimihate” against it. So why do I rap? I suppose at this point I could make a lofty claim about how rapping reminds me of the humble vestments serious art can wear, which wouldn’t be untrue, and I certainly do encourage anyone who reads this article to go listen to some rap with an open and critical mind. I could also say I rap because I believe some of America’s best poets disseminate their wisdom over a phat beat and I want to deepen my understanding of their medium. But all of this would miss the point, the one truth that has revealed itself to me clear and bright in my exploration of rap: There are times when one cannot, in good conscience, resist the funk.

Stacey Egger Collegian Freelancer With so much artistic talent within our school, it can be easy to overlook or neglect the artistic life of our local community. But to do so is to miss something valuable. There is something natural and authentic about the culture that has grown with and from the area. It is personal and accessible to Hillsdale’s inhabitants if they seek it out, and belongs to them. The City of Hillsdale and its neighbors are home to a quiet but growing art scene. Several businesses in town are working to supply and develop the community’s art. Checker Records stocks a variety of music —CDs and vinyl— and hosts occasional live performances, as well as a popular coffee shop. John Spiteri, the store’s owner, says that their biggest market is in blues, country, and rock music, but they are willing to order whatever people want if they don’t have it in stock, and can usually get it

within a couple of days. Volume 1 Books & Records is Hillsdale’s principal supplier of used books, from paperback westerns to philosophical treatises, but it also has a notable collection of used vinyl upstairs, and paintings from local artists for sale. According to store owner, Richard Wunsch, the store will soon be hosting the studio of local painter Dan Brown. The Broad Street Downtown Market and Tavern has everything in one place: a small grocery with top quality produce, a little restaurant with a menu of traditional tavern food and various entrées, and the brand new Broad Street Underground, an intimate entertainment venue with full bar which hosts local musicians every Friday night and a variety of other events throughout the week. But local art is not limited to these businesses. A number of organizations in the surrounding community are dedicated to the arts. Gallery 49 in downtown Reading is an artist co-op that brings together a community of local artists. It hosts gatherings,

classes, and art shows throughout the year. The gallery will have art on display at the Hillsdale County Fair in late September. The Hillsdale Community Theatre is a volunteer theater group that now performs in the Sauk Theater in Downtown Jonesville, putting on six productions every year. Their next show will be “The War of the Worlds,” opening Thursday, Oct. 16. The Tibbits Theatre in Coldwater puts on a variety of performances and events throughout the year, most notably their Professional Summer Theater series, which runs from June until August every summer. The theater recently received 11 Wilde Award nominations from Encore Michigan and two honorable mentions for their summer performances in the 2013 and 2014 seasons. The Dawn Theater, Hillsdale’s historic theater and opera house, hosts live music events on occasion. Information on upcoming events can be found on the theater’s website. If old-timey gospel music is

your thing, The Gospel Barn, located between Hillsdale and Reading, is your place. The barn brings in artists every week or so, with admission $5 at the door. The Hillsdale Wind Symphony is open to members of the community as well as college students. Junior Grace Hertz has played in the symphony since her freshman year. Her experience with the symphony has highlighted the importance of involvement with the community outside of college. “It’s really awesome to get to know people that you wouldn’t have had the opportunity to meet otherwise,” Hertz said. “To be at the grocery or at Kroger or whatever and to recognize faces that are not from here. It’s just really great to be able to kind of extend your own personal community in that way. I think it just really makes me aware that my own experience here and my own stresses and my own worries are not the end-all-be-all, you know, it’s really nice to be reminded that there’s a whole community outside of our tiny student community.”

Dancers just want to dance more Students to start a chapter of national dance honorary on campus

Natalie deMacedo News Editor Tattering pointe shoes lay next to stacks of school books, exhausting practice coupled with rigorous academics. This is the world of the dancer at Hillsdale. Two students, senior Sarah Schweizer and sophomore Priscilla Larson, want to take their commitment to dance even further and introduce Hillsdale’s dancers to a new dance honorary. The National Honor Society for Dance Arts is a nationallyrecognized honorary, which dance director Holly Hobbs said requires artistic merit, leadership, and academic achievement. “It will bring our dance students together,” Hobbs said. “Focusing on the more social aspects of participating in dance.” Schweizer said dance is one of the only places she meets underclassmen. “It’s nice to know other dancers and hang out with them and do things only other dancers can understand,” Schweizer said. Although the honorary is still in the planning stages, Larson said she has lofty plans for it. “I’ve been waiting for this

forever,” Larson said. “In my The honorary wouldn’t be ideal world, we would do lots of performances because I love to es. Larson and Schweizer said dance.” they’d love to go on excursions However, she and Schweizer both said they need to talk to the a way to give back to the comother dancers about what kind of munity. commitment everyone can make Because Tower Dancers foto more performances. cuses primarily on modern dance, Currently, dancers only have Larson hopes their honorary can one chance a year to perform, the explore different kinds of dancTower Dancing or dance er’s annual performances Larson added that spring conwith other cert. But, Lar- the honorary is not girlson-campus son said, the groups. Tower Danc- only and the female dancers “We could ers requires a would love male dancers to combine big commit- join. ballet with ment that not ballroom,” “I love partnering so Larson said. all girls can juggle with much,” Larson said. “Or have mutheir academic sicians play schedule. for a perfor“We want a mance.” better support system and a way Larson added that the honorto stay in shape,” Larson said. ary is not girls-only and the fe“That’s hard to do with just one male dancers would love male dance class a week and you can dancers to join. get discouraged really easily.” “I love partnering so much,” Larson said the honor- Larson said. “It would expand ary would provide dancers the the different kind of things we chance to dance in smaller per- could do.” formances throughout the semesAccording to Schweizer, the ter, bringing the dance commu- hardest part about doing more nity together without destroying their academic achievements.

sdale. “I’ve met people who didn’t even realize there was a dance program,” Schweizer said. To combat the problem, she said the honorary may perform in unconventional places, such as the quad, where people would have a hard time avoiding them. “We want to stress the importance of dance,” Larson added. “Hillsdale puts so much stress on academics, we don’t always look to the arts.” Larson said that contradicts a liberal arts education, and although Hillsdale has strong music and arts programs, dance often gets pushed aside. “Dancing is really important,” Larson said. “It expresses emotions you can’t with words.” She said students may gain a greater appreciation of dance if they are exposed to it more often. “Think about pointe shoes,” Larson said. “People think dance shoes are all pretty, but the shoes actually look ugly after they get used so much. But something so beautiful can come from them.”

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Theatre takes annual trip to Stratford Festival

From B1 my own brain,” Beyer joked. Beyer already had rehearsals rolling as of Aug. 31. The players practice from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Sunday to Thursday, and move from story to story, doing full a runthrough at the end of each week. Beyer said it was not unusual that eight freshmen made the cut, though the theatre department saw more people come out for parts this year, but several of the Tower Players’ Class of 2018 were shocked to get roles in the production. “I’m very excited to debut as a freshman,” commented Nikolai Dignoti. “Just sitting in auditions very big pond and when I found

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out that I had made the cut, I was very surprised and of course a little excited.” Freshman Elyse Hutcheson, who was cast as Sandrine, a woman about to be married, thought that most people seemed to have more experience than her. “Everyone was very talented,” she said. “I’m really grateful I was able to get my foot in the door of theatre, which will hopefully lead to more roles in the future,” freshman Jonathan Edelblut said, who was paired with another freshman, Devin Ward, to play character couple Dave and Rhonda. Freshman Laura Sanderson had a different perspective on the production:

“This experience is particularly interesting because I’ve actually been in this show before,” Sanderson said. “It’s amazing to see how different actors can create such different characters out of the exact same lines.” Freshman Brooke Agee described the play as “a phenomenal show that tells the story of love and relationships that everyone can relate to. It is a show about ordinary people in an ordinary town, but I assure you the people behind it are anything but.” The Tower Players will perform “Almost, Maine,” Oct. 8-10 in Markel Auditorium in the Sage Center for the Arts.

the uninitiated viewer, chefs aim to please all who consume their work. For Hickman, Moncada, and Leach, who serve around 2,500 people daily alongside their colleagues, this devotion to others’ satisfaction means investing huge amounts of energy to sheltering those with food sensitivities from danger while serving them delicious food. It means analyzing all 400 pounds of pot roast to ensure its freshness. It means littering the kitchen with tasting spoons. “When you’re feeding 3,000 people, you have to stay on top of

safety, the handling of it,” Hickman said, “Because someone is going to sit down and eat that.” Whenever he gets the opportunity, Moncada watches the procession of plates coming in from the dining hall. “Empty plates are beautiful for us,” he said. In this way, cooking is unusual among the arts. It is not art for the sake of art or lofty ideals. It is art for the sake of uplifting the minds and stomachs of those who savor it.

From B1 tentially prove hazardous to safety. Once assured of freshness, a cook must then know when to stop tampering and adding. Food must not become too complex, or “Simple foods are better foods,” Hickman said. Even superior to the act of making and tasting, the greatest joy of the chef’s art seems to come in serving their food. They aspire to create masterpieces because they hope to delight those who consume their food. Perhaps unlike many modern art painters and sculptors, whose esoteric self-expression confounds

Abigail Bilger Collegian Freelancer Last weekend, Hillsdale’s theatre department took a group of about 25 students and faculty on the trek north to Stratford, Ontario to attend several shows at the prestigious Stratford Festival. Over the course of four days, har’s “The Beaux’ Stratagem,” Brecht’s “Mother Courage and Her Children,” and Shakespeare’s “Antony and Cleopatra,” “King John,” and “King Lear.” The shows were excellent, by all accounts: “We ended up seeing a really great lineup of shows,” said junior Catherine Coffey. “The Stratford theatre festival is just pure, quality theatre.” “King Lear” was met with an extremely positive reception from students. “Throughout the play I just felt so attached to the characters,” said sophomore Anastasia Dennehy. “There was a real interesting spirit and energy,” said theater professor James Brandon of the production. However, the clear favorite was “Mother Courage.” “This was the most well done production of it I’ve ever seen,” Brandon said. “It was absolutely stellar.” There were also some twists to the shows. At one point, the cast of “King John” came on stage to do the ALS ice bucket challenge.

“It was completely unexpected, and it was a lot of fun,” Coffey said. The trip boasted more than just the chance to watch theatre productions, however. Those who went were able to spend time exploring the city, chat about shows, and relax together in a more informal environment than campus.

“It’s something that you can’t do anywhere else, it’s a whole festival devoted to the love of the theatrical,” said Dennehy, who loved having the opportunity “to see the actors off the stage.” Overall, the trip was a great experience for those who went. “I will remember a few of the shows for a very long time,” Brandon said.

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greek Sweep Over the summer, Greek houses across the country convene at various locations Hillsdale fraternities left their conventions with an award. Photos Courtesy of, from right, Sigma Chi, Alpha Tau Omega,Chi Omega, Pi Beta Phi, and Kappa Kappa Gamma.

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County kids connect with church Morgan Sweeney Senior Reporter When His disciples turned them away, Jesus said, “let the little children come to me.” On Wednesday nights, the children go to Hillsdale Free Methodist Church. The church opens its doors to the kids of Hillsdale County for Kid’s Club: two hours of fun, games, and Bible teaching. Most of its attendees are unchurched, elementaryaged kids. Kid’s Club reaches children like coming with her neighbor when she was in kindergarten. “It’s just really different from a lot of other churches,” Kennedy said, explaining what it is that has kept her coming all these years. “A lot of other churches, you go to and you just sit there the whole time. This church, you get to play games and stuff and learn about God, but it’s in a fun way.” Jody Saunders, daughter of Pastor Keith Porter and Jean Porter, who has been involved with Kid’s Club for six years, remembers when Ken-

staph From B4 the International Symposium on Staphylococci and Staphylococcal Infections. ISSSI accepted McDonnell’s work, and requested that he give a poster talk at the convention. The symposium is a prestigious biennial convention of staph experts from around the world. In 2012, the convention was held in Vienna, Austria. On Aug. 26 and 27, McDonnell and Steiner traveled to Chicago for grams. “At the conference, everything about the organism is presented and discussed,” Steiner said. “Things about virulence factors and antibiotic resistance and the the relationship to the immune system. It was a great opportunity for him because he pre-

But the church would not be able God they talked about so much. to host the program without volun“One day, I was doing a lesson teers both from their church body and all of a sudden she said, ‘Who is and from the college. About half this Jesus you keep talking about?’” of the volunteers are either current Saunders said. Hillsdale College students, recent At one point, Kennedy and her graduates, or faculty. Professor of four siblings regularly came on History David Stewart, a church Wednesday nights, member, tells the even though their Bible stories that parents never at- “They’re getting are so central to tended church at something out of the club. Free Methodist. Church memMost of the kids their time here ber Gartha Hawho attend hear zen leads crafts about it by word-of- that will hopefully and has done so mouth. Often, their stick with them.” for more than 20 school friends or years. She came their neighbors will — Caroline Green, to Free Methodist tell them about it. If when the Porters Senior their parents call in did and has been to the church, they leading crafts for can request that their child be picked Kid’s Club ever since. Before that, up by one of the three vans sent into she prepared crafts for children’s the community for Kid’s Club each ministry at Addison United Church week. in Addison, Michigan., and for the - nearly 200 kids who came to suming with Kid’s Club, there were mer family camp at Somerset Beach about 25 to 30 kids who came on a Campground. She also worked as a paraprofessional educator in local in which the number of kids present schools. on Wednesday evenings consistently Hazen’s motto is to make crafts exceeded 50. the kids will remember, even years sented his work in a group of people that was mainly graduate students or major research labs and noted reDuring the poster talk, McDonnell was approached by Dr. James Cassat of Vanderbilt University, who invited him to apply to their master’s program to study host pathogens. He also met several experts whose research he had relied on. “I was the only undergraduate. It’s an honor to be there,” McDonnell said. “To be able to give a poster talk to some people—Ph.Ds in some cases—that had never heard of photodynamic therapy and be able to give them an introductory lesson on something.” While McDonnell’s discovery does not slay the beast altogether, it is an effective method of treatment that avoids several problems with the antibiotic method. “It’s not a cure. It’s a therapy

method,” McDonnell explained. “One of the goals of our research was to look at ways of antimicrobial chemotherapy, but without using antibiotics. So ours is based on this concept called photodynamic therapy. They’ve been using that since the 80s to do things like imaging cancer cells, treating skin cancer.” McDonnell’s treatment contribshowed that both red and blue wavelengths of light are effective in rendering the bacteria inactive while previously, researchers have focused on lower, non-toxic dosages of phototherapy as well as the photosynthesizer ALA than any other known researcher. McDonnell’s dose amounts to only 0.4 percent of the lowest dosage that’s been reported. “It would be less expensive than current phototherapy methods because you don’t have to pay for a

from now, as some of her former students have done. “If I’m going to do a craft, it’s going to be something that they’re not going to take home and throw away,” Hazen said. She usually tries to integrate part of the Bible story or memory verse into the craft somehow. Senior Caroline Green is one of the students from the college who volunteers at Kid’s Club. Her favorite part of the evening is seeing the kids respond to Stewart’s Bible story, even though they may seem distracted or disengaged. “He’ll ask questions and they’ll raise their hands, and you’ll realize that they actually were paying attention,” Green said. “So that’s just encouraging, to see that they’re getting something out of their time here that will hopefully stick with them.” And apparently, things are sticking. At the end of the school year last year , according to Jean Porter. Two were baptized just a few weeks ago. “Seeing kids who don’t know anything about God or what He has done for them understand it and be excited about it, Saunders said. “That’s what’s most encouraging about all of it.” bunch of pharmaceuticals if you’re using a stock solution of such a low concentration,” McDonnell said. “Because there’s less photosynthesizer some of the side effects of the theryou’re working with a really concentrated amount, a lot of people report feeling the tissue or their skin burn because it’s light energy. It would be a good option for physicians and patients alike.” Although McDonnell took the Medical College Admission Test last week, he does not plan to become a physician. Instead, he dreams to pursue a Ph.D and study host pathogen interactions and bacterial pathogenesis. “What I love about science is that the more you learn the more you realize that you don’t know anything,” he said. “And the higher up you go, not only do you not know anything, but nobody else knows anything either.”

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MontgoMery From B4 junior year, Montgomery received a call from Colbeck, asking him if he wanted to run his state Senate reelection campaign. Montgomery described the situation as a “God-thing” because he had stopped looking for summer internships 15 minutes before Colbeck called. Within a few days, Montgomery accepted his offer. Although Montgomery admitted that initially he had no idea what he was doing, by May he learned how to run a campaign. “I had a huge learning curve,” know a whole lot about what was going on: the systems, the websites, the tools at my disposal. It’s Despite Montgomery’s lack of political experience compared to others in Lansing, Colbeck was impressed by Montgomery’s professional caliber. “Character cannot easily be taught,” Colbeck said. “But roles and responsibilities can. He displays a level of maturity well beyond his years.” This past summer, Montgomery worked between 60 and 70 hours per week. His hard work

paid off when Colbeck won his Republican primary by 75 percent of the vote. Now that Montgomery has returned to school, he only works 15 to 30 hours per week. Freshman Brendan Noble worked under Montgomery during the campaign. “Andrew is a great guy, and manager,” Noble said. “He’s devoted to the cause wholeheartedly, but he’s not bossy, he’s really fun to work with.” Montgomery said that Colbeck’s reelection in November would be a great personal victory, but he also understands that the election is bigger than himself. “You have to rely on others to get things done,” he said. “At the end of the day it’s all about God and it’s all about people.” After graduation this May, Montgomery plans to go into business, but he is open to a career in politics later in life. “What I’m working on is way more important than myself or my career,” Montgomery said. “This is honest and you can have integrity and still be in politics.”

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we are the youngest freshmen here,” he said. “To be good, we need to put a lot of effort in. Believe me, it’s very tough.” In order to stay competitive, the twins must dedicate an extensive amount of time on the court and in the gym. Tharp said he recognizes this challenge but has faith in the twins’ dedication. “We know they are going to work incredibly hard,” Tharp said. “They have those personalities

that make them very easy to love and support so we’re hoping they can be incredibly successful.” Although the pressure continues, the camaraderie found in the college community maintains their morale. The brothers said that not only does the basketball team feel like a family, but they are also welcomed by rest of the campus. “Everyone smiles at you, even if they don’t know you,” Chris said. “For some people that is nothing, but to me that is a huge thing.”

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Greek twins play long distance

Jessie Fox Collegian Freelancer From the side of the basketballcourt a fan is hardpressed to tell twins Christos and Stefanos Giannakopoulous apart, if it was not for their jersey numbers, 34 and 52. The brothers, both towering at 6’5” hail from Athens, Greece nearly 5300 miles from Michigan. Because Greek high schools do not have basketball teams, Chris and Steve began their careers playing on club teams as shooting guards. Though they have played on the same team their whole lives, they rarely play on the court together. The brothers said they play a similar game that often causes the substitutions. “As soon as I come out, he is my substitution,” Steve said. “My brother and I think the same way, so we make a lot of mistakes together,” Chris added. “That’s why we avoid playing at the same time.” Steve and Chris endured the extensive recruiting process together for multiple years. Hillsdale College Men’s Basketball Coach John Tharp ited Greece to watch a tournament. The brothers said their communication with Tharp over the following their decision to attend Hillsdale College. “Coach Tharp knew my coach back in Greece,” Steve said. “They had a good relationship, and my coach trusted him, so I trusted him.” As Tharp got to know the brothers’ personalities and their skills, he was eager to get them to Hillsdale. “When we skyped with them, they were personable and had big smiles on their faces,” Tharp said. “They were so thankful for the opportunity to come here and to get a good education.” Tharp knew the twins were hardworking students so he made sure to stress the college’s academic rigor.

“The basketball program is great and I knew that,” Chris said.“But we were also looking at the academic background.” As Chris conducted his college research, he was impressed with the college’s high post-graduate employment statistics. Academics were a priority and basketball was an added perk—an opportunity that was not available to the brothers at Greek universities. “It was such a good combination of basketball and academics,” Chris said. “It’s the one we were searching for.” Tharp’s promotion of the school prompted the boys to take the SAT, pack their bags, and venture across the world to the small town of Hillsdale, Mich. Since the basketball team started preseason workouts, the boys have yet to slow down. “Everything is very organized,” Steve said. “We have a strict schedule, so we always know what to do. It’s different in Greece where everyone is very last minute.” Despite the long and grueling practices and lifting schedules, the twins said that they enjoy the packed agenda. “We are practicing and lifting every day, and I just love it,” Steve said. “I can’t feel my legs and I love it.” Adjusting to the level of play has added challenges embedded in the rigorous schedule of the college basketball program. Steve said that basketball in America is much more physical. The players in Greece are not as athletic and the game goes without high jumping and dunking. “I think the hardest part is that the mentality is different,” he said.

Twin Stats Greek twins Christos and Stefanos Giannakopoulous are shooting guards for the men’s basketball team. (Anders Kiledal/Collegian)

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Senior manages Student discovers staph therapy Senate campaign Evan Carter Web Editor As if pursuing an economics degree and serving as vice president of Delta Tau Delta fratnerity were not enough to entertain senior Andrew Montgomery, he has assumed an even greater task: running a political campaign in a battleground district. Montgomery’s relationship with Patrick Colbeck, Republican state senator from Michigan’s 7th District, began long before January 2014 when Colbeck asked Montgomery to run his campaign. In high school, Montgomery was a member of the Student Statesmanship Institute (SSI), a leadership program for students interested in politics, justice, or media. One of Montgomery’s projects as a member of SSI was to interview a local leader. Montgomery discovered Colbeck after searching for potential political leaders for the upcoming 2010 election.

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“I realized that he was saying something that was completely different from what everybody else was saying,” said Montgomery. “He’s saying something that cuts right to the truth, and it’s something that I wholeheartedly believe in.” After his interview with Colbeck, Montgomery decided to volunteer on Colbeck’s 2010 state Senate campaign. Colbeck won his election, and the two stayed in contact. After his freshman year of college, Montgomery worked for Colbeck for the remainder of the summer, this time as an intern.While the Senate was in session, Andrew interned for Colbeck in Lansing and then in Colbeck’s district over the summer. He continued to keep contact with Colbeck that following summer in 2013, during his internship in Washington D.C. Before returning to Hillsdale for the second semester of his

Staphylococcus aureus is a monster. The bacteria causes skin and wound infections, pneumonia, bloodstream infections, and often death. Every year in America, more than 80,000 people contract staphylococcal infections, and more than 11,000 people die from staph infections, according to the Center for Disease Control. This summer, senior biology major Wyatt McDonnell combatted the monster, searching for a weak point to attack. Working with two strains of staph—Methicillin-resistant staph, and a similar strain known as MSSA—he found that at a certain stage, simply shining measured amounts of blue and red light on the staph can kill the bacteria. “We were able to show that it Donnell said. “We were shocked and awed. There aren’t a lot of times in science where something works on

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and the third try and it’s repeatable.” Physicians usually treat staph

Senior Wyatt McDonnell was the only undergraduate to present research in Chicago. (Photo Courtesy of Frank Steiner) infections with antibiotics, but the antibiotics are only effective as long as the strain remains unaltered. The bacteria quickly develops mutations which make the antibiotics obsolete. The Food and Drug Administration has set a goal of developing 10 new antibiotics by 2020, but McDonnell says that goal is ill-advised. Even if it were possible to quickly develop the antibiotics, clinical trifor human use should not be a rushed task. Even with a deadline, drugs are often outdated by the time they appear on the market.

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“Unfortunately for us, bacteria are starting to get ahead,” McDonnell said. “We can’t churn out antibiotics quick enough. Antibiotics don’t kill every bacteria in an infection: if there are any survivors, and that survivor has picked up the mutation along the way, that’s the start of your next pandemic.” So McDonnell decided to look for another way. As a member of the biology department’s LAUREATES program, McDonnell received a stipend to perform six weeks of research in college labs over the summer with

Dr. Francis Steiner, his research supervisor. By mid-June, after spending hours in the lab each day, they had results. “We gave the bacteria a precursor to hemoglobin, they take it up because they think it’s food,” McDonnell said. “But when they go to convert it to heat, the enzyme that does that is very, very slow. So it gets stuck at this compound that is light sensitive. All we had to do after waiting a little while for them to incorporate it was hit them with blue light or red light. It doesn’t even have to be UV, just visible light.” They had found the monster’s weak point and found a treatment able for patients as the therapy treatment does not involve radiation or large doses of antibiotics. McDonnell stayed on campus an extra week to complete his research, verify, and collect statistics. With the results, he wrote and submitted an article for the Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology, from which he expects to hear later this semester. Steiner also encouraged him to submit an abstract of his research for

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