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Samantha Gilman Senior Reporter If the Hillsdale College Health and Wellness Center confirms a third case of chickenpox, campus could become nearly a ghost town. Two cases of chickenpox have been confirmed on campus, one on Sept. 13 and the other before classes began. According to Michigan state law, when a school reports more than two cases of chickenpox in close proximity to one another, students who can not prove immunity will be kept off campus until 21 days after the last case. Most college students dont want to miss a class, let alone 10-days worth, said Carol Drews, a nurse with the health center. After Oct. 5, the clock resets and the state will allow another two cases before requiring students to prove immunity to stay on campus. Chickenpox is a mandatory reportable disease, Drews said. I call the minute I know theyre sick, she said. Its a state statute, and its designed to protect people. Staff at the Health and Wellness Center are urging students to consult with their parents to make sure they are immunized. A blood test, a vaccine, or a severe childhood case can prove immunity. Only severe childhood cases completely ensure immunity as an adult. Junior Aaron Schepps had a light case of chickenpox when he was younger but contracted the virus a few days ago. I had an extremely mild case, amounting to a grand total of six or seven sores I think, Schepps said. He is still in quarantine in his off-campus house, and spends his time reading when the pain is bad and watching movies when the pain is worse. Chickenpox is caused by the varicella virus. Patients can treat the effects of the sores and fever with pain medicine and fever reducers, but as with all viruses, no cure exists. Unfortunately, Schepps said, the medicine doesnt have a huge effect every time. Although there is no cure, vaccines serve as preventative maintenance. The Health and Wellness Center is providing a vaccine that can be ordered overnight. The booster shot costs about $90. Students can also check to see if their home doctor provides vaccines under their familys insurance plans. To keep costs down, the center does not accept payments from insurance companies. If you or your parents have any questions about this issue, please contact Carol Drews, health service nurse, or call the Health and Wellness Center at 517-607-4368. Hours for the center are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. You can also contact Brock Lutz, director of health services, on his cell phone at 216-789-9605.
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Nathan Harden is the author of the book Sex and God at Yale: Porn, Political Correctness, and a Good Education Gone Bad. He graduated from Yale University in 2009 with a B.A. in Humanities. He now works as the editor of The College Fix, a higher-ed news and opinion site, as well as a freelance journalist.
the implications 20 years from now? Those are things that are critical for all Americans. How did you get connected to Hillsdale College? Ive known about Hillsdale for a long time. It obviously has an incredible reputation as an academic center, particularly among intellectuals on the right. I met [college President] Larry Arnn several years ago, and I was very impressed by him. I think hes done great work there. [Director of the Dow Journalism Program] John Miller and I met by virtue of when I started writing for National Review Online. At the time he was a national correspondent for National Review and contributor to the blog, and he still writes for them. We sort of connected that way. He is also involved in the leadership of the College Fix, where Im editor now. Johns passion is really centered around identifying young, freedom-loving journalists with talent and really giving them a chance to cultivate what theyve got. Hes got a real mentoring aspect to him. Its a great fit for him for what hes doing there at Hillsdale, and The College Fix has a similar vision, which is another connection we share. Is this Hillsdale event on Thursday part of a national book tour? Yes. Ill be speaking at a number of campuses this fall, and doing some bookstore talks and that sort of thing. Its one of a number of similar events. -Compiled by Jack Butler -Photo courtesy of Nathan Harden
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Professor of Biology Dan York recently sold his house on Fayette Street to the college. The Delta Tau Delta fraternity will use it as its temporary chapter house. (Top: Collegian file
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Vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan spoke at last years Constitution Day celebration put on by the Allan J. Kirby Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship. This years event will honor the 225th anniversary of the Constitution. (Courtesy of Doug Koon)
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manager of Saga, explained that installation of the new appliances allow for a more efficient laundry service for students. Students will have more flexibility with this second option of payment, he said. House Director of the Suites Matthew Duquette sees this improvement as a benefit to his dorm and the entire campus. This new technology looks pretty slick, he said. I think it will make this process more convenient because it eliminates rolls of quarters. At last years Student Leadership Weekend, students gave feedback to the college on how it could improve college facilities. Students complained about the slow response time to fix broken washers and the frequent quarter jams. The college approached Saga when the colleges contract with a previous laundry service expired. Saga gladly accepted the proposal and the new responsibility. We wanted to make it easier for the students to do laundry Kirwan said. When there is a problem with the appliance we are ready to fix it: no more waiting three days for a contractor from Lansing to drive down to fix the problem. Saga will eventually convert all laundry appliances to Charger Laundry Change. In a few weeks, the Suites will be the first dormitory to host the updated payment option. Simone Lunt, a transfer sophomore student living in Niedfeldt Residence, was pleased to hear of this new payment option. I'm sick of putting quarters in the washing machine because I never have enough quarters and the machines don't take dimes or nickels, she said. I would really appreciate being able to swipe ours cards to wash our clothes. Kirwan is undecided on what dorm is next. The order in which we migrate will depend on the technological aspects in connecting to the college server, he said. All improvements will be completed by the end of this school year. Lunt did express concern that this new technological improvements could raise prices. I think this is a fantastic idea, she said. However, I dont know how I feel about it going up in price. Kirwan said that there are no plans to raise laundry prices. As of now, it will remain at 75 cents a load, which is a bargain.
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People say that Hillsdale College isnt reality. Its just a bubble, I often hear from students. The Hillsdale lifestyle is so fragile that, after our first inevitable contact with the worlds hardness, the things that seemed important will collapse and drift away. Before I contest that idea, I want to say that I respect their Patrick Timmis point. Attending a cozy, cohesive Editor-in-Chief little school tucked into a quiet corner of Michigan is uncommon in the human experience. The cares that weigh on us seem absurd the moment we remember the sad eyes and bloated stomach of a child in Zimbabwe or Detroit. We can laugh at disputes over the philosophical root of Love thy neighbor (Is it respect for mans inalienable rights or obedience to divinely instituted duties?) when the one constant of the news cycle is rape, lies, and murder. My friends who offer that reality check have typically suffered more, and are more compassionate people, than myself. But the goodness that makes these few years so rare also makes them more real than the worlds evil. There is a way that creation once was, and that it will be again. We are the most truly human when we are closest to that reality. Our lights begin to fade when we abandon it, and hatred and selfishness can snuff them out. But the darkness that follows is not an entity; it is merely the lack of a flame. If we accept traditional definitions, evil does not exist in itself; it is just the absence of faith, hope, and love. A devil is an angel drained of love. My point with these flowery last couple of paragraphs is that by digging into the ideal things, we are experiencing the true Reality. Pain and evil exist, but they came late to the scene, and they will leave early. To call the eternal things a bubble is to give evil the upper hand, to allow the perversion to supersede the normal. I admit that Im young and idealistic. But Im not sure that Im nave. I know that life wont always be this easy, and I will have to move past evenings of best friends, Beethoven, wine in a Ball jar, and good books. Some day I might lose a job. I might lose a child. I will probably be called on to face hatred and malice, either for myself or for someone else. We all will. Which makes now so vital; so that when those times of suffering come, we know what is real life and what is the bubble. In the words of a man who believed the Ideal was reality, even to the point of accepting death in its service: For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. And now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. Embrace the longing and striving for the beauty we now see darkly. Love is real. Goodness is real. Seek to know them and be known by them today, and tomorrows troubles will not overwhelm you when they come.
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They loved the people here, but the lifestyle was a change, he said. There Although Christopher werent many opportunities Martini, former director of for her to develop. And when security, only worked at Hillyou are a couple, you are a sdale College for one year, he couple. was well-liked and is already Pw also added that Marmissed. tinis friend and headhunter Martini left Hillsdale Colcontinuously pestered him lege for a position as the direcabout the opening at Volkswator of security and safety for gen, and he could not pass up Volkswagen North America the opportunity. in Rochester Hills, Mich. AsI was disappointed sociate Dean of Men Jeffery because he did develop the Rogers is filling the role as position quite nicely, Pw the interim director of security said. People liked him, he until the first of the year. was smart, and he liked the He was a very calm, very students, but you gotta do composed, and very kind what you gotta do. man, said junior Benjamin The administration has Holscher, Hillsdale security identified a new director of student supervisor. But you security who will take over also knew that he could take the position at the beginning care of himself and his people, of the year, but it is working and he had a clear vision for through the transition and timing. Therefore, the administration is not ready to release who that individual is at this time. Because of Rogers background in the U.S. Navy, experience in safety, and good connection with the students, Pw appointed him as interim director of security. Pw did not want to loosen the continuity between security and student affairs, and said Rogers fills that gap nicely. Chief [Rogers] knows how security should work, and he is doing a great job, Holscher said. I feel like we are really still moving forward. Rogers said he is enjoying the job and the opportunity to interact with more students. When orders are presented to you, you carry them out: no bellyaching or winning, sulking or pouty lip or any of that Chris Martini, former director of security, has taken a posikind of stuff, he said. tion as director of security and safety for Volkswagen North You just do it. America. Associate Dean of Men Jeffery Rogers is acting as interim security head. (Bitsy Brady/Collegian) Taylor Knopf Copy Editor where we were going as a department. Holscher had many good conversations with Martini and saw him as a man of character and a mentor. Martini came to Hillsdale College with his wife, Rachel, after both had led intense careers in the security world while living in metropolitan areas, according to Chief Administrative Officer Rich Pw. He was traveling all over the place setting up programs and doing a lot of cyber-type things and protecting prototypes, Pw said. [Rachel Martini] was also a manager at Cybersecurity. The Martinis loved the idea and mission of Hillsdale College, which led them to the small, rural community of Hillsdale, Pw said.
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High test scores on the English and reading sections of standardized tests also indicate that a student can handle the rigorous amount of reading, writing, and critical thinking that Hillsdale requires, Lantis said. You have to be intellectually curious and ready to work hard, Lantis said. Well take that over talent and laziness any day. But a students success in high school is not enough to guarantee success in college, the admissions and deans offices agreed. It's really about responsibility, Petersen said. Thats the key.
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Petersen said the biggest challenge freshmen face is whether they can adapt to changes in their study habits. Theres usually a gap between a students GPA in his senior year in high school and his freshman year at Hillsdale, Lantis said. Our expectations are high, but we also provide students with the support to meet those expectations. Whether the class of 2016 will meet the potential its high GPA scores indicate it posseses is yet to be determined. They're certainly smart, Petersen said. But, perhaps more importantly, they also seem responsible and hardworking. But we'll see.
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Construction on State Street in Hillsdale, Mich., is taking longer than expected due to unanticipated obstacles. The anticipated completion date of the project the day before Labor Day has been pushed back to Oct. 1. Matthew Taylor, Hillsdales City Engineer, said the road project, in which new sidewalks, curbs, and driveways are being installed, and the street is being rebuilt, was halted due to complications with a water main. We discovered some of the pipes were only two inches wide in the block between Lumbard Street and Wolcott Street, Taylor said. Sixinch pipe is desirable. Because the pipes fall under the jurisdiction of the Board of Public Utilities, Taylor was forced to cease construction until the BPU could make necessary repairs. It put the brakes on our progress, Taylor said. It is unfortunate that problems were encountered but fortunate that we could resolve them. It is more beneficial in the long run to take the time to fix the water main. Dan Knoch, library director at Hillsdale College, admitted to there being some confusion in his neighborhood off of State Street when the construction stopped. It was frustrating when we didnt know what was happening when the work ceased, Knoch
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Bauer, owner of the most popular ice cream business in the Hillsdale College area, reveals the scoop on The Udder Side. How did you come across the name The Udder Side? The old building that I originally worked at and bought the business from was called the Dairy Treat, and that is about as Plain Jane as names for ice cream parlors get. So I wanted it to be called something different. Since I moved the business to the other side of the street, that is why we called it The Udder Side. Why did you decide to become an ice cream parlor owner? I worked at the Dairy Treat since high school. Actually, I went to college for social work and didnt really like that. I decided to go back to what I liked, and I bought the business from the original owner. I fell into it in a way. I bought the business from him in 1990 and have been here ever since. What attracted you to the business? I feel as though I am accomplishing something because I am making someone happy, which is about the best thing a person can do. It is positive. This might be the highlight of their day: eating ice cream. What is the writing on the walls inside? We used to have just white walls, and then I started letting people write on the walls with whatever funny things people said. What some of the favorite flavors? I would say The Manure Spreader. I dont know if it is the name or what is in it. It is really good because it has brownies, peanut butter, and hot fudge. We named several of our flavors after the local schools and those are kind of popular. I think everybody likes to connect with the names. We are trying to make it fun instead of just a boring vanilla cone. We still sell a lot of vanilla cones. You can have plain and simple or whatever you can think of. We have about 100 flavors to choose from for soft ice cream and 34 flavors of hard ice cream. -Compiled by Leslie Reyes
County crews came across unanticipated water main obstacles during construction on State Street, which delayed the projects progress by a month. (Shaun Lichti/Collegian)
said. Rumors were flying like crazy. Knoch said he is glad construction is underway and believes the construction company is doing a good job. Im glad that theyre doing it, said Calvin
Stockdale, institutional advancement associate. Im happy as long as it gets paved before the weather gets bad. ndemacedo@hillsdale.edu
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downturn. You add the responsibilities and stresses of children and bills and houses and jobs and it gets difficult people have to have enough commitment to stay with it in the tougher times, Chuck Johnson said. He added that age is a significant factor in divorce. Younger people start by buying everything on credit. But then, if either one of them loses a job, they are just stuck, he said. It is a statistical fact that of college-aged kids who marry, 50 percent are going to be divorced in a few years. Johnson and his wife, Lecturer in Philosophy Madelyn Johnson, co-teach a course on marriage and family and recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.
Madelyn Johnson said the high divorce rate in Hillsdale County is reflective of a general mindset plaguing the idea of marriage today. Too often in our culture lust, sexual desire, and attraction are labeled love, she said. Those can turn into love, but if they are your main reason for marrying, that can be a mistake because desire comes and goes. Madelyn Johnson said many couples enter marriage with unrealistic expectations. Chuck Johnson agreed. He said he believes the issue is not as simple as location and economic pressure. If you look in The Hillsdale Daily News on a Saturday, you frequently see people who are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary, he said. So Id say it
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1864 Hillsdale, Mich., is finally exempted from federal draft quotas during the deadly American Civil War, due to the 420 Hillsdale College students already enlisted to fight. Half would become officers, three (including Moses A. Luce, photo above) would win the Medal of Honor, and at least sixty would perish. So great was the concentration of determined Hillsdale enlistees following the attack on Fort Sumter over three years earlier that they were recognized with a prayer service alongside the commencement exercises for the class of 1861. Female classmates pinned to each soldier a red, white, and blue rosette. In true Hillsdale fashion, one student claimed that no knight of medieval Europe ever was prouder of his ladys memento. Life at, in, and around Hillsdale progressed more or less the same until peace was secured. An 1862 alumnus would one day describe it as the real days of chivalry. -Compiled by Dane Skorup
El Cerrito will begin serving alcoholic beverages this week for the first time. The Mexican restaurant started pursuing a liquor license in March. Adam Rocha, along with his father, appeared before the Hillsdale City Council and requested the transfer of a license from Sues Lakeside Inn Inc. in Somerset, Mich., to their restaurant. After the council approved the transfer, the family business had to wait for approval from Michigans Liquor Commission Council. A lot of people asked if we were ever going to get our license or serve margaritas, he said. After months of waiting, the council approved their request. The restaurant will serve beer on tap and raspberry, peach, lime, and coconut margaritas. -Sally Nelson
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The following is a list of calls compiled and reported by the Hillsdale County Sheriffs Department. Hillsdale City Police Department September 12 A 26-year-old Hillsdale man was arrested for marijuana possession. No bond was posted. A 26-year-old Reading man was arrested for marijuana possession and having an open intoxicant in a vehicle. No bond was allowed. Michigan State Police Department September 12 An 18-year-old Tekonsha man was arrested for two felony warrants for breaking and entering with intent. 10 percent of a $100,000 bond was not posted.
Hillsdale County Sheriffs Department September 16 A 24-year-old Taylor man was arrested for breaking and entering. No bond was allowed. A 23-year-old Brownstone man was arrested for breaking and entering. No bond was allowed. A 30-year-old Parma man was arrested for a civil warrant for child neglect. The cash bond was not posted. A 23-year-old Dearborn man was arrested for breaking and entering. No bond was allowed. September 13 A 50-year-old Jerome man was arrested for larceny in a building. A bond was not posted. A 51-year-old Waldron man was arrested for a second offense of delivery of morphine. A bond was not posted. September 12 A 35-year-old Hudson woman was arrested for embezzlement. 10 percent of a $10,000 bond was posted. Compiled by Roxanne Turnbull
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Do you like the song Wagon Wheel? Of course you do. Its a classic. So classic, in fact, that among us, weve heard all four fraternities and several distinct groups of independents claim it as their song, or at least sing it around a bonfire, drunkenly swaying back and forth and bawling their eyes out. What do a football player, a she-hipster, and a frat boy have in common? They all love Wagon Wheel. We have a theory. Theres a myth out there that some of Hillsdales friend groups have nothing in common. From our perspective, Hillsdales circles and cliques share
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inding the right person to push a few hundred Hillsdale College graduates out the door and into the real world is a daunting task. The things theyve learned have equipped them to be the top picks in the job market, but high unemployment numbers persist among Hillsdale students. They need to hear from someone who was once in their seats and succeeded, someone who epitomizes overcoming the difficulties of beginning a career. Harry V. Jaffa, intellectual grandfather of Hillsdale College, deserves the job. Jaffa wont be just another obscure scholar capable of regurgitating the colleges mission. He made the mission. For the last century, Jaffa has been the worlds foremost authority on Abraham Lincoln. As a young man, Jaffa frequented used bookstores. He could never afford the books, so he would leave and pick up the next day where hed left off. One day, he stumbled upon a copy of the Lincoln-Douglas debates and was immediately enthralled. He scrounged up enough money to buy the book, read it, and then read it again. After doing some research, he was shocked to find very little written on the debates. Since that fateful encounter, his scholarship has defined the statesmanship of Abraham Lincoln. He also founded modern American conservatism. In the introduction to one of Jaffas essay collections, William F. Buckley Jr. wrote, If you think Harry Jaffa is hard to argue with, try agreeing with him. It is nearly impossible. He studies the fine print in any agreement as if it were a trap, or a treaty with the Soviet Union. He regularly quarreled with fellow political philosophers to define American conservatism. He pointed out the inseparable connection between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, perhaps his biggest contribution. Today, what conservative doesnt see that link? College President Larry Arnn even recently wrote a book on the topic. Speaking of our dear president, Jaffa has a special connection with Hillsdale College. Arnn didnt just pop out of the womb as a genius, even if it seems like he did. Someone had to point him in the right direction, and that someone was Harry Jaffa. Arnn, master of the spontaneous Saga freshman seminar and interrogation, was probably tortured similarly by his mentor. Jaffa can identify with the modern direction of the school because he, in a way, built the man who built it. Not only is he the intellectual grandfather of many unsuspecting students at Hillsdale College, but he also has 93 years of experience to speak from. As a man of Jewish faith, he struggled to find employment after graduating in the late thirties. Unable to find any, he pursued graduate studies where he happened into the classroom of Leo Strauss, renowned political philosopher and defected student of Martin Heidegger. Jaffa biked haphazardly through Europe on a balloon-tire, one-speed bike in the months preceding World War II. He wrote six books and dozens of essays on topics ranging from Aristotle to the statesmanship of King Lear. He wrote Barry Goldwaters famed line from his speech at the 1964 Republican National Convention: I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue. And, he still makes it to the gym every day and entertains students in his home. Not bad for someone over ninety. Most interesting man in the world? Perhaps. Harry Jaffa identifies with the soon-to-be Hillsdale College graduates. He loves the things that they love. He faced the job market that they face. He struggled like they will struggle. But he overcame the discrimination and economic immobility that held him back. The graduates need to know that they can overcome the things that hold them back, too. Jaffa wont just send them off. Hell make sure the door doesnt hit them in the fanny on the way out.
more, we do it with pride and a fervent belief that to do anything less would be wasteful of our talents and n the summer of 2009, The Wall Street Journal published an article purposes as rational human beings. When we graduate, we leave with entitled How Hillsdale Beats humility, realizing, as Socrates did, Harvard. While the article focused that we do not think we know what predominantly on Hillsdales conwe do not know. sistent refusal to accept government Given our great classical training, funds, the idea that Hillsdale could our intelligence, and our determinabe better than an Ivy League school tion, Im always surprised to find always struck me as that many of my classinspiring and true in mates lack the ambition many ways. Why not bring characterized by students As any incoming of Ivy League schools. our love for freshman can testify virtue and our For how many of us is the Hillsdale is hard. Our professors grade us by burn for knowl- classical school job fair the single most imporan older standard of edge to those tant day of the year? So academic merit, not by who need it many Hillsdale students the inflated grades used most? believe the only respectby state universities able occupation for an today (much to my chagrin come honorable scholar dedicated to virtue December). We strive for academic and knowledge is teaching. I do not excellence. We study the great phimean to throw teaching under the losophers; we grapple with age-old bus. Quite to the contrary, to be a questions; we write papers late into the night; we sit around coffee shops teacher is a noble act, one that must be guarded with the utmost cauand beneath trees in the arboretum tion, for it deals with the shaping of discussing everything from Mitt another persons mind. If a Hillsdale Romneys acceptance speech to the student feels called to teach, if he true meaning of salvation. Furtherfeels it is the profession that will
hen President Barack Obama began his campaign in 2007, he offered a carrot as his approach to Americas foreign policy rather than a stick. Five years later, terrorists have murdered an ambassador and set fire to our embassies. Obamas approach deserves much of the blame. I think the world will have confidence that I am listening to them and that our future and our security is tied up with our ability to work with other countries in the world that will ultimately makes us safer, he said in an interview with New Hampshire Public Radio. In 2008, the former senator established himself as a soft power candidate, committed to steering America away from Bushs hard power diplomacy. He distanced himself from the war in Iraq, our military-industrial complex, and Bushs politics of fear. In practice, Obamas foreign policy has not only extended the Bush doctrine but even surpassed it. He has pushed America further down the path
of empire. Obamas liberal interventionism is simply Bushs neoconservatism by another name. Instead of closing military bases, he added them in Colombia, Chile, and Hondouras. Drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen have continued. Guantanamo Bay remains open. Instead of a safer, friendlier world, we have more of the same turmoil and intervention. Over 9/11, waves of unrest
wracked the Middle East. In Egypt, where the Obama administration pushed Mubarak to step down, the new Islamist government has offered an inadequate reaction to the antiAmerican violence in the streets. In Libya, a terrorist group suffocated and killed our ambassador, Chris Stevens. Across the globe, embassies supportive of America face violent protests. But while the Middle East burns,
Obama does nothing. Despite his previous action, he now wants to adhere to his soft power promises. This is Obamas gravest foreign policy problem: he does foreign policy like Tim Tebow does football. Neither the offense nor the defense know what he will do next. (Tebow wins, though. Metaphors can only go so far, OK?) Likewise, neither our enemies nor our friends know what the U.S. will do next. Obamas foreign policy is markedly erratic. The Obama administration does not know if Egypt is our ally, enemy, or frenemy. Although the president ended the invasion of Iraq, he increased the military presence in Afghanistan, now the longest war in American history. He still finds a way to distinguish between the two wars. Somehow. He dove headfirst into the Libya conflict with his wildly unconstitutional executive order to bomb Muammar Gaddafi. But the president has distanced himself from the Syrian conflict. For some reason. His policies lack a cohesive narrative. Yes, Bush began the 21st century with messianic nationalism. But at least we knew what to expect.
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Football Hillsdale College: 27 Malone University: 10 Scoring Plays: Cam White 28 yd pass from Anthony Mifsud (Colin McGreevy kick) White 4 yd pass from Mifsud (McGreevy kick) Andrew Mott 22 yd pass from Mifsud (McGreevy kick blocked) Joe Glendening 22 yd run (McGreevy kick) Sydney Lenhart (193) Alexis Waugh (145) Digs: Bailey Lindner (133) Kopmeyer (109) Blocks: Lauren Grover (46) Emily Wolfert (31) Tennis Wayne State 7 Hillsdale College 2 Hillsdale College 7 Findlay 2 Singles: Brittany Parks 2-2 Morgan Delp 3-1 Sydney Delp 2-2 Lindsay Peirce 1-3 Rachel Blaauw 1-2 Morgan Linden 0-4 Olivia Renfroe 0-1 Doubles: Parks and M. Delp 3-1 S. Delp and Peirce 2-2 Shannon OHearn and Blaauw 0-3 OHearn and Ellie Voci 0-1 Cross Country: Spartan Invitational: Womens Top Finishers: 68. Victoria McCaffrey (22:52) 79. Kristina Galat (22:57) 141. Amy Kerst (24:04) Mens Top Finishers: 18. Joshua Mirth (25:17) 41. Matthew Perkins (25:43) 75. Luke Hickman (26:09) The veteran athletes endured the entire 80-minute match without substitution. Hillsdale is scheduled at home against Calvin at 1:00 pm on Saturday, Sept. 22.
illsdale womens tennis defeated the Findlay Oilers 7-2 on Sunday, Sept. 16, clinching its first team win of the season. It was really exciting, said freshman Sydney Delp. Finally, our hard work and effort paid off after such heartbreakingly close losses to really good teams. Everyone really contributed to the success. The Chargers won every set between no. 1 singles and nos. 1 and 2 doubles. Senior Brittany Parks won 6-0, 6-0 at no. 1 singles, then teamed up with sophomore Morgan Delp for an 8-0 shutout at no. 1 doubles. Freshmen doubles partners Sydney Delp and Lindsay Peirce also secured an 8-0 victory,
dominating their opponents. It was a good match and everyone played well, said team captain, senior Brittany Parks. We beat Findlay last year, so we all knew we had to go out there and defend our victory. Parks said that their 7-2 loss to Wayne State University two days before didnt discourage the team. The fact that we played well gave us something to take away, Parks said. You cant let a defeat hold you back, especially when you have matches close together. Sydney Delp was equally positive about the teams performance against Wayne State. We went up against a really good team on Friday, Sydney Delp said. But we had a really strong start. Going into singles we were up 2-1. All of our singles matches were really close and the match could have gone
either way. This upcoming weekend, Parks, Sydney Delp, and sophomore Morgan Delp are attending the ITA regionals individual tournament. It will be fun, said Parks. Its an individual-style tournament with brackets Freshman Sydney Delp volleys against and draws competi- Wayne State. (Elena Salvatore/Collegian) tors from all over the [Coach Walbright] was Midwest. Well face players really happy to get a win under outside of the GLIAC. our belt and give everyone some Sydney Delp is especially confidence to carry us forward looking forward to the tournainto our next few matches, said ment since she will be playing Parks. We know that were a doubles with her sister, Morgan. better team going into the next We havent been able to weekend of matches, that we can play doubles since high school! beat them. I always have high Sydney Delp said. expectations and think we can do After the tournament, nearly really well. every weekend until the end of the season will be filled with matches, Delp said.
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In Saturdays first match of the season, the Hillsdale Rugby team suffered a 33-10 defeat to a mens club from Findlay, Ohio known as the Black Swamp Mercenaries. It was a lot of fun. Besides not winning, a lot of good things happened. New guys got playing time and tried different positions. We know what to focus on going forward, said junior Jacob Barrett, president of the club. With most of the front seven being new to rugby, scrums seemed to give the Chargers some trouble throughout the match. We had opportunities to
he Hillsdale College mens and womens crosscountry teams opened the season this past weekend in East Lansing, Mich., where they competed in the Auto-Owners Insurance Spartan Invitational. Over 300 runners competed in both the mens and womens races at the Sept. 14 meet, including athletes from several Big 10 schools and GLIAC rivals Grand Valley State University and Saginaw Valley State University. Team scores were not calculated for this meet. Times for the entire field of runners were slow this year the course was soft on account of rain the night before. While the times were slower, especially for the women, who ran first, assistant coach R.P. White said both the Hillsdale men and women are running closer as a team than last year. Both the men and women, their spreads from one to five were vastly improved from the previous year, White said. Senior Victoria McCaffrey finished first for the women at 66th overall with a time of 22:52. I thought [the women] did really well, said Andrew Towne, head womens coach. There are still things we need to improve upon and obviously
continue to freshen up so were good to go when it matters, but it was a pretty good start. McCaffrey and freshmen Kristina Galat and Emily Oren ran together the first mile but then drifted apart in the middle of the race. By the end, the three were roughly 200-meters apart, all kind of pulling each other to finish the race, McCaffrey said. Galat finished second for the team (78th, 22:57), followed by Oren (96th, 23:13), sophomore Amy Kerst (140th, 24:04), and sophomore Chelsea Kilgore (144th, 24:08). McCaffrey said the team did well for the first race but also that the women need to close the gap between their third and fourth runners. Towne agreed, but also said the women are improving, noting the gap was shorter this week compared to last weeks Blue-White meet. I thought we did much better bringing that 3-4-5-6-7 closer to our 1-2-3, Towne said. The mens team was led by sophomore Joshua Mirth. He said the Spartan Invitational provided the team a chance to find how it measures up at the beginning of the season. Well get better from this point, I think, Mirth said. Now that we know what we are doing. Mirth placed 18th overall, finishing with a time of 25:17.
Fellow sophomores Matt Perkins (41st, 25:43) and Luke Hickman (75th, 26:09) followed. Freshman Paul Ausum (108th, 26:36) was fourth for the team and sophomore Jack Butler (149th, 27:11) was fifth. In addition to the freshmen who had never run an 8000-meter race, four runners PR-ed for the men. Jeff Forino, head mens coach, said the team performed well. His main concern, like Townes, lies with the teams second pack of runners, who are all vying for the fifth spot. Starting with Butler, five Hillsdale runners finished within 19 seconds of each other. Theyve got to move [their pack] forward probably 45 seconds, Forino said. We need that fifth guy. In the middle of that pack was senior team captain Matt VanEgmond. Really we need a number five to step up right now, VanEgmond said. We had a big group right from our number five to our number nine. We need somebody to step up out of that group. This week will be the highest milage training week of the season for both men and women. Next week the coaches will lighten the training in preparation for the Sept. 28 meet at the University of Notre Dame.
learning together. And because theyre all new and excited, their learning curve and energy level is so high. The rookies made a respectable showing, however. In the second half, Barrett broke in and dumped the ball off to Daniel Bellet, freshman backline player. Bellet ran through 15 meters of enemy territory to score the first try of his rugby career. I couldnt have asked for more from the freshmen. The fact that we played good defense and scored twice off of our offensive plays (instead of their mistakes) is big. Theres only about six starters who have played before. I fully expect us to be a good team by next semester, said senior inside-center and fly half Josiah Young.
Rushing: Glendening 27-137 Mifsud 4-51 Passing: Mifsud 18-29-1-216 Receiving: Mott 6-80 White 5-67 Sacks: Ian Sheldon 1-0 Brett Pasche 1-0 Butch Herzog 1-0 Tackles: Pasche 7-7 Tim Moinet 3-6 Volleyball Hillsdale College 3 Grand Valley State 1 Ferris State 3 Hillsdale College 0 Season Leaders: Kills: Caitlin Kopmeyer (91) Bekah Draves (35) Assists: Hillsdale picked their front row playerstwo props and one hooker to be the three collective Men of the Match: Mitchell Mowe, Henry Hoffman, and Daniel Thompson.
them, causing them to lose 1-0. Geneva Oster, president of the womens team, said, looking purely at statistics we are his past weekend, both getting better and better. We are the womens and mens working more cohesively as a club soccer teams drove to team. Petoskey, MI to compete against Sophomore Larissa Yashko, other college club soccer teams. vice president of the womens Their intentions were not solely club soccer team, agreed that to claim victory, but also to the team is moving forward in strengthen their teams a positive direction and beskills and unity. lieves that what we need to Being with eight work on is building the attack or nine new guys on through our outside midfieldthe squad, the big thing ers and hopefully get more is building chemistry shots on the goals. and the combination of Aside from seeking to our fitness levels, vice grow as a team, the lack of president Thomas Ohlfunds has become a serious gren said. We should issue for both the womens end up with five wins and mens club soccer and five losses hopeteams. Both are attempting fully, if not more (wins). to become varsity sports on We have a better squad Hillsdales campus. than we did last year. [Finance] is another We have a lot of talented thing that impedes us from guys on the team. becoming more of a serious The mens club socteam, Oster said. If I could, cer team lost all three I would have twenty games games by one goal. in one season, but our budget Womens soccer team practices before cant handle that. They played against Michigan Tech Univer- games in Petoskey. (Elena Salvatore/ColIn the hopes of decreaslegian) sity and lost 1-0. In the ing their financial issues, game against Saginaw both teams will fundraise Valley State University, junior Valley State University ended throughout the school year with Aaron Tracey scored a goal and in a loss of 9-0. With only 11 alumni assistance, bake sales, the team lost 2-1. Senior Luke players for their second game, car washes, and selling programs Mugge and Ohlgren scored the womens team held Saginaw during football games. against Northern Michigan Valley State University at 0-0 The men and women will University. The defense allowed until the first half and in the have their first and only home three goals, however, and the second half one goal slipped past game Sept. 30.
final score was 3-2. Peter Thistleton, president of the mens team, said, Obviously no one is ever satisfied with a loss, but at the same time we saw a lot of improvement from the team at the end of the week. I was glad where the team was. The womens club soccer team lost its two games in Petoskey. The game against Grand
shlee Crowder dominated the volleyball court. Now she plans to dominate from the bench. The Hillsdale College standout will not ride the pine this season, but rather coach the young Charger squad as they attempt to stay atop the GLIAC. Crowder will student-coach the team as she finishes course requirements before moving back to her hometown of Grand Rapids to student-teach next semester. She needed a fifth year and obviously shes been around for a while and knows what to expect, head coach Chris Gravel said. Its an opportunity to keep her around to mentor and also to step into practice because she would still be one of leagues best players. For her to be here on a regular basis is beneficial. The three-time All-American
holds the school record career kills with 1,703. She was also the two-time GLIAC Player of the Year, GLIAC Freshman of the Year, and two-time GLIAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Crowder is excited about the opportunity to help lead a team of which she was such an influential figure. I was a part of the program for the past four years and having another set of eyes with a young team is valuable, Crowder said. [Coach Gravel] came up with a plan on what my job dealt with I want to coach in the future, whether collegiate or elsewhere, so this is a good experience for that. This years team is similar to Crowders team her freshman year- young and full of potential. Mine was a rather large class of five and there were quite a few freshman starting and as the years went on we grew and built together, Crowder said. Thats why its a good year for me to be here.
Things will click and come around but for now, they just have to keep working hard. Crowder said her freshman years team had to go through tough losses to eventually reach success. As much as it stinks to say and accept, youll look back and learn (from these losses), she said. Patience is key, and at the same time so is not plateauing or settling and trying to get better every single day. Coach Gravel said Crowder helps the team by serving against them, blocking their kills, and hitting against them, her specialty. He added she will do anything they need her to do. Were still so lucky to have her practice with us and help make us better, said the lone senior and captain Lauren Grover. Shes so physically strong still so if we can return her serve it will help us prepare to return serves from other teams were playing. Shes still got it. Crowder said her transition from player to coach has been
difficult. Ive heard from lots of people that the first year out is the hardest and Id agree. Especially being here again with them during the preseason, I felt like I was going to put a jersey on with them, Crowder said. Now its about trying to find the fine line of coach and player; drawing that line has been a challenge. Some girls, like Lauren and Kaleigh (Schuster), Ive been with for three years, so its hard. Grover said she was thrilled to find out that one of her best friends would be returning to the program for another year. Ive always really looked up to her. She has so much drive and heart for the game that its something Ive always wanted to develop, Grover said. She is so smart on the court and makes such good decisions. Its not something everyone has. You have to work really hard to develop it. Crowder has already seen improvement in the young team,
which includes seven freshmen, many of whom regularly play in the lineup. She looks forward to more improvement as the season progresses. In the meantime, Crowder will continue the leap from playing to coaching. It still feels like normal. Im so used to going to classes then practice everyday. In the mornings I go to the offices and work instead of coming up for classes, Crowder said. It still feels good to be back in Hillsdale because I didnt want to leave yet.
Fifth-year Ashlee Crowder analyzes her iPad at Saturdays game against Ferris State. (Elena Salvatore/Collegian)
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Mott in the third quarter for the Chargers third touchdown of the evening. Mott had six receptions for 80 yards in the game. Despite a rare case of losing We always make adjusttime-of-possession, Charger ments at halftime, Mott said. football came out on top 27-10 They see stuff in the press last Saturday, Sept. 15. box, little tweaks we need to They held onto the ball make. really well, junior wide To open the fourth quarter, receiver Andrew Mott said. senior running back We havent lost Joe Glendening had time-of-possession a 22-yard run for in two years. a touchdown. That Both teams touchdown puts scored on their him in second place opening drives. But for Hillsdales the Chargers were career touchdown able to put another record with 51. seven points on Glendening also the board before sits at second for the quarter ended, the all-time career bringing the score rushing record. to 14-7. We have a heck Senior quarof a running game terback Anthony with Joe, Mott Mifsud connected said. Thats the with senior H-back bread and butter Cam White for both of our offense. touchdown passes. Our running gets Mifsud passed for us in position to 216 yards and three make play-action touchdowns, while passes. White had five With a 17-point receptions for 67 lead, the Chargers yards. regained possesThe second sion of the ball and quarter was low ran down the clock scoring with only a to clinch the vicfield goal from the tory 27-10. Pioneers. Otterbein said Head coach that with a little Keith Otterbein said bit of improvethe Pioneers ran a ment, Malone will challenging offense be a good fit in the but that the Charger GLIAC. defense did a good I think theyve job adjusting. got some growing They make you Senior DJ Loy snaps the ball to senior quarbe very assignment- terback Anthony Mifsud. (Greg Barry/Collegian) to do, he said. The one thing theyve got is that sound, he said. they really played hard When you face this one sack. Sheldon also conand had difficult schemes on type of offense, its all about tributed a sack as well as five both sides of the ball. getting up to speed. Once we tackles. Hillsdale will face Notre finally got it we played pretty The Hillsdale offense also Dame College, another new well. kicked into gear in the second addition to the GLIAC, on Sophomore defensive end half, increasing their lead by Saturday in an away game. Ian Sheldon said the defense two more touchdowns. was able to stop the Pioneer Mifsud connected with offense more effectively in the Sarah Leitner Associate Editor second half. We started to figure out their blocking schemes and adjusted our defense to that, he said. We manipulated their weaknesses. The Charger defense shut out the Pioneers in the second half. Junior Brett Pasche spearheaded the effort, leading the defense with 14 tackles and
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fter two weeks on the road, the Hillsdale College womens volleyball team played their opening GLIAC games at home. The Chargers faced Grand Valley State University in their GLIAC opener on Friday, and on Saturday, they faced Ferris State and received their first conference loss at home in three years. The team won 31 against GVSU. After dropping the third set in which the Chargers made a run from behind, the team won the fourth set 2518 and totaled 16 kills. Coach Chris Gravel said the girls on the team have never lost to Grand Valley and do not plan to this season. We did not have our sense of urgency at the beginning of the third set, Gravel said. They gained that back at the start of the fourth set. Junior Caitlyn Kopmeyer delivered the match winning
kill in the fourth set. Kopmeyer has 91 kills to date, the most on the team. Throughout the game sophomore Alexis Waugh had 19 assists and two service aces. Junior Sydney Lenhart led the team with 29 assists. Lenhart leads the Chargers in assists with 193 this season. Friday was a huge confidence-booster, especially after playing many ranked opponents, Lenhart said. We should have taken that confidence into Saturday and built upon it. Saturday, the Chargers fell to the nationally-ranked Bulldogs (19). [The girls] did some things better than they did on Saturday, Gravel said. They lacked the consistency between the two games of working to make each look better. During the third set, senior Lauren Grover rallied the team with a pair of blocks. Also, Junior Bekah Draves and freshman Jenalle Beaman had eight digs each against the Bulldogs. By the end of the third set, Lenhart had 17
assists and sophomore Bailey Linder had 14 digs. The Chargers lost the last set 25 12. We just became flat, Beaman said. We did not have synergy with each other and needed to let our anger out on the other team. Lenhart said the team needs to treat the teams with respect and not mess around. We need to not expect the other team to ease up, Lenhart said. As a new member of the north division, the Chargers will have the chance to play both Ferris State and GVSU again. Lenhart said she hopes the team will be able to beat Ferris State the second time around. This coming weekend the Chargers will be playing at home Friday against Ohio Dominican University and Saturday against Tiffin. The team will also have a home game Tuesday against Northwood University.
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Only a handful of Chargers have been playing as long as DJ Loy. He has started on the offensive line nearly every game for the past four seasons. DJ took time away from his studies (Marketing Major) to tell us about the football programs of both 2012 and years past. How has the team changed over the past five years? I think the sense of camaraderie has grown. When I was a freshman, I didnt talk to any fifth years, or if I did, it was football related. It was just kind of an unspoken thing. These arent concrete rules, but as weve gone along, the upperclassmen have taken on a big brother mentality toward the incoming freshmen. Really more than individuals with an ego, its just coming together to better everyone. What does the team look like this year? This years [team] is older than last years. We lost a handful of starters, but there are plenty of guys who either started or played that are coming back. What is it like looking at some of your teammates trying out for the NFL? Its really neat. When you first start playing football you look at the NFL and it just looks like an unattainable goal some place youll never be. Then, you get to high school and start to hear the statistics of people who actually get to play college football, and its something less than 25 percent. The chances of actually making it to the next level (NFL) are slim to none, and then to actually have friends do that makes it seem a little more reachable for everyone else. Who was the most indispensable person you have played with? Honestly, I cant really answer that because it is a team sport. You can have the best player on the planet on your team, but if you have ten other guys who do nothing, then you wont have a chance to show [the best players] abilities. For example, Anthony (Mifsud) is a great quarterback, but if we didnt block for him, and he ran for his life every pass play, his abilities wouldnt show up on the stat sheet. Who has been your favorite running back to block for? Probably Joe (Glendening). He shows the most respect for us (the offensive line). Hes very humble for being so good at running the ball. Its refreshing for a lineman because we dont get a lot of love as it is. Since we never run the ball or catch any passes, the person in the stands only hears our name when we get a penalty. What do you like about being a lineman? Its just fun to physically dominate someone. It doesnt always happen every play, and a lot of times people dont watch you. At the end of a play, when you know youve beaten the crap out of the guy across from you, that feeling is just refreshing. Its fulfilling. What are the teams goals this year? Our team goal is to win a GLIAC championship. Our top three objectives are: graduate with a Hillsdale College degree, represent the program in a first-class manner, and win a GLIAC championship. I would like to get a national championship, though, and I think this team can do it. We have enough guys returning, we have the talent on the team, and we have the work ethic. Its just a matter of executing on Saturdays. Who has been the funniest person on the team? Our kicker, Mark
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Petro 09. He was the funniest person I have ever met. What has been one of the best games you have played? The first game I ever started was my red-shirt freshman year, and it was against Grand Valley, who was then ranked number one. It was on our homecoming. I remember talking to all the alumni the night before the game, and I was terrified. We ended up beating them. That was awesome. Everyone rushed the field. Have you ever had a worst game? That same season, the last game was
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the play, being Greek, as well as cultural research for the Native American aspects. Although transforming the ancient plays into contemporary circumstances, the directors and performers aim to maintain the power of the stories and classics, while creating a more sympathetic atmosphere. They bring Euripides forward in time so that is applies to any war, in any time period, and in any human catastrophe, Denton said. The classics reconcile with other cultures; they all deal with the same issues, Ball said. tsawyer1@hillsdale.edu
Pictured cast members: junior Julia Shelton, senior Kyra Moss, senior Peter Kissinger, senior Lauren Hughes, and senior Maggie Ball
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Visiting artist Jim Malcolm performed his Scottish melodies in Markel Auditorium on Sept. 16. Many of his songs are inspired by poet Robert Burns.
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This fall, senior theater major Stephan Godleski will step behind the stage as assistant student director of the Greek play The Trojan Women. Godleski began acting in high school, but never considered pursuing a career in theatre until college he originally wanted to study politics. Godleski auditioned for a 10-minute play and Our Town on a whim.
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other plays for the theater. A music major, she started out playing for the pit orchestra, but quickly became interested in acting. This past summer, she played the title role in Sweet Charity, and the host in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Sarver says she has always loved theater. She grew up performing in youth theater productions, and she participated in theater on campus during her years
as a Hillsdale student. Henry and Sarver agreed that one of the benefits of doing community theater is the friendships they have made with adults in the community. Especially with smaller casts, you get to really know people individually, she said. The community theater is so inter-generational. You have high school students and you have people in their seventies, and then all the ranges in between. Its just a really good experience. Sarver says that she wishes
she had known about the Sauk theater while she was a student. Its one of Hillsdales hidden gems. Its a great experience; Ive had nothing but good times here, she said. While Sarver and Henry both recognize that being involved in a play outside of campus can be a difficult time commitment for a college student, Sarver said she hopes students have the opportunity to see plays in the community. I would just encourage the student body to go out and see some of the Sauk shows, she
said. Its a great way to get off campus, have a fun evening, be entertained, and support the arts in the local community. The musical will be performed at 8 p.m., Oct. 11-14, and 18-21. Tickets are $10 each for students. The play is directed by Trinity Bird, who has been directing Sauk Theater productions since 1997. Hillsdale Art Professor Brian Springer will play the role of Mordcha, the innkeeper. dslonim@hillsdale.edu
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This Friday, the annual Hillsdale Garden Party will draw out the cocktail dresses and dance moves in an evening of revelry made possible by the Simone Vitale Band. The band, named for its lead guitarist and MC, has come to Hillsdale over 20 times throughout the past 15 years. We love Hillsdale, Vitale said. This is not just another gig. Its a great place. I like the people, the students are very receptive, and its also a pretty college. Its like a little vacation. The band has 12 members who Vitale said were, some of the very finest musicians. For 20 years, they have played together all over the country and claim to be the number one party band on their website. Vitale said his band was formed by word of mouth. You know, you ask people, who do you know that could do this? People say, I have a girlfriend who can sing. They audition, they were great, and so on, Vitale said. The chemistry of the band is very good, Vitale added. It has to be when you spend that much time together. Its like a team
For the past 15 years, Simone Vitale and his band have performed for Hillsdale students over 20 times. The band enjoys returning to campus for the people and the beautiful campus. (Above: Courtesy of Will Clayton, Below: Courtesy of Simone Vitale) A musician isnt much different than being a doctor or a lawyer who is on call. You dont have weekends, but you have the weekdays to make it work, Vitale said. My kids thought it was really cool, they still come see me play. After years of experience, Vitale shared some advice he received from his father: If you want to succeed in life, know as many people as possible. That is the key to success. Amanda Bigney, director of student activities, said they welcomed the band back again this year because they were a huge hit with more than one demographic. Last year they added swing, which was a huge success, and we got really good feedback, she said. They understand the Hillsdale culture, Marissa Philipp, president of the student activities board, said. Theyre a good fit. We just play whatever we think the kids are going to like, Vitale explained. The best thing is I am with people at the happiest moments of their life. Not too many people can say that.
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economic development with the aim of improving the livelihood of many in the developing countries, said Nyakeri. In her time at Hillsdale, Nyakeri was also a member of KKG, in addition to being involved with Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and the French Honorary. Nyakeri pays tribute to the Hillsdale community for her success. I am doing what I am passionate about, and that would not have been possible if it were not for the people at Hillsdale who were with me every step of the way, said Nyakeri. Anyenya also greatly appreciated Hillsdales community. Being in a different part of the United States now, I realize Hillsdale is really different from the rest of America. Im glad I got to experience that, said Anyenya. Okeyo agreed that this community was her favorite part of attending Hillsdale. The administration takes care of its students, she said. Professors here are more engaging and more concerned about the welfare of students. They challenged me in terms of thinking, my character, and perspective on life. I now believe in myself about whatever I set my mind to. Though focused on math and science for her majors, Anyenya was also very thankful for the proessors who encuraged her diverse education in history, english and the arts. I can join in any conversation. Someone will say something, and Ill be like I know about that. Im not just a science nerd, she said. While these women are the recipients of gifts from the Zawadi program and Hillsdale College, they serve as an inspiration to fellow students and citizens by using their talents to give others education, clean water, power, and the gift of hope for the future of underdeveloped countries.
Etymology: Apparently, post-classical Latin alfridarius. Also, less frequently, alfridaria. Possibly Arabic alifrdrya, of uncertain origin. Definition: A period of time during which a number of celestial ob- Compare Middle French, French alfridaire. jects each exercise their influence over a person in a specific order Compare also Spanish firdaria and Spanish aland for a limited duration; the particular celestial object exercising its fridaria, alfridario (in aos alfridarios, plural). influence; the influence thus exercised.
alfridary, n.
Example: Thus to times end we dance our alfridary, Bringing to pass, and pace, predicted things. C. Aiken, And in Human Heart, 1940
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This graphic shows the results of an anonymous survey of Hillsdale professors. Seventy seven professors responded out of Hillsdales 120 active professorial staff.
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