Michael Ward Named Commencement Speaker: Harry Jaffa Dies

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Vol. 138 Issue 13 - 22 January 2015
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Michael Ward named commencement speaker

Amanda Tindall
News Editor
Michael Ward will be this springs commencement

speaker.
The insightful C.S. Lewis scholar is Senior Research Fellow at Blackfriars Hall at Oxford University and Professor of Apologetics at Houston
Baptist University in Texas. He teaches his Houston Baptist students online because he is based in
Oxford. He has studied English at Oxford, theology at Cambridge, and earned his Ph.D. in divinity
from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.
ure as much, Senior Class Vice President Heather
Lantis said. So we really wanted to mix things up
class in a really meaningful way.
Ward has published several works about C.S.
Lewis, such as Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis, which he
authored, and The Cambridge Companion to C.S.
Lewis, which he co-edited. He also presented the
BBC documentary, The Narnia Code, in 2009,
and has served as an Anglican clergyman at several universities.
Provost David Whalen said Ward has been
a good friend of the college through a common
friend: Former Hillsdale College Professor of
English Literature Andrew Cuneo.
Michael Ward was presenting his doctorate of
divinity and had stumbled on some remarkable,
structural, classical components to C.S. Lewis
trilogy that no one had noticed before, Whalen
said. He then was writing that as his dissertation,

and gave a talk on that here then. After his book
was published by the Oxford University Press, he
came back here and gave another talk. The talk at
the Kirby Center had to do with the poetry of C.S.
Lewis.
Whalen said, in addition to Wards friendship
with the college, its good to have chances for students to meet and hear someone of Wards caliber
and character.
Senior Class President Andy Reuss said many
of the seniors said they wanted a commencement
speaker who would give a speech of substance.
We wanted to focus on content and substance,
and we received just a lot of feedback and input
from the other seniors along those lines, Reuss
said. There was some desire for name recognition, but that wasnt the foremost thing people
were concerned about. We wanted someone who
would give a great speech.
The process for picking a commencement
speaker begins with a consultation with the sepresident for external affairs, and the provost. The
the faculty consult with the president and provost,
and the vice president of external affairs consults
with his staff.
Its a good thing for a commencement speaker,
if you can get one, to have a deep understanding
of the life of a student, and the life of the mind
as richly endowed through and in a liberal education, Whalen said. Thats a rare thing for a
commencement speaker. Its good if you can get
it. Michael Ward has that. He understands not only
because he, not so long ago, was a student, but be-
Michael Ward speaks during a 2005 CCA on C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and the Inklings.
(Courtesy of External Affairs)
cause he is an academic. His profession is that of

an academic, but at the same time he is capable of
addressing an audience largely unknown to him,
but whose liberal arts formation can be available
to him as a kind of common ground.
Lantis said the reaction from students has been
very positive.
I think a lot of people have been really
pleased, Lantis said. The consensus with the ofexcited.
Reuss noted that Ward spoke at the Allan P.
CCA Q&A:
Richard
Brookhiser
Hillsdale women make

cross-country history
Charger men and women
earn five All-American awards
Bailey Pritchett
Spotlight Editor
The weekend of rain turned
the Louisville course into a long
stretch of mud. For many runyear they needed to wear halfinch spikes to gain some traction. The NCAA had to shorten
the race by 200 kilometers. But
for the Hillsdale womens crosscountry team, mud was not a
problem.
The Hillsdale womens crosscountry team made history last
month by placing 2nd at the
NCAA Division II National
the teams history. By placing in
the top 40, four of the seven received All-American status.
Junior Kristina Galat led
the Chargers with a strong race
of 21:26, placing her 7th in
the race. She was closely followed by junior Emily Oren,
who placed 12th with a time of
21:26. Sophomore Molly Oren
and freshman Hannah McIntyre
came in at 23rd and 22nd place,
respectively.
Senior Joshua Mirth ran
the mens race and individually placed 12th, with a time of
American. This was his second
time placing in the top 40 runners at a national championship.
Mirth placed 31st his sophomore season at the national
championships, so he considered
his last cross-country race an impressive improvement.
Placing 12th is a pretty big
step from where I was two years
ago, Mirth said. I approached
nationals a little differently than
I have in years past partly because its my last cross-country
race ever.
Mirth also credited his success from his training this past
year.
The training was just enough
to get me a bit sharper than Id
been before, he said. It was
slightly more focused and in-
tense, just enough to get me that

extra edge.
Going into the womens race,
Oren and Galat had personal
goals to rank among the top 40
runners. As a team, the goal was
to get a spot on the podium.
We just wanted to be top
four because wed get a trophy,
Oren said. We were expecting
to slip into fourth, lucky to get
third. But then halfway through
the race my coach yelled at me
that we were in 2nd, and I didnt
really believe him. So we knew
have a chance. It ended up being
the best showing in Hillsdales
history.
Another GLIAC team, Grand
Valley State University, took 1st
in the national championship and
was the only Division II team to
beat the Chargers this season.
Our program continues to
evolve as does the rest of the
GLIAC conference, head womens coach Andrew Towne said.
Well continue to work to be a
consistent podium team.
A year ago, Galat would have
never anticipated her impressive performance at the national
championship. But with the help
of an intense training schedule
designed by coach Joseph Lynne,
Mirth all agreed that the early
morning practices at 6:30 a.m.
and cross training, among other
parts of training, equipped the
team to compete on a different
level than seasons past.
Coach Lynne has a lot of
can expect a lot, Galat said.
We know that we can compete
with the best. Im starting to gain
and my training now, which is
a huge step. The mark between
a good athlete and a great one is
how much they believe in themselves.
INSIDE
Richard Brookhiser is the author of many books, including a

series of biographies of the founding fathers. Of those is the most
recent Founders Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln. He is a senior editor at National Review, where he has worked since 1977. A
journalist and historian, his work has appeared in The New Yorker,
Vanity Fair, and Commentary, among many others. His biography of
Washington, is assigned to Hillsdale College freshmen as summer
reading.
How has the role of journalism changed in America

since the founding era?
Harry Jaffa had a tremendous influence on the intellectual
bility to be objective, which reculture of Hillsdale College. (Courtesy of John Kienker)
ally didnt exist in the founding
era. Everybody knew that every
newspaper had a point of view.
Newspapers were party organs
and set up to express certain
his impact is greatest in the poli- opinions. They might occasionEvan Carter
ally run contrary opinions just to
tics department.
Web Editor
Jaffa taught Arnn, who stir the pot, but everybody knew
teaches a constitution class, as where they were coming from .
well as politics professors West
Do you have a preference
Harry Victor Jaffa re- and Mickey Craig at Claremont
nowned historian, political theo- Graduate University. Further- for one system or the other?
I live in the system we have
rist, and intellectual godfather more, almost every member of
of Hillsdale College died on Hillsdales politics department and that is what Im used to, so
Jan. 10 at the age of 96. Presi- has been at least indirectly af- its idle to wish for something
dent Larry Arnn and Professors fected by Jaffa and has taken different. I will say that another
of Politics Ronald Pestritto and classes under his former stu- difference from now is that in
the founding era, the highs were
Thomas West were among those dents.
in attendance at Jaffas funeral,
Jaffa visited Hillsdale three higher and the lows were lower.
and West delivered one of the times. He spoke at two Center You had some great writing in
eulogies.
for Constructive Alternatives American journalism, and some
Just as students here (and I) seminars, in 1972 and 1974, and very wise political thinking.
Thomas Paine was writing,
owe a lot to their teachers, so I in 2004 he gave a speech titled,
Benjamin Franklin was writing,
owe a lot to him. He is a great Our Embattled Constitution.
loss, Arnn said in an email.
Before Jaffa died, Hillsdale the Federalist Papers appeared
In many ways, Jaffas writ- secured his personal archive, in newspapers. But you also had
ing and ideas are what formed adding it to their growing collec- scurrilous, bottom-feeding trash,
Hillsdale College into what it is tion of archives including that of which was worse than anything
today, undergirding much of the Ludwig von Mises, Philip Crane, you might see at a newspaper
today. It might be like supercolleges core curriculum.
and Russell Kirk.
Jaffa argued that the AmeriAccording to Mossey Library market checkout line tabloids or
can Founding was built on po- Director Dan Knoch, plans are stuff online. You had heights of
litical philosophies traceable being made to build an archive thought that were really genius
through John Locke and Aristo- and special collections section and slimy depths co-existing.
tle principles that heavily in- in the library where Jaffas and
What inspired your biogra- others archives will permanentphies of the founders?
ern Heritage courses. He also ly reside.
Id been working at National
argued that the Constitution and
A student of Leo Strauss,
the Declaration are inseparably Jaffa raised the same theoretical Review since 1977, and a lot of
connected, a point that is explic- questions as Strauss. But, ac- the writing I did there was about
itly argued in the U.S. Constitu- cording to West, unlike Strauss, current politics.
When I decided to turn to
tion reader.
American history, I realized that
See Jaffa A2
the founders, although theyre
be seen throughout the college,
great men, are also politicians.
Harry Jaffa dies
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Sophomore Josh Hamilton and
senior Shaun Lichti pursue
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Womens basketball on a roll

The Charger womens basketball
team won two on the road last
weekend. A8
Coming back singing

The Hillsdale College Chamber Choir came back to school
early to rehearse and prepare
for the semester. B1
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Kirby Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship last summer, and the speech was wellreceived by students there.
The students will warm to him and wish they
could have had him as a professor. And we might
not actually let him return. We might just duct tape
him to a chair and put him in Kendall or Lane and
wait until next fall, Whalen said jokingly. Hes a
delightful, articulate, intelligent, unprepossessing
man.
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the 124th safest city in the state.
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theyre trying to persuade voters, and theyre trying to do

each other in. They were greater
men than most of our politicians
but they were politicians all the
same.
Do you think that our
impression of them can be
changed by their role as politicians?
No, I think it makes it richer.
They werent only political philosophers trying to imagine a
perfect system. They were also
men of the world trying to make
that happen, and you have to understand both aspects of them.
Where do history and journalism intersect for you?
Someone said that journalism
theres a lot of truth to that. We
journalists write about events
as theyre happening, we catch
dont know, theres a lot we get
wrong, but what we see with our
are materials for later writers to
shift and put together into complete accounts.
Journalism can also affect
history. I think the Federalist
Papers had some effect on the
efforts to ratify the Constitution.
They certainly played a role
in New Yorks ratifying debate,
and also in Virginias because
they were reprinted there. And
Thomas Paines writing during
the American revolution mobilized public opinion. So journalists are observers and sometimes
they are bit players.
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NEWS
Jaffa
From A1
political philosophy was not an
end, but Jaffas point of departure
to understand great minds like
Lincoln and important events like
the American founding.
Jaffa led a distinguished proat Ohio State, then Claremont
Graduate University. Jaffa wrote
six books, including what is believed to be the preeminent book
on Abraham Lincoln, Crisis of
the House Divided, as well as
numerous articles.
He was also a distinguished
member of the Claremont Instiremont Graduate School) where
Craig claimed he was the animating light.
Lincolns legacy as a tyrannical
increase of government power.
Jaffa was always high on
Lincoln, but he changed his mind

really dramatically about something thats not Lincoln. About
Lincolns relationship to the
founding, said West. The thing
that made Jaffa, Jaffa, I would
say, was his turn to the founding
and his vindication of the founding in the mid-1970s. And thats
what made all the conservatives
mad at him, and thats when
he broke with the conservative
movement in general.
Jaffa was notable not only for
what he argued, but also for his
methods of scholarship, which
went beyond Strausss reading of
great books.
He didnt just read books and
say I know the doctrines of this
book, books A, B, and C. He applied them to contemporary problems and a lot of academics dont
John Grant said.
Outside of academia, Jaffa is
probably best known for the line
he wrote for Barry Goldwaters
National Convention: I would
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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.
Although Jaffa had been sick
many times in the years leading
up to his death, he stayed active, following current events
and composing essays. He also
stayed in contact with many on
staff in the politics department,
including Craig and West.
Those who knew him described Jaffa as friendly and delightful. But Jaffa prioritized the
pursuit of truth, and his most contentious debates were with fellow
-
with genuine curiosity and was

very generous with his time. He
was also no-nonsense.
You could tell he was very
described Jaffa as pugnacious.

William F. Buckley Jr. famously once said, If you think
Harry Jaffa is hard to argue with,
try agreeing with him. It is nearly
Jaffa was also an avid biker,
print in any agreement as if it

were a trap, or a treaty with the
Soviet Union.
Jaffa loved to teach people
said graduate student John

Brooks, who personally met Jaffa
on two occasions.
Jaffa was aware of his intellectual importance and knew that
his books on Lincoln would be
read for a long time, but accordcloud his scholarship and he never viewed himself as higher than
those he studied.
He was a moralizer and taught
that goodness and virtue are nec-
days a week at one point. He continued to ride until he was at an

advanced age.
He loved Marjorie Jaffa, his
wife of 68 years.
New baby owls, keys, and angels

Jack Butler
Opinions Editor
On the night of Monday, Jan.
12, dozens of campus women
stood out on the snowy ground
in front of Central Hall in belowfreezing temperatures, screaming
cheers and slogans that resounded through the Quad and beyond.
Madness had not driven them
there, however. They had congregated to welcome their new
sorority sisters and to mark the
end of winter formal recruitment,
according to Assistant Dean of
hellenic Council representatives
had invited recruited members to
Central Hall that evening, but the
students only learned into which
sorority they had been placed in

the moments before they rushed
outside to join their new sisters,
Dell said.
For this recruitment period,
Chi Omega welcomed 16 new
additional member via continuous open bidding.
In a typical year, each sorority welcomes 18 new members in
the second semester, but this year
was a bit down from that. Dell
said this didnt surprise her, since
Hillsdale College joined a nationwide increase in the minimum reIt made sense for the college
said.
Even so, the relative number
is actually constant, given chang-
es in the freshman classs gender

distribution.
The percentage is the same,
but the numbers are slightly less,
about 30 fewer overall, Dell
said. Still, about 1/3 of women
are Greek.
Each sororitys president said
she was happy with her recruitment results.
As always, I am very proud
of Chi Omega and our successful recruitment, said Chi Omega
see what they bring to the house.

These young women are full of
energy, sisterhood, and they are a
excitement of expanding our sisterhood, recruitment strengthens

our existing bonds of friendship
and love, and I know that the other sorority houses would agree
cant wait to see what they can do

in the next few years.
Now that each woman has entered her appointed sorority, the
sororities themselves are responsible for new member training,
which lasts six to eight weeks,
according to Dell.
We picked up 15 wonderful ladies and are very excited to
Lozier said. I am very excited

to see what this class of women
achieves on campus and Im sure
that they will develop into great
leaders.
The girls we picked up add
Harris said. Theyre really ex-
Students for life

march on D.C.
Jordan Finney
Collegian Reporter
More than 70 Hillsdale College students gathered in Washington, D.C., at noon today for
March for Life 2015.
March for Life, an annual
demonstration on the annivermore than 500,000 participants
and is the largest pro-life event
in the world.
The best part of March
for Life is seeing the body of
Christ come together and act
on what they believe, StuNichole Chaney said. When
you march with a half million
people and everyone has the
same heart to see the transformation in Americait gives
you the head knowledge that
your heart knowledge can be
accomplished in this world.
Hillsdale College students
left campus in two buses on
Wednesday evening, drove
through the night, and arrived
in Washington, D.C., earlier
this morning. They took turns
chatting, praying, and sleeping
throughout the night.
The formal March for Life
program began at the National
Mall where participants gathered to rally before marching to
the U.S. Supreme Court buildsang songs, prayed, and shared
their testimonies about abortion
throughout the march.
One of the most amazing
moments of March for Life
is when you walk to the top
of Capitol Hill and you turn
around and look down, SFL
Treasurer sophomore Victoria
Fassett said. All you can see
is people and more people. You

cant see the end of them. Its
amazing to stand in a place with
so many people at one time
who really care that a third of
our generation is not here.
After the march, participants were encouraged to visit
their representatives in the U.S.
House and Senate and advocate
for pro-life policies and principles.
Every time I go to March
for Life I draw something
new from it, and my passion
for the pro-life movement is
numbers or images, the media
doesnt portray it accurately.
The energy is always positive
and everyone is so excited to
be there. We believe that we
can change the situation of our
country through love.
March for Life participants
will visit Hillsdale Colleges
stitutional Studies and Citizenship before returning to their
buses for a night drive back to
campus. Students are expected
to arrive back tomorrow at 4
a.m.
Hillsdale College students
who are interested in helping
plan Students for Lifes trip to
March for Life 2016 should be
in touch with SFL leadership.
One day of class is important, but its also important to
show your support for things
you believe in. March for Life
is a visible, real way for prolifers to do that, Fassett said.
Ultimately you wont remember missing that class, but you
will remember marching with
hundreds of thousands of people. Everyone should have a
chance to know what that feels
like.
Mock Trial makes clean sweep at Polar Bear Invitational

Stevan Bennett
Collegian Freelancer
weekend, the more ballots you have received, the

tougher the opponent you will face.
The Hillsdale Mock Trial teams had a tournament for the record books this past weekend, with
history.
We got all of the ballots this weekend, and that
rarely happens, sophomore team member John
Church said. A lot of times the winning team wins
6-2 or 7-1, so to us this was a big deal. Having the
Invitational Mock Trial Tournament. In addition to

The fashion in which the Hillsdale team grabbed
itself.
A Mock Trial tournament consists of four
rounds, with two judges each. Each team spends
two rounds as the plaintiff and two as the defense.
At the end of each round, each judge determines
the winner of the round, making a total of eight
points possible in a tournament. Throughout the
as well.
In addition to the outstanding overall performance of the teams, Hillsdale was able to win four
outstanding attorney awards and two outstanding
witness awards.
Collectively we won a fourth of the individual
awards, and a third of our team won an individual
award. I would say that is pretty impressive for a
small school, sophomore Jennifer Matthes, cap-
Just because the team comes from a small

school does not mean that their success came as a
surprise to them.
I thought it was completely within the realm
of possibility for us to win, senior Jack Shannon
seasons, and will now set their eyes on regionals

and attempting to gain a place at the national competition in Cincinnati, Ohio.
by one point on one ballot. We were able to split

with Harvard, and placed above multiple other Ivy
League schools. So going in, I knew we had a
chance.
As the weekend wore on, the team began to understand the opportunity they had.
States A team, Church said. On the second day
and they were fourth place in nationals last year.
We saw that as the real big hurdle for the weekend.
Once we beat them, making us 6-0, we started to
strive for making school history.
Mock Trial A team members celebrate their tournement win. (Photo Courtesy of Shaun Lichti)
Bringing
Home Connection provides
quesadillas back
visitors with housing
Ramona Tausz
Assistant Editor
las, chicken tenders, and skinny

french fries, back by popular demand.
Though A.J.s initially stopped
selling these foods when Bon Apare now available from 7 p.m.-12
a.m. on weekdays and all day on
weekends. Chicken tenders and
skinny french fries are also now offered at all regular times.
dillas in the evenings, so students
have something for homework
food, something you could easily munch on, A.J.s manager

Lisa Beasley said discussing why
ing them back in the evenings and
weekends would give them an option for that.
favorites a little at a time after Bon
semester.
We just wanted to introduce
slowly, Beasley said. Weve listened to students and are trying to
bring things back.
She added that more items may
be gradually introduced back into
the menu as time goes on.
SAB SKI TRIP

Jessie Fox
Collegian Reporter
For only one-third of the regular
cost to students, the Student Activities Board will load two buses
and head to Alpine Valley in White
Lake, Michigan, for its fourth annual ski trip.
Jeffrey Meyers, members of Camthe trip with the help of Director of
Student Activities Anthony Manno.
The $40 cost will cover a students lift ticket, rental fee, and
transportation a package that
usually costs around $110, Myers
said.
The buses are scheduled to leave
at 9 a.m. on Jan. 31 and return to
Hillsdale at 10 p.m. Students will
have the freedom to spend the entire day snowboarding or skiing on
their own.
Students can sign up outside of

According to Manno, Myers decided that Alpine is an ideal venue
because it is closer and offers better
slopes and a better price than last
sort in Oswego, Michigan.
Around 100 students attended
last years successful trip. Hille said
SAB is hoping for a similar turnout
this year.
Junior Betsy Thistleton said last
years trip was one of the highlights
of her semester.
Its such a great opportunity to
get off campus and do a fun activity
and its so affordable! Thistleton said. I would recommend it
for everyone, no matter your skill
level.
Breana Noble
Collegian Reporter
Hillsdale College is now providing
more opportunities for its visitors to stay
nearby through the Hillsdale College
Home Connection.
The new initiative, which started its
pilot program at the beginning of January,
has already received interest according to
It links local friends of the college with
open guest rooms to out-of-town visitors.
guests of Hillsdale College, Tim Wells,
energy education specialist and head of
the program, said. Theyre typically
within a 1 to 5-mile radius of campus.
You dont have to worry about being not
as comfortable with things here locally or
travel time from Jackson or Coldwater.
The college serves as a booking service through its webpage, HillsdaleCollege.Lodgify.com. Users may select the
dates and number of rooms they need and
that include photos of the spaces, offered
amenities, the houses distance from the
college, and pricing options. The website
also includes the terms and conditions of
the service.
The lodging associates, those who are
contracted with the college to rent out
parts of their homes, set their own prices,
and choose the amenities they wish to
provide. Some associates offer a guest
room and restroom while others will provide additional living space, a pool, or
other features.
They have the opportunity to practice
free market capitalism, Wells said. Its
highly customizable. Some lodging associates work full time; some are retirees;
some travel. We have a process and system that isnt pushy or demanding. The
expectation for them is minimal. They set
everything up. It is not an expectation of
our lodging associate to host. It seeks
to make sure theyre comfortable, and if
theyre comfortable with what theyre of-
the needs campus has, Wells said.
will be comfortable also.

Currently, there are nine locations
with about 20 rooms available, but others
will join the list within the next couple of
months, Wells said.
My husband and I enjoy having
people in our home, Carolyn Milligan,
lodging associate and executive secretary
to the dean of women, said. We think
it would be a good way to open up our
home.
Wells said construction of the Searle
Center, scheduled to open late August,
brought discussion of how to accommodate the up to 700 guests the new building
will be able to serve in the Curtis Dining
Hall.
The Dow Leadership Center has 36
reports 63 percent of the student body is

from outside Michigan.
Our out-of-state ratio has risen,
Wells said. That means we have a host
number of parents and family members
who are traveling to and from campus for
a variety of occasions. You have graduation, commencement, two parents weekends, not to mention the traveling potentially for kids who wont drive a car; mom
and dad will pick them up, drop them off,
spring break, Christmas, Thanksgiving.
With 22 percent of the student population participating in intercollegiate sports,
according to Wells.
There had been talks of adding onto
the Dow Center, Wells said. Those
ideas are being tabled for the time being
for other things more pressing, namely
sented the idea six months ago, and administrators began looking at opportunities through Airbnb late last summer,
December for those the college believed
might be interested in the program generated a positive response.
Hillsdale college donors. Theyve had
kids here. They are faculty. Its a reliable
solution at an affordable price.
college held about 25 on-campus events,
but now there are more than 90 annually
with the hostel program, charter school
initiative, and growing number of attendees to Center for Constructive Alternatives seminars.
It serves as an elastic band; it can expand, and it can contract depending on
said the Hillsdale College Home Conwatch their students play as well as recruiting efforts.
There is a need for lodging in Hillsdale especially with the growing potential
of events on campus, Stephanie Gravel,
assistant volleyball coach and contracted
lodging associate for the program, said.
On busy weekends it can be extremely
While the program is not a bed and
breakfast service, the college looks forward to growing its partnership with the
city of Hillsdale.
said. As people come to and from the
lodging, theyre seeing restaurants;
theyre seeing stores.
to have 50-75 rooms by the time the pilot program ends and the Searle Center
opens in late August.
Wells is planning for 50-75 locations
to be open for rent in the next 18 months.
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CHOPPED: Students head to the kitchen
Sarah Chavey
Collegian Reporter
Eight teams of two will take over Bon Apptit tomorrow in Hillsdales very own Charger Chopped. Based off the popular cooking
show, the competition requires contestants to work together to create a delicious dish in 30 minutes. The catch? Each team must use
four mystery ingredients, unknown to the competitors until the time
begins.
ments from other cooking shows. If you turn on the TV, theyre all
the rage, Director of Student Activities Anthony Manno said.
Grill Ninjas: Ryan OHearn

and George Ancede
Kooking Kappas: Michelle

McAvoy and Lauren Melcher
Evan Brune
Collegian Reporter
ple that can do it. We needed a lot of representation, but at the same
time we needed people who can cook, Manno said. Though not all
students will be cooking, spectators are encouraged to watch from

the bleachers and enjoy the food and drinks provided. Even parents
and friends from home can watch online as the event is broadcasted.
Bon Apptit has graciously offered their kitchen for the event. The
teams will be split into two rounds, and the judges will announce a
Im really interested to see how people react under that time
constraint and the pressure, Manno said. The contestants, however,
almost unanimously claimed that the time constraint did not worry
them.
The DGs: Betsy Thistleton

and Elizabeth Green
(Photo Courtesy of Luke Robson)
(Photo Courtesy of Bailey Arlingaus)
Bell and Robson are adopting a unique strategy.

Im spending the whole week walking on
my toes as much as possible, Robson said, in
order to prepare to be on his toes during the
event itself.
We wake up and we just ooze excellence,
Green illuminated DGs competitive spirit

when she teasingly hinted that they may pour
boiling beverages on other peoples ankles in
order to win. Thistleton feels they are ready for
the competition regardless of plans for sabotage.
Weve seen Julie and Julia, so that should
tell us everything! Thistleton said.
Hungry Owls: Geena Pietrefase and Elena Sakelaris
(Amanda Tindall/Collegian)
The Kooking Kappas may bring the most

experience to the competition with McAvoys
work in a caf and knowledge of the show.
If I learned anything from the show Chopd,
its that they have a concept going into it
McAvoy said. She and Melcher are planning
together in preparation.
in A.J.s. People will be able to buy their dish, Manno said.

Since only 16 students can participate, competitors were selected
carefully. Manno talked to head resident assistants and Greek presi-
Fire and Ice: Spencer Bell

and Luke Robson
than one way.

Were the shakers and the bakers and thats
what we do. I specialize in shaking. He specializes in baking, OHearn said.
They have not exposed their strategy.
We dont reveal our secrets until game
time, Ancede said.
Judges include Bon Apptits executive chef Steve Hickman,

Associate Professor of Classical Studies Joseph Garnjobst, and Penelope Arnn. Taste, creativity, and presentation will determine the
winning dish.
(Photo Courtesy of Elena Sakelaris)
Pietrefase and Sakelaris have cooked together several times before, but neither knows what
to expect.
says, Pietrefase said.
I know we dont look like we know what
were doing, but we do, Sakelaris added.
ATBros: Eric Ragan and

Steve Sartore
Whitley: Sarah Schweizer

and Julianne Grignol
(Photo Courtesy of Julianne Grignol)
My mom really enjoys it when I come

home from college cause shes like Oh my
goodness! Now were going to have someone
who actually cares about what things taste like
and look like! Schweizer said.
Gignol said they look forward to embracing
the adventure.
Law and Order: Grace

Thompson and Rebekah Smith
(Kate Patrick/Collegian)
Ragan has been cooking since seventh grade.

It was really just a process of experimentation, he said. I started out with recipes and
gradually learned cooking techniques and how
Thompson and Smith have watched enough

of the show to see the disasters that sometimes
arise, but they still feel prepared and excited.
Rebekah has told me how her and her boyfriend have had Chopd competitions together,
Thompson said.
Park Place floods, students displaced
at Park Place Apartments last

week, leaving soaked carpets
and ruined books in its wake.
It was a bit of a surprise,
sophomore Nathanael Meadowcroft said. A pipe burst only in
my room. All my books are on
ruined.
Meadowcroft said he guessed
the value of the damaged books
is about $200.
Fortunately, it wasnt my
textbooks, just all my old literature books, he said. Im hoping they reimburse me or that
insurance covers it. It was fortunate that I took my Xbox home.
If that got ruined, Id be gunning
for a replacement.
Meadowcrofts
roommate,
sophomore Shelby Ripley, saw
the leak as it happened.
Initially, I thought that a localized stain on the ground was
from something we had spilled
last semester, so I worried that
we would have to rent a steam
cleaner to hide it, Ripley said.
As it grew, I realized that the
water was coming from the sub-
Rich Pw said the break had

nothing to do with the cold.
It wasnt an ordinary pipe
break, Pw said. It was a domestic hot water heater, which
heated the drinking water and
shower. That failed, and there
was a hole in it, so it leaked. The
previous owner put innot the
best system, lets put it that way.
Im sure they were looking at
cost more than anything else.
The college plans to install

a new heater, but has run into
problems.
The problem is that the
manufacturer knew they were
defective, so they no longer have
them on the shelves, Pw said.
Theyre going to build a heater
going to take a few weeks. Its
Until the damage is repaired,
the students will live in Simpson
Residence.
They found a room until
of Men Jeffery Rogers] said its
most likely for the whole semester, Meadowcroft said.
Meadowcroft also said the
place for him to stay on the night
the heater failed.
I was obviously disappointed that they didnt have a place
Mr.
to
Dr.
Heckel
Hillsdale Academy teacher earns Ph.D.
Madeleine Jepsen
Collegian Reporter
The hard work of Christopher
Heckel, the chemistry and biology teacher at Hillsdale Academy, has paid off, as he earned
his Ph.D. in biological sciences
at the University of Pittsburgh.
The process of obtaining the degree, which spanned 10 years, included advanced coursework in
ecology and evolution, summers
with a dissertation.
While earning his degree,
Heckel began teaching biology and chemistry classes at the
academy. He continued working
on his research and dissertation
throughout the school year.
Each week I would Skype
into the weekly lab meetings
that my lab group would have,
Heckel said. I was at a slower
pace, during the school year es-
pecially because of work, but

year-round I was doing work towards it.
mers, he gathered data for his
thesis, which examined the indirect effects of white-tailed
deer on populations of the plant
species jack-in-the-pulpit. This
several forests in Pennsylvania,
studying deer exclosures through
the Smithsonian Institution, and
modeling population growth and
decline.
Balancing a full-time job,
family life with four kids, and
Heckels hard work did not go
unnoticed. Academy Head Master Kenneth Calvert noted the incredible amount of work Heckel
put in each week.
I will come in on weekends
and work, and some nights Ill be
in here working, and almost every time I was here, Chris Heckel
was here working on his dissertation, Calvert said. He put in

many extra hours working on the
weekends and nights.
Overall, Heckel described the
process as hard, but enjoyable.
Its a great time in your life
when youre expected to just
learn things and read and become
an expert in something, Heckel
work. Teaching is an aspect that
I really enjoyed as well. Its really fun to interact with kids and
share these interesting ideas that
come up in biology.
Heckel represents a very small
percentage of teachers who pursue a doctorate degree and teach
junior high and high school students. According to The Atlantic,
fewer than one percent of all
public elementary and secondary
school teachers have Ph.D.s.
However, Heckel has been
able to integrate his expertise
into his classroom teaching in
many ways. He has been able
to include more hands-on labs,
and has used his experience with
concepts to life.
According to Calvert, welleducated teachers such as Heckel
are a huge asset to the school
community.
Chris loves the life of the
mind, loves chemistry and biology, and hes an expert in those
Christoper Heckel helps students with science homework. (Photo Courtesy of Madeleine Jepsen)
can take that and communicate

it to young people, and get them
excited about it. Thats really
what you want in a teacher.
said. I had to get in touch with

Despite this, Ripley said both
for the night.
A thank you goes out to
the Drive-In boys for being so
accommodating, Ripley said.
next day, so the whole situation
is quite literally water under the
bridge.
In addition to having work
done on the hot water heater,
Pw said the college is tackling Residents books damaged by the flooding at Park Place,
(Courtesy of Nathanael Meadowcroft )
other problems at Park Place.
Were going to go ahead and
nature are not typical with col- and theyre all connected, so you
lege-owned houses.
cant work on it just one piece at
tem while were at it, he said.
Usually, with college-owned a time. We thought itd be okay.
We have a good staff, but if
houses, we try to make adjustthey have to keep going back to
ments before theyre occupied,
nurse something, then thats a
he said. With Park Place,
waste of their time.
though, there are several units,
Pw said problems of this
WELLS OF COACHING
Lillian Quinones
Collegian Reporter
Calling his point guard over,
Timothy Wells took a knee.
Keeping eye-to-eye contact with
his player, he gestured toward
the court. His intensity never
let up despite a consistent lead
throughout the game, giving the
Hillsdale Academy Colts a 5927 win Friday night.
Last spring, Wells replaced
Rick Milligan as the head coach
of Hillsdale Academys varsity
boys basketball team. Since
2011, Wells has worked in Administrative Affairs as the colleges energy specialist and was
an assistant coach for the Hillsdale College womens basketball team from 2006-2011.
He is doing a great job getting players to work hard, to
reach their potential, and to play
together, Hillsdale Academy
Athletic Director Mike Roberts
said.
Striving to reach their poten-
Life lessons can be taught

in this environment, he said.
Its great to be taught when the
consequences are minimal, like
running.
Following the win Friday
night against the CamdenFrontier Redskins, senior player
Noah Kalthoff said:
Coach Wells has stressed
fundamentals. For example:
defense wins games. We took
control of this game because we
came with a game plan on defense. I actually look forward to
games because practices are so
much harder.
Wells brings his love of
Christ to the court. The team
says a prayer before every practice and game.
My source of ultimate truth

is the Word of God. In everything we do, God gets the glory, Wells said.
When asked to describe his
coach, Kalthoff paused before
he said, A godly man very
focused, yet laid-back.
Wells plans to keep pushing
his boys until March 1 when
they begin competing in the disBy March 1, I want to put
D team and I want them to compete, he said. Thats our goal.
I tell them, dont stay the same,
dont stay stagnant. Set goals for
and always ask, Was better possible?
as success to his team.

Better is almost always possible, he said. Success is about
the constant drive. As a team, we
arent going to hide from weaknesses. We write them down,
make mistakes in practice, and
learn from them.
Wells sees the court as an opportunity for the boys to grow
in maturity by adhering to strict Tim Wells coaches an after-school boys basketball pracrules no profanity or tardi- tice at Hillsdale Academy. (Photo Courtesy of Madeleine Jepsen)
ness from his players.
OPINION
22 Jan. 2015 A4
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American retreat
Although winter break provided a small yet welcome respite
of the fall semester, when you

stayed up all night writing your
last paper, stumbled out of Delp
Hall after turning it in the following day, and nearly collapsed into
your car to return home in a post-
the despair, the stress, and the

week still linger in the hearts and
minds of students throughout
campus. This small horror from
the past gnaws at the diurnal tedium of students lives, preventing
I will never let things get that

That was a good thought, and
you fully intended to act upon
it to obviate the return of any
similar episodes again. Then
the second week of classes this
semester began.
the aspects of their lives furthest

removed from the set of grueling
examinations that cast their dim
pall over the end of the year.
recognizing
into something
less than a work
of art, something that is not
On Jan. 16, Secretary of State John Kerry delivered a present

to a France still reeling from the Charlie Hebdo attacks: Musical guest James Taylor. In what some considered attempted
and
Chris McCaffery
Student Columnist
imagine possible consequences to isolationism.

But even if any of these powers were to become so dangerous, Stephens ignores an alternative to the options the
libertarian, balance of power, or idealist approaches, as well
as isolationism and internationalism for foreign policy he
enumerates: The American. Before the 20th century, on which
Stephens focuses, America tried (imperfectly) to make war and
peace in her own interest, hesitating to involve itself in binding
treaties and the affairs of other nations save as dictated by necessity, as when attacked (or plainly about to be attacked), and
When ideology
is given dominance
over aesthetic judgment, art becomes
a shallow extension
of morality, philosophy, or politics.
the artists involved that then creness of the act.

Nominations for lead actor
David Oyelowo and director
act that needs to

part of a political campaign that
exactly, or even
itself.
mary end of art is artistic excel-
what it is meant to accomplish.
an expensive, attractive racecar
less so than something meant
at war and veterans at home with

-
sion of political action makes for
excellent well lose all standard
ing and the men and women who

practice it.
planation, as Vox might prefer)

seems to leave no room for the
When this sort of ideological
ma was the latest sign that the

-
all dragged down to the level

of Christian novels that prize
a moral or theological self-af-
ideological commitments onto a
recently awarded 12 Years a
philosophy, or politics. When
market.
Conservatives
ing, pragmatic commentary.
While many have examined the
the civil rights march he led

-
Chris McCaffery is a junior

studying history.
BROOKHISER CAPTURES LINCOLNS ESSENCE

Review: Founders Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln by Richard Brookhiser
Bronte Wigen
Special to the Collegian
ration of Independence.
-
in one hand and a wreath in the

-
tance of the
tying the principles it proclaimed to the
present. Lincoln explained
that the present is not divorced from
the past, and
can history.
dedicated to the proposition that

-
More important, however, it is

-
preserving a government created
score and seven years ago, Lin-
The Uses of a
Liberal Arts
Education
necessary corrective to our enfeebled era of foreign policy, and

a welcome urge to clearer foreign policy thinking; if a return
to a foreign policy more in line with the American Founding is
currently beyond us, then Stephens will do. But if we fail to
by Forester
and probably a lot worse.
McClatchtey
relevance of the Declaration, and
ham Lincoln follows a similar

ist and historian
Lincoln emphasized the importance of the Declaration by tying the

principles it proclaimed to the present.
men who died
Stephens favors, and redeeming it, on which he has soured.
Jack Butler, a senior studying political economy and jour-
achieve-
that stole the spotlight from what

is, again, not an
artistic achieve-
an act in the po-
drawing, appearing with only

two nominations, one for Best
that launched the attack. Such an approach could still work,

Stephens own (for an example, see Angelo Codevillas While
the Storm Clouds Gather in the Fall 2014 Claremont Review
of Books).
Strangely, though Stephens mostly ignores this approach,
and spends much of his book showing the dangers of isolationism and the necessity of policing the world, his ultimate
prescription demonstrates a restraint somewhat out of keeping with what he argued before: He asks, among other things,
for an American foreign policy that would sharply punish
violations of geopolitical norms with an emphasis on short,
cupations for idealistic ends. Yet even these more modest aims
appreciated (or
criticized) on
When the Oscar nominations

were released on Jan. 15, Vox.
com, the site that aims to Explain the news, protested that a
world can take care of itself, et al.
These outlooks comprise the new isolationism of the

books title. But Stephens does not intend the word as a slur.
Isolationism, he writes, is not necessarily an expression of
parochialism or xenophobia, or a yearning for total economic
self-reliance or minimal diplomatic contact with outsiders. It
is, instead, a healthy instinct with deep roots in Americas past.
Still, Stephens claims, isolationism was and remains dangerous, and will create a world of disorder, in which nations act on
their own whims rather than in the interests of the global order
the United States currently maintains. He brings out the familiar
examples of World War II and the Cold War, often comparing
the lead-up to the former horror to today.
Implicit in this argument is the existence of some litany of
virulently anti-democratic belligerents wishing to refashion the
world in their own image. Yet though Stephens spends much
time discussing the strengths, weaknesses, and threats posed
by some potential candidates Russia, China, Iran none
ever really emerges as a feasible candidate for a 20th-century
practical
artistic
wasnt competitive in the nomially old, really white, and really
served more nominations can
Jack Butler
Opinions Editor
Isolationism was and remains

dangerous, and will create a world
of disorder, in which nations act
on their own whims rather than in
the interests of the global order the
United States currently maintains.
the habits that allow for the full

comprehension of information.
Set up meetings with profes-
last days with the senior class,

and less on pulling secluded,
library all-nighters. Just maybe.
If not, well, praise the Lord and
pass the caffeine.
Selma should only get Academy Awards if its artistic quality earns them
erff and others who criticized the
books thesis: That America abandons its duty to police the

world at not only the worlds peril but also its own.
Unfortunately, to Stephens, this idea has widespread appeal.
Discussing a letter he received expressing it, Stephens remarks
that the idea has crossed political lines enough that he has no
idea whether the reader who wrote me that letter is a Republican or a Democrat, a Tea Party activist or a lifelong subscriber
to Mother Jones. Various attitudes feed into this supposedly
bipartisan trend: Policing the world is too expensive, we have
too many of problems to worry about the worlds, we have no
real enemies today like Nazi Germany or the Soviet Union,
as they are meant to be treated:

To test the knowledge gained
throughout the entire semester,
not to test what can be crammed
into the brain in a few short days
of study.
There is something you can do
about all this immediately: Start
sors and maintain a disciplined

sleep schedule. Make productive
habits when you have the time to
do so. When the time is running
short, those habits will hopefully
become second-nature and
youll have completed the work
far ahead of time.
Lets praise art for its merits, not its politics
America In Retreat: The New Isolationism and the

Coming Global Disorder by Bret Stephens
from the post-attack Unity March, Taylor serenaded French

delegates with Youve Got A Friend, his 1971 hit. Such is the
state of modern American diplomacy.
One can hardly concoct a better example of Obama-era foreign policy. If Bret Stephens, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist
and editorial board member at the Wall Street Journal whose
America In Retreat: The New Isolationism and the Coming
Global Disorder describes its feebleness, watched Taylors
have to send us cowering into our

beds, preparing for endless nights
of caffeine-facilitated sleep depri-
era, takes readFathers and their

how those ideas
shaped Lincoln.
he presents an engaging narrative of Lincolns life while of-
convocation and orientation, intles Nicomachean Ethics and

visitors to the college will have
the chance to meet and hear
Lincolns actions as a statesman

isers analysis makes Lincolns
proving an excellent addition to
Bronte Wigen is a GW Fellow

studying politics.
A5 22 Jan. 2015
Harry V. Jaffa, perhaps the greatest political philosopher of

the 20th century next to Leo Strauss, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 10. Jaffa, Professor Emeritus at Claremont McKenna
and Claremont Graduate Schools, deeply
studied not only classical political philosophy but also American political thought, Shakespeare, and the statesmanship of
Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill.
Through essays, speeches, and books, he advocated for a constitutionalism
based upon the natural rights and natural law principles of the Declaration of
Independence. Much to the chagrin of M.E. Bradford, Russell Kirk, and other paleo- and traditionalist conservatives, he devoted himself to re-founding modern
conservatism on the abstract truth that all men are created equal.
It can be argued that Jaffa was the intellectual grandfather to the Tea Party,
whose appeals to individual natural rights which undergird the Constitution
surely made him smile. Though I did not know him personally, I can safely
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Mike Sabo
Jaffa opened the work the only way he knew how: Castigating the scholars of his day for their historicism and positivism, which they had uniformly taken for granted in their works. They had reduced
tives a contest with no principles at stake. Jaffa devoted more than 100 pages arguing
for Douglas and his policy of popular sovereignty, which took a pragmatic middle ground
between radical Republicans, who wanted rid the nation of the sin of slavery at virtually
any cost, and the Southerners, who called for disunion and secession. Lincoln argued that
there was no middle ground between right and wrong.
Lincoln used the Constitution and principles set forth therein to keep the Union dedithen for the extirpation of slavery, Jaffa presented Lincoln as improving upon the low
but solid principles of the Founding. In his sequel, A New Birth of Freedom, Jaffa instead
taught that Lincoln had not transcended Founding principles but had appealed to them.
Reading and thinking about Jaffas Crisis emancipated me from my own positivism
and historicism and allowed me to see that human action, and not the progress of History,
was the impetus behind whether good or evil would triumph. The United States was an
exceptional country because of its exceptional principles. I had been a political conservative prior, but I did not know that what I was trying to conserve was not tradition, history,
or place: It was these principles that made liberty possible. In his Eulogy for Henry Clay,
Lincoln stated the following, which applies to Jaffa as much as it did to Clay: He loved
his country partly because it was his own country, but mostly because it was a free country,
and he burned with a zeal for its advancement, prosperity, and glory, because he saw in
such the advancement, prosperity, and glory of human liberty, human right, and human nature.
to Saul being transformed while on the road to Damascus. Reading Jaffas Crisis
of the House Divided had a similar effect on me as an undergraduate.
During my freshman year at Ashland University, Jaffa visited and lectured
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on Lincolns statesmanship at a colloquium hosted by the Ashbrook Center for
Public Affairs. He was in his mid-80s but still a forceful speaker, though his
speech was delivered with a slower cadence than it had once been. Sensing that this man had something important to teach and witnessing the reverence Professor of Political Science Peter Schramm
then Executive Director of the Center and the other professors at Ashland University had for him,
Mike Sabo is a second-year Masters candidate at the Van Andel Graduate School of StatesmanI picked up a copy of his most well-known book, Crisis of the House Divided. (Schramm told me that ship.
undergraduates shouldnt be reading that book, but knowing the heart of man, he understood that the
fruit he said was forbidden wouldnt go untouched for long.)
How to honor MLK
I AM JEWISH AND PROUD

Kelsey Drapkin
Collegian Reporter
Every morning for the past decade, I have put on the same earrings and necklace. Theyre nothbut they do have one important
feature: The Star of David.
For all the years I have followed this routine, it was only
recently that I began to think
about it. It was only recently that
I began to consider where I would
be going or what I would be doing
that day to try to decide if it would
be safe to wear my jewelry.
I am often told anti-Semitism
is a thing of the past, something
that ended after the last concentration camp in Europe was
liberated. I wish that were
true.
It is, however, hard to deny
the vigor of anti-Semitic sentiment when events like the recent
hostage situation and subsequent
murder of four Jews in a Kosher
grocery store in France occur.
Multiple terrorist attacks occurred in the short span of a few
days in France. Each attack ocat the satire magazine Charlie
Hebdo were targeted for their

work and what they published.
This is radically different than
the reason behind the targeting of
the grocery store. Those in the
store were killed
simply
for living and
breathing
as Jews.
This attack is sadl y
part
of
a
trend. Many
in the
media
have
tried to
play it off as an
isolated
incident, but attacks
on
Jewish communities around
the world have been on the rise in
recent years.
A family friend from Belgium
anti-Semitism beginning years
ago, especially in France, the
United Kingdom, Belgium, and

Germany. From drawings of
Swastikas to destruction of synagogues to beatings and murders
of Jews for no other reason than
their religion, the world has
yet again become increasingly
hostile toward the Jewish people.
Immigration of French Jews
cantly in the past few
years, and immigration
of Jews to Israel from
around the world Aliyah reached a 10-year
high in 2014. Sofa Landver,
Minister of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption, predicts
even greater increases in
homes.
History has not been
kind to the Jewish people, but our story continues regardless. I am proud of
my heritage and am strong in my
beliefs. I will continue to wake up
each morning, put on my earrings
and necklace, and wear them con#JeSuisJuif
Kelsey Drapkin is a senior
studying political economy and
journalism.
Tom Novelly
This past Monday, our nation observed
the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther
Founders in identifying the inalienable
rights of all human beings. King preached
peaceful protest, hard work, and strong
individual character as a means to social
success. So this MLK day, many progressive Americans and special interest group
leaders were pushing agendas for racial
equality. However, Kings message has
been distorted over time, and the modern
many of the lessons from its king.
something far removed from current progressive policies. There is no way that
King would have defended the use of raadmitted into a university or workplace
based on the color of your skin or so that
racist. King believed his children would
one day live in a nation where they will
not be judged by the color of their skin, but
by the content of their character. To have
an institutional policy in place that deviates from the character of the individual is
a pitiful excuse for progress.
King most famously said, Darkness
cannot drive out darkness; only light can
do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only
Michael Lucchese
Arielle Mueller
We still live in a country where too

many bright, striving Americans are
priced out of the education they need,
said President Obama on Tuesday night,
in his State of the Union speech. Thats
why Im sending this Congress a bold new plan to lower the cost of community
college to zero.
The presidents words reminded me of my own experience. Before coming
to Hillsdale College, I went to a state university, where I worked two jobs to
help pay my bills. I learned that education is an investment that requires sacrino such thing as a free lunch.
Obama hopes to make two years of community college free for up to nine
million Americans, a plan he dubs Americas College Promise. Under this program, federal funding would absorb 75 percent of the average cost of community college, while states would contribute the remaining funds. To be eligible,
students must maintain a 2.5 GPA and make steady progress toward graduapermit students to transfer to four-year colleges with half the credits needed for
a bachelors degree.
growing problem. Offering a free education would equip more students with
the knowledge and skills they need to compete in our growing global economy
but without the heavy burden of debt. A free education seems too good to be
true.
So whats the catch?
Obama may try to sell his proposal as free, but it comes at a monumental
cost to the American people. Taxpayers will face a price tag of $60 billion over
ten years. These taxpayers are all of us, including the veterans and single parsame people who receive Obamas free education will be paying it back later
through higher taxes and mounting national debt.
Free tuition will not automatically improve student performance either. It
might increase enrollment, but it would not provide the motivation to do well.
When something is given for granted, people take it for granted.
With many different funding alternatives available, community college is
within most peoples reach right now. According to the College Board, the
average cost of community college per year is $3,347. Thats not to say that
paying for community college will be easy for everyone, but it is inexpensive
and more accessible than other forms of higher education. Both private and
public institutions offer numerous grants and scholarships. In addition, the federal governments Pell Grant Program already offers free or nearly free tuition
to low-income students. Instead of expecting a costly new federal entitlement
program to subsidize them, students should work to pay for school the oldfashioned way by waiting on tables, mowing lawns, and painting houses.
Eliminating the cost of tuition is not the solution to the number of students
ill-equipped for the workforce. Free community college wont solve any of our
problems. If Obama wants to help students succeed in community college, he
will encourage them to work hard and take ownership over their education. He
remind us all that there is no such thing as a free lunch.
Arielle Mueller is a senior studying history.
On Jan. 6, 2015, the House of Representatives re-elected John Boehner

(R-OH) as Speaker. However, 25 of
the Houses most conservative Republicans, supported by outside groups like
FreedomWorks and other Tea Party
organizations, voted against Speaker
Boehner in one of the biggest rebellions
in the Houses recent history. Those
hard-line conservatives, like Louie
Gohmert (R-TX) and Thomas Massie
(R-KY), opposed the Speaker because
they thought he had surrendered to
President Obama and the progressives.
Hard-liners see Speaker Boehners
support of the CRomnibus spending
measures as an example of surrender.
Passed in December, the $1.1 trillion
spending bill will keep the government
running through September of this year.
Those on the far right of the GOP argue that this is a surrender because it
contained riders, and did not use the
power of the purse to shut down President Obamas executive action, granting amnesty to a large number of illegal
love can do that. He drove a revolutionary non-violent protest that achieved true
change. King would be disgusted by recent
events such as the numerous Ferguson riots or the slaughtering of the two Brooklyn
cent race movement, King recognized that
not all cops were bad, but only a few. There
was a clear distinction drawn between the
outliers and the group.
King would have fought against entitlement mentalities. King was a huge advocate for hard work, and that no matter what
the circumstances are, you should always
be pursuing your best. It did not matter
your occupation, for If a man is called
to be a street sweeper, he should sweep
streets even as a Michelangelo painted,
or Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry. King believed in
charity and help for the needy, but he was
a clear advocate for personal responsibility
and hard work as well.
King fought social injustice by advocating virtue, nonviolence, hard work, and a
recognition of the inalienable rights that
pertain to all of us. The modern race movement culture has gone far off the tracks.
Disunity and distortion of roots will not
lead to success for any cause or organization. So lets celebrate what Martin Luther
King really meant, and not advocate for a
distortion of it.
Tom Novelly is a sophomore studying
politics and journalism.
immigrants.
The hard-liners are wrong about
the CRomnibus. Overall, the bill was
a Republican victory, not a surrender.
The bill had a number of measures that
conservatives ought to support. For
standards set to be imposed on light
bulbs soon, cut the IRSs budget, put
the brakes on Michelle Obamas school
lunch program, and eliminated certain
provisions from the Dodd-Frank Act
which put unnecessary regulations on
banks. Not only that, but the government is being funded until September;
Republicans and Democrats will not
face the prospect of a government shutdown in the critical early stages of the
new Congress.
Also, just because the GOP did not
push through measures counteracting
President Obamas unconstitutional executive actions does not mean the party
will not take action against it in the new
Congress in fact, the House recently
passed a bill which repeals the presidents actions in full. What hard-liners
do not understand about the CRomnibus is that Republicans need to plan
battles wisely. There is a time to win
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spending, but that place was not in the
last Congress, when the GOP did not
have a Senate majority with which to
partner.
The new Senate majority makes it
easier for the House to pass conservato President Obama and his supporters.
That is exactly what Boehner has been
doing. Under his leadership, the House
has passed legislation which would alconstruction, adopted new transparency rules drafted by Congressman Justin
Amash (R-MI), voted in favor of eliminating harmful regulations, and passed
numerous pro-veteran bills. Speaker
Boehner has not been in retreat during
this Congress he is in full-on attack
mode. Those conservatives who voted
for him earlier this month have been
vindicated.
and the GOP establishment leadership
apart the Republican Party since the
Tea Party emerged during the 2010
elections. The far right says that the
more moderate elements of the party
are RINOs or fake conservatives,
and that they are little better than the
Democratic Party.
Republicans have the same goals as the
Tea Partiers. Moderates want to reduce
government and restore it to its constitutional limits. The only difference is
that moderate Republicans recognize
that we live in a republic, not a monarchy. Just because we will something
does not mean it ought to come about.
Tea Partiers and their absolutist approach to politics, cannot win in the
long run.
Politics is the art of the possible. Tea
Partiers need to recognize that we cannot win simply by being right, we also
have to be popular with the electorate
that matters the most center-of-theroad independents. Betraying princifor another day where victory is more
foreseeable is not necessarily wrong.
continued leadership will enable Republicans to bring their conservative
message to Congress.
Michael Lucchese is a freshman
studying American Studies.
CITY NEWS
A6 22 Jan. 2015
City Council seeks

new city manager
and clerk
Kate Patrick
Assistant Editor
After acting as Hillsdale
city manager since 2011, Linda
Brown stepped down for medical reasons in October and will
not have her contract renewed.
The Hillsdale City Council
voted to terminate the automatic
renewal of Browns contract at
the councils vote, her contract
would have automatically renewed for a year in May.
Acting Manager Doug Terry
tober. In March, Terrys contract
will expire, and the council will
of which Terry also serves as
city manager to discuss how
much longer Hillsdale will require Terrys services.
Council is also accepting reclerk position until elections in
November. Deputy clerk Michelle Loren has served as city
clerk since January 2012, but
the council decided to alleviate
some of Lorens duties since she
tion.
ber, Terry said.
Councilperson Mary Beth
Bail made a motion to appoint
Loren as city clerk until November, but no one supported the
motion.
I didnt second the motion
not because Loren doesnt have
city wed do this a certain way.

The council already told the
city of Hillsdale that it would
have a hand in choosing who
will be clerk until November, so
resumes to the council for consideration.
In other business, Terry proposed he and the administration
discuss the city budget with the
Finance Committee and then
present it to the council, instead of all the council members
working on the budget together.
ciency of the budget process,
council involved [in the budget
discussion]. This is how most
municipalities approach their
budget, I think its worth exploring.
Until now, council members
each contributed their own elements to the budget, but because
each of the council members
are on different committees, not
everyone is always on the same
page or knows what the other
committees want or need.
In the past, council has been
very much into the details of
the budget, but we didnt have
a uniform strategy with this
strategy, the Finance Committee will go into the details and
the council will look at the big
picture, Councilperson Patrick
Flannery said. This way, the
council will be the true approver
of the budget and see the full
strategy.
ing will be May 18.
certain process, Councilperson
Hillsdale ranked safer than average

Michigan city
Jack Butler
Opinions Editor
Hillsdale really does owe

something to the people:
Theyve made it safer than the
average Michigan city, according to ValuePenguin.
In a recent report based on
FBI crime statistics, ValuePenguin, a research company that
focuses on assessing value for
consumers, ranked Hillsdale the
124th safest city in Michigan of
186 cities measured with a score
of 1090. The average score was
1149.
The reports methodology
weighted violent crime at 90
percent and property crime at
10 percent, because its analysts
data points are more relevant
when calculating the relative
safety of these cities. Violent
crime rates measured include
murder/manslaughter,
rape,
robbery, and aggravated assault;
property crime rates measured
include burglary, larceny, motor
vehicle theft, and arson.
The most dangerous city in
Michigan, according to the report, is Detroit, with a score
of 7156, making it more than
six times more dangerous than
Hillsdale. The safest is Raisin
Township, with a score of 26,
making it 44 times safer than
Hillsdale.
Other cities similar in safety
level to Hillsdale include Ann
Arbor (120th, 1030), Portage
(131st, 1183), and Grandville
(133rd, 1274). At 3340, nearby
Jackson, Michigan is one of the
most dangerous cities ranked,
appearing near the bottom at
175th.
Hillsdale Chief of Police
ValuePenguin ranks Hillsdale the 124th safest city out of 186 in Michigan. (Jack Butler/Collegian)
Scott Hephner said the reports

results didnt surprise him. The
community, Hephner said.
Most of the assaults here involved people who know each
other. Theyre not random.
Hephner stressed that this
lack of randomness is indicative
of the unique nature of crime in
Hillsdale.
of noncriminal complaints that
could escalate into criminal
complaints, he said. Its really resolved before it comes to
a criminal complaint.
Hephner also said that Hillsdale is fortunate to have enough
resources to deal with crime on
The vacant building at 101

Hillsdale St., formerly Mancusos Pizza-n-Subs, was recently sold to become a very
different kind of business: an
Darin Spieth of Spieth &
Satow Auctions & Appraisers sold the property and said
the property has been for sale
for about four months. It is the
third Edward Jones in the city.
nancial advisor at Edward
Jones and Hillsdale College
91 graduate, purchased the
property because he wanted
to move from his rented build-
good indication: that means

theres enough people investing or that have funds to inHes probably open for all
the professors and Dr. Arnn to
come down and invest money,
Spieth said.
The building has switched
back and forth through the
years from ice cream shops
Mancusos, which was open
for four years, it was an investment company, and before that,
a Dairy Queen.
According to Spieth, the
news is not exactly what people were hoping for.
Theyre hoping its an ice
cream place or a taco place or
something else for the college
but its none of the above,
Spieth said.
City to host third Wedding Walk Saturday

Natalie DeMacedo
Hillsdale College student to
News Editor
fram said. And we would love
Any brides, bridesmaids,
for all those businesses to stay
and buy a building. Overall, it mothers of the bride, and women looking to renew their vows
is a positive for Hillsdale.
can take a trip downtown to
Jane
with the news and the fact that

it forms another relationship
between the city and college.
This is the perfect picture
Stewart,
owner
of
where they pick up a punch

card. For each business or vendor participants meet along
the way, they get their card
punched. More punches equal
a better chance at winning top
Vendors without a storefront presence can be found
at either the Elks or the Broad
Street Downtown Market Un-
a quieter and more permanent

building.
Because our business model is built around one-on-one
client relationships, accessibility is a key component to our
ability to serve individual in-
caterers, photographers, cakemakers, people who create invitations and one woman who puts
together gift baskets.
Everyone gets a bridal bag
with literature or business cards
from some businesses that might
not be in attendance, Stewart
said.
Rhonda Carrier of Rhondas
Every Body Yoga is offering one
Jones has been in Hillsdale for

more than 30 years. He began
his work in Hillsdale in 1998
and continues his relationship
with the college.
As a student I didnt realize how much Hillsdale had to
offer by way of small town living, he said.
Director of Hillsdale Economic Development Mary
Hillsdale.
The fact that we have three
Edward Jones is probably a
complaint load for violent crime

has never been that high, he
said.
This ranking coheres with
other data and analyses.
A 2012 Cap Index, Inc.
Crimecast report assessed crime
rates in Hillsdale, Michigan
versus the nation at large, with
scores on a scale from zero to
2000, 100 being average. The
Hillsdale College campus and
surrounding area scored a 69,
indicating risk lower than average.
Statistics provided on the
Michigan State Police website
also shows this.
participants.
I know women are looking
es, Carrier said. Every year
I want to get my name out and
help support the brides.
She offers classes in Hillsdale at 5:45 p.m. on Monday
John Waldvogel, Hillsdale College 91, is transforming 101 Hillsdale St. from a pizza joint into an investment firm. (Emma Vinton/Collegian)
Vanished
Hillsdale
Chris McCaffery
Student Columnist
Before fraternities and sororities were introduced to Hillsdales campus, student life was
dominated by literary societies.
and two for women, were organized. According to Historic The Amphictyon Literary Society poses with President Mauck in
Hillsdale College by Hillsdale 1910. (Photo courtesy of Hillsdale College Archives and Special
College historian Arlan Gilbert, Collections)
the societies offered students state law, giving them an indeopportunities for self-improve- pendent existence from the col- student body as new national
ment that complemented class- lege with which they associated.
gained administrative favor,
room work. Excellent writing
and public speaking skills re- rooms in Knowlton or East Hall, along with local groups such
as the Princes of the Orient
sulted.
which were extravagantly deco- for men and Sigma Alpha for
rated in otherwise drab 19th cenaway with the traditional liter- tury Hillsdale College. Many of women. Even laborious alumni
ary society system by the turn of these elaborate paintings, drap- efforts to restore the meeting
the century, Hillsdales student eries, books, and chandeliers,
groups were active and success- as well as valuable records were failed to convince students of the
ful well into the 20th century.
ing
to
The
First
Hundred
Years
Societies like Alpha Kappa Phi, Knowlton in 1910.
of Hillsdale College, the societthe Ladies Literary Union, and
Literary societies gradually ies names had disappeared from
Amphictyon incorporated under faded out of popularity with the
records completely by 1929.
According to Michigan Incident Crime Reporting for

Hillsdale from 2013, the most
recent year available, there
were 298 incidents of crimes
against property, such as theft
and forced entry, 85 violations
of controlled substance and one
narcotic equipment violation,
and zero incidences of murder
or manslaughter, negligent or
non-negligent.
So next time you walk around
safely downtown at night, you
can thank the people.
Hillsdale wears white
Mancusos building
Emma Vinton
Assistant Editor
this proactive basis.
dont require a punch card.

Smiths Flowers has a drawing
for $100 off a wedding package
and a purchase at Smiths Next
Door equals a chance to win
$600 off a wedding gown.
Yvonne Fedrick, manager
at Davids Dolce Vita, said the
store is offering 15 percent off
cases of wine and reminded participants that it sells liquor at
state minimum. She added that
items for the bride and her party.
the paraphernalia that goes with
them, Fedrick said.
Stewart said she and a couple
other businesses began the walk
because she had an excellent
weddings. That year, they only
did three or four weddings, but
two years later, the number increased to 65. She said she once
did eight in one weekend.
many people in our area get engaged over Christmas and we
dont want to miss the opportunity to help them, Stewart said.
She added that although
arrangements, she also allows
to make their own bouquets.
Another vendor who will be
in attendance is Paul Taylor who
runs Sunshine Entertainment
he is also an ordained minister
Hillsdale Community Action

Agency.
Some discounts, however,
County Commissioners veto Park

Board budget increase
Ramona Tausz
Assistant Editor
The Hillsdale County Board
of Commissioners voted against
a 17 percent increase in the
County Park Boards 2015 budget last week. At its Jan. 13
meeting, the comissioners denied the park boards request
for a $5,000 increase that would
have raised its total budget to
$30,000.
cial hits this year at the county
level that have hurt us, Commissioner Ruth Brown said, explaining the decision to deny the
red right now that were having
to take out of our fund balance,
so its not really prudent to give
somebody more.
According to Brown, the
county was originally $450,000
over the budget. Only when the
asked all the county departments to cut their spending, did
to $88,000.
Its hard to go back and
look those people in the eye, afcut everything, and turn around
and give somebody $5,000 more
out of the fund balance that we
really dont have, Brown said.
Although Brown couldnt legally reveal all of the countys
said it is largely due to funds the
munity Mental Health, a facility
Hillsdale.
gle year for the next 10 years,
she said. So theres $80,000
right there when were $88,000
in the red.
She said Lifeways claims the
county did not fund them properly in the 1990s and is now requiring the county to catch up
on payments.
The other piece of the puzzle is that the park board didnt
support [park director Ted Jan-
sen], she said. They didnt

come to our meetings. He was
basically up there asking for this
himself.
Board of Commissioners
said that while the park boards
budget was not increased, at
least it wasnt reduced.
There were several other
departments where we actually
lowered the budget, he said.
get.
He explained the decision
had nothing to do with the value
the commissioners believe the
park board gives to Hillsdale
County.
the park system, and I think they
do a lot of good to the community, he said.
Brown agreed.
Last year we were doing
good, and we actually took
money out of our fund balance
and gave it to the park board,
she said.
Swim team breaks 10-win barrier

Kat Torres
Collegian Reporter
After falling to the University of Indianapolis 110-95 in the
last home meet of the season on
Jan. 10, the Charger swim team
bounced back with wins against
Saginaw Valley State University
(157-123) and Olivet College
(91-62) in back-to-back meets
SPORTS
A7 22 Jan. 2015
on Jan. 16 and 17.

The triumph over Olivet was
a milestone in the season for the
Chargers, who now have broken
the 10-win barrier by winning 10
time in school history.
up to standards against UIndy,
but we came back with some
pretty consistent swims this last
weekend against SVSU, head

coach Kurt Kirner said, We are
at the point in our season where
we are prepping for taper and
rest. GLIACs are just around the
corner and we need to get through
this upcoming week with higher
training loads and then it should
be downhill from there.
The teams record is now 10-3
with only one meet to go before
the GLIACS on Feb. 11.
The team has been swimming tired which is always the
Kirner said, [Sophomore] Emily Shallman has been putting
together some great times in the
mid-distance free events and Raher last season.
Shallman had a standout performance in the meets against
in the 200 Freestyle and 200 ButSenior Rachael Kurtz was
crowned champion in both the
50 Freestyle and 100 Freestyle
against both UIndy and SVSU.
Juniors Zoe Hopkins and
Mikalah
Smith
dominated
against Indianapolis with a one-
Freshman Theresa Smith swims the backstroke at the

Jan. 10 home meet. (Anders Kiledal/Collegian)
swimming times of 11:05.57

(Hopkins) and 11:10.47 (Smith).
Hopkins and Smith went at it
the 500 Freestyle with times of

5:23.69 (Hopkins) and 5:25.10
(Smith).
The team did amazing. We
bonded over our sore and tired
muscles. Everyone was very
supportive and positive. We had
a lot of improvement from this
same meet last year. We only lost
by 15 points to UIndy which is
really close in swimming so we
considered it a job well done. I
dont think there was much we
could have done better, but we
are all ready to let our bodies rest
for GLIACs, Hopkins said.
Before the UIndy meet, the
team traveled to Florida to train
during the schools winter break,
where the girls were able to put
academic stresses aside and
swim at a higher level.
The idea of centering life
around strictly training is comforting and invigorating, Kirner
said.
I thought we did well coming off a hard training trip, junior Alissa Jones said. We really
pushed through the pain and had
some great races against UIndy,
Saginaw Valley and Olivet.
The swim team next competes
on Jan. 24 at Ashland University
at 1 p.m.
BOX SCORES
Mens Basketball
Hillsdale: 69
Northwood (Mich.): 74
Womens Basketball
Hillsdale: 80
Northwood (Mich.): 72
Hillsdale: 69
Lake Superior St.:74
Hillsdale: 59
Lake Superior St.: 54
Season Leaders
Points Per Game:
Kyle Cooper (21.6)
Stedman Lowry (10.9)
Rebounds Per Game:
Cooper (10.8)
Jason Pretzer (3.1)
Assists Per Game:
Zach Miller (6.2)
Cooper (1.8)
Field Goal Percentage:
Cooper (55.3)
Rhett Smith (53.1)
Nick Archer (50.0)
Season Leaders
Points Per Game:
Megan Fogt (15.5)
Kadie Lowery (9.3)
Rebounds Per Game:
Fogt (9.4)
Allie Dittmer (5.4)
Assists Per Game:
Ashlyn Landherr (2.4)
Madison Berry (2.3)
Field Goal Percentage:
Fogt (61.5)
Dittmer (48.6)
Kayla Geffert (45.5)
GLIAC North Standings

Ferris St. 10-0
Saginaw Valley 10-0
Lake Superior St. 8-2
Michigan Tech 7-3
Northwood (Mich.) 6-4
Hillsdale 6-4
Grand Valley St. 5-5
Northern Mich. 4-6
GLIAC North Standings

Michigan Tech 9-1
Grand Valley St. 7-3
Northwood (Mich.) 7-3
Hillsdale 6-4
Northern Mich. 6-4
Ferris St. 5-5
Lake Superior St. 3-7
Saginaw Valley 1-9
TRACK TEAM SPRINTS OFF TO A STRONG START
Micah Meadowcroft
Arts Editor
Hillsdale indoor track and

womens at its Winter Opener in
the Margot V. Biermann Athletic
Center on Jan. 10.
While Hillsdale may not have
son started on solid footing.
Head coach Andrew Towne
said the Opener, in which four
teams besides Hillsdale competed, provides a chance for athletes
to compete at home, and gives
athletes not yet on the travel
squad a chance to perform.
The other thing that were
trying to get a feel for is where
and performance coming off of
break, Towne said. You dont
out, youd rather do it at home.
So we got out of it exactly what
we wanted to get out of it.
Towne said junior Corinne
Zehner, last weeks GLIAC female athlete of the week, had
a standout performance on the

womens side. With times of
8.82 and 8.78 in the 60 hurdles,
Zehner broke the school record
twice, and placed times that qualify her for the NCAA Championships. Towne said those times
probably wont get her in, but it
is close.
And, again, if you think
about the fact that were just trying to see where people are at this
early thats a really good sign for
her to run that fast that early, he
said.
At the SVSU Classic on Jan.
16, Zehner won both of her
events.
Towne pointed to sophomore
pole-vaulter Alexandra Whitford
as another highlight from Hillsdales Opener. There she jumped
3.55 meters, which is also an
NCAA qualifying time.
She can go much higher,
and shell go much higher, but
she got started, which is good,
Towne said.
At the SVSU meet, she did
jump higher, up to 3.64 meters.
This past weekend went
well, Whitford said. I moved
up in my placement in the national rankings, so thats great. I

jumped a little bit higher. I was
the only girl jumping so I kind of

won by default, but as a team I
think we did pretty well, too.
Freshman Lane White runs the 200-meter dash. White

was named GLIAC athlete of the week for his performance at the Jan. 10 home meet. (Anders Kiledal/Collegian)
Whitford has high ambitions

for herself this season.
My goal is to qualify for nationals again and actually go this
year because I broke my foot the
day before, last year, which was a
bummer, she said. I would love
to be vying for All-American; I
would be very happy if that came
to fruition. I would like to jump
four meters by spring.
On the mens side, Towne
pointed to freshman runner Lane
White, last weeks mens GLIAC
athlete, as a solid performer at
the Opener, giving him a good
starting point for the season. He
ran a 22.56 in the 200 at Hillsdale, and 22.31 at SVSU.
Of being GLIACs athlete
of the week, he said, That was
nice. I wasnt expecting it. I hope
I can do better performances in
the future and get it again.
White is ambitious not only
for himself but for the whole
team.
I would also like to qualify
for nationals and I think it would
be great if the team could win the
GLIAC some time, he said. I
know certain teams have domi-
nated the GLIAC and I would

like to change that.
Right now the team is getTowne and coaches call the competitive season, which runs up to
and is preparation for the championship season, kicked off by
next months home meet on the
half of the season as preparation
for the second half.
So maybe, if youre in a really technical event youre trysaid. If youre in an event where
youre trying to work your way
towards that.
Towne has high hopes for the
season, but is thinking long term
and focusing on developing a
complete team, both mens and
womens.
Our goal as a program is
always to be an NCAA podium
team, he said. Thats a very
hard thing to do. On the womens
side were certainly in the midst
of that, already. We did that with
cross country. And thats certainly our intention.
Fogt shines in senior season

Matt Melchior
Senior Reporter
Athletic awards and honors
have been in high supply for
Charger womens basketball star
Megan Fogt, and they show no
sign of waning.
Fogt was named the GLIAC
North Division Player of the
week on Jan. 19 for the tenth
time in her career at Hillsdale
College. These honors come
for the second time this season.
She also reached her 1,000th
point mark earlier this season at
Lake Superior State, putting her
among only 14 other Charger
women to have done so. Despite
the many accolades and achievements, Fogts goal isnt to earn
more individual acclaim.
I dont read into the awards
a lot. A lot of my success comes

from my team, Fogt said. Ive
never judged if I played well by
how many points I score or what
other people say, I judge it on
how hard I play.
As a senior Fogt came into
the 2014-15 season as the 201314 GLIAC player of the year and
wasted no time proving that she
is deserving of the award. Fogt
in the last two games averaging
17.5 points per game.
In addition to Fogts propensity to score, womens basketball
coach Claudette Charney commented on Fogts leadership on
the team.
It doesnt have to be her
scoring, Charney said. We all
expect Megan to do what Megan
does: score 20 points, but Me-
Senior Megan Fogt shoots a free throw in the Dec. 14

game against Lake Erie. (Anders Kiledal/Collegian)
gan is capable of other things.

We do feel like the ball needs to
go through her, but what I like
about Megan most is her saying
the little things to teammates and
coach.
As a freshman Fogt came to
the coaches with a goalkeep
it simple and rebound. This
season Fogt has averaged 9.4
rebounds per game, creating
scoring chances for her and her
teammates. Shes managed to do
more than just rebound, developing into a key playmaker for the
Chargers.
She has developed more conter recognizes miss matches and
is aggressive at taking the ball
to the basket, creating scoring
chances, sports information director Brad Monastiere said.
With all 10 GLIAC Player of
the Week awards, her 2013-14
GLIAC Player of the Year accolade, and reaching the 1,000
point mark, it seems as if theres
nothing more she could do. Fogt
thinks differently.
The award that will be my
favorite is when we win the GLIAC Championship. We want to
win as many games as we can,
but all that is leading up to is getting in the best position we can
be to win the championship.
The Chargers have 12 regular
season games remaining and sit
at an overall record of 10-4 with
a 6-4 GLIAC conference record.
Fogts senior season and career
as a Charger has already been
successful, but as the seniors
time on the court comes to a
close, a championship is the one
feat in the back of the mind.
[Senior season] is incredibly
bitter sweet moment, Im getting
older my body is wearing down.
But I fell in love with the game a
long time ago. Fogt said. Ive
Its hard knowing its almost
over, but Im excited to see what
God has for me in the future.
The Hillsdale womens cross-country team made school history with their 2nd-place
finish at the NCAA Division II National Championships on Dec. 6. Four runners received
All-American status with their top-40 finishes. Senior Joshua Mirth placed 12th in his
race with a time of 30:59, earning him All-American status as well. (Anders Kiledal/Collegian)
Records set in Bloomington

Phil DeVoe
Collegian Reporter
Junior Emily Oren won her
race and broke the standing Hillsdale College record for the 3K
with a 9:28 time at the IU Invitational on Dec. 12. Her 5K time
was also the second best in the
nation.
It was amazing. I didnt really have a sense of time after
my coach stopped calling my
excited, Oren said.
Junior Kristina Galat and senior Joshua Mirth raced at the
meet as well.
While Galat didnt break any
records, her 16:38 time was the
fastest 5K in Division II this
year. Mirth found similar success, winning his heat; however,
because of some issues with the
organization of the race, he fell
just short of breaking any re-
cords.
Mirth probably wouldve
broken the record if he had raced
heat with their own guys, leaving
and cross-country head coach
Andrew Towne said. IU didnt
think he could keep up with
them, but he couldve.
Coach Towne explained that,
for most sports, the gap between
DI and DII schools athletically is
too great to overcome, but that is
not the case with track.
In cross and track, the levels
of competition are much more
even many Hillsdale runners
turned down DI scholarships to
run here, making us viable opponents for better schools,
Towne said.
Towne hand-picked Oren,
Galat, and Mirth for the race
in Bloomington based on their
performances during the crosscountry season last semester.
Oren and Galat helped the wom-
vision II Nationals.
We all performed really well,
which was amazing, considering
when Nationals was, Oren said.
With Oren already qualifying for Indoor Track nationals
Mirth running times that should
get them there, Oren and her
teammates are very excited
for the rest of the season. With
Indoor Nationals only a short
time away in March, the team is
working hard to continue with
the success they found last week
at IU.
Were very excited for the
rest semester, especially after
the success in Indiana. Well be
back next week and well try to
do better, Oren said.
22 January 2015
(Anders Kiledal/Collegian)
Charger Sports
MENS BASKETBALL DROPS Womens basketball

TWO CLOSE GAMES
racks up two road wins
Nathanael Meadowcroft
Assistant Editor
The Hillsdale College mens

basketball team dropped two
games last weekend at Northwood and Lake Superior State by
identical scores, 74-69.
The Chargers now sit with an
8-6 record overall and a 6-4 record in GLIAC play.
On Saturday at Lake Superior
State, the Chargers shot 56 per17 turnovers to the Lakers four,
leading to 19 Laker points.
We just turned the ball over
way too much, head coach John
Tharp said. Its leading to defeats right now so we just have to
pass and catch better and we have
to have more certainty with our
offensive movement.
Turnovers were also a problem for the Chargers in Thursdays contest at Northwood, esWe as a team have got to do
better [taking care of the ball],
point guard Zach Miller said. We
shot the ball pretty well but when
youre shooting well youve got
to get shots up and youve got to
do that with the ball.
Nine of Hillsdales 11 turnovers came before intermission,
allowing the Timberwolves to
score easy buckets in transition.
We were giving up easy
points, forward Kyle Cooper
said. When youre coming down
point margin a couple of possessions like that can really make a

difference.
The Timberwolves held Cooper to just 11 points and 10 rebounds, but Hillsdales leading
scorer responded with a 21-point
performance against the Lakers.
Center Jason Pretzer started
Saturdays game at Lake Superior State after a strong showing
at Northwood. The 7-foot junior
scored 23 points off the bench on
9-14 shooting in Thursdays loss
to the Timberwolves, prompting
Tharp to move him into the starting lineup on Saturday.
sively on Thursday and he really
gave us some great scoring in the
post and on the perimeter, Tharp
said. We started Jason on Saturday and I thought Nick Archer
came off the bench and played
really well as well so the truth
of the matter is that one of those
two guys needs to give us great
minutes.
Pretzer will continue to start
games according to Tharp.
The two consecutive losses
means the Chargers are currently
in the midst of a three-game skid
after falling at home to Findlay
on January 10.
Over Christmas break, the
Chargers enjoyed a four-game
winning streak in league play
with back-to-back non-conference losses at a Christmas tournament in Quincy, Illinois, sandwiched in between two of the
wins.
Tonight the Chargers host

Michigan Tech University at 8
p.m. The Huskies boast a 7-3 record in GLIAC play and a 10-4
record overall.
Michigan Tech runs a tremendous offense and theyre
very solid defensively, Tharp
said.
Michigan Techs offense is led
by senior guard Ben Stelzer, who
is averaging 22.2 points per game
this season with an impressive
45.2 percent shooting clip from
beyond the arc.
Hes a great shooter, Miller
said. Were going to have our
hands full trying to get him off
screens and make him feel uncomfortable as much as we can.
On Saturday the Chargers will
host Northern Michigan University, who are 4-6 in GLIAC play.
Northern Michigan is a really athletic team, Cooper said.
They get up and down the court
really fast so were just going to
have to keep working on our transition defense and make sure we
take care of the ball.
The Chargers have already
lost two home games this season,
something they didnt do all of
last season.
We just havent made enough
winning plays, Tharp said.
Weve got to get back to protecting this beautiful new facility we
have.
The Chargers will look to protect home court and snap their
mini three-game skid tonight.
Junior Kyle Cooper goes up for a shot in a game against Wayne State University. (Anders
Jessie Fox
Collegian Reporter
The Hillsdale College womens basketball team brought
home two wins last weekend,
boosting their impressive road
record to 9-1.
The Chargers, now 10-4 on
the season, beat the Northwood
University Timberwolves 80-72
Charger victory at Northwood
since 2012. Head coach Claudette Charney called this game
a key matchup and said her
teams solid defense led to the
win.
After falling behind early in
the game 17-12, the Chargers
improved their rebounding and
began to press their opponent,
turning the game around to enter
halftime with a 14-point lead.
Charney said her players
maintained control well, limiting the Timberwolves perimeter
shooters and also stopping the
inside shot. The Chargers outrebounded Northwood 42-31,
led by senior Kadie Lowery who
grabbed 11 rebounds.
Senior Megan Fogt also
played an impressive game. She
scored 19 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked four shots.
For her performance, Fogt was
named the North Division GLIAC Player of the Week for the
second time this season.
On Saturday, the Chargers arrived in Sault St. Marie with momentum, helping them win 5954 against Lake Superior State
University.
Sophomore Morgan Blair led
the Chargers in scoring with 17
points. Seven of these points
were crucial free throws in the
last two minutes of the game.
Morgan has been very
steady, Charney said. She
makes adjustments during the
game defensively, and is very
good shooting from the perimeter as well as driving to the basket.
Though the Chargers had
less rebounds and shot slightly
less accurately than the Lakers,
sophomore Morgan Blair said
her team stayed calm at the end,
which allowed them to snag the
win.
Kiledal/Collegian)
Senior Kadie Lowery drives to the hoop in a game

against Lake Erie. The Chargers defeated the Storm 7349. (Anders Kiledal/Collegian)
Fogt had another powerful
game, scoring 16 points and junior Kelsey Cromer drained two
3-pointers and scored 10 points.
The Chargers allowed the
Lakers to make 11 three-point
shots as they struggled to defend
the arc, something that sophoas her teams weakness. She said
it is something they will need to
work on in practice before the
teams double home games this
weekend.
Tonight at 6 p.m. the Chargers will face the Michigan
Technological University Huskies (13-1), who are currently
leading the league with Wayne
State University.
We will have to defend very
well because theyre a very defensive team. Thats what they
thrive on, Charney said.
The Chargers will play again
at home this Saturday at 1 p.m.
against the Northern Michigan
University Wildcats (8-6).
Charney expects to see a shallower bench from the Wildcats,
composed of physically big
players and guards who will be

tough to defend.
Charney said her teams versatility has been useful, as the
Chargers bench has outscored
most of their opponents benches
thus far.
Thats big especially down
the stretch where teams are not
as deep, we can utilize our players a little bit better, Charney
said.
Blair and Scherting agreed
that the teams road game has
been stronger than their play at
home. They hope to turn that
around this weekend in Hillsdales Dawn Tibbets Potter
Arena.
We really want to get a win
on the Hillsdale court, because
we havent done that in a while,
Scherting said.
Charger Chatter: Corinne Zehner

choose to
school.
(Photo Courtesy of Marilyn

Zehner)
After re-breaking school records in both the 60 and 400

home indoor track meet, junior
womens track team captain
Corinne Zehner met an NCAA
provisional qualifying mark
for the 60 hurdles and earned
the GLIACs Track Athlete of
the Week. For the indoor track
season, Zehner runs the 60
hurdles, open 400, and 4x400
while she competes in the 100
and 400 hurdles, 4x100 and
4x400 during the outdoor season. Post-collegiately, Zehner
does not plan to continue running competitively and may
pursue
medical
What do you think contributed to you earning the

GLIACs Athlete of the Week
award?
I have no idea. I was really
shocked when I learned that I
received it. I found out when
I went to practice and one of
my teammates congratulated
me. I said, Is that a joke? Not
that Ive had a bad career, but
Ive never thought of myself as
someone who stood out in the
GLIAC. Im sure such a big PR
sparked their interest, but the
success of our cross-country
team has helped the name of our
school get bigger. People are
starting to look at us. A freshman boy also got it, so it was
cool to have both the guy and
girl that week.
Whats your favorite event to
run?
For indoor, now Im really
starting to like the 60 hurdles,
which is funny because when I
my worst event. I struggled with
It was like starting over from
scratch, because it was the 55
hurdles in high school. Theyre

the same spacing, but when I
came here, I had to change how
I ran them, and it took a while
to click.
In outdoor, its the 400 hurdles.
It just started clicking last year
and its my best event. When
you run them the right way, or
at least close to how youre supposed to run it, its actually pretty fun and not as painful as the
open 400 because there youre
just running and its this open
track but the hurdles break up
the race a little more.
Which school records do you
hold?
Previously, I had the 60 hurdles
record when I broke it in one of
the last few meets of last season.
Now, its the second meet and
Ive already broken it by over a
tenth [of a second], so I expect
to break it even more. Im also
part of the 4x400 record indoor
and outdoor.
In what ways is the track team
improving thats allowing everyone to compete at such a
high level?
Our cross-country team placing 2nd at nationals was a huge
jump for even our track team.

We realized we have the potential to be amazing even though
were a small school. Also,
Ive noticed a huge change this
year in practice. Everyone is really focused. With all the new
coaches this year its helped
even out the groups, and I can
already tell everyones spirit is
better. I remind the girls every
day, if we want to take our program to the next level then we
need to be sleeping and eating
right, encouraging each other
and Ive noticed that at every
practice when were doing our
hard workouts theres cheering, and its awesome. Going
to practice is really fun for me
even when I know Ill probably
be crying at the end of a workout.
What is it going to take for the
team to reach the next level
and what will that look like?
We need to trust our coach in
what hes telling us. Sometimes
hell tell me I can do something
and I dont believe him but he
turns out to be right. If we all
believe in each other, trust in
our training and coach, were
going to start standing out more
and placing higher at conference.

We have a lot of depth this year.
While in the past, its been,
What four girls are going to
run 4x400? This this year its
Which four girls are going to
run it? We have so many to
chose from.
for our team. Weve never gone
as a team to nationals before. I
dont know if thats something
that would happen in the very
think its something that could
happen one day.
Beating GVSU at conference
would be a dream come true.
If we beat them, I would be the
happiest person ever. This year,
well compete with them and I
think theyre going to be scared.
I dont know how it will turn
in for a treat. Their coaches are
secretly worried, I know it. This
is the most excited Ive ever
been for conference for sure. I
kept thinking Grand Valley was
this power house and now Im
thinking, lets just destroy them.
What are the individual goals
you hope to achieve with the
remainder of your junior

track season?
I would like to go to nationals
for indoor in the 60 hurdles and
4x400 and be an All-American
ly, I want to be an All-American
in 400-hurdles outdoor.
Since
youre
competing
against so many larger schools
in sports, why are you happy
you chose to run at Hillsdale?
Im so lucky to be here with
all of our resources. We just got
this big, new, beautiful track. No
where else in the world is someone running on a track like ours.
But I didnt come here for that.
I think the team atmosphere is
not like at other schools. Ours
is not just show up to practice,
workout, and thats all you do.
Its checking up on each other
outside of practice. I dont really see that as much at other
schools. Here were getting
more than just track. Were getting another family. Youre not
just running for yourself, but
youre wanting to run for your
and thats something Ive really
worked on.
-Compiled by Macaela Bennett
B1 22 Jan. 2015
( Hannah Leitner/Collegian)
Back in black
Chamber Choir starts semester on a high note
Andrew Egger
Assistant Editor
We spent like 20 hours singing, kind of wearing out our

voices a little bit, said freshman
Mark Naida, a newcomer to the
Chamber Choir this semester.
The reason for the rush? This
weekend, theyre performing
at Trinity Lutheran Church in
Grand Rapids as part of Trinitys
Celebration of Music Concert
Series. An added twist: this se-
We havent really done

something this big, like what
traditional choirs do where you
actually go on tour, said senior
Maran McLeod. Were usually
more of a campus choir, but its
great to get out there and do that
too. Its super exciting.
The retreat wasnt all work.
Adding new members to an a
cappella choir isnt a simple matter of renumbering folders and
taking measurements for tuxedos. Each human voice is unique,
and the process of blending 28
voices into a single unit of sound
is a surprisingly complex task.

For a choir to truly transcend, the
singers must click as a unit, both
musically and personally.
So, in addition to rehearsal,
the retreat also featured dinner
prepared by choir director (and
purported master chef) James
Holleman and an evening of
bowling at Hillsdale Lanes.
Its really helped us come together when we hang out together, have meals together, Holleman said. Its that fellowship
bonding kind of idea, and I think
it makes the group stronger.
The choristers didnt need
liked having some down time

although many of them are con-
For the average Hillsdale stuthan vocalists. (There are some

dent, the weekend of Jan. 9-11
exceptions: Junior Matt Sauer,
was a time for collecting oneself:
who sings bass, has been bowlSaying the rounds of goodbyes
ing all his life, and is murderous.)
to friends and loved ones, makIve bowled like once being last-minute trips to Wal-Mart
fore, ever, so it was interesting,
or the bank, intermittently packsenior Addison Stumpf said. It
ing and repacking, and generally brand new members, some of
was a lot of fun, though, espesavoring the last few moments of whom, such as Naida, have no
cially after the really intensive
tranquility before the arrival of prior experience in a choir of this
rehearsals, to be with these same
that howling storm of responsi- caliber.
people and actually do something
bility, Spring Semester.
The 28 members
of the Hillsdale College Chamber Choir
didnt have time for
that stuff. There was
already too much
work to get done.
On the morning of
January 11, these 28
students (seven for
each part: soprano,
alto, tenor, and bass)
arrived on Hillsdales
largely-deserted campus to throw themselves into three days
of intensive choral
work. Between Monday and Wednesday,
the Chamber Choir,
which
ordinarily
meets twice a week, Jim Holleman, music department chair and conductor of the Hillsdale College Chamber Choir, leads them in rehearsal in Conrad
Recital Hall. (Joel Calvert/Collegian)
rehearsals.
that isnt singing. It was nice.

Bowling was pretty awesome, McLeod agreed. I stunk
at it, but I think we all equally
stunk.
Back on the stage, on the
other hand, this semesters choir
has a glittering tradition of excelestablished the Chamber Choir
as an auditioned subset of the
College Choir in the spring of
1998 with a choral arrangement
of A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square.
Spring of 98 we did one
piece with a small
group of people from
the choir who wanted
to do a little bit more,
and then fall of 98
we held auditions and
created the group, so
it got started pretty
quickly, Holleman
said.
The groups list of
responsibilities quickly grew, with performances at convocation, commencement,
and other college
events soon becomOff-campus performances in places such
as Florida, Illinois,
Colorado, and the
District of Columbia
soon followed.
See Chamber Choir B2
Dramaturgy for the win

Theatre students win awards for production work
Ramona Tausz
Assistant Editor
Few students are fortunate
enough to have the hard work
they produce in the classroom
recognized outside of class
but junior Catherine Coffey and
senior Jennifer Shadle were oftheater accomplishments earlier this month when they won
awards at the American College
Theater Festival.
You can do stuff thats great
in the classroom, but nobody

cares outside the classroom,
Professor of Theatre James Brandon said of the recognition. The
people that are judging this are
professionals, so it really is a nice
stamp to see.
ACTF, a national organization
run out of the Kennedy Center,
has annual competitions in eight
regions throughout the country.
Hillsdale theatre faculty and students attend the Region 3 competition, which was held this year
from Jan. 6-11 in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
Both Coffeys and Shadles
awards were in dramaturgy. Dramaturgs form a link from the

playwright and script to the production team. They do conceptual analysis, literary work, and
research in order to produce information such as program notes
and background information for
the actors and director.
According to Brandon, Coffey has good reason to be particularly apt at dramaturgy.
Shes a dual major in English
and theater, so she has a real ly
strong literary background; she
See Dramaturgy B2
Things
To do and see
This week
January 22
Thirsty Thursday: Live Jazz
Broad Street Underground
9:30 p.m.
A jazz band sets the mood
tonight at the
Broad Street Underground.
January 24
3rd Annual Downtown Hillsdale
Wedding Walk
The Elks (60 N. Manning St.)
10 a.m. 3 p.m.
Prize giveaways will be offered to
brides-to-be all over downtown
Hillsdale.
For information, contact Jane at
Smiths Flowers (517-437-4485) or
Chris Bahash at
Hillsdale Jewelers (517-439-0100).
January 24
The Novella, with Stereo Story and
Casey Rockin Rowe
Historic Dawn Theater
7 p.m.
Three talented local bands bring
their music to the Dawn Theater.
$5 cover charge.
January 22-25
55th Annual Hillsdale
Tip-Up Festival
3835 Bird Lake Rd S,
Osseo, MI 49266
The Hillsdale Conservation Club is
sponsoring this festival, which will
include a Euchre tournament,
music, and more.
(Compiled by Andrew Egger)
ARTS
22 Jan. 2015 B2
A colorful semester ahead for the art department
IN FOCUS
(Collegian File Photo)
Micah
Meadowcroft
Whether its
your major or
not, pursue art this semester
Last semester I asked you to
read this column, and read this
section, because it all of the
crafts and creativity that makes
up the arts is your friends
world. Hillsdale is home to a host
of talented artists we live and
learn next door to. It is also home
to a host of the less talented, and
the lazy.
This semester, regardless of
your major, I want you to consider cultivating whatever artistic
talent you have. Actually, I would
like you to do more than consider
it do it. If you look upon your
and the chip on your shoulder

you need to keep writing.
If you want to try your hand
at acting, remember the Tower
Players next play this semester,
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and
Spike. Audition! Or, check out
the brave men and women of Ad
Liberty Improv and see if thats
the kind of exhibitionism that
will express the weirdest parts
of your deepest soul. Sometimes
you have to ask yourself whose
line it really is, anyway.
If you dance, there are friends
to be had. There is a dance honorary if your interests tend to the
performative and serious. If you
want to be social on the dance
fallow, till the earth there and explore. Techne, the transliterated
Greek word for the arts, implies
skill and a rational mind. Its not and the Hepcats
strictly grammatical, but
art is a muscle. If you look upon your
It needs exercise.
the art plot fallow, till the
If you have earth there and explore.
ever felt an
itch to write, Techne, the transliterated
Greek word for the arts,

you dont hate implies skill and a rational
your papers mind. Its not strictly gramquite as much matical, but art is a muscle.
as your room- It needs exercise.
mate, there are
three opportunities to write
on campus in community. Of
course, I encourage you to write
on your own, whether poetry,
narrative prose, or essay, but, like
any exercise regimen, accountability makes your efforts more
fruitful.
Write for the student journalism and opinion publications.
Theres us at the Collegian, and
the Collegiate Network team at
the Forum. Learn what journalism is about, or test your hand at
the long-form opinion essay.
If you feel youve got a novel
in you, and statistics say you do
81 percent of people surveyed
in 2002 said they did join the
folks at the nursling Creative
Writing Club and get some help
spitting up your brain on a page.
Get enough training in to leave
NaNoWriMo bleeding in the dirt
this November.
Sensitive soul or no, if you
prefer the poem, the sketch, the
very short story, or the pensive
paragraph, submit to the Tower
Light. Rejected or accepted,
youll get valuable feedback,
with a commitment to that end
from this years editorial board,
swing club. Put

a little pep in
your step.
If
you
draw, or paint,
or sculpt, or
make collages
quodlibet
or want to,
and show them

what youve
made.
Keep
creating. Come
create an arts
header for me,
or see if the
Tower Light needs illustrations.
Photographers can practice for
the Collegian; we always need
more. Or the Tower Light may
take your work. Submit or youll
never know.
I need hardly talk about all the
opportunities there are for music
here at Hillsdale. Sing and play
at Coffee House, Battle of the
Bands, or just on the quad. Join
SAI, or Phi Mu Alpha, or Mu Alpha. Opportunities to practice and
perform here are nearly inescapable. If you havent already found
an outlet for whatever musical
energies you have, Im actually
not even mad; thats amazing.
But in all seriousness, you
have fewer obstacles and more
opportunity to practice the arts,
at Hillsdale than you will have
at any other season of your life.
Dont waste it.
Micah Meadowcroft is a junior studying history. He is minoring in journalism through the
Dow Journalism Program and is
the arts editor for the Collegian.
draMaturgy
From B1
sees things the way a literary
scholar would see them, he said.
Coffey won in the category
Critics, Dramaturges, & Scholars
for a project she had prepared in
Brandons dramaturgy class last
semester on the play August:
Osage County by Tracy Letts.
She was judged on written work
she had emailed in beforehand,
such as a playguide giving a biography of the playwright, a glossary of the plays terms, and charshe and the other competitors had
to set up lobby displays featuring
presentation.
I saw all these fantastic lobby
displays, and here I am putting
up things with twine and clothespins, Coffey laughed. Literally,
I used a trash bag. It ended up
looking like a country curio shop
when I was done with it.
Despite her nerves, Coffey
won and now has the chance to
go on to the national level of the
competition in Washington, D.C.,
in April. After each of the other
eight regional competitions have
chosen to continue to D.C. Coffey is waiting to hear if she is one
of the chosen four.
Shadle also won an award for
her work in dramaturgy, though
her category, Design Storm, does
not have a national-level competition. Shadle worked with a
team of other students from other
schools in Region 3 to present
a concept for the play Sweeney
Todd. Each member of the team
had a different role, such as director or set designer, and Shadle

was the dramaturg.
The most fun part about Design Storm is that youre working
with other people you dont know
from other schools, she said,
adding that her team worked tohad collaboration like that.
Over the span of four days her
team met together to prepare for
judges of their work, but didnt
Its always tricky because
everyones spread out when they
announce winners, Shadle said
of the moment her team realized
they had won. We all just ran
like little children into the lobby
of the place and we did this little
group hug.
Even if they hadnt won recognition for their work, both Coffey
and Shadle agree that the experience of ACTF itself is rewarding.
I think its a good way to
kind of pump us up for the next
semester, Shadle said. I know
that at the end of ACTF I was
like, Man, Im pumped to work
on Drowsy Chaperone!
Hillsdale can be excited too
the college gets to reap the ben-
Emma Vinton
Assistant Editor
The Art Department is drawing both artwork and crowds this
spring semester.
The department is bringing in
two artists for their Professional
Artists Series: Mark Mehaffey,
whose exhibit will be from Jan.
31- March 1, and David Lippert
from March 21- April 3, artists
who are both making their livings
in the profession.
Mehaffeys exhibit will display watercolor paintings of both
abstract and representational
styles.
Professor of art Samuel
Knecht said of Mehaffey: I
wanted to invite him to exhibit

here because hes an artist who
has had a great reputation for
boyant water colors. Knecht
love.
Lippert is a Hillsdale graduate who works within a large
range of styles and mediums,
ranging from photography and illustration, to graphic design and
cartoons. He is also president
of AutoExec, Inc., a company
for vehicles. His exhibit is titled
Design Beyond Boundaries.
It ought to be an interesting
show because hes worked in a
large range of materials and is
making a living as an artist, said
associate professor of art Barbara

Bushey.
I am excited to bring in Dave
Lippert, being a designer myself, said art instructor Bryan
Springer. Its nice to have an
alumnus come back and share
personal experience with students that are getting ready to
graduate.
Besides the visiting artists, the
department is also taking a trip
to the Detroit Institute of Arts, as
well as preparing for senior art
exhibits. Professor of art Anthony Frudakis said that his senior
sculpture students will work all
There is also a judged art
exhibit open to all art students
which features students class
projects and cash prizes.

Knecht also said he was excited for the thematic competition
in April that students may choose
to enter. The students must create
a work of art on their own in any
medium on a certain theme. The
theme this year is the Stage of
Life. The prize for the competition is $1000 or more.
And if cash prizes and wellknown artists are not enough to
draw visitors to Sage, Knecht encouraged visitors to come for the
beauty of the art itself.
We want students to appreciate that art can be based upon
beauty and a belief that the universe is good and made in an orthat, he said.
Drowsy Chaperone team wide awake

Natalie DeMacedo
News Editor
New York Magazine hailed it
as the perfect Broadway musical.
The Drowsy Chaperone, the
fantastically popular 2006 play,
is making its way to the Tower
Players stage this semester.
From Feb. 18 through 22, the
Hillsdale Theatre Department
will produce the play within a
play which has won 5 TONY
awards since its Broadway debut.
The play opens with an elderly
man in a chair, reminiscing about
days gone by and his once-favorite musical, said junior Madeline
Martinez, props mistress and assistant stage manager.
As he speaks, the musical
comes to life around him.
Its a screwball comedy,
Martinez added. Its such a fastpaced, witty show. Most of the
comedy comes from mistaken
identities, which is a theater
trope, but done so well. Its an
extravaganza.
Senior Aaron Pomerantz, Theatre Department public relations
new and a parody of 1920s musicals.

Senior Jennifer Schadle, head
stage manager, said people generally enjoy a show that pokes
fun at itself.
Pomerantz added that this is
Professor of Theatre James Brancal at Hillsdale.
anyone but Dave Griffeth is
doing a musical in 30 years,
Pomerantz said regarding the departments former set manager
who directed A Funny Thing
Happened on the Way to the Forum in 2013.
Brandon said even though
Griffeth retired after nearly 40
years with the department, they
were determined to keep the tradition of putting on a big musical every two years it was just
a matter of someone stepping up
and being willing to do it.
The department brought in
visiting professor Phil Simmons
to teach a Musical Theatre Dance
class for the actors, as well as to
choreograph the entire production. In addition to dancing, there
will be plenty of singing, so Professor of Music James Holleman
is lending his expertise.
Schadle said that a musical is
always more challenging than a

regular play.
I think there are just more
things to juggle with a musical,
Schadle said. One character has
double digits of costume changes. She added that the play will
also include random monkeys.
Schadle has to balance the
schedules of every cast member,
as well as Brandon, Holleman,
and Simmons, and then create a
rehearsal schedule that blends the
dance, music, and acting portions
of the musical.
This is certainly a much newer musical than people are used to
seeing. The last thing we did was
Funny Thing which was a 60s
or 70s show. This is a very popular show to do, and its not even
ten years old, Pomerantz said.
Martinez added that even
though the cast has only had
three rehearsals, she was impressed with how quickly they
were catching on to the dance
moves.
I wasnt there for long, but
what I did see was highly entertaining, she said.
As props mistress, Martinez
has to keep track of every prop
needed for the show. Although
she said none of the props would
-
chase, there are a lot of them.

In one scene the main character is showing off all her talents
in one song, so there is just prop
after prop, Martinez said.
Despite all the moving parts,
Schadle believes the music and
theatre departments will work together well.
James and Jim seem to get
along well, Schadle said. They
say, You have your thing and
you do it well, and I have my
thing that I do well and we will
leave the other one be.
Martinez said the play will
added she has faith in their new
set manager, Renee Surprenant,
and thinks the set will be amazing.
Brandon said the play will be
a fun night out with an escapist
comedy.
This is not some sort of detion, but its a fun show to bring
parents to and to relax and enjoy, Brandon said.
Come for the set, stay for the
comedy, Martinez added.
A boring flight out of Egypt, Exodusmovie

Emma Vinton
Assistant Editor
When Exodus: Gods and
Kings began with the opening
frame of circa 1300 BCE, I knew
that the movie was not going to
be about God at all. It wasnt.
The movie, which loosely
follows the story of Moses and
the exodus of the Israelites from
Egypt, features Christian Bale as
an apathetic and schizophrenic
Moses, Joel Edgerton as the Pharaoh who you really want to like,
and Sigourney Weaver in a few
scenes. Exodus, which debuted
in December, is a visual thrill but
a biblical bore.
I am not necessarily bothered by the fact that the movie
does not strictly follow biblical
events. Though the biblical story is really a great one, I would

ing movie that stood on its own.
But the strange and out-of-place
alterations made Ridley Scotts
rendition of the Exodus story just
boring.
The story focuses on familial
and human relationships in the
story rather than supernatural assistance. Moses, content in Egypt
as adopted brother to Ramses,
discovers his true identity as an
Israelite. When Ramses also discovers this, Moses is exiled from
Egypt. Skip many years to his return to Egypt after his encounter
with the burning bush, the God
character who is portrayed as a
pre-pubescent British boy who
just wanted vengeance on the big
bad Egyptians.
At the burning bush, which
Saturday, catch a financial

meeting and a show at the Sauk
Andrew Egger
Assistant Editor
or action-packed, but Jonesvilles
Sauk Theatre hopes to provide an
exception Saturday.
The local community theater
will use the public event as the
staging a scene from each of last
years six productions. The event,
which will take place at 7 p.m.,
will also feature a sneak preview
of Youre Perfect, I Love You,
Now Change, a musical comedy
opening at the Sauk on February
12.
Were required to have a
public meeting every year to an-
the previous year, Sauk Presidramaturgs work on theatre pro- dent Trinity Bird said. But because were a theater, we try to
ductions right here on campus.
spice it up a bit.
The meeting will also include
cords, the election of the Sauks
board of directors for 2015, and
the announcement of the 2015

recipient of the Clint Johnson
award.
Bird said that the event, which
is free, has in years past served as
a great way for people unfamiliar
with the Sauk to see what it has
to offer.
If there are people who have
always wondered what kind of
stuff we do or if were any good,
they can come check us out and
essentially see pieces of seven
shows for free, he said.
In addition to Youre Perfect, I Love You, Now Change,
scenes will be performed from
the Sauks productions of Lost
in Yonkers, Les Miserables,
Godspell, The War of the
Worlds, and A Charlie Brown
Christmas, as well as last Mays
Festival of One-Acts. Professor of Theater James Brandon
will reprise his role as Professor
Pierson from The War of the
Worlds, and Senior Brian Vear
will participate in the scene from
the one-act plays.
Great things are happening
at the Sauk and we are excited to
celebrate 2014 and begin 2015,
Bird said.
Moses, trapped in mud up to his

head, spoke to a child who needed a general to redeem his chosen
people. The concept of portraying God as a child not a totally
absurd one considering Christs
New Testament coming ultimately failed. It could have been
done well and is an interesting
attempt, but it did not work here.
The portrayal of God in the movie ruins any kind of wonder that
the story might otherwise evoke.
I kept waiting for the next
biblical event to redeem the
plot after that. The plagues,
though visually well done, sprung
Nile turned to blood because of
crocodile attacks). The parting
of the Red Sea came about when
Moses hurled his sword into it in
frustration rather than an obedi-
ent response to the command of

God, and Moses himself chiseled
out the Ten Commandments
ultimately, an atheistic portrayal
of plot and character rather than a
Christian view of obedience and
redemption.
And though it was a valiant
acting attempt, even Christian
Bale as Moses was not enough to
redeem this movie. The movies
interpretation cheapens the bethe connection between God and
kings.
As my fellow movie-goer
whispered to me, This scene
could use a musical number. If
you are looking for a better account of the Exodus, a better
movie and better acting, stick
with DreamWorks Prince of
Egypt.
chaMber choir
From B1
Advanced members of the
College Choir, which is not auditioned and is open to all sufcally join the chamber choir not
just for a more intensive musical
challenge, but also because of the
community the choir nurtures.
Not only was the level of
work appealing, but also just the
people in it were really wonderful
and welcoming, McLeod said.
I think the camaraderie has actually grown over my years in it,
which isnt always the case in an
auditioned group: it can be very
competitive. But I think we have
a unique type of group on Hillsdales campus, which is great.
The talent in the room is just
immense from everyone: the music majors, the people who are
just doing it because they like to
sing, Naida said. All that just
makes everything so much easier.
The Chamber Choir still most
often performs alongside the
College Choir, of which they are
a subset, at college-sponsored
concerts, where they add a dimension of variety to the performances. While the chamber choir
performs almost exclusively a
cappella, the College Choir often

features instrumental accompaniment.
Our typical routine is for the
chamber choir to do a set of a
cappella pieces and then for the
large choir to perform, Holleman said. So it makes for a varied sound for a concert.
Right now, as the choir gears
the semester, the choristers are
very aware of how little time
theyve had to prepare. Theyre
taking it in stride, however.
Its not perfect yet, obviously, but weve made a lot of
music, Stumpf said. Having hit
the ground running like that is really positive.
Its been a busy week, but the
Chamber Choir is ready to rock.
Spotlight
B3 22 Jan. 2015
Horsin around
in Florida
Bailey Pritchett
Spotlight Editor
The chances of her interning
in Wellington, Florida for the
Phelps Media Group internship
were slim. After all, the internship program invited every college equestrian in the country
to apply. As senior Glynis Wilof her fall semester at Hillsdale
College, she never thought that,
in a matter of days, she would
board a plane for Florida.
I had every intention of
graduating this spring, Williams said. When I got the
Im around people
who are world
champions and
Olympians.
email to apply, I was sitting in
the kitchen with my parents
and my mom said, Apply right
now. I wasnt planning on leaving school the next semester, but
the stars aligned. It is literally
my dream job.
Williams was the only student
who had applied to the internWellington is the mecca of
horse shows, said junior Gianna Marchese, Williams teammate. Anyone whos anyone
competes in these shows. Those
people have been riding their
entire lives. And those horses
can probably do a lower-level
show without a rider even on
them.
A few days after wrapping
Florida and began working after
New Years Day.
As a speech major and a
competitive rider, the internship
was the perfect hybrid. Williams
was placed with a subset of the
company, p.s.dressage.com, a
blog that follows dressage news,
an equestrian discipline with
roots in military manuevers.
Her duties include submitting
articles and photos of shows to
the website.
where anyone who likes horses can apply, or anyone who

doesnt like horses can apply,
she said. This internship requires a broad background like
marketing, advertising, and
journalism.
The website covers the news
of the industry with a balanced
perspective, an element of the
internship Williams appreciated, considering the companys
prestigious clientele.
They tell straight news stories, she said. Youd think
clients would get special treatment, but the news is considered
a separate task. Even though
there is a lot of money and a
lot of ego in this industry, we
cover the people who do well in
competition not necessarily
clients.
Danielle Cole, Williams
equestrian coach at Hillsdale
College, thinks that Williams
experience will improve her riding in the future.
I think the more you encourage yourself by watching
other individuals who are at an
even higher level, the more determined you are to be a better
rider, she said.
The Phelps Media Group,
equestrian focus, represents clients that range from Olympic
athletes to members of the royal
family.
The level of caliber Williams
expected to see in Florida was
far surpassed.
Im around people who are
world champions and Olympians, and whats surprised me
is that these people are so open
to helping me write a story and
take their picture.
Before Williams can ride any
of the show horses, however,
simulator test that she has yet
to master. Even experienced
equestrians, like Williams,
struggle through the intense
technical screening.
Young riders would give an
arm and leg to watch these people ride these horses, Williams
said. These horses are competing at a top level. They are incredibly expensive theyre
treated better than I am.
Rink
From B4
out of the snowbanks all the
time.
At the far end of the ice, a
wire with a large curtain attached stretches across the
rink.
On warm days I push it
over to block the sun to keep
it from screwing up my ice,
Connor said. I call it a sun
curtain.
The wires are attached to
two of the four light poles that
illuminate the ice for nighttime hockey games.
When the ice melts, Connor leaves the boards up and
takes his liner out. The Connors then use the exposed
sand beneath as a riding arena
for horses.
On the side of the rink sits
a sizable warming hut. Inside
the hut is a hockey fans paradise.
Detroit Red Wings memorabilia line the walls along
with a blown up black-andwhite photo of Connors
father in goalie pads. He
played for the Boston University team. A black-and-white
photo of the Hillsdale mens
hockey team in the 70s also
has a place on the wall.
At the front of the room, a
lacing up their skates and padding up for a game. Shelves of
old hockey skates and hockey
pads line one of the walls, offered to any visitors to use for
play.
Bob Blackstock, professor
of business law, played hockey growing up in Sault Sainte
Marie, Mich. and again in law
school. He occasionally plays
a game at Connors house
when hes not maintaining his
own backyard rink.
Its a great service that he
provides for the community,

that he opens it up to everyone
the way he does, Blackstock
said. A lot of Hillsdale kids
learned to skate at the Connors. We have two sons and a
daughter and they were kind
of raised at the Connors.
Blackstock said he loves
playing against college students at the Rink.
I like to go up against a
freshman who doesnt know
me and throw an elbow in just
to surprise him, he said with
a grin.
Connor said he welcomes
skaters with any level of experience out onto the ice.
People just learning or old
vets, we get a whole range of
skaters out here, he said.
One of the veteran skaters
who frequents the Rink is senior Brett Miller.
Its fun for us to get out
there and relive the glory
days, he said. Well get full
its a great time. I would recommend it to everyone to go
out there, especially if youve
played hockey, youll really
enjoy it.
Connor said its fun getting
to know the guys and seeing
new faces come around every
four years.
He just really enjoys the
game, Blackstock said. I
remember his wife telling
me one story: The neighbors
called and said the music was
too loud by the rink one night.
He went out to check on it and
didnt come back for three
hours because he started skating with the guys.
Members of the mens track team chug chocolate milk for their act in the Sixth Annual Michael Finch (12) Track
Talent Show. Other acts included musical performances, human lifting, stand-up comedy, and magic tricks. (Photo
Courtesy of Heather Lantis)
Q&A: Fulbright scholar Evan Gage

he died and he was buried. And
I put the book down, and I cried
because I had learned that I loved
this man and he had died.
Its been amazing being able
to confront my own faith from
the perspective of people who
havent grown up with my faith.
Evan Gage, 14 applied for the

Fulbright Scholarship to Turkey
after visiting the country with the
Honors program. As a Fulbright
scholar, Gage is employed by both
the Turkish Council of Higher
Education through his school,
the U.S. Department of States Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Services. Working for both organizations, Gage serves as a fulland as a cultural ambassador for
the U.S., a job that includes travel
and cultural immersion. Recently,
Gage shared some of his most
memorable moments in Turkey
thus far.
What has it been like adapting to another culture?
There are many cultural traits
that I never recognized as distinctly American or distinctly
Western cultural traits that I now
recognize and really appreciate.
Like, we have an approach to the
idea of freedom of expression.
Or we have a different approach
to the idea of being insulted, and
I really appreciate how in the
West, thats handled and looked
at. We have a higher commitment to expression than we do to
hurting feelings. But in a highly
convivial, highly communityoriented, highly social culture,
its more important to make sure
people arent insulted than it is to
make sure that people are freely
expressing their opinions. And I
see the positives on both sides of
that. But its hard working out the
difference between those things.
Here, opinions make you a member of a kind of tribe, and its im-
What landmark or historic

site have you visited that has
left the greatest impression on
you so far?
Evan Gage, 14, looks at some icons at the Soumela

Monastary in Turkey where he teaches English at a university as a Fulbright scholar. (Photo Courtesy of Evan Gage)
portant to be able to identify with
a group of people who share your
opinions. Theres not so much of
that in the United States.
You said you dont have a
church home in Turkey, which
however, that youve met quite
a few Christians who have been
I never knew the story of Jesus.

I only knew the Islamic one, and
I didnt even know that well. So
Im reading the gospel, and Im
learning about this Jesus guy, and
he does these amazing things, but
he doesnt want anyone to know..
And then, all of a sudden, hes
share one of those stories?
thinking, No, surely this wont

happen. He raised men from the
dead! He turned water into wine.
went to a church in Ankara, and

I had the pleasure of meeting a
really amazing woman, a Turkish
convert from Islam. She comes
from a very pious Islamic family and is going to have to face
a really hard choice about what
shes going to do with her life. I
read the Bible, and it was nothing
like the Koran, she said. It was
easy to read- it was like a story.
And it goes through the whole

trial, and shes like, It gets closer
and every time I think, Surely
hes going to do something.
Surely hes going to stop this.
How could this happen? And
shes like, And then he went
to the cross, and Im thinking,
No, no, no, this cant happen,
this man is God! God cant die!
God wouldnt die! And then the
gospel writer just says, And then
As far as travel has gone, one

of my favorite places has been
the Sumela Monastery. I traveled
to there with a group of other Fulbrighters this fall. Christians have
been in monastery there since the
300s, and they were kicked out
in 1923 by the new government.
It was just a breathtaking place,
a beautiful place. You saw these
icons on the wall, these ancient,
ancient icons. And from things
from Dr. Jacksons Biblical Narrative and his Anglo-Saxon class,
I knew enough about Christian
monasticism and early Christian
ways of reading the Bible to be
able to interpret them. And I had
spent enough time with Dr. Bauman in his history of religion
classes to be able to understand
what the monastic communities
were. And thanks to my history
courses, I understood enough
about the iconoclastic controversies and the rise of Ataturk, that I
understood why so many of them
had been destroyed, and why the
monasteries themselves had been
abandoned, thanks to the governments reform.
Compiled by Morgan Sweeney
ShooteR
From B4
that stuff was something I hadnt
really gotten to do before and was
a lot of fun to shoot.
At Hillsdale, Lichti has been
hired by sorority Kappa Kappa
Gamma twice as an independent
contractor to help shoot their recruitment videos. The most recent
video, titled Perfect Day, was
ry, Hamilton said. I do know the

content I get will be good because
I know Simpson and I know those
guys and theres a lot of amazing
personal interaction and story that
happens.
In addition to Dorm Dogs,
Hamilton also plans on shooting a
gained so much popularity on social media that it was picked up by

Kappa Kappa Gammas fraternity
headquarters.
Shaun just seems to know ex-
program, but both Lichti and

Hamilton agree that Hillsdales
maker.
[Hillsdale] makes a huge difference, Hamilton said. A lot of
people in the creative industries,
junior Sydney Delp, a member

of Kappa Kappa Gamma who
worked with Lichti in the production of the recruitment videos.
He has great vision and knows
the technical and directional ways
to implement his vision.
over just one afternoon, Perfect
Day was shot over the course of
an entire week at seven different
locations.
While Lichti has already spent
several years working at his craft,
Hamilton is just getting started.
When you want to get into the
a reel, said Hamilton, a sophomore studying political economy.
Hamilton came to Hillsdale
Lichti shoots for a film project.

planning to study politics. But as
ized that working on Capitol Hill
is not the most effective way to
reform America.
One of the things I always
keep in my mind is a quote from
Chuck Colson, that Politics is
downstream of culture, Hamilton said. So I realized that whenever Im sitting and pointing a
frustrated about where America is
politically, culturally thats really
just an indictment on myself and
its an indictment on everyone.
help improve culture, but he does
(Photo Courtesy of Shaun Lichti)
If people can just watch my

them, its not a big thing and its
not going to change them over
of transforming American culture
and hopefully steering us back,
Hamilton said.
Hamilton has been working
on a documentary about Simpson
Dormitory.
The documentary, titled Dorm
Dogs, may last anywhere from
15 minutes to 50 minutes in length
according to Hamilton.
You can never predict whats
going to happen in a documenta-
by the fact that they dont have a

great understanding of the way the
world works.
Both Hamilton and Lichti would
love to work as a major director in
Hollywood one day. They admit it
will take a lot of work.
Thats something you work towards, Lichti said. There are a
lot of different paths that can get
you into the industry.
Lichtis path has taken him into
the commercial world.
Hamilton hopes his indepenmake a name for himself in the
Perhaps their paths will intersect again in Hollywood.
B4 22 Jan. 2015
Spotlight
(Photo Courtesy Josh Hamilton )
sharpshooters
Senior Shaun Lichti and sophomore Josh Hamilton
- al and verbal
tion, allowing them to shoot on abuse and how
it affects lives.
resolution camera.
Producing a movie is a long
Lichti brought up eight tons production, but
and expensive process. Finding of equipment from Los Angeles Lichti plans to
success as a director can take
release a teaser
years.
Hillsdale students Shaun Lichthe next couple
ti and Joshua Hamilton recognize
of weeks and
they are in for the long haul.
Lichti, a senior studying mar- to happen in a
within the next
keting management, began his
six months.
The movie was
ducing experience in 2009 as a
originally intended to
sophomore in high school.
to Fresno, California where they be 25 to 30 minutes long but LiLichti was looking for somechti thinks it will end up a little
thing to do as a summer project crew of about 150 professionals
so he got some friends together and many more volunteers.
to make a movie. After getting
a good screenwriter on board to way to get catapulted into the
help draft and edit the script, LiLichti, in looking back at his
chti and his friends showed the
script to others.
years ago, sees how far his style
People liked the script so much
has come.
Lichti was able to raise more than out about the power of emotionNathanael Meadowcroft
Assistant Editor
Lichti works with a cameraman at a film shoot.

wondering, wow, is
this still representative
of my work? No; but
-
him the ability to work for commercial clients. Last summer, he
A still from Lichtis brand launch film for World Class

Warrior that will release in February.
for a new apparel company called said. Action sequences, getting

World Class Warrior. The apparel to work with active military, law
is designed for law enforcement, enforcement, live range exercisFebruary.
See Shooter B3
A still from one of Hamiltons film projects.

(Photo Courtesy of Josh Hamilton)
Students warm up before a pick up game on the hockey rink in Craig Connors 77 backyard.
Sam Scorzo
Sports Editor
A visit to the Rink
Hillsdale College used to have

a hockey team, but it was dislation ice arena in town, the team
used to drive to Jackson, Mich. to
practice.
Today, the town is still with-
to think this was too small, now

The slapshots, if not hitting
campus in the back of a woody nor said.
net, will hit regulation ice arena
After two decades of maintenance
trial and error, Connor has are tinted a slight shade of green.
A lot of Hillsdale
accumulated enough knowledge They used to belong to Michigan
kids learned how to to make his rink a community hot
spot in the cold months.
skate at the
home rink before Munn Stadium
property, one will see a mounted was built.
customized road sign reading
The boards were going to a
community members could show

you where everyone goes to skate:
The Rink.
ice, one is immediately greeted
For the last 21 years, Craig ranges from four to eight inches with sounds of slapshots over
the backdrop of oldies rock mufor the Chargers, has built the
system.
backyard. He simply calls it The
MEHGAN CAIN, FRESHMAN

Describe your fashion sense.
If J. Crew and Goodwill had a love child
What is your most embarrassing item of clothing?
Easily my pair of crocs, though some may say my fanny-pack
What is your biggest fashion pet peeve?
Excessive chevron or skinny jeans with bulky tennis shoes
What is your favorite item of clothing?
My sweatshirt with a map of every Civil War battle
Who inspires your wardrobe?
Equal parts Emma Stone and a stereotypical 90s dad
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Michigans oldest college newspaper

Vol. 138 Issue 13 - 22 January 2015

Michael Ward named commencement speaker

Michael Ward will be this springs commencement

said. He then was writing that as his dissertation,

cause he is an academic. His profession is that of

Hillsdale women make

tense, just enough to get me that

Richard Brookhiser is the author of many books, including a

How has the role of journalism changed in America

Harry Jaffa dies

Youve been chopped!

Womens basketball on a roll

Coming back singing

(Courtesy of Anders Kiledal)

Hillsdale ranked safer than

(Photo courtesy of Shaun Lichti)

theyre trying to persuade voters, and theyre trying to do

Check out articles online at

Lincoln, but he changed his mind

remind you that extremism in the

with genuine curiosity and was

described Jaffa as pugnacious.

Jaffa was also an avid biker,

print in any agreement as if it

said graduate student John

days a week at one point. He continued to ride until he was at an

New baby owls, keys, and angels

sorority they had been placed in

es in the freshman classs gender

see what they bring to the house.

excitement of expanding our sisterhood, recruitment strengthens

cant wait to see what they can do

We picked up 15 wonderful ladies and are very excited to

Lozier said. I am very excited

Students for life

is people and more people. You

Mock Trial makes clean sweep at Polar Bear Invitational

weekend, the more ballots you have received, the

Invitational Mock Trial Tournament. In addition to

Just because the team comes from a small

seasons, and will now set their eyes on regionals

by one point on one ballot. We were able to split

las, chicken tenders, and skinny

food, something you could easily munch on, A.J.s manager

SAB SKI TRIP

Students can sign up outside of

theyre comfortable with what theyre of-

the needs campus has, Wells said.

will be comfortable also.

reports 63 percent of the student body is

CHOPPED: Students head to the kitchen

Grill Ninjas: Ryan OHearn

Kooking Kappas: Michelle

students will be cooking, spectators are encouraged to watch from

The DGs: Betsy Thistleton

(Photo Courtesy of Luke Robson)

(Photo Courtesy of Bailey Arlingaus)

Bell and Robson are adopting a unique strategy.

Green illuminated DGs competitive spirit

Hungry Owls: Geena Pietrefase and Elena Sakelaris

The Kooking Kappas may bring the most

in A.J.s. People will be able to buy their dish, Manno said.