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After months of running analytics and patching holes in its new website that was launched last September, the college decided to introduce changes to the current site. A rebuild of the admissions page will be the first phase of rebuilding all sections of the current website. President Larry Arnn approved plans that were submitted by Kraig McNutt, associate vice president for digital and new initiatives, and Web Content Manager Kokko Tso. McNutt and Tso have been the primary people working to get the new website up and running. Kokko and I had to peek The Student Activities Board announced Aaron Carter as this years main act at Centralhallapalooza. The event will also behind the curtain of the current include a mechanical bull, a DJ, a ferris wheel, a slide, and food trucks. (Caleb Whitmer/Collegian) website and determine if what was there was sufficient to meet our needs, McNutt said. We that meant getting someone big masses, so people that we knew all grew up with him. He was so came to the conclusion that it was Kate Patrick to come perform. that most students would know much more recognizable than ev- not the best foundation to build Collegian Reporter It was kind of random. I had or at least have some connection eryone else. upon for a long-term strategy, esa call come in and they said, We with he was a name we figAt noon on April 9 in the pecially from a mobile and tablet Yesterday, the Student Activi- work with big names and do live ured most people would know, Grewcock Student Union, SAB optimization point of view. ties Board revealed Aaron Carter performances. Would you be in- Bigney said. Its upbeat, its fun, played Aarons Party, while Revamping the website will as the main attraction of this terested in that? and I said, Ac- and its totally throwback. Which releasing a large white banner be a process taken in chunks over years Centralhallapalooza. tually, were looking to get some- is kind of what we were hoping depicting Carters face. SAB also the next few years, but they have Carter hit the peak of his fame body for our Centralhallapalooza for. passed out cut-outs of Carters placed priority on the undergradin the 2000s, performing with date in April, Bigney said. So Promotions Chair junior Mal- face for students. But Aaron uate portion of the website adHilary Duff and the Backstreet we went through a list of names lory Sachen said Aaron Carter Carter is not the only new atmissions and academics. Their Boys and appearing on Disney. and I just said, How crazy would was the obvious choice when traction for the end-of-the-year focus is making the website userSome hit singles of his are I it be if we got Aaron Carter? SAB was looking through the list event. SAB plans to bring in a lo- friendly and maximizing use of Want Candy and Aarons Party Bigney said SAB wants to of names to contract an artist. cal DJ, Bigney said. the admissions database, McNutt (Come and Get It). cater to the college crowd and None of the options on the Were going to be doing one said. Director of Student Activi- treat students to fun, catchy mu- list were very big names, but hour of DJ, Bigney said. Weve We want the website to be ties Amanda Bigney said SAB sic during the last event of the Aaron Carter was the one we all gotten a lot of people asking to the best possible tool it can be wanted to dip into rollover funds year. could say, Yes we know Aaron have more of the intermediate with a fresher design that is easto create the biggest and best We were trying to cater to the Carter songs, Sachen said. We ier to navigate, more engaging Centralhallapalooza ever, and See Centralhallapalooza A3
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Not many people at Hillsdale College can say they used a typewriter, let alone that they sat in the back of a van typing stats on one. Executive Assistant to the Director of Athletics Jeanie Adams, however, has done both of these things. With 45 years of service, she is the longest-serving staff member at the college. This April, Adams will be retiring from her position in the athletics department to spend more time with her family, especially her six grandchildren, who live nearby. I love my job, I love Hillsdale College, and I had no desire to change, Adams said. Its always been a happy place. Adams said the change that stands out the most is the growth of the college, not only in student body but also in staffing and sports. Hired a week after gradu-
ating from International Business College in Fort Wayne, Ind., Adams said she never even applied for jobs anywhere but Hillsdale. Growing up in Reading, Mich., meant that Hillsdale was close to home for Adams, but she recalls that she didnt know that Hillsdale College existed until her high school literature teacher brought her to see a Hillsdale play. Chief Administrative Officer Rich Pw said that Adams has been promoted several times in her near half-century of work, adding that she does whatever has to be done to make things work. Pw said that Adams makes the department stronger. Shes been a steady force over the last 45 years, he said. Shes provided the athletic department with stability. Its certainly a long time for anyone to work in a department. Adams has gained experience throughout the years, not only at
Judge Edith Jones served as chief judge of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals from 2006-2012. She was appointed as a federal judge by Ronald Reagan in 1985 and is a former White House Fellows Commissioner and former member of the National Bankruptcy Review Commission. Last week, Judge Jones was on campus teaching a daily class to undergraduates on jurisprudence. On Tuesday, she participated in a talk with College President Larry Arnn on the topic Lawyers, Judges, and the Rule of Law. Compiled by Ramona Tausz.
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At the opening of fraternity Greek Week, a chariot lost a wheel, but not its rider, during the first chariot race on Hillsdales campus since the 1980s. At the first fraternity event, teams of two men pulled chariots carrying one rider in a four-lap race around the parking lot behind the Suites, said senior Patrick Davenport, InterFraternity Council president. Each fraternity built its own chariot for the event. Alpha Tau Omega fraternity won the race. Pulling the chariots is a lot harder than you think, said senior Aaron Tracey, who pulled Sigma Chi fraternitys chariot. The rider is little, but youre running uphill, and youre running about the equivalent of a half mile, he said. The race also featured a Saga Inc. meal exchange cookout open to spectators. Hillsdale showed up in spades, said junior Ian Atherton, member of ATO. We had a good
Fraternity members race off the starting line in their handmade chariots in the inaugural event of Greek Week. (Ben Strickland/Collegian) crowd. I enjoyed it a lot. Chi Omega womens fraternity president while she competed in So far, fraternities have com- won sorority Greek Week, which a sack race, and I had no idea she peted in the chariot race, a track concluded Friday. Chi Omega has could jump so high, said junior competition, and basketball. Del- come in first every year but one Elizabeth Harris in an email, Pi ta Sigma Phi fraternity currently since 1983, Chi Omega president Beta Phi womens fraternity presleads the field by seven points. junior Geena Pietrefase said. ident. Fraternity Greek Week will We practice. We work hard. Four of the events were continue with volleyball 9:30 to- We want to win, she said. changed from last year, said night at Hillsdale Academy and Sorority Greek Week events sophomore Kelsey Lozier, Kappa bowling Friday at 6:30 p.m. included basketball, trivia, and Kappa Gamma womens fraterDavenport said the IFC is volleyball. nity delegate to the Panhellenic grateful to the academy for the I got to cheer for my room- Council. The trivia event was use of their courts. mate and our former chapter See Greek Week A3
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Alumni spotlight Palmer Schoening `11, runs his own business in Washington, D.C., called Schoening Solutions. A2 Convocation results See inside for scholarship cup winners and seniors with the highest GPAs. A2
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Broadstreet revamp pending Pending Hillsdale City Councils approval, Broadstreet will renovate its basement. A6
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Heroes of Hillsdale Hillsdale student William G. Whitney received the Medal of Honor for his actions at Chickamauga. B3
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Palmer Schoening 11, runs his own business in Washington, D.C., called Schoening Strategies.
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Womens scholarship cup: Pi Beta Phi (3.276) Mens scholarship cup: Delta Tau Delta (3.358) The Emily Daugherty Award for Teaching Excellence goes to Professor of Business Law Robert Blackstock
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News In the article, Physics seniors accepted to top schools, the jump for the story was incorrect. The corrected version is online. The Collegian regrets this error.
start collecting things. You never know what youll need. Kellams goal in the class is to bring students outside of their When the polar vortex struck comfort zone, to get them enHillsdale College, nine-foot gaged and practically competent snow banks loomed over the in the case of a survival situation. campus quad. Sinister patches This class isnt about survivof black ice stretched across the ing, but thriving, Kellam said. sidewalk. The days were nasty, The more you know, the less brutish, and short. you have to carry. We also focus Perfect weather for camping. on leadership skills, so that the Joe Kellam, the instructor for students can ensure that a group next semesters wilderof people will make it if ness survival class, set up they are confronted with a camp with friends when crisis. few Hillsdale students Ingenuity is an impordared to venture outdoors tant part of survival. The for longer than it took to kit mentality, according dash from the Grewcock to Kellam, teaches students Student Union to Mossey to work with a few core Library. tools. From there, Kellam People were calling hopes to teach each student us crazy, Kellam said. how to use natural resourcWe were comfortable, es to replace each element though, because we had in that basic kit. the right training. I know how to cut Kellam has been teachdown a tree with a knife, ing a wilderness survival Nabozny said. A lot of class for the past semester things can be good, can be alongside Associate Dean useful, even if its not in of Men Jeffery Rogers. In the conventional sense. the future, however, KelJunior Rob Pfeiffer was lam will be listed as the Wilderness survival class students learn how to create a signal fire. surprised at how involved (Courtesy of Jeffrey Rogers) sole instructor. the class has been. The brunt of the I wasnt expecting the teaching is his doing, Rogers student reaction was far more doorsmanship, as his father and instructor to be such a wealth of said. I did first aid, some cold enthusiastic than either Rogers uncle are regular hunters. But knowledge, Pfeiffer said. We weather instruction, and emer- or Kellam could have predicted. the class, more than giving him really spend a lot of time doing gency stuff. Next semester, he We had nearly 40 students practical skills to use outdoors, hands-on stuff. will be teaching it himself. sign up for the class, Rogers has changed his perspective. Kellams practical approach Kellam has, through many said, but we dropped down to You look at things in a differ- is perfect for students like Lunt, years of experience outdoors, 20 students after the time sched- ent light, Nabozny said. You however. become the primary wilderness ule was finalized. think, This is what I have on me. Someday, I want to look survival instructor for MichiSome students have had ex- What can I use it for? How can death in the face and live, Lunt gans Department of Natural Re- tensive experience outdoors. this help me survive? You also said. sources. Sarah Albers Collegian Reporter
Hillsdale Enactus returned from Cincinnati last week with a $500 cash prize from the Enactus National competition. Six students made up a presentation team that won its consolation bracket. The presentation was based on last years Hillsdale Enactus chapters activities focusing on international outreach, energy management, and community development projects. I think our team did really well, considering that were kind of young, said senior Gena Oster, president of the chapter. But we have 34 devoted Enactus members, which is pretty impressive. Oster said many of the teams from other colleges Hillsdale competed against have endowments and receive college credit for their participation, making Hillsdales competitiveness that much more impressive. Executive Director of Career Services Michael Murray, one of the groups academic advisors, said, The team did a very fine job representing Hillsdale and, I think, demonstrated themselves very admirably. This years competition saw a shift from last year, when Hillsdale competed at a regional competition in Chicago. The Enactus organization eliminated the regional competition from the overall program, meaning every participating team in the United States was competing in Cincinnati. While the team failed to qualify for advancement, every team present was guaranteed at least two chances to present, and in the consolation competition, Hill-
Six members of Hillsdales Enactus team traveled to Cincinnatti last week to compete in the Enactus National competition. The group won $500. (Courtesy of Shaun Lichti) sdale Enactus excelled. Junior Shaun Lichti, vice president of marketing for the team and presentation director, saw the whole experience as a great learning opportunity. It was important for understanding the new competition format, what it means to not have regionals where everyone goes straight into nationals I think we came out with a really good understanding of that, he said. Our presentation style, and the way we went about doing our presentation, using a lot of video elements with a high production value very professionally produced was a big success and really gave us an edge, and I think that with another year to finesse our projects and the way were partnering both with businesses and nonprofits, well be in a very great position next year. Beyond the experience of the competition, which Bob Blackstock, business law professor, described as a wonderful opportunity for students, developing their rhetorical skills, the national competition included a career fair and business speakers. Murray said fifty companies were present, many of which were Fortune 500 and 100 companies. The businesses ranged from Home Depot to Coca-Cola and everything in between. One of the key-note addresses was given by the president of the Hershey company. While only the six students making up the presentation team were present on this trip, Murray would like more to attend in the future, and hopes to eventually bring the whole Hillsdale Enactus team each year to the competition so they can all take advantage of the networking and job opportunities. Lichti and Oster both said they would like to see the Hillsdale Enactus team grow. Our drive is really just to get more people aware and more people involved, Lichti said. Formerly known as Students in Free Enterprise, Enactus went through a rebranding process last year. The Hillsdale chapter worked on three projects this last year. In energy management, Enactus ran the dormitory and residence recycling and energy competitions and programs. In community development, the group helped the local restaurant and addiction recovery ministry Tastes of Life manage their marketing. Also, in international outreach, Enactus is assisting philanthropist John Drakes Lingap Center orphanage in the Philippines. At bottom, the purpose of Enactus is to make the world a better place, Blackstock said. Anyone intersted in learning more about Enactus at Hillsdale is invited to attend the teams presentation in the private dining room at noon on April 15.
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As seniors near graduation, failure to take care of business could delay their diplomas and consequently their job search. On April 7, Registrar Douglas McArthur sent out an email saying,We have reason to believe that not everyone who intends to graduate in May has submitted a graduation application to the Registrars office. McArthurs email hinted at a problem with Hillsdale diplomas: sometimes, students dont get them. Failing to apply for graduation can delay diplomas, along with obstacles as small as unpaid library fines. Because many students stay an extra semester, being a senior is not enough for the college to know you will graduate, McArthur said. The graduation application is your way of announcing to the college that you are graduating, he said. Sometimes, panicked secondsemester seniors realize they need one more class to graduate. McArthur said there are a few of these students every year, but the online program evaluation tools have helped with this problem. If you dont pay library fines, it can prevent you from getting what you actually came here to get, Technical Services Librarian Maurine McCourry said. When graduating seniors walk across the stage in May, they are
not handed their diplomas. The process is actually more complicated. After grades come in, McArthur personally reviews every graduates transcript. Its a good two weeks of what I do all day long, he said. Once we have actually conferred the degree, then we place the order for the diplomas with the vendor. Once the college receives the diplomas, the diplomas are signed by Chief Administrative Officer Rich Pw and President Larry Arnn and then mailed out, usually by mid-June. The graduation process also involves some email changes for students. Once graduated, students will retain their Hillsdale email addresses for one year. After that, they switch to an alumni email provided by the college. We understand that it would be nice to have some continuity in contact information for students as they graduate so they can communicate with prospective employers, said Coordinator of Alumni Activities and Events Joyce Curby. So what the college has decided to do is allow you to keep you current email address for a year that way you can transition into the workplace. Through these new emails, students can stay updated on college news as well as reunions, through the e-lumni newsletter. Alumni can also look up fellow alumni through the college directory.
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When junior Garrett West presented a paper on Medieval philosophy at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, a student said theyd never met a theist who could actually have a conversation about philosophy. Being there really made me appreciate me being at HIllsdale. I recognize how rare the sort of education we receive here is, West said. I hope I was able to show a little bit of this education to the people I met. West presented his paper at Chapel Hill as part of its Undergraduate Conference on Philosophy on March 29. He submitted a paper on Saints Bonaventure and Aquinas to Chapel Hills philosophy club after Phi Sigma Tau, Hillsdales philosophy honorary, forwarded the call for papers over
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music just to dance to and enjoy. Theyre going to be bringing in lights and fog and really creating that concert-like atmosphere, so that will be a lot different from last year. Senior Alex Anderson, media
paper only after it was accepted. I had only remarked that it was an especially strong paper. Garrett is always an especially strong student, but he turned a corner here in his writing, Cole said. He was flirting with graduate level writing and reflection. Wests paper stood out among the other papers presented, since the other papers focused on ethics and language rather than philosophy, and there are no Medieval philosophy professors at Chapel Hill. How alien Wests topic is speaks all the more to the quality of the work, Cole said. I had to do a 35 minute Q and A after, West said. Basically, I talked about Thomas Aquinas the whole time. Before I went, I think that none of them would have thought that any medieval philosopher could have a robust philosophical system thats still applicable today.
Thursday, April 10 4:00-5:00 - Samuel Stoneburner: The Heart of Science: The Necessity of Liberal Motivations for Scientific Inquiry 5:15-6:15 - John Walsh: Why 2+2=4: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Arithmetic Friday, April 11 2:30-3:30 - Evan Gage: He Reysyd Uppe the Grett Root Oute of the Depe Depnesse: Hell and the Hermeneutics of the Harrowing in Julian of Norwichs Revelations of Divine Love 3:45-4:45 - Josiah Kollmeyer: Keep the White Horse White: The Victory of Christian Humility over Nihilistic Pride in G. K. Chestertons The Ballad of the White Horse Monday, April 14 2:30-3:30 - Grace Ramsey: Sex, Lies, and the Founding of Rome: How Venus Genetrix Evolved from Aphrodite 3:45-4:45 - Viktor Rozsa: Harmonices Mundi: Johannes Kepler and the Metaphysics of Scientific Discovery 5:00-6:00 - Grace Marie Lambert: A Response to Absence: Reading Marilynne Robinsons Gilead and Housekeeping in Tandem Tuesday, April 15 4:00-5:00 - Erin Mundahl: All the lonely people, where do they all come from?: A Socio-Psychological Examination of the Loner in Society Wednesday, April 16 2:30-3:30 - Brett Wierenga: Beyond Supply and Demand: Wilhelm Rpke on the Extra-Economic Context and Function of Economic Science 3:45-4:45 - Emily Schutz: But rememberFor thats my business to you: The Role of Wonder in Shakespeares Historical Memory 5:00-6:00 - Andrew Pappas: A Defense of Jury Notification Thursday, April 17 4:00-5:00 - Ellen Georges: The abortive sorrows and short-winded elations of men: F. Scott Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby as a Case Study in Teaching Literature at the High School Level 5:15-6:15 - Deborah Ross: Remember This Day: The Historical Significance of the Exodus and the Reliability of the Biblical Date
chair of SAB, said Aaron Carter will be a particularly fun addition to the night. We thought it would be a great way to end the year and the night with an artist I think a lot of people can recognize both name-wise and content-wise, Anderson said. Its kind of exciting to say, Hey, a childhood star came to my colsix years, said that Adams likes to keep a low profile but has great perspective and makes logical decisions. She knows so many people and their position within the college, Brubacher said. She helps a new person like me connect with lots of entities around campus. According to Brubacher, family is at the center of her life, and that close bond is of utmost importance to Adams. get a clerkship. I wasnt able to look around a lot for various reasons and, you know, you go and practice law and learn it in law practice. It worked out. Is a clerkship ever more than a temporary position? That is a very good question. Unfortunately, in my view, there are more and more judges who are hiring what they call permanent clerks. Its a great job, because you are serving the judge and therefore the cause of justice permanently. You get all the benefits of federal employment. Not as high a salary, but the main benefit is reasonable working conditions. But still, there are a lot more student clerks, than there are permanent clerks. A lot of the permanent clerks work for older judges, who have less work to do. The judges dont want to be bothered by having to train new people and hire new people every such as a wheelbarrow race and an egg toss. Lozier said the new events were well-received. Overall, it was super successful this year, she said. Finish the Lyric consisted of teams from each sorority choosing categories of songs. Part of a song would be played and then admissions alone, you have prospective students, prospective parents, guidance counselors, military students, international students. All those have varying needs when they come to our website. McNutt, who has 20 years of digital marketing experience, came to Hillsdale last June. He said that rebuilding the website is not uncommon for schools around the country. What we are going through is very typical of what almost every school goes through. Some went through it five years ago,
lege. Because SAB is spending so much money on Centralhallapalooza this year, Bigney said its probably going to be the best event of the year. Its probably going to be the biggest Centralhallapalooza thats ever been on campus, because were going big this year, Bigney said. We want to make sure everyone really enjoys it. She has weekly family dinners on Sunday and goes on a family vacation each summer. Adams said she will miss her Hillsdale family the most when she retires, but does look forward to spending time with her biological family. I have no big plans, she said. As of yet, no one has been hired for Adams position in the athletic department. You dont replace someone like Jeanie, Brubacher said. year. At your talk, you mentioned that despair is a sin when looking toward the future of our country. How do you demonstrate optimism in your work and how might you encourage students to stay optimistic? Well, for myself, I just am doing my judicial job as well as I can, pursuant to the principles that Ive tried to teach the students today, which are strict regard for the rule of law and a conception of the proper role of the judiciary in our society. As for the students, I think its important for each student to make decisions and then pursue excellence in whatever course they choose. Then no matter what external forces may seem to buffet them at the end of the day, each one will be able to say, I did the best I could. the women would attempt to finish the song, KKG president junior Mary Kate Kibbe said. She said those who successfully finished difficult songs won much support. It was really nice to get the houses cheering on together, Kibbe said. some still are not going through it, McNutt said. A majority of school websites are not that great ours currently is not that great, but we want to fix that. Tso hopes that consistent reevaluation of the website will ease the process for the future. The idea is that we wont wait every three years to massively change the website, Tso said. It will be an ongoing patching and updating, so we will be able to gradually ease the fish into the water rather than dunking it into cold water every three or four years.
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her job, but with the college and its people. She has worked for five athletic directors since 1970 and says the knowledge she has acquired from her bosses has been unmeasurable. Director of Athletics Don Brubacher, a college employee for
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40,000 students are graduating, so you have to be very at the top of your class to qualify for clerkship. As you can imagine, there is a gigantic underground communication about clerkships by former law clerks and some professors and so on, and so theres a lot of scuttlebutt out there about which judges are the best ones to clerk for and which cities the best ones to be in and so on. Im not privy to all that, but anyone whos going to apply for a clerkship probably needs to explore all that. What options are available for students who dont get clerkships right out of law school? Well, theyre like me! I didnt
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revised and kickball, Freaky Friday, and Finish the Lyric were introduced. Freaky Friday consisted of less competitive events
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on the changes they have made. The task is made more difficult with the quantity of information and the number of constituents they are trying to serve. There are so many types of users, which makes it very difficult, and also challenging and fun when you redesign your website. You have to look at it from the point of view of different types of users, McNutt said. For just
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Its no secret that the roads in Hillsdale need a lot of work. Just drive down Wolcott or Vine Street at 15 mph and pray your tires make it. The city needs to fix them, but it cant without money. We suggest city council repropose the income tax that was voted down in 2012, and we encourage city residents this time around to vote yes. In the aftermath of the citys rejection of the income tax proposal, street funding solutions were constantly debated during the 2013 election cycle. Each candidate for Hillsdale City
tra to yourself in the kitchen. In my efforts to become a good housewife, I once spent an entire summer trying to find the perfect pound cake recipe. There are several. People recommend different wet ingredients: sour cream, butter, Crisco, etc. I have found that sour cream works best. Then there is the almond/lemon decision. Of course vanilla will be an ingredient, but you must choose whether you want your cake to have a nutty or Hillsdale has prepared fruity overtone. Or you can make a chocolate pound me to be a housewife by cake, which resolves these teaching me how to difficulties for you. maintain outward calm This love for baking was born in me, I believe, out of in spite of inward anxiety, a severe habit of procrashow to impress others tination. At Hillsdale, the night before a paper was while at the same time due, I would always bake. I improving yourself, and perfected Seth Stricklands bread recipe, venturing out how to be productive with such additions as honwhen you procrastinate. ey and chopped fruit. Bread is perfect for studying, or rather, not studying. Add the yeast to the water, and go study while it gets foamy. Add the flour, study a little. Knead a little, write some more. Wait four hours for the bread to rise while you actually get some studying done. Finally, once you have baked the bread to a golden brown, you can offer it to your friends, continuing your strain of avoiding that paper. At least, it worked for me. Then theres always impressing the boys. The way to a mans heart is through his stomach. I wont say I didnt try this on Carl. I definitely made him pound cake before we were dating. And now he makes me Swedish pancakes, so it comes full circle. But really, baking is an important way of showing affection to the men in your life. Although they would probably prefer a mighty-meaty dish, I usually make Carl and his friends scones. Or cookies. Their oven is a little finicky, so sometimes we end up eating cookie dough, but its a communal experience nonetheless. Being a housewife is more than baking. Its also the crazy soccer-mom adrenalin that you need to keep you going all day. I think Hillsdale has also prepared me for this. I know that balancing Kappa and Chamber Choir and Jitters (and studying) is nothing compared to actually being a mother, but it must contribute some skills of time management or at least not losing your mind. I may not drive a minivan, but I do enjoy the feverish business of a to-do list. Furthermore, the perfect housewife always wears pearls. Rain or shine, studying or sleeping, I always strive to wear pearls. I think it gives a professional touch to the grungiest outfit. It also keeps at bay the impending hipster-dom. As long as I have this remnant of the fifties, I cannot fall into the laissez-faire matching of any and all patterns and fabrics garnered from thrift stores and the Womens Commissioners Sale. Pearls are the emblem of the eternal: spherical and white. They add the garnish of peace to an otherwise harried appearance. Hillsdale has prepared me to be a housewife by teaching me how to maintain outward calm in spite of inward anxiety, how to impress others while at the same time improving yourself, and how to be productive when you procrastinate.
I felt drawn into a level of contemplation that begged me to look around at the world and be dazzled by it.
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shock. Death became predictable, with less impact. Since 24, TV has become a hub for fictional mass murder. Even non-action based shows like Downton Abbey and House of Cards are guilty of their own share of twist deaths. In their defense, however, those shows do a lot to reinforce the notion that there are other ways to impress audiences with twists and turns that do not involve death. Shows dont need to resort to heroes and villains rejoicing together around a fire singing Kumbaya, but reducing the body count is a good step toward keeping death surprising and meaningful. I suppose that, while Im casting blame, I really ought to point my finger at Shakespeare. Just look at Hamlet. Only Horatio made it out of that one alive.
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Our student body, as a whole, avoids asking the hard questions about what justice requires of our society. When I read that gem of a line from last weeks Collegian op-ed The liberal arts must include opposing thinkers I was incredulous. Garrett Wests argument that all Hillsdale students live in an ideological echo chamber with little serious exposure to philosophers and philosophies they disagree with is bunk and needs to be addressed. According to the author of the piece, this college needs a more diverse conversation which considers seriously thinkers like John Rawls, G.W.F. Hegel, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Karl Marx. The only problem with the authors claim? That conversation is already happening on campus. Every thinker the oped claimed Hillsdale students werent reading I have studied in-depth in class. For an hour and fifteen minutes every Monday and Wednesday in my Modern Political Philosophy II course, Dr. Pestritto goes through core portions of major texts from Kant, Rousseau, Hegel and Marx line by line, argument by argument. Two-thirds of my American Political Thought class with Dr. West was spent on the American progressives and post-modern liberals, none of whom would ever be confused with supporters of the Founders or their vision of government. Dr. West placed special emphasis on the influential liberal thinkers John Rawls and Ronald Dworkin. He required us to read large portions of their most significant writings so that we might better understand the impact of their arguments. I cant speak for the other fields of study, but I do know that, in my politics courses, Ive been exposed to dozens of thinkers and writers who stand outside the generally conservative disposition of the college. My politics professors have challenged me to read those authors closely, even sympathetically. In doing so, my ability to think critically has sharpened immensely. The op-eds sweeping claim of widespread ideological blindness among students angered me. Not only did it unfairly insult my own liberal education, but in doing so wrongly implied that my professors were intellectually dishonest, either hiding opposing arguments out of fear of their effects or a refusal to leave their own bubbles of thought. That claim, considered in light of my own experience in the politics program, is utterly fallacious. Ive taken 8 of the 11 required courses for a politics major and my syllabi dont lie by sheer volume Ive read far more Hegel than Locke, far more Nietzsche than Strauss. The politics professors do ask their students hard questions about justice. They present the evidence and ask us to work through it. They force us to read closely and to think critically. Of course, my professors hold positions and defend them in class, but that does not mean we dont approach opposing thinkers or that we treat them as sub-par intellects unworthy of thoughtful reading. While colleges across America churn out political science students primed to man the machinery of the modern administrative state and fully indoctrinated in the dogmas of the liberal holy trinity of race, class, and gender, Hillsdale stands apart. The politics education at this college is superb and well worth pursuing. It is anything but one-sided. Its true; Ive heard students at the college make outlandish claims about political thinkers that illustrate their own ignorance, but that does not mean such students are indicative of the whole population. If youre going to make sweeping claims about the nature of the education here at Hillsdale, do your research. The results might surprise you.
Hillsdale College reported a 94 percent placement rate of graduating seniors in either a graduate school program or a desired profession last year. At first this number seems impressive, but in comparison to similar private college statistics it is nothing but average. This statistic has always bothered me, not because of its numerical value but because of its conventional label. Hillsdale does not produce conventional students and hopes to attract increasingly qualified applicants. By 2019, the college seeks to be the most selective school in Michigan. Such an achievement will require not just a rigorous admissions process, but an overhaul of the colleges career placement strategy for graduating seniors. The quality of employment for Hillsdale graduates is vital to the long-term success and reputation of the college. Beyond just the four-year experience, a degree seeks to prepare students for professional success. In comparison to a vocational degree, a liberal arts education is often seen as an unconventional degree because it lacks a specific skill set. But in todays job market, a liberal arts education is in high demand. A 2014 report conducted by the Association of American Colleges and Universities found that 93 percent of employers prefer applicants who can write, communicate clearly, solve complex problems, and adapt in new environments, over a specific major or minor. If the college wants to increase its selectiveness it needs to direct more attention toward career placement. Hillsdale College needs to market their students unique and outstanding qualities to nationally competitive job markets. If the following proposals are properly implemented, Hillsdale could build a professional profile upon the colleges outstanding educational and independent reputation. First students need to be connected to opportunities. Quite often the resources of the colleges friends, donors, and supporters are forgotten. I cant tell you how many times I have met a donor at a CCA who had expressed interest in helping students pursue a variety of career paths. The college has over 2.7 million subscribers to its monthly publication. They have raised over 1.1 billion dollars in its 40-year fight for independence. The college should capitalize on these connections to advance Hillsdale students careers. Conventional employment tactics cause students to miss out on valuable resources. Many colleges rely on alumni connections for student internship and job opportunities. If Hillsdale wants to stand apart, it must embrace its unconventional resources in a more aggressive and personalized way than Charger Connect. Some office whether it be Institutional Advancement, External Affairs, or Career Services needs to take initiative by connected willing supporters with ambitious students. Second, Hillsdale must hire a fulltime, professional cover letter and resume writer. The first thing that will make Hillsdale students stand out in the job interview process is a well-constructed cover letter and resume. Hiring managers decide within seconds whether the applicant is a viable candidate
based on the quality of the cover letter. It is no secret that top job applicants from other schools hire professional resume writers to help construct their image for a certain position. The implementation of the Student Affairs Mentor program has motivated students to craft thoughtful resumes. But no matter how helpful a SAM may be, no SAM has the expertise of a professional resume writer. This is a simple change that would immediately improve the professional image of Hillsdales students. Finally, the college must be more intentional about placing students in diverse careers paths. A liberal arts education does not limit students to careers in education, government, or non-profits. There is no better way to spread the colleges message and increase support than by actively placing students in jobs throughout the nation. The college needs to connect with organizations, companies, and industries outside of its conventional niches. We should strive to have recruiters and competitive programs visit campus in demand for Hillsdale students. I am the first to admit, I do not have a LinkedIn account, nor do I want one. I believe in the strength of personal connections. Connections are only useful when you establish a relationship. Try to connect personally with alumni by accessing the listserv through the Alumni Office. In addition, I believe that each student is on a different career journey. The Hillsdale community, however, must always strive to meet the challenges of modern life. Such a challenge requires us to leave the Hillsdale bubble and bring its message to new platforms.
morning alone kept me running. Any determination I had did not ward off the miserable runs they are like old bad jokes now. Like when I ran seven miles out on a road and could only make it three miles back; I had to walk the last four miles because my legs would not take me any farther. Or the runs I had to squeeze in around class when I got back to Hillsdale. Or the 85 degree, summer afternoon run when I ran around Seattle trying to find 18 miles worth of pavement to carry me to the end of the run. When I hobbled into my sisters apartment afterwards, I collapsed on the floor, slurped down a 24 ounces protein smoothie in practically a gulp, and then floated in the pool for the next hour. It was entirely taxing and exhausting, but without those experiences, I wouldnt have known how important food, directions, hydration, and patience were to long distance running and how rewarding it could be. Those months of training, however difficult, led to one of my most profound learning experiences. Those months prepared me for that early October morning when I timidly ate my bagel on the train from a friends house in Hinsdale to the heart of Chicago. Runners of all ages and types spewed from all directions, streaming into the start corrals as the sun rose. A couple anxious minutes passed and then the gun went off. The pack of 40,000 runners followed Columbus Street north from Millennium Park and off on a tour of the city. The only thing left was to trust the training I had committed to and to enjoy being with the thousands of people lining the streets it was almost a contest among Chicagoans to determine which part of town could rally the largest cheering crowd and then thrive with thousands of runners each trying to reach the same goal: 26.2 miles.
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Taylor Knopf & Macaela Bennett City News & Assistant Editor Fifth in a series. The income tax initiative, voted down in 2012, is back on Hillsdale City Councils road-funding list. In order to fund fixing the city roads, council compiled a list of options and included an income tax as one that should be re-evaluated. There are really only two options left: the millage and the income tax, Councilman Brian Watkins said. In theory, the income tax is as fair as were going to get in paying for the roads. Watkins pointed out that many Michigan cities are dealing with the same problem of poor roads and little money to fix them. This is because Michigan cities two primary revenue sources, property taxes and state revenue sharing, have significantly decreased since 2004, according to a Citizens Research Council of Michigan publication. Michigans prolonged economics recession is creating fiscal stress for many local governments and causing city government of-
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combination of smaller options be considered to fund the roads, such as reassesing fees, special assessment projects, closing unnecessary roads, and looking for ways to cut the budget. I dont think the road funding is going to be one, big magical thing, Flannery said. It will be us reducing the expenses we have and looking at the fees that we charge people and taking a look at a lot of little things, and they will all add up. Some of the main objections to the income tax are that it is an extra burden on families and that it does not promote economic development, according to local attorney Bethany Miller. Miller campaigned with a group against the income tax in 2012. Its a well-known fact that taxation doesnt encourage economic development, Miller said. It discourages business. According to Wolfram, improved roads could raise property values enough to offset the income taxs cost for families within the median income range. It boils down to how badly people really want the streets done, Watkins said. Because one way or another, they have to pay for them.
Broadstreet Downtown Market plans to renovate its basement said Robert Socha, co-owner of Broadstreet. At the Hillsdale City Council March 24 meeting, Socha told the council about Broadstreets plans to submit an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Exemption application. OPRA allows cities to waive property taxes on commercial buildings that require rehabilitation. Were trying to maintain the atmosphere we have with the first-floor tavern and eatery in the new remodeling of the basement, Socha said. If its application is accepted, Broadstreet will finish twothirds of its 7,000 square-foot basement. Costing approximately $418,000, the renovations would include creating a bar and entertainment venue with gaming area, bar, and extension of the upstairs restaurant. While the upstairs bar and restaurant is quieter and more conducive to conversation, Broadstreet owners hope to create a more upbeat atmosphere downstairs by hosting open microphone nights and disc-jockeys. Socha said he hopes to have the basement open by mid-May. At councils April 7 meeting, it set a public meeting for May 5 at which residents are invited to give their input about whether or not Broadstreets application should be approved. -Philip DeVoe and Macaela Bennett
Michigan maple syrup production has skyrocketed in the last few years, piquing the interest of several nearby families and Hillsdale College senior Ben Holscher. Syrup is one of the worlds healthiest sweeteners. It has just as many nutrients as honey and theres nothing added to it, Holscher said. I think its health benefits are part of the reason why were seeing a huge increase in demand. Its also just delicious. After graduation in May, Holscher plans to move back to his native state of New York and expand his familys maple syrup business. Our family got into the business because we have 150 acres of maple trees, Holscher said. This year we have 11,000 taps [trees], but we hope to add 8,000 taps this summer and ultimately aim to manage 50,000 taps in five to seven years. My goal is to be one of the biggest maple syrup producers in North America. Currently, Michigan ranks fifth nationally in maple syrup production, averaging 90,000 gallons of syrup each year, according to the Michigan Maple Syrup Association. Im a fourth-generation syrup maker with 27,000 taps, and a pretty good-sized sugar bush, said MMSA Director Dale Forrester. I eat, breathe, and drink maple syrup. Its what I do for a living, and I love it. MMSA aims to accomplish two goals: ensure that Michigan syrup is high quality and promote Michigan maple syrup producers.
22 to 23 gallons of syrup. You can only boil off about a gallon per square-foot per hour, Martin Jones said. But if you have an interest in being outdoors, or you enjoy making something with your hands, then you would enjoy making maple syrup. Theres fulfillment in using your hands to make something that God causes to grow in an amazing way. A large maple pumps several thousand gallons of sap through it every year. The sap originates in the roots of the tree, where it is stored for energy as a starch. Then, the sap is pushed up the tree and converted into energy. We just enjoy doing it together. We also do a lot of canning and make grape juice, apple cider, and soap, Martin Jones said. Anyone could pick up a knack for this.
Maple trees being tapped for syrup off of Sand Lake Road in Hillsdale County. (Macaela Bennett/Collegian)
production or creation, he said, only layers of bureaucracy. Besides his political interests, Jacques harbored an entrepreneurial spirit that soon led him away from D.C. and into a series of businesses. He said his time operating businesses allowed him to personally encounter the difficulties and wastes imposed by certain government regulations. Thats when you start wanting to do something a little bigger than the business youre in, he said. You want to try to affect the lessons you learned to improve society. Its a very crowded Republican primary, however, with multiple Hillsdale alumni candidates. Grigor Hasted, director of alumni relations and business industry, knows Jacques, but
to tell you what I dont do, Lisznyai said. I dont do malpractice, and I dont do workers comp. Pretty much everything else, we deal with. Lisznyai graduated with a degree in law from Wayne State University in 1990. From there, she worked for two Detroit-area legal firms. At one time, Lisznyai worked on environmental cases so big they required 30 to 40 lawyers. It was federal litigation. I traveled throughout the country to do these different depositions, Lisznyai said. It was a wonderful experience for me, but it was very all-consuming. You pretty much lived it. Her workload in Detroit drove Lisznyai to move to Jonesville with her family. Her kids were small then, and
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Softball 7-13 overall Hillsdale: 3 Malone:1 Hillsdale: 7 Malone: 6 Ashland: 5 Hillsdale: 3 Hillsdale: 1 Ashlamd: 0 Saginaw Valley: 9 Hillsdale: 0 Saginaw Valley: 10 Hillsdale: 1 Season Leaders: Hits: Bekah Kastning: 19 Ainsley Ellison: 14 Jessica Knepper: 13 Home runs: Grunert: 2 Kasting: 2 RBIs: Kastning: 10 Knepper: 5 Ardrey: 5 ERA: Grunert: 3.09 Klopfer: 4.96 Ardrey: 4.96 Baseball 11-21 overall Hillsdale: 9 Ashland: 2 Ashland: 4 Hillsdale: 3 Ashland: 17 Hillsdale: 2 Lourdes: 7 Hillsdale: 5 Hillsdale: 7 Northwood: 2 Hillsdale: 5 Northwood: 2 Season Leaders Hits: Luke Ortel: 40 Tad Sobieszczanski: 35 Nolan Breymaier: 34 Home runs: Lincoln Reed: 1 Chris McDonald: 1 RBIs: Chris McDonald: 22 Bartlett: 14 Ortel: 14 ERA (10+ innings): Dan Pochmara: 1.08 Joe Chasen: 3.60 Jake Lee: 3.86
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For a college basketball fan, participating in a March Madness bracket competition is one of the highlights of the season. Doing it for a good cause makes it that much better. The men of Simpson Residence took advantage of the college basketball tournament to raise money for the building of a well in Jinja, Uganda for the Visiting Orphans Organization. I set up the March Madness bracket challenge on ESPN, sophomore Matthew Hastreiter said. I got a bunch of the guys in Simpson and people from other places around campus to donate a $5 buy-in, with the stipulation that half of the winnings would go to the winner and then the other half would go to building a well.
Sacco led the competition for most of the tournament, due to his success in the early rounds. I am honored to live with, and call friends, this group of men in Simpson who have planned out a full year of fundraising and have adroitly succeeded at raising money for such a fantastic cause, he said. While Sacco supports where the donated half is going, he is indecisive as to how he will spend his portion. I am torn between donating the money to the Tower Light, buying out a majority stake in Saga Incorporated, investing the money in Beachwood Avenue, or just buying 100 items off the McDonalds dollar menu, Sacco said. Regardless of what he does with the money, he and the rest of Simpson can be proud that they are one step closer to building a well to bring clean water to a town in dire need.
Above: A group of students practice sand volleyball during class this week. (Ben Strickland/Collegian) The sand volleyball courts, one of the most popular features of the park, are now open for use. The running and biking trails are also cleared up and ready to go for students to get some much needed exercise after the long, harsh winter. The students can always come get a workout in with me or on their own, coach Bill Lundberg said. Those who would like to rent bikes for use on the trails can contact coach Lundberg with a time for use so that he can make sure the equipment is available. -Compiled by Shane Armstrong
Brad Monastiere graduated from Central Michigan University in 1996 with a degree in journalism. He was hired as Sports Information Director at Hillsdale College in 2005. In 2011, he received the additional title of Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations and Event Management. What are your responsibilities as Sports Information Director and Assistant Athletic Director? Were kind of our own press department, and thats kind of where the job has come to. An analogy I like to use is that Im the spotlight-operator, putting the spotlight on others. Im about showcasing our kids and others to the best of my ability. Im in charge of every bit of information that you poke around on the website and find. I do stats for all our home games,
same time, he said. During the 2009 and 2010 seasons, he helped coach the Siena Heights team as a graduate assistant although he wasnt yet coaching with his dad. Gordie held the Siena Heights job until 2003, when he resigned. He took a year off from coachAfter assuming the head coaching position for ing, then spent the next nine years at Adrian College the Hillsdale College baseball team last spring, Eric as a pitching coach. Theisen had to hire an assistant coach. Paul Noce a long-time friend of Gordies He held the position himself before replacing his gave Eric his first full-time coaching job at Hillspredecessor, Paul Noce, in the head job. Theisen dale College in 2010. Eric began work as a pitching said the man he hired was the first and only per- coach and recruiting coordinator. son he thought of: his dad, a veteran college baseNoce retired last year, Eric took over, and he ball coach of 25 years, Gordie Theisen. quickly hired his dad on to take over pitching When Eric started coaching, we had talked coaching duties. about mayCoach be someday T h e i s e n coaching toearned considgether, Goreration for the die Theisen head baseball said. I dont coach position think either with the qualone of us anity of his work ticipated it as an assistant would happen coach, said this soon. Director of The fatherAthletics Don son duo, along Brubacher in with the rest of an email. He the coaching demonstrated staff, is workthe ability to ing to catalyze recruit talented a renaissance baseball playin the Hillsers who are dale baseball great fits at program. The Assistant baseball coach Gordie Theisen (left) is the father Hillsdale, and team got its of head coach Eric Theisen (right). brought an exbest record tremely high in 10 years last year 20-25 and are looking to level of organization and management to the probuild off that success this season, hopefully finding gram. a berth in the GLIAC tournament. Theisen said the transition from assistant to head Gordie Theisen played college baseball for Si- coach was relatively smooth, partly because he reena Heights University. After several years as a cruited all the players he is now in charge of. high school teacher and baseball coach, he returned We love Coach Theisen, said junior captain to Siena Heights and took over the head coaching Vinny Delicata. Hes definitely a players coach. position in 1987. Hes relaxed, but when its time to work, we get He said his son grew up in the dugout, helping after it. out with the team. The coaches are working at generating wins and Hes been living with college baseball players establishing a culture of winning. his whole life, Gordie said. With two wins on Wednesday, the Chargers are Eric played college ball at Illinois State Univer- floating just above .500 in the GLIAC. Regarding a sity as a pitcher. He graduated in 2008. berth in the conference tournament, Eric said, Our I told myself I wouldnt coach all through destiny is in our hands. college but you cant help what you love someI get a sense that our players in general have times, Eric said. not had high expectations so far for individual and He played some baseball after graduation, which team success, so one of our challenges is trying to included some local league teams and a summer- raise our expectations for on-the-field performanclong stint in Brussels. es, Gordie said. Its been quite a while since the It was a way to kind of keep playing a little bit Hillsdale baseball team has made the GLIAC tourto extend my career a little bit and to travel at the nament. Caleb Whitmer Editor-in-Chief
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more walks and Hillsdale tallied another unearned run. Junior closer Dan Pochmara allowed one hit in the bottom of the seventh inning, but he then Anchored by a pair of domiretired the next three batters to nant pitching performances, the secure Hillsdale the win, 7-2. Hillsdale College baseball team Pochmara took the mound took two games from the Northagain at the end of the second wood University Timberwolves game. He allowed one more run, on April 9. but held Hillsdales victory, 5-2. Sophomore Chris McDonNorthwood made five errors ald and freshman Ethan Wiskur in the game. Hillsdale capitalthrew for Hillsdale in the douized, scoring three error-related bleheader. In the early game, runs. McDonald allowed two runs We did a good and six hits over job making them six innings. Wiskur pay for their misthrew six more takes, Theisen stingy innings in said. the second, allowMcDonald got ing four hits and off the mound and one run. picked up a bat for We only gave the second game up two free bases and in a big way. on the mound toHe notched two hits day in 14 innings, and three RBIs in coach Eric Theisen the game. Ortel hit said. When youre an RBI single in the ahead in the count game as well, scorlike we were all ing freshman Jake day and pound Lee. the zone like that Hillsdale played good things hapa non-conference pen. game against About halfway Lourdes University through the regular (7-19) on April 8 season, the Charand a three-game gers (11-21, 9-8) series with Ashland are currently 7th in University (15-11, the GLIAC stand5-6) over the weekings. The top six end. teams make the Lourdes won conference tournathe one-off game, ment. 7-5. The Chargers Were feeling Sophomore Chris McDonald attempts to tag a won the first game good where were runner out on April 5. (Anders Kiledal/Collegian) against Ashland, sitting right now, 9-2, but dropped Theisen said. the next two, 4-3 In the first game of the NorthThe bases loaded, the Chargers and 17-2. wood doubleheader, Hillsdale scored back-to-back unearned Hillsdale will travel to Descored first. runs: one after the Timbertroit this weekend for a threeSophomore Tad Sobieszcwolves catcher let a pitch get by game series with Wayne State zanski got hit by a pitch in the University. second inning. An out later, he him and the other off a walk. Now up two, Hillsdale wasnt stole second. Sophomore Lincoln Reed, done scoring yet. Nolan Breythrown out at first, advanced maier singled down the lefthim to third. Sophomore Con- field line and scored both senior Adam Ladzinski and Ortel. Two Caleb Whitmer Editor-in-Chief nor Bartlett then shot a single into center field, scoring Sobieszczanski. The Timberwolves struck back with a pair of runs in the sixth, putting Northwood ahead 2-1 going into the games final inning. But Hillsdale responded. With two outs, freshman Ethan Wiskur hit a single, driving in junior Vinny Delicata for the game-tying run. Then Jake Lee singled and Luke Ortel was hit by a pitch.
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According to Meyers, the triathlon wont take long. Maybe two hours, tops, for someone whos going pretty slow, he said. Our goal is to get kids out and get them away from schoolwork to have a little fun. This years triathlon training began with a series of suggested workouts from the student activities office. People responded to that really well, Meyers said. Im glad people found it helpful. Meyers said eight competitors have paid, while many more have filled out the forms. Students can sign up for the triathlon until Friday by emailing Meyers, signing up in the Student Activities Office, or signing up at lunch.
John Wierenga 15 When you transition from indoor to outdoor, it takes a little bit of time for the hurdlers and field events, Forino said. Freshman Joseph Newcomb took 8th in the 1500-meter run. Raffin finished 3rd in the 400 hurdles and 4th in the 110 hurdles. Senior Justin Fawley placed 4th in the high jump. Senior Brett Dailey won the discus, and sophomore Nathan Nobbs took 2nd in the javelin, throwing a personal
Brett Dailey 14 Theres some decent regional competition coming, Forino said. Its great because people like to show off at home and perform in front of their friends. Their families get to watch. Kids are really excited to compete at home.
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Left: Patrons at Broad Street Market listen to live music. Above: Megan Moss 13 makes a special appearance with her ukelele.
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Taylor Knopf City News Editor Broad Street Downtown Market and Tavern was standingroom-only this Thursday night, as community members and college students alike sipped their tap beers and chatted over the sound of live guitar jazz playing in the background. Dan Palmer, guitar instructor at Hillsdale College, and four of his students rotate playing live
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theres a star for Grosvenor, the drug store, and where the Jordan Finney Varnum family lived. Collegian Reporter Stoldts exhibit contains much more than a map. The windows Senior Gwen Stoldts senior and doors of the elaborately furnished room stretch nearly from thesis is unconventional. She is an English and his- floor to the ceiling, and these protory double major at Hillsdale vide a backdrop for two portraits, College, and has spent the last a wedding gown from 1806, and year taking inventory, adding to delicate ice cream bowls. In 1900 they were making a growing archive, and studying handmade ice cream at the drug the history of the Varnum family store, Stoldt gestured to a phoas a volunteer at the Grosvenor tograph of an ice cream soda House Museum in Jonesville, fountain on the wall. Mich. Stoldts rapid-fire knowledge Stoldts thesis focuses on a comes from spending many long local familys 100-plus-year hisdays at the museum squinting at tory as residents of Jonesville. The Varnum family owned handwritten letters from 1860 a drugstore that passed from fa- and deciding what is most impor- Above: Senior Gwen Stoldt poses for a shot outside the ther to son to grandsons, Stoldt tant for preserving the Varnum Grovesnor house where she will be presenting the research supporting her thesis. (Jordan Finney/Collegian) said. In my thesis, Im using the family story. The Varnums are a multidrug store who owned it and what they sold at certain points branch family who no longer re- tiator of this entire project, said you know how to handle boring in history to look at changes side in Jonesville. However, one Bonnie Drake, a volunteer at the piles of paper. Building an exhibit isnt about in America during the same time member of the Varnum family Grosvenor House Museum. She started by the glamour. period. cleaning out Ive been impressed with But shes not closets that how hard shes working, Prostopping with a hadnt been fessor of History David Stewthesis. touched in art, Stoldts thesis adviser, said. Stoldt cona long time Shes met with me every Tuesstructed a muand kept day morning for the last year to seum exhibit running into show me what shes done and to which chronithe Var- plan out what shes going to do cles all of the num name. the next week. Varnum family We were The Grosvenor House Muhistory uncovjust thrilled seum will open to the public on ered during her when she Sunday, April 13 from 3-5 p.m. time volunteerdecided to for all to see. Stoldt will exhibit ing at the Groswrite her her work and answer questions venor House thesis on it. about her research. Museum. She Stoldt Stoldt, who spent last summer expects her exdid not have working for the Smithsonian, hibit to remain to build an hopes to work at a museum after assembled long exhibit or she graduates from Hillsdale this after she gradueven write a May. ates. thesis. Last summer made me realI am hopPictured: the Grosvenor house. (Jordan Finney/Collegian) T h i s ize that I want to be at a smaller ing that my was all op- museum, like the Grosvenor museum exhibit will stay up for a long time because people who was so impressed with Stoldts tional. I just decided to do it for House, Stoldt said. At the come to visit it will be able to thesis project that she, her daugh- fun, she said. Its given me a Smithsonian youre in your own learn more about the commu- ter, and her granddaughter plan lot of practical experience, and little niche. I think Im maybe practical experience is the way more like the jack of all trades. nity, Stoldt said. I have a map to attend Stoldts thesis defense. Gwen was basically the ini- to go. Museums want to see that
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music at Broadstreet every Tuesday and Thursday night from 7 to 9. Broadstreet also added live music on Saturday nights from 9 to midnight, which started in the last few weeks. This is what I want to do, perform music, Palmer said. I just dont make much performing, so I teach. Palmer typically likes to play jazz and chooses the songs hes going to play when he arrives. His students, however, play a variety of styles. Senior Edwin Culver likes to
perform classical. Sophomore Jacob Coonradt improvises with a blues and folk combo. Freshman Brendan Ammerman likes folk and uses what Palmer calls finger style. And senior Ian Andrews likes to play a mix of jazz, folk, and indie, including some of his own work. He is the only student that sings as well. I love to perform. Ive been doing it my whole life, Andrews said. If you enjoy it, people will enjoy listening to you.
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music program. They have a makeshift hymn book and a Psalter, but no ones really worked on it. So they dont use many hymns, and none of them play the piano, Wagenmaker said. They do have a piano, though. After hearing about the mis-
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Krispy Krunchy: Market House offers top-notch chicken
Hillsdale isnt exactly a hotspot for soul food. When I first arrived, I disappointedly noticed the lack of a fried-chicken place, or of an expressly fried anything place, for that matter, and resigned myself to four years without binge-eating a whole bucket of chicken by myself. This town continues to surprise me, though, and I am proud to say that I have found an establishment that fulfills this need of mine: Krispy Krunchy Chicken in Market House. I had always driven by, tempted but assured that it could be no better than a Chesters Fried Chicken, which is all pre-made and falls rather short of any self-respecting fried chicken standard. The other day, out of hunger and desperation, I stumbled in, looking for a quick snack to relieve my hunger. I ordered the chicken fillet sandwich for $2.50, hoping that whatever horrors I bit into would not punish my digestive system too harshly. It was delicious. Krispy Krunchy Chicken is a cajun style fried chicken chain (whatever the heck that means; I still cant figure it out) that serves Tyson chicken. This isnt the Made-in-China, avian-flu chicken you find in most chicken chains, this is NRA-card-carrying, voted-for-Bush-in-2004 chicken. After several indulgent meals at Krispy
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RESTAURANT REVIEW
TEDDY SAWYER
Despite being engulfed in a cacophony of drums, the audience remained staid, the majority watching silent and still as the Hillsdale Percussion Ensemble rocked to rhythms collected from all over the world, each inspired by a separate culture. As I found myself moving to the groove, I was astounded by the lack of motion in the crowd the infectious quality of this music seemed lost on the audience. I began to ask myself, is this how this music is meant to be listened to? I say no. I mean no disrespect to the Hillsdale Percussion Ensemble (I thought the performance was fantastic!) nor to any other studio or individual holding a recital it is just a question of environment. What is the purpose of this music? The inspiration for the repeating, layering beats of a percussion ensemble come largely from rituals, something that is not simply an experience of music but an all-encompassing experience that means something. The beats are accompanied by dance and song; they are something that draw the audience not as simply an audience, but as an incorporated part of the experience. The sit-down recital lacks that depth. To me, sitting and listening without moving, without responding to the music in any way is almost unnatural. In high school, our conductor always cleared space in the auditorium before the jazz band played so that anyone who wanted to could dance. He considered jazz an odd choice of music if there is no intent or at least allowance for dancing. He never pushed the issue, but he opened up the floor so the audience could respond to the music. I thought this was fitting, jazz makes you move; the rhythm, I believe, should set you in motion, even if you have two left feet. Each style of music (here Im being exceptionally kind to country) has its place and each allows for a different selection of responses. Jazz naturally impels dance, as with the infectious rhythms of salsa, strong percussion, and in a very different way, the repetitive base beats of much pop and hip hop. For someone to start break-dancing in Markel during the next orchestra concert would be a spectacle. Our culture has developed a niche for the prodigysolo performer and the massive orchestra, but perhaps not all need to fit into that precise category. The chamber piece need not try to be the full symphony: the repeats are there for a reason, and that might just be something other than a rapt audience. The percussion performance did not specifically discourage reactions to the music, but the demeanor of the audience as a whole made it uncomfortable. This is not an invective against the recitalconcert approach to music, but a reminder that music is more than a passive, received art, it is a call and response. Dont forget to respond to art, even in a more sterile environment.
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tantalizing sugars at the center of it. They also have boudin bites, which are their delicious spin on the hush puppy. Finally, buy the honey-butter biscuits. If you cant tell from the name, they are unabashedly everything you want in a friedchicken biscuit. Sweet, flaky, and deliciously more than your daily allowance of sodium and fat. The fried chicken itself is substantial and delicious. You dont get the same sense of postchickeness that the Colonel serves, but you do get well-seasoned, moist chicken. Order the dark meat. Its perfect. The skin is also a wonderment. Perfectly crunchy (and crispy), it lacks the massive coating of oil you find on the soggy fried chicken at Kroger. Lastly, if you like catfish, dont be afraid to get the catfish. While its nothing incredible (hey, its catfish, give it a break), it definitely retains its Southern roots with cornmeal batter and light seasoning. Its also properly fried, so if you hate heavy fried fish youll be fine. Krispy Krunchy Chicken has definitely satisfied my desires for soul food on the go. Its simple but well-made fast food, and it has earned a new place in my heart for Hillsdale.
Krunchy, I have yet to encounter any chicken that is not of premium quality. First and foremost, I must advocate purchasing the chicken fillet sandwich. Miss Chick-filA? Here is your substitute. They make it on a Hawaiian-style bun with fresh, Kosher pickles,
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and it comes with a free drink, so for $2.50, its most likely the best food deal in Hillsdale at the moment. If you go to Krispy Krunchy, make sure to look into the corners of their menu. Here lies the fried okra, which is perfectly made, with that crispy shell on the outside while preserving the
This semesters Sigma Alpha Iota concert is in McNamara Hall on April 12 at 8:00 p.m. The concert will run just under two hours, according to SAI President senior Katie Pynes. Putting this on is really exciting, because we get to share music with the rest of campus, Pynes said. Its just fun to learn different pieces and perform them. This semesters concert was developed by senior SAI Music Director Emily Wahl and is themed around women in music, including songs either made famous by or composed by women. Emily has really worked to make the group more cohesive, Pynes said. Among the pieces being performed is Adiemus by Welsh composer Karl Jenkins. I think thats going to be my favorite one, Pynes said. It sounds like its in Latin, but if you listen closely, its not actually Latin. Its just a bunch of nonsense syllables. Overall, the concert will include 18 pieces of music involving anywhere from the whole group to solos, instrumentals and vocals. Its a really wild variety of stuff, and its going to be really fun, Pynes said. Everyone should come.
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mediums including pencil, oil paint, watercolor, graphic design, photography, and sculpture. I like being very versatile and dabbling in a lot of different media, Kilgore said. Each has its strengths and weaknesses. Through their art, the artists attempt to invoke a variety of emotions in the viewer, including contemplation, joy and peace, and rest. Many of my works make me want to pause and rest. I create art in order to reflect the ultimate Creator's beauty, Baldwin said. The artwork varies in style, some imitating the work of Leonardo da Vinci or Rembrandt and other pieces that have design aesthetics akin to those found on the Dropbox or Spotify websites. Chandler, Viviano, and Baldwin draw inspiration for their work largely from nature, while Flint and Kilgore draw much of their inspiration from specific artists such as Paul Rand and William-Adolphe Bouguereau. While some of the artwork on display is private and will be returned to the artist after the senior art exhibit is over, much of the work on display is available for purchase. The senior art exhibit is open to the public and anyone is welcome to attend, and the artists especially look forward to the attendance of their friends and families. My family and friends are coming to the show and I am very excited to have them there, Viviano said, I've been blessed by all their love and support.
Andrews has been playing, performing, and writing songs since he was 12. He just started lessons with Palmer this semester and hopes to continue playing at Broadstreet through the summer. Andrews chooses what to play depending on the atmosphere of the crowd. Frankly, it has more to do with their age than anything else, Andrews said. If the crowd seems more elderly, Ill pull out the Sinatra. Robert Socha, co-owner of Broadstreet, said he likes what the live music vibe adds to the atmosphere. He hopes there will be more live music, including DJs, once the basement renovations are complete. The live music is a lot of fun. It just makes it electric, Socha said. If they are sitting in front of you, its different. Socha said his business partner Mick Ritter knew Palmer and that is how the live music agreement with him and his students began last semester. He said he hopes the music increases business, but it just depends on the night. We hope the music draws more business, Socha said. We just like that its available. We want there always to be something happening.
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text well. Wagenmaker said. Many standard western hymns use well-known folk tunes. Wagenmaker minored in both Greek and Latin while at Hillsdale and has a love of linguistics but is still concerned over how quickly shell be able to pick up the language. Im really excited. Especially for the linguistics, I love linguistics. But hopefully the language wont take me 10 years to learn, Wagenmaker said. Theyre going to start teaching me when I get there, but Im only there for two months, so Im hoping they can get me some materials to begin looking at back here. Though shell initially only be in Karamoja for two months, Wagenmaker currently intends to return for subsequent summers as well. So, this is just the first time Im going, Wagenmaker said. Im basically going to be sorting out what all they need me to do over the summer. I dont know a lot, so Ill be doing a lot of observing and trying to help out in any way I can.
Melika Willoughby Special-to-the-Collegian In Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the patriotic hero is acclimating to the 21st century after being frozen for nearly 70 years. He brings with him an American message of freedom that, though antiquated as his taste in Big Band music, is pertinent today. The latest Avenger film was number one at the box office this weekend, breaking April debut records by earning $96.3 million. Based on the Marvel comic-book series, the tale will please action-hungry teens, story-seeking idealists, and
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The Kappa house in 1979. of my favorite activities that take place in the house because it is the time that all members can come to the house to enjoy a nice dinner over good conversation and laughter, said senior Mary
Kate Kibbe, the current president of Kappa. We are fortunate to have a home big enough to fit all of our members.
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When Steeb arrived in Uganda on June 21, she jumped into five months of training and acclimation that included sporadic assignments pertaining to her jobmade more difficult since her boss left two weeks after her arrival for a year-long furlough. But most of the time was unexpectedly devoted to heart training. I wasnt expecting to be coming into a training that was going to be at a heart level, Steeb said. I thought that I would be doing more appearance level, practical issues of working with orphans and vulnerable children and while that came out in the training, it was really more heart issues. Now that I look back, it was an incredible blessing that my first step after college got to be increasing my relationship with God, and just making the time to make that relationship a priority. Uganda is only just beginning to feel normal, Steeb said.
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Hundreds of Hillsdale College students left in 1861 to fight in the American Civil War. Many came home wounded. Some never came home at all. This series chronicles the experiences of several of those students who left their families and their college to fight for a greater cause. Special thanks to Linda Moore, Arlan Gilbert, and Kraig McNutt for their knowledge and assistance.
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sinking September sun, he surveyed the field of the dead and dying and came up with a plan. I dont know what prompted me, but I took my knife from my pocket, stepped over the works, and, while my company cheered and the rebels made a target of me, I hurriedly passed along the front, cutting off the cartridge boxes of the dead and wounded, and threw them over to my company, Whitney said. Whitneys actions provided his men with enough ammunition to repel the advancing Confederate line, preventing a collapse of the Union position. For this, he received the Medal of Honor nearly 33 years later, after evidence of his heroism emerged. Whitney was also noted for his actions in August of 1864. While advancing toward Confederate positions outside of Atlanta, Ga, a union soldier fell wounded. Our skirmish line was advanced and fired upon the enemy, Pvt. James Rayner wrote. One of the skirmishers fell seriously
wounded and cried piteously for help. That the said William G. Whitney, who was 1st lieutenant at the time, having been recently promoted, started to go to his assistance. When the young lieutenant moved toward the cries of the wounded man, many in the company tried to dissuade him. It meant almost certain death, being exposed to the fire of the enemy and as the members of the company said, Why risk your life when you will soon be discharged, and this man a stranger to you? Rayner wrote. Whitney ignored the warnings and ran half the length of a football field under withering fire to rescue the soldier, bringing him back to the Union line unscathed. Whitney left the army in September of 1865 after his promotion to captain. He returned home to Allen, Mich., his birthplace, where he lived until his death in 1915 at the age of 74.
Though this week, she said, has been the week of snakessmall snakes that have been found around their housing, snakes that are likely Black Mambas. She has learned to factor in greeting time to her morning walks, and she is used to crossing through a few herds of sheep or cows on her way to work. It is a very friendly culture. If you know the person you are going to shake hands or hug them, say how is your family? how did you spend the night?We do this greeting even if you need to be somewhere, people take the priority, which is really beautiful, but from my mindset is a big adjustment, Steeb said. If I need someone to do something, I cant just walk into their office and ask them. I need to pause and say something like Hi Uncle, how are you? How is your day going? I heard your wife is sick, how is she doing? Its learning to have the grace to take that time. With still over a year remaining in her commitment, Steeb is excited for building relationships with the family she belongs to. Im just recently starting to have lunch weekly at school with one of the girls from my family group. I just love leading devotions and working in the garden,
what they call fields, with them. So Im just excited to see how those relationships grow, because ultimately even though I have an office job, Im here for the people, especially the children, Steeb said. Steeb said she also loves how her job as administrative assistant includes some of her passions like writing and photography. One of her jobs is to compose the biannual newsletter, though she said, I never thought that part of my job would be communicating back home. Steeb is confident that God will use this experience to prepare her for what she will do next. Ive learned more about myself, Ive hopefully grown some, and Ive learned to look for God in the hard situations, Steeb said. Making the decision, and actually getting here, and seeing enough support come in to sustain me here has really shown that, even when its difficult to stay, God led me here and I know that I am supposed to be here for this time. Those types of lessons will carry me into the future.
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Uganda
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You just fall in love with Africa when you go there. - Don Westblade, assistant professor of religion
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A few weeks after graduation, Wesley Steeb 13, flew to Uganda to begin work as an administrative assistant for New Hope Uganda. It was only a matter of weeks before she realized the two-and-a-half-year commitment would challenge her in ways she never expected. Serving in Africa had been a dream of Steebs since she watched the documentary, Invisible Children in high school. She said she always thought she would travel there as a doctor though, not as an administrative assistant, and never right after college.
Plans to work at New Hope Ugandaan organization spread between three facilities in Uganda which seek to fulfill family structures to children without parentsbegan to form during the fall of her senior year at Hillsdale College. Assistant Professor of Religion Don Westblade explained, New Hope Uganda never uses the term orphanage, because orphanage will conjure up in your mind warehouses of kids. What they are doing is to try to recreate families for kids. They community is organized with the schoolhouse as the center, radiating out into circles where Ugandan parents live with eight to 20 kids. Each familys house is surrounded
by the fields where they grow their own food. Steeb went to the informational meeting for the mission trip, researched the organization, and found the job listing for the administrative assistant a position she had experience with through the GOAL Student Coordinator position. People have always told me that they think of me in administrative work, Steeb said. I really think that experience with GOAL got me this job. Steeb ran into many obstacles along the application process, but by February she was offered the position and a month to decide. Even though it was not a traditional job, I felt like this
is where God was leading me, Steeb said. Director of Health Services Brock Lutz and his wife Jen talked with Steeb often throughout the application process, and Skype with her now. Lutz said they encouraged her to pursue the opportunity to work in Africa. She had a couple offers for positions that were more typical jobs, but she talked about Africa from the perspective of it always being something that she wanted to do. We encouraged her to think outside the box a bit, and not necessarily do the safe thing, Brock said.