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Cross-country women place 2nd at GLIACs Charger women score best finish since 1999 conference tournament, earn 7th place nationally Savanna Wierenga Collegian Freelancer

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Cutting-edge treatment saves Herzog’s senior season Evan Carter Web Editor

Football Captain Butch Herzog’s senior season was saved when he received a cutting-edge treatment that more than halved his recovery time. (Anders Kiledal/Collegian) Participants of the Turkey Trot battled harsh weather and tricky obstacles last Saturday at Hayden Park. Hillsdale Academy and Kappa Kappa Gamma joined together to put on the event that raised funds for St. Peter’s Free Clinic. Racers ranged in age from preschool to adult. Michael Nikkila ’05, academy teacher and coach, won the race with a time of 15:58. (Elena Creed/Collegian)

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Former congressman and Hillsdale grad dies

Campus house burgled

Phillip Crane: ‘A fine man who had an impact on history’ Emma Vinton Assistant Editor

Amanda Tindall News Editor

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INSIDE Alumni create app

Who is Jerry Ross?

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Graham Deese Special to the Collegian

The grounding of ‘goods’ Garrett West Special to the Collegian Last week, Emily Runge responded (“West’s political solution goes in the wrong direction,” Nov. 6) to my original article (“The unappealing politics of universal rhetoric,” Oct. 30), which had claimed that the intractability of political discourse stems from “rights-talk.” She insightfully highlighted several of my unclear original claims, and I’d like to clarify these by responding to some of hers.

She writes: “While human rights are a bad standard [for evaluating the justice of a the political order], the alternative most obvious problem with human goods is that they lack an objective standard.”

Human goods do provide an objective standard because

If we seek the “reasons” for this choice — the purpose of the action — then we ultimately arrive at some reason that can no longer be explained in terms of anything else.

One day this past summer when I arrived at work, several of my coworkers were laughing about a news article describing a press conference of then-gubernatorial candidate for Illinois, Bruce Rauner. To demonstrate the state’s wasteful spending, Rauner brought three caged chickens to the conference and said, “We have spent into our state. We have plenty of chickens in our state...” My co-workers laughed not because they thought bringing chickens into a press conference was ludicrous, but because Rauner’s statement was incredibly misleading, if not an outright lie.

The program Rauner referred to brings state-endangered prairie chickens into Illinois to bolster the rapidly declining population. Needless to say, a prairie chicken is not the same as a domesticated chicken, and there certainly are not “plenty”

to buildings after hours was restored.

Well-done, persuasive pieces that promote a legitimate cause work. Students can affect real change. Even if student pieces do not bring about change by themselves, they can get the conversation going.

And although senior Casey Harper’s extremely convincing cry last year to remove the yellow bollards that pollute campus was never answered, we are

still holding out hope that the administration will address that concern as well.

All of these examples and more prove that Hillsdale students are not trapped in a mediocre status quo in their lives at the college. With a good idea, ample persuasive power, any student can start a conversation or plant an idea that changes campus for the better.

Why don’t you give it a try?

Send your ideas to jbutler@ hillsdale.edu

of prairie chickens in the state of Illinois (recent surveys put the population around 100).

Regardless of the effectiveness or necessity of the relocation program, Rauner deliberately attempted to mislead voters. the problem with politics in our country today.

The tendency for politicians to mislead voters permeates our political discourse. I point speRauner not because he is exceptionally guilty, but because we tend to forget that this problem does not solely occur on the left.

Both parties are often equally guilty and although exceptions exist, this tendency has polluted national political discussion.

Consequently, informed voters must choose between untrustworthy candidates when they go to the ballot box, fostering the general mistrust the American public holds toward the political system.

Despite the negative reactions of informed voters to these misleading statements, politicians

continue to make them for one simple reason: It works. Most Americans do not pay enough attention to the political world to recognize when a politician is misleading them. This is not to claim that most Americans are unintelligent, but that they are rationally ignorant. Unfortunately, politicians can easily take advantage of this rational ignorance. The number of rationally ignorant voters far exceeds the number of informed voters, meaning that even if politicians’ actions anger some voters, many more will accept those politicians’ lies.

Additionally, many Ameriwithin their own party. Too often, people criticize the lies told by the other party only to accept blindly the faulty statements of the politicians they support. As long as people are unwilling or unable to recognize and punish lying politicians, their lies will persist.

This problem will not be easy to solve. To do so, we must change the fundamental incen-

tives within politics. Rational ignorance is embedded into our country by a variety of economic incentives and it is not realistic to expect it to change. Normally, the media would be a natural solution, as they are capable of calling out politicians who mislead the public, but media have become so politicized that almost all news organizations suffer from the same problem as politicians. However, there does appear to be cause for hope: The American people are fed up with being misled by their political leaders. Favorable signs are beginning to emerge even from last week’s election. For example, voters rejected the liberal lie that Republicans are waging a war on women. Additionally, in the aftermath of the election, both parties have signaled their willingness to cooperate, which would necessitate a toning-down of political rhetoric. Honesty is exactly what we need.

Graham Deese is a GW Fellow studying economics.

Midterms didn’t help Hillary

human person, by nature, to certain goods as the ends of action, and thus every choice evaluates the circumstances and chooses a good to attain. If we seek the “reasons” for this choice — the purpose of the action — then we ultimately arrive at some reason that can no longer be explained in terms of anything else. That is, we choose some things for their own sake. In this category, I would place life, knowledge, friendship, and perhaps certain others. These are basic human goods.

Imagine, for example, that I have chosen to read a book, and you ask me why I’m reading it. I could give all sorts of tentative or relative reasons: My professor assigned it, I’m avoiding homework, I have 10 minutes to kill before dinreason: Why avoid homework in this way? Why does your professor affect your choices? If this is not to go on forever, there must be some terminal reason that is, in some sense, selfevident: I have chosen to read this book because knowledge is

and that any just society must respect life in countless distinct but analogous situations.

When we simply apply the right to life in a variety of situations, it covers over that central rationale and that more and ought to be protected. This concealment prevents us from -

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journalists there, but it does play a similar role for the Democratic Party, often reporting less on what Democrats actually think and more on what Democrats want readers to believe is the current state of Democratic

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state. Yet this usage of the right to life certainly has a different meaning from, say, debates about abortion. There we might say it secures a negative right; here, a positive one. But if the right to life has these two different but somehow related meanings, then some rationale for applying the term to both situations must exist. If Runge hopes to justify this positive right, then she must give a reason for extending the original right to this additional class of cases; if she does not give this rationale, then she opens herself up to the criticism that she has equivocated.

But she has not equivocated: The implicit rationale that jus-

In the old Soviet Union, Kremlinologists would read the state party newspaper Pravda not so much for the news it contained, but to glean what the commissars wanted readers to believe the commissars were thinking. The closest we have to that in America is the New York Times. Obviously, it’s not a state

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This account of the political is emphatically grounded in human nature.

But if this account describes the human condition, then Runge improperly presumes that one can only have a conception of “permanent human nature” if one understands it in terms of natural rights.

Indeed, speaking primarily in terms of rights can undermine a robust understanding of human nature. Runge’s article helps make this point: “Evaluating [the justice of welfare] from a natural rights standpoint, the law of self-preservation and the right to life offer a clearer solution [than the standard son’s life.”

Jonah Goldberg Syndicated Columnist

The Uses of A Liberal

To complicate things, the Aristotelian tradition claims that political organization arises for the sake of these goods — self-preservation (life), friendship, etc. If this is the origin of the political, then its justice must be determined in terms of the attainment (or not) of the human goods that bring it into being, and each person must be respected as a locus of human

Garrett West is a senior studying philosophy.

Union. Shortly after, the scan-

Dishonesty pervades our politics

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man nature.

experience.

Former swimmer Sarah Leitner ’13 wrote a thorough piece on the need for a better and more sanitary women’s pool locker room. Not long after, the locker room was redone. Bond Pittman ’13 wrote a piece calling for Eric Metaxas as the graduation speaker. This past spring, Metaxas delivered the commencement address.

Junior Chris McCaffery brought attention to the poorly functioning ID scanners outside school buildings like the Student

thinking.

Two days after the midterm Democratic Gotterdammerung, Team Clinton let it be known that it thinks the election was good news for it. “Midterms, for Clinton Team, Aren’t All Gloom,” proclaimed the understated headline in the Times.

“A number of advisers saw only upside for Mrs. Clinton in the party’s midterm defeats,” reports Amy Chozick. There’s no mention of any advisors seeing a downside. Indeed, a few sentences later, Chozick tells us there is a “consensus ... among those close to Mrs. Clinton that it is time to accelerate her schedule.”

“In many ways,” Chozick continues, “Tuesday’s election results clear a path for Mrs. Clinton. The lopsided outcome and conservative tilt makes it less likely she would face an insurgent challenger from the left.”

Maybe it’s true that that there is a silver lining for Hillary Clinton in the shellacking her party took last week. Maybe her ineffective stumping for Democrats means nothing. Maybe a 17-percentage-point loss for putative Clinton Democrat Mark Pryor in Clinton’s home base of Arkansas is a blessing in deep, deep, deep disguise. Maybe the staggering indifference of the Democratic coalition of young people and minorities on display last week is proof that they are really just husbanding their

voting energies for 2016. And maybe the fact that the “war on women” shtick proved as stale as a 1980s sitcom catchphrase is irrelevant for a candidate so invested in her gender.

But the notion that this monumental rebuke of Clinton’s party, and the administration she served in, amounts to an unambiguous Clinton win invites many to ask, “What you talkin’ ‘bout, Hillary?”

You can always tell you’re being spun if the opposite facts would yield the same result.

Does anyone doubt that if the Democrats Clinton vigorously campaigned for had held on to the Senate, the same people would be telling the New York Times that the election results were a boon for Clinton? If the midterm results are scaring away potential left-wing insurgents, why is Clinton Inc. expediting its schedule? Shouldn’t the lack of a challenger make it easier for Clinton to lay low for a while longer? Not according to this alleged consensus among her brain trust.

Chozick quotes from a “Ready for Hillary” fundraising email: “Now more than ever we need to show Hillary that we’re ready for her to get in this race.

America needs Hillary’s leadership.”

Ah, so at a time when an unpopular president — in profound denial about what the voters were saying on Election Day — is tarnishing the whole Demo-

cratic brand, it makes irrefutably good sense for Clinton to further merge her own brand with her party’s?

How will President Obama respond to the notion that Clinton must now assume the mantle of leader of her party, never mind the nation? What, exactly, can an out-of-work politician do that will actually provide tangible proof of her “leadership”?

How will it help Clinton to distance herself from an incumbent president still popular among the base voters she will inevitably need in 2016? Frankly, I have no idea.

Although Obama and much of the media establishment are convinced that the midterms were a revolt against, variously, Washington, incumbents, gridlock and/or obstructionism, the actual election returns were almost uniformly about throwing out incumbent Democrats, re-electing “obstructionist” Republicans or electing a new generation of Republicans who vowed to stand up to Obama.

I think it’s obvious Democrats could use a fresh face or at least a politician more adept navigating such problems. The consensus thinks differently — or at least wants you to think it does.

Jonah Goldberg is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and editor-at-large of National Review Online.

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Honor Veterans Day

During the Civil War, no Northern college sent a greater percentage of soldiers to battle than Hillsdale. So many went willingly that not one student was drafted. According to the Hillsdale Historical Society, Albert Castel wrote that “there were few places in the burned more brightly than at Hillsdale College.”

Today, we have a statue honoring their service. The college offers “Patriot scholarships” which give full room, board, books, and tuition to student veterans. As of 2013, the college had 20 veteran at Hillsdale, according to Assistant Dean of Men Jeffery Rogers, a Navy veteran.

Despite this heritage, the college did not honor Veterans Day by

called Armistice Day, it commemorated the one-year anniversary of the end of World War I. In 1928, it became a national holiday to remember the soldiers who fought and lived to tell their heroic and heartbreaking stories. Hillsdale’s appreciation of veterans began long before our country created a special day to honor them, but since this holiday has existed for nearly 100 years, it’s unfortunate that we don’t formally recognize it on campus.

Perhaps some students would have abused the privilege with way. No one would argue that the college should ignore Thanksgiving because some students will complain instead of cherishing their blessings. Nor would anyone say we should ditch Christmas break because some students may spend it chugging spiked eggnog and sleeping instead of honoring the reason for the season.

Because students had a Tuesday packed with classes, homework,

David Whalen said.

Instead, life on Nov. 11 went on normally — people bustling in and out of Central Hall, grading papers, writing papers, and franti-

means. It was simply another day of Hillsdale busyness.

A day without classes might have provided a moment to linger at the Civil War statue between Lane and Kendall, or watch “Saving Private Ryan” or “Lone Survivor” and remember what our veterans have done for us. It might have given us time to contemplate what “pursuing truth” and “defending liberty” mean when you’re suited

Americans have celebrated the day for nearly a century. First

our heads in textbooks and laptops, we might have had time to sit

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with student soldiers and thank them for for what they’ve done. We could have visited that elderly veteran next door and listened to his story.

Recognizing Veterans Day isn’t about having a day off during the chaos of the semester for leisure or debauchery. It’s about having time to think about what this national holiday really means.

Maybe if students didn’t have classes, they could organize an event to honor their fellow classmates who have served.

“When a day of classes is removed, a day must be added at either the front or back end of a semester in order preserve the same number of class days — something important for many courses,” Whalen said. “And adding a day often poses an additional problem as the ‘wrong day’ might be added. That is, if you lose a Monday/ Wednesday/Friday class meeting, and add a Tuesday/Thursday at the end of the semester, you have not really supplied the want. So, pear.”

The college may get away with ignoring Labor Day or Columbus Day for a shortened semester. But since these soldiers fought for the very education Hillsdale gives, we should have dropped a reading day or came to school early for their sake. Our veterans deserve it and our commitment to liberty requires it.

Intellectual nightlife

This deafening externality is wounding the heart of campus life

Zachariah Thanasilangkul Special to the Collegian

Nathan Brand Special to the Collegian As the old proverb goes: “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” The new air hockey table in the When students gather in Grewcock to study, eat, pray, and enjoy each other’s company, the new air hockey table drowns all of that out with its constant clinking noise. This earsplitting game does the exact opposite of it was intended to do: Rather than bringing students together, it creates an agitating environment.

The air hockey table came to the union this fall with the noble goal of giving students one more activity to partake in while hanging out there. It sits alongside billiards, ping pong, foosball, video games and a TV lounge — none of which are anywhere near as loud.

The TV lounge is practically its own separate room that contains sound effectively. All the TVs for video games have shell-shaped speakers overhead to isolate the sound to only those using that particular TV. Ping pong, billiards and foosball are also much quieter than the air hockey table, thanks to their make. Ping pong is played with a lightweight ball and padded paddles. Billiards is played on a cloth-covered surface. Foosball can be loud, but the wood material helps absorb the sound.

Meanwhile, air hockey is a fast-paced game played on plastic and metal, which generate a constant clinking noise that rings throughout the union. And worst of all, the game is set up in the center of everything, so there is no escaping the terrible deafening externality.

Hillsdale College is very adamant about promoting community among the student body in everything from meal plan policies to requiring freshmen to live in the dorms, but this new addition to the student union does just the opposite. The college understands the consequences of its decisions, and often trade-offs have to be made. Along with these known trade-offs, many decisions have unintended consequences, some good and some bad. An example of a trade-off the college made was deciding to change food providers to improve campus food quality. The trade-off for better food was longer lines as more students want it, and more is made to order. It was a trade-off worth making. the fun of others with their noisy game is not a worthy trade-off.

There is nothing inherently wrong with the game of air hockey. It is actually quite fun. But those who enjoy playing need to take the puck away from the center of student life at Hillsdale.

As the heart of social interaction on campus, the Grewcock Student Union must become a welcoming place once again. Students must be able to study and meet in peace. What was done with the best of intentions needs to be revisited and the noisy consequences need to be considered. The air hockey table needs to go.

This is Hillsdale College. It isn’t uncommon for a student to double major, be in a fraternity or sorority, hold leadership within a club, play an instrument, compete on an athletic team, work an on-campus job, and do a million other things. A combination of time constraints and individual preferences sometimes requires studying and trudging through homework into the early hours of the morning. This becomes a problem, however, when there exists no place a student can go to accomplish those tasks. ble to study in their dorms. And for those who need a quiet and secluded location, the union isn’t optimal. This leaves the library and the classrooms (unless one needs access to books, in which case there is only the library). With the library closing at 1:00 a.m. and the classroom buildings closing at 2:00 a.m. on weeknights, many students must wander ished work, knowing that their productivity and the quality of their work are Keeping the Mossey Library open for an extended period of time is the ideal solution. Its location in the middle of campus, access to a plethora of literature, and secluded study areas allow students to work continuously on their homework in a place designed for such activities without having to worry about the time. If the concern is not being able

there are multiple students whom I have talked to who would be willing to work shifts into the early morning hours. If the concern is not being able to fund such operations, this could be offset by a minimal increase in the price of, say, meal plans.

If it is absolutely impossible for the library to extend its hours, then keeping the classroom buildings (or even just one) open seem to be the next best option.

Currently, classroom buildings are open until 2:00 a.m. — just one hour after the library closes. Although classrooms don’t provide students the same access to books and other such facilities that the library might offer, they still provide quiet and secluded study areas.

The risk of anything questionable happening is low as, even now, buildings are locked such that only those with IDs can enter, and there are security cameras in the hallways. Allowing students to remain in these buildings should come at no increased cost to the college, and would give students a place to do their work effectively.

Hillsdale College is an institution which demands a high level of intensity from its students to match its academic rigor. In pursuit of high achievement, virtue, and truth, it only makes sense that students be provided with the resources oftentimes necessary for the completion of those tasks.

Don’t give unearned standing ovations Marie Landskroener Special to the Collegian Recently, I attended two concerts of the college’s music program: A two-piano/four-hand performance

by Kristi Gautsche and Debbi Wyse, and a performance by the faculty woodwind quintet. A most unusual but refreshing phenomenon followed both of these performances: Hearty applause from a seated audience — and no standing ovation.

I enjoyed both concerts and thought the musicians performed wonderfully, yet neither performance deserved a standing ovation. Over Parents Weekend, I performed two concerts as a member of the orchestra

and disappointedly watched the audience rise to its feet both nights. We work hard in orchestra and performed admirably that weekend, but hard work alone does not deserve standing ovations. They must indicate enthusiastic approval.

Perhaps our audiences enthusiastically approved of our performances.

Many of our parents attended, after all. Yet standing ovations have unfortunately become the norm at musical performances here. They are the “nice” thing to do; the staunch seat-stayers seem mean-spirited.

Some may think a standing ovation is a sweet gesture by audience members eager to support our music department. But standing ovations

actually endanger a music department and its performers. How will student musicians drive themselves to deliver excellence if all their efforts are enthusiastically approved? In what challenge can our strength rejoice if every concert, regardless of quality, earns a standing ovation? The standing ovation has lost its potency.

Furthermore, a concert is more than the music. Choice of repertoire, staging, lighting, appearance of the musicians, atmosphere, words spoken on stage — all of these and more sion on what degree of approval is merited at the end. The two concerts I attended were by professionals. Of course the performers were excellent;

Don’t take shortcuts Clifford Humphrey Special to the Collegian 5.3 seconds. That’s how much time you save by walking through the bushes between Lane and Kendall instead of following the sidewalk around the Civil War memorial. (I know because I timed it.) It should go without saying that the honored dead from this school should be remembered with reverence and that students here care about keeping campus beautiful. So quit walking through the middle of what is obviously not a highway but a memorial on your way to class.

But there is even more at stake here than giving the honored dead their due: I’m thinking of aesthetics, beauty and human nobility.

The capacity for rationality sets humans apart from animals. The root of rationality is “ratio,” which means a “counting” or “calculation.” Thinking can be described as merely counting up various factors. Presumably, when thinking about the best way to get from the door of Lane Hall to the door of Kendall, many students compute only one factor: Distance.

We all learned in third grade that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, and many proudly display such mathematical analysis when they trench through the circle of grass in a straight line from door to door. I proffer another factor to consider when calculating decisions: Beauty.

Many animals exhibit a kind of rationality to attain their goals. Japanese crows, for example, drop shells onto busy roads so that cars can run them over, thus easily exposing the shell’s occupant to the appetite of the bird. Yet only humans care about beauty. There is an uncanny connection between beauty and human nobility,

and a strange word denoting the contemplation of it: Aesthetics. When we are surrounded by beauty, when we pause and contemplate or revere beauty, we are lifted up to a higher level of humanity.

At this school, more than most places, is a collection of people pursuing various kinds of beauty, because we believe that classical poetry, history, theater, literature, music, etc. — pursuits that usually do not yield even the money it takes to study them — humanize us in some mysterious way. Remember something you know already: Beauty matters.

If you include beauty as a factor in your rational calculations of how to get from Lane follow the sidewalk around the memorial. This provides an excellent vantage point to admire not only the monument but also the beautiful green grass before it is covered in snow. Who knows: It might even inspire you to hold the door open for the person behind you when upon reaching the other side — another kind of beauty.

If you neglect beauty as a factor in your thinking here, then you will help kill the grass in front of the memorial, which is disrespectful, but you will also encourage other students to engage in your own limited thinking. Such thinking is inimical to the purpose of a community of learners, but especially to those who aspire to a higher learning than what is offered in most American colleges. Conserving blades of occasion to begin a consideration of a deeper concern. So let’s include beauty as a factor in our equations. It only takes 5.3 seconds.

however, I felt no urge to jump to my feet at the end. I applauded, smiled, and discussed how much I enjoyed the concerts with my friends, but stayed in my seat.

I am lucky the rest of the audience agreed with me; at more than one performance, I have been shamed into standing or simply stayed seated while all around me have stood. This How can the performer possibly know when she has put on an average concert or a truly superb concert when all of her efforts earn a surge of standing audience members?

We examine the documents in our Heritage readers critically, carefully weigh each document’s merits and

shortcomings, and restrain our praises until we are sure they are deserved.

Why should we judge musical performances any less critically?

Let’s restore the idea of a cultured audience. Show the excellence of and tasteful mind by staying seated.

Applaud heartily by all means, but stay in that chair. Someday, you will experience a truly spectacular performance that will bring you to note has even begun to fade. Then, the performer will know she has done more than worked hard. She will have successfully exceeded all the expectations of an informed, excellent mind.

That is an accomplishment.

Fix Simpson’s alarm

Joe Pappalardo Special to the Collegian

The incident occurs as usual. The dreaded are bundled up for the cold, but a few wear only illuminating the faces of those who’ve managed to convince themselves that this time it wasn’t fault. This nightly ritual has become common due to the numerous renovations taking place in Simpson.

Ten o’clock is when Simpson begins to tease its true colors. However, it’s quite unusual for everyone in the building to stop what he’s doing and move into the rear parking lot. The men of Simpson prefer to prowl the halls in search of discussions, games, and potential trips to Taco Bell. Some students head off to bed — their work The more adventurous choose this hour as the perfect time to try out Simpson’s new kitchens, spreading aromas of pancakes and cookies throughout the building.

These vapors created in the kitchens are the prominent incidents was a three-alarm meal prepared by a resident, which would have been appreciated had it not been consumed just after midnight while many slept. The singed food triggered the main alarm, forcing the entire building to evacuate. In a domestic setting, waving a towel in front of the smoke detector to dispel the smoke could have resolved this incident. It seems strange that a kitchen would need to be directly students can pull the lever to alert the rest of the

dorm.

The real issue with these false alarms is that students and emergency response teams no longer take Simpson’s issues seriously. The smoke detectors’ tolerance is thinner than the wall of a library study room — someone could set them off with a bag of popcorn. Galloway could empty the dorm with a surprise breakfast. The men of Simpson need the assurance that help is less than twenty minutes away in case someone burns a piece of toast.

There is little Hillsdale College can do to ashave taken matters into their own hands, bringing laptops out to watch movies, making well-timed trips to restaurants, passing around cigarettes, and taking refuge at the Donnybrook. Perhaps morale could be improved if the college erected shelters under which the men of Simpson could gather during their exile from the dorm. A place already been alerted. Students are losing sleep and study time from these interruptions in their nightly routines, and need a place nearby that allows them to resume their lives.

There is no need to have a smoke detector were present in Bon Appetit, local restaurants would skyrocket in popularity. It is more sensible a building that houses hundreds of able-bodied men. Install simple household smoke detectors on whether safety is an issue.

CITY NEWS

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Community brainstorms to better city Kate Patrick Assistant Editor

City residents and employees sat around four, big tables and discussed ways to improve the city of Hillsdale at the Master Plan Charrette meeting Tuesday.

Amongst the more than 40 proposed ideas included suggestions for unique restaurants, extending coffee shop hours, turning abandoned buildings into entertainment venues, and installing transportation to encourage students to come downtown.

To introduce the meeting, Hillsdale Board of Economic Development member Dean Affholter explained he wanted the 30 attendees to talk amongst themselves and brainstorm ideas for the city and write them down on the sticky notes.

“We want to generate as many thoughts, ideas as possible — maybe they all won’t work, that’s not the issue — we just want ideas,” Affholter said. “Any idea is good, there are no bad ideas. Everyone has unique experiences. What can we do to have a more vibrant, family-oriented, more desirable place to live and even a southern Michigan destination?”

Participants picked up Sharpies and wrote on yellow sticky note pads scattered on the tables.

Starting with one person’s thought to build a skate park, fast as community members could write them.

To focus on different meth-

it together.”

City Planning Commission Chairwoman Laura Smith said the city is required to hold a “Master Plan Charrette” every time the city updates its Master

Ideas proposed at the Hillsdale Master Plan meeting to make the city of Hillsdale more “vibrant.” (Kate Patrick/Collegian)

ods of developing Hillsdale, Affholter divided all the sticky notes into four categories: Vibrancy, Family Life, Place to Live, and Destination.

A recurring theme was a desire to connect more with Hillsdale College. One person said the college and city should work harder at promoting each other.

“Students coming to things like this is a way to get involved,” sophomore Liz Pickard said. “This was an opportunity for students to connect with

the community, since they’re always complaining about it.”

Affholter suggested building a trolley that runs between the college and downtown, so students can access the city more easily. “[We need] to realize we have a lot of assets here, we just need to see it and promote it,” Director of Economic Development Mary Wolfram said. “We need to assess and promote our local talent. We have so much to work with, we just have to pull

years in Hillsdale.

“The entire city is supposed to be pulling together the Master Plan,” Smith said. “Sometimes we do series [of charrettes] so we might potentially do another one in a couple months. We want to be done by the end of the year.”

Updating the Master Plan does more than just involve the community, Smith said. When comes eligible for state funding.

“We have to update the census inforomation, which we’ve already done, and the city’s objectives and goals,” Smith said.

“If your goals can be shown, that opens you up for grants and things.”

For Hillsdale, the charrette was an opportunity for college students and community residents to bond and connect over common interests and propose innovative ways to improve the city.

“We’ve created this chance for you to come and give us input,” Smith said.

Those who didn’t attend the naire on the city website, www. cityofhillsdale.org, or email their city improvement ideas to Zoning Administrator Alan Beeker at abeeker@cityofhillsdale.org.

10 ideas to better Hillsdale Of the ideas proposed at the Master Plan meeting, the Collegian compiled the top 10

Local veterans honored with ceremony Morgan Sweeney Senior Reporter Filling the lawn of the Hillsdale County Courthouse are 108 white crosses commemorating Hillsdale County veterans who died in combat zones.

The crosses, which are cut from southern yellow pine, are the result of nearly a year’s worth of work by the Hillsdale Exchange Club, a community service organization in town. The Kiwanis Club also set up crosses of patriotism honoring the veterans of Hillsdale County and America’s armed forces.

“It behooves us to show our respects to those who have served,” said Ken Bente, Hillsdale County’s director of veterans affairs.

Bente himself is a veteran of the Vietnam War. Jeff Francis, the Exchange Club’s director for the project, got the idea when he saw similar crosses in the South nearly two years ago. As a veteran of the Vietnam War, the project means a lot to Francis.

“Sometimes, I get a little tear in my eye when I see them,” Francis said. “I lost friends overseas.”

One of the crosses bears the name of William Palmer, a friend of Francis who died crossing the Iraq-Kuwait border.

Veteran Renae Shircliff, deputy director of Veterans Affairs for the county, organized a Veterans Day service Tuesday at 11 a.m., in which several community leaders participated.

State representative Ken Kurtz (R-Mich.) gave the invocation and the benediction; Board of Hillsdale County Commission-

Rows of crosses fill the lawn outside the Hillsdale County Courthouse in commemoration of Hillsdale County veterans. (Macaela Bennett/Collegian)

ers Chairman Mark Wiley gave a short opening speech called “Freedom’s Cost;” the Freedom Farm Christian School band sang the “National Anthem” and “God Bless America;” American Legion Director of VA Gary Easterling sang the keynote speech; and women who lost relatives to war performed the Placement of the Wreaths for WWI, WWII, the Korean and Vietnam wars, Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom, All Wars, a Tribute to Mothers, and POWs, and MIAs. “War is unpopular. No one

disputes that,” Bente said. “But we should still honor those who have taken their lives and put them on the line [for us]. When they come back, they’re never the same.”

Bente spoke Tuesday at his alma mater, Reading High School. He talked to students about his friend and classmate, Donald Bennett, with whom Bente graduated high school in 1965. In 1967, while Bente was attending college, he received a phone call from his mother informing him that Bennett had

Dinh province of South Vietnam.

Not long after that, Bente joined the U.S. Airforce.

“Many of those people never got a chance to get married or have a family. Some of them were just 20 years old,” Bente said. “Think about that. Freedom is not free.”

Bente encouraged residents to attend a memorial service on Veterans Day and thank veterans for

One of 108 crosses in the Hillsdale County Courthouse lawn. This one bears the name of the Hillsdale Exchange Club, the group responsible for making and setting up the crosses.

(Macaela Bennett/Collegian)

“You have no idea what that does for a veteran,” he said.

Far away travel starts locally at All Aboard Phil DeVoe Collegian Reporter All Aboard Travel Inc. boasts worldwide clientele, knowledge of more than 25 countries in every continent except Antarctica, and a storefront 10 minutes from campus. The travel agency primarily assists nearby colleges and Hillsdale residents in planning trips around the Midwest, Cabo, Greece, New York, Russia, South Africa, and Spain.

All Aboard Travel operates in a similar way as most large online travel agencies, such as Expedia and Travelocity. Hotels give All Aboard their deals and the rooms. It specializes in affordable travel services for large groups or private travelers, and often organizes bussing services for Hillsdale College functions like the University of MichiganHillsdale basketball game Saturday.

Director of Student Activities Anthony Manno booked with All Aboard for the exhibition basketball game this weekend.

He said All Aboard provided

the best option for the dates he needed busses.

“All Aboard Travel has always been very helpful and easy to work with,” Manno said.

“We have schools from all over the U.S. that work with us and that’s a big part of our clientele,” All Aboard Travel Owner Christina Boyer said.

All Aboard has four main travel consultants who help clients travel around the U.S., to the Caribbean, Walt Disney World, cruises, and specialty locations all over the world.

Sometimes, the consultants travel with the tour groups to make sure everything is organized and going well.

The company’s Facebook page features a picture of Betty Spahr, the travel agent responsible for specialty destinations, in front of the Taj Mahal on a trip to India.

“India was a very different tour with people from many different cultures and religions,” Spahr said. “It has become a new destination for us.”

Spahr worked as a Spanish teacher in Pittsford, Michigan for 27 years, where she of-

ten used All Aboard Travel for bookings to locations such as Mexico, Peru, and Spain. When she retired from teaching in 2010, Boyer offered her a job and Spahr began booking worldwide trips.

“In November, I took a small group to Turkey, where we took a hot air balloon ride over the area of Cappadocia. Floating over the unusual landscape with hundreds of other balloons was a great feeling,” Spahr said.

Spahr has been to Costa Rica, Russia, Salzburg, South Africa, and Zimbabwe, and is now planning specialty trips for groups travelling to places like China in August, and a four-night cruise down the Yangtze River.

Although the NCAA limits overseas trips to once every four years, Al Philipp, International Group Coordinator for All Aboard, is organizing an August excursion to Spain for the Hillsdale College men’s basketball team to take advantage of the opportunities it has to play abroad.

“We went to Greece four years ago with the team, and we’re very excited to return to

Europe,” Philipp said.

Philipp, a native of Vienna, Austria, consults teams and

school groups around the area and always enjoys returning home to Europe.

“You can’t really get a picture of the world if you sit behind a desk,” Philipp said.

All Aboard Travel Inc. travel agents Christina Boyer and Heather McNew outside its building located on 10 S. Howell St. (Vivian Hughbanks/Collegian)

SPORTS

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SWIM TEAM DOMINATES QUAD MEET Kat Torres Collegian Reporter The Charger swim team added a quad-meet win to its season record on Friday.

The team travelled to Ohio where they defeated Ohio North“The team did really well and everyone had such an amazing attitude the entire time. Everyone was very supportive and encouraging, it was a great atmosphere to be in,” junior captain Zoe Hopkins said.

After losing to Findlay in the season opener on Oct. 17, the Chargers were out to avenge themselves.

The Chargers opened the meet with an impressive second place

Seniors Rachel Kurtz, Cayley Cruickshank, junior Naofa Noll, and sophomore Emily Shallman put up a stellar time of 1:53.41.

Kurtz continued her streak of racking up victories in the 50yard freestyle, swimming a 24.48 - one of her best times this season.

Junior Sarah Rinaldi swept the competition in two events, winning the 200 IM and the 200 Breaststroke with times of 2:14.08, and 2:29.99.

Another team standout was junior Mikalah Smith. Smith swam a time of 11:07.2 to win the 1000-yard Freestyle.

The highlight of the night, however, was the 200 Freestyle relay with juniors Jennifer Wheeler, Alissa Jones and senior Jordan Rucinski. The Chargers’ relay team secured a win over the

with a victory.

This coming Friday the Hillsdale swim team will be host-

second before them.

“At that point the meet was tied up between us and University of Findlay and we really pulled together as a team to get the few extra points needed for the win, and it was exciting to see us really race the girl next to us like we have been focusing on in practice,” Rucinski said.

Hopkins then placed second in both the 200 Freestyle and the 500 Freestyle giving her team enough points to close the meet

p.m.

“It will be hard closing this chapter of my life,” senior Rachel Kurtz said of the senior night home meet. “However, instead of the senior night being the last meet of the season, this year it is early. So rather than being sad I think it is inspiring. It will remind the seniors that this is our last season and our last chance to

season. The team’s seniors will be honored before they compete

BOX SCORES Football Hillsdale: 24 Northwood: 14 Scoring Plays John Haley 54 yd pass from C.J. Mifsud (Steven Mette kick) Jack Wiseman 1 yd run (Mette kick)

Volleyball Hillsdale: 1 Ashland: 3

Wiseman 5 yd run (Mette kick) Weekly Leaders Rushing: Spencer Nehls 15-80 Passing: Mifsud 6-15-1-87 LaPrairie 8-15-0-65 Receiving: John Haley 1-54

Season Leaders Kills: Emily Wolfert (229) Haylee Booms (208) Jordan Denmark (205) Assists: Marissa Owen (917) Digs: Brittany Jandasek (337)

Hillsdale: 3 Lake Erie: 1 Hillsdale: 0 Ferris St.: 3

Men’s basketball WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SET TO TIP OFF to face University of Michigan Nathanael Meadowcroft Assistant Editor

The Hillsdale College men’s basketball team opens up a new season this weekend with seven new freshmen and a new court in a new division. The team has seen a lot of change over the offseason, but one thing has not changed.

Head coach John Tharp has taken the Chargers to the playoffs in all seven years he’s coached the team, and his coaching ability and technique that has formed the Chargers into perennial contenders is still present and ready to help improve both old and new players on his roster. “[I] emphasize things that I think you need to do to win basketball games,” Tharp said. “Not turning the ball over, improving our gap defense, rebounding the basketball and guarding without fouling are the things that we’ve been hammering at them quite a bit.”

Tharp has also been focusing on teaching Hillsdale’s motion offense to his seven freshmen.

“For a lot of the freshmen a big learning thing is the motion offense,” freshman point guard Nate Neveau said. “We’ve put a lot of time into that in practice.”

Neveau highlights a strong freshman class that encompasses each position.

“They’re trying to adjust with the management of what it means to be a college athlete at Hillsdale College,” Tharp said concerning the seven freshmen.

“We’re excited about them and we’ll see what their roles will be this year.”

With so many new faces in the program, it will be key for the upperclassmen to step up and lead the young team.

The Chargers lost an outstanding senior class to graduation after last season, headlined

by First-Team All-GLIAC forward Tim Dezelski..

“We lost a great senior class last year,” Tharp said. “But our guys who have returned have taken a pretty good understanding and willingness to continue with the leadership of our program.”

One returning player with high expectations is forward Kyle Cooper. Cooper was second only to Dezelski in scoring and rebounding last year.

“I don’t think we’re so much trying to replace [Dezelski] as much as just forming our own

new identity,” Cooper said. “It’s the nature of college sports that you’re going to graduate good seniors. We’re lacking in experience you could say but we have lots of talent this year.”

Cooper is joined by Cody Smith, Zach Miller and Michael Furlong as team captains.

“We’re relying on guys like Kyle Cooper, Cody Smith, Zach Miller, and Michael Furlong along with our other guys who have been around for a year or two,” Tharp said. “It’s just their turn.”

The Chargers came back from the offseason to a renovated arena, with full seating that encloses the court.

“It’s just awesome,” Tharp said. “ We feel really blessed and fortunate.”

The Chargers only lost one home game throughout all of last season, and the new seating will allow for a louder environment and an even stronger home-court advantage.

“It’s really exciting to think about it being closed the way it is now,” Cooper said. “It’s going to be really fun.”

Hillsdale’s home opener will be played on Nov. 29, but the team is focusing on Saturday’s contest at the Crisler Center against one of the best collegiate teams in the country, the University of Michigan Wolverines.

“We’re looking forward to maybe surprising people,” Cooper said. “At the end of the day, we’re both just a bunch of 18to 22-year-old guys who put on their socks and shoes the same way. People might not expect it but we think that we can really compete with them.”

For the seven freshmen, their ence couldn’t be any bigger.

“It’s pretty cool to come in and be able to go play at the University of Michigan for your said. “With the leadership we have I think that we’re going to surprise some people and put up a good showing.”

The Chargers will play in the GLIAC North Division this season, so they will face their traditional rivals like Ashland and Findlay just once this season.

After going through an offChargers hope their seven-year run of success will stay the same.

Cross-Country From A1 Hickman said he was proud of the guys.

“Our major contributors struggled with injuries over the past few weeks before the conference meet,” he said. “It was amazing that we could keep up

Junior Kate Royer charges toward the finish line.

(Anders Kiledal/Collegian)

Towne said he and crosscountry head coach Joe Lynne ence race results.

“The men really battled it out.

Across the board, it was satisfying,” Towne said. “I’m feeling comfortable where we are. This past weekend was good.”

The results from the conference meet have been an encouragement for both teams to place

Senior Megan Fogt goes up for a shot last season.

(Collegian File Photo)

Jessie Fox Collegian Reporter With the deepest roster it has had in years, the Hillsdale College women’s basketball team will take the court tomorrow Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan for an important non-conference

opener.

“The non-conference games are pretty important in terms of trying to win as many as we can to help get your season off to the right start,” head coach Claudette Charney said.

The Chargers defeated Illinois face the Prairie Star’s new roster

that includes ten transfers.

However, the Chargers have grown their roster from 15 players to 18. The team is sporting seven new players: a freshman class of six plus sophomore transfer Morgan Blair. A senior class of four will lead the team this year, headlined by Megan Fogt who was named First Team All-American and GLIAC Player of the Year last season.

After combining the seven fresh players with the eleven seasoned returners, Charney said the season looks “promising.”

Fogt agreed, identifying depth and versatility as her team’s biggest strengths.

“We have so many girls who can do different things so it’s going to be hard to scout all the options that we have,” Fogt said.

The large freshman class will play a part in these options. Charney said they have been adjusting well to the speed and strength of college basketball.

Freshman Michele Boykin anticipates the new players to make an impact on the program.

“We have Allie Dittmer, who is a big post underneath. Then we have other guards like Maddy Reed and Morgan Blair who are very strong,” Boykin said. “We all run really well and have good quick transitions.”

In their 2013-14 season, the Chargers were hit hard by the

injury bug around late February The plague of injuries allowed many players to see additional court time that has helped them tremendously this year, Charney said.

The Chargers started practice on Oct. 15 and have been working hard to prepare for tomorrow’s opener.

“With strength and conditionready to go from a physical standpoint,” Fogt said.

Charney said the team has had great fall practices and has made the weight room a priority in hopes of staying healthy during the rigorous season.

“Our 22 game league schedney said. “Every time you step on the court you’re going to play somebody that’s good, there’s no question.”

This statement will ring true this season as the chargers compete in the GLIAC North Divisaid the North division is bigger and tougher than the South Division.

At its home games, the team will enjoy drawing a crowd in Potter Arena, which also includes a new locker room.

Tae Kwon Do kicks way to the top Tom Novelly Collegian Reporter This past Saturday, three Hillsdale College students earned double medals in the 2015 Tae Park World Class Tae Kwon Do Tournament held in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Sophomores Caleb Cotner and Alexandra Leonard and freshman Katie Wallis competed against other white belts and tested their martial arts abilities against competitors from all over the state.

“It was really interesting, because it was such a wide range of students of different age groups and belts. The black belts were really impressive, and everybody who came had fun,” Wallis explained.

Amidst the 445 competitors at the event all three Hillsdale students walked away with double medals. Wallis earned a gold and bronze medal, Leonard a gold and silver, and Cotner with two gold medals.

These three students said they never anticipated being award winners when they registered for the Beginning Tae Kwon Do classes last spring. well at the regional meet on Nov. 22, Towne said. regionals will head to the national meet in early December. In order to make competing at nationals a reality, the teams must contend with their top competition. For the ladies, Grand Valley stands as a top threat. The men must defeat Malone, Ashland, and Wisconsin Parkside to advance.

“This meet was the start to our long-term satisfaction as a team,” Towne said. “We are ready to show our competitors our strength at regionals.”

Tae Kwon Do is taught in the new dance studio in The Roche Sports Complex by Senior Master Brian Anderson, a former student and football player at Hillsdale College.

Anderson started teaching Taekwondo in 1975 at the college and hasn’t stopped since. He has instructed and led over 600 students to their black belts, including Hillsdale’s very own se-

curity director William Whorley.

“Any person who learns and masters martial arts is in a position to help other people,” Anderson explained. “I want my students to grow and become comfortable with themselves during this class.”

Anderson has each of his students embody all the cultural and disciplinary norms of the sport, from bowing in and out of the

dance room dojo, looking their opponents in the eye, and holding poses until they are perfect.

“He teaches it like a liberal arts course in self-defense.

It’s more than just learning the moves. It’s about developing yourself and becoming disciplined,” freshman Matthew Wylie said.

The class has attracted a variety of students for various reasons.

“It was something I could cross off my bucket list,” senior Betsy Bildner said. “Plus I can take it with my best friend Sydney Johnson.”

In addition to making dreams come true, several athletes have taken the course to get an edge over their competition on the “I hoped it would give me ball player redshirt sophomore Sam Heaslip said.

Whether you’re trying to get

Senior Sydney Johnson practices Tae Kwon Do in class.

medals, gain cultural insight, or just cross it off your bucket list, think about registering for Hillsdale’s Tae Kwon Do classes next semester.

(Anders Kiledal/Collegian)

Herzog From A1 is uncommon and is being studied.

“I was just shocked to see him nitely going to use this more,” Bidny said.

Though acknowledging the treatment he received was important, Neukom explained that Herzog was in the training room three to four times a day, receiving the maximum trainment he could.

“The drugs only do some much,” Neukom said. “It’s his drive that did it, it’s nothing less than that.”

Herzog was very appreciative of all the support he received

from Neukom.

“Lynne took care of me,” he said.

Sophomore outside line-

“I think everything attributes to his character,” Pittman said.

Penola said that Herzog played “as well as he could have

in for Herzog most of the time while he was injured, said Herzog’s return was a “huge morale boost.”

“When he was a player he led through example and just

“Watching it, you couldn’t tell he was hurt,” Penola said.

but then when he got hurt, while normal guys who aren’t captains would kind of fade away and not do anything, he was there all the time whenever I needed advice,” Penola said.

Fellow senior captain and corner, Dan Pittman, said Herzog attended practices, lifts, and even traveled to away games while he was injured. Pittman also said that the team and the coaches were happy to see Herzog back.

against Saginaw Valley State University, Herzog played in the game against Northwood, and barring unforeseen circumWayne State University on Saturday.

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CHARGERS SHUT DOWN NORTHWOOD AT HOME

Morgan Sweeney Senior Reporter The Chargers volleyball team secured a spot in the GLIAC’s postseason tournament for the 12th year in a row with their performance last weekend, but saw their chances of postseason success slip out of reach when they lost to second-ranked Ferris State University in just three sets, 2025, 19-25, and 10-25 on Wednesday night.

“We battled ’em tough for two sets, and then in set three, they started to make a comeback, and we just ran out of time,” head coach Chris Gravel said. “They were just the better team at this point.” season since 2002.

Gravel mourned the loss against Ferris that brought the season to an end.

“What makes this last match so hard is that, even though we didn’t win a conference title or anything, they really worked hard,” Gravel said. “Any time you have a hard-working group like that, you want them to keep going.”

Leading up to last night’s match against Ferris, the Chargers entered last weekend tied with three other teams -- Ashland, Malone, and Ohio Dominican -- for sixth place in the GLIAC. Only the top eight of the 16 teams in the conference compete in postseason play, meaning one of the four would not make it past

Saturday. After a 3-1 loss to Ashland University on Friday night, things didn’t look good for the Chargers. Hillsdale came back, however, in a 3-1 win against Lake Erie College the next day, 12-13 overall and 10-8 in the conference. set on Saturday to the Storm but came back to win the next three.

“I think we underestimated setter Marissa Owen said. “We had beaten them pretty good earlier in the season, and I think we went into the match thinking it would be the same. We came back to win the next three bewas unacceptable.”

Junior Haylee Booms earned a team-high 10 kills against Lake Erie, but three other players -- senior Meagan McPhetridge, junior Emily Wolfert, and freshman Jessecond with nine kills by night’s end, a season-high for both McPhetridge and Kopmeyer.

For McPhetridge, it was a year playing with a team she has come to love.

“This last regular season game was extremely special for me personally,” McPhetridge said.

“My time here on the volleyball team has been such a blessing and answer to prayer.”

Kopmeyer, too, ended well by giving a strong performance in the front row, though for most of the season, she has only played back row in games.

“Coach always stresses being ready to play in any position and Kopmeyer said. “We battled a lot in the game against Lake Erie and had some people really step up.”

Friday’s game against Ashland was a toss-up for the Chargers. They won their September game against the Eagles 3-0, but by last weekend, Ashland was tied with them in the GLIAC, with both teams owning a 9-7 record.

Friday, each team struggling to defend against the aggressive offense of the other. Hillsdale start25-17 with a hitting percentage of .407. But the next three sets went to the Eagles.

“They were able to make more plays in those sets than we were and scored 25 quicker,” coach Chris Gravel said. “Ashland is a very strong team that is well-coached and they did a good job on Friday.”

While this season didn’t turn out as most had hoped, junior Emily Wolfert is optimistic about next year.

“I think we had a lot of new and really step into their roles,” we are going to work hard this spring and can only grow from here. I’m expecting 2015 to be a great year for us.”

Nathanael Meadowcroft Assistant Editor

The Chargers’ defense came up big on senior day, holding Northwood’s option offense to just 2.5 yards per carry and leading Hillsdale to their second straight win, 24-14.

“We controlled the line of scrimmage,” head coach Keith Otterbein said. “We showed really good effort on the defensive side of the ball.”

Hillsdale held Northwood to just 73 yards on the ground.

“We were able to get into back Tim Moinet said. “Once we stopped the run their passing game wasn’t even a factor.”

Moinet is one of 20 graduating seniors who were honored in a special pre-game ceremony.

“It didn’t really hit me until after the game was over that that was probably my last game here,” Moinet said. “It was strange but it was nice to go out on top.”

Offensively, the Chargers saw solid production from two different quarterbacks.

Quarterback C.J. Mifsud started the game, but went down with an injury just before halftime. Quarterback Mark LaPrairie, who has been recovering from a knee injury, took over the offense after Mifsud exited the game.

Mifsud completed six passes for 87 yards and a touchdown, including a 54-yard bomb to a wide-open John Haley after a Top: Senior Dan Pittman walks with his parents in the fake handoff drew the North- senior ceremony. Bottom: Redshirt junior quarterback CJ wood defense in.

Mifsud rolls out of the pocket. (Photo Courtesy of Jenny Bals/ Mifsud’s injury will keep him Bottom: Photo Courtesy of Sheridan Markatos) on Saturday.

“He was playing well so it’s unfortunate,” Otterbein said. “I feel bad for him.”

LaPrairie looked sharp after not playing for a couple weeks, completing eight passes for 65 yards.

“It was a really smooth transition,” offensive lineman Justice Karmie said on the quarterback switch. “Mark has as much control of the offense as he did at the beginning of the season. He played well.”

“He came in and took charge of the offense and did a nice job,” Otterbein said.

LaPrairie led the Chargers on an instrumental drive in the third quarter that held Northwood at bay after the Timberwolves had

From left to right: Senior Lindsay Kostrzewa, juniors Marissa Owen, Jenalle Beaman, Haylee Booms, and freshman Jessie Kopmeyer celebrate after a point.

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Chargers.

“When it got to 17-14 we made a great drive. That was

probably one of the better drives we’ve had all year,” Otterbein said.

Northwood drove quickly session after halftime, cutting Hillsdale’s once comfortable lead to an uncomfortable 17-14.

The Chargers responded with a methodical 11-play 82-yard drive that ate up 5:10 off the clock and put Hillsdale back up by two scores.

“That was a critical drive in crunch time,” Otterbein said.

“We made some critical third down conversions and had a good balance between running and passing.”

The win improves Hillsdale’s record to 4-6 on the season and 4-5 in GLIAC play.

The Chargers now focus on son, Wayne State.

“This is one of the most phys-

ically strong and hardest hitting teams [in the league],” Otterbein on all phases, and they’ve got great team speed.”

The Chargers will have to be ready to deal with an outstanding running back.

Wayne State’s Michael Johnson ran for 292 yards on 39 carzone three times.

“They love pounding the ball,” Moinet said. “As long as we stop the run as we have been doing I don’t think we’ll have any problems.”

“If I had to say what word describes Wayne State, I would say tough,” Otterbein said.

The Chargers are preparing for another tough challenge in a three-game winning streak and an even record in GLIAC play.

Charger Chatter: DAVID Moncada

David Moncada is the new women’s assistant basketball coach. He comes to Hillsdale after coaching elementary, AAU, high school and college club basketball teams.

How did you come to Hillsdale?

Coach Mauk and my relationship goes back 15 years. We both coached at Eaton Rapids High School and were descen-

dants of Willis Whitmyer’s coaching. We always talked about coaching together. I used to own a mortgage company and would come over to Hillsdale after my coaching season to help. Then I worked at Comcast for four years, but Coach Charney said she would love to have me come. These opportunities don’t come along all the time.

So I quit my job and now I’m a self-employed inspector. I’m having the best time of my life right now. If you are doing what you love, you will never work a day in your life. This makes me happy. The Lord made the way for me and every door has been opened because it is supposed to be. I’m having a blast. Charney gave me the opportunity to coach here and to coach with and for a coach with her credentials is truly amazing.

What previous basketball or coaching experience do you

have?

I coached at New Covenant Christian in Lansing, Great Lakes Christian College, and when my daughter was young she said, ‘You’ve coached everybody, can you coach me?’

So I coached her 3rd-5th grade team, coached her AAU, and coached Grand Rapid’s JV team. At one point I was coaching 12 months of the year for six years. I also coached varsity at Hopkins High School.

What are you most excited about going into the season?

I’m excited about the talent, but most importantly about the quality of the people in and around the program. Everybody has been top notch. From the players, to the coaches, to the people who keep the sports facilities clean, the atmosphere is just so great.

What has been your favorite

thing about being a Charger so far?

The competitive spirit in each and every program. It encourages me and that’s exciting. athletes and the women’s basketball team had such high academic achievements last year.

They are not only competitive in the game but achieve in the classroom.

How would you describe the team?

They are good players, but are even better people. There is a beautiful family atmosphere and all the players are really close.

It is fun to see them bond. We have six new faces on the team and the sophomores, juniors, and seniors have welcomed them with open arms.

What are your goals as assistant coach?

I want to help in any way I can

to make this program even better. Whether that’s through creating individual workouts, or cheering on players from the bench. I want to do whatever they need me to do.

Who are your sports heroes?

I would say Michael Jordan bethrough whatever he had to in order to compete. Also John Wooden because as a coach he didn’t just teach how to win, but he taught life skills and how to be a human being. I think that’s because he was a Christian.

What is the best or most important lesson one can learn from basketball?

Playing basketball is very analogous to living life. There is a lot you can learn to become a better human being, friend, or Christian. You have the bossemployee dynamic in the coach

and players. You have the sisterhood formed between the players and the family relationships that are built.

What makes Hillsdale a good place to play sports?

There is a girl on the team who transferred to Hillsdale after a year at Northern Kentucky. I asked her why she came back here and she told me, “Because this is the only place that made me feel wanted.” You can’t get a better answer than that. It says a lot about the program and the school. It’s like a family. The coaches at teams at Hillsdale want to have you here. Not just as an athlete or a student, but as a human being.

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Bringing back “The Joe” Remembering the namesake of McNamara Rehearsal Hall

Vivian Hughbanks Assistant Editor Sunlight streamed through the windows of McNamara Rehearsal Hall as one hundred choral voices blended to one. At the President’s Ball, a roaring pop ly-dressed students, moving them to rock to the beat. The crooning of a spicy saxophone cast a spell on swing dancers, another night, jiving in celebration of orchestral success.

McNamara Hall brings students together. Many have spent hours of their college career in the room. Few know the story of the man whose name it holds.

Joe McNamara was executive director of Public Relations — now known as External Affairs— until his death on Feb. 12, 2002.

An employee of the college since 1994, McNamara passed away shortly before Howard Music Hall was built, and an anonymous friend donated the money to have the hall named after him.

“Joe was a character,” said Angela Lashaway, art director for External Affairs. “They named the room after him after he passed away. So he didn’t even know. And he would be so proud that he had a name on something.

He would just be overwhelmed by it.”

McNamara was a Detroit Red Wings fan, and often attended

their games at Joe Louis Arena. when graphics was just becom- saw that we could do that here. used to work up here, he used to Every year, Director of Music ing a thing,” said Lashaway. It helped with controlling content use a pen name ‘Bob Dish,’ so we James Holleman lists the rehears- “Computers were just being used so we could back and forth on a used to call him ‘Bob Dish.’” al hall as “The Joe” on Choir and in that way. We hadn’t even had layout and content right here in He called Ted Makto, now the Orchestra syllabi. a graphics program at the college house.” director of the Audio Visual De“He used to go to Joe Louis, at the time. And Joe was instruBeyond his accomplishments partment, “Captain Video.” which was known as ‘the Joe,’ mental in hiring me to do graph- on behalf of the college, McNa“And of course there’s ‘The so the donor asked that we refer ics because he saw the potential.” mara was a hearty co-worker and Coonmeister,’” Lashaway reto this as ‘The Joe,’” Holleman He also brought production a faithful friend. members, speaking of Douglas said. “That just never caught on.” of Hillsdale Magazine, Update, “He was an interesting dude,” Coon, photographer and profes“Probably the highest price and the college’s newsletters in- Lashaway said. “He was big on sor of art. tag in this building was the nam- house, making turnaround for nicknames —everybody had McNamara’s antics ensured ing of that rehearsal hall because publications staff quicker and a nickname, no one had a real it is the largest room,” he added. easier. name. Brett Falkey, who now maraderie among his staff, and “I think it was $1 million. This “At the time all that stuff was teaches at the Academy, he was those who knew him still tell person thought that highly of Joe off-campus,” Lashaway said. ‘Wheat Boy’ because he was “Joe stories” on a regular basis.

McNamara.”

“And he saw the potential. He from Nebraska. Dan Bisher, who “Whether he was throwing A native of Iowa, a hardened loaf of McNamara attended stale bread into an Regis College, and unsuspecting ofreceived a Ph.D. from the University us down the parkof Notre Dame. He ing lot at the end of served as director of the day, or walking the Free Enterprise into a meeting wearInstitute before coming Harry Potter ing to Hillsdale. glasses, smiling that “Basically he was mischievous grin, the editor for everywe laughed, and he thing printed that made others laugh,” the college does,” VanderWeide wrote said Director of Pubin her memoriam lications Monica piece on McNamara VanderWeide. for Hillsdale MagaWhile in Public zine in 2002.

Relations, McNamaLashaway has ra hired employees kept mementos of to work in graphics, the the times they bringing a new face shared together to the college’s pub- Joe McNamara kicking back at work as executive director of Hillsdale’s Public mock CCA posters lications. featuring Public ReRelations. The namesake of McNamara Rehearsal Hall, he died in 2002.

“This was back (Photo courtesy of Angela Lashaway) lations staff, a mock

National Review cover, and even cardboard cutouts of McNamara’s face on sticks, created for a group photo that he couldn’t be there for.

“He never really brought in his own lunch,” Lashaway remembers. “So if something was in the fridge for awhile and no one was eating it, he’d eat it. And then he’d leave a note or money.

And he’d be like ‘Oh, that sandwich? I just went in and ate it.’

And we were like, ‘Joe! That’s disgusting!’”

McNamara’s wife, Colby, played violin in Hillsdale’s Orchestra, and McNamara always enjoyed attending musical performances. The four McNamara sons attended Hillsdale Academy, and their oldest, Paul, was a senior at Hillsdale when his father passed away.

“He came in and he said he wasn’t feeling very well,” Lashaway said, of the February morning. “He didn’t look good, and we were all saying, ‘Joe, you that ‘I’m going to call Paul and I’m going to go home.’ And he left. We believe he had a heart attack on the way home.”

McNamara’s love for the students at Hillsdale College drove his work.

“I know he loved to go to the VanderWeide said. “He loved the

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Wayfarers

Music fraternities grow

Senior art exhibit looks forward to launching into life

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Mu Alpha, and SAI all add members

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tographs that are really great.”

Smith’s work includes, “sculpture, a lot of graphic design, a painting, and several drawings. I do a lot of different things,” she said. “I see myself as a renaissance man within the artist sphere.”

Although she deals in numerous mediums, Smith’s true pas-

sors Brad Birzer and Sam Knecht studying the art of creating a graphic novel.

The results of this and other personal studies will be on display in the exhibit. Of particular

On Monday, this semester’s only senior art exhibit will open short story which Smith has been in Sage’s Daughtrey Art Gallery. putting together gradually for the The exhibit, titled “Wayfarlast two years as well as three ers,” is a collaboration between sets of comic strips recreating long-time friends, housemates, her waking hours on Feb. 1 of and art accomplices Maggy the past three years.

Smith and Kittie Helmick.

Helmick’s work focuses on “We’ve been friends pretty charcoal drawing and digital much the entire four years photography. and have been living together “I love portraiture so a lot for three… yeah, three beof my photos and drawings cause I slept on your couch,” will be portraits,” she said.

Smith said to Helmick as they Like Smith, Helmick has laughed together. spent a great deal of time outHelmick explained that the side of studio classes working title of the exhibit has a duel on her artwork. meaning. “‘Wayfarers’ is about travpendent study of studio poreling,” she said. “As seniors traiture last spring,” she said. we are about to embark, and “I had a lot of friends come then in a larger way, Maggy into the studio with me and and I, our faith is very imporI practiced with the studio tant to us, and we see ourselves lights.” as travelers on this world.”

Smith and Helmick will ing feature of her work is its each have about 20 pieces on Seniors Maggy Smith and Kitty local subject matter. display composed of a wide Helmick’s “Wayfarers” will be “So many of the pieces assortment of media from all on display from Nov. 17 to 24. are about friends or related four years of their art studies.

Reception Nov. 23. (Photo courtesy to friends and because of the “I know both Maggy and of Kitty Helmick) heavy emphasis on portraiture Kittie - I’ve known them since there will be students who freshman year,” junior Faith Lamb said. “Maggy has a couple sion is for graphic novels. As an people will recognize from beof illustrations she’s done for art and English double major, she ing around the college.”

After next semester, Smith graphic novels so I’m really ex- is well suited for the art form. cited to see those. And Kittie has Smith participated in a year-long hopes to pursue an MFA in Crea couple of black and white pho- independent study with Profes- ative Writing at Notre Dame.

Helmick, a Spanish minor, will be awaiting news regarding a possible Fulbright scholarship to photography in Ecuador.

Inspection do “Wayfarers” will be on dis& play in the Sage Center for the Preparation Arts from Nov. 17 to 24. The reception for Smith and Helmick will take place at the gallery from 2 to 4 p.m. on Nov. 23 and will feature live music performed by Includes Smith’s bother, Ian Smith.

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Although the fall semester is not as busy as the spring for the three groups, each had a successful pick up.

Hillsdale students’ passion for music continues to draw them into friendship and fellowship.

Men’s musical fraternities Mu Alpha and Phi Mu Alpha, and women’s musical fraternity Sigma Alpha Iota have all added new members to their choruses since September.

pledges -- a mixture of sophomores and juniors.

Mu Alpha President and senior Addison Stumpf said that the pledges were picked up in late September.

“Fall is fairly low key,” Stumpf said, with the main event being the dorm serenades, which

took place last week. Mu Alpha’s events for next semester include the spring concert and annual pig roast.

Phi Mu Alpha picked up 13 new pledges, a higher number than usual, and the largest pledge class in the college. Last year, the Sinfonia picked up 9 new members.

Sophomore Shelby Ripley, who is the Fraternity Education

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Things

To do and see This week

November 13 | Thursday Rob Roy and the McQue 5 9 p.m.

Jazz band featuring Jazz director Chris McCourry jams along with jazz combo Rob Roy, featuring Danielle Shillingstad Adams, vocalist.

November 16 | Sunday Hillsdale College Choir Concert 3 p.m.

College Baptist Church Hillsdale’s College and Chamber choirs present Dan Forrest’s “Requiem for the Living”

November 14 | Friday Faculty Chamber Recital 8 p.m.

McNamara Rehearsal Hall Brad Blackham, piano, and Stacey Jones, percussion, perform the premiere of a new work by Mathew Fuerst. also on the program will be Bartok’s Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion with guest performers Jona than Chesson, piano, and Seth Hendrickson, percussion.

Opening November 17 Senior Art Exhibit Reception 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Daughtery Art Gallery The capstone art exhibit of seniors Katherine Helmick and Maggy Smith.

These graduating art majors present their best work from their undergraduate years.

November 15 | Saturday Sigma Alpha Iota Concert 8 p.m.

McNamara Rehearsal Hall The women of Sigma Alpha Iota International Women’s Music Fraternity present their biannual concert titled, “Stories in Song.”

November 19 through 22 The Misanthrope, by Moliere 8 p.m.

Markel Auditorium The Tower Players present this classic comedy of manners and morals by the greatest French playwright.

What’s the best way to get along in the Or is it better to fall somewhere in the will ask the same questions while being set in the world of the Washington Beltway 1%.

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I do not regret my childhood pop-culture illiteracy

Choir to deliver “Requiem for the Living” Nathan Prigmore Collegian Reporter On Sunday, the college choir and chamber choir will perform one of Dan Forrest’s most acclaimed compositions, “Requiem for the Living,” at College Baptist Church. The concert will open at 3 p.m. with a special piece from the chamber choir.

“It is designed to be in remembrance—it is for those who are still here,” said music department chair James Holleman.

Although Hillsdale’s choir of approximately 112 voices will perform the piece, this version of

“I don’t know that Billy Joel album.”

“I haven’t seen Toy Story... nope, none of them.”

“No, of course I know the general idea of quidditch. I’ve seen a parody of Harry Potter.”

I have sheepishly admitted all of these things at some point, along with the fact that I am popculturally illiterate.

Recently, a friend of mine noted that she wants to become more culturally literate.

“I just don’t understand the references people make,” she said.

At this point, I had to wonder: how important is it to grow up in world ingrained in pop-cultural relevancy?

ing a movie together, we’d play a game as a family. We were allowed to watch TV and go online, but for limited amounts of time.

In the midst of the limitations, I am even thankful for the fact that I didn’t grow up around pop culture. It’s not because I dislike pop culture, but I’m not in love for a small orchestra. Students with it either. will be singing parts normally I’d venture to say that my childhood ignorance to pop culture has given me some sense of perspective.

Having not grown up around a thing, there’s a different taste

childhood pop-cultural illiteracy because it does not mean that I haven’t listened to Taylor Swift’s

“For fall break I just stayed here and wrote 10,000 words in two days,” said Chandler Ryd, a freshman from Colorado.

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) has come to Hillsdale. A small number of authors will spend the month writing novels with the goal of reaching at least 50,000 words.

Writers meet for at least two hours a week to plug away on their ideas together. The meets provide moral support for the authors and encourage them to keep writing.

Ryd’s novel is titled “When the Tree Runs Dry.” “It’s about a photographer in

and Arrested Development quoted verbatim (and understood the references). Nor does it mean that I haven’t binge watched Gilmore Girls before.

It means that I grew up in a fairly sheltered home, as many other Hillsdale students have. It means I did not read the Harry Potter series, listen to the Backstreet Boys, or, this one will be a shocker to all female ’90s babies, watch Lizzie McGuire.

I do not want to diminish the points of similarity and value of people in these things. The number of conversations in which I’ve been lost reaches an increasingly high number, when you add the fact that, besides not reading Harry Potter, I have not seen all of the Toy Story movies.

Although, I have seen Finding Nemo, and quite a few of the Disney Princess movies.

Yet my ignorance of Britney Spears, the Backstreet Boys, Lizzie McGuire, and all the rest has not harmed my social development, as far as I’m aware.

Instead, my parents emphasized the importance of spending time with each other—attentive, focused time. Rather than watch-

I dislike Taylor Swift’s earlier albums simply because of her sound, that’s a matter of personal preference, as is my dislike of classic rock.

It’s like being introduced to a different kind of food as an adult.

I didn’t grow up eating kimchi, so as an adult, it takes some getting used to. And although many necessary to keep up to date on joyment, without attachment to them.

There are certainly things I keep up-to-date with, such as the news or the lives of my friends. I do like social media, on occasion.

Yet the times I spent playing Scrabble with my family on a Friday night, the cello and violin concerts I went to for my brother and sisters, the time spent weeding the garden, and listening to my mother read books out loud, those are memories, experiences, and time spent that I do not wish I would had spent keeping up with Disney channel.

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Colorado,” Ryd said.

Some of the college participants have been doing the event for years.

and interesting layering that are always a blast to sing,” “Requiem” is the chamber choir’s primary work this semester.

Hillsdale choir’s experience with Dan Forrest’s work largely began last year with the performance of “Entreat Me Not to Leave You.” “It was really meaningful to

love helping people,” Popovich said. “And joining a new group can be daunting.”

SAI hosted their annual Charity Ball earlier this semester and will perform their concert this weekend, but their other events, such as singing valentines and pen in the spring.

“A lot of girls said that one of the reason they wanted to join was because they know that it just a good group of girls, and I just want to make sure that we live up to that,” Popovich said.

“Which is still easy to do because Hillsdale is such a great group of people in general.”

“This is my fourth year doing NaNo; I started when I was a freshman, though I’d known about it and dabbled when I was in high school,” senior Alexander Tacoma said.

“Lambda Iota Tau is sponsoring the project,” professor of English Lorraine Eadie said.

The honorary is responsible for reserving rooms for the writers to meet in, and anyone and everyone is encouraged to join.

The art world breathed a sigh of relief as the 16 month-long bankruptcy trial for the city of Detroit drew to a close in November, ensuring that none of the treasures of the Detroit Institute of Arts will be sold to help pay the city’s debt.

“To have sold off that collection would have been so shortsighted,” Associate Professor of Art and Detroit native Barbara Bushey said. “Cutting off your nose to spite your face does not even begin to describe it.”

In October, when Detroit bankruptcy judge Steven Rhodes asked Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr, “Why not monetize the art?,” Orr responded that selling the museum’s art would irreparably harm the DIA, according to the Detroit Free Press. Last Friday, the judge

the Requiem text.”

For the concert on Nov. 16, no tickets are necessary to attend.

writing extravaganza encourages everyone in the world to spend November bashing out a 50,000 word novel,” one of the posters advertising the event reads.

Even given the number of words to write and the busy lives of Hillsdale students, some participants have reached the 50,000-word goal more than once.

“I’ve done that twice,” Tacoma said.

The event is meant for all levels of authors, from the enthusiast to the aspiring writer. Ryd had

been working on his novel before November.

“I started it in June. I’m not really doing NaNoWriMo because I want this to be 90,000 to 100,000 words,” Ryd said.

The goal of NaNoWriMo isn’t to publish a novel, but to experience the sense of accomplishment writing something 50,000 words long brings.

“I don’t see publishing as completion,” Tacoma said.

Ryd still wants to participate culty in the event’s timing.

“I could see myself doing it if I had less going here at school,” Ryd said.

This year’s NaNoWriMo might help spawn a new club on campus. A group of participating authors, including Tacoma and Ryd, are planning on founding a creative writing club.

“The idea is that we want it to be a community of writers where you can do two big things, make connections with other writers and also to learn and get criticism

on your own writing,” Ryd said.

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humanity. Space travel is man in extremis: pushed to his farthest reach, separated from death only by inches of tin and plastic. In space, man approaches the grand, verse, which inevitably casts us into a state of wonder about the mystery of our own metaphorical position in the endless unknown.

Where did we come from?

Where are we? And where are we going? Where will man be after being pushed to the extreme of his abilities and being?

Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A for Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar,” is an unparalleled work outcome of man in extremis. Defying all convention, Kubrick’s masterpiece abandons concerns with entertainment and takes his of sublime experience, starving them for explanation and overwhelming them with sensation.

Powered by ambiguous meaning and ancient human symbols,

“2001” explores the meaning of man, his evolution and transcendence.

Nolan’s “Interstellar” is a reinterpretation of “2001” into a modern blockbuster. It is the form and matter of “2001” injected with personable characters, with a complex plot, with emotion and human drama. It is an intellectual

nothing is left to mystery. All impenetrable questions about man, his past, present, and future have somehow been answered. The outcome of man in extremis has been resolved.

Nolan’s high need to explain forces him to create answers to questions which are inherently unanswerable. They are unanswerable because in reality the future of man is a singularity from which no light escapes.

How do we even begin to guess at what its nature is? We do not know what man will be after being pushed to his farthest reach.

lan feels the need to explain everything to his audience, an unfortunate mistake when dealing with questions that have no pronounceable answer.

Nolan’s error is understandable. As humans we want explanation and resolution, and, as a popular director under pressure to

and ideas which the everyday viewer can still approach because it is also exciting, beautiful, suspenseful, and funny at parts. It is concerned with humanity, mortality, time, and the moving force of love, which uses the particular to speak of the universal, and which is certainly Nolan’s most Still, “Interstellar” is no “2001.” In his bid for a work rivaling that of Kubrick, Nolan makes a critical mistake in his need for explanation. It overdialogue is used to explain to the audience exactly what is happening and why. Nolan seems overly concerned with his audience instantly understanding everything about the movie but the end result of his efforts is that

even singularities are safe from man’s intrusion.

In contrast with “Interstellar,” “2001” deals successfully with the same unanswerable questions by using visions and symbols. Its success is due to its ambiguity and its tremendous restraint. Kubrick’s genius is that he refrains from trying to answer the unsolvable questions about man’s future and instead creates a human experience of wonder and mystery which surrounds these questions but never seeks to deconstruct them. Despite visuals comparable to “2001,” “Interstellar” does not have the restraint to let its visuals tell its story. For some reason, No-

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them, so I was familiar with this composer,” Holleman said.

This summer, vocal department head Melissa Osmond sang a performance of “Requiem” in Chicago, where Dan Forrest himself was part of the production.

Melissa brought the work to my Professor Holleman’s attention and encouraged him to take a look at it.

“The students are really enjoying singing it. You should expect to come out of the performance feeling uplifted,” Holleman said.

“It’s beautiful music, just the right level of challenging for us.

case, approving Detroit’s “grand bargain,” which has saved the institute from a terrible fate. This plan includes a combination of philanthropic support, creditor deals, and city action.

Chapter 9 bankruptcy in July 2013. Since then, creditors have been sharpening their knives and demanding payment for the city’s $18 billion debt. The city has been examining its assets.

Because a huge part of the museum’s collections is owned by the city, creditors pressured the Institute to sell its treasures to pay off the debt.

Despite legal problems that selling the art would raise, the fact is that the DIA contains immense and historical beauty in a devastated city. Some things have to give to pay off debt, and the DIA is possibly the most valuable asset. For precisely this reason, the city was reluctant to sell the art.

of its kind on campus. There are events and organizations for the collaboration of on-campus writers – such as NaNoWriMo and the writing center – but no clubs Federation. The club would bring writers together from across campus, provide lectures by professors and advance aspiring writers’ careers.

“One of my personal desires for the club is to help all these shy Hillsdale students who love to write meet one another,” Tacoma said.

The group will become an a meeting with Student Federation on Thursday. However, the events, meetings and activities will be shortened giving the nearing end of the semester.

“We’re really going to kick things off in style come 2015,” Tacoma said.

Explaining the Singularity: Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” The subject of space travel in-

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four juniors--on Oct. 2.

Mindi Popovich, who is Vice President of Membership, said that she is thrilled with the class and with forming new relationships.

“I was so excited when I got the position because I just really

nology in this song order.

“The chamber choir has a slightly morbid theme in our music this semester,” choir manager and junior Ellen Hogan said.

“We will be singing a number of smaller pieces which all have the encompassing theme of loss.

‘Peace,’ for example, talks about blessing those who have previously passed. Most of these

Write that novel this month, NaNoWriMo

music frATerniTies the pledges through their new member process.

“We get together and play music with people who pick up tunes, chords, notes really easily and just have an enthusiasm for music that matches the tenor of the group,” Ripley said.

Phi Mu also performed serenades last weekend.

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horn, harp, violin, and cello. Instead of the choir singing the percussion and organ pieces, faculty member Stacy Jones will play the percussion, and Debbie Wyse will play the organ.

“Requiem” is approximately 40 minutes long. Initially composed in 2011, it has since become known as one of Dan Forrest’s best work. “‘Requiem for the Living’ will assume a place among the staples of grand choral literature,” wrote Paul Williams of the Classical Voice of North Carolina, an online performing arts journal.

The choir performance will feature a prelude to “Requiem” with another one of Forrest’s work, “A Prayer Before Singing,” sung by the chamber choir.

There is an intentional chro-

If sold, the art could have gone anywhere, to private collections or other museums, who may have refused to purchase the art out of solidarity with the DIA. In October, the city reached a settlement with one of its creditors, Financial Guaranty Insurance Company. The city agreed to hand over Joe Louis Arena, the home of the Detroit Red Wings hockey team, to FGIC to settle the bankruptcy case. A new arena will be built by 2017, when the Joe Louis Arena will be demolished and replaced with a hotel and condominiums. Belle Isle, which is a park island in the Detroit river, is another asset that the city potentially can cultivate to help pay off debt.

Hillsdale College professor of Art Sam Knecht said that the museum should not be subject to governmental misfortunes which are outside its control.

“A distinguished art museum ought not to be under the ownership of state or municipal gov-

ernment and thus subject to the misfortunes that might befall the governmental agency,” Knecht said via email.

Bunny Homan, a Michigan representative for the Portrait Society of America and a colleague of Knecht’s in the Detroit area has followed the case and is relieved by the results.

“Personally, I feel that we have saved the museum because Syncora and then FGIC rewrote their contracts with the city and stopped pursuing the sale of the art work,” Homan said in an email. “On the other hand, I am not the Federal Judge. And there may be things he would like to John Miller, director of the Dow Journalism Program, has posters of the DIA’s Diego Riand is a fan of the museum overall.

“It’s an asset worth potentially billions of dollars,” Miller said of

the museum. “It is a tremendous institution, full of beautiful art, a treasure of the city, a treasure of the country, now threatened because of city mismanagement.”

Bushey said that the institute contains major world masterpieces, but the collection as a whole has kept growing upon itself, and it is important for the people of the city to have access to the whole.

Bushey also said that it is an important part of cultural heritage, and that art teaches what it means to be human.

And as the gray days come upon the city of Detroit, the DIA remains a source of beauty and color, which, Bushey says, proves the existence of God. She remembers visiting the museum often as a child, and treasures the beauty of the each piece there.

“They’re all such old friends,” she said.

to this desire. We like everything to be explained and then wrapped up nicely so that all loose strands of plot are brought together into a coherent string. In our lives we need reassurance of coherence an epilogue is necessary to our human well-being.

However, solid answers and neat resolutions to the mystifying questions surrounding man in extremis do not exist. To pretend that they do is to pretend to see inside of a singularity. Life for humans is confounding, terrifying, vast, and mysterious: it is a constant struggle of interpretation and a long, arduous jourand an uncertain end, much like “2001: A Space Odyssey.”

Joe From B1 students. He loved the college and he loved the students, and he was very supportive of the students. He really liked to be in a mentoring position.”

Joe McNamara is no longer with us, but McNamara Rehearsal Hall, “The Joe,” stands dedication to excellent, diligent work, and camaraderie among friends.

“He just sticks with you, you know?” Lashaway said. “He could be quirky and sometimes annoying, you know, stealing sandwiches and stuff like that.

But all in all, he just really cared.

He just really had a passion for the work that he did.”

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Arnn’s sprint for the 43rd Micah Meadowcroft Arts Editor Before assuming the role as the president of Hillsdale remont Institute for the Study of Political Statesmanship in the 1990 census, in 1992 a new congressional district, the 43rd, was drawn in West Riverside mont Institute.

The infant district was predominately Republican by registration, and it seemed clear that whoever won the Republican primary would win the seat.

Seven candidates entered the three-month sprint between the ling district and primary day.

Arnn was one of them.

Arnn said in an email that he decided to run on the urging of many people and out of a desire to serve. “I thought I ought to try it before I died.”

Professor of politics R. J. Pestritto was a graduate student

Republican movement conservative candidate, and that lined up by way of endorsements.” cal establishment endorsement and the endorsement of Pete at the time. Arnn received endorsements from nationally prominent conservatives, including Jack Kemp and Sen. Orrin Hatch.

“It was a very conservative district, so among the Republicans you wanted to show that you had conservative credentials,” Pestritto said. “It was an area where being pro-life was very important, so people wanted to see that.” the general election and serves as a congressman today.

Some of the lessons Arnn learned apply to his work today.

“I learned things about how hard it is to put together all the reasons why one thinks what one thinks,” he said. “I con-

the election, and volunteered on Arnn’s campaign.

“I was doing full time in school and volunteering with Larry on the side,” he said. “So it was, you know, graduate students, faculty, people that knew

the issues are critical, as they are in our time, it is important to understand a lot, and the best politicians are the ones who keep up the effort to do a lot.”

As for the connection of politics to the liberal arts: “The liberal arts seek the truth about the highest things,” he said. “These things are not settled or exhausted by the law.

For that reason the best coun-

nia going down there and doing the things that people do on a campaign.”

Though he lost the primary, Arnn said the experience taught him more about how American politics works.

“Elections are the way that free people govern themselves,” he said. “And many people take them seriously and reason well about them.”

Pestritto explained that there was a split in outside conservative support between Arnn and another candidate.

“There was, for lack of a better term, kind of an establishment candidate, a guy by the

to recognize the right of everyone to pursue the dictates of his conscience and his faith under the moral law.”

Pestritto, learned from the experience as well.

“It was fun to do; it was probably less fun for Dr. Arnn than it was for us,” Pestritto said. “I think it’s very hard on the candidate.”

Arnn’s wife, Penny, found the campaign experience valuable.

“I met a lot of people from many different businesses and professions and heard from them what was on their minds, their concerns and hopes,” she said. “I understand much better

the party establishment pick for that seat,” Pestritto said. “And then, Dr. Arnn was sort of the

has to work.”

Seniors Taylor Fredrick (back) and Leah Whetstone (front) step in synch through the tire obstacle of the Turkey Trot 5k on Saturday. More than 100 locals ran the event put on by Kappa Kappa Gamma and the Hillsdale Academy. (Elena Creed/Collegian)

The face behind Faces of Hillsdale Lois Lesher Collegian Freelancer A notebook and a smartphone are two accessories you could expect to see in the hands of any college student – but for one in particular, they are the tools she uses to capture her inspirations.

Sophomore Savannah Falter is not the typical reporter. She does not write about sporting events, breaking news, or her own opinion – she simply tells the stories of her peers through iPhone photos and quirky quotes.

Last April, Falter created a Facebook page modeled after the famous “Humans of New York” locals through pictures and quotations.

“I saw two guys playing chess instead of going to lunch one day, and I just thought it was so Hillsdale,” she said. “We have a super fascinating group of people here.

So I thought, why not, in my four years, embrace all of this goodness and start talking to people

about their stories?”

“Humans of Hillsdale,” Falter’s Facebook page, reached almost

My interviews end up taking much longer than I originally intended.

300 likes in a matter of weeks.

With subjects ranging from campus celebrities like ‘Saga Steve’ to insightful graduating seniors, Humans of Hillsdale grabbed the attention of many, including Hannah Strickland from the college marketing department. After Falter featured Strickland on the page, Strickland was immediately impressed by Falter’s creative idea and warm personality.

“She’s adorable and she’s really easy to talk to. Savannah’s the kind of person that can get other people to say these kinds of things,” Strickland said.

When Falter returned to cam-

Jerry and the Band ing the Jerry Ross Band, Mason also sings with the Michigan Opera Theater, plays violin with the Birmingham Bloom-

Bailey Pritchett Spotlight Editor When Jerry Ross responded to a newspaper ad asking for dance instructors, he didn’t anticipate that this move would lead him to starting one of the best party bands in the state.

The 12 member band that President’s Ball every year has played for events that range from weddings to birthday parties to corporate cocktail shindigs in Orlando, but none of their events meet the same enparty.

Sandee Singer, a senior event planner at Lorio Ross Sterling Entertainment who handles bookings, said the band always looks forward to playing their February gig at the college.

“This party is their favorite party of the year, and they do some high-end shows,” she said.

Jerry Ross started his music career at a young age and practiced it throughout his education. During his four years at Detroit, Ross focused on his instrument of choice, the clarinet.

His dream was to play in a symphony orchestra.

When he was 16, a friend invited him to join a band with a few other buddies. Although Ross felt unsure about playing in a band as a classically trained clarinetist, he joined anyway.

During his college career, Ross continued to practice his music, but found a job through a newspaper clipping looking for dance instructors. No experience was necessary and the advertiser would pay for training.

The Jerry Ross Band will perform for President’s Ball.

(Photo Courtesy of Lorio Ross Sterling Entertainment)

Ross said that his time as dance instructor improved his music career tremendously. He loved the Latin rhythms in the picked up the congos as another instrument.

“Being a dance instructor helped me a lot with my music,” out, a lot of the music was ballroom and I was probably the only band leader around who knew how to play the right tempos for ballroom dances like the Foxtrot and swing. It gave me a big edge on getting those kind of engagements.”

Eventually, the Jerry Ross Band grew in popularity and had more bookings than it knew what to do with. In order to handle the demand, Ross began an entertainment group that now owns several party bands.

Ross said he still plays with his band for about 80 percent of the shows. His forte now is recruiting.

Ross found one of his star recruits, Stacey Mason, at a show where her original band was performing. When Ross invited

pated that he would sign her band, but all Ross wanted was Mason. Shortly after the meeting, she joined the Jerry Ross Band and is now a co-leader of the band.

Mason grew up in Livonia, Michigan and was educated through the Livonia public school system. During high school, Mason played violin for the Youth Symphony, the DeEnsemble, and the Metropolitan Youth Symphony. She continued on to graduate from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theater, and Dance with a degree in violin performance.

In 1993, Mason charmed the audiences of the Miss America Pageant with her voice and violin as Miss Michigan. Shortly after the competition, Mason joined the Jerry Ross Band.

“This great opportunity gave do now,” she said.

Mason’a mantra is going after experience and opportunity. While she balances lead-

Symphony, and the Michigan Philharmonic— not to mention teaching violin lessons.

Now, musicians come to Ross if they want to play in his band. When Ross reviews musicians for his team, he has a three-point checklist: looks, talent, and charisma.

“People hear with their eyes,” he said. “This is how the whole industry is. This goes for men and women. Also, if someone can sing but they don’t have personality, it takes away from their performance.”

Larry Arnn has voiced his admiration of the Jerry Ross Band for years.

“I noticed that they are very good,” Arnn said. “Then they started saying things to me about the college, and those things were worthy to hear. So we had them play at my daughter’s wedding and they were great. They tell me Hillsdale is much their favorite gig.”

Ross said that watching the Hillsdale students dance to swing music has always impressed him.

“As a dance instructor I could tell that a lot of students have had dance lessons,” he said.

Even from the stage, Mason and Ross agree that the environment Hillsdale students create is refreshing.

“We are so impressed with the conduct of students,” Mason said. “It’s so evident that the student body is so connected.”

The Jerry Ross Band will continue play at the President’s Ball on Feb. 7 next semester.

pus at the end of August, she was immediately offered a job on the college marketing department’s social media team to expand her idea. The marketing department’s “Faces of Hillsdale” campaign Facebook page with photos of students and faculty members captioned with their quoted response to a question prompted by Falter.

Though she gets to choose the people she features, Falter admits to getting nervous when approaching them.

“I’ve gotten better at it. I used to get so nervous that I’d forget to mention that I’m working for the marketing department, so I’d just go up to people and be like, ‘Hey, can I get to know you?’”

Falter seems to be the only person that notices her nerves. Junior Monika Keller was one of the and noted how comfortable Falter made her feel during the interview.

“She’s so warm. I think she’s really good at openly talking to people about things and having an opinion without being judgmental.

We talked for a really long time and we didn’t get to the actual question she was asking me until the end,” Keller said.

As an aspiring writer, that’s Falter’s favorite part of her interviews – getting to know people from all different types of stories and backgrounds. When asked about the stories she’s covered so far, her eyes started twinkling and “When I’m interviewing someone, I start to get so excited about what they’re saying that I just start asking more and more questions about their history. So my interviews usually end up taking much longer than I originally intended.”

Her favorite question to ask? “‘What is something about you that most people don’t know?’ I love asking that question, because people’s personalities really come out and it’s so interesting to see,” she said.

When asked her favorite question herself, however, Falter had to think for a second.

“I lived in Albania for a month.

And also, I can wiggle my ears.”

Midterm magic Jordan Finney Collegian Reporter Senior Andrew Montgomery spent long weeks preparing for Michigan Republican state senaIn one of the most competitive rowly defeated Democratic opponent state Rep. Dian Slavens, garnering 52 percent of the vote to win a seat in Michigan’s 7th district.

Although not all served as campaign managers like Montlege students spent their summer working for outside organizations and political campaigns to elect Republican politicians in this year’s midterm elections.

Montgomery worked 60 to 70 paign during the summer and 20 to 50 hours a week since the beginning of the fall semester.

“As a campaign manager your job is to make sure everything gets done,” Montgomery said.

“Everything from fundraisers to knocking on doors to putting up teers. Maintaining relationships with the media and state party. It’s a bottomless pit—you can always do something more.”

Although Montgomery said he loved working for the political campaign, he plans to leave the campaign trail to pursue professional interests in business and project management after graduation.

After alumna Melika Willoughby graduated from Hillsdale with a politics major last May, she traveled to Kansas to work as the social media director for Republican Gov. Sam Brownback’s campaign.

“As a young person right out of college a campaign always

has more that needs to be accomplished than it has people to execute tasks,” Willoughby said. “People are stretched thin.

They’re going to have to trust you and you have an opportunity to prove yourself.” election, Willoughby performed all of her normal duties—press releases, pushing social media content—and also made about a thousand phone calls every day.

It was worth it. Brownback triumphed in the polls, winning 50 percent of the vote to defeat Democratic opponent Paul Davis and securing a second term as governor of Kansas. He is the second Republican governor of tion in 50 years, an accomplishment Willoughby attributes to his record of proven leadership, ability to articulate policy initiatives, and honesty as a candidate.

In one of Election Day’s upset House races, voters in Nebraska’s 2nd congressional district voted to replace longtime Republican Rep. Lee Terry with Democratic state Sen. Brad Ashford.

Ian Swanson, a 2014 Hillsdale economy major, worked as Termonths leading up to the election.

“He had a good record for 16 the big leader on the Keystone Pipeline,” Swanson said. “Despite the fact that Lee lost, there was still some diamonds in the rough. On Election Day, the team was sitting in the war room and we watched as House Democrats around the country were going down.”

The election results have not changed Swanson’s desire to work in politics and eventually “The things I learned at Hillsdale, I’m putting to use every day at my job,” he said.

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SNelson potlight Dellis: King of the deck Last Friday, he memorized 100 digits between zero and nine, which were recited to him at a digit-per-second pace. After a In 40.65 seconds, most people brief moment of “going over it” in can read a page of a book, heat his head, he was able to recite the up leftovers, or compose a quick list forwards with only one error email.

In 40.65 seconds, Nelson Dellis “I’ve never had a good memcan memorize a deck of cards. ory,” Dellis said. “The truth is I Dellis is the current and three- was always average — nothing time USA Memory Champion special.” and has placed 7th in the World Dellis’ journey to his career as a Memory Championship. On Fri- memory champion began shortly day, Dellis and his co-presenter, after he lost his grandmother to Mary Pyc, drew a crowd of nearly 200 Hillsdale students who were “Watching her deteriorate over the years was really tough,” Dellis said. “And it got me thinking Before a competition Dellis about memory and what brain health is all about.” memory exercises. Dellis can Dellis said he didn’t want to see memorize a deck of cards in under his own mind decline, and so he a minute, recount a sequence of began to train his memory. After 310 digits between zero and nine his grandmother’s death, he also took on the role as an activist to names in 15 minutes. He holds the world record for each of these ease. impressive feats.

In 2010, Dellis founded Climb Jessie Fox Collegian Reporter

zation that raises awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s disease research through organized mountain climbs around the world.

Dellis explained his method of success.

“Modern information is abstract,” Dellis said. “Our brains don’t memorize well when information doesn’t have meaning, so we need to give things that are abstract meaning.”

Dellis primarily uses the Method of Loci to memorize abstract information. First, he takes pre-memorized combinations of numbers and associates them with incredibly detailed images.

He creates the images with elabosenses.

Dellis makes the images funny, sad, erotic, or violent.

“Those things stick,” Dellis said. “Us memory champions go to dark places sometimes— but it works.”

During Friday’s presentation,

Dellis used the examples of Albert Einstein riding an electric guitar like a skateboard, and Chewbacca slam-dunking a refrigerator.

Next, Dellis chooses a “memory palace”, a location he is familiar with, and places these images in the scene. When he recites the memorized information, he mentally walks around the memory palace, and turns the images back into the number combinations.

Dellis involved the audience, leading them through the memorization of 14 random words.

Sophomore Bridget Delapp was excited to see that the methods helped her remember the list.

“It’s so great, literally anyone can do it,” Delapp said.

Dellis does not claim success just for himself. He believes that anyone can train to have a super memory.

“With memory you can start whenever, it’s just the matter of doing it everyday,” Dellis said.

“You have to be dedicated.”

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Nelson Dellis enters his ‘memory palace’ and memorizes a deck of cards in front students Friday.

(Anders Kiledal/Collegian)

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