New men’s residences to open Fall 2012 See story below Vol.  135,  Issue  22  -  5  April  2012
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Humor  with  a   dash  of  scathing
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Steyn:  “We’ve  outspent  the  planetâ€? Marieke van der Vaart Editor-in-Chief Internationally-Âacclaimed  writer  and  pundit  Mark  Steyn  spoke  at  Hillsdale  College  April  RQ $PHULFDÂśV ÂżQDQFLDO FULVLV DQG ZKDW KH FDOOHG WKH Âł8WRSLDQ Myopiaâ€?  denial  of  the  country’s  IHGHUDO GHÂżFLW Âł:H KDYH QRW MXVW RXWVSHQW America,  we  have  outspent  the  entire  planet,â€?  Steyn  said.  Some  750  students,   professors,  and  friends   House]  is  just  full  of  so  many  of  the  college  attended   SRVVLELOLWLHV ´ :HJPDQQ VDLG the  lecture  in  the   ³7KH KRXVH KDV WR GHWHUPLQH what  its  character  is  going  to  be  George  Roche   like.  But  we’ve  recruited  some  Sports  Complex  really  great  guys  right  now,  and  ZHÂśUH ORRNLQJ WR ÂżOO D IHZ PRUH spots.â€? For  the  apartment  complex  behind  Simpson  called  Park  Place,  Petersen  hired  junior  Alex  Tiren  to  be  the  head  RA.  The  col- lege  purchased  the  building  after  it  was  foreclosed  on  last  year,  and  Petersen  said  he  plans  on  moving  16  upperclassmen  plus  two  RAs  there  next  semester.
Houses to Dorms Patrick Timmis News Editor
:LWK WKH FRQVWDQW LQĂ€X[ RI large  freshmen  classes,  Hillsdale  College  has  started  converting  off-Âcampus  houses  into  men’s  residences. In  2012-Â2013,  two  new  men’s  dormitories  will  be  added  to  the  OLVW RI RIÂżFLDO UHVLGHQFHV WKH Delta  Sigma  Phi  fraternity  house,  and  the  apartments  behind  Simp- son  Residence.  Dean  of  Men  Aaron  Petersen  said  17  to  20  sophomores  will  move  to  the  DSP  house  —  which  ZLOO EH FDOOHG WKH :DWNLQV +RXVH —  at  least  for  the  next  year. )UHVKPHQ 3KLO :HJPDQQ DQG
*DUUHWW :HVW ZKR ZLOO EH WKH :DWNLQV UHVLGHQW DVVLVWDQWV VDLG WKH FROOHJH LV SODQQLQJ WR ³GURS VRPH VHULRXV PRQH\´ WR ¿[ XS the  house  while  leaving  the  feel  and  character  of  the  building  intact. ³:KDW *DUUHWW DQG , ZDQW WR ¿QG LQ WKH KRXVH LV MXVW D FKLOO SODFH WR KDQJ RXW ´ :HJPDQQ VDLG ³*HW D JRRG JURXS RI JX\V together  to  really  build  some  community  and  study  and  have  a  good  time.� Although  the  house  is  expect- ed  to  return  to  DSP  control  in  :HVW VDLG WKDW ZLOO GHSHQG on  the  fraternity’s  actions. ³5LJKW QRZ >WKH :DWNLQV
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Q&A:  Ginni  Thomas Shannon Odell Features Editor
Ginni  Thomas  is  an  entrepreneur  and  activist  in  the  Washington,  D.C.,  area.  She  has  worked  at  The  Heritage  Foundation,  the  U.S.  Chamber  of  Com- merce,  and  in  numerous  legislative  and  H[HFXWLYH RI¿FHV $IWHU ZRUNLQJ DV DQ associate  vice  president  of  Hillsdale  &ROOHJH WR HVWDEOLVK WKH $OODQ 3 .LUE\ Jr.,  Center  for  Constitutional  Stud- ies  and  Citizenship,  she  founded  the  SRZHUKRXVH QRQ SUR¿W /LEHUW\ &HQWUDO as  an  information  hub  for  citizen  activ- ists.  She  visited  Hillsdale  College  this  week  to  orient  upcoming  interns  on  the  intersection  of  principle  and  practice  in  Washington. How  did  your  relationship  with  Hillsdale  College  begin? >3UHVLGHQW@ /DUU\ $UQQ DQG 3HQQ\
Arnn  are  friends  to  my  husband  and  me  from  when  they  were  at  Claremont.  :HœYH NQRZQ WKHP D ORQJ WLPH DQG ZHUH H[FLWHG ZKHQ >'U $UQQ@ KDG WKH opportunity  to  start  here  about  12  years  DJR :H DGPLUH ZKDW KLV ZRUN KDV always  been,  and  we  are  really  excited  about  what  he’s  brought  to  Hillsdale.  I  came  back  and  complimented  him  on  the  changes  that  are  happening,  the  goodness  that  is  happening  here.  You  can  see  it  architecturally  and  that  means  that  development  is  going  well.  And  kids  are  just  thriving  and  growing  and  learning. :KDW ZDV \RXU ¿UVW LQYROYHPHQW with  the  college? Dr.  Arnn  asked  me  to  join  the  Board  >RI 7UXVWHHV@ ZKLFK , GLG IRU IRXU years.  I  loved  interacting  with  them,  but  I  told  him  that  if  he  was  interested  LQ VWDUWLQJ VRPHWKLQJ LQ :DVKLQJWRQ ,
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Hope  for  conservatism
GINNI THOMAS
(Shannon Odell/Collegian)
history  since  1945.  ³)HZ PDNH VR FOHDU WKH suicidal  nature  of  the  entitlement  state,  and  nobody  does  it  with  VXFK ZLW ´ 0RUHQR VDLG ³, ORYHG it.� Students  and  professors  both  said  his  points  paired  humor  with  policy  observations  that  were  as  funny  as  they  were  earnest. ³6WH\Q ZDV DV XVXDO D VWLWFK and,  as  usual,  what  he  had  to  say  was  serious,�  said  Professor  RI +LVWRU\ 3DXO 5DKH ³$V KH pointed  out,  we  cannot  continue  to  live  beyond  our  means.  Either  we  get  our  act  together  (which  will  be  painful)  or  we  go  down.� Steyn  directed  many  of  his  barbs  at  current  president  %DUDFN 2EDPD DQG KLV SURÀL- gate  spending.  He  said  Obama  MXVWL¿HG JRYHUQPHQW VSHQGLQJ by  using  a  language  of  rights. ³,Q RXU ZRUOG LWœV QRW D UHDO human  right  unless  someone  else  pays  for  it,�  Steyn  said. Students  who  attended  the  talk  said  his  section  on  the  slew  RI ³DZDUHQHVV UDLVLQJ´ HIIRUWV
could  help  him  more  as  a  full-Âtime  staffer  than  on  his  board.  I  was  getting  more  out  of  it  than  I  was  giving  to  the  school.  I  loved  helping  them  full  time  WR HVWDEOLVK D SUHVHQFH LQ :DVKLQJWRQ :KHQ WKH 7HD 3DUW\ FDPH LQ 6HSWHP- ber  2009,  I  looked  out  and  saw  these  people.  These  are  my  people  and  I  really  connected  with  them.  I  love  the  mission  of  the  school,  but  I  really  felt  like  the  calling  right  now  was  to  come  to  the  service  of  the  country  in  a  more  immediate,  political  way  than  in  what  Hillsdale  was  doing  in  a  long-Âterm  academic  way.  I  had  to  leave  to  start  up  my  own  political  entrepreneurial  web- site.  And  I  loved  doing  that.  I  used  the  connections  and  the  ideas  that  I  found  here  at  Hillsdale. &RXOG \RX WHOO PH DERXW \RXU series  with  The  Daily  Caller? Tucker  Carlson  and  Neil  Patel  run Â
The  Daily  Caller,  so  it’s  a  fun,  fun  group  of  people.  They  talked  with  me  about  coming  over.  I  video  interview  people  who  give  hope  and  inspira- tion  to  the  center  right.  It’s  a  lot  of  IXQ :KDW , WU\ WR GR LV JLYH DLU WLPH to  someone  on  the  center  right  who  I  think  is  a  leader  and  showing  courage  DQG SULQFLSOH LQ WKH :DVKLQJWRQ DUHD :H DUH JHWWLQJ PRUH DQG PRUH WUDIÂżF It’s  just  a  fun  way  to  provide  hope  and  inspiration  to  the  right. :KR DUH VRPH RI WKH SHRSOH WKDW \RX HVSHFLDOO\ HQMR\HG PHHWLQJ DQG LQWHUYLHZLQJ" :HOO , KDYH WR VD\ $QGUHZ %UH- itbart.  I  aired  it  two  weeks  before  he  passed  away.  I  just  did  Mark  Steyn  this  morning.  One  that  I  really  loved  was  Reverend  C.L.  Bryant,  who  was Â
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Tuesday  night.  Steyn  spoke  for  45  minutes  to  ODXJKWHU DSSODXVH DQG DIÂżUPD- tive  shouts.  His  talk  highlighted  Ameri- ca’s  national  debt  and      the  entitlement  think       ing  that  contributed         to  it.   Paul  Moreno,        associate  professor  of         history,  said  the  talk    ZDV EHQHÂżFLDO IRU   any   student  of    8QLWHG    States Â
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The  Students  Against  Cancer  GOAL  SURJUDP KHOG WKH ÂżUVW DQQXDO Âł6WXGHQWV Against  Cancer  Dance-Âa-Âthonâ€?  in  the  Knorr  Family  Dining  Room  on  March  30.  SAC  student  coordinator,  junior  Amelia  Kerton,  said  the  event  drew  more  than  90  people  and  raised  more  than  $600  for  a  local  cancer  care  center. All  proceeds  from  the  Dance-Âa-Âthon  will  be  donated  to  the  Hillsdale  Commu- nity  Health  Center’s  Infusion  and  Chemo/ Hematology  Center.  The  center  provides  an  out-Âpatient  service  for  chemotherapy  patients,  in  addition  to  other  services. The  infusion  center,  junior  Nathan  Knapp  said,  will  use  the  donated  money  to  SXUFKDVH EODQNHWV DQG ÂłFXGGO\ WKLQJV´ IRU chemo  patients. Kerton  said  she  created  the  event  to  EULQJ VWXGHQWV WRJHWKHU WR ÂżJKW FDQFHU regardless  of  their  feelings  toward  the  American  Cancer  Society.
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Students danced the night away to raise money for a local cancer care center. The event was sponsored by Student Against Cancer. (Elena Salvatore/Collegian)