4.5.12 Hillsdale Collegian

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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

(Bonnie Cofer/Collegian)

Steyn:  â€œWe’ve  outspent  the  planetâ€? Marieke van der Vaart Editor-in-Chief Internationally-­acclaimed  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-­campus  houses  into  men’s  residences. In  2012-­2013,  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  â€”  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 ÂłGURS VRPH VHULRXV PRQH\´ WR Âż[ XS the  house  while  leaving  the  feel  and  character  of  the  building  intact. Âł:KDW *DUUHWW DQG , ZDQW WR ÂżQG LQ WKH KRXVH LV MXVW D FKLOO SODFH WR KDQJ RXW ´ :HJPDQQ VDLG Âł*HW D JRRG JURXS RI JX\V together  to  really  build  some  community  and  study  and  have  a  good  time.â€? Although  the  house  is  expect-­ ed  to  return  to  DSP  control  in  :HVW VDLG WKDW ZLOO GHSHQG on  the  fraternity’s  actions. Âł5LJKW 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.  :HÂśYH 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 ÂżUVW 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 Âł, ORYHG it.â€? Students  and  professors  both  said  his  points  paired  humor  with  policy  observations  that  were  as  funny  as  they  were  earnest. Âł6WH\Q ZDV DV XVXDO D VWLWFK and,  as  usual,  what  he  had  to  say  was  serious,â€?  said  Professor  RI +LVWRU\ 3DXO 5DKH Âł$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.â€? Steyn  directed  many  of  his  barbs  at  current  president  %DUDFN 2EDPD DQG KLV SURĂ€L-­ gate  spending.  He  said  Obama  MXVWLÂżHG JRYHUQPHQW VSHQGLQJ by  using  a  language  of  rights. Âł,Q RXU ZRUOG LWÂśV QRW D UHDO human  right  unless  someone  else  pays  for  it,â€?  Steyn  said. Students  who  attended  the  talk  said  his  section  on  the  slew  RI ÂłDZDUHQHVV UDLVLQJ´ HIIRUWV

could  help  him  more  as  a  full-­time  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-­term  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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Dance-­a-­thon  unites  campus  against  cancer

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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-­a-­thonâ€?  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-­a-­thon  will  be  donated  to  the  Hillsdale  Commu-­ nity  Health  Center’s  Infusion  and  Chemo/ Hematology  Center.  The  center  provides  an  out-­patient  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)

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RED CROSS STRIKE POSTPONES BLOOD DRIVE The Chi Omega/American Red Cross blood drive, sched-­ uled for April 5 at Hillsdale College has been cancelled due to a strike amongst Red Cross workers. The American Red Cross Great Lakes Region was noti-­ ¿HG ODVW ZHHN RI WKH LPPLQHQW strike. This will be the third time in two years that union strikes have hit the Red Cross. Slightly over 200 workers are participating in the strike. They stopped work for the Great Lakes Blood Services Region at 8 a.m., March 30. These Michigan strikes are occurring after more than 400 Red Cross employees in Ohio refused to work in February of 2012. The union workers are accusing the Red Cross of unfair labor practices.They are also working on collective bargaining issues, health care negotiations, and pushing for better blood-­safety practices. The effect of the strike is far reaching, causing blood drives across Michigan to be cancelled and rescheduled. With already low amounts of blood donations in the Great Lakes region, the burden is IDOOLQJ RQ RWKHU UHJLRQDO RI¿FHV to up their blood collection to FRXQWHU HYHQ JUHDWHU GH¿FLWV from the Great Lakes region. A negotiation between union representatives and Red Cross management is set for April 11.

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NEW DORMS !From A1 Tiren said the goal is to give men who couldn’t get off cam-­ pus another option. Park Place, which will have a new name by next semester, is made up of suites with full bathrooms and kitchens, but will cost the same as the dorms. “It’s basically nicer than the Suites for cheaper than the Suites,” Tiren said. Petersen said hiring Tiren, currently an RA in Niedfeldt Residence, out of the dorm opened up the opportunity to

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The sign in front of the Chi Omega sorority house has been missing since last semester. Within the next week, Chi Omega will be getting a new sign placed at the front of the path leading to the house. The Chi 2PHJDV KDYH ¿QDOO\ SODFHG DQ RUGHU to replace the vandalized sign. It will be similar in style to the old sign, reading “Chi Omega” and “estab-­ lished in 1924” with the sorority’s crest on it. It will most likely be of the same durable redwood oak as the last sign. Junior and Chi Omega president, Ashley Heath, said the sorority will be giving the sign a “fresh face.” Last semester the Chi Omega sign was torn down and stolen. Heath said “[It] was one of those iconic parts of the outside of the KRXVH´ DQG ³D ¿UVW LPSUHVVLRQ´ RI WKH sorority. The sign was not in place for rush at the beginning of the semester, and Heath said this “affects [what] parents, administrators, and potential students think about the school.” According to Heath, the amount that Chi Omega’s insurance com-­ pany will pay to replace the sign depends on the outcome of this investigation, but as of right now the case is still open. “We don’t have the rowdiest Greek system, so we don’t typically have to deal with this,” Heath said. “[We hope to] heal some old wounds and make a healthier Greek system.” Heath added that the Chi Omega sisters “hold no contempt for anyone on campus” and “hope [others on campus] will return the sentiment.” — Megan Showalter

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Students spread science love at Olympiad Hillsdale volunteers help run annual science competition Emily Johnston Senior Reporter On March 31, 28 teams of students competed in the an-­ nual Region 9 Science Olym-­ piad competition at Hillsdale College. Christopher Hamilton, assistant professor of chemistry and the regional Science Olym-­ piad director, said the competi-­ tion was again a great success. “This was the smoothest Science Olympiad we’ve had. Sure, it’s work and there are headaches, but it’s rewarding hire and train a new, younger RA in his place. In fact, Tiren’s move is one of a slew of changes for Niedfeldt, which will have an expanded staff next year, with four half RAs, one full RA, a head RA, and junior Greg Barry as the new house director. Senior Joe Hersey, the current Niedfeldt house director, said moving to a system with more half RAs instead of a smaller number of full RAs allows the college to train underclassmen. It also gives younger students a chance to prove themselves be-­ fore moving to a more full-­time position. “The one thing that we had to

and fun,” he said. Division B winners were Hudson Middle School and Emerson Middle School. Divi-­ sion C winners were Saline High School and Pioneer High School. Only the top two teams move on to compete at the state Science Olympiad competition. Hamilton said without the 120 student volunteers and 20 faculty volunteers, the event would not have gone so well. “It really tells what kind of students we have at Hillsdale that they give up their time for

deal with last year was we had [junior] RAs who literally were just doing nothing,” he said. “So the half RA seems like a way to see if people are doing well before you give them a larger [job].” Another incentive, Petersen said, is that a good RA is usu-­ ally the type of person heavily involved elsewhere on campus, so at times the full RA job can become burdensome. “It’s just more hands on deck,” Petersen said. “We get more guys involved in the lead-­ ership.”

little more than a T-­shirt and a pizza lunch,” Hamilton said. Senior Sean McDade, vice president of the American Chemical Society chapter on campus, was responsible for coordinating student volunteers and ACS’s involvement in the events. “It’s very satisfying to be a part of such a great event,” he said. “It’s good for the col-­ lege, good for the kids that compete and a lot of fun for the volunteers. Where can you go wrong?”

The men of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity will write a chapter constitution this week as part of their efforts to rebuild the chap-­ ter, after two days of talks with campus and fraternity authorities this week, said the president of the Tau chapter, senior Daniel Loy. The 32-­member fraternity met with Hillsdale College adminis-­ trators, alumni, and the national fraternity’s leadership on March 31 and April 1 for almost eight hours in Curtiss Dining Hall. “It was a little strenuous but we got it done,” Loy said. “The best part of this weekend is that we got everyone on the same page.” The sessions were led by Jeff Reynolds, a DSP alumnus who was part of the Tau chapter during a similar crisis almost 30 years ago. Loy said one of the most important tasks of the weekend was laying out expectations for the chapter, especially for under-­ classmen who will be working to regain the fraternity’s off-­campus house. “[Dean of Men Aaron Peters-­ en] said he wanted an exemplary chapter,” Loy said. “That seemed fair to ask.” Practically, that means ac-­ creditation, Loy said, the national fraternity’s measurement of high standing. Sophomore Brett Miller said the chapter would try to climb what the national fraternity calls the pyramid of excellence. “They’re attainable goals that we’re all striving for,” Miller said. “It’s going to take work, but if the work is put in, it’s not an overwhelming task.” Accreditation is a year-­long paperwork process that measures everything from grade point average, to volunteer hours, and chapter involvement on campus. Loy said in years past, the FKDSWHU QHYHU ¿QLVKHG WKH SDSHU-­ work to qualify. Before members nominate and elect next year’s leadership,

they will write a constitution for the fraternity, a document Loy compared to a “DSP honor code,” for members to sign, “so everyone knows exactly what’s required of them.” 7KH FRQIHUHQFH LV WKH ¿QDO step in the chapter’s tumultu-­ ous struggle to restore itself on campus this year. In February, Petersen announced that the fraternity would lose its house next year for alcohol infractions and problems with membership dues. After many discussions, a petition to save the house, and a formal membership review by the national fraternity, Loy said this ZHHN¶V PHHWLQJV VROLGL¿HG WKH relationships between chapter and administration. “The main objective was to encourage the rest of the mem-­ bership who might not get to talk to Dean Pete or Jeff Reynolds, who might not get to see all the conversations behind the scenes,” he said. “That was good to hear and that gives accountability to both sides.” Miller said he was surprised during last weekend’s conversa-­ tions to see the administration’s support for the chapter. “They’re not here to shut us down,” Miller said. “The administration actually wants this to work.” Miller said he thought the chapter’s plight came across as more extreme that it really is. “It’s not as bad as it was made out to be,” he said. Only three members have decided to deactivate, opting for alumni status this semester. Miller said he was one of the other students who considered deactivating in February. “I wish they would have stuck out the process,” Miller said. “There’s a lot of hope for where this is going.” Loy said the chapter is not discouraged. “If everything goes well and we implement our new strategies and accomplish our goals, we can be back in the house in the fall of 2013,” he said.

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Obesity  epidemic  hits  Hillsdale  hard James Block Collegian Freelancer

Obesity  is  an  extra-­large  problem  in  Hillsdale  County. According  to  the  Michi-­ gan  Department  of  Com-­ munity  Health,  Hillsdale  County’s  weight  statistics  place  it  on  par  with  the  state  of  Michigan,  with  37.9  per-­ cent  of  its  adult  population  LGHQWLÂżHG DV RYHUZHLJKW DQG SHUFHQW FODVVLÂżHG DV obese.  Michigan,  which  has  a  35.1  percent  obesity  rate,  is  the  eighth  fattest  state  in  the  U.S.,  as  reported  by  the  Center  for  Disease  Control. Childhood  obesity  is  also  on  the  rise  in  the  commu-­ QLW\ ,Q D 0LFKLJDQ 3URÂżOH IRU +HDOWK\ <RXWK VXUYH\ LQ 2010,  high  school  students  in  Hillsdale  County  reported  a  36.1  percent  obesity  rate,  more  than  double  the  na-­ tional  rate  of  17.4  percent.

'HQLVH /RYLQJHU D registered  dietician  and  FHUWLÂżHG GLDEHWHV H[SHUW KDV REVHUYHG WKH SUHYDOHQFH RI REHVH FKLOGUHQ LQFUHDVH RYHU her  20  years  at  the  Hillsdale  Community  Health  Center. “I  see  junior  high  and  high  school  students  with  Type  2  diabetes,  high  cho-­ lesterol,  and  heart  prob-­ OHPV ´ VKH VDLG Âł, QHYHU VDZ conditions  like  this  until  the  last  few  years.â€? Many  of  these  problems  will  become  life-­long  health  concerns. Âł7KHVH NLGV ZLOO OLYH with  these  conditions  for  WKH UHVW RI WKHLU OLYHV ´ VKH VDLG Âł,QVWHDG RI GHYHORSLQJ high  cholesterol  in  their  40s  RU V WKH\ KDYH LW LQ WKHLU early  teens.â€? The  high  frequency  of  obesity  in  both  the  county  and  the  state  are  an  enor-­

school  functions  and  works  LQGLYLGXDOO\ ZLWK SDWLHQWV and  their  families.  Another  KRVSLWDO LQLWLDWLYH IRFXVHV RQ teaching  local  families  how  to  cook  and  eat  healthy  food  on  a  budget. The  local  and  state  JRYHUQPHQW DJHQFLHV KDYH also  taken  notice.  Theresa  Christner,  director  of  health  promotion  and  education  for  the  Branch-­Hillsdale-­St.  Joeseph  Community  Health  Childhood obesity rates in Hillsdale are twice the national average. More $JHQF\ EHOLHYHV HGXFDWLRQ than 35 percent of Hillsdale children are obese. (Joelle Lucas/Collegian) LV WKH NH\ WR UHYHUVLQJ WKH mous  weight  on  the  econo-­ 2018. obesity  trend  in  Hillsdale  my.  The  estimated  cost  of  This  issue  has  not  gone  County. caring  for  obese  patients  in  unnoticed  by  local  health  â€œEducation  is  one  of  the  Michigan  was  $3.1  billion.  care  professionals.  In  July,  most  important  things  we  An  obese  person’s  medical  the  Hillsdale  Commu-­ can  do  to  reduce  obesity.â€?  FRVWV DYHUDJH DERXW nity  Health  Center  joined  a  Christner  said  that  the  more  than  those  of  a  person  VWDWHZLGH PRYHPHQW FDOOHG the  Community  Health  RI DYHUDJH ZHLJKW 7KH the  Healthy  Food  Hospital  $JHQF\ LQLWLDWLYHV VHHN WR VWDWH JRYHUQPHQW HVWLPDWHV ,QLWLDWLYH “unpack  the  obesity  prob-­ that,  if  trends  continue,  The  health  center’s  lemâ€?  in  order  to  combat  it  obesity-­related  healthcare  VWDII DOVR JLYHV WDONV DERXW will  cost  $12.5  billion  in  healthy  food  choices  at  local  LQ D YDULHW\ RI ZD\V 2QH

recent  program  was  cre-­ ated  to  increase  the  number  of  women  who  breastfeed  WKURXJK WKH ÂżUVW \HDU RI WKHLU FKLOGUHQÂśV OLYHV “Breastfeeding  has  EHHQ VKRZQ WR KDYH SRVL-­ WLYH HIIHFWV RQ SHGLDWULF weight:  The  longer  the  child  is  breastfed,  the  lower  the  odds  are  of  that  child  EHFRPLQJ RYHUZHLJKW ´ VDLG Christner. Another  program,  called  the  â€œSix  Weeks  to  Well-­ ness,â€?  aims  to  encourage  DGXOWV WR OLYH KHDOWKLHU PRUH DFWLYH OLYHV “Six  weeks  is  about  the  amount  of  time  it  takes  for  people  to  form  new  habits,â€?  Christner  said.  â€œThrough  this  program,  we  hope  to  PRGLI\ WKH EHKDYLRU RI WKH participants  and  make  a  long-­term  impact  on  their  future  choices.â€? Â

City  council  may  cut  hours  of  compost  center Sarah Leitner Sports Editor

to  cut  costs.  The  compost  site  is  currently  open  Tuesday  WKURXJK 6DWXUGD\ IURP WKH ÂżUVW The  Hillsdale  City  Council  YRWHG WR VHQG GLVFXVVLRQV DERXW ZHHN RI $SULO XQWLO 7KDQNVJLY-­ ing. the  operating  hours  of  the  â€œOnce  a  week  â€”  once  city’s  compost  site  back  to  the  people  adjust  to  it  â€”  would  be  SXEOLF VHUYLFHV FRPPLWWHH DW plenty,â€?  Watkins  said. the  April  2  council  meeting. While  the  city  is  preparing  After  discussions  about  WR VSHQG PRQH\ RQ WKH UHQRYD-­ WKH UHQRYDWLRQV WR 6WDWH 6WUHHW and  the  2012-­2013  budget,  the  tions  of  State  Street,  Watkins  council  turned  their  attention  to  said  the  council  needs  to  seri-­ ously  consider  where  it  can  cut  the  compost  site. costs. Âł3D\LQJ WR KDYH VRPHRQH “We  need  money  for  down  there  all  week  â€”  it’s  streets,â€?  he  said.  â€œAt  the  same  ridiculous,â€?  Councilor  Brian  time,  if  we’re  going  to  be  Watkins  said. asking  for  money,  we  need  to  Watkins  suggested  that  the  show  we’re  making  cuts  where  FRPPLWWHH GLVFXVV KDYLQJ WKH we  can  make  cuts.â€? site  open  only  on  Saturdays  'LUHFWRU RI 3XEOLF 6HUYLFHV

Keith  Richards  spoke  at  Mon-­ day’s  meeting  against  cutting  down  on  the  hours  the  site  is  open. Âł)RU WHQ \HDUV ZHÂśYH WDNHQ a  lot  of  abuse  out  there,â€?  he  said. Richards  asked  for  the  committee’s  understanding  in  UHYLHZLQJ WKH KRXUV ,I WKH FLW\ were  to  cut  back  on  the  hours,  he  said  he  foresees  problems  between  city  residents  and  the  city. “You  don’t  understand  what  it’s  like,â€?  he  said.  â€œPeople  EHFRPH YHU\ SDVVLRQDWH DERXW getting  into  the  compost  site.  It  sounds  funny  until  you  get  someone  standing  in  your  face  literally  threatening  your  life Â

Wind  farms  create  controversy  in  area Jack Butler Collegian Freelancer

According  to  Martis,  Duke  Energy  Renewables,  a  part  of  Duke’s  Commercial  Businesses,  is  seeking  Those  who  attended  Mark  Steyn’s  to  establish  wind  turbines  in  Reading  lecture  in  the  Sports  Complex  on  Township,  a  nearby  locality.  Vancamp  Tuesday  night  encountered  something  also  says  that  the  nearest  of  these  wind  of  a  surprise:  Standing  out  in  front  of  turbines  would  be  established  â€œless  WKH EXLOGLQJ VHYHUDO QHRQ JUHHQ VKLUW WKDQ ILYH PLOHV IURP WKH 5RFKH 6SRUWV clad  locals  protested  wind  turbine  Complex. GHYHORSPHQW DV 6WH\QÂśV DXGLHQFH ILOHG Gretchen  Oberdick,  a  Reading  LQWR WKH $UHQD +H HYHQ VSHQW WKH ILUVW resident,  was  also  at  Steyn’s  speech.  few  minutes  of  his  speech  talking  She  is  a  member  of  a  group  called  about  them. Âł6DYH 5HDGLQJ 7RZQVKLS´ ZKLFK The  protesors  were  affiliated  with  wants  stricter  zoning  regulations  for  the  a  group  called  the  Interstate  Informed  windmills,  citing  concerns  similar  to  Citizens  Coalition,  Inc.,  which  attempts  those  of  Martis. to  focus  opposition  to  projects  such  â€œWe’re  a  group  of  people  with  the  as  wind  turbines.  The  organization  same  goal:  proper  siting  of  the  wind  ZDV IRXQGHG E\ .HYRQ 0DUWLV D turbines.  Duke  has  requested  them  former  Vice  Chairman  of  the  Planning  closer  to  residences  than  our  research  Commission  for  Lenawee  County,  suggests  is  safe,â€?  she  said. Michigan.  Martis  says  that  â€œwatching  ³:HÂśUH GHGLFDWHG WR SUHVHUYLQJ ZLQG WXUELQH GHYHORSHUV FKDQJH ]RQ-­ Reading  Township.â€? ing  regulations  [for  wind  turbines]  got  Another  Reading  resident,  Walt  his  attention.â€? Sinzer,  disagrees.  He  supports  the  ³7R VXP LW XS WKH GHYHORSHUV DUH project  thoroughly. telling  us,  yeah,  they’re  50  feet  tall,  but  â€œThere  are  a  number  of  reasons  I  they’re  a  1,000  feet  away,  so  you  won’t  support  these  turbines,â€?  he  said.  â€œI  like  HYHQ QRWLFH ´ the  looks  of  them,  they’re  big,  majestic,  When  Martis’  term  on  the  commis-­ DQG SURYLGH QRQ SROOXWLQJ HOHFWULFLW\ sion  ended,  he  reached  out  to  others  Whether  or  not  global  warming  is  true,  concerning  what  he  saw  as  some  of  ZHÂśUH SROOXWLQJ HYHU\ WLPH ZH EXUQ RLO the  drawbacks,  such  as  â€œthe  noise,  the  and  gas  into  the  atmosphere,  and  these  disturbance  of  sleep,  danger  to  wildlife,  WXUELQHV SURYLGH DQ HQHUJ\ VRXUFH DQG GHFUHDVH LQ SURSHUW\ YDOXHV ´ WKDWÂśV IUHH ZH MXVW KDYH WR SD\ IRU WKH Both  Martis  and  fellow  Lenawee  machine.â€? County  resident  and  coalition  member  Sinzer  also  cited  economic  benefits  Josh  Vancamp  said  wind  energy  is  im-­ for  the  town. practical.  Martis  said  that  â€œwind  energy  ³7KH WRZQVKLS UHFHLYHV WD[ PRQH\ only  exists  with  a  $52  per  megawatt  and  the  school  and  the  landowners  re-­ SHU KRXU VXEVLG\ YHUVXV FHQWV SHU FHLYH PRQH\ DOO WR EH VSHQW ULJKW KHUH megawatt  per  hour  for  coal.â€?

Police  Blotter   The  following  is  a  list  of  calls  compiled  and  reported  by  the  Hillsdale  County  Sheriff’s  Depart-­ ment.

Hillsdale  City  Police April  2   A  35-­year-­old  Hillsdale  man  was  arrested  on  suspicion  of  felony  as-­ sault.  No  bond  was  allowed. Hillsdale  County  Sheriff’s  De-­ partment April  2    The  Hillsdale  County  Sheriff’s  Department  responded  to  three  breaking  and  entering  calls,  two  larcenies,  two  car-­deer  accidents,  IRXU DQLPDO FRQWURO RIÂżFHU DFWLRQV one  suspicious  situation,  and  one  animal  at  large. April  1

   A  26-­year-­old  Hudson  woman  was  arrested  on  a  felony  warrant  for  larceny  in  a  building  and  on  WZR FLYLO EHQFK ZDUUDQWV IRU FRQ-­ tempt  of  court.  A  $10,000  bond  and  a  $400  bond  were  not  posted.    The  Hillsdale  County  Sheriff’s  Department  responded  to  one  GRPHVWLF YLROHQFH FDOO IRXU FLYLO disputes,  two  suspicious  situations,  and  one  car-­deer  accident. March  30    A  19-­year-­old  Angola,  Ind.,  man  was  arrested  on  two  misdemeanor  warrants  for  larceny.  A  $4,000  bond  was  not  posted.    The  Hillsdale  County  Sheriff’s  Department  responded  to  one  suspicious  situation,  one  harassing  communication,  and  one  animal  FRQWURO RIÂżFHU DFWLRQ March  29

in  Hillsdale  County.  Christine  Bow-­ man,  who  used  to  promote  Hillsdale’s  HFRQRPLF GHYHORSPHQW VDLG WKDW IRU HYHU\ RQH GROODU VSHQW RQ WKH ZLQGPLOO VHYHQ GROODUV ZLOO UHVXOW ,W VQRZEDOOV ´ 6LQ]HU VDLG WKDW WKH 6DYH 5HDGLQJ Committee  has  the  wrong  idea. Âł6DYH 5HDGLQJ &RPPLWWHHÂŤWR VDYH 5HDGLQJ LW QHHGV D UHDO VKRW LQ WKH DUP ,W ZDV RQFH D WKULYLQJ OLWWOH WRZQ now  there’s  really  not  much  going  on  here.  What  you  need  is  money.  I  respect  those  people  and  their  opinion,  but  I  am  disappointed.â€? 6LQ]HUÂśV YLHZV DUH VLPLODU WR WKRVH of  Duke  Energy  Renewables.  A  fact  VKHHW SURYLGHG E\ 7DPPLH 0F*HH RI Duke  Energy  Corporate  Communica-­ WLRQV GHWDLOV YDULRXV PLVFRQFHSWLRQV WKH\ VD\ SHRSOH KDYH DERXW ZLQG energy.  For  example,  in  response  to  the  charge  that  wind  farms  are  harmful  to  humans,  the  sheet  rebuts  that  â€œwind  energy  is  a  benign  technology  with  no  associated  emissions,  harmful  pollut-­ ants,  or  waste  products.â€? The  official  website  of  the  project  says,  â€œCommunity  benefits  include  D QHZ VRXUFH RI WD[ UHYHQXH WKDW WKH community  can  count  on  year  after  year,  a  large  number  of  construction  jobs  (and  a  smaller  number  of  opera-­ tions  jobs),  and  emission-­free  electric-­ ity  generated  locally.â€? $OO LQWHUYLHZHG SDUWLHV PHQWLRQHG a  Reading  Township  Council  meeting  on  April  16,  at  which  a  discussion  of  the  project’s  merits  are  to  be  held. For  now,  this  debate  shows  no  VLJQV RI EORZLQJ RYHU

   The  Hillsdale  County  Sheriff’s  Department  responded  to  one  DVVDXOW RQH ODUFHQ\ WZR FLYLO disputes,  one  animal  control  of-­ ÂżFHU DFWLRQ DQG RQH VXVSLFLRXV situation. March  28    A  39-­year-­old  Jerome  man  was  DUUHVWHG RQ VXVSLFLRQ RI GULYLQJ with  a  suspended  license  and  operating  and  maintaining  a  lab  LQYROYLQJ PHWK 1R ERQG ZDV allowed.   The  sheriff’s  department  re-­ VSRQGHG WR RQH ODUFHQ\ WZR FLYLO GLVSXWHV ÂżYH VXVSLFLRXV VLWXDWLRQV RQH DQLPDO FRQWURO RIÂżFHU DFWLRQ and  one  car-­deer  accident. — Compiled by Sarah Leitner

VD\LQJ Âľ,ÂśP JRLQJ WR GULYH WKURXJK WKH JDWH LI , KDYH WR ϫ Richards  said  the  city  has  already  cut  down  on  the  frequency  of  brush  and  leaf  collection. Councilor  Mary  Wolfram  asked  Richards  what  he  would  VXJJHVW WR VROYH WKH SUREOHP Âł7KH TXHVW LV WR ÂżQG WKH OHDVW H[SHQVLYH ZD\ WR SURYLGH WKH VHUYLFH REYLRXVO\ ´ VKH said. “It  just  bothers  me  to  think  we’re  paying  someone  to  stand  out  there  and  to  wait  until  someone  comes  by.â€? 5LFKDUGV VXJJHVWHG VWDIÂżQJ the  site  during  the  busier  times  of  the  year  and  installing  an  automatic  gate,  since  the  em-­

ployee  who  monitors  the  gate  gets  paid  close  to  $100  a  day,  Richards  said.  Richards  also  pointed  out  that  the  costs  of  running  the  compost  site  last  year  were  much  more  than  normal  be-­ FDXVH RI HYHQWV VXFK DV WKH LFH storm.  Last  year,  bulldozers,  as  well  as  two  wood  chippers,  were  brought  to  the  site  to  clear  it  out. Normally,  wood  chippers  DUH EURXJKW LQ HYHU\ WKUHH RU four  years.  Bulldozers  are  also  EURXJKW LQ HYHU\ WKUHH WR IRXU years  to  grind  up  the  concrete  slabs  from  old  sidewalks.  But  because  of  the  excess  wood  from  the  ice  storm,  the  con-­ crete  could  not  be  ground  up. Â

So,  they  had  to  grind  up  the  wood  as  well  as  the  concrete  in  the  same  year. In  addition  to  the  annual  FRVWV RI WXUQLQJ WKH OHDYHV at  the  site  â€”  about  $40,000  â€”  the  concrete  grinders  cost  about  $25,000  and  the  wood  chippers  cost  about  $7,500. “All  the  costs  you  see,â€?  he  said,  â€œthat’s  all  rolled  into  what  it  cost  to  man  that  site  last  year.â€? Richards  said  the  costs  FRXOG EH VLJQLÂżFDQWO\ OHVV WKLV year. “I  think  last  year  the  costs  were  more  than  any  of  the  RWKHU \HDUV ZHÂśYH EHHQ WKHUH and  we  can  reduce  those  costs,â€?  he  said.

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Shotgun  team  takes  DIII  national  championship gets.  They  snagged  second  place  in  American  skeet  and  interna-­ tional  skeet,  and  third  place  in  American  trap  and  international  â€œWahoooooooo!â€? trap,  which  were  all  out  of  100  Sophomore  Andrew  Smith  targets. could  not  contain  his  enthusi-­ Although  individuals  on  the  asm.  He  was  a  national  cham-­ team  did  well  â€”  especially  pion. Scott,  who  placed  12th  out  of  Smith  is  one  of  the  seven  303  competitors  in  international  members  of  the  Hillsdale  Col-­ trap  â€”  the  national  title  came  lege  shotgun  team  that  won  from  a  complete  team  effort  and  the  Division  III  Association  consistent  achievement  through-­ of  College  Unions  Interna-­ out  the  week. tional  National  Shooting  Team  â€œWithout  any  one  of  us,  we  Championship  last  week  in  San  would  not  have  won  the  champi-­ Antonio,  Texas. onship,â€?  Jazwiecki  said.  A  $15,000  endowment  also  The  team  will  continue  to  accompanies  the  prestigious  title  grow  and  depend  on  a  well-­ and  will  be  used  for  the  col-­ rounded  effort  from  all  its  lege’s  shooting  program. shooters  next  year.  Spieth  plans  Shooting  coach  Bart  Spieth  to  actively  recruit  the  best  and  started  the  program  just  one  and  brightest  junior  shooters  in  a  half  years  ago,  mostly  with  the  country.  Three  recruits  are  members  who  learned  the  sport  already  coming  in  next  year,  at  Hillsdale.  These  members  and  he  said  he  is  still  working  to  include  senior  Nate  Oberholtzer,  recruit  more. senior  Kyle  Jazwiecki,  Smith,  Heading  into  the  competi-­ junior  Blake  Scott,  and  senior  tion,  the  Chargers  were  feeling  Dan  Klimas.  Freshmen  Ed  Tran-­ FRQÂżGHQW IURP WKHLU LQGL-­ cik  and  Joe  Kain  were  recruited  vidual  meet  the  week  before  to  shoot  for  the  college.  in  Arkansas,  where  they  fared  Winning  a  national  title  this  extremely  well  against  world-­ soon  into  the  program’s  his-­ class  shooters.  Despite  this  tory  is  rare  and  an  admirable  FRQÂżGHQFH WKHUH ZDV D PRPHQW accomplishment  for  the  college  when  Hillsdale  was  in  danger  of  The Hillsdale College shotgun club won the Division III community. losing  the  title. national cwhampionship last week in San Antonio, Texas. “Last  year  we  did  not  take  As  the  competition  drew  to  a  They will now be allowed to compete in Division II. (Joe a  full  team  down,  so  that  we  close,  the  Chargers  only  led  by  Buth/Collegian) could  scope  out  the  competi-­ a  mere  eleven  targets.  How-­ tion  and  see  what  it  would  take  HYHU WKH WHDP ÂżQLVKHG VWURQJO\ the  support  of  the  college  com-­ They  are  not  settling  with  their  to  win,â€?  Spieth  said.  â€œWe  came  with  1,402  targets,  securing  the  munity. title,  as  they  look  onto  greater  back  with  a  plan  and  put  it  into  outright  victory  and  creating  â€œHillsdale  College  has  taken  things. place.â€? history  in  a  new  and  inexperi-­ the  shooting  program  seriously.  â€œWe  will  have  the  nicest  The  national  title  came  from  enced  program. Many  other  schools  do  it  as  an  facility  and  building  in  the  the  accumulation  of  the  top  With  the  win  in  Division  III,  activity,  but  Hillsdale  wants  a  country,  bar  none.  As  the  facility  three  individual  places  in  each  the  Chargers  will  automatically  championship  team,  and  the  and  program  grows,  our  success  event  throughout  the  week-­ move  up  to  Division  II  next  support  we  get  from  the  college  grows,â€?  Spieth  said.  â€œGiven  long  competition.  The  Chargers  year,  where  they  will  be  chal-­ is  full,â€?  Spieth  said. another  year’s  work,  I’m  look-­ WRRN ÂżUVW SODFH LQ WKH ÂżYH VWDQG lenged  by  bigger  teams  with  The  Chargers  are  excited  LQJ IRU D WRS ÂżYH ÂżQLVK QH[W event,  where  a  shooter  shoots  even  better  shooters.  But  Spieth  about  the  challenge  and  oppor-­ year,  possibly  higher  than  that.  ¿IW\ WDUJHWV DQG LQ VSRUWLQJ VDLG KH LV FRQÂżGHQW WKDW WKH\ tunity,  as  has  been  the  mindset  In  two-­to-­three  years,  I’d  like  a  clays,  which  is  out  of  100  tar-­ will  rise  to  that  challenge  with  of  the  dedicated  team  all  year.  Division  II  national  title.â€? Morgan Delp Collegian Freelancer

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The  Health  and  Wellness  Club  along  with  G.O.A.L  Hillsdale  Buddies  Program  held  the  â€œDay  of  Champi-­ onsâ€?  event  in  Hillsdale  last  Saturday.  The  triathlon  was  com-­ posed  of  three  athletic  feats:  a  750-­meter  swim,  a  5-­ki-­ lometer  run,  and  a  20-­kilo-­ meter  bike  ride.  Men  and  women  were  both  ranked  separately  and  divided  into  three  heats.  Sophomore  +D\OH\ -RKQVRQ SODFHG ÂżUVW among  the  women  com-­ petitors  while  junior  Doug  :LOOLDPV SODFHG ÂżUVW IRU WKH men. For  Johnson,  the  competi-­ tion  was  nothing  outside  of  her  athletic  comfort  zone.  â€œIt  helps  that  I’m  a  swim-­ mer.  That  puts  me  at  an  advantage.  For  the  triathlon  we  had  to  swim  750  meters  and  I’m  used  to  swimming Â

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6,000  yards  in  practice,â€?  Johnson  said.  Johnson  swims  the  50-­  and  100-­yard  freestyle  for  the  Hillsdale  swim  team.  â€œThe  hardest  part  is  get-­ ting  off  the  bike  and  starting  to  run.  My  legs  get  really  wobbly.  So  that’s  what  I  did  to  practice.  But  I  do  a  lot  of  cross  training  for  swimming  anyway,â€?  Johnson  said.  â€œI  didn’t  even  really  know  my  time  last  year,  I  competed  just  to  see  how  well  I  could  do.â€? Student  Activities  Board  President  Michael  Peters  said  that  the  money  raised  came  from  participants  as  well  as  local  businesses. “All  of  these  donations  went  right  to  the  Hillsdale  Buddies.  The  triathlon  itself  was  paid  for  out  of  the  Campus  Health  and  Recre-­ ation  budget  as  well  as  the  G.O.A.L  budget,â€?  Peters  said. The  â€œDay  of  Championsâ€?  raised  over  $300  for  the  Hill-­ sdale  Buddies  program.

game  with  a  run  when  junior  Scott  Lantis  singled  to  center  From A8 ÂżHOG DQG %ODQFKDUG VFRUHG But  Lake  Erie  batted  in  8  that  Armstrong  threw  six  in-­ runs  in  the  second  inning  and  nings  against  the  No.  20  team  Hillsdale  was  unable  to  regain  in  the  nation.  the  lead. “I  haven’t  thrown  in  a  high  In  the  second  game,  the  SURÂżOH JDPH EHVLGHV WKDW RQH ´ Chargers  narrowly  lost  8-­6.  Armstrong  said.  â€œKnowing  The  men  gained  the  lead  in  their  track  record  was  nerve  WKH ÂżUVW LQQLQJ ZKHQ /DQWLV wracking  but  also  a  good  test  scored,  unearned,  after   junior  to  see  where  I  was  against  ULJKW ÂżHOGHU 0LNH 9DQFKLHUL some  of  the  nation’s  best.â€?  VLQJOHG WR ULJKW ÂżHOG DQG DG-­ Theisen  said  that  Armstrong  YDQFHG WR VHFRQG RQ D ÂżHOGLQJ is  one  of  the  team’s  better  error.  They  extended  that  lead  pitchers  because  he  can  throw  into  the  sixth  inning  when  his  fastball  where  he  wants  it  /DQWLV Ă€LHG RXW WR FHQWHUÂżHOG to  go.  DQG VHQLRU FHQWHU ÂżHOGHU 3DW “He  more  or  less  just  at-­ O’Hearn  scored.  tacked  the  hitters  without  The  sixth  inning  proved  fear,â€?  he  said.  disastrous  for  the  Chargers.  ,Q WKH ÂżQDO LQQLQJ VHQLRU /DNH (ULH VXUJHG LQWR ÂżUVW pitcher  Kris  Morris  replaced  DIWHU VFRULQJ ÂżYH UXQV Armstrong  and  shut  down  Vanchieri  and  Blanchard  Grand  Valley.  had  two  hits  each.  Lantis  and  â€œShane  got  the  win  and  Kris  Blanchard  each  had  two  runs  got  the  save,â€?  Lantis  said.  batted  in.  This  past  weekend,  Lake  Theisen  said  that  the  team  Erie  College  swept  the  Char-­ is  focusing  on  the  little  aspects  gers  in  a  four-­game  series.  The  of  the  game.  6WRUP ZRQ WKH ÂżUVW JDPH RQ “We  need  to  continue  try-­ Saturday  11-­6.  ing  to  be  perfect  in  the  things  The  Chargers  opened  the  that  we  can  control,â€?  he  said. Â

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Shotgun  classes  teach  gun  handling  and  safety Students  enter  with  minimal  experi-­ ence,  leave  with  love  for  the  sport Kelsey Drapkin Collegian Freelancer

classes  and  the  shotgun  club  team  for  students  who  wish  to  continue  shooting.   ³0DQ\ QHZ VKRRWHUV ÂżQG that  they  love  this  sport  Basic  Shotgun  and  Basic  and  look  for  opportunities  3LVWRO DQG 5LĂ€H DUH DPRQJ to  take  their  shooting  with  the  most  popular  classes  them,â€?  Spieth  said.  â€œSome  come  registration  time,  have  asked  me  for  advice  on  IUHTXHQWO\ ÂżOOLQJ ZLWKLQ WKH ÂżUVW FRXSOH VHFRQGV VWXGHQWV gun  purchases.â€? Current  team  mem-­ are  able  to  click  â€œsubmit.â€? bers  who  started  shooting  Outside  of  the  military  institutes,  Hillsdale  College  because  of  the  class  include  is  one  of  just  a  few  colleges  junior  Blake  Scott,  and  se-­ niors  Dan  Klimas  and  Nate  with  a  shooting  range  and  classes  that  allow  students  to  Oberholtzer. “They  have  become  very  learn  how  to  shoot  safely.   good  shooters  in  just  two  to  These  classes,   range  three  years,â€?  Spieth. manager  and  lecturer  Bart  The  construction  of  Spieth  said,  are  generally  Hillsdale’s  range  began  in  ¿OOHG ZLWK VWXGHQWV ZKR have  little  to  no  shooting  ex-­ 2008,  on  the  77-­acre  plot  perience.  He  said  the  classes  SXUFKDVHG LQ 7KH ÂżUVW event  at  the  range  was  held  are  oriented  toward  more  on  Sept.  19,  2009  in  honor  inexperienced  students  to  give  them  an  introduction  to  of  Constitution  Day. There  are  plans  to  add  an  gun  handling  and  shooting  2O\PSLF VWDQGDUG VNHHW ÂżHOG in  a  safe  environment. and  a  club  house  in  the  next  â€œI’ve  never  shot  before,â€?  few  years. said  freshman  Carrie  Blan-­ The  guns  at  the  range  are  ton,  a  student  in  the  basic  shotgun  class.  â€œThere’s  not  a  from  Browning,  Beretta,  shooting  facility  close  to  my  and  Winchester,  which  have  either  been  donated  or  pur-­ current  residence  so  I  don’t  chased  by  the  school  from  have  much  opportunity  to  the  manufacturers.  Guns  go  shooting.   But  now  I  have  been  added  annually  as  feel  comfortable  handling  a  the  program  becomes  more  gun.â€? popular. After  the  introductory  classes,  there  are  advanced Â

Rugby  club  defeats  Bowling  Green  24-­22 David Gordon Collegian Freelancer The  Hillsdale  College  rugby  squad  came  away  from  their  road  trip  to  Bowling  Green  State  University  with  a  24-­22  win  last  6DWXUGD\ WKHLU ÂżUVW RI WKH VHDVRQ Senior  captain  Gabe  Bunek’s  WU\ ZLWK OHVV WKDQ ÂżYH PLQXWHV remaining  in  the  matchup  put  the  Chargers  ahead,  and  the  team  managed  to  stave  off  a  last-­ditch  effort  by  the  Falcons  to  score  by  keeping  solid  possession  until  time  ran  out.  The  Chargers  were  led  by  tries  from  sophomores  Jake  Stratman  and  James  Defontes,  as  well  as  senior  Deuce  Mor-­ gan’s  try  and  two  conversion  kicks.  But  it  was  Bunek’s  try  that  ultimately  gave  Hillsdale  the  lead,  which  the  team  defended  tenaciously. “We  were  pushing  the  ball  up  WKH ÂżHOG IURP UXFN WR UXFN DQG we  shifted  to  more  of  a  crash-­ ball  approach,  bulling  our  way  forward,â€?  Bunek  said.  â€œDeFontes  PRYHG WKH EDOO XS WKH ÂżHOG D bit,  and  got  high-­tackled.  I  just  picked  up  the  ball  out  of  the  ruck  and  ran  it  in  off  the  advantage.â€? 7KH ZLQ ZDV WKH ÂżUVW RI WKH spring  season  for  the  Chargers,  DQG WKH ÂżUVW VLQFH WKHLU WULXPSK

“We  talk  about  that  a  lot  to  our  guys:  taking  care  of  the  little  things  and  letting  the  big  things  happen.â€?  Hillsdale  lost  3-­0  in  their  third  game  against  Lake  Erie  on  Sunday.  No  one  on  the  team  had  any  hits,  except  Lan-­ tis  with  two.  And  sophomore  pitcher  Colin  Gerish  struck  out  ¿YH SOD\HUV Hillsdale  started  the  fourth  game  when  Blanchard  scored  RII RI D ÂżHOGHUÂśV FKRLFH /DNH Erie  countered  that  lead,  though,  with  two  runs  in  the  ¿UVW DQG FRQFOXGHG WKH JDPH with  a  4-­1  victory.   Breymaier  and  Lantis  both  had  two  hits.  Freshman  catcher  Sean  Bennett  had  a  hit  and  a  run  batted  in.  On  Friday  and  Saturday,  the  men  play  four  games  at  the  University  of  Findlay.  Next  Tuesday,  the  Chargers  will  play  Grand  Valley  State  University  again  in  a  double-­ header.  â€œBeating  such  a  good  team  was  a  huge  momentum  builder  for  us,â€?  Lantis  said.  â€œWe  hope  to  continue  that  momentum.â€? Â

over  Bowling  Green  last  spring.  Hillsdale  had  been  competitive  in  the  majority  of  their  games  last  year  but  had  fallen  short  in  the  ¿QDO PLQXWHV RI WKH JDPH “We’ve  been  on  the  losing  end  in  the  close  games,  but  I  thought  the  team  showed  a  lot  of  character  in  getting  over  the  hump  and  getting  a  win,â€?  Bunek  said.  â€œWe’ve  been  hanging  tight  in  every  game  we’ve  played,  but  now  that  we’re  getting  more  H[SHULHQFH ZH KDYH FRQÂżGHQFH that  we  can  hang  on  to  win,  which  is  huge.â€? The  team  is  using  a  more  balanced  offense,  with  a  mixture  of  power  play  by  the  forwards  and  more  distribution  out  to  the  backs.  Stratman’s  score  to  open  the  game  was  representative  of  the  squad’s  strategy.  â€œ[Senior]  Christian  Mull  dished  off  to  me,  I  cut  inside  and  dodged  their  fullback,  and  then  broke  a  really  long  run,â€?  Strat-­ man  said.  â€œFor  the  most  part,  each  team  kept  their  possessions  out  of  the  rucks,  and  we  were  able  to  get  the  ball  out  to  the  backs.â€?  Hillsdale’s  tackling  through-­ out  the  game  was  outstanding,  and  although  they  gave  up  four  tries,  they  kept  the  Falcons’  scor-­ ing  to  the  corners,  which  made Â

SOFTBALL !From A8 driving  Homan  home  and  getting  an  RBI. In  the  second  game,  the  Char-­ gers  couldn’t  hold  off  the  Lakers  DJDLQ WKRXJK WKH\ SXW XS D ÂżJKW “Grand  Valley  earned  all  three  of  their  runs,â€?  Abraham  said.  â€œWe  didn’t  give  them  anything.â€? Even  though  Grand  Valley  is  one  of  the  top  teams  in  the  nation,  Abraham  said  all  of  the  teams  in  the  GLIAC  are  very  competitive  this  year. “That’s  the  way  the  GLIAC  has  been  this  year,â€?  he  said.  â€œLit-­ erally  anybody  can  beat  anybody.  Grand  Valley  State  is  really,  really  good,  but  we  played  two  close  games  with  them.â€? Over  the  weekend,  the  Char-­ gers  went  3-­1  in  a  series  against  Lake  Superior  State  University  LQ WKHLU ÂżUVW KRPH JDPHV RI WKH season. On  Saturday  the  Chargers  WRRN WKH ÂżUVW JDPH EXW ZHUH defeated  in  the  second  9-­1. “We  just  didn’t  hit  the  ball  [in  the  second  game]â€?,  sophomore  catcher  Mary  Depner  said.  â€œThe Â

Seniors Gabe Bunek and Deuce Morgan bring down a Bowling Green State University ball carrier. Hillsdale won the game 24-22. (Courtesy of Ali Cervini) conversion  kicks  nearly  impos-­ sible  for  Bowling  Green  to  make. The  Chargers  will  face  Grand  Valley  State  University  next  in  an  away  game  this  Saturday  in Â

Grand  Rapids.  â€œWe  know  we  can  win,  and  we’re  optimistic  going  into  GVSU,â€?  DeFontes  said.

GLIAC  is  a  long-­ball  conference.  If  you’re  not  hitting  well,  you’re  not  going  to  do  as  well  as  you’d  like.â€? But  in  Sunday’s  doubleheader,  the  Chargers  came  back  strong  and  shut  out  Lake  Superior  State  4-­0  and  2-­0. Âł:H FDPH EDFN ZLWK ÂżUH LQ our  eyes,  and  we  knew  what  we  needed  to  do,â€?  Depner  said.  â€œGo-­ ing  out  there,  we  knew  we  were  the  better  team.â€? Homan  had  another  standout  pitching  performance,  throw-­ ing  two  shut  out  games  over  the  weekend.  And  in  Sunday’s  4-­0  victory,  she  threw  a  no-­hitter.

Âł2XU SLWFKLQJ LV RQ ÂżUH ´ Depner  said.  â€œAs  a  catcher  be-­ hind  the  plate,  I  didn’t  have  to  do  a  lot  of  work  back  there.â€? Depner  said  the  atmosphere  of  playing  at  home  was  also  helpful.  6KH VDLG ZLWK WKH QHZ RXWÂżHOG fence  and  batting  cages,  a  game-­ GD\ FUHZ WR WLG\ XS WKH ÂżHOG DQG an  announcer,  the  team  had  a  lot  of  fun. “It  was  different,â€?  she  said.  â€œWe’ve  never  really  gotten  that  kind  of  attention  as  a  team.â€? The  Chargers  will  face  Ferris  State  University  in  away  games  on  Friday  and  Saturday.

Sports 5  April  2012 Hillsdale splits doubleheader with GVSU )RU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH LQ VL[ years,  Hillsdale  College’s  base-­ ball  team  beat  Grand  Valley  State  University.  â€œIt  was  just  one  win,  but  it’s  a  big  win  for  us,â€?  junior  third  baseman  Scott  Lantis  said.  The  Chargers  split  a  double-­ header  against  rival  Grand  Valley  on  April  3.  Though  Hill-­ VGDOH ORVW WKH ÂżUVW JDPH they  won  the  second  5-­2.  â€œWe  played  with  them  the  ¿UVW JDPH DQG RYHUFDPH WKHP in  the  second  game,â€?  freshman  pitcher  Shane  Armstrong  said.  â€œThat  showed  that  we  can  play  anybody  if  we  put  all  of  our  skills  together.â€? Hillsdale  led  Grand  Valley  XQWLO WKH VL[WK LQQLQJ RI WKH ÂżUVW JDPH 7KH /DNHUV VFRUHG three  times  in  the  following  innings. Lantis  said  the  men  made  a  few  small  errors  that  cost  them  the  game.  6HQLRU RXWÂżHOGHU 0LNH %ODQFKDUG KDG WZR KLWV DQ 5%, DQG RQH UXQ 6HQLRU FDWFK-­ er  Chris  Stephens,  sophomore  ¿UVW EDVHPDQ 0DWW 3RFKPDUD

The baseball team played their first doubleheader at home against Grand Valley State University on Tuesday. (Joe Buth/Collegian)

and  freshman  shortstop  Nolan  %UH\PDLHU KDG RQH KLW DSLHFH Grand  Valley  opened  the  second  game  with  a  run  but  Hillsdale  responded  with  two  ZKHQ %ODQFKDUG DQG /DQWLV VFRUHG %\ WKH IRXUWK LQ-­ ning,  the  teams  were  tied  %ODQFKDUG VFRUHG RII RI 3RFKPDUDÂśV EXQW DQG 6WHSKHQV scored  off  of  Vanchieri’s  single  through  the  right  side.  Assistant  coach  Eric  Theisen  VDLG 3RFKPDUDÂśV EXQW ZDV WKH turning  point  in  the  game. “We  pride  ourselves  on  playing  small  ball  and  moving  runners  with  bunts  and  steals,â€?  Lantis  said.  â€œIt’s  something  we’ve  struggled  with  in  the  past.  It  makes  such  a  big  differ-­ ence  when  you  can  get  a  runner  in  a  scoring  position.â€? The  Chargers  cemented  their  win  when  Lantis  doubled  WR ULJKW ÂżHOG DQG %ODQFKDUG scored.  $UPVWURQJ SLWFKHG VL[ innings  and  three  strikeouts.  After  he  allowed  two  runs  in  WKH ÂżUVW WZR LQQLQJV KH VKXW out  the  Lakers  in  the  last  four  innings  he  pitched.  Lantis  said Â

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Homan  shuts  down  GVSU  hitters The  Hillsdale  College  soft-­ ball  team,  led  by  senior  Laura  Homan’s  strong  pitching  perfor-­ mance,  split  a  doubleheader  with  nationally-­ranked  Grand  Valley  State  University  yesterday,  bring-­ ing  their  GLIAC  record  to  8-­4. The  Chargers  shut  out  the  Lakers,  ranked  No.  14  in  the  QDWLRQ LQ WKH ÂżUVW JDPH %XW Grand  Valley  came  out  on  top  in  the  second  game  3-­2. Âł7KH ZKROH NH\ WR WKH ÂżUVW game  was  how  Laura  pitched,â€?  head  coach  Joe  Abraham  said.  â€œShe  pitched  her  way  out  of  a  couple  tough  jams.â€? Homan  said  her  pitching  felt  right  in  last  weekend’s  series  against  Lake  Superior  State  University. “I  felt  that  in  my  pitching  I  was  hitting  my  spots,â€?  she  said.  â€œI  think  it’s  just  an  adjustment  and  it  takes  a  while  to  get  back  on  balance.  I  just  clicked.â€? Homan  also  commended  freshman  pitcher  Katie  Ardrey Â

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on  a  strong  performance  in  the  second  game. Homan  also  had  a  big  game  offensively  with  three  hits  in  four  at-­bats  and  two  runs  scored.  Se-­ QLRU ÂżUVW EDVHPDQ -HQ %HUOHW DOVR had  an  outstanding  game  with  three  hits  in  four  at-­bats  and  two  5%,V $EUDKDP VDLG WKH &KDUJHUV also  played  solid  defensively. Abraham  said  the  team  has  been  batting  in  two  to  four  runs  a  game.  He  said  he  hopes  the  team  will  improve  its  batting  in  prac-­ tice,  while  also  noting  the  women  have  shown  improvement  in  base  running. “We  ran  the  bases  really  well,  and  we  were  aggressive,  and  that  JRW XV RQH RI RXU UXQV LQ WKH ÂżUVW game,â€?  he  said.  â€œWe  played  a  very  good  mental  game  in  both  games.â€? It  was  the  aggressive  base  running  that  helped  secure  one  of  Hillsdale’s  runs  in  the  third  LQQLQJ RI WKH ÂżUVW JDPH 6HQLRU Jessica  Guertin  doubled,  send-­ ing  Homan  to  third  base,  and  then  kept  running  on  the  throw, Â

the  800-­meter  run  and  ran  close  to  a  personal  record,  Forino  said. Âł-HUU\ 3HUNLQV KDG DQ DZH-­ The  Hillsdale  College  men’s  VRPH ´ 0DWW 3HUNLQV VDLG and  women’s  track  teams  trav-­ “He  looked  really  strong  in  elled  to  the  Toledo  Collegiate  the  home  stretch  and  so  did  Challenge  in  Toledo,  Ohio,  on  Wysong  in  the  steeple,  so  when  0DUFK they  are  prime  they  should  look  Coaches  said  the  teams  used  great  at  conference.â€? the  meet  as  a  tune-­up  for  the  -XQLRU 6WHIDQ %HUQDUGL season  ahead.  Good  perfor-­ placed  second  in  the  javelin  mances  were  turned  in  by  many  WKURZ %HUQDUGL FRQWLQXHV WR athletes  on  the  team,  led  by  have  strong  throws,  Forino  senior  Jacob  Secor’s  win  in  the  said.  3000-­meter  run.  7LPHV DQG ÂżQLVKHV IRU WKH Secor’s  time,  8:31.23,  set  meet  are  not  all  currently  both  the  meet  and  stadium  known.  Women’s  head  coach  records  in  the  3000.  Andrew  Towne  said  those  who  )UHVKPDQ 0DWWKHZ 3HU-­ managed  the  race  did  not  do  a  kins,  who  also  competed  in  the  good  job.  Towne  emailed  a  race  ¿QLVKHG WKLUG LQ D WLPH RIÂżFLDO WR GLVFHUQ WKH FRUUHFW of  8:40.97.  Senior  Jeff  Wysong  results.  ¿QLVKHG ÂżIWK LQ WKH PHWHU “There  are  people  who  are  VWHHSOHFKDVH LQ not  in  [the  results],â€?  Forino  0HQÂśV KHDG FRDFK -HII VDLG Âł3HRSOH ZKR ZRQ HYHQWV )RULQR VDLG VRSKRPRUH 0DXULFH who  are  not  ranked.â€? Jones  continues  to  do  well  in  According  to  the  results,  WKH PHWHU UXQ ÂżQLVKLQJ senior  Chelsea  Wackernagel  third  place  in  the  event.  Senior  SODFHG ÂżUVW DQG MXQLRU .D\OD -HUU\ 3HUNLQV ÂżQLVKHG WKLUG LQ &DOGZHOO VL[WK LQ WKH SROH YDXOW

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Junior  Blake  Scott  is  studying  international  business  and  6SDQLVK +H LV DOVR WKH SUHVLGHQW RI WKH ÂżUHDUPV FOXE DQG FDSWDLQ RI WKH +LOOVGDOH &ROOHJH VKRRWLQJ WHDP ZKLFK MXVW ZRQ WKH 'LYL-­ sion  III  national  title. Tell  us  about  the  national  competition. 7KHUH DUH VL[ GLIIHUHQW HYHQWV RQH SHU GD\ :H ZRQ HQRXJK RI them  to  win  the  division  title  and  we  also  won  $15,000  of  endow-­ ment  money  for  the  college.  The  best  part  of  the  team  is  that  only  two  of  us  were  competitive  shooters  before  coming  to  Hillsdale.  So  we  all  started  from  scratch  and  have  gone  to  a  level  where  we  can  compete  nationally  and  win  a  Division  III  title. What  is  the  format  of  the  tournament? The  events  are  skeet,  international  skeet,  American  trap,  LQWHUQDWLRQDO WUDS VSRUWLQJ FOD\V DQG ÂżYH VWDQG <RX GR RQH HDFK GD\ 0RVW HYHQWV DUH RXW RI WDUJHWV EXW VRPH RI WKHP DUH RXW RI <RX FDQÂśW MXVW EH JRRG DW RQH HYHQW <RX KDYH WR be  well-­rounded  shooters  in  every  event,  and  that’s  why  we  do  well.  We’ve  been  with  each  other  for  two  weeks  straight,  so  it’s  been  a  long  trip.  We  had  early  mornings.  We  were  up  at  5:30  a.m.  several  days  of  the  week.  Sometimes  the  competitions  last  for  WZR KRXUV <RX KDYH WR IRFXV DQG PDNH WKDW GHFLVLRQ Âł,ÂśYH JRW to  go  shoot  right  now.â€?  And  then  you  can  take  a  break,  but  right  after  that  you’re  back  into  competition  again,  sometimes  twice  a  day.  We  won  the  title  by  four  targets.  So  every  target  mattered.

Senior Laura Homan pitched three shut out games against Lake Superior State University and Grand Valley State University. (Joe Buth/Collegian)

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$FWXDOO\ &DOGZHOO ÂżQLVKHG ÂżUVW DQG :DFNHUQDJHO ÂżQLVKHG ÂżIWK for  the  Chargers.   â€œEverything  is  hand-­written  so  it  is  a  bad  entry  problem,â€?  Forino  said. %HVLGHV WKH UHVXOWVÂś EHLQJ recorded  incorrectly,  Forino  said  that  there  was  a  slight  delay  because  a  hammer  had  hit  one  of  the  judges  during  the  KDPPHU WKURZ %HFDXVH RI WKH delay,  Senior  Catherine  Nass  said  that  she  was  only  able  to  have  two  warm-­up  throws.  ³7KLV ZDV P\ ÂżUVW RXWGRRU meet  of  the  season  because  I  had  an  interview  last  week,â€?  Nass  said.  â€œI  had  to  let  the  fact  that  I  didn’t  have  my  normal  amount  of  throws  to  warm-­up  get  to  me,  but  I  was  able  to  im-­ prove  on  each  of  my  throws.â€? 1DVV ÂżQLVKHG IRXUWK ZLWK a  throw  of  47.95  meters  and  sophomore  Shannon  Neby  ¿QLVKHG VHYHQWK ZLWK D WKURZ of  45.89  meters  in  the  hammer  throw.  Sophomore  Grace  Leu-­ theuser  set  a  personal  record  in  WKH HYHQW ZLWK D WKURZ RI

meters.  Forino  said  that  she  is  making  great  improvements. -XQLRU 9LFWRULD 0F&DIIHU\ ÂżQLVKHG HLJKWK LQ WKH PH-­ WHU UXQ LQ 0F&DIIHU\ was  named  GLIAC  Track  Ath-­ lete  of  the  Week  last  week  for  KHU SHUIRUPDQFH LQ WKH %ODFN Gold  Invitational  at  Vanderbilt  University.  Towne  said  it  is  great  she  is  being  rewarded  for  the  hard  work  she  has  put  forth  and  she  is  becoming  a  great  leader  for  the  team.  ³0F&DIIHU\ ORRNHG EHWWHU and  more  aggressive,â€?  Assistant  &RDFK $PDQGD 0LURFKQD VDLG “She  got  out  strong  and  you  can  tell  when  she  is  locked  in  because  she  gets  this  face  that  she  is  going  to  kill  someone.â€? $VVLVWDQW &RDFK 5 3 :KLWH said  since  this  was  a  smaller  meet,  he  wanted  to  use  it  as  a  tune-­up  for  his  runners. “It  was  a  good  week  for  consistency,â€?  Nass  said.  â€œThere  were  not  very  many  personal  records  set,  but  people  were  very  close  to  them  and  showed  that  we  are  solid  athletes.â€?

How  did  the  team  hold  up? 0RVW RI XV DUH XVHG WR VKRRWLQJ VHYHUDO WKRXVDQG URXQGV D ZHHN VR ZHÂśUH XVHG WR WKDW ,WÂśV GHÂżQLWHO\ PHQWDOO\ WD[LQJ PRUH WKDQ DQ\WKLQJ <RXU H\HV Âą \RX KDYH WR FRQFHQWUDWH IRU D ORQJ amount  of  time. What  is  the  difference  between  events? 6SRUWLQJ FOD\V DQG ÂżYH VWDQG DUH WDUJHWV ZLWK GLIIHUHQW VL]HV DQG VSHHGV WKDW \RX JHW SUHVHQWHG RQ WKH VSRW <RX KDYH WR PDNH on  the  spot  decisions.  That’s  a  lot  harder  of  a  game.  Other  games  require  a  lot  more  precision  â€”  you  know  where  your  target  is  going  to  be  generally,  but  you  need  a  lot  of  precision.  The  winner  in  that  kind  of  event  will  be  100  out  of  100.  There’s  a  wide  range  of  skills  needed  for  these  events. How  does  competitive  shooting  compare  to  other  sports? , ZDV RQ WKH WUDFN WHDP IRU WZR \HDUV :LWK LQMXULHV , UHDOL]HG WKDW ZDV SK\VLFDOO\ WD[LQJ RQ WKH ERG\ DQG WKDW LW ZDVQÂśW IRU PH So  I  chose  something  where  I  can  compete  on  the  same  level.  6KRRWLQJ KDV DOORZHG PH WR GR WKDW ,WÂśV SUHWW\ VLPLODU <RXÂśOO EH SUDFWLFLQJ PDQ\ GD\V D ZHHN (YHQ WKRXJK LWÂśV QRW D ÂżWQHVV RUL-­ ented  sport,  it  still  requires  a  lot  of  practice.  I  think  that  it’s  just  as  much  of  a  commitment  as  any  sport  on  campus,  and  I  think  that’s  WKH ZD\ WKH FROOHJH YLHZV LW WRR <RX KDYH WR SUDFWLFH IRXU RI ÂżYH RU VL[ WLPHV D ZHHN RIWHQ IRU VHYHUDO KRXUV UDLQ RU VKLQH LI \RX want  to  compete.  â€”  Compiled  by  T.  Elliot  Gaiser

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H[KLELW RSHQLQJ $SULO 1DWDOLH .QXGVHQ $O\VVD Morrin,  Nell  O’Leary  and  Theresa  Whalen. “We’ve  got  some  incredible  power,  and  we’re  $ FXOPLQDWLRQ RI IRXU \HDUV RI ZRUN 7KH ÂżQDO pretty  diverse,â€?  O’Leary  said.  â€œAs  a  whole  we’re  test  of  mettle  and  skill.  The  last  hurrah  of  every  art  a  great  representation  of  the  Hillsdale  Art  Depart-­ PDMRU WKH VHQLRU DUW VKRZ ment.â€? “It  is  essentially  our  senior  thesis,â€?  senior  One  of  Knudsen’s  favorite  parts  of  the  show  is  Alyssa  Morrin  said.  â€œI’m  kind  of  nervous  because  seeing  the  works  of  her  peers  from  outside  of  the  I  dabble,  but  I  like  it.  It’s  good  to  take  account  and  classroom  environment. see  what  I’ve  done  for  four  years.â€? Âł6RPH RI WKH SLHFHV , ÂżQG PRVW LQWHUHVWLQJ The  senior  show  acts  akin  to  the  comprehen-­ are  the  ones  artists  do  outside  of  class,â€?  she  said.  sive  exams  in  many  other  subjects,  senior  Nell  â€œIt’s  kind  of  cool  to  see  how  they  branch  out  how  O’Leary  said.  It  requires  you  to  pick  the  best  of  WKH\ ÂżQG WKLQJV WKH\ DUH VR SURXG RI WR SXW LQ WKHLU your  work,  in  and  out  of  class,  as  well  as  to  show  senior  shows.  They  are  taking  what  they  learned  a  well  rounded  skill  set  and  also  to  be  able  to  set  and  going  further  with  it.â€? up  and  show  work  under  pressure. (DFK DUWLVW ÂżQGV VRPH VRXUFH RI LQVSLUDWLRQ DQG )RU VRPH WKH VKRZ ZLOO EH WKH ÂżUVW WLPH WKDW PHGLXPV WKDW ÂżW LQGLYLGXDO WDVWHV )RU 2Âś/HDU\ RLO their  art  has  been  shown  to  the  general  public;Íž  for  painting  is  her  medium,  and  people  inspire  her. RWKHUV IDPLO\ ZLOO EH Ă€\LQJ LQ WR VHH H[DPSOHV RI “People.  People,  faces  and  bodies  because  art  that,  living  far  away,  they  hadn’t  yet  seen. people  are  so  fascinating,â€?  she  said.  â€œPeople  are  â€œI’m  excited,  and  I’m  kind  of  stressed  out  beautiful,  I  can’t  help  myself.  They  are  my  inspi-­ about  it  because  I  have  German  Comps  the  same  ration.â€?  ZHHN 0\ IDPLO\ LV Ă€\LQJ WR VHH WKH VKRZ IURP 6HQLRU $O\VVD 0RUULQ ÂżQGV LQVSLUDWLRQ LQ PRUH California,â€?   senior  Natalie  Knudsen  said. abstract  concepts. Four  senior  women  are  showing  work  in  the  â€œI  really  like  shapes  and  lines,â€?  she  said.  â€œI  love  high  contrast  things  because  they  are  black  and  white,  and  I  really  like  color  â€“  like  bright  colors.â€?  An  art  show  is  more  than  a  room  of  creative  self-­expression.  It  represents  the  artists  own  inspi-­ ration  and  perception  of  the  world,  which  can  be  focused  for  the  appreciation  of  others. “If  you  like  to  have  professional  people  watch  you  can  do  that  through  my  paintings  because  you  can  stare  at  them,  and  they  won’t  stare  back,â€?  O’Leary  said.  â€œIt’  another  reason  to  come  to  an  art  VKRZ WR VWDUH DQG VD\ ÂľRK ϫ                                             tsawyer1@hillsdale.edu

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for  students.  Knecht  recommends  art  majors  begin  having  their  works  framed  as  underclassmen  â€œto  avoid  eleventh-­hour  panics.â€? Students  can  order  frames  online,  have  them  SURIHVVLRQDOO\ GRQH LQ VSHFLDOW\ VWRUHV ÂżQG LQ second-­hand  or  craft  stores,  or  make  them  from  scratch. “But  it’s  really  expensive  and  time  consuming  no  matter  how  you  go  about  it,â€?  D’Amico  said.  3.  The  Mad  Dash  â€œWe’re  all  going  crazy,â€?  senior  Moriah  Mor-­ gan  said.   â€œWell,  I  am.â€? “But  we  have  it  under  control,â€?  D’Amico  added. “It’s  just  .  .  .  busy,â€?  Morgan  said. “Seniors  only  get  48  hours  to  load  in  work,  get  it  all  arranged,  presented,  and  attached  to  walls,â€?  Knecht  said. In  the  two-­day  dash  to  assemble  the  exhibit,  VWXGHQWV ÂżUVW UXQ DURXQG DQG SXOO QDLOV RXW RI WKH walls,  hang  their  pictures,  and  set  the  lights.  They  then  add  and  adjust  details  ranging  from  title  FDUGV DQG JXHVW ERRNV WR IUHVK Ă€RZHUV “I  remember  seeing  friends  all  stressed  out  over  it,â€?  D’Amico  said.  â€œSo  we’re  working  slowly  and  steadily,  making  the  process  of  assembling  everything  much  easier.â€?

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Above and below: Students from the first senior art show prepare their exhibition. The shows exhibits students to hang and frame art as well as their artistic abilities. (Joe Buth/Collegian)

1.  The  Prelude  As  an  art  major’s  senior  year  approaches,  so  does  a  gargantuan  graduation  requirement  unique  WR WKHLU GHSDUWPHQW SUHSDUH DQG SDUWLFLSDWH LQ D senior  art  exhibit  that  displays  the  best  work  of  their  entire  undergraduate  careers. “They’ve  been  preparing  for  four  years  by  pro-­ ducing  work,â€?  Professor  of  Art  Sam  Knecht  said. But  that  is  just  the  beginning. “The  show  will  highlight  work  done  in  the  program,  but  also  include  work  done  indepen-­ GHQWO\ ´ .QHFKW VDLG Âł,WÂśV D EDODQFH WKDW UHĂ€HFWV the  character  of  the  art  department  as  well  as  what  they  are  doing  independently  that  might  lie  outside  of  our  scope.â€? Projects  currently  on  display  range  from  serene  landscapes  and  delicate  portraits  to  a  feathered  black  cocktail  dress  by  senior  Maxine  D’Amico  and  hand-­bound  books  by  senior  Megan  McNeil. “Students  get  the  professional  experience  of  as-­ suming  primary  responsibility  for  senior  shows,â€?  Knecht  said.  â€œThe  professors  provide  a  good  deal  of  coaching  and  cheering,  but  it’s  entirely  their  project.â€?  2.  Senior  year  All  art  majors  take  a  senior  capstone  course  â€”   ART-­500,  formally  titled  â€œSenior  Exhibit  and  Portfolioâ€?  â€”   to  acquaint  them  with  business  practices  of  freelance  artists,  Knecht  said.  â€œThis  LQFOXGHV VSHFLÂżF SURMHFWV WKDW KDYH DSSOLFDWLRQ WR the  senior  show.â€? In  addition  to  designing  a  home  studio  on  a  $5,000  budget  (“That  would  be  niceâ€?  muttered  D’Amico)  and  a  website,  seniors  also  design  busi-­ ness  cards  and  write  artist’s  statements  that  are  displayed  at  the  show.  Furthermore,  they  create  online  portfolios  that  represent  their  best  works,  generally  corresponding  with  those  displayed  in  the  show. “It’s  all  about  how  to  approach  graduation  and  continue  to  work  as  an  artist,â€?  D’Amico  said. “That’s  when  we  really  begin  to  get  our  ideas  together,â€?  senior  Frances  Anderson  added. Over  the  course  of  the  class,  students  learn  the  gallery’s  mechanics,  including  how  lights  are  positioned,  walls  are  moved,  and  works  are  hung,  Knecht  said. Âł7KH\ QHHG D XQLÂżHG LQGLYLGXDO ORRN IURP WKH placement  of  the  walls  down  to  the  title  card,â€?  Knecht  said.  â€œWe  encourage  them  to  think  of  their  exhibit  as  one  huge  three-­dimensional  design  problem.â€? Seniors  should  also  begin  considering  adver-­ tizing,  the  reception,  and  â€”  most  importantly  â€”  framing  early  on.  All  of  these  tasks  have  to  be  accomplished  independently  and  are  not  covered  in  the  capstone  class. $ERYH DOO IUDPLQJ SRVHV WKH PRVW GLIÂżFXOW\

Sculpting their futures: art majors after Hillsdale Samantha Scorzo Collegian Freelancer Although  few  of  the  sixteen  Hillsdale  College  art  majors  graduating  this  year  plan  on  investing  their  futures  solely  in  traditional  art,  most  plan  on  keeping  art  as  a  part  of  their  lives  for  personal  en-­ joyment  or  to  aid  the  pursuit  of  different  careers. Among  those  continuing  their  art  education,  seniors  Nell  O’Leary  and  Emma  Curtis  are  attend-­ ing  traditional  art  schools  in  the  fall. O’Leary  was  recently  accepted  into  Studio  Incamminati,  a  four-­year  intensive  atelier  program  in  Philadelphia.  Only  twelve  students  are  accepted  into  the  program  each  year. “The  schooling  is  more  intense  than  a  grad  school,  but  I  don’t  receive  a  master’s  degree.  It’s  strictly  four  years  of  painting,â€?  O’Leary  said.  â€œThe  exclusivity  is  to  allow  for  the  very  intense  mentor-­mentee  relationship  that  the  program  of-­ fers.â€? In  the  future,  O’Leary  hopes  to  stick  to  traditional  art,  but,  unlike  some  of  her  fellow  art  majors,  she  does  not  share  the  same  enthusiasm  about  a  possible  career  in  teaching  art. “It’s  especially  hard  to  teach  in  the  arts  because  you  have  to  see  what  the  students  see  through  their  eyes.  To  them,  they  are  trying  to  understand  basically  what  art  is.  They  have  to  challenge  what  they  see  versus  what  they  know,â€?  O’Leary  said.   â€œI  would  really  just  love  to  become  a  professional  artist.â€? Curtis,  like  O’Leary,  plans  on  attending  an  atelier  program  but  at  Georgetown  Atelier,  a  small  traditional  art  school  located  in  Seattle. “It’s  a  really  small  school,  so  it’s  a  little  ex-­ clusive.  There  aren’t  many  schools  like  it  in  the  country,â€?  Curtis  said.  â€œIt  focuses  on  very  tradi-­ tional  technique,  which  is  a  really  good  basis  for  anything  I  want  to  go  into  afterwards.â€? Curtis  hopes  to  teach  as  a  source  of  income Â

after  attending  Georgetown. “I’d  like  to  teach  art  at  the  high  school  level,  but  I’m  not  entirely  sure.  I  know  that  I  would  love  to  have  my  own  studio  and  do  commission  works,â€?  Curtis  said. Other  art  major  seniors  are  taking  a  practical  approach  to  continuing  their  love  of  traditional  art  rather  than  an  academic  one.  Senior  Natalie  Knud-­ VHQ ZLOO FRQWLQXH WR UHÂżQH KHU VFXOSWXUH VNLOOV E\ hopefully  working  with  Associate  Professor  of  Art  Anthony  Frudakis  as  an  assistant  or  student  at Â

his  studio  in  Saline,  Mich.  Last  summer,  Knudsen  interned  with  Frudakis,  and  worked  on  the  Liberty  Walk’s  Ronald  Reagan  statue  together. “I  worked  on  the  little  details  like  the  buttons  and  the  shoelaces  of  the  Reagan  statue,â€?  Knudsen  said.   â€œIt  was  a  great  experience.  I  feel  honored  and  privileged  to  have  gotten  to  work  with  him  because  he  is  an  amazing  sculptor  and  an  even  better  human  being.â€? In  addition  to  interning,  Knudsen  hopes  to  continue  with  her  art  business.

Senior Natalie Knudsen works on her sculpture of a hunter killing a lion. Knudsen worked with Associate Professor of Art Anthony Frudakis last summer and hopes to work with him again this summer as an assistant. (Joe Buth/Collegian)

“I  have  an  art  business  on  campus,  and  I  have  my  own  website,â€?  Knudsen  said.  â€œOn  campus  it’s  mainly  airbrushing  and  wood  burning.  I  do  a  lot  of  wood  burning  for  fraternity  and  sorority  crests  for  initiation.  For  airbrushing,  I  did  a  cape  for  the  pep  band  leader,  and  I  airbrush  at  fundraisers.â€? Knudsen’s  passion,  however,  is  teaching. “I  would  love  to  be  an  art  teacher  at  some  point  because  of  Professor  [Associate  Professor  of  Art]  [Barbara]  Bushey.  She  is  just  really  awesome.â€? Knudsen  recently  had  an  interview  with  Hills-­ dale  Academy  pertaining  to  an  art  teacher  position  for  ages  K-­12  and  hopes  to  start  in  the  fall  as  an  art  teacher  for  them. There  are  also  art  majors  who  have  decided  to  pursue  careers  outside  of  art,  but  they  intend  on  keeping  art  as  a  way  of  relaxing.  Senior  Anna  Wi-­ ley,  a  double  major  of  chemistry  and  art,  will  be  JRLQJ LQWR WKH ÂżHOG RI FKHPLVWU\ DIWHU JUDGXDWLQJ “Currently,  chemistry  is  something  I’m  ex-­ cited  about.  I  would  love  to  work  in  the  natural  products  industry  in  research  and  development  or  quality  control,â€?  Wiley  said.  â€œI  guess  long  term  I’m  looking  towards  transitioning  to  a  career  in  art.  While  doing  research,  you  have  a  million  problems,  which  can  be  really  stressful,  and  art  is  a  great  way  to  relax.â€? Wiley  believes  her  education  in  art  will  help  KHU LQ WKH ÂżHOG RI FKHPLVWU\ Âł$UW KHLJKWHQV \RXU ability  to  pay  attention  to  details,  which  is  an  es-­ sential  skill  in  chemistry.â€? Whether  they  have  the  passion  for  becoming  a  professional  artist,  teaching  art,  or  even  for  a  dif-­ ferent  career  path,  the  art  majors  are  determined  to  use  their  creative  talents  in  their  everyday  lives. “I  owe  everything  that  I  have  accomplished  to  my  Hillsdale  career,â€?  O’Leary  said.  â€œMy  time  KHUH KDV GHÂżQLWHO\ QXUWXUHG P\ IRQGQHVV IRU WKH arts.â€?      sscorzo@hillsdale.edu

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In Their Eyes ” “ Mike Harner reminisces about dating, the origins of the Hillsdale Sigma Chi chapter, and the difficulties of getting a couch onto the roof of a campus building Sarah Leitner Sports Editor

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ssistant to the President Mike Harner ’82 received a lot more than an education when he chose to attend Hillsdale Col-­ lege because of what he described as a “fortuitous accident.” Harner said he had been planning on attending the Air Force Academy, but after a visit to campus, decided to attend Hillsdale instead. Now Harner looks back fondly on Hillsdale as the place that gave him his wife, his educa-­ tion, his career, and his friends. “I trace every good thing in my life from that point forward to my educa-­ tion here,” he said. An English major and history minor, Harner said he thought the academics were just as hard then, though he said the demands of the core requirements have increased. “As an English major, I could spend a lot of time taking English courses without having to take Bio 201,” he said. Harner pointed to two of his profes-­ sors at Hillsdale that took an interest in him and pushed him to be the best he could be. “You should go into the Navy,” one said to Harner. “You’re cut out for that.” And Harner was in the Navy for 20 years after that. “[Those professors] gave me a love for the written word, and a love for this country’s history,” he said. Harner also met his wife at Hills-­ dale. Harner said he noticed her the second or third week of school and

from then on was always aware of her presence. “Nancy, who’s that?” he asked one of his friends. About a year-­and-­a-­half later, Harn-­ er said they were in a class together when he formed a plan. Harner was injured at the time and on crutches, so he went down to Olds Dormitory to borrow notes. When he asked if he could stay in Olds and copy them — hoping to buy more time with her — she said she would come back for them later. “The plan didn’t go well,” he said. “I wasn’t able to work my magic.” The following fall, Harner asked her to a Halloween party. Although she couldn’t attend then, she suggested they try to get together another time. “That was all the encouragement I needed,” Harner said. Harner said the way people date on campus was different than it is now — there was no courting going on. “We actually went on dates back then,” he said. “I’m of the opinion that most guys in Hillsdale [now] are idiots and the girls are just slightly smarter in this regard.” Harner said he has Hillsdale to thank not only for his wife, but also for some of the best friends and the best men he knows. It was with some of those men that he reestablished the fraternity Sigma Chi on campus. With a group of 11 men, Harner went to the administration and presented why they thought there should be another fraternity on campus. “The idea was we could do this a little better or a little differently,” he said. So, they began the process of decid-­

ing which fraternity they wanted to establish on campus. They reached out to friends at other schools in differ-­ ent fraternities. When they traveled to Evansville, Ill., to talk to the Sigma Chi chapter there, they brought out Hills-­ dale’s original charter. Harner said that Sigma Chi also seemed to match up with the ideals that they had discussed. “That kind of made it a kismet,” he said. The Hillsdale chapter was chartered in September of Harner’s junior year and welcomed 33 members. The house they lived in was not the current house but one across campus. They lived there one year and then bought the current house when the resident living in it passed away and the house became available through the estate. In order to buy the house, the members sold bonds to friends and family. Harner said the social scene really revolved around fraternities when he went to school, though he said what students do for fun has really not changed that much. “The alums that say, ‘They don’t have fun anymore,’ I’m not seeing that,” he said. “I’m just not seeing that.” Some changes that Harner said he has seen on campus are the Greek system becoming less prominent — shrinking from about 50 percent of campus to 25 percent — and the music program expanding from only 50 students. Faith, he said, has also taken a much larger role on campus. When he attended school, he said the Catholic student group was about 30 kids, and InterVarsity had probably nine mem-­ bers. Harner said one thing that hasn’t

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CONDICT !From B4 plicity of papers. “How much better to have Hopkins’ own language bouncing around in your head,” she said. Despite her Ph.D., Condict loves teaching high school students. She said even as she pursued her doctorate, she knew that she would stay teaching at the high school level at least part of the time. When asked why she liked high school so much, she said: “I’m probably just overly sarcastic. That works brilliantly well with teenag-­ HUV , ¿QG WKHP WUHPHQGRXVO\ DPXVLQJ I don’t necessarily recommend treating one’s class in the cavalier way I do.” She said one of the big differences between college and high school is that college students are there because they want to be there. High-­schoolers are required to attend class. “I have to earn their respect,” she said. “It keeps me from getting compla-­ cent.” And earn their respect she has. Lantis and Brady both admitted that the classes they took with Condict were challeng-­ ing, but the rewards were worth the work. “She makes it easy to love what you’re doing in class,” Brady said. “She dares you to match minds with these

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of work in order to restore the brick, porch, moulding, and so on. It took Sam Knecht an entire summer to repaint and redo each side of the house. snelson1@hillsdale.edu

people you are reading. Her overwhelm-­ LQJ FRQ¿GHQFH PDNHV \RX WKLQN \RX FDQ do it, and somehow you do.” Brady remembered going through “The Jungle” in high school. She said the book was grueling, but Condict encouraged the class to forge through despite that. “We didn’t read the last 20 pages be-­ cause she said it was a socialist tract and not worth our time,” Brady said, “Even though everyone in the book was dying off, somehow we survived because of Miss Condict.” Once, a student who didn’t want to do one of the assignments Condict handed out threatened to complain to the head of the Academy, Brady said. “[Miss Condict] replied: ‘Oh, please do. Rage against the machine!’ And then she kissed him on the forehead.” Condict’s Ph.D. doesn’t change the way she behaves in the high-­school set-­ ting. In fact, she doesn’t like for her high school students to call her “Dr. Condict.” To the Academy students, she is simply “Miss Condict.” “She wants the focus to be on the student’s education, not on hers,” Brady said. “Obviously [her doctorate] is an incredible accomplishment, but it is not OLNH VKH OHWV WKDW GH¿QH KHU :H DUH EHLQJ taught by Ellen Condict, whether she has ‘miss’ or ‘doctor’ in front of her name.” awood@hillsdale.edu

changed is the thrill of exploring “for-­ bidden” areas on campus. One building in particular, Worthing Hall, provided a temptation for students, he said. The building stood between where Central Hall and the Dow Science building are today. The school was planning on knocking it down and had removed the staircases. “They thought that was the solu-­ tion,” he said. “But what it became was, ‘Can you get to the roof of Worth-­ ing Hall?’ Some industrious students actually got a couch up there.” Harner was also involved in several other areas of campus during his time as a student. He was on the football team for two years and the golf team for three, he worked at Saga, wrote for the Collegian, and also worked as a student driver and bartender for the Dow Center. Harner said his total football experi-­ ence consisted of three plays and he quit after getting injured. The team was not very good when he played, he said, but it got consistently better. “We had good talent,” he said. “It was very young, and as it grew up it turned into a pretty good program.” Harner said his experience working with the Collegian was also something he enjoyed. At that time, the staff had to go to Hudson, Mich., on Wednesday nights to set the typeface. “I can’t remember it ever not being an early morning endeavor,” he said. “The paper is so much better now, but Collegian reporters are the exact same people that I worked with on the Colle-­ gian. The people who want to write for papers and do journalism — I believe that’s a type.” Harner said all of the activities he

Mike Harner, as pictured in the 1982 yearbook. (Courtesy of the Winona)

was involved in on campus as well as the people he met and the classes he WRRN UHDOO\ GH¿QHG KLV FROOHJH H[SHUL-­ ence and made him love Hillsdale. “College is such a great experience for most people that when you look back on it, you tend to revel in those things,” he said. “I’m sure bad things happened to me in college, but I can’t recall what they were.” sleitner@hillsdale.edu

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LIVING IN A GINGERBREAD HOUSE Artist  and  professor  Sam  Knecht  and  his  family  rennovated  and  now  enjoy  one  of  Hillsdale’s  most  unique  houses

In 1998, Professor of Art Sam Knecht and his wife Associate Professor of Music Melissa Knecht discovered this little gem of a house in Hillsdale. They learned about its history, scraped the pink paint off the walls, and lovingly transformed the house. Sam Knecht used his paintbrush to both restore various parts of the house, and to create faux finishes on some parts of the house, such as marble in the bathroom. (R) He and his wife stand with their twin daughters in his studio in the house. (Sally Nelson/Collegian)

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rt  professor  Sam  Knecht  did  a  painting  of   a  white  house  with  a  red  roof  in  the  mid-­1980s.   Now,  Sam  and  Melissa  Knecht  -­  associate  professor  of  music  -­  live  in  that  house  on  Union  Street  with  their  10-­year-­old  twin  daughters  Lydia  and  Katherine.  Sam  Knecht  completed  the  paint-­ ing  almost  20  years  before  he  bought  the  house  with  Melissa  Knecht. “I  personally  was  enchanted  by  the  house  long  ago,â€?  he  said.  â€œI  like  to  call  it  capricious  or  whimsical.â€? The  now  green  with  red  and  yellow  trim  house  looks  remarkably  like  a  gingerbread  house,  with  its  gables,  ornate  trim,  arched  window  frames, Â

and  columns. “People  in  the  town  hall  have  remarked  that  it’s  the  oddest,  most  interesting  house  in  the  city,â€?  Sam  Knecht  said. The  couple  purchased  the  home  in  1998  after  they  were  married.  To  the  best  of  their  knowl-­ edge,  the  house  was  built  in  approximately  1867. “It’s  been  owned  by  four  families,â€?  Melissa  Knecht  said. “But  by  a  series  of  MacRitchies,  not  just  one,â€?  Sam  Knecht  said. After  only  a  few  years  in  the  home,  the  original  owner  decided  to  move  south  for  health  reasons.  On  the  train,  the  owner  met  a  member  of  the  MacRitchie  family.  The  men  struck  up  a  deal  on  the  train  and  traded  houses  on  the  spot.   â€œAnd  that’s  how  the  MacRitchies  came  up  from  Georgia,â€?  Melissa  Knecht  said. “Or  so  we’ve  been  told,â€?  Sam  Knecht  said.

A  few  siblings  were  the  last  of  the  MacRitchie  â€œdynastyâ€?  to  live  in  the  house.  The  Knechts  said  the  siblings  divided  the  house  amongst  them-­ selves  and  turned  most  of  the  closets  into  bath-­ rooms  to  keep  their  â€œzonesâ€?  divided. The  Wallace  family  moved  into  the  house  after  the  MacRitchies  moved  out  in  the  mid-­1980s.  Melissa  said  that  the  family  â€œtook  backâ€?  the  ceil-­ ings  the  MacRitchie  siblings  lowered  and  added  ZRRG Ă€RRUV $IWHU WKH :DOODFHV WZR PHQ WXUQHG WKH KRXVH LQWR D EHG DQG EUHDNIDVW EULHĂ€\ GXULQJ the  1990s. By  the  time  the  Knechts  acquired  the  house,  Melissa  Knecht  said,  most  rooms  were  pink:  bright  pink,  purple  pink,  orange  pink,  etc. “The  master  bathroom  had  a  heart-­shaped  tub  with  mirrors  on  the  walls,â€?  Sam  Knecht  said. Sam  Knecht,  as  an  artist  and  a  handyman,  took  the  home  to  a  new  level  with  renovation  and Â

restoration,  Melissa  Knecht  said. Inside  the  house,  the  Knechts  replaced  the  gau-­ dy  paint  from  previous  owners  with  less  obtrusive  FRORUV WKDW QRZ DFFHQW WKH KDUGZRRG Ă€RRUV DQG original  wood  doors. Using  his  skills  as  a  painter,  Sam  Knecht  simulated  many  materials  through  various  faux  ¿QLVKHV 2Q WKH ZRRGHQ GRRUV IRU H[DPSOH KH simulated  the  original  burl  wood  veneers.  Under-­ neath  the  living  room  mantle  and  in  one  of  the  bathrooms,  he  imitated  the  look  of  marble  with  his  painting  techniques. “The  faux  marble  in  the  bathroom   probably  took  40  hours,â€?  Sam  Knecht  said. The  plaster  moulding  in  the  music  room  is  one  of  the  features  that  distinguishes  the  house  as  part  of  the  Victorian  Gothic  architecture  movement. Â

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A  love  for  literature  and  tea Hillsdale  Academy  professor  challenges  and  charms  students  at  both  the  high  school  and  college  levels

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Hillsdale Academy teacher Ellen Condict discusses the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins during an honors seminar held at her home. (Shannon Odell/Collegian)

he  met  me  at  the  door  with  her  hair  piled  high  on  her  head,  mi-­ nus  the  few  escapee  curls  that  had  sprung  down  against  her  shoulders.  Her  dark  glasses  perched  in  a  scholarly  manner  upon  her  nose.  She  welcomed  me  in,  pointing  me  to  the  green  settee  in  her  living  room,  and  asked,  â€œMay  I  offer  you  some  tea?â€? Beloved  by  her  students,  Ellen  Condict,  a  high-­school  teacher  at  the  Hillsdale  Academy,  has  the  ability  to  teach  at  a  college  level,  but  remains  in  highschool  because  she  loves  inspiring  students  at  that  age.  6KH ORYHV WHD ÂżQGV QDLO SROLVK “wretched,â€?  and  has  an  eye  for  interior  design  as  evidenced  by  her  tastefully  colorful  and  eccentric  little  home.  She  talks  faster  than  most  people,  and  daily  she  inspires  her  students  to  love  both  literature  and  learning. Condict  switched  trajectories  early  in  life  â€“–  she  didn’t  always  desire  to  spend  late  nights  with  her  nose  buried  in  books  and  student  papers. She  went  into  college  to  be  a  busi-­ ness  major,  but  switched  to  English  halfway  through  her  undergraduate  degree  because  she  realized  literature  was  her  passion.  She  didn’t  think  she  would  love  teaching,  but  was  launched  into  the  world  of  high-­school  education  directly  after  graduating  from  college.  Soon,  she  grew  to  love  it.  Condict  entered  graduate  school  with  the  intention  of  getting  her Â

masters,  and  ended  up  pursuing  and  achieving  a  Ph.D.  in  medieval  English  literature. She  has  lived  all  over  the  U.S.,  from  Alaska  to  Texas,  and  brings  the  scent  of  that  variety  with  her  to  Hillsdale,  where  she  has  now  lived  and  worked  for  the  last  four  years. Sophomore  Elizabeth  Brady,  a  former  student  of  Condict’s,  described  WKH ÂżUVW GD\ &RQGLFW WDXJKW FODVV DW WKH Hillsdale  Academy. “It  was  just  an  average  classroom,â€?  she  said.  â€œBut  she  came  in  with  her  blue,  satin  pillow  and  set  it  down  on  her  chair  before  she  took  a  seat.  She  sits  there  with  her  teapots  and  teacups  lined  up  on  the  desk  in  front  of  her  and  GLVFXVVHV OLWHUDWXUH 6KH ZDV WKH ÂżUVW teacher  who  ever  really  brought  us  into  her  world.  She  seemed  to  bring  this  kind  of  fantasy;Íž  it  was  really  enchant-­ ing.â€? This  semester  Condict  started  teach-­ ing  at  Hillsdale  college,  beginning  with  a  seminar  on  the  English  poet  Gerard  Manley  Hopkins.  She  brings  the  col-­ lege  students  into  her  world  in  the  same  way  Brady  described  her  welcoming  the  high-­schoolers. Âł7KH ÂżUVW order  of  class  is  tea,â€?  said  junior  Elizabeth  Anne  Odell,  who  is Â

taking  the  seminar. She  described  a  typical  class,  beginning  with  reading  the  poems  and  moving  on  to  discussing  the  literature.  Odell  said  Condict  is  always  very  pre-­ SDUHG FRPLQJ WR WKH ÂżUVW OHFWXUH ZLWK pages  of  single-­spaced,  well-­researched  notes.  But  she  also  encourages  students  to  voice  their  opinions  and  observations  in  class. “The  way  she  presents  the  mate-­ rial  is  so  rich  that  you  realize  you  have  to  be  really  serious  about  it  to  grasp  everything,â€?  Odell  said. Freshman  Heather  Lantis,  another  former  Hillsdale  Academy  student,  said  Condict  was  indeed  strict,  but  she  had  a  way  of  inspiring  students  to  rise  to  the  challenge  of  her  class.  Condict  requires  her  students,  both  high-­school  and  col-­ lege,  to  memorize  and  recite  portions  of  the  literature  they  study.  She  prefers  this  to  having  students  write  a  multi-­

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