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Churchill CCA breaks record CCA on prime minister attracts most visitors in history

Junior middle hitter Erin Holsinger spikes the ball against Saginaw Valley in Hillsdale’s 3-0 GLIAC Tournament quarterfinal victory Wednesday night. Holsinger led the Chargers’ offense with seven kills and seven blocks. Anders Kiledal | Collegian

Chargers advance to semifinals By | Jessie Fox Assistant Editor

Feeding off of an energetic home crowd and a vengeful spirit, the No. 3 Hillsdale College volleyball team played one of its best all-around games of the season, powering to a 3-0 sweep over the No. 6 Saginaw Valley State University Cardinals last night at Dawn Tibbetts

Potter Arena. The victory advances Hillsdale to the GLIAC tournament semifinals which will be hosted by Ferris State on Saturday. The Chargers will face the No. 2 Findlay Oilers at 5:30 p.m.

After the Cardinals handed Hillsdale its first home loss of the season on Oct. 10, the Chargers have been itching for revenge. Delivering revenge in the postseason only made it sweeter.

“This win feels better than a regular-season win,” head coach Chris Gravel said. “They’ve been waiting for this match for a while, and they felt like that earlier home match got away from them. Saginaw is a great team. You have to work your butt off to get the win.”

Junior middle hitter Erin Holsinger expressed her team’s overwhelming excitement after the victory.

“We’re on such an emotional high right now,” Holsinger said. “We were all ready for it. We wanted to get them back and leave no doubt.”

More than 700 fans packed into Dawn Tibbetts Potter Arena to watch the match.

The bleachers were stuffed with Hillsdale students, fans, and families. Saginaw Valley

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Alumni reminisce about Reist

Beloved, deceased professor’s personal library donated to Mossey By |Macaela J. Bennett Editor-in-Chief

style or raunchy jokes, but he would say, “That’s the point.”

“I have met so many people through being a journalist, and you realize certain people stand out as true originals and wish the whole world could have met this person,” Tony Gonzalez ’08 said. “That is Reist.”

Mariel Stauff ’05 began working part time in Mossey Library since her husband joined the art faculty this fall.

While sorting through Reist’s more than 5,000 recently-donated books, she emailed a few of his former students, asking if they wanted her to reserve a few for them. Within days,

alumni had forwarded it several times, and she now has about 20 book requests to fill.

“I already had a book of his I forgot to return, so I thought, ‘Why not add to the collection?’” Nathan Loizeaux ’04 said, who requested any book Reist owned on church history.

He added that the books will serve as a tangible reminder to “finish some of those thought processes” Reist began with him.

“I feel like I may let him down if I don’t,” Loizeaux said.

Bethany Slater ‘03 said she feels a similar duty to pursuing the truths Reist revealed to her — primarily discovered

during a book club her senior year on Graham Greene, of whose books she requested from Reist’s library.

“Books are an outward expression of the inner life of the mind of a particular scholar,” she said. “Books they own represent their formation as a thinker and human being.

It feels very personal to have something of Dr. Reist’s that represents the humanity that he brought to his scholarship and represents a lot of the mind he introduced me to.”

Reist’s daughter, Jennifer Azar, affirmed Slater’s sentiment that her father’s library r e f l e c t s See Reist A2

“Quack” His margin notes are indecipherable, but his voice is clear.

Three years after former Hillsdale College Professor of English John Reist passed away, alumni reclaim pieces of him through his book collection, which contain his scrawling, exclamation points, and sloppy underlining.

Reist walked around Hillsdale’s campus for almost 30 years whistling and greeting everyone with a “quack” and a peace sign. Not everyone liked his “off-the-wall” teaching

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Students honor victims of ISIS terror attacks By | Evan Carter Web Editor In remembrance of the 129 victims of Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris, approximately 40 students gathered in front of Delp Hall on Monday, Nov. 17 to hold a moment of silence.

Professor of French Marie-Claire Morellec organized the event after receiving an email from the French Embassy inviting all French citizens to observe a moment of silence at noon that d a y .

Morellec holds dual

citizenship in France and the United States.

“I was actually very touched by the number of people that so quickly, out of one email that I sent Monday at 8:30 a.m., came to turn out at the moment of silence,” she said.

Morellec said others held similar moments of silence throughout the country.

“All I said was, ‘Thank you for being here to help me honor the attacks on the victims of Paris,’ that’s it,” she said. “I had no intention about going into a speech.

To me it was about honoring people — innocent people who are victims of terrorist attack.”

Morellec compared the attacks with 9/11 and said Americans shared the same sense of solidarity as the French. Like doctors and nurses following the 9/11 attacks, doctors and nurses in Paris also spontaneously

returned to work after the attacks to help with the influx of injured patients, Morellec said.

Senior Emma Takach studied abroad in Paris during both semesters last year. Takach was in Paris earlier this year for the Jan. 7 massacre of Charlie Hebdo artists.

“Knowing how horrible those attacks were for the French, I can only imagine what it feels like to be in Paris today,” she wrote in an email.

“I have received a lot of love and support from different people and groups on campus; Hillsdale is a magnificent place.”

Freshman Colleen Prince, whose father is from France, also attended the event.

“For a minute of silence, all you can do is hear the deafening cry of France’s pain and witness the strength of solidarity,” she said in an email.

Prince said she’s thankful

Senior Emma Takach, who studied abroad in Paris last year, reflects on the terrorist attacks in Paris at the moment of silence at noon on Monday. Sarah Borger | Collegan Follow @HDaleCollegian

that none of her family was in Paris during the attacks.

“Many were not given the opportunity to breathe that sigh of relief,” she said.

In addition to students with connections to France, Morellec said everyone in the French department has connections with friends or family in France.

“I lived just a 10 minute walk from several of the restaurants that were attacked and got married in the 11th Arrondissement,” Assistant Professor of French Sherri Rose wrote in an email. “One of my friends, a high school teacher, lost a colleague who was attending the concert at the Bataclan.”

Morellec said she believes it’s notable that many of the people targeted in the attack were young.

“It was your generation that was under attack; they were young people, full of life,” she said.

Professor of Spanish Carmen Wyatt-Hayes at the moment of silence for the victims of the terrorist attacks at noon on Monday. Sarah Borger | Collegan

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By |Natalie C. McKee Senior Reporter This semester’s Center for Constructive Alternatives seminar on Winston Churchill had the highest attendance from outside visitors in CCA history.

More than 500 guests and nearly 200 students attended the CCA, according to Director of Programs for External Affairs Matt Bell.

The success of the Churchill CCA certainly had to do with increased advertising and President Larry Arnn’s new book, “Churchill’s Trial: Winston Churchill and the Salvation of Free Government,” but Bell said this year also marked three big Churchill anniversaries, — 75 years since he became Prime Minister, the 70th anniversary of victory in World War II, and 50 years since Churchill’s death —

“Many of the attendees said they remember listening to him on the radio.” making it a popular time for Churchill enthusiasts to gather together.

“Churchill is ‘the man.’ He is ‘the man’ within living memory,” Soren Geiger, research assistant to the president, said.

“Many of the attendees said they remember listening to him on the radio.”

Geiger said this was his first time working behind the scenes for a CCA. The visitors were more than just the “usual Hillsdale crowd” but included

folks from all over who were informed about Churchill’s life and legacy, he said.

“Compared to others, the CCA was one of the largest and the response one of the most enthusiastic,” Arnn said in an email. “People like the idea that we are helping to recover something lost and prepare for its revival in the future.”

Arnn said it is hard to beat great events in history and many of Hillsdale’s best CCAs concern great events or prominent figures from the past.

Bell said he was uncertain if other CCAs going forward will have the same success as this one, but the CCA on money was not as large, attractingmore than 325 outside guests.

He said high CCA attendance has a positive effect on the college at large. As attendance grows, more people visit the Hillsdale campus and are able to see firsthand what the college does.

“Guests especially enjoy being able to interact with faculty and students. Many of those attendees go on to establish student scholarships, faculty chairs, or contribute to the college in numerous other ways,” Bell said.

Last year’s “World War I” CCA was also highly attended by visitors and attracted 249 students, Bell said. Yet, according to Collegian archives, the CCA most highly attended by students was the seminar titled “War on Film” CCA in 2005, which attracted 340 students and forced the college to close the CCA to students who didn’t register for the course.

The Churchill CCA’s dinners were some of the first events held in the new Searle Center.

“We got to show off the Searle,” Geiger said. “It worked really well and proves these kinds of events will be better than they ever have been.”

Block speaks on photojournalism in Africa

Senior Ben Block has travelled to South Africa for the past two summers to photograph anti-poaching operations. Ben Block | Courtesy

Not everyone gets to watch the saving of elephants and rhinos.

But for the past two summers, senior Ben Block has travelled to South Africa, as a photographer for National Geographic and rangerdiaries. com.

“I have worked the last two summers with wildlife conservation and antipoaching units throughout Africa,” Block said in an email, describing his experiences assisting a National

Geographic photographer in South Africa last summer.

Pictured above is Shobani, a game ranger, leading a counter-poaching patrol in the Drakensberg mountains of South Africa.

“I participated in counter-poaching operations targeting rhino and elephant poachers,” he said.

Block presented his photography on campus last Thursday.

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A Few Good Men to serve up a few good pancakes

By | Laura Williamson Collegian Reporter A Few Good Men will host a pancake fundraiser Saturday at 5:30 p.m. at Hillsdale Free Methodist Church.

At convocation, the organization received the Club of the Year recognition after students nominated and voted for on-campus groups. Student Federation reviewed the finalists for official selection. This GOAL program’s fundraiser is an opportunity for Hillsdale College’s campus and the surrounding community to encounter each other over breakfast for dinner and a chance to hear from CEO of Hillsdale’s Community Foundation Sharon Bisher and President of A Few Good Men junior Jacob Thackston.

“It’s an opportunity for us to raise a little money, but more importantly it’s an opportunity for the community to come together in this way,” Thackston said.

The event is free of cost with a suggested donation of $5. Everyone is welcome.

“As an organization, one of the things we pride ourselves on is that we send students out of the [Hillsdale] bubble and into the community to really do good work there and do work there that isn’t imposing itself onto the community but working with the community,” Thackston said.

“A Few Good Pancakes is a really good way to show that clearly…It’s a way that we can bring a whole bunch of people from all over, from campus, from city hall, from churches, from non-profits, from Delp Hall down to Simpson, everyone can come together…This is a way in which we can show students the community that they’re living in that they never really get a good chance to interact with.”

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McNeely broadcasts national talk radio show By| Kayla Stetzel Collegian Reporter Many people dream of having their own radio talk show. Few make it a reality. Yet freshman Cole McNeely began running his own political talk radio while still in high school.

“The Cole McNeely Show” airs live on We Are America Radio Tuesday nights at 10 p.m. It is a political commentary show featuring interviews with prominent conservatives.

The program grapples with big issues of the Republican Party in both a witty and pragmatic way, seeking to elucidate topics while offering fresh viewpoints.

For a show run by an undergraduate, McNeely is able to interview relatively big names. He’s conversed with

guests such as former Internal Revenue Service Commissioner and 2016 GOP presidential candidate Mark Everson, and Fox News contributor and Townhall.com editor Guy Benson. He often conducts these interviews while sitting atop his dorm mini-fridge.

On Oct. 27, he conducted an interview with GOP presidential candidate former Gov. Mike Huckabee.

“The greatest thing about the show is that you learn,” McNeely said. “Listening to other people, you can learn a lot more than talking, and I think that’s the truth, which is rich coming from a guy with his own talk show.”

Freshman Dylan Lottinville occasionally co-hosts with McNeely.

“I have seen Cole in action

many a time,” Lottinville said.

“I think it’s great that he has such a platform to spread his ideals and keep those who are interested informed.”

McNeely broke into the broadcast industry through social media. During his sophomore year of high school, he created a Twitter account using the handle @YoungRepubs. It caught the eyes of both politically interested teens and political figures.

“My friends always got annoyed by my sarcastic political posts on my own page, so I decided to create another page and just kind of tried to get in contact with people,” McNeely said. “We are up to about 18,000 followers now.”

Well-known conservative blogger and radio host Wayne Dupree, the founder

of WAARadio, reached out to Cole after noticing his growing popularity.

“He emailed me and asked me if I would be interested in having my own show, and I said, ‘Sure,’” McNeely said.

To test his on-the-air talents, Dupree asked McNeely to do a 15-minute segment on a show called “Vito & Vito.”

After performing well, Dupree gave him his own time slot.

“Cole is one of the brightest young millennials I have on my radio network,” Dupree said. “You would think, being a radio show host rookie, he would be nervous, but what really gets me smiling about Cole is the maturity aspect.

He’s got ‘IT,’ and he’s going to go a very long way.”

Dupree has plans to take McNeely to the Conservative

Political Action Conference in March right outside of Washington, D.C. There, McNeely said, Dupree hopes the college freshman will win Blogger of the Year.

McNeeley said he wants to continue broadcasting in the future but is open to whatever opportunities come his way as a result of the show.

“I’m going to let this go wherever it takes me,” McNeely said. “A lot of this is about exposure. If CPAC goes well that will be big for me.”

The Cole McNeely show airs live WAARadio on Tuesday nights at 10 p.m. WAA broadcasts on Tune-In and Live365 apps or online 24/7.

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think he is a light-hearted guy, but he was the most serious guy I’ve ever met,” Loizeaux said. “He just had a different way of handling it. I think it was that combination that kept bringing people back to him.”

Reist’s antics inspired Gonzalez and a group of friends to name both their off-campus house and a blog recording Reist’s entertaining moments after his phrase “Sad Bear,” which Reist inserted into stories to denote unfortunate events.

“He had these zippy, confrontational sayings but deliver lessons about things like marriage,” Gonzalez said, whose wife interjected that many of Reist’s phrases still “pop up in our daily lives.”

Gonzalez said he and his friends found that Reist’s method taught them mean-

ingful lessons, despite how random it could appear during class.

really did stick with me,” Gonzalez said. “He would jump around, sing little ditties or whistle a tune, and then jump back into literature. A lot of us figured out that it really did all go together — it was like the liberal arts blending together all these things.”

Slater described Reist’s teaching style as a “gadfly approach,” but it took a while to appreciate his method.

“As a freshman, I found him frustrating because I didn’t get what game he was playing,” she said.

Gonzalez explained every lecture was like a Reist performance, during which he would “literally interrupt himself with the sound effect of a bomb coming.”

“I get the sense he was a living version of an old-time radio show with one man and

a microphone and a bunch of sound effects — that’s how he rambled around,” he said.

Like many, Slater said she appreciated Reist’s approach more as she matured and discovered that his humor was a mechanism to analyze and communicate deeper lessons.

“He wanted to cultivate true piety and not something that just looked appropriate and respectable on the outside,” Slater said. “His jokes were there to destabilize what he saw as potentially us clinging to outward forms of performance.”

His style was abnormal, but alumni agree his message is unforgettable.

“It’s like holding onto a little piece of him through his library,” Gonzalez said. “I wonder if we should resurrect the Sad Bear blog for one more time.”

his character and values.

“He thought literature was the secret to uncovering the meaning of life — that the more you read, the more you understand about the world.

He loved the idea of a liberal education where you were always learning and not being unidimensional,” Azar said.

While the first thing many mention about Reist is his provocative humor, he attracted a diverse following of students — both devoutly religious and “more rambunctious,” according to Gonzalez.

He seemed to use his humor to disarm students so they could better learn the lessons he shared.

“You look at his quotes and

“He wanted to cultivate true piety and not something that just looked appropriate and resectable on the outside.”

“I got a kick out of him while I was there, but it turns out a lot of things he espoused

Alumna returns to speak on 51 constitutions By | Josh Paladino Collegian Reporter Christina Sandefur ’07 spoke at a Young Americans for Freedom and Praxis event Nov. 18 on how government regulation can cause serious harm to people with life-threatening diseases.

For the Goldwater Institute, Sandefur said she serves as the vice president for policy and “sues bureaucrats for a living.”

“The Federal Drug Administration, when it was founded, was about empowering consumers so that they could make informed decisions,” Sandefur said. “Now, the FDA’s primary role is to put up roadblocks and stop patients from being able to make their own choices.”

Sandefur advocates for “right to try” laws. This policy provides terminally ill individuals the right to take drugs that have passed safety testing but are not not yet approved by the FDA. So far, 24 states have passed “right to try” laws. Only one state — California — has vetoed the policy.

“The Constitution protects your fundamental right to try to save your own life,” Sandefur said.

The Goldwater Institute is a think-tank in Arizona that advances the freedom movement at the state level.

“When the federal government fails to protect your rights, then the states can step in,” Sandefur said.

Though many freedom lovers advocate for their rights at the federal level, movements using the state constitutions can spark change in Washington, D.C., according to Sandefur.

YAF Trustee senior Christy Allen worked with “right to try” at the Goldwater Institute during the summer of 2014.

“It’s important because if the FDA affects your ability to live, then the government has overstepped its bounds,” Allen said.

More than 5,000 books line carts in the back room of Mossey Library from former Professor of English John Reist. macaela j. bennett | Collegian

Professor of English John Somerville reads a book from a stack he selected from the library of his former colleague John Reist. Macaela J. bennett | Collegian

Restuccia appointed Michigan Students for Rubio head By |Stevan Bennett Jr. Assistant Editor

Hillsdale College students are known for their political prowess, and senior Dominic Restuccia is taking that characteristic to a new height.

The Marco Rubio for President campaign recently hired Restuccia as the chairman of the Students for Rubio in the state of Michigan, placing him in charge of starting new Students for Rubio chapters in the state and coordinating events and volunteers for the six existing Michigan chapters.

The hiring process started early in the semester when sophomore Claire Hughes sent Restuccia the contact information for a job the Rubio campaign asked her to consider. Restuccia reached out to the campaign to indicate his interest, which resulted in an interview.

“When our effort looks to bring on a student leader, we look for young, intelligent, ambitious, determined, and loyal volunteers,” said Jordan Wilson, the national political director for Students for Rubio. “It is our firm belief that Mr. Restuccia demonstrates these qualities and also shows strong character.”

The Rubio campaign contacted Restuccia a few days later, offering him the position.

“I was a little surprised because I knew it was very competitive,” Restuccia said.

“I am definitely honored to be a part of it, and as we get closer to Michigan’s primary, I hope to have more of an

Senior Dominic Restuccia was recently hired as chairman of Students for Rubio in Michigan by the Marco Rubio for President Campaign. Carsten Stann | Collegan

impact.”

Before receiving the position, Restuccia helped launch Hillsdale’s Students for Rubio chapter, joining the University of Michigan, Saginaw Valley State University, Michigan State University, Alma College, and Ferris State University.

Restuccia said he believes being a Hillsdale student has prepared him for the job and made him stand out in the interview process.

“The campaign had a very favorable opinion of Hillsdale,” Restuccia said.

“Hillsdale College is really becoming recognized as a conservative champion. We are known to the political community, and we’re making our presence felt.”

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Senior Tyler Warman, chairman of the Hillsdale chapter, said Restuccia is qualified beyond his attendance at Hillsdale.

“Dom has a strong personality, and more importantly, he has strong character,” Warman said. “He is extremely affable. Even if he doesn’t know you on a personal level, he will still come up to you and ask you for support in a very honest and influential way.”

Restuccia said he believes this election could be one of the most influential that America has seen and is convinced that Rubio has set himself apart from a strong GOP field in three key ways.

First, Rubio’s strong foreign policy would put America

first through a strong projection of strength. Second, he said he believes Rubio is a candidate that can reunify a nation that Restuccia sees as extremely divided. Finally, Rubio has come out as adamantly pro-life, something very important to Restuccia.

“The life issue is the reason that I am so interested in politics,” Restuccia said.

“I think that Rubio has been outspoken on the issue when others have not.”

The national Students for Rubio organization’s mission statement stresses the important role students play in making sure the American dream lives on.

The organization is self-described on its website as “dedicated to helping build

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a coalition of college students from around the country that will be the grassroots force to help Sen. Rubio win the nomination and eventually the White House.”

Warman said he thinks Hillsdale is the perfect place to serve as the Michigan epicenter for this mission.

“We are supposed to get 48 new students for Students for Rubio in all of Michigan.

I think we can get 48 just at Hillsdale alone,” Warman said. “We plan on just talking to people, using social media, and just generally getting people excited for his campaign.”

The Rubio campaign certainly believes that Restuccia is capable of doing this and more.

“So far he has done a fantastic job organizing and recruiting people in Michigan,” Wilson said. “The national board is excited to see all that he can do for this campaign this season.”

While Restuccia expressed excitement for this opportunity, he said it is unlikely that he would forsake his plans of attending law school to work full-time for the campaign upon graduation.

Of course, as a Hillsdale student, Restuccia has a full plate, but he said he is undaunted by the prospect of adding this large responsibility.

“It’s certainly going to be a lot of work, but I am excited,” Restuccia said. “I am a pretty organized person. You should see my sock drawer.”

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Students shoot handmade flintlocks By | Theresa Smith Collegian Freelancer The Introduction to Firearms Class and Hillsdale Firearms Club fired handmade 18th Century-style flintlock rifles made by the the “Blaker Boys” at Shooting Instructor Nate Padget’s home shooting range on Oct. 31.

Padget invited Norman and Davy Blaker, a father-son pair who reside in Hillsdale and construct their own muzzleloaders, to speak about the historical rifles and allow students to fire them.

“Actually, my father was doing this before I was born,” Davy Blaker said. “What you do is you have to buy the parts and build it.”

The Blakers have made

flintlocks and their own gunpowder for almost 50 years.

“He builds a few rifles from time to time and if a person wants to buy one, he is sometimes willing to sell it,” Davy Blaker said. “It is not a business at all. It is just something done for enjoyment.”

Padget said for the past four years, the introductory course’s curriculum included the flintlock shoot. Due to a scheduling conflict, however, the class couldn’t include the Blakers’ lesson this fall semester. Instead, Padget hosted the Blaker Boys for a special event.

“We thought it would be special for the students to handle actual flintlocks,” Padget said.

Padget said the spring

semester introductory class will have the opportunity to shoot flintlocks, too.

“It will be at my place or at the range, depending on the schedule,” he said. “I’ve already arranged with the Blaker Boys on that.”

In addition to building and shooting rifles, Davy Blaker owns a tax accounting business. The Blakers also participate in muzzleloading shoots.

Junior Matthew Little, president of the firearms club, said the shoot was an amazing experience and a look into American history.

“This was something our forefathers did,” Little said.

“It was just you and some powder and some lead.”

Sophomore Devin Ward checks out a handmade flintlock rifle, made by Davy and Norman Blaker at the shoot at Nate Padget’s home shooting range on Oct. 31. Theresa Smith | Collegian

Archery club flies into Hillsdale By | Ramona Tausz Arts Editor

Sophomore Will Crockett shoots a historic flintlock rifle at the shoot at Nate Padget’s home shooting range on Oct. 31.

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Davy Blaker instructs a student at the shoot at Nate Padget’s home shooting range on Oct. 31. Theresa Smith | Collegian

Hillsdale is ready for the ‘Republic’s Finest Hour’ By |Nicole Ault Collegian Freelancer Scroll through the Facebook feed for the recently officialized Republic’s Finest Hour Club, and there’s pictures of cigars, quotes from famous figures — John Locke, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison — and links to thoughtful articles. The club shared a photo of Galloway Residence men (several of them shirtless) gathered around a Winston Churchill impersonator, who’s wearing a Hawaiian shirt and holding up Churchill’s iconic “V” with his fingers.

It’s a fitting Facebook feed — the Republic’s Finest Hour, which the Student Federation officialized this month, is a cigar club dedicated to the principles of freedom and republicanism.

Its name comes from Churchill’s famous “Finest Hour” speech, delivered on June 18, 1940.

“Myself along with nine others have started this group because we thought there was no better way to spend our Saturday nights

than discussing the virtues of a good leader, the challenges and crises of our time, and the means of preserving the Republic and promoting the blessings of liberty,” club President Keith Vrotsos said in email correspondence.

“These are exciting times to be alive.”

On the evening the Facebook photo was taken in April, Randy Otto, the Churchill impersonator — who was on campus for Winston Churchill Day -- was smoking a cigar outside when the Galloway residents invited him to their barbecue. Before long, Otto was performing Churchill impersonations for them, and by the end of the night, Vrotsos had invited him to join the then-unofficial cigar club. Now, Otto is sponsoring the club.

Otto said the young men impressed him, and he’s enthusiastic about supporting the club.

“These are very sincere young people,” he said. “I was very impressed not only with the words [of the club’s charter] themselves but also the fervor and commitment and fortitude with which

their words were presented.”

Fervor and commitment certainly characterize the club. Members nominate and interview students who want to join, but Vrotsos emphasized that the fundamental criteria for membership in the club is passion for good principles.

“It takes a long time to smoke a cigar, and conversation necessarily ensues.”

“When considering members into the club the question remains for us not how much a student knows but how much they love what they know,” he said.

Junior Jeffrey Freeberg, who helped start the club, agreed.

“The application process isn’t like a written test.

Basically the application is asking if you’re serious, if you’re passionate about

[these principles],” he said.

“We’re not trying to be this exclusive, elitist club. We just want to talk. By talking about these things, by understanding these things, we become better citizens.”

Vrotsos said the club is unique from others on campus.

“While YAF and College Republicans do a excellent job exposing students to political activism,...we seek to expose students to the art of statesmanship and leadership, and, above all, challenge our members with a unique way of framing political, social, and economic arguments,” Vrotsos said.

“Rather than framing debates ‘blue and red’ or ‘liberal and conservative,’ we challenge our members to determine whether certain issues affect the Republic’s capacity to sustain and promote the blessings of liberty.”

Freeberg described the club as a forum for discussions, often about political topics.

Otto said he thinks cigars are an important way to foster such conversations.

“It takes a long time to

smoke a cigar, and conversation necessarily ensues,” he said. Of course, cigars go along with the Churchill theme, too — Otto said Churchill smoked about six or eight per day.

Freeberg, however, said members don’t have to smoke cigars.

Currently, the club has about 10 members and meets at varying locations. Vrotsos said they expect to have about 15 to 25 members and are open to expanding even further. Now that the club has official status, it can organize more public events.

“We plan to host events on campus including lectures, forums, and potentially debates pertaining to the subjects of leadership, politics, history, and of course, cigar smokes,” Vrotsos said.

Otto said he has no “immediate plans” to return to campus, but he will come as soon as he’s asked.

“I am proud to be a member of this club and I hope to be a member as long as I live because I share in [their] principles,” he said.

Hillsdale students score among top in nation on CPA By | On Yu Lee Collegian Freelancer Hillsdale’s recent accounting graduates scored in the top 3 percent in the nation on the Unified Certified Public Accountant exam.

For the year 2014, Hillsdale College graduates,who studied accounting and took the CPA exam for the first time, had a passing rate of 78 percent with an average score of 81, while the national average of first-time test takers was 72.6 with a pass rate of 55 percent.

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Hillsdale College’s new Archery Club hopes that by next year, it will be recognized as an official campus organization with a competitive team and ability to apply for funding.

The club held its first informational meeting Thursday to communicate its presence to students and elect officers. At this first gathering, the club also gained eight or nine new members.

“I was really kind of shocked at the amount of interest there was,” club President freshman Joshua Brown said. “I thought there’d only be two or three other people.”

The club has applied for status as an official campus organization with the Student Federation to gain the right to apply for funding. However, it has to go through a year of probationary status first.

Brown said he hopes that at the time the club can form a team and begin competing with other schools.

“Fairly soon we’ll be able to start holding internal competitions with each other and hope to branch out soon to local competitions,” Brown said. “We would be competing as individuals in local and more general competitions.”

Brown, who has been shooting with both recurve and compound bows for about two years, first spoke with Spieth about the possibility of an archery club when he visited campus as a prospective in the spring, no club had been started when he returned to campus, despite Hillsdale’s new archery facility in the Halter Shooting Sports Education Center.

“Despite there being several really good archers on campus, no one had really taken the initiative,” Brown said. “So I went out to the range and for a couple of weeks I kind of pestered Mr. Spieth for a while, trying to get information on people and names.”

The two began sending all-campus emails, and the club slowly began to take shape.

Membership in the club currently requires a basic understanding of target shooting, an interest in competing, and posession personal shooting equipment. According to Brown, this last stipulation owes to the club’s current lack of funding and the level of commitment required.

“As soon as possible we’re going to form a team, so it’s more serious,” he said. “I had had some people express interest who had never shot before, and for that, we have the archery class here that’s offered every semester.”

For the club officers, their previous experience with archery before college fostered a passion that made starting an archery club in the midst of busy college life a worthwhile pursuit.

“I started when I was about eight because I fell in love with Robin Hood,” club Secretary sophomore Rebekah Roundey said. “It’s a very graceful shooting sport. It’s almost an art in how focused you have to be, and the dedication and discipline it requires — and the focus.”

Brown agreed.

“It’s a great character builder because it takes a ton of time and practice for very little measurable results at the beginning,” he said. “It’s kind of like playing a musical instrument. A lot of repetition, and it takes a lot of patience as well. It’s a lot more intellectual than some other sports.”

rate was 49.5 percent, and the average was 71.9.

The results put Hillsdale in the top 3 percent nationwide, ranking 22nd of 776 schools, including graduate programs.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants administers the CPA exam with assistance from the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy and its state affiliates. It is the only licensed qualification in accounting, and passing the exam is a requirement for individuals seeking to qualify as certified public accountants.

The CPA exam results present the effectiveness of the accounting department directly, Sweeny said.

“This is an exam that the majority of accounting majors across the country take,” Profssor of Accounting Michael Sweeney said. “It gives an unbiased view of how we are doing, and this was a great year for our program.”

Sweeney said the department is ecstatic about the results, adding that the usual caveats about its small sample size and it is to simple random noise.

“It is important to note the national data includes a substantial number of candidates with graduate degrees with almost all of our students having only Hillsdale degrees,” Sweeney said.

According to the accounting department, the average age of Hillsdale students taking the exam was 23.8 while nationally it was 29.1.

“Older candidates have had much more to learn from practicing as accountants,” Sweeney said. “Nevertheless, we ranked higher than the schools with well-regarded

Masters in Accounting programs.”

Professor of Accounting Bruce Ikawa said this fact makes the performance of Hillsdale students all the more remarkable.

“The key to having good results on the CPA exam is to have smart students taking it,” Ikawa said. “In the last couple of years, we have had outstanding graduating classes.”

Sweeney said the outstanding results are a team effort.

“We just pointed through the way,” he said. “The kids did the work.”

Republican leaders: ‘Pause’ refugee influx

ISIS stabs French teacher

Jindal drops out of Presidential race

Terror attacks kill 49 in Nigeria

Lions defeat Packers in unexpected win

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan called for a “pause” on Tuesday of Obama’s plan to welcome 10,000 Syrian civil war refugees. As of Wednesday, 30 governors said they oppose having refugees in their states.

Three French alleged ISIS supporters stabbed a Jewish school-teacher in the leg on Wednesday. She is expected to survive after the three approached the teacher on scooters, and then insulted, threatened and stabbed her.

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal dropped out of the Presidential race on Tuesday, saying he will back whoever the American people choose to be the Republican nominee.

He said that despite the time he put into policy papers, but “clearly there wasn’t a lot of interest” in them.

Forty-nine are dead in Nigeria after multiple attacks in a 24-hour period on Wednesday. First, and explosion in a marketplace in Yola killed 34 and wounded 80. Less than a day later, two suicide bombers blew up a busy marketplace, killing at least 15 people and wounding hundreds of others.

The Detroit Lions beat the Green Bay Packers on Sunday at the Packer’s stadium for the first time in 24 years. They scored the win 18-16 despite sloppy plays including missing extra points and failing to recover a last-minute onside kick. The lions are still 2-7 after the improbable win.

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The opinion of the Collegian editorial staff Most of us remember our first visit to campus as high schoolers. Now college students, we also remember the first time we witnessed prospective students invading our classes, dining hall, and campus for their own first visits.

They stand huddled in large groups in the front of Mossey Library, listening with their parents as a student ambassador regales them with Hillsdale history. They sit next to us in class and loiter in the hallways between class periods. And, horror of horrors, they take selfies in front of Central Hall.

But we were no differ-

ent. They are visiting campus because they are interested in pursuing the very things we currently do.

They’re not part of campus — not yet — but some will become our classmates and, perhaps, good friends.

Kirstin English, the mother of a prospective student, wrote the Collegian after her family recently visited campus.

“While my daughter was sitting in on her class, the rest of the family went to the student union to wait,” English said. “Three students there struck up conversation with us and very graciously talked with us about their experiences at

Hillsdale.”

She concluded the letter by thanking “everyone that was part of our day,” including their student ambassadors, admissions staff, and students they met in the union.

Hillsdale College is, by choice or by chance, a highly visible campus.

We are conspicuous in today’s educational climate: a small, counter-cultural community of inquiry in a sea of large, liberal institutions. Sometimes students lose sight of the fact that Hillsdale’s public image and its real community are closely entwined and that we are a vital part of con-

stituting both.

We students are more than mere beneficiaries of an anomalous institution: We are the institution. We shape it even as it shapes us, and we represent it while we are here.

We are all ambassadors for Hillsdale. The student body is a key part of why many of us chose to come here. Now that we count ourselves part of that body, it behooves us to reach out on its behalf to prospective students, visiting donors, and other members (potential or actual) of our college community.

The editors welcome Letters to the Editor but reserve the right to edit submissions for clarity, length, and style. Letters should be 450 words or less and include your name and number. Send submissions to salbers@hillsdale. edu before Saturday at 3 p.m.

Theology of the bawdy By | Walker Mulley Special to the Collegian

Here’s the actual story about sex. Sex is indeed really, really great (or so I’ve been told). It’s not only enjoyable, but also a uniquely unitive act that can lead to new life.

Because of its unitive and procreative features, it’s only suitable for marriage. There are rules for sex not because it’s bad, but because it’s so good.

Sadly, the “traditionalists are fogeys who hate sex” meme has a fragment of truth in it. Few traditionalists actually hate sex, but the fear of lust can become such an overriding concern that they almost might as well.

Take, for example, the Duggar family’s rule that their children must always be chaperoned while dating, or various efforts to codify modesty into a non-prudential set of measurements.

The sexual prude’s confusion of pleasure with sin puts him at greater risk of lust. If the whole conversation about the human body revolves around lust, what do we really expect to think about when we see a shirtless man or a woman in yoga pants? What is supposed to be a protective concern becomes a dangerous obsession. The lech only sees a person as a pleasurably sexy object. The prude avoids looking because he thinks he’ll only see a terrifyingly sexy object. Both overlook the other person.

Of course, people who are struggling with lust ought to avert their eyes from temptation. The problem is a culture that views the body as nothing but a temptation.

Prudery is not prudence. Prudence forsakes pleasures that we’re tempted to value more than other worthier things. Prudery fears the pleasures themselves.

In addition to causing all these scandals, this fear also robs you of the opportunity to fully enjoy good things.

As such, prudery runs counter to a liberal education, which teaches one to enjoy things that are worthy for their own sakes.

Silly ice cream names aren’t destroying civilization, but such marketing is a symptom of a prevalent prudery.

We live in a world that is very confused about both how to live well and how to be happy. Digging a moat between the two only makes things worse. In their own little way, prudish slogans dig that moat.

Walker is a senior studying economics.

France has a chance to redeem modern war By abandoning the rules By | Micah Meadowcroft and rituals of war — formal Associate Editor declarations, clear objectives, precise designation of enemy combatants, the creation of In response to the horrifying actual peace treaties — the murder of 129 civilians in United States has, in the last Paris last Friday, France half century, created a world must re-civilize western war of barbarism. Without legal making. resolutions identifying the The Islamic State claimed enemy and the bounds of responsibility Saturday for war, a nation’s warriors are the coordinated strikes by weapons wielded at the whim eight operatives, describing the attack as retaliation for French military action in Syria. The same day, French President Francois Hollande called Friday’s massacre “an act of war” and promised the French response will be without mercy even as it uses of politicians for political “all lawful means” against the ends, not the representatives Islamic State. Self-declared of a people in pursuit of justice. and illegitimate though it may Terrorism becomes the natural be, the Islamic State presents means of waging asymmetric France with the opportunity wars when civilized nations to set aside so-called wars on set aside these rules and abstractions like terror and rituals. And when the enemy political violence without is the amorphous bogey of declarations, and to take up terrorism, the fight is fought its flag proudly to wage a real without limits at home as war against a clear enemy in well as abroad, dehumanizing the bounds of international all and animating the law. surveillance state.

America, under presidents Hollande has a choice before present and past, has not won him. He may join the rest of the a war on terror. It has not even West in equivocating between declared a war since June 5, the Islamic State and global 1942. It has exercised political radical Islamic terrorism. If violence under the guise of he does, he eliminates any “authorized military force,” hope of real victory or real dissolving the distinction justice for France, and reduces between war and peace and retaliation to mere violence creating the instability and responding to violence. Or he atmosphere of violence that may set aside a “war on terror” birthed the hydra of global and destroy the very real radical Islamic terrorism.

monster that attacked Paris.

The Islamic State presents a clear enemy, one that can be defeated through resolute military action.

Sadly, the frame of warfare in which Hollande responded to the attack seems more rhetoric than principle.

Monday, he requested a three month extension of France’s state of emergency, and proposed changes to France’s

to France taking ordered action in the chaos that used to be eastern Syria and northern Iraq. France has called upon her allies for support, and they have promised it, the United States included.

Such a civilized war does require treating this enemy as a body politic. That may be more legitimacy than many are willing to give it. But, if the international community

“America has not won a war on terror. It has not even declared a war since June 5, 1942.”

Forester McClatchey

“The lech only sees a person as a pleasurably sexy object. The prude avoids looking because he thinks he’ll only see a terrifyingly sexy object.”

The French embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan, after the Nov. 13 attacks on Paris. Sefer Azeri | Wikimedia Commons

Uses of a Liberal Arts Education

Watch out. According to the manufacturer, Sin-aYum Bun ice cream — sold at AJ’s — is “sinfully” sweet.

The premise here is that if something is enjoyable enough, it must be morally wrong. This is a rather common theme in advertising, but it reflects a dangerously confused understanding of ethics.

While Ashby’s condemnation of their own ice cream is pretty clearly tongue-in-cheek, actually conflating pleasure and sin is scandalous.

Such conflation is a stumbling block. It wastes time and effort that could be spent avoiding actual sins, it makes ethical living seem less attractive, and, ironically, it can lead to a dwelling upon sin that makes sin itself more likely.

Because “wretched Kantianism” is unwieldy and perhaps unfair to Kant, I’m going to refer to the conflation of pleasure and sin as “prudery.”

It’s dangerous to think that innocent pleasures are sinful. It leaves you exhausted. If you worry that everything is sinful, you can’t focus your energies on fighting those deeds and thoughts that really are. This sorry state — scrupulosity — is like an autoimmune disease of the conscience.

Prudish scrupulosity drains the energy of those trying to follow proper ethics, but prudery can also drive people away from those ethics themselves. Think of all the people who write off a proper approach to human sexuality because they think it’s only for boring fogeys.

As I learned it in public school, the mainstream view of sex is as follows: Sex is great. Like, super great.

Therefore, old people and Christians think it’s scary and bad — because they hate fun.

constitution to facilitate fighting terrorism. Airstrikes

by France are a fine show of force, but if the language of the response is not clarified soon, then Friday’s act of war becomes just another act of terror. The danger that this attack will be reduced to the “clash of civilizations” narrative, that Islam will be held responsible, rather than the Islamic State, looms. Yet it is not too late.

If France produces a formal declaration of war against the Islamic State, and binds itself to Hollande’s words, responding to this attack as an act of war and using “all lawful means” to kill the would-be caliphate, and if it limits itself to this end as distinct from ending global terror, then it can save civilized war. The civilized world cannot object

formally joins France in destroying the Islamic State, it wages a war without moral ambiguity, a just war, by just means. And just as important, it wages a war it can win.

There is no peace when wars do not end.

Only when nations wage war within bounds, despite the unlimited nature of terrorism, can they retain their honor and uphold civilization.

Barbarism is defeated by order and ethical restraint.

Even as French airstrikes crater the Islamic State, France can save civilization by declaring and waging a real war and inviting the world to join them.

Micah is a senior studying history.

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The real ‘payout’ of a liberal education By | Emma Vinton Assistant Editor As the holidays grow closer, the anxiety builds for the anticipated question from relatives: “What are you doing after college?”

Surrounded by cousins who have just completed medical school and who are entering pharmacy school, I’ll have to answer, “I’m not sure yet.”

And I’m fine with saying that, because, with a liberal arts education, I’ve got options.

The common view of liberal education is too narrow.

“I understand that maybe these young adults are into literature or causes, but are they also into greeting people at Walmart, editing content for peanuts, dumpster diving for food and living hand-tomouth for the rest of their lives?” Steve Tobak of FOX Business wrote in his article “The Evils of a Liberal Arts Education.”

But a liberal arts education prepares students not just for a specific trade — not just to be a philosopher or an English teacher — but allows for flexibility in the career world that trade schools just don’t offer.

Many successful Americans, such as Carly

“If education is only for the sake of a career, the liberal arts are not worth it.”

Fiorina and Mitt Romney, earned “soft” humanities majors, philosophy and English, respectively, and still turned out financially successful.

A recent Wall Street Journal article revealed that government data showed that students from liberal arts colleges made a median salary below $50,000 after 10 years, compared with $70,000 among research university students.

These statistics are probably true. But, for liberal arts students, it’s not just about the paycheck, but about the cultivation of the whole person. The liberal arts teach one first how to live, and then how to make a living.

Critics of the liberal arts look at education with a “trade school” mindset. That is, they believe liberal arts students are all studying to be philosophers or poets, or something similarly “useless.”

And, if this was true liberal arts, perhaps life would be as Tobak described. But what makes this education so great

and so flexible is precisely its liberality. It enables one to use those passions for “literature or causes” in practical ways because students not only have the rounded skills that all jobs require, but also because the heart as well as the mind is educated.

During the Republican Presidential debate on Nov. 10, Sen. Marco Rubio , R-FL, criticized the stigmatization of vocational education.

“We need more welders and less philosophers,” Rubio said.

Last year, President Obama also said that “folks can can make a lot more, potentially, with skilled manufacturing or the trades than they might with an Art History degree.”

If education is only for the sak e of a career, then the liberal arts are not worth it.

But if education is the pursuit of a deeper wisdom first, then a liberal arts education is its own reward. What we need are well-rounded people who can go on to become welders, if that is their vocation, or who can become philosophers or art historians, because those are vocations too.

Certainly, students with a liberal arts education, or at least “soft” majors like English, have career lows. Take for example the geniuses of Hillsdale College’s English Department. After graduation, Associate Professor of English Patricia Bart was a bartender, and Assistant Professor of English Kelly Franklin and Department Chair Stephen Smith were both paid psychology test subjects as well as McDonald’s employees. And yet, they all agree that the knowledge they gained through those experiences was invaluable.

Aristotle said, “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” That is how true liberal arts instruct, and why it is worth the possible uncertainty.

But Aristotle was just a philosopher anyway.

Emma is a senior studying English.

White America vs. black America

Conservatives need to acknowledge systemic prejudice and craft a viable alternative to the ‘victim’ narrative.

Only five years ago, white America still held the comfortable belief that racism, the grimmest specter of our nation’s past, was finally taking its last feeble gasps. Since then, however, that specter has come roaring back in a barrage of napalm-grade controversies, from Trayvon Martin to Yale University, that have punched gaping holes in our cheerful narratives.

Racial grievance is boiling in America, and the current battlefields are colleges where protesters march in unison to the beat of the leftist identity politics of victimhood.

College campuses across the nation are held in sway by marginalized mobs of students aggressively patrolling “safe spaces,” excoriating microaggressions, and in myriad other ways demanding that their marginalization be institutionally recognized.

As these events unfold, conservative commentators are shaking their heads with bewilderment. How

have the principles of oldguard liberalism, of the equality of man, of natural rights including freedom of assembly, speech, and the press — the same freedoms, indeed, which have historically helped marginalized populations make their voices heard — fallen so far out of favor? And how have these Orwellian paradoxes, like protesters asserting their right to be heard by screaming down dissenters, taken root so strongly in their place?

Conservatives may indict left-wing radicals for orchestrating these disastrous insurgencies, but they themselves are not free of blame. By repeatedly failing to hear the concerns of America’s disenfranchised populations, conservatives have ensured that those populations will ignore their philosophy. By choosing to simply deny the existence of systemic or societal racial bias in America, we have allowed the political left a monopoly on solutions to those problems.

If there’s a silver lining to the harrowing tales of prejudice that have repeatedly bubbled to the surface over the past few

years, it’s that many white Americans are starting to notice what African Americans never really forgot: that there’s more to racism than lynch mobs or dismissive stereotypes.

We’ve caught onto the simple, unfortunate fact that blacks in America face obstacles, from unconscious bias to generational poverty, which most white people, whose opportunities come much more freely, can hardly begin to comprehend.

Not everyone got the memo, however.

Calamitously, the political right has simply opted not to acknowledge this uncomfortable truth.

According to a recent YouGov poll, 93 percent of Democrats and 73 percent of Independents (to say nothing of 96 percent of African Americans) view racism as at least a “somewhat serious” problem today; only 57 percent of Republicans agree.

Why should we be surprised that the political left maintains an overwhelming majority of black support? The right has entirely refused to acknowledge their most basic concerns.

A protestor holds up a sign at an NYC rally to boycott Black Friday 2014 in solidarity with Ferguson, Missouri.

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By | Andrew Egger Assistant Editor

It is for precisely this reason that racial politics have swollen to such grotesque proportions in America: Conservatives, content to deny the problem, have allowed liberals to run unchecked writing the prescription for the solution. Who could be shocked that the solution thus contains all the tired old liberal solutions: more administrative experts, fewer permitted opinions, and human rights derived through the dispensation of a benevolent state?

This must change. As a philosophy that prizes individual attainment and stresses each American’s right to integrate himself into the country’s social structures, conservatism has much to offer a disadvantaged black population. But that potential will go untapped so long as conservatives disdain the unique struggles of black Americans.

It’s up to conservatives now to provide an alternate solution to systemic prejudice, one with more to offer than endless acknowledgements of victimhood. Only through the principles of liberty will the disadvantaged be able to transcend that victimhood and thus outpunch prejudice themselves. By finally acknowledging their concerns, conservatives may find their solution both to the country’s racism and to its liberalism run wild.

Andrew is a junior studying history.

Bernie Sanders speaking in Phoenix, Arizona.

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The Dems’ debate By | Sarah Onken Special to the Collegian

The Republican presidential candidates should be rejoicing over John Dickerson’s stellar performance in the Democratic Presidential Primary Debate held Nov. 14.

Dickerson, host of Face the Nation on CBS News, moderated what turned out to be a fairly boring

best: raise taxes for the rich (but specific numbers are still in the works), and close corporate loopholes (but specific measures are yet to be determined).

Republicans need to do the math — calculate the entire total cost of the candidates’ welfare plans, determine how much each would have to raise taxes in

“The GOP candidate can capitalize on one question: Who pays for all of the free things?” but semi-hostile boxing match between the three Democratic candidates: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Martin O’Malley.

Though I’m sure the GOP candidates enjoyed Dickerson’s pointed questions and tough followups, they should be even more thrilled that Dickerson and the other moderators exposed several areas in which the Dems do not have solid policy ideas.

All three Democratic candidates aim to defeat ISIS, but their means for doing so are rather nebulous. In the wake of the recent terror attacks in Paris and Beirut — for which ISIS claims direct responsibility — each candidate expressed the desire that an international coalition led by the United States should rid us of ISIS. However, each holds a different view on how America should lead.

There was frequent mention of “boots on the ground,” some talk of the importance of human intelligence by O’Malley, and Sanders’ line that “climate change is directly related to the growth of terrorism,” but other than that, there was no clear plan to take down what is now universally recognized as a threat, at least in the West.

Republican presidential candidates must have specific plans for addressing ISIS if they wish to stand out in addressing foreign policy.

Otherwise, they will sound exactly the same as their Democratic opponents.

Additionally, whoever is selected to be the Republican presidential candidate can capitalize on one question: Who pays for all of the free things? The moderators posed this exact question to all three candidates, but all three answers were vague at

order to fulfill those plans, and trumpet those numbers as much as possible.

Finally, the Democratic candidates all spoke emphatically about building an America that is good for children (i.e., those children who are born). Clinton wants to “even the odds” for every child in America. All want safety for children and free schooling for children through college. But all three candidates avoid a word that now seems taboo in the Democratic party: family.

Republican candidates, then, must speak frankly about the family and its importance in shaping a child’s future. If Republicans can establish this connection between strong families and a stronger, stable America — with specific policies to follow — then they can fill this void in current Democratic platform.

Ultimately, part of the reason why these Democratic candidates spewed such vague, lackluster generalities about policy issues is because they all hold to the same general framework: free stuff is good; the rich are evil; ISIS is bad; climate change is worse; and Donald Trump is an “immigrant-bashing carnival barker.” (Thank Martin O’Malley for that last one.)

So, who won the Democratic debate on Saturday evening? John Dickerson.

But the Republican candidates can turn it into a win for themselves if they pounce on the Democratic candidates’ unsound stances on practical policies.

Sarah is a senior studying politics.

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor,

I think that the purpose of a liberal arts education is to teach people how to look at the “big picture” of an issue.

Surely that is the intention of becoming “well-rounded.”

Therefore, it surprised me that Macaela Bennett, a decorated member of Hillsdale’s senior class and an American studies major, would write an op-ed like the one printed last week (“Defund NASA and get our tax dollars out of the clouds,” Nov. 12).

Bennett railed against the beloved American institution that is NASA. She seems to believe that NASA’s budget, which accounts for only one-half of one percent of the total U.S. budget, could be better spent on utility bills or thrown into other branches

of science. She was correct when she said that NASA hasn’t directly produced many useful everyday technologies. Unfortunately, she is still not examining the “big picture” as she should be.

I would hope that any American studies major would understand the role that NASA has played in advancing our nation’s technology and culture to what it is now. I would hope that they might see the cultural effects of NASA, as opposed to the cold, hard bottom line.

When Neil Armstrong took a giant leap for mankind, planting an American flag on the lunar surface, he galvanized our nation and the world. Suddenly, the amazing technologies of “The Jetsons” and the great science fictions seemed

within our reach. A new generation of scientists and engineers, inspired by the progress of humanity and the vision of “tomorrow,” led our people and all peoples through the greatest stage of advancement in the history of Homo Sapiens.

Bennett claims that cancer research is a better alternative for NASA’s funds. But without the cultural mindset provided by the space program, our knowledge of cancer and other diseases would be years behind what it is now.

As long as NASA keeps humans moving outward, the scientists here on Earth will keep us moving forward.

It saddens me to think that anyone would want to do away with that.

Pearce Pomerleau, freshman.

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Mayor defends city clerk appointment Council, mayor clarify clerk appointment confusion

By | Natalie C. McKee Senior Writer The Hillsdale City Council weighed in on Mayor Scott Sessions’ proposition to appoint interim city clerk Michelle Loren as the new, full-time clerk after cancelling the proposition in a 5-2 vote at its Nov. 2 meeting. The council is now advertising the full-time clerk position until the end of November, when it will review applicants and make a decision.

Sessions still has the power to appoint who he wants, but the council has veto power and can continue to shoot down the candidates the mayor proposes.

Councilman Adam Stockford said he took issue with how the mayor ignored the process that he

and the council had agreed upon for choosing the clerk, which entailed reviewing the resumes of those who applied.

In response, Mayor Sessions said the

mention to the council or the public that his motion would be on the agenda for the meeting.

“To me, not any of the applicants were qualified who possessed the necessary

making her qualified for the position.

Since the council decided to make the clerkship a full-time position, the city will make the recreational director position a part-

Stockford noted that the applications they received included some qualified candidates, which he said deserved fair consideration before they could appoint Loren, who he stressed did

“She served a long time and all arrows point that she’s qualified. If she would come out and say publically she wants it, it would go a long way, but I’m not sure if she wants it or not.” appointment of an existing, experienced employee utilized city finances better.

“We’ve already spent $6,000 on this for advertising,” Sessions said.

“I didn’t feel like spending more money.”

Additionally, Stockford said the mayor made no

experience,” Sessions told the Collegian.

Sessions added that Loren was the deputy clerk from 2005-2008, has been the full-time recreational director and has stepped in to fill the clerkship when two previous clerks resigned in 2013 and 2014 respectively,

time position and transfer some of the recreational director funds to the clerk position. Loren is currently the recreational director.

“I want to make sure it’s done fairly. It should be above-board and be transparent,” Councilman Bruce Sharp said.

not apply for the position in the first place.

“She served a long time and all arrows point that she’s qualified,” Stockford said. “If she would come out and say publically she wants it, it would go a long way, but I’m not sure if she wants it or not.”

Sessions said he has not spoken with Loren about whether or not she wants the position, but was told she had been contacted by someone (but he didn’t know who) and he was under the impression she would have taken the job if the council had allowed Sessions to appoint her.

“I can’t say what she says,” Sessions said. “I was under the assumption she was contacted and interested.”

Both Sharp and Stockford said they were uncomfortable with the clerkship being an appointed position rather than elected, but the people of Hillsdale voted to make the position an appointed one in August.

“I support the mayor,” Sharp said. “I may not agree with him, but I support him.”

Loren could not be reached for comment.

Record number of HHS seniors apply to college Nearly 99 percent of Hillsdale High School seniors applied to college during the Michigan College Application Week By |Joshua Paladino Collegian Reporter Nearly 99 percent of Hillsdale High School seniors completed college applications during the Michigan College Application Week, which ran Oct. 26 through Oct. 30. Many of them may be the first in their family’s history to attend college.

“Of the 86 seniors who applied, 30 are the first persons in their family to try to attend college,” school counselor Dan English said.

Of the 87 students in the senior class, 86 showed up to application day and applied to at least one college, according to English.

“Acceptance letters are pouring in, and the seniors are starting to get very excited,” said accounting teacher Mindy Eggleston.

The Hillsdale High School college application week encouraged students to apply for college through a door-decorating contest put on by teachers, an application day, and a peer mentoring program called “Future Core.”

Teachers had the opportunity to decorate their doors to advertise the colleges they attended.

Students who helped decorate doors used that time to talk to teachers about college, and the students who did not help with the doors were able to stop by and ask questions.

English teacher Amanda Waidely won the contest. Her classroom door was decorated with the three colleges she attended, which includes Mich-

igan State University, Spring Arbor University, and Trine University.

“The door-decorating contest allowed students to find out where their teachers went and general information about

“Adults can talk to kids about college until they are blue in the face without results, but when a senior talks to his peer it makes a huge difference.” those colleges,” Waidely said.

Since many students are not able to go on college visits, the contest gave them an opportunity to speak with teachers who have graduated from the college in which they are interested.

“It got the students involved in their college search and asking teachers,” senior Sarah Kempa said. “If they don’t have time to go visit the college, then it is nice to ask a teacher about the experiences they had.”

Although the parents of many seniors didn’t invest in post-secondary education, college is becoming a necessity for many students to find work today. Encouraging students to attend college reflects changes

in Hillsdale’s job market, English said.

“The manufacturing base is coming to Hillsdale so companies want graduates with knowledge and skills,” English said, “Manufacturing no longer requires simply a high school degree because there is so much technology involved now.”

Hillsdale High School doesn’t seek to encourage all seniors to pursue a four-year degree, but wants to make sure seniors know college is a viable option.

“We realize that for some people college is not the best option, so for some students we encourage them to explore junior colleges and training programs,” English said.

Eggleston selected eight seniors already planning to attend college to be mentors for the “Future Core” program.

Each of the mentors advised a group of approximately 10 seniors in their college searches.

“Adults can talk to kids about college until they are blue in the face without results, but when a senior talks to his peer it makes a huge difference,” Eggleston said.

Senior Martin Petersen joined “Future Core” because he wanted to share his passion for college with his peers.

“A lot of students are unsure about their future,” Petersen said, “but they are excited to find out what they want to do.”

Joe Philipp, another senior in “Future Core,” said the college drive brought seniors together. “Everyone was involved in one big group to help others,” he said.

English teacher Amanda Waidely won the door-decorating contest hosted by Jonesville High School at 460 Adrian St. in honor of college application week. Amanda Waidely | Courtesy

City council adjusts Union Street parking Unregulated college bus parking sparks fear for pedestrian safety By | Madeleine Jepsen Assistant Editor Parallel parking is now available only on the east side of Union Street instead of the west side, thanks to a traffic control order approved by the Hillsdale City Council during its Monday meeting.

The order affects the portion of Union Street located between Barber Drive and College Street, which gives access to several local residences as well as the Hillsdale College Biermann Athletic Center and the Suites Dormitory.

According to Hillsdale Police Chief Scott Hepner, the need to revisit the parking designations arose after Union Street residents

voiced their concern about the safety of pedestrians and drivers under the current parking system, especially since large busses are often parked on the street.

“If a problem arises, or

sign at the intersection of Union and College streets, imperiling pedestrians who cross the road at the intersection. Visibility from private driveways was also an issue.

busses belong on the street or not,” David Griffiths said.

“The street is somewhat narrower because busses are parked the full length of the street, there is increased vehicle traffic because we

between two busses into the street. We have seen too many close calls.”

After hearing residents’ concerns, the council unanimously passed the traffic control order and a

“A distracted student, texting, walks out between two busses into the street. We have seen too many close calls.” a safety concern, we are obligated to do what we can to improve on that or remove the issue,” he said.

According to Union Street resident Marion Griffiths, vehicles parked on the west side of the road obstructed driver’s view of the stop

Marion and her husband, David Griffiths, also said the traffic control order does not fully resolve the problem of bus parking.

“The real issue is not on which side of the street should we park the busses, but rather, whether the

have a major event, many of those drivers are new — they’re looking for the event, they’re trying to find a place to park, they’re not really focusing — and it can be after dark,” Marion Griffiths said. “Then, a distracted student, texting, walks out

resolution requesting the Hillsdale City Planning Commission to investigate bus parking in the area.

Based on the study findings, the commission will then recommend the appropriate zoning for street parking.

For now, the traffic

control order will alleviate the safety risk by providing drivers with a clear view of the stop sign at Union and College streets.

“I’m not saying this is the absolute perfect plan, but it is our job to improve it,” Hepner said.

“At this time, this is what I’ve been able to come up with, and this is what I recommend,” he added.

In other business, the council approved the lot division of Hillsdale Church of Nazarene for sale to Hillsdale College.

The council also approved resolutions to label two abandoned houses on North West Street as public nuisances.

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Davis Middle School removes historic sign School board uses funds to install LED sign, incites controversy By | Breana Noble Assistant Editor Davis Middle School sports a new LED sign after maintenance staff finished installing it Oct. 30, causing an uproar on social media as it replaced the historic stone sign.

Hillsdale public schools are switching out its buildings’ signs with electronic ones that will display school and community events. In addition to Davis Middle School, the Bailey Early Childhood Center also replaced its sign. The Davis Middle School Board is still deciding how best to preserve the school’s old stone label.

“The electronic signs allow us to provide timely information to students, to parents, and to community members, which is a priority for our school district: to communicate effectively with it,” Hillsdale Community Schools Superintendent Shawn Vondra said. “I’ve

heard mostly positive things.

People are looking forward to it.”

Each new sign costs $9,800. The building site and development budget, which

“There’s a list of things you can do with those funds that are approved and acceptable by the state of Michigan. The signs are one of those things.” funds changes to infrastructure, paid for the upgrade.

Half the costs, however, came from fundraising done by the school’s parent-teach-

er organization.

“I’m aware of some things on social media and Facebook people have asked, ‘Why didn’t you use this to buy math books? Why didn’t you use this to buy some other things?’” Vondra said.

“When you have a building site and development fund, there’s a list of things you can do with those funds that are approved and acceptable by the state of Michigan.

The signs are one of those things.”

Other complaints on social media included a desire to integrate the historical stone sign, which dates back to the ’60s, into another area of the school grounds to match the school building, which was built in 1929.

“What I wished they would have done is take down the old sign and used those materials to create a new façade around the new sign to help it blend in,” said Hillsdale resident James Allion, who attended Davis in the ’70s.

The Davis Middle School at 30 N. West St. sparked controversy when it traded its historic stone sign for a new LED sign on Oct. 30. Breana Noble | Collegian

Allion suggested installing the sign on a different spot of the school’s property.

However, he thinks providing notice of events hosted by the school and district will benefit the community.

“It’s a very neat way to keep the public informed of what’s going on in the school system,” Allion said.

To preserve the history of the building, Vondra said the board hopes to find another place on the school’s campus to repurpose the stone sign.

For now, however, it remains in storage.

Although the new sign is electronic, Vondra said it will not burden the school’s budget because it does not

use much energy.

“The new sign will be a valuable communication tool for the school and school district,” Davis Middle School Principal Erin North told the Collegian in an email. “We are excited to start using it soon.”

BASCH to host potluck for community input The Book, Art, and Spiritual Center of Hillsdale continues to evolve from bookstore to community center By |Hannah Niemeier Collegian Reporter As part of ongoing renovations to transform the Book, Art, and Spiritual Center of Hillsdale into a music venue and community center, BASCH will host a potluck Tuesday at 5 p.m. to discuss options for the bookstore’s future development. The potluck will also decide whether to limit the store’s hours to Tuesdays 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. until January to reduce heating costs. Plans to update BASCH’s exterior with a mural have been postponed as winter approaches, and BASCH staff will focus on painting and rearranging inventory to make space for community events.

Recently, BASCH has hosted open mic nights, featured local authors, arranged political meetings, and hosted student bands as staff has reevaluated the bookstore’s offerings.

“We’re evolving, and we don’t quite know what we’re evolving into yet,” said Debo-

rah Connors, who has volunteered at BASCH since 2013.

“We have to come up with a new concept to make this work. One person or a few people can’t do that. It requires a community effort to build a new concept.”

BASCH employees and

body who will just love this place.’”

In addition to weekly karaoke nights, Wunsch hosts Hillsdale College student bands and open mic nights.

But there’s not much room for music enthusiasts amid more than 130,000 titles that over-

the community,” Connors said.

“Some of that is in books, but there’s more to it than that.”

BASCH is a place for community members to discuss important issues, Connors said.

For example, BASCH becomes a political forum ev-

tional videos to “point out to people what their rights are.”

By educating people about their rights as citizens, BASCH and the Hillsdale Justice Project provide a space for Hillsdale’s residents to discuss issues with members of the community.

“We bring together the idea that all human beings can rise to new challenges and learn new things. A lot of people desire to belong to something, and here, people can create what they want to belong to.” volunteers completed a project to renovate the storefront by replacing rotten wood and hanging a new sign in September. David Kohli, a BASCH employee in charge of inventory and database work, said expanding music offerings will boost BASCH’s customer base.

“Once we get started with the music venue, that’s going to bring people down here,” Kohli said. “They’ll come in and they’ll say, ‘I know some-

flow BASCH’s bookshelves.

“We get a lot of people in here, and there’s no room to move around,” said Wunsch.

In order to make space for events, Wunsch aims to clear out two standing shelves that dominate almost half of the store’s main room.

Connors said BASCH’s impact on Hillsdale extends beyond books and music performances.

“It’s about information for

ery Tuesday night as Wunsch meets with members of the Hillsdale Justice Project.

The Hillsdale Justice Project started with “the realization amongst the people that our system of justice is a tad out of balance,” Wunsch said.

The project, which now has approximately 30 members, discusses perceived issues with Hillsdale County’s court system. Wunsch said he leads discussions and shows educa-

“We bring together the idea that all human beings can rise to new challenges and learn new things,” Connors said.

Connors said she is exploring options for official memberships as BASCH expands from a bookstore into a meeting place for the community.

Cimmeron “Tex” Summey, who started volunteering at BASCH two years ago, said BASCH’s support of local authors has enriched his own

reading.

“One of the best books I’ve read this year has been from a local author,” Summey said, holding up a copy of “A Look Back to the Present,” a novel

by Hillsdale resident Charles “Chopper” Ferguson. Ferguson was one of three local authors featured by BASCH in a special event in October.

Connors said the community will help to define BASCH’s new direction.

“A lot of people desire to belong to something, and here, people can create what they want to belong to,” Connors said.

No matter what direction BASCH takes in the future, its connections to the community stem from its identity as a bookstore, Summey said.

“We’re about selling books, but we’re also about bettering the community,” Summey said. “There’s a lot of stuff in here people can learn.”

RHS marching band ranks fourth in statewide competition Reading High School marching band places in MLive’s ‘Top 10 Coolest Marching Bands’ contest By |JoAnna Kroeker Collegian Reporter Local community rallied around Reading High School Rangers marching band and vaulted it to fourth place in MLive’s statewide “Top 10 Coolest Marching Bands” contest.

“We finished in fourth place with more than 86,000 votes, which for us, I mean, I never would have imagined that,” said Josh Sholler, Director of Bands and Choir at Reading High School. “A town of 1,050 and a high school of 200 kids, that’s nothing to scoff at for us.”

MLive hosted the contest Oct. 27 to Nov. 3, which entailed 169 Michigan high school marching bands competing for the top 10 spots. The 10 bands that received the most votes entered into the second voting phase of the contest, which ended Nov. 10. Reading received 7.91 percent of the votes in the second phase, according to MLive’s polls. Meridian Early College High School took first place with 38.84 percent of the votes, Ida High School took second with 36.25 percent of the votes, and Churchill High School took third place, with 8.69 percent of the votes.

Initially, Sholler was skeptical about how far his band would go.

“The list included other small

and medium schools, but mostly large, Division I high schools.

I figured, ‘eh,’ it is a little bit of a long shot,” Sholler said.

But word spread quickly about the nomination.

“My kids were voting in class, and right away, it took off on social media, Facebook especially,” Sholler said.

He attributed the band’s success in part to the support of the 1,589 members of the Facebook page called, “Reading thru the years,” which includes those who live or have lived in Reading, and alumni of the high school.

“It just goes to show the support of the community for the school, and especially the music department, especially through the efforts of Josh Sholler,” said Chuck North, Reading High School’s superintendent.

North also attributed success to community members who called or emailed the school to request district-wide calls to homes to encourage more voting. He also said the city’s library encouraged members who stopped by to vote.

“It was the talk of the town, to vote, vote, vote. We were always voting, it was insane. For a while we were in first place,” Sholler said.

Marching band student member Zachery Thatcher was confident that the community would vote as much as possible for the band to make it to the top

10 after the band received the nomination.

“I knew if we really wanted to make the top ten, we would have to really make voting a top priority,” Thatcher told the Collegian in an email. “Our small community really did beat incredible odds to make it to number four.”

Reading began in 102nd place, jumped to 25th by Friday, Oct. 30, and 7th by Sunday, Nov. 1, Sholler said. Reading is the smallest marching band in the Top 10. But Sholler valued the community recognition as a result of the voting more than the ranking itself.

“The kids really loved it.

I think my high school, my marching band, felt valued and saw the recognition of everyone in the school, the community,” Sholler said.

This is Sholler’s fourth year directing the marching band, a job he has had since he graduated from Michigan State University in 2012. In those four years, membership in the band doubled from 22 to 46 students.

“It’s a very special place that I can call home. I wouldn’t trade this close community of people for the world,” Thatcher said.

The Reading High School marching band won fourth place in MLive’s competition ranking the top 10 coolest marching bands in the state of Michigan on Nov. 10. This photo was taken right after the band won its first scholastic competition on Oct. 10. Josh Sholler | Courtesy

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Athletics earn NCAA President’s Students compete in Taekwondo tournament Taekwondo. makes you say, ‘Wow, the stuff By | Stevan Bennett Jr. Award for Academic Excellence “It is a very hierarchical that people do in the movies is Assistant Editor thing, and you are taught to real.’”

By | Lillian Quinones Collegian Reporter

Hillsdale College athletics received the NCAA President’s Award for Academic Excellence on Nov. 11, exceeding the standards of the NCAA’s Academic Success Rate which factors in overall GPA, athletes’ completion of credits toward a major, and graduation within six years.

Of the 27 Division II institutions nationwide that also received the award, Hillsdale tied for sixth with an Academic

Success Rating of 93 and is the only member of the GLIAC to obtain the award. Hillsdale has received the prize all four years that it has been given.

“The award is a direct reflection on Hillsdale College, our student athletes, and the academic standards we have here. It is also an acknowledgement of our coaches who recruit excellent students who have the desire and character to persevere,” Director of Athletics Don Brubacher said.

Among Division II institutions, Hillsdale College has

the best academic profile with the highest average incoming SAT/ACT for its incoming freshman class.

“Our coaches are required to be very aggressive in their recruitment because we are competing with Ivy League and military schools. The President’s Award is a tribute to the caliber of student they recruit and to the college culture of Hillsdale College itself—athletes like it and don’t want to leave,” Director of External Relations Jeff Lantis said.

Senior setter Marissa Owen high-fives her teammates on the bench after coming off the court during yesterday’s 3-0 quarterfinal win over Saginaw Valley. Anders Kiledal | Collegian

On Nov. 7, Hillsdale students competed in the annual Tae Park Grand Champion Taekwondo World Classic in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Over 400 participants of varying belts competed in events including breaking, forms, and sparring.

Hillsdale sophomore Hans Noyes, a black belt who has practiced Taekwondo since the second grade, competed in the Grand Champion Tournament, a competition for black belts older than 18.

Noyes stressed the important role that respect plays in

fans also made a good showing, but couldn’t counter the roaring Hillsdale chants.

The Chargers channeled the home gym’s excitement in set one and came out energized.

Hillsdale jumped to a 7-2 start then maintained around a fivepoint cushion for the remainder of the set.

Holsinger was an offensive machine in set one, slamming four of her seven kills and three of her seven blocks.

Holsinger, the GLIAC leader in blocks, remained a powerhouse in the front row for

Chargers sealed a 24-16 win and a 2-0 lead.

The Cardinals didn’t go down without a fight, and in set three they pushed to keep their season alive. Even as Saginaw fought to close in on Hillsdale’s lead, the Chargers kept their cool.

“Our team play is what did it tonight,” Gravel said. “They were cool under pressure, and they took care of what they needed to take care of.”

The Cardinals chipped their way to just a two-point deficit, 22-20, as the Chargers found themselves three points away from victory. A kill by

Hillsdale offers two levels of Taekwondo classes, beginner and intermediate, both taught

by Master Brian Anderson.

Noyes encourages those of all levels of experience to consider Taekwondo.

“It’s very good at keeping you flexible and in shape, and it’s a ton of fun,” Noyes said.

“Master Anderson is great, and he knows how to balance being serious, but also having a good time. The beginner class starts you right at the beginning and is a great chance to get started.”

Senior right side hitter Haylee Booms and junior middle hitter Erin Holsinger go up for a block in yesterday’s 3-0 quarterfinal win over Saginaw Valley. Booms and Holsinger combined for 19 kills.

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Volleyball, from A1 the rest of the match. A dou- cialist Brittany Jandasek, the Holsinger and then back-toble block by freshman outside hitter Kara Vyletel and senior middle hitter Emily Wolfert secured the Chargers’ first set win, 25-20.

The Cardinals came out a bit stronger in set two, keeping a tight score in the beginning of the set. But the Chargers took control again, turning on their powerful offense and aggressive serving. The Chargers served four aces in the second set alone.

With an ace serve by freshman setter Taylor Bennett, a kill by senior right side hitter Haylee Booms, and an ace by sophomore defensive spe-

respect those above you,” Noyes said. “There is such a heavy emphasis on character and values, and that’s part of what makes it so great to me.”

Other Hillsdale students competed for medals as colored belts.

“With Taekwondo, it is less about the actual competition with others, and more about competition with yourself,” sophomore yellow belt Mackenzie Yaussy said. “Obviously you’re out there to be the best you can be, but is also amazing to see what other people can do. Some of the stuff just

back kills by Booms ended the Cardinals’ season.

Booms, who led the Charger offense with 12 kills and a .300 hitting percentage, said the team’s synergy was allaround improved compared to the last time Hillsdale took on the Cardinals.

“This time we played as a team,” Booms said. “We picked each other up after one person made a mistake the next person just came back and got a point for them.”

Holsinger said her team entered the game wanting to have fun, and that’s exactly what they did.

“We were just going out there with the goal to play for each other and enjoy every moment and really have fun,” Holsinger said. “Winning is the most fun you can have.”

Gravel said he wants his team to use this win to motivate them for Saturday.

“I said, ‘If you guys like that, there’s more of that to come.’

But it’s really up to them,” Gravel said. “Beating Saginaw is great for our confidence because they’re such a great team.”

Jandasek showed a tremendous defensive effort throughout the match, leading her team with 26 digs. Bennett and

senior setter Marissa Owens combined for 33 assists to feed the Charger offense.

Last weekend the Chargers closed their regular season play with wins over Ashland, 3-1, and Lake Erie, 3-0. After one last winning weekend, the Chargers finished conference play with a 14-4 record in the GLIAC and a 22-6 record overall.

The Chargers are on an eight-game winning streak and last night’s victory marked Hillsdale’s first postseason win since 2011.

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Women’s basketball victorious in first two games of season Chargers win behind balanced attack and uptempo offense By | Hannah Niemeier Collegian Reporter If Hillsdale College women’s basketball head coach Todd Mitmesser was worried about a learning curve in implementing his up-tempo and aggressive game strategy, then early widespread scoring shows that his team has passed the test.

The Chargers presented a strong, unified force against Illinois-Springfield and McKendree Friday and Saturday, as the Chargers opened the season 2-0 in their first games under their new head coach.

“We did a really good job of replicating in games what we’ve been working on in practice,” Mitmesser said. “It’s a style of play that looks uncomplicated, but it’s actually very complicated. We have much learning to do in order to fully understand what we’re doing.”

Frequent substitutions and quick transitions allowed almost every player on the Chargers’ roster to score in each game. On defense, the Chargers recorded 32 total steals, which led to fast break scoring opportunities that wore down their opponents.

On Friday, the Chargers defeated Illinois-Springfield 75-57 in a balanced effort as 12 players saw over 10 minutes of playing time. The Chargers often substituted all five players to wear out a thinner Prairie

Senior guard Madison Berry drives to the hoop in a game against Malone last year. Berry has 10 points through two games so far this season. Anders Kiledal | Collegian

Star bench.

“In our first game, coach Mitt really stressed running the floor, because we have a really big team,” freshman Makenna Ott said. “You’ll be in there for two minutes and then someone else will come in, because we need someone else to run. That’s our main goal. We just tire the other team out.”

Ott scored 18 points and posted 8 rebounds in her first game as a Charger. According to Mitmesser, Ott’s versatility was more notable than her impressive individual numbers.

Ott made six of her eight free throw attempts, and she also

scored on fast breaks and from outside the three-point line.

Ott wasn’t the only freshman to contribute. All three freshmen on the roster scored in their first collegiate game.

This widespread scoring front feeds into the Chargers’ new, fast-paced game strategy, Mitmesser said.

“We’re looking to score any way we can,” Mitmesser said.

“We’re looking to attack the basket and get the easiest shot we can, but many teams are coached to not let you do that and give up threes, so we’re going to shoot every open three.”

The Chargers kept up their

unified attack in Saturday’s victory over McKendree, as the Chargers posted 43 points from the bench in a 71-59 victory.

Senior Kayla Geffert, who was voted Preseason Second-Team All-GLIAC in the North Division, came out fast, scoring 12 points in the first quarter. Geffert said that the team’s strength lies in their depth as every player can put up points.

Seniors Kelsey Cromer and Sarah Theut also played well, scoring in double digits.

“We have so many people working together,” Geffert

said.

With this deep lineup, the Chargers have the potential to have a different leading scorer every game, Ott said.

“It’s really hard for other teams to scout us when we play so many players,” Geffert said. “Everyone’s scoring, everyone’s contributing, so you really can’t focus on one or two people, you need to focus on the whole team.”

Mitmesser said substitutions keep players fresh, which improves shooting accuracy.

The Chargers also took advantage of NCAA rule changes in free-throw shooting. Games

are now divided into quarters instead of halves, and teams shoot two free throws after their opponent commits five team fouls in each quarter.

“It’s a big advantage for us if we can keep from fouling,” Geffert said. “Our second game, both teams got in foul trouble, but it allowed us to get more free throws up.”

Mitmesser said the rule changes slowed down the Chargers’ aggressive pace in the third quarter against McKendree.

“The foul shots slowed the pace down, so the game wasn’t at our tempo for much of the third quarter, because we got into team foul trouble,” Mitmesser said.

On Tuesday, the Chargers played an exhibition game in Ypsilanti against Eastern Michigan University, a Division I team favored to win the Mid-American Conference West Division. Because the teams belong to separate divisions, the 94-77 loss doesn’t count against Hillsdale’s record.

As the Chargers prepare to face Oakland and Mercyhurst on Nov. 27 and 28 in a tournament in Rensselaer, Indiana, Mitmesser said the team will continue to enforce an already impressive offensive and defensive attack.

“We’re starting to figure out that we don’t have to run plays as much as know how to play,” Mitmesser said. “We’ll watch a lot of film on the first three games and try to teach players some of the finer points, so they can better understand why we’re doing what we’re doing.”

Swim beats Findlay and Lewis on Senior Day By | Kat Torres Collegian Reporter The Hillsdale College swim team defeated GLIAC-rival Findlay 129-76 and the University of Lewis 119-115 in its last home meet of the season on Saturday at Jack McAvoy Natatorium. The Chargers are 4-0 in their last two tri-meets.

On Saturday, the Chargers honored their six seniors with a Senior Day celebration.

“They are the heart and soul of our program, both in terms of competition and character,” head coach Kurt Kirner said.

“Many of them are off to their best years in the past four seasons.”

The meet proved memorable for the seniors, especially for captain Zoe Hopkins who won the 1000 freestyle in 10:43.76, 23 seconds faster than the second-place swimmer. She went on to be the champion in the 500 freestyle as well with a time of 5:16.87.

“It was surreal because I was finishing where I started. I remember Senior Night as a freshman and I thought, ‘That’s so far away,’ and all of a sudden it happens to you.

It still doesn’t feel real. I still don’t feel like I’m leaving after this year,” Hopkins said.

“It was a good note to leave on with a victory. It was a really big win for us.”

Senior Sarah Rinaldi won the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:14.88, the

same time as the last meet, gaining valuable points for the Chargers.

“It was really exciting. The atmosphere was a huge factor in our success. The momentum just carried from the senior presentation all the way through the meet. I thought we all did really well,” Rinaldi said. “Everyone was solid with their times which is really encouraging leading up to the Chicago Invite next weekend so we are hoping for some fast times there.”

Another double winner, freshman Suzanne DeTar is swimming exceptionally well.

She won the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.72 seconds and the 100 freestyle in 53.92 seconds, placing her on the all-time top 10 list in each event for the Hillsdale Chargers swim program.

Junior Emily Balog also won her event, the 200 breaststroke, with a time of 2:26.96.

The Chargers will swim on the road at the University of Chicago Invite on Nov. 20.

With such a spread-out season, the Chicago Invite is a chance for the Chargers to evaluate themselves going into the middle of the season.

“We are fully rested and certainly looking for some NCAA “B” cuts and personal best times. It’s kind of a dress rehearsal for the GLIAC Championships in February,” Kirner said.

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Charger Chatter: ryan Badowski Why did you transfer from Longwood University to Hillsdale College?

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Ryan Badowski is a sophomore transfer from Longwood University studying business.

He is a shooting guard on the Hillsdale College basketball team. Ryan scored 11 points and grabbed four rebounds in his first game as a Charger on Tuesday night, a 92-87 win over No. 8 Indianapolis.

I’m from Cleveland, Ohio, so Longwood was eight-and-ahalf hours away, far away from home, and I wanted to be a little closer. Hillsdale originally recruited me out of high school, so that’s how I ended up here. Longwood is Division I, so I went and played for a year and came back and I’m happy I’m here. I’m a big fan of the academic standard here and I wanted to be challenged academically. I wanted something that would set me up for the future. My dad is a CPA, so I might follow the accounting route, but I’m not sure yet.

How has being on the basketball team affected your college experience?

Just being a part of something, a closer inner family. Here at

Hillsdale it’s much different than many other places just because we’re so disciplined and we work so hard every day in and out of practices.

It’s nice to have people to rely on and always have someone there for you. It keeps me busy and keeps me in the books because I know I have to get my homework done, so time management is definitely a skill. It’s comforting to know I’m only two-and-a-half hours from home. My family can come to a lot more games and I get to see them more often. We have a lot of potential to do really big things this year as a team, so I’m really excited about the season.

If there is one thing you could change about your college experience, what would it be?

Try to be less stressed. I’d say stress is definitely a major factor in my daily life. I try to

tell myself just relax a little bit more and have more fun. I get into these phases where I feel like a robot and feel like I’m doing the same thing every day. It’s a grind sometimes, it’s like fighting a battle, you’ve got to tell yourself to relax sometimes. College is a one-time experience though, that’s what I’d say. Live it up and enjoy the moment.

coaching staff, I have a lot of respect for them.

What’s your relationship like with your teammates?

I’d love to go play professional basketball after school for a few years overseas. If not I hope to come out of here with a nice degree — or certificate or whatever you want to call it — and hopefully that will set me up for a job and hopefully have a family.

I had a great opportunity to go to Spain this August with the team, and that was a great way to get to know the guys and everybody’s personality. They’ve been so accepting and I’m very grateful to be a part of a team that’s so welcoming. Everyone is very disciplined and works hard every day and you don’t get that at every place.

I’m thankful to be where I’m at today, it says a lot about the

How long have you been playing basketball?

I’ve been playing basketball my whole life. I’m extremely passionate about it. It’s my life.

What are your plans after college?

What’s the best part of being in the game?

The competitive spirit of just being able to go out there and battle against other people.

Three years from now I could be done. It doesn’t last forever, so every time you step out there and take the court you‘ve got to give it your all and play as hard as you can and compete and live with the result.

That’s what I tell myself every time I go out there, play as hard as I can.

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Football caps off season with 31-24 overtime win for fourth consecutive victory

“Joe said that’s the biggest By | Nathanael Meadowcroft hole he’s ever run through and Sports Editor that made us feel pretty good The start of their season on the offensive line,” senior couldn’t have gone much left guard Justice Karmie said.

On the Chargers’ next posworse, but the end couldn’t session, redshirt freshman have gone any better.

The Hillsdale College foot- quarterback Chance Stewart ball team overcame the Wayne threw a 44-yard touchdown State Warriors 31-24 in over- pass to freshman wide receivtime on Saturday to send its er Trey Brock, doubling Hillsseniors off on a four-game dale’s advantage to 14-0 less than nine minutes into the winning streak.

“That was a storybook end- game.

“Chance throws a really ing,” head coach Keith Otterbein said. “There comes a time nice deep ball,” Otterbein said. when a team just says, ‘We’re “As you gain more confidence not losing, we’re not going to as a football team and more let this go,’ and we just made confidence as an offense you enough plays on both sides of can take some of those shots.”

But the Warriors fought the ball.”

After redshirt freshman their way back into the game. tailback Joe Reverman put A Romello Brown two-yard Hillsdale ahead in overtime rush gave Wayne State a 17-14 with a 9-yard touchdown run, lead heading into halftime.

“Even after we were up 14-0 senior defensive back Todd Frickey picked off a pass in early we knew it was going the end zone on Wayne State’s to be a battle,” Karmie said. ensuing possession to seal the “Coach always says you’ve got to weather the storm.” victory for the Chargers.

Brown’s third touchdown “That was definitely a moment I will never forget, but of the game gave the Warriors my teammates deserve a lot a 24-17 lead with 7:41 left in of the credit for that as well,” the fourth quarter, but StewFrickey said. “The win was big art connected with junior tight for both our seniors and for end Joe Srebernak for a 16yard touchdown with 1:21 left the team as a whole.”

Before scoring on Hills- in the game to force overtime.

“We had to really work hard dale’s final offensive possession, Reverman opened the to get it to overtime,” Otterbescoring on the second play in said.

After he sealed the win with from scrimmage, running 62 yards untouched into the end his interception, Frickey was zone to give the Chargers an mobbed by students and his teammates on the field. early 7-0 lead.

The Chargers started the season 1-6 and suffered through a five-game losing streak, but were able to turn their season around, winning their final four games to finish 5-6.

“There came a time where we had to decide whether we wanted to stay the course and keep working hard or limp through the rest of the season,” Frickey said. “We had a lot of great senior leaders on this team who refused to lose, which lead to a turnaround in our season. Our win Saturday was the culmination of our team’s continued hard work and dedication.”

After finishing the season with 1,083 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns, Reverman was voted team MVP by his teammates. On Tuesday, Reverman was named GLIAC Freshman of the Year and Second-Team All-GLIAC. “I know we have so many other great players on the team and for them to be able to recognize me as the MVP is pretty humbling,” Reverman said. “I didn’t necessarily feel deserving because our offensive line was so good this year, but it meant a lot.”

Saturday’s win was just as important for the team’s younger players as it was for the seniors.

“The momentum is huge,” Otterbein said. “We ended on a four-game winning streak, and everything is upbeat and

positive.”

Even with plenty of momentum heading into next season, Otterbein is looking for his players to continue to improve over the offseason.

“The reality is we’re going to have to have a bunch of guys really develop and step up and replace some guys that have played a lot of football,” Otterbein said. “We’ve got guys but they’ve got to develop first and foremost over the winter and get bigger, stronger, and faster.”

Otterbein’s players realize that.

“If each person gets better then our team can get better as a whole,” Reverman said.

“I’m sure everyone wants to do that.”

The Chargers will continue to lift over the next few months but won’t hold organized practices until after spring break when spring practice begins.

Hillsdale played 11 games this season, but as of right now the Chargers have just 10 games scheduled for next season. Otterbein said there’s a “50-50” chance they’ll add an eleventh game in the middle of the season, which is where their current bye week would be.

“Because of people coming and going in the new league, those are really tough to fill,” Otterbein said.

The Chargers have six home games scheduled for next season, and matchups against Michigan Tech, Grand Valley,

Freshman wide receiver Trey Brock celebrates his 44-yard touchdown catch with junior wide receiver Ryan Potrykus.

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Men’s basketball upsets eighth-ranked team in the nation Chargers start season with 92-87 win over Indianapolis By |Nathanael Meadowcroft Sports Editor For a few minutes on Tuesday night, it looked like the Hillsdale College men’s basketball team was doomed to suffer through last season’s growing pains again.

But after giving up a double-digit lead in the second half, the Chargers pushed back, holding off the eighth-ranked Indianapolis Greyhounds for a 92-87 season-opening victory at Nicoson Hall.

“I’m really proud,” head coach John Tharp said. “When they took that lead all the momentum was theirs and we all took a deep breath, and guys made some really big plays for us.”

The Chargers shot almost 60 percent from the field in the first half to take a 42-29 lead into the break, but the Grey-

Senior forward Kyle Cooper looks to shoot against Wayne State last season. Cooper scored 32 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in Hilldale’s season-opening win on Tuesday. Anders Kiledal | Collegian

hounds went on a 24-10 run in the second half to take a onepoint lead with 8:43 remaining in the game. The Chargers, however, did not break beneath the pressure from a nationally-ranked team playing on its home floor.

“We just needed to calm

down, slow down, and recollect ourselves,” said senior forward Kyle Cooper, who posted a double-double, leading the Chargers with 32 points on 12of-17 shooting and grabbing 10 rebounds. “We got back to what got us the big lead in the first half, running good mo-

tion on offense, really getting strong on defense again, and not giving up second chance points like we started doing.”

The Greyhounds put up 18 more shots than the Chargers, thanks to a 17-4 advantage on the offensive glass. But as a team, the Chargers shot

54 percent from the field, far better than the Greyhounds’ 39-percent clip. Tharp said his team’s hot shooting was a “combination of a couple different things.”

“One, we got some easy buckets in transition,” Tharp said. “Two, when we did move the ball, we got really good shots and they made them.”

Sophomore guard Stedman Lowry joined Cooper in making more than 50 percent of his shots, scoring 22 points thanks in large part to 4-of-6 shooting from 3-point range.

Senior center Jason Pretzer added 13 points and sophomore guard Ryan Badowski scored 11 points in his first game with the Chargers.

Just six players scored for the Chargers, as redshirt freshman guard Nate Neveau’s seven points were the only points scored by Hillsdale’s bench.

Despite little point production, Tharp said his bench players gave “good minutes.”

“We played some starters a little longer,” Tharp said. “But we got production in different ways off the bench. Not so much as points, but different things.”

Tharp said he is “really happy” that the Chargers won, but he’s not “totally satisfied” with how his team played.

“It was a great road win,” Tharp said. “But we’ve got to clean some things up and make some improvements.”

Hillsdale won’t play again until Nov. 27 when they face Illinois Springfield in Rensselaer, Indiana at 6 p.m. The Chargers will play the second game of the back-to-back on Nov. 28 against St. Joseph’s at 8 p.m. The Chargers will use the longer time between games to continue improving.

“It gives us a lot of time to focus on ourselves a little bit and fix what we were doing wrong against Indianapolis,” Cooper said. “It also gives us a chance to get our legs ready for back-to-back games which are always tough on your body.”

Because the Chargers play two games over Thanksgiving break, the team will spend Thanksgiving together in Hillsdale.

“My wife started cooking already,” Tharp said. “It’ll be a day that we’ll practice and we’ll have our own celebration of family within our program.”

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On the stage appears a sparsely-furnished house, and in and around the house there are frozen figures. Beside the house in a spot of light, a smiling man speaks in a richly inviting Irish lilt. A memory begins.

The Tower Players’ production of the late Irish dramatist Brian Friel’s “Dancing at Lughnasa” opened yesterday evening, and has 8 p.m. showings tonight, Friday, and Saturday, and a 2 p.m. matinee Saturday afternoon. The play explores the memories of 30-year-old Michael Evans as he thinks back to 1936 when he was 7 years old, living with his unwed mother and her four spinster sisters. It is August, the Celtic harvest festival of Lughnasa is at hand, and Evans’ uncle, a missionary priest assigned to a leper colony in Uganda, has returned home after many years.

“The entire play is told through Michael’s view as he recollects the last summer his family was truly happy, before things start to fall apart and everyone moves on from this time toward the rest of their lives, which are not nearly as happy,” said senior Matt Sauer, who plays the character.

The play is a slice of history — for Michael Evans, for his family, for Ireland, and for the world. Catholicism, the Spanish Civil War, and poverty each add a layer

to this family’s drama and texture to this man’s memories.

“I like Michael’s relationship with his aunts,” director Michael Beyer, the theatre department’s production manager and lighting designer, said. “He doesn’t necessarily talk about the relationships with them directly, but you can see them unfold even if they don’t interact with him directly at all. It has a heartfelt kind of feeling to it.”

As narrator, Sauer is set apart from the play’s action. Monologues accompany tableaux to introduce the characters and their lives. Beyer said he hopes this decision on the playwright’s part will help audience members connect to the family.

“Michael is your narrator,” he said. “In other plays, the narrator does become part of the actual play itself, but this is more of an adult looking at his childhood in a way of realization, and I don’t think it would have the same feeling if he were to jump in the story, or even if we had a small boy.”

The leeway the audience has to use its imagination has been an important part of Beyer’s own connection to the play.

“Way back, my first exposure to this play was having been in it,” he said. “I played Father Jack when I was in highschool, and the play has always been special to me because of that — specifically because of that imaginary interaction.”

Sauer was last seen in last spring’s musical “The Drowsy Chaperone,” in which

Sophomore Katie Davenport, senior Allyn Morrison, and sophomore Brooke Agee perform a scene from “Dancing at Lughnasa,” which runs Nov. 18-21. Jordyn Pair | Collegian

he played another narrator, Man in Chair.

Happy to have a character with a name this time, he said Friel’s story and setup creates a narrator with more complexity.

“He lived through this, and it’s him trying to make sense of his past in light of what has happened and where his life is headed,” Sauer said. “So it’s re-examining the past in the present and looking toward the future and examining the roles of tradition, and family, and identity, really. So the role is so much more deep than the old man in the chair who was just ornery and cranky and cantankerous.”

Set in Ireland’s County Donegal in the fictitious town of Ballybeg, “Dancing at Lughnasa” required its eight actors to adopt an Irish accent. Some learning exercises included speaking with corks in mouths and exercising tongues with chopsticks.

“It was long and arduous, but successful, I think, in the long run,” Sauer said.

Sophomore Elena Creed plays Kate — the eldest, the breadwinner, and, in Creed’s words, the “Catholic-est” of the sisters. Creed said she hopes audiences will be responsive to the story.

“I hope that it will have them laughing and sniffling and crying a little bit,” she said. “I just really hope that it feels like a memory.”

Sophomore Brooke Agee, who plays Rose, the “simple” sister, also reflected on the importance of memory in the play.

“A great part of this show is the memory of it and the bittersweet mentality of it,” she said. “I find it really beautiful, and it’s great to be a part of a play that you can actually get engaged in.”

Beyer, too, said he hopes the play gives audience members the opportunity for remembering.

“While watching it, watch it with a smile,” he said. “There are some difficult things that happen in this play, but I think overall the adult Michael is looking at these difficult things as things that benefitted him in becoming who he is. And watch that coming of age with a smile. Michael had to grow up a lot that year, at the young age of seven, and I think all of us have that moment when we have to grow up. We always look back at those as good times, no matter how strange or disconcerting those times might be.”

Beyer hopes that Michael Evan’s memories in the play will lead audience members to reflect on their own memories.

“Watch those with a smile and understand that I think Michael is looking at those with a smile too,” he said. “As you’re leaving, have some sort of sentimental remembrance of your own childhood. Call your grandma if you can, or just think upon those people fondly that have affected your own world so positively.”

Sophomore Devin Creed and senior Allyn Morrison perform a scene from “Dancing at Lughnasa,” which runs Nov. 18-21. Jordyn Pair | Collegian

Artists among us: Isaac Dell From physics to figure sculpting: junior art major has ‘found his niche’ By | Jessie Fox

Assistant Editor Folded in his lap, peeking out from his flannel sleeves, are the two agents of junior Isaac Dell’s creativity: his hands.

Though Dell started sculpting just a year ago, he’s already placed in multiple competitions. Last year, his bust of Abraham Lincoln placed first in the fall student showcase and his female figure placed third in the spring student showcase — and his half-size male figure placed first in Hillsdale’s annual thematic competition, Stages of Life.

Dell also recently entered his male figure into the SculptureX Regional Undergraduate Exhibition, hosted

by Whitdel Arts in Detroit.

Dell’s piece was one of 20 submissions selected.

When Dell first arrived at Hillsdale College, he thought his talents were more geared toward mathematics and building, rather than design and art. As a freshman, Dell planned to pursue a physics major.

“I like products and I like design, so I thought maybe I’d like to do something with engineering,” Dell said. “I

started out here with physics and thought about following that up with engineering school afterward.”

But when he registered for Sculpture I in the fall of his sophomore year, Dell changed his mind. In a mix of creative energy and natural talent, his sculpting career took off.

“It was clear pretty early in the semester that Isaac had unusual talent,” Associate Professor of Art Anthony Frudakis said. “It was not only the fact that he is talented, but also that he’s enthusiastic about sculpting, and how he had lots of questions.”

Dell soon declared an art major.

“I always knew he would need to select a major that would allow him to be working in an environment where his creativity could be explored,” his sister, Associate Dean of Women Rebekah Dell said. “I had a feeling sculpture would be his favorite medium and encouraged him to take his first class.”

Dell’s development as a sculptor began at a young age. Rebekah Dell remembers an innovative little Isaac building and creating while still a small boy growing up on the family’s dairy farm in

Junior Isaac Dell works on a bust of Abraham Lincoln. Jordyn Pair | Collegian

Wilmington, Ohio.

“Isaac has always had a great curiosity about how things work and loved to create with his hands,” Rebekah Dell said. “If he was in the house, he was design-

ing new Lego creations. He was always happiest outside and would build things from spare pieces of wood or other things he found in the barn or woods.”

Dell’s first creation was

a chair made from leftover “That’s where it all startplywood, and his second was ed, just with the wood,” Dell a rocking chair built with ex- said. “Wood was the easitra boards from a fence. The est thing to work with. We rustic rocking chair current- had all the tools there, and I ly furnishes Dell’s room in See Dell, B2. the Suites.

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Dell, from B1 could use the tools myself, and it was something I could do on my own.”

As Dell entered high school and his skill level heightened, he wanted to expand to new mediums. He chose steel and snow.

Dell’s father, Randy, runs Champion Bridge Company, a steel fabrication shop. Dell utilized the shop’s steel, equipment, and expert workers as he ventured into the challenging new medium. A stool and a desk were Dell’s first steel products.

“I heated up the steel where I wanted to bend it, then made a jig that I could bend the steel around. That was all just torchwork and bending,” he said. “I had to do some welding to connect the pieces of steel.”

In the winter of his junior year of highschool, Dell started making snowmen. Unlike typical round-bodied, carrot-nosed snowmen, Dell’s creations resembled human figures. This was his first stab at figure sculpting, the very art form he would return to during his college years.

Now, he has found his niche in the sculpting department. Although he said he has dabbled in drawing, he enjoys working more in the third dimension.

“My drawings are more sketch drawings,” Dell said. “I don’t like doing a whole lot of detail work with them because I’d rather just get the idea out on paper and then go make the thing.”

The fact that he gets to work with his hands factors into Dell’s love for sculpture, but he said his passion goes beyond that element — he simply appreciates the natural beauty and proportions in human figures.

“Something Frudakis has taught me is how the golden proportion or the golden rectangle can be found throughout the face and the body,” Dell said. “It’s really neat to see how that all plays into the design of the figure. I think that’s one of the most enjoyable parts of it, just seeing that natural beauty in the figure and then trying to accentuate that in my sculpture.

That’s one of the biggest challenges.”

In Sculpture I, Dell created a bust of Abraham Lincoln. A year later, Dell continues to touch up Abe in his free time.

“The others have a lot of potential, but I haven’t had enough time to work with them and really develop them,” Dell said. “It’s hard to say, ‘I’m done with this thing,’ because there’s always more to improve.”

In Sculpture II, Dell created a 36-inch female figure, and this semester, in Sculpture III, Dell is working on a life-size male figure. According to Dell, these projects reflect the strides he’s made as an artist.

“After working with the female, my eye improved and I went back to Abe and I was like, ‘What was I looking at? This thing needs so much more work!’” Dell laughed. “I didn’t capture the fleshiness of his skin or the wrinkles in his forehead. You can’t just make a line in his forehead and say it’s a wrinkle. You have to realize what’s making that crease. It’s the little things like that.”

Dell serves as his own greatest critic, which pushes him to embrace hard work. Frudakis has noticed.

“He comes into class early every day,” Frudakis said. “This has accelerated his growth as a young sculptor.”

Outside of the six hours of weekly class time, Dell sculpted a half-size male figure, without any professor help, and also sculpted a bust of his younger sister. Dell said sculpting his own sister was a unique experience.

“It’s a lot different,” Dell said. “You examine the little things you never would before. I probably shouldn’t admit this, but there are times I

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look at a girl’s face and think about what makes that face different from another girl’s face. It’s the different characteristics.”

Dell said professional sculpting is an option for his future career, but if he could be a professional “innovator” for the rest of his life, he would probably choose that instead.

“I want to design things,” he said. “I think ideally I’d be kind of an entrepreneur type of designer, innovator, inventor. That would be a

tion. Right now, I’m just taking sculpture as far as I can and seeing where that leads.”

Frudakis expects sculpting will take Dell far.

“Each one of his sculptures has been impressive, and as a teacher, I’m delighted to see the way his dedication and his hard work pays off with such fine pieces when he’s finished,” Frudakis said. “He’s just in the very beginning of his life as an artist, so it’s a little early to try to define his greatest works. But you can check

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Saturday Mauck Solarium

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hard way to make a living, I think. On a more practical side, professional sculpting is an op-

back with him in about 20 years and see how he’s doing.”

In Review: ‘Spectre’ Latest Bond movie: ‘clever old spy cliches’ and ‘cinematic finesse’ By | Kate Patrick

City News Editor “You only live twice,” said Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond. That’s certainly the case with the reappearance of an old villain — Spectre — in the latest Bond film of the same name.

This villain dominated many of the old James Bond films — those made prior to the reboot series featuring Daniel Craig, which started in 2006 with “Casino Royale.” But the 2015 film “Spectre” does more than revive old villains and wrap up the Daniel Craig series. In addition to wild action sequences, explosions, and Bond’s frenzied manhunt to find the author of his misery, “Spectre” headlines classic spy tropes as a tribute to old espionage films, a tongue-in-cheek way of lightening a film already heavy with Bond’s revenge and exhaustion. The uniformed henchmen, classic blond Bond girl, family drama, and clever “Bond-liners” are too cunningly integrated into the plot and character of the film to be annoying. In fact, they’re more enjoyable than worthy of eye-rolling.

“Spectre” may also be the first Bond film to give Bond a chance to escape from the agonized yet hardened life he leads.

Observant film critics might have no-

ticed throughout the Daniel Craig Bond films (2006’s “Casino Royale,” 2008’s “Quantum of Solace,” and 2012’s “Skyfall”) that each film ends with unanswered questions and the uncomfortable feeling that more is going on than the director chose to explicitly show us. “Casino Royale” ends with the death of a woman Bond loved who was blackmailed by a villain behind the scenes. In “Quantum of Solace,” although half-crazed with murderous determination to find the villain responsible, Bond comes a bit closer to finding the truth. It isn’t until the events in “Skyfall” — which features direct attacks on the British intelligence agency for which he works, MI6 — that Bond realizes someone is orchestrating these crises to achieve his demise.

Without giving away the ending, it’s sufficient to say “Spectre” completes the subtle story arc weaving through the Daniel Craig Bond films, tying up the loose ends with a satisfying conclusion to Craig’s rendition of Bond. Craig delivers a near-perfect performance, continuing his brooding, single-minded interpretation of Agent 007 while maintaining dry humor and casually dropping the classic Bond-liners.

For example, when Dr. Madeleine Swann (fantastically portrayed by Lea Seydoux) questions his cold resolve and grisly lifestyle and asks Bond, “Why, given every

other possible option, does a man choose the life of a paid assassin?” Bond simply replies, “Well, it was that or the priesthood.”

Bond seduces two women before meeting Swann, but he and Swann cultivate real chemistry, which drives much of the second half of the film. Swann represents a chance at a different kind of life for Bond: although she is vital to his mission and helps him succeed in “beating the bad guys,” she also offers him a way out from the manic life of an assassin, which, as we see throughout “Spectre,” is already beginning to weigh heavily on him.

Their teamwork, antagonistic repartee, and emotional attraction pull Bond out of his destructive lifestyle and culminates in a challenge from Swann: “Is this really what you want? Living in the shadows?

Hunting, being hunted? Always alone?”

And Bond answers, “I don’t stop to think about it.”

But that’s exactly what Bond must do if he’s ever to find peace from the spectre that it is past, present, and future if he continues the lifestyle of an assassin. Swann is more than just a blond “Bond girl.” She’s part of the redemptive conclusion to the Craig series.

From an aesthetic standpoint, “Spectre” doesn’t disappoint. Sam Mendes, director

of “Skyfall,” returns to direct “Spectre.” He lavishes viewers’ senses with an exotic, intense, and deadly Day of the Dead opening sequence in Mexico City and a reckless car chase through Rome, which features a gorgeous Aston Martin DB10 made from scratch specially for the film. Thomas Newman returns to write a soaring score, but it’s Sam Smith’s haunting rendition of “Writing’s on the Wall” in an eerie opening titles animation that really sets the tone for the film, blending themes of pain, desperation, loss, and redemption.

Mendes treats viewers to clever old spy cliches, cinematic finesse, and a new kind of Bond — a tired, but redeemed Bond — before ending the film with a quirky throwback: Bond drives away in an Aston Martin DB5, the famous “Bond car” that made its first appearance in the 1964 Bond film “Goldfinger.”

Although “Spectre” deviates from the traditional conception of cinema’s favorite secret agent, it pays homage to the old films and spy stereotypes that made James Bond so popular. The good news is, Bond is still as rogue and charming as ever. As one of the villains from a 1983 Bond film remarked: “You seem to have this nasty habit of surviving.” To which Roger Moore’s Bond says, “You know what they say about the fittest.”

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By |Sarah Chavey Collegian Reporter “Everyone tries to create that Oreo moment when the lights went out at the Superbowl and the Oreo ad went up a few minutes later,” Director of Digital Marketing and Social Media Brad Lowrey said. “We want to be to be the Oreo of higher education, where other colleges are saying ‘I see what you did there, we need to do what they’re doing.’”

In the past year, Lowrey and his team have begun to make that happen. From 122,000 “total connections” — likes, followers, subscribers, etc.

— in 2014 to 295,000 now, Hillsdale social media accounts have grown tremendously in a year.

Put in perspective of rankings, this means Hillsdale social media has jumped from the bottom 10 to the top 10 on both the Top 100 Liberal Arts College Rankings and a list of all private and public schools in Michigan. The long-term goal, according to Lowrey, is to make Hillsdale the most well-known classical liberal arts school in the world.

The social media team has worked to achieve this through defining the message of each of the accounts — Hillsdale’s main campus, online courses, and Imprimis — enhancing the story to present a realistic view of Hillsdale’s mission, and increasing the amount of content generated.

In the past, the three brands of Hillsdale advertised the same material. Now, however, a different student focuses on each of the brands in order to appeal to the appropriate audience.

“For Hillsdale Main, we talk about our students, our professors, and we tell their unique stories,” Social Media Coordinator Hannah Strickland said. “Something that has been really fun that we’ve done recently is highlighting Bon

Appetit and the staff there. They’re all very passionate about what they do; they’re phenomenal chefs and they create dishes and have fun with it.”

Imprimis social media focuses on the speeches of the latest issue, while online courses attempts to facilitate conversation through discussion boards and controversial Facebook posts.

“We try to do things that are a little more edgy to start the conversation,” student marketing department worker Randy Keefe said. “One that got a lot of attention was ‘Were we founded on a Christian Nation?’ Everyone loves Dr. Arnn.

Hannah was telling me that if there is a picture of Dr. Arnn with a picture on the post, it will automatically have a better response.”

In addition to creating content, Keefe is also responsible for monitoring comments several times a day and watching the online classes to produce more content. He and the other two student workers, all of whom joined the team this year, have aided in expanding the amount of content and therefore the audience.

The social platforms post an average of nearly 150 times per week, in comparison to a total of 22 tweets in 2014. There have been far more than 50 pictures of campus, and the blog is on track to have published 130 posts spotlighting profiles, students, and other parts of campus by the end of the year.

Some of the breakthrough videos have included The Freshman Pledge, The Good, The True, The Beautiful, and America the Beautiful. Combined, these three videos have almost doubled the number of total views on the YouTube channel. Lowrey believes these are a way to communicate Hillsdale’s mission and environment while evoking emotions, particularly of Hillsdale alumni.

“You have these big schools with lots of students and they’re not telling good stories,”

The college’s social media numbers are on the rise, due to the marketing department.

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Lowrey said. “They rest on just the fact that they’re huge and everybody should know about

them. Hillsdale has a giant audience, and it’s just a matter of us connecting with them.”

Dorm sweet home: The traditions that make college memorable By |Madeline Fry Collegian Reporter Galloway “We’re normally shirtless. It’s not a requirement. It’s strongly encouraged.”

Galloway Residence Head Resident Assistant Chris Pudenz described what he calls the dorm’s number one tradition.

“Every Thursday night at 10 p.m., we get as many guys as we can to come down to the Feast patio and eat hamburgers and hot dogs.”

Established over fifteen years ago, Feast kicks off and closes each school year, bringing the men of Galloway together every week in between.

“No girls allowed. That’s a rule,” Pudenz said, laughing. “It’s the no shirts thing combined with…it’s guy time.”

Even in the winter, upper-body attire is dissuaded, though special Feast apparel is common.

“I have a Hawaiian shirt that I’ve worn at Feast since my freshman year,” Pudenz says.

Despite the bleakest weather, he adds, Feast occurs without fail.

“It’s the tradition that always happens: rain, shine, snow, sleet, hail,” he said.

Another enduring Galloway tradition is the signing of Hillsdale’s honor code.

Each freshman must sign his name under the code painted on a stairwell wall.

Other murals and quotes are scattered throughout Galloway. Above the doorway leading to the student union from the dorm, the words “gentlemen, scholars, heroes,” are carefully inscribed in black paint. This slogan has been a dorm theme since 2011.

“This is what makes Galloway Galloway,” Pudenz said.

During the school year’s opening activities, freshman must perform an act to represent each of those three words.

It may be a game, but its purpose is to

By |Laura Williamson Collegian Reporter Students will have the opportunity to travel to 13th-century Norway, live on the frontier, and sail the high seas on a pirate ship next semester. All within the comfort of a classroom.

The Collegiate Scholars Program offerings include seminars on “Kristin Lavransdatter,” Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Literary Genius, and Pirates. The classes are taught

by Christy Maier, a Lecturer in Business and Academic Counselor, Dedra Birzer, substitute teacher from Hillsdale Academy, and Associate Professor of Education Daniel Coupland, respectively.

“Kristin Lavransdatter” is a Norwegian trilogy written by Sigrid

establish a precedent for what the men of Galloway aspire to be.

Simpson Simpson dorm also sets patterns for the rest of the school year early on.

“Some of our strongest dorm traditions are on the first days,” Eric Walker, one of two Simpson Head RAs, says.

On the first night of the school year, residents of Simpson bond through a campus-wide game of capture the flag.

“That was my first experience of seeing how much energy a guys’ dorm can have,” Walker said.

Unlike annual events such as the PGA party and Simpson Asylum, some Simpson traditions are shared exclusively by residents.

Walker declined to explain how Simpson celebrates birthdays.

“Some people love it more than others,” he admits.

When the men of Simpson are bored, Walker said, a few standby traditions satiate their thirst for late-night antics.

During “bedtime patrol,” a pack of crazily dressed men marches into the bedrooms of sleeping residents to terrify them out of their slumber, or to slink subconsciously into their dreams.

“I don’t know anywhere that is better described by the word ‘shenanigans’ than Simpson,” Walker says.

With monikers like the Post Office, Wigwam, and Roadhouse, even Simpson dorm rooms take on a distinctive feel.

Residents also preserve tradition by passing on relics to their successors. One baseball bat dates back to when Director of Health and Wellness Brock Lutz was a head RA in Simpson. Other relics include chairs and boxes of costumes and wacky clothing. Residents even write wills, which delegate possessions to the next Simpsonite. niedfeldt Although Niedfeldt has fluctuated between a men’s and women’s dorm, it has still managed to establish

distinctly masculine traditions. On Saturday mornings, residents celebrate “Feed”feldt, in which they eat breakfast before watching some manly movie, Head RA Tim Force said.

Mrs. Niedfeldt herself is involved in the activity of the dorm.

“Every year, Mrs. Phyllis Niedfeldt provides a full dorm meal,” said Force.

“The men of the dorm all dress up for this special meal, which ends with a full dorm picture. In the past, Mrs. Niedfeldt has shown up for the meal, but in recent years her health has been too poor to do so.”

Waterman For the women of Waterman, tea strengthens the dorm just as well as a full meal. Every Tuesday evening, residents provide a pastry-filled, tea-laden study break to visitors. Anyone is welcome to partake in the nearly decade old tradition, but Waterman teas are particularly targeted toward freshman women as an opportunity for them to get to know upperclasswomen.

On the sage-colored walls of the living room where tea is held, Waterman recognizes the year’s residents with a group photo opposite individual shots of its fifteen women.

The Dow (Paul) House The women of the Dow House have established their own tradition to provide freshman women with the opportunity to meet upperclasswomen.

Residents have hosted pancake breakfasts for six years.

“We revived the tradition this semester and added to it by inviting one hall from Mac or Olds and one off-campus house of girls over at a time on Saturday mornings,” Head RA Emily Lehman said. “I usually give them a short tour of the house, which is really interesting since it dates from the 1800s, and then we have pancakes together and talk for a while.”

Olds and McIntyre RAs at Olds and MacIntyre both ex-

Unset in 1920.

“It’s set in 13th-century Norway and it follows the life of one woman from early childhood through death,” Maier said.

According to Maier, Kristin Lavransdatter is an underappreciated classic.

“I feel like it’s a classic but not one that people read,” Maier said.

“I think partly because there’s something very removed from our experience about the subject matter. There’s also a very strong Christian tone to the work so I can see why that might not be as compelling to certain sectors of a modern audience. I also think the length — roughly 1,100 pages — is certainly daunting.”

Maier said the book shaped her and she wants to be able to share it

with students.

“This is a book that was so transformative for me that I want other people to have the opportunity to read it and I don’t think people will,” Maier said. “It’s a long book and it’s not something that people are teaching in an academic context. I’m just excited about getting to do this.”

Birzer said she is excited for the opportunity to give Hillsdale a taste of Laura Ingalls Wilder.

“I want students to take Laura Ingalls Wilder seriously, as a writer and an intellectual,” Birzer said. “Partly what we’ll be doing is looking at the things she wrote before the Little House series. And thinking about larger truths that are in there and how. You start to see things that you didn’t see as a

Now a senior, then-junior Josiah Lippincott directs men in the yearly naval battle, fought with foam weapons, between the mens’ dorms. Anders Kiledal| Collegian

pressed wishes to build more traditions for their freshmen dorms, but said it was difficult because of the completely new group of women each year.

After Macintyre’s recent renovations, the RAs are hoping to have more parties like September’s “Macwarming,” RA Taylor Hannel said.

Olds maintains an open door policy and hosts its annual Mocktail, but other traditions are still being established, Head RA Hannah Fleming said. She hopes to repeat community-building activities like last year’s speed dating, a women-only event to build friendships between residents.

Whitley The women of Whitley foster community through competition with an annual door decorating contest.

“Every year we invite our residents to decorate their doors with some kind

of Christmas theme, and then we invite Mrs. Arnn over to judge,” Head RA Grace Hertz said. “It’s a great way to exercise our creativity during the stressful end of the semester.”

Benzing All dorm residents must suffer through mandatory meetings, but at Benzing, they don’t have to be painful.

For two years now, the dorm has thrown a beginning-of-the-year birthday party for all residents, complete with cake and streamers, so the laying out of dorm rules is as painless as possible.

For Valentine’s Day the past two years, Benzing has hosted Real Love is More Than a Valentine, in which couples and single women alike discuss their experiences with romance and singleness.

child. And for people who haven’t read the book before, it’s the joy of discovering American classics. It’s fun to talk about why they resonate so much with us as children and as adults.”

Birzer said she wants to use the class to discuss Wilder’s impact on American culture.

“There is this flurry of books about Laura Ingalls Wilder and her writings because they play such a central role in American childhood,” she said. “For my generation, we grew up watching Little House on the Prairie. It’s a major part of American popular culture and American literary culture.”

Coupland’s seminar on pirates will deal with history and popular and literary culture.

“We’re going to look at pirates

in great stories and great literature, and we’re also going to look at pirates in pop culture as well,” Coupland said. “For some reason pirates have a special place in the imagination, and that’s why I want students to take it, so we can talk about it and think about these ideas and come to more of a firm conclusion as to why.”

Coupland expects his students will be fascinated with the subject.

“The student body should not be alarmed if they see the Jolly Roger flag raised up above campus,” he said, “because I anticipate that students here, like readers for hundreds of years, will get captivated.”

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Junior Simpsonite drops out to pursue film By | Joe Pappalardo Collegian Freelancer “I Wish I Were a Little Boy” The strangely titled vinyl record clung to the front door, an odd tribute to the occupant inside. Sitting at his desk, junior Josh Hamilton edited a picture he took “somewhere out by the baseball fields.”

Dressed in a Hillsdale athletics T-shirt and blue jeans, he swapped his wet shoes for a pair of Nikes.

Hamilton is not going to graduate from Hillsdale College. The first semester junior is forgoing a framed certificate for his childhood dream. His first success came the summer after his freshman year, when he made, “Near Gunnison Valley,” a documentary on a secluded Colorado fishing spot.

It received a Jury Prize at the 2015 Mountain Film Festival.

“Whenever I was a little kid, I always had a fascination with moviemaking,” Hamilton said.

In a month, the 20-year-old will return to Austin, Texas to pursue a career in cinema. Less than three years ago, he entered Hillsdale with an aspiration to be a politician.

“My intended major from the beginning has been political economy, and still is at the current moment,” he said. “It’s what I’m declared as.”

Disregarding his major, he dropped two three-credit classes just before midterms this semester.

The six extra hours of free time has allowed him to work on film and photography. He’s passing his classes, performing weekly with the Ad Liberty Improv Club, and working for the marketing department. He began this semester with 18 credits, but the mental toll became unbearable. Dropping

those classes pushed his graduation date to December 2016, but his original course schedule would have enabled him to graduate next semester as a junior.

“Hillsdale and this liberal education that we have has shaped my view of the world and insights into the world to the point that I’ve realized a few things,” Hamilton said.

“I don’t want to be a politician.”

He admitted that Hillsdale’s lack of a film school also influenced his decision.

The laptop he uses was purchased with funds meant to go towards his high school senior trip.

His desk sports a microphone and filter, covered by two baseball caps and a do-rag. In the corner of the room, a mess of music and film equipment sprawls across the floor.

He got the newer gear after his freshman year at Hillsdale. His college film work began with a Spanish class video project. While doing research for the movie, Hamilton said he discovered lowbudget filmmaking. Using footage from an iPhone, he color-graded and edited the film on his computer.

“Not only can I make a movie, I can make one for cheap,” Hamilton said. “It’s like, this is an attainable goal. I can buy a relatively cheap camera and make something pretty decent.”

From a young age he had toyed with old film equipment, acting and directing with a group of friends. The possibility of going beyond the classroom with a childhood passion was hard to resist.

“That insight led me to think, this could be a career,” he said.

“This does everything I want it to do, and I really think it’s powerful, and I seem to have this obsessive love for it. That’s sort of what

sparked it all.”

His grandmother gave him $3,000 to purchase camera equipment, with which he made “Near Gunnison Valley.”

He also made a commercial last summer for Menchie’s Yogurt, a frozen yogurt chain.

The ad was shot and edited by Hamilton in two days. He did the voiceover as well. Hamilton said he received $250, but most filmmakers would expect four times that amount.

“I still haven’t made anything significant in my opinion but I’m working on it,” he said.

He has been working on it since before last June, when he spent the summer in Hillsdale, “just being alone and going insane in a house.”

He said he slept on an air mattress in the living room, and spent his days working for the college’s marketing team, where he edited and watched videos.

The news of Hamilton’s departure came as a shock to his roommate, junior Connor Woodfin, who has known him since middle school.

“It’s not a light decision by any means,” Woodfin said.

His friend and fellow Improv Club participant senior Eric Walker also was upset by the news.

He said that Hamilton could reap more benefits from staying and finishing his education, because he “has a lot to contribute.”

Hamilton sat in A.J.’s Café, sprawled sideways on a padded chair. With an energy drink in hand, he reflected on his decision to leave Hillsdale for his childhood dream.

He credits his education at Hillsdale for making him the person he is today.

“I want to have the broad ideas

A self-portrait of photpgrapher and film-maker junior Josh Hamilton, who will be leaving Hillsdale after this semester to pursue film making. Josh Hamilton | Courtesy

because you can’t make art in this weird personal vacuum of feelings,” he says. “You have to understand the way the world works.”

The nights leading up to the decision were becoming difficult as he struggled to balance school and passion. His time spent in prayer,

and the support of his family, validated his decision to leave college.

“Every day you go to sleep and you go to bed thinking I’m just completely unhappy,” he said. “I decided it was time to make a change.”

Tigers’ Al Kaline and his bat By |Lillian Quinones Collegian Reporter Although he never gripped the baseball bat on the home plate, Fred Knorr can definitely be credited with having a hand in the Tigers’ legacy.

The wooden baseball bat displayed in a glass case near the entrance of Saga belonged to former Detroit Tigers baseball player Al Kaline and was given to the College by the Knorr family.

Fred Knorr ’37 became part owner of the Detroit Tigers in 1956. At the time, the Tigers were still playing as a segregated team and began a six-year losing streak when other Major League teams started integrating their teams.

As Brooklyn signed on

Jackie Robinson, and Cleveland Satchel Paige, the segregated Tigers descended from winning the World Series in 1945 to last place in the American League in 1952.

Leading a group to buy the Tigers for $5.5 million, Knorr began the Tigers’ integration by sponsoring 17 African-Americans to play in Detroit’s minor-league system.

Al Kaline was a key contributor to the Tigers’ comeback when Knorr was part-owner.

“Kaline was one of the best if not the best player on the Tigers’ team at the time,” said Burt Folsom, professor of History at Hillsdale College and author of an article on the desegregation of the Tigers in the 1950s.

Kaline played his entire

22-year professional baseball career with the Tigers and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility — the tenth player in history with such an honor.

For Folsom, it is fitting for Hillsdale to display Kaline’s baseball bat.

“Hillsdale College is committed to excellence and has always been committed to integration,” Fulsom said.

“Al Kaline was a very good baseball player, one of the best players in the 50s and 60s and played on an integrated team, of which Fred Knorr was a major owner and Hillsdale grad.”

“The Kaline bat is a very nice thing for Hillsdale to have.”

The bat of Tiger’s player Al Kaline and other paraphenelea outside the Knorr Family Dining Room. amanda Tindall| Collegian

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Hannah and Haley Talkington By | Emma Vinton

Hannah

How would you describe your style?

I’ve been told “classic with an edge” which is flattering, but really I just try to keep things as straight-forward and lowmaintenance as possible.

What are your fashion staples?

Quality basics Who or what inspires your style?

Shout out to Haley’s closet and all the stuff I’ve (not so) secretly stolen from it over the years.

What is your favorite piece of clothing?

A blue scarf my mom knit for me which I love and wear all the time in the winter.

Has your style evolved?

I used to be homeschooled, so definitely yes.

Haley

How would you describe your style?

What Hannah was wearing the day before.

What are your fashion staples?

A good pair of shoes.

Who or what inspires your style?

Folks who aren’t so bothered by re-wearing things.

Here’s to Kristen Copan who once wore a yellow vest everyday for an entire semester.

What is your favorite piece of clothing?

A sweatshirt from New College.

Has your style evolved?

Haven’t seen a khaki skirt and polo since I was 18.

Baby steps.

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