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Mystery solved Diane Dunn searched for her long-lost harp for 40 years before rediscovering it at Hillsdale College. B4

‘Eumenides’ Hillsdale’s Tower Players present classic Greek theater with “The Eumenides” this week. B1

Clown sightings Citizens and students dressed as clowns roamed Hillsdale’s campus, resulting in police investigation. A6 Thousands gather Friday at the Suburban Collection Showplace Friday in Novi, Michigan, to hear Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speak. Facebook

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Trump excites thousands of supporters at Michigan rally By | Breana Noble and Tim Pearce News Editor and Assistant Editor

ness,” Trump said to the supporters who had stood in line waiting for hours in the rain.

“We’re taking on big media.

And it’s not pretty.”

Attempting to win MichNOVI, Mich. — Republican presidential nominee Donald igan’s 16 battleground elecTrump demanded an end to toral votes, Trump, during his fifth visit to the Great Lakes the political inState since the Republifluence of specan National Committee cial interests and convention in July, enmedia lies before couraged backers to vote thousands at a Nov. 8. Trump portrayed rally last week.

Democratic presidential “Our campaign is taking on big busi-

nominee Hillary Clinton as a Washington, D.C., “insider,” bought out by special interest groups to support policies that lose American jobs. Clinton leads Trump by 5 percent in Michigan, according to a Sept.

28 poll of likely voters by Fox 2 Detroit and Mitchell Research and Communications.

Trump criticized Clinton for accepting million-dollar donations from corporations and funds for the Clinton Foundation from foreign countries while serving as secretary of state for President Barack Obama.

“If she gets the chance, she will put the Oval Office up for sale,” Trump said. “The large corporations, who support terrible trade deals that ship your jobs overseas, they’re donating

to Hillary Clinton. Follow the money.”

Special interest groups, Trump said, have encouraged deals that led to the loss of manufacturing jobs in America. He specifically condemned

“He spoke on what is near to my heart.” the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Trans-Pacific Partnership, an agreement that Hillary Clinton praised while in the Obama administration though now says she would veto.

“It used to be you made the cars in Flint, and you couldn’t

drink the water in Mexico,” Trump said. “Today, the cars are made in Mexico, and you can’t drink the water in Flint.”

Meanwhile, outside, a small group of people protested Trump’s speech.

“I am very political, and I have never been so appalled,” said Susan Matthews, 62, of Wolverine Lake. “A corpocracy is certainly how this country is run now.”

But inside, rally attendees — wearing “Make America Great Again” hats, carrying Trump signs and flags, and chanting “USA! USA!” — said Trump’s message resonated with them.

“He spoke on what is near to my heart,” said James Czellar, 51, of Redford Township, who was laid off from the automotive industry. “For me, the rac-

ism and crap, the whole thing is a sham. The media needs to let people think for themselves.”

Dominic Jakabowski, 16, said even though he can’t vote, he convinced his family and friends to attend the rally.

“I like that Donald Trump speaks the truth, speaks his mind,” he said. “That’s what we need in Washington. The unconstitutional action of Barack Obama and government officials have created the current political climate.”

While messages combating big business and media attracted many, some said Trump didn’t speak enough on another growing institution.

“He covered a lot of points and there was good crowd response,” s a i d See Trump A2

Wall Street Journal excludes Hillsdale from rankings By | Breana Noble News Editor In the first U.S. college rankings from The Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education, Hillsdale College wasn’t included because it neither accepts federal student loans nor collects racial information on its students and faculty.

The data for the rankings comes from the College Scorecard, a website maintained by the U.S. Department of Education that provides indicators about the cost and value of institutions across the country on which Hillsdale also doesn’t appear. Hillsdale was added to the Education Department’s Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, or IPEDS, which supplies information to the College Scorecard, in the fall of 2015, after negotiations with the department. The college, however, remains missing from the scorecard because it isn’t a Title IV institution, meaning it doesn’t accept government money.

“It is assumed by people in the government and academic institutions that everybody takes federal money and everyone tracks and shares racial data,” Director of Institutional Research George Allen said. “Those two things, which Hillsdale refuses to do, have become universal standards most people don’t even think about.”

On Sept. 28, The Wall Street Journal printed a 12-page section devoted to the rankings developed by Times Higher Education, a London-based magazine for postsecondary education news. Times Higher Education took into consideration colleges’ resources, engagement, outcomes, and environment.

For each institution, a graduate’s ability to repay student debt accounted for 7 percent of its score in the rankings. The data came from the College Scorecard because it is the only

publicly available database with information on earnings and debt repayment for almost all U.S. universities, a Times Higher Education representative said in an email.

It chose to use repayment of loans in its criteria because U.S. college debt stands at $1.3 trillion and affordability of attending college is a main concern for many families, the representative said.

Student and faculty racial and ethnic diversity accounted for 3 percent of colleges’ scores.

This information came from IPEDS. Including that data helps students understand whether they will find themselves in a diverse, supportive, and inclusive environment, according to Times Higher Education.

Hillsdale’s mission statement states it will educate “irrespective of nation, color, or sex,” so the college doesn’t record any information about the race of students and faculty.

“These are categories of information we either do not have or do not have and think it shameful to collect,” Provost David Whalen said in an email.

“So, the WSJ has apparently accepted as meaningful criteria for ranking things in which Hillsdale does not engage on principle.”

Hillsdale was not the only college excluded from the rankings. The military academies don’t have student loan repayment statistics because all students attend for free, so they weren’t included either, Wall Street Journal reporter Doug Belkin said in an email. To appear on the list, colleges also had to have more than 1,000 students with 20 percent or less taking online-only courses.

“It’s ridiculous,” Professor of History Paul Rahe said.

He added that the incoming freshman class’s test scores are the same as those attending places like the University of

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The city of Hillsdale installed the new “historic Hillsdale” welcome sign Friday on M-99. Hillsdale College purchased the marker to replace the 20-year-old “It’s the people” sign.

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After teaching at Hillsdale College for more than 14 years, Professor of History Burt Folsom announced he will retire after the fall semester in December. Hillsdale.edu | Courtesy

Folsom to retire in December By | Thomas Novelly Editor-in-Chief

After teaching on entrepreneurship, new deal policies, and economic history for more than 14 years, Hillsdale College Professor of History Burt Folsom is announcing he will retire in December.

“One of my goals in teaching was that I would know when I should retire before my students knew it,” Folsom said with a laugh. “I think I’ve accomplished that goal. You need to set a good example here for people to not hang out past their prime.”

The college hired Folsom in 2002, and he has taught as the Charles F. Kline chair in history and management since 2003.

He will turn 69 years old in November and will retire several weeks later. During his retirement, Folsom said he plans to write and speak on college campuses about his work.

President Larry Arnn said he will miss Folsom’s presence on campus.

“Burt is the first professor hired, after I came to the college,” Arnn said in an email.

“I personally helped the department to recruit him, and I have been glad of it every day.

For that reason, I am unhappy to see him retiring but proud for him, too. He will be an important man in his new life, and I hope and expect him to stay connected to the college in many ways. ” Since joining the history department 14 years ago, Folsom has written four books, some of which are co-written with his wife, Anita Folsom: “Urban Capitalists,” “New Deal or Raw Deal?,” “FDR Goes to War,” “A Republic – If We Can Keep It,” and “Death on Hold.”

Folsom said he was able to write those books because of an agreement he made with the administration several years ago. He would teach full time in the fall each year and return to his Atlanta, Georgia, home to write during the spring and summer.

Folsom wrote all four of those books after he turned 60, and despite publishing so much in a short span, he said he isn’t putting down the pen anytime soon. During his retirement, Folsom said he plans

to write one more installment in his series of books analyzing New Deal policies.

“When I hit 60, I knew there was a lot I had to do that hadn’t been done,” Folsom said.

“There is still a book on Truman I want to write because the 1948 election presaged the politics of the day. The whole welfare state was coming in.

That election has never been commented on adequately, so I have two books on Roosevelt and this book on Truman would serve as the trilogy to cap it off.”

Folsom published several of his books through the Young America’s Foundation, where he is a frequent lecturer for the conservative activism organization based near Washington, D.C. Folsom also served as the faculty adviser for Hillsdale’s chapter of Young Americans for Freedom.

YAF President junior English Hinton said Folsom raised the chapter’s reputation and replacing him will not be easy.

“He’s easily one of the favorite speakers at all the conferences,” Hinton said. “He’s

so encouraging and friendly. I think it speaks a lot about his impact on campus, when students at national YAF events envy us because he is a teacher at Hillsdale.”

Folsom’s current students said they couldn’t believe he was retiring and will miss the excitement and enthusiasm he brought to all his classes.

“What is wonderful about Dr. Folsom is that despite having taught these topics many times over, he continues to be energetic in his delivery,” junior Lauren Renslow said. “Today, he said that he was ‘high off Dr. Pepper.’ It’s funny to think of him retiring because he seems to have enough fuel to keep teaching for many more years.”

Members of Hillsdale’s history department also said they would miss seeing Folsom’s energy and passion during his lectures.

“Dr. Folsom is a scholar of national repute, and one of the wisest and most enthusiastic teachers we have ever had here,” Professor of History Thomas Conner said. “More than that, he is a wonderful colleague, an e x - See Folsom A2

Polls and parties: Patrick Cadell defines today’s Democrats

-Compiled by Joshua Lee Patrick Caddell is an American in high school, I was able to do public opinion pollster and for- exit polling for the elections in mer political film consultant in Jacksonville, Florida. My dad the Jimmy Carter White House. helped get my results called A regular Fox News contributor, out at the Democrats’ election Caddell has served as a con- night watch party in the counsultant to various movies and ty court house. The races that television shows, including the election were very close, and I serial drama “The West Wing.” was right on all of them, which Caddell spoke Monday in Phil- was insane. I just called them, lips Auditorium on “The Demo- not knowing it was within the crat Party Today,” as part of the margin of error, but I turned Center for Constructive Alter- out to be right. It turned out to natives seminar on Democrats be a big deal at the election parand Republicans. ty, and the local newspaper did How did you get started in a piece on me, calling me “Mr. polling and political consult- Prediction.” Then this fellow, ing?

Brad Shultz, who eventually In high school, I had to do became speaker of the Florida a math project, and I had just House, hired me to do polling gained an interest in politics analysis for him. So, to do the the year before. That year, the analysis, I hired my classmates, news networks called the gov- and we covered most of the ernor’s race for the first time, local elections in Florida. Our using precinct polling. Around analysis was always right, and 7:30 p.m., they called the Flor- everyone couldn’t believe it. ida governor’s race against my Around this time, The Washcandidate, the Democrat, and I ington Post had affiliates in was stunned and fascinated be- Miami and Jacksonville, and I cause they were right. would help them call the races I decided I would build a on election nights. From there, model to do the same thing I officially started my polling for a bunch of local elections. and consulting business.

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Patrick Cadell, pollster and political film consultant for the Carter administration, spoke in Phillips Auditorium Monday on “The Democratic Party Today” for the Democrats and Republicans Center for Constructive Alternatives seminar. Madeline Barry | Collegian

Jimmy Carter win the presidency and were called the “best pollster in the business.”

What advice do you have for those considering political consulting?

While I was a college student at Harvard in the Institute of Politics, my business did well in Florida, which later gave me jobs in Ohio. This led to a job in the George McGovern presidential campaign in 1972, when I was only 21. This was the beginning of my national staging,

and, even though we lost 49 states, it turned out pretty well for me because it later got me a job with the Jimmy Carter campaign. I was part of a small group advising Jimmy Carter that convinced him of using a restoring-trust message to unify the nation. Many years later I told him, “I finally figured it out, Mr. President. You had all us young guys helping you because we were the only ones young enough See Cadell A3 Look for The Hillsdale Collegian

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ATO wins 4th True Merit Bowl

By | Stevan Bennett Jr. Assistant Editor For the fourth consecutive year, Hillsdale College’s Alpha Tau Omega fraternity earned a True Merit Bowl.

In August, the Hillsdale Beta Kappa chapter received recognition by the national fraternity for its outstanding scholastic, philanthropic, and recruitment efforts.

“It is always the overarching goal of our chapter to be True Merit,” chapter President senior Matt Katz said. “For me, it shows that we were able to achieve our goals and become better men than we were the year before.”

Each chapter of the ATO fraternity from around the nation gathers every year in August for a national congress.

There, the national fraternity presents True Merit swards to those chapters it deems worthy of recognition.

The national fraternity doesn’t limit the amount of True Merit awards that it gives out every year, but only 38 of the 154 active chapters earned the honor this year.

This year’s award is also Beta Kappa’s fourth time receiving the prize, since the award was created in 1969. Chapter Vice President junior John Duffy said he believes this is a testament to the growth the chapter has seen in the last half decade.

“We feel like we have reached the point where we have raised the bar every year,” he said. “Our standard of recruitment is always going up.

I’d say that in the 128 years that we have been a chapter, having won our only four True Merit Bowls the last four years means that Hillsdale College Beta Kappa chapter has never been stronger than it is right now.”

Duffy added that recent alumni deserve a large amount of recognition, because of the groundwork that they laid for the current chapter members.

For those alumni, however, seeing the chapter thriving is a reward all its own, they said.

“It’s a great feeling seeing guys that you helped bring into the fraternity dedicating themselves to it, appreciating their time in it, and being recognized for their efforts,” ATO alumnus Everett Ives ’16 said.

“It’s only really as an alum that you can appreciate how important it was to you in your time at school, and it’s great to know that the fraternity is in capable hands.”

Although things look strong for the chapter now, the men of ATO said they are striving to improve even more in the coming years.

“Our biggest goal is to raise the house GPA, ” Duffy said.

“We would really like to see ourselves exceed the all-men’s average, so that we can really be a competitive candidate for Top Chapter.”

urge students to support Trump By | Phil DeVoe City News Editor

At the opening of the Republican Party field office in Jackson, Michigan, Sept. 24, speakers emphasized the importance of backing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, and Michigan Republican Party chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel encouraged Hillsdale College students to do what they can to support Trump, so he can win the election.

“It can’t be just the theory that you learn on campus — and you learn great theory, and you learn great history, and you learn the Constitution,” Wal-

berg told The Collegian. “This is actual practice.”

Walberg said he knows many Hillsdale students have worked for campaigns, including his, during past elections and that he believes their help is important. Running for reelection for his seat in Michigan’s 7th congressional district, Walberg said he is facing competition from the Democratic Party and could use help with his election, as well.

“We can use all the help we can get from the Hillsdale student body,” Walberg said. “This is a district they want and that they’re invested in.”

McDaniel had a similar message, stressing the importance of preventing a Hillary Clinton presidency. Clinton is

Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, stands with his wife, Susan, and a cardboard cutout of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, during the opening of the Republican Party field office in Jackson, Michigan, Sept. 24. Phil DeVoe | Collegian

the Democratic presidential nominee.

“Hillsdale students, more than any other students, recognize the vital importance of this election and what a Hillary Clinton Supreme Court justice could do to restructure the framework of the Constitution,” she said. “So, you have to get out there.”

She and Walberg refuted criticisms that Trump will not be a constitutional president by looking to his nominees for the Supreme Court.

“His are true…rule-of-law justice nominees,” Walberg said. “Bottom line, Trump will show what he is in the future.”

McDaniel said if elected, Clinton will continue policies began by President Barack Obama through her justices.

“If you look at what Obama has done with his executive overreach and how a Clinton justice will allow that to expand,…we will have a fourth branch with the regulatory agencies,” McDaniel said.

Jackson County Republican Party chairwoman Kathleen Thorrez invited students interested in helping support Republican candidates to stop by the field office or visit www. jxngop.com for opportunities or events.

“You need to get out and work,” Walberg said. “Any other vote is a vote for Clinton.”

Revived U.S.-Cuba relations could mean new study abroad programming By | Kristiana Mork Collegian Reporter President Barack Obama’s efforts to improve diplomatic relations with Cuba could bring changes to Hillsdale College’s study abroad offerings.

On the heels of the Obama administration’s 2014 decision to reestablish diplomatic relations with Cuba, including establishing a U.S. Embassy, Spanish Studies Abroad applied and was granted the opportunity to renew its Cuba study abroad program, said Kevin Teegarden, associate professor of Spanish and director of Hillsdale’s Seville, Spain, study abroad program.

Since Hillsdale College uses Spanish Studies Abroad to plan its students’ trips, the Caribbean island could become a future destination option.

“We have not encouraged our students to go to Cuba because we have had difficulties with diplomatic relations in that country,” Teegarden said.

“In case of emergency, how would we reach them?”

Prior to the George W. Bush Administration, Spanish Studies Abroad, a program of The Center for Cross-Cultural Study, offered students the opportunity to study in Havana, Cuba. Spanish Studies Abroad

had to suspend its offerings when the U.S. government imposed restrictions on travel to Cuba, Teegarden said.

Now, Spanish Studies Abroad offers a Cuban study abroad program complete with local housing with Cuban families and courses in Spanish language and Cuban culture at the Universidad de Habana, according to the Spanish Studies Abroad website.

Teegarden said the Spanish department has yet to talk about the diplomatic changes, but he said an opportunity to study abroad in Cuba could arise in the future.

Sophomore Kaitlin Kish visited Cuba over the summer on a mission trip.

“I think it is very worthwhile for students to travel to Cuba,” Kish said. “The culture and people are unlike anything I have ever experienced in my life.”

Spanish Studies Abroad also offers students interested in studying outside the United States the opportunity to live in Seville, Barcelona, or Alicante, Spain. Its Latin American program includes options in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Cordoba, Argentina.

Laurel Nitzel, a junior majoring in Spanish and English,

studied abroad in Alicante, Spain, this summer. She said even if Cuba were an option, she would probably still choose Spain because she wanted to experience Europe.

“Any Spanish major should study abroad,” Nitzel said. “It’s really helpful to understand the culture you are studying.

There’s a new intimacy that you get with the culture, when you live it. Just speaking Spanish as my only method of communication was also good for me.

It made me appreciate the language even more.”

Wherever students go, Nitzel said, they should travel with an open mind.

“Go study abroad, but be ready to embrace the culture and be okay with it being very different from American culture because that’s how you grow,” Nitzel said. “I came to appreciate my culture more after learning about Spain and seeing the differences and also seeing how the people really aren’t that different.”

Students interested in studying Spanish abroad can get more information at a general information session featuring a Spanish Studies Abroad representative on Oct. 17 at 3 p.m. in a room yet to be determined.

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emplary family man, and a model of Christian charity.”

Folsom’s last day teaching will be on Dec. 6, but he said he doesn’t deserve to have the traditional “last walk to class” that many Hillsdale professors have enjoyed on their last days.

Thinking back to the last walk of Professor John Willson, who had a 30-year career on campus, Folsom said he does not feel worthy to of the tradition.

Folsom said it isn’t that walk to class that he’ll miss but rather the class itself — it was in that first American Heritage course he taught in 2003 that made him fall in love with Hillsdale in the first place, he said.

“At a state school, you get used to students who really don’t care that much about their education,” Folsom said.

“I thought students were going to rebel, when I brought in the huge Heritage reader to my first history class. And then one girl said ‘I’m so glad we are getting the chance to read this book.’ At Hillsdale, the student culture is very positive towards learning. I’m going to miss the classes.”

Junior Laurel Nitzel (middle) tries out paella, a traditional Spanish dish, in Guadalest, Spain, with friends Adrienne Burfield and Mallory Rettenmeier, who she met during her time studying abroad this summer. Laurel Nitzel | Courtesy

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Hillsdale College junior Joshua Liebhauser, who attended the rally, said he wasn’t surprised. He said the energetic speech pandered to Trump’s base.

“They’re not thinking about the good of the Constitution,”

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Liebhauser said. “They’re thinking about ‘How does this in practice affect me?’ He’s riling up his base, talking about issues that stir them up.”

Junior Brant Cohen, Hillsdale College Republicans president, said he would have liked to hear more about plans to limit government and policy specifics. Instead, Trump’s

message reflected the passion and anger the people expressed about America’s present condition, he said.

“They were not a bunch of deplorables that I saw,” Cohen said. “They believe Trump will shake up the system and give them something better than what we currently have.”

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Senior Katharine Cournoyer edits a show for Radio Free Hillsdale 101.7 FM in the studio in Knorr Student Center.

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Students take over the airwaves By | Madeleine Miller Collegian Freelancer Students are now broadcasting news stories, political and sports commentaries, and interviews on Hillsdale College’s radio station, Radio Free Hillsdale 101.7 FM. Although many college radio stations air solely music programs, the assorted content of Hillsdale College’s station — including news, talk, and spoken word radio — will provide students real-world experience in multiple aspects of broadcast media. The station’s general manager, Scot Bertram, said he is excited to help them hone the skills that will equip them for career success.

“We want to teach students how to think, how to speak extemporaneously, how to create the argument, how to make the argument, how to defend the argument, how to deliver news reporting for broadcast,” he said.

Since its launch in July 2015, the college radio station played a perpetual assortment of patriotic music, but Bertram has worked to vary its content since his arrival in January.

The station headquarters are in Knorr Student Center, across from the Old Snack Bar. It now boasts a live studio and a recording studio.

Radio Free Hillsdale is airing content in three categories: nationally syndicated shows, audio of campus events, and student-produced shows.

National shows include “The Hugh Hewitt Show,” “The Dennis Prager Show,” “Our American Stories” with Lee Habeeb, and others. Students also have worked with Bertram to retrieve and edit audio files of speakers, commencement addresses, and other campus events to air on occasion.

Student-produced pieces will range from five-minute features to 90-minute shows and include newscasts, sportscasts, weather forecasts, and interviews with alumni and public figures. Comrex Access technology will also allow students on Hillsdale’s campus to collaborate with the Boyle Radio Studio at the Allan P. Kirby Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship in Washington, D.C. Right now, student broadcasts are recorded, but even-

tually after some practice, they will go on the air live.

Student shows are scheduled from 6-9 a.m. and 3-5 p.m. on weekdays. From noon to 3 p.m. on Saturdays and noon to 6 p.m. on Sundays, student content will also air.

The station will also broadcast student-produced feature segments, newscasts, and weather forecasts between syndicated show segments.

Students of all years and areas of study are welcome to get involved with Radio Free Hillsdale, Bertram said. He said he anticipates that working at the station will encourage students to develop invaluable critical thinking, communication, and technical skills.

Several students said they are already eager to put their mouths to the mic.

Freshman Martin Petersen, who anchors a sports commentary show, worked with Bertram at the station this summer.

“It’s helped me decipher what I want to say, make it clear so not just I know what I’m saying but other people know what I’m saying,” he said.

Sophomore Cole McNeely said is a co-host of a weekly political commentary show.

“Even if you’re not really interested in radio a whole bunch, try it out, if you’re intrigued by it,” McNeely said.

“You’ll never know until you try.”

Sophomore Ryan Kelly Murphy, McNeely’s co-host, said she is excited that Radio Free Hillsdale provides students a fresh outlet through which they can express themselves and further their journalistic aspirations. She said she believes it has the potential to become an influential and nationally recognized authority, and its success will be grounded in the backing of the student body.

“In the beginning especially, our station is really going to have to rely on student support, and we want the students to band behind us because it’s so new and so fresh,” Murphy said. “That’s what’s going to encourage us to keep doing what we’re doing and producing shows, and that also will be what really gets our station off the ground.”

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pating as a voluntary institution in IPEDS, a representative from the department said in an email.

The Education Department, however, doesn’t currently have plans to include institutions that don’t accept federal funds in the College Scorecard because some data — including debt and repayment rate information, net price calculation, and earnings data — is, by law, only available to Title IV colleges, the representative said.

Even if Hillsdale was in the College Scorecard, it still wouldn’t have appeared in The Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education’s rankings because it doesn’t have information on federal student loans and race. The college administration, however, said it would still like Hillsdale to show up in the scorecard.

“The college is on record as wishing very much to be listed on the College Scorecard,” Whalen said. “We have expressed our wish to be listed in some fashion at least so that those looking for Hillsdale College do not find a ‘hole’ where, in fact, the college should be found.”

Michigan, which was ranked the No. 1 public school and No. 24 overall.

Although The Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education didn’t rank Hillsdale, the school has consistently placed among the top liberal arts colleges in the country in other postsecondary education rankings.

With Hillsdale’s participation in IPEDS, Allen said the college had hoped to appear in more college evaluations.

“All sorts of information services use IPEDS as the standard, universal database for students of higher education,” Allen said. “We just weren’t showing up.”

In the 2014-2015 academic year, the college voluntarily submitted information — including graduation and retention rates, financial aid data, and enrollment numbers — to IPEDS. The database rejected the information, however, because the school didn’t have data on student race, Allen said.

After working with the Education Department, however, Hillsdale is now fully partici-

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By | Lillian Quinones Collegian Reporter

A new Hillsdale College professor says he wants to talk philosophy with you.

“He said that he was really good at recruiting students, which was part of his selling point to us,” said Thomas Burke, humanities dean and religion and philosophy chairman. “With his bright and energetic personality, I’m sure it will be the case.”

With the addition of Assistant Professor of Philosophy Blake McAllister, Hillsdale’s department of philosophy expands its faculty to five to accommodate the philosophy course requirement in the new core curriculum. For McAllister, it was the pursuit of truth, which defines Hillsdale’s educational mission, that attracted him from the South to the Midwest.

“I view my role as a professor as one trying to instill in my students a commitment to seek out and to submit to truth,” McAllister said. “And while they might use different language to express it, I think Hillsdale believes the same thing.”

McAllister trained in analytic philosophy at Baylor University in Texas from where he graduated in the spring. Burke said the philosophy department was seeking a candidate with this specialty. Analytic

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philosophy is one of the two main streams of contemporary academic philosophy and is particularly concerned with language, epistemology, and formal logic.

“Dr. McAllister’s qualifications fit perfectly for our department and Hillsdale College as a whole,” Burke said. “We were looking for someone in the analytic tradition, who has an expertise in epistemology and philosophy of religion because a lot of Hillsdale students are religious, and there’s a tremendous amount of work being done in the field of analytic philosophy and the philosophy of religion.”

In his initial interview with Burke, McAllister highlighted his enthusiasm for drawing others into the study of philosophy, citing past success at Pepperdine University, where he recruited many fellow undergraduates to the major.

Freshman Callaghan Huntington said she already feels the pull of philosophy in McAllister’s introductory course.

“I came to Hillsdale hoping it would be a 2.0 version of my high school, and that’s why when I walked into Dr. McAllister’s first day of class, I was really excited when he said that participation is critical for learning philosophy,” Callaghan said. “At my high school, our fundamental idea is that we are a community of learners, and Dr. McAllister

really does seem to uphold the idea of a community of learners.”

Will Huntington consider the philosophy major?

“Oh gosh yes,” she said. “Every class I walk into, I think to myself, ‘I could do this.’”

McAllister’s own journey to philosophy was unorthodox, as he began in engineering, switched to law, and finally pursued philosophy for its own sake at Pepperdine and then Baylor’s doctorate program.

“The more I did philosophy, the more I loved it,” McAllister said. “I saw what Plato was trying to do in the ‘Dialogues’ as what my professors were trying to do to me — to seek out and submit to truth. It convinced me that, as a professor, I’d be rendering a valuable service to society and the kingdom.”

Outside of philosophizing with students in the classroom, McAllister said he loves walking his dog, Reid, named after 18th century Scottish philosopher Thomas Reid.

“I wake up giddy every morning feeling very lucky that I get to be one of those people who are in a profession that combines service with my own interests,” McAllister said.

“Hillsdale students have surprised me with an unparalleled thirst for knowledge and philosophy is uniquely situated to develop the habits of the mind that we so value here.”

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Gershom Lectures take on Zionism

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Speech, debate teams send members to finals By | Joe Pappalardo Video Editor After a weekend of strong performances, Hillsdale College’s individual events speech team rolled in from a double header at 1 a.m. Monday, and the debate team returned three hours later.

In two Illinois tournaments, the individual events team contended with some of the best, with a student placing in the finals. Debate students finished second at a Lincoln-Douglas competition at Lafayette College in Pennsylvania, where five qualified for the national competition in April.

For individual events, junior Mary Blendermann took fifth overall at Illinois State University’s invitational Saturday.

Blendermann competed in the program of oral interpretation. Each round required students to deliver a dramatic presentation based on selections of poetry, prose, or drama.

“I would have liked to have placed higher than fifth, but to break to finals is certainly an accomplishment,” she said.

For the first competition of the year, individual events coach Matthew Warner said he chose Illinois’ tournament because it had the “steepest competition.”

Warner said Blendermann’s participation in the finals was a win for the team, even though it didn’t place overall.

The team then traveled 50 miles on Sunday for a second competition at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, where Blendermann excelled in informative speaking, taking third.

The team faced students from Western Kentucky, Eastern Michigan, and Ball State universities.

“They are superb forensics teams that are always competitive for the national champion-

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ship,” Warner said.

The debate team competed Saturday and Sunday in Easton, Pennsylvania, placing second in debate sweepstakes.

It gave strong performances, several of which came from students who had never competed for Hillsdale before. Six students advanced to elimination rounds.

Following the tournament, almost all of Hillsdale’s students had qualified for the national competition, and the whole team could be eligible soon, said Matthew Doggett, assistant professor of rhetoric and public address and debate coach.

Senior Graham Deese, the team’s manager, and freshman Lucy Meckler particiapted in the open competition. Meckler took third place in her first college tournament.

“In open, I advanced to the octofinal round, and Lucy won two elimination rounds to advance to the semifinals,” Deese said. “In her quarterfinal round, Lucy defeated Damon Brown from Western Kentucky, who placed second at nationals last year.”

In his first competition, sophomore Sam Racioppi took the title of first novice speaker, though he didn’t participate in the tournament’s final round.

Freshmen Brigid Majmudar and Rowan Macwan closed out the finals, receiving fourth and fifth novice speaker awards.

Freshman Kathleen Hancock advanced to the elimination rounds, as well.

The debate team also competed against Western Kentucky, along with California State, Pennsylvania State, and Central Michigan universities.

“I did my best,” Macwan said. “I was exhausted yet satisfied with my performance, which made it worth it.”

Clown sightings increase across United States More than two dozen states have received reports of clown sightings. Clowns have allegedly attempted to lure children into the woods, and several arrests have been made. Multiple schools of all ages were placed on lockdowns as a result of the sightings.

By | Hannah Niemeier Culture Editor An intellectual conversation on Christian Zionism does exist, Joel Willitts and Robert Nicholson said during the religion department’s annual Gershom Lectures on Christianity and Judaism.

The lecturers presented their contributions to the book “The New Christian Zionism: Fresh Perspectives on Israel and the Land,” which argues for Jewish land rights in modern Israel, on Sept. 29 and 30.

The Gershom lecture series aims to bring Jews and Christians into dialogue with each other, Professor of Religion Don Westblade said.

“This is a college where Judaism and Christianity are both in the mission statement,” Westblade said. “The relationship between them is at the heart of who we are as a college. The importance of Jews and Christians to one another comes to expression in these lectures.”

Westblade met this year’s Gershom lecturers at an April 2015 conference at Georgetown University, where contributors to “The New Christian Zionism” presented papers that would eventually help make up the book.

Joel Willitts, professor of biblical and theological studies at North Park University in Chicago, said the book is the first serious scholarly argu-

and Judaism itself. Throughout time, support for Zionism has been popular, folksy, and extreme, Nicholson said.

“For most Christians in America, Israel is a black box,” he said. “They may love it or hate it, but they don’t know what’s inside it...The Hebraic tradition is the source of our tradition, and to the extent that we ignore it, we ignore our own.”

Junior Shelby Nies said this year’s Gershom Lectures emphasized lessons she learned on the trip to Israel with the Philos Project and Hillsdale College in January.

“They showed me why this conversation is mostly addressed to Christians,” Nies said. “There is a divide between Jews and Christians that Christians don’t realize. In order to have a conversation, you have to know where they’re coming from.”

The Gershom Lectures began in 2013, after Robert Chenoweth, a Messianic Jewish rabbi, donated to Hillsdale’s religion department to encourage the study of the Hebraic tradition.

Nicholson said Israel’s place in the world is not just a question for academic or religious study. It applies to politics today, as well.

“Israel is still in the story,” Nicholson said. “It’s not done yet. Israel is an integral part — it’s a main character.”

By | Andrew Egger Senior Writer More than 20,000 people have signed up for Hillsdale College’s new online course on the U.S. Supreme Court.

The ten-session course, which began Sept. 26, surveys the changing role of the federal court as it developed through American history, with each segment focusing on a different famous case, from Marbury v. Madison in 1803 to 2014’s Burwell v. Hobby Lobby.

In the first class, President Larry Arnn provided a primer on judicial review. The college will release new class each Monday until the final lecture, which covers the Supreme Court today, comes out Nov. 28.

“The Supreme Court, at least in recent times, has really started to play a larger role in interpreting the Constitution,” Director of Marketing Bill Gray said. “So understanding the Supreme Court, what its constitutional role was established to be, and then how that role has changed over time is something this course aims to help people understand.”

Gray said Hillsdale’s online courses help advance the college’s goal of the “diffusion of sound learning” talked about in Hillsdale’s Articles of Association.

“Most people who are signing up for our courses don’t have the time or the money to be a student for four years, or they might have already done that,” Gray said. “So this is a way to diffuse that knowledge to people and have them learn from great teachers like Dr. Arnn or Dr. Pestritto or Dr. Portteus.”

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By | Kristiana Mork Collegian Reporter Hillsdalian rock climbers have new routes but fewer opportunities to climb this year, after Hillsdale College cut the climbing wall hours for a second year in a row.

Since some times attracted fewer climbers than others, the college cut an hour from the schedule and added three new routes to keep climbing interesting, said Brad Kocher, director of recreational sports and athletic facilities. The climbing wall, located in the Roche Sports Complex, is now open Monday to Thursday from 7-9 p.m., Friday from 7-10 p.m., Saturday from noon to 4 p.m., and Sunday from 1-5 p.m.

“Since the wall opened a little over two years ago, it has been popular,” Kocher said.

“There are times when it is very busy but also times where it is very quiet.”

When the wall opened for the 2014-2015 academic year, hours were 9-11 a.m. and 7-11 p.m. Last year, Kocher cut the hours to 7-10 p.m.

Kocher said the college cut hours because it was difficult to find students able to staff the wall. But Climbing Instructor senior Sarah Nelson said she fears fewer people are choosing to come during the new hours.

Nelson’s sister — Emily, also a senior and certified climbing instructor — said, however, excellence in climbing can be achieved without extensive experience.

“Probably one of the best climbers here started only a year ago,” she said. “He just came every day and climbed for maybe two or three hours.”

Fresh climbing routes also help keep climbers of all levels engaged, Emily said. The climbing instructors unscrew rocks and find new places for them on the walls. There are beginner, moderate, and challenging routes.

Over the summer, the Nelson sisters built three new routes and said they hope the staff will create more within the next couple weeks.

“I think the wall is a great place to come and meet new people,” Kocher said. “It’s a great place to hang out with friends and build relationships with the staff who have, for the most part, worked at the wall since it opened.”

Climbing Instructor senior Emily Nelson scales the climbing wall in Roche Sports Complex.

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from A1 and dumb enough to believe you could be elected president,” and he laughed. So that’s it really. I had some talent and a few ideas, and I was in politics because I believed in it, unlike today, where it has become awfully mercenary.

My advice is ‘if you are interested in it, find something you are interested in doing, and do it well.’ The ironic thing about politics is it is a meritocracy. People can advance very quickly by proving their ability. There are very few real experts.

Your political commentary and advice differ with mainstream Democrats on things like environmentalism and health care. When trying to persuade fellow Democrats, what have you found to be most successful?

I remind them that I am a Democrat by heritage, and I have my credentials in the Democratic Party and the civil rights movement, where I came out politically strong. My opinions differ with them because I have refused to abandon my principles, and I have refused to use their talking points. I made a promise to myself that I would never say anything that I did not believe.

A lot of Democrats get angry and want me to be more in line with my party.

My main argument with them is when you subordinate your principles to what party bosses tell you, you become a political hack.

Unfortunately, I believe we have lost a sense of personal integrity in both parties. This is why the country is rebelling against the parties because everything is politicized for the benefit to the people in power and not for the people of the country. The Democrats have lost their sense of conscience and have become an identity-victimization party and have stopped standing for things like it once did. The only thing you can do is remind them of who they once were and why it’s important to return to that.

IMAX to screen all eight ‘Harry Potter’ movies Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. is screening all eight “Harry Potter” films in IMAX, as prelude to the upcoming Nov. 18 release of the prequel “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” Screenings begin Oct. 13. at $9 a ticket.’

Hurricane Matthew threat prompts evacuation A category three storm with 120 mph winds that could hit Florida Thursday night has spurred evacuation efforts. Although the storm, dubbed Hurricane Matthew, isn’t guaranteed to hit land, residents in Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida have fled inland.

Last Detroit Public School principal sentenced Beverly Campbell, former principal of Greenfield Union Elementary/Middle School, was sentenced Wednesday to 15 months in prison for taking $50,000 in bribes and kickbacks from a school supplies vendor. Campbell is the last of 12 Detroit Public School principals to be sentenced.

Father’s reaction to hidden hospital charge goes viral A new dad’s tongue-incheek post about a $39.35 charge for his wife to hold his newborn son went viral this week. Skin-to-skin contact between mom and baby required an additional nurse, so a charge was added to the bill.

The father set up a GoFundMe account to pay the charge off.

Director of the Philos Project Robert Nicholson spoke on Zionism for the Gershom Lectures Sept. 29 in Phillips Auditorium.

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ment for Zionism, the idea that Jews should be allowed to live in Israel.

Willitts said the New Testament offers a defense of the belief in a physical homeland.

“We’re trying to show that it’s not just a giveaway to posit in the Bible, in history, and in present Israel the right of the Jewish people to have a place,” Willitts said.

Robert Nicholson — director of the Philos Project, a nonprofit organization that supports Christian engagement in the Middle East — said he sees the book and the Gershom Lectures as a chance to dispel misconceptions about Zionism

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It’s a well-established norm that Hillsdale students talk a lot of politics. In this election, it’s important that students put their money where their mouth is and vote.

Students have been arguing tirelessly for and against Donald Trump, Gary Johnson, and even a few for Hillary Clinton, all semester. And if it’s not students talking about the election, it’s professors giving their take on the latest news item to come out of the respective campaigns.

But just talking about the election isn’t enough.

Even if students can’t bring themselves to vote for one of the candidates at the top of the ticket, it’s important to re-

member that there are many significant elections on the ballot other than the presidential race.

For most students, this means they will have to vote absentee. While many states only require an absentee ballot application be turned in a week or less before the election, some states, like Georgia, suggest that voters apply a month before the election.

Today, the presidential race is only 33 days away.

Roughly 34 percent of Hillsdale students are from Michigan, with another 21 percent from Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio.

Michigan residents must apply for their absentee ballot

by Nov. 5, Illinois residents must apply at least five days before the election, Indiana residents need to register eight days before the election, and Ohio residents must apply by noon, three days before the election.

The full list of absentee ballot deadlines can be found at www.vote.org.

Students can apply for an absentee ballot by contacting the city clerk of their hometown and requesting information about an absentee ballot.

Those 18 years old and not yet registered to vote will also have to register to vote.

Don’t wait until the last minute to apply for an absentee ballot. It’d be pretty sad if a

ballot couldn’t be counted because a last-minute mix-up by the U.S. postal service caused an absentee ballot to come late.

Students who live within a couple of hours of campus should consider driving home on election day to cast their vote in person.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, a dismal 38 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds voted in the 2012 presidential election. Hillsdale students should rise above this statistic.

Your vote matters. Don’t let apathy, homework, or even geographic distance stand in the way.

Pi Beta Phi’s Annual Mr. Hillsdale Competition: Who are you voting for?

Andrew Berryhill

Joe Spampinato

Hank Prim

Matt Johnson

Kelly Cotes

"I only have one thing to say about Andrew Berryhill, and it's this: "If you're looking to graduate with your MRS degree, then Berryhill means graduating Summa Cum Laude."

"Joe Spampinato is a valuable football player and a great choice for Mr. Hillsdale. A member of Delta Sigma Phi, Joe can be seen walking the roads of Hillsdale in a throwback NBA jersey. Samp, as he is known on campus, is known for his happy demeanor and tolerance for "yo moma" jokes."

"Known to many as 'Uncle Diddles,' Hank is the loving mom to 167 Simpson boys, but he spent 2.5 years securing streets of Hillsdale during his time with campus security. Dr. Arnn recently said of Hank: 'You look like the dorky guy who could win this thing.'"

-Victoria Watson

"Matt Johnson doesn't win Mr. Hillsdale. Mr. Hillsdale wins Matt Johnson. He is a gentleman to the ladies, a scholar during the week, and is always for the boys all the time. His best attribute is his hair.

How does he do that? Come to Mr. Hillsdale and find out more."

Kelly Cotes is a senior from Ohio. Kelly pledged ATO during his first semester and is theAlumni relations chair for ATO. In participating in Pi Beta Phi’s Mr. Hillsdale, Kelly hopes to raise money for philanthropy and have fun. A vote for Kelly is a vote for the ATO representative and for world peace.

- Ryan Burns

-Kolbe Conger

-Drew Jenkins

-Abraham Ourth

Jimmy McGrath

Matt Schrzan

"Vote for Jimmy McGrath for Mr. Hillsdale because he's the best representative for the average Hillsdale student. He is a perfect gentleman, always willing to lend a helping hand. I went to high school with Jimmy and can genuinely say he has always been an easygoing and humble individual. Jimmy is definitely deserving of the Mr. Hillsdale title."

"Matt's that guy that is friends with everybody. He makes a point to know everyody's name. He'll talk to everybdy and be really friendly with everybody. He's an inspiration on and off the football field; he's got more energy than anyone on the team. I can't imagine anybody that would be better for Mr. Hillsdale."

-Kelsey Gockman

-Maria Theisen

You’ll never make it if you fake it: looking confident isn’t being confident Well, changing our outward posture may not be as effective as previously thought, but psychologists recommend a variety of methods to change our actions by changing our thoughts.

When it comes to success, self-talk is critical. Hyping yourself up for a task can seem a little phony, but expecting

By Joel Haines and Aaron Andrews

We’re often told to “fake it till we make it,” which is momspeak for “keep your chin up, stand tall, and smile, for goodness’ sake.”

We may not be feeling at the top of our game, but adopting the right posture is the key to slaying any obstacle. That’s science, right?

Well, no.

A week and a half ago, one of the co-authors of the study that introduced the idea of power posing—adopting assertive stances before stressful situations in order to boost confidence—revealed that she no longer trusts her own research.

In 2010, Dana Carney, Amy Cuddy, and another researcher published a study in “Psychological Science” with these findings: projecting physical confidence before a stressful situation can make you act more confident. Cuddy explained their findings in “Your body language shapes who you are,” the second most popular TED Talk ever.

But as it turns out, the research backing up the idea of

power posing is pretty flimsy, according to Carney.

“I do not have any faith in the embodied effects of ‘power poses,’” she said in a post on her website. “I do not think the effect is real.”

Additionally, other studies with larger sample sizes have examined the phenomenon without finding evidence that it has any results. Any effects of power posing may be more about self-fulfilling prophesies than actual scientific fact.

In short, the results were overblown.

So splaying yourself out like a starfish won’t help you ace the job interview or midterm. And speaking of bursting bubbles, smiling won’t necessarily make you feel happier either, as recent research has contradicted previous studies correlating a happy face with a happy mind.

This is good news for those of us who question the utility of grinning like an idiot in a madcap effort to bring joy to our lives at midnight in the bottom floor of the library.

But, what’s a frazzled student to do instead to exude the confidence we all frequently need?

Fall Break: Emphasis on ‘break’

By | Madeline Fry Columnist

high achievement from yourself is not unsensible. One study published in Frontiers in Psychology a few months ago found that participants who told themselves they would perform better the next time always outperformed those who didn’t.

Another study, this one from the Journal of Experimental

Social Psychology, found that employers preferred interviewees who had just spent time thinking about times when they were powerful. So when you need a boost, remember a time when you were at the top.

So, next time you’re facing a job interview or a midterm, skip the power posing and the

cheetah grin and talk yourself up a bit. Expect yourself to succeed, and tell yourself so. And it never hurts to try smiling, too, for goodness’ sake.

Fry is a junior studying French and journalism.

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Trump promises conservative action, not Republican rhetoric social harmony—is no longer By | Garrison Grisedale Special to The Collegian a demand of society. American history has morphed from an Conservatives seem to experiment in self-government have forgotten that there under God to a story of racism is something out there to and bigotry. The pervading conserve. public opinion is that America’s The concept of a customs are irrelevant, her nation is not some grand religion arcane, her morals abstraction. America is not obsolete. an idea. America is a country, Our greatness, we are a people, built on sweat and told, lies not in what truly blood with a distinct identity characterizes us as a country, rooted in language, history, but in our tolerance of the customs, traditions, religion, assault on these very things. and morals. America faces We are great, not for our a crisis. That which defines greatness, but for our passivity her is being systematically in asserting and defending that deconstructed. greatness. Not only must we The American people are let the defining aspects of our being replaced courtesy of a civilization die, we must drive porous southern border and home that sword ourselves.

Against 16 experienced a suicidal immigration policy which invites those who don’t competitors, Donald Trump an unmatched share American values en mustered masse. If conservatism wants Americanism. Boldly declaring to remain electorally relevant, “Americanism, not globalism, this issue must be immediately will be our credo,” he promises addressed.

A shared to protect those sacred things language—foundational to which define America. He

campaigned on a passionate belief in the inherent goodness of the American people, a recognition of America’s irrefutable beauty, and a desperation to conserve it.

Trump may not be a masterful rhetorician or an esteemed intellectual.

Perhaps this is necessary: the

soul, wholly devoted to the good of the people. It must be someone willing to fight fire with fire, resorting to the outrageous not for the sake of the outrageous, but because he knows exactly what is at stake, and what it will take to win. Trump’s very candidacy embodies the fiery spark left in

If a conservative is someone dedicated to conserving that which defines America, then Trump is a conservative. prudential surrender from our detached “conservative” elite has continually failed the people. The typical conservative platform of wornout platitudes is meaningless when Americans yearn for a soul, when they see everyday the American spirit’s struggle to survive. This is why our next president can only be a toughtalking realist with a visceral dedication to the American

our nation’s fight to survive.

Trump has shown his commitment to a government that serves “We the People.”

While his opponent demands allegiance—“I’m with her”—he offers allegiance: “I’m with you, the American people.”

His “America first” approach restablishes national sovereignty. Trump reminds us, “I am not running to be president of the world. I am

running to be President of the United States.” His “law and order” platform addresses the most pressing fears of Americans, reaffirming the most fundamental role of government—the protection of its citizens. He is committed to slashing administrative overreach, cutting taxes and regulation, eliminating wasteful spending, repealing Obamacare, enhancing religious liberty, local control of education, sensible foreign alliances, gun rights, the pro-life movement, a secure border, and desperately needed immigration reform. And lest we forget, the Supreme Court hangs in the balance. Trump’s nominees have the opportunity to engrain conservative policy into our national fabric for decades to come.

If a "conservative" is a rigid ideologue spouting catchphrases about a supposed allegiance to the Constitution, then Trump is not the

archetypical conservative. But, if a conservative is someone dedicated to conserving that which defines America, then Trump is conservative in a sense far above the weak-kneed excuse of "conservatism" today.

Keeping the status quo may prove Trump’s prediction true: “Four more years of this, and we may not have a country anymore.” America is not an undifferentiated multicultural blur. America is a country. And her current path can lead only to collapse; she will inevitably fall with a shudder, a ghostly outline, a mere shadow of her former self, the edges intact but the substance absent. We must heed Trump’s call to unite as “one people, under one God, embracing one American flag.”

So let’s make America strong again, proud again, safe again.

Let’s Make America Great Again.

Grisedale is a sophomore studying politics.

Web piracy and capitalism can’t mix There are no ‘presidential’ candidates By | Tara Ung they believed that music Special to The Collegian piracy was stealing, 38 percent believed that it wasn’t, and Anyone who has watched over 85 percent admitted to a DVD since 2003 knows pirating music.

Piracy harms creators and that digital piracy is illegal. consumers alike. In 2004, U.S. However, despite the law and all the Anti-Piracy Warning motion picture companies Seals the FBI can produce, lost an estimated $2.3 billion many people – especially to internet piracy. In 2016, college students – pretend the estimate is $22 billion. In 2009, the Recording Industry piracy is not stealing. of America In this digital age, piracy Association (RIAA) estimated that piracy is a nefarious creature that accounted for over 60 percent manages to disguise itself as a quasi-victimless crime. After of music downloaded from all, if the creator still has access the internet. Worldwide, that to the product, is it really estimate rises to 95 percent.

To demonstrate this effect, stealing?

James Rogan of the Superior Yes, it is – and it is imperative that supporters of property Court of California gave this rights and the free market analogy: imagine making 100 understand how digital piracy shirts, knowing that at least 60 of those shirts would be stolen. tramples upon both.

Creators produce content To compensate for anticipated with the understanding that losses, how would you price those who enjoy their product your shirts? His point was will compensate them for that investment depends upon it. Creators' property rights confidence of return, and should include the ability to the entertainment industry charge for the enjoyment of depends upon investment. companies, their product. Such a property Entertainment therefore, price their products right is what copyright laws at a rate where investors can were created to protect. be assured that they’ll receive However, the internet traffic return, despite history from North America, adequate Europe, and Asia-Pacific anticipated piracy. As piracy reveals that about a quarter increases, so do prices for of internet users ignore entertainment commodities.

The counter argument anti-piracy laws. This study, defending piracy insists upon conducted by NetNames – a difference between breaking a digital management and into a store to steal items and intellectual property group – accessing an album illegally found that over 25 percent of the total internet population online, especially if the pirate actively sought out pirated is only doing so for personal material. When researchers use. Piracy, as the argument from Texas State University goes, is not stealing because asked college students whether the owner is still in possession of the content.

Trump constantly shifts and By | Jennifer Matthes Special to The Collegian contradicts himself. Both of these temperaments should be During the most watched rejected in favor of an executive presidential debate in history, rooted in principle, but able to Republican presidential react.

Trump’s constant changes candidate Donald Trump boldly proclaimed his are a clear executive failure. best quality in running He changes his policies at a for president: “I think my dizzying pace. An NBC News strongest asset, maybe by far, article published on Sept. 30 is my temperament. I have a tracks 126 distinct policy shifts winning temperament. I know across 21 different issues, with 18 shifts on his main platform how to win.”

Trump made a lot of of immigration.

He changes his opinion of false claims at the first debate, but this is the most individuals as soon as they egregious. Neither Trump nor choose to support him. “Lil Clinton embodies the ideal Marco” and “Lying Ted” temperament for the executive, were granted the respect of and this was clearly on display “Senators Rubio and Cruz” when they endorse him. during the first debate.

Much like Aristotle’s Trump’s inconsistency is even understanding of virtue in “The worse when coupled with Ethics,” the ideal temperament his inability to maintain a for the executive is a mean respectful demeanor, exhibited between two extremes - one most recently in his remarks who fails to adapt and instead surrounding the debate.

Trump is more than willing chooses to stay rooted in outdated plans, and another to descend into a level of that American who who shifts so rapidly that vulgarity he acts in erratic, contradictory politics had left behind. He ways. The mean between these used Gennifer Flowers to rattle two is an executive capable Clinton before the debate and of analyzing a situation and constantly interrupted her adapting accordingly, but who — an estimated 51 times — does not shift so much that during the debate.

Further, Trump’s remarks he abandons all semblance of toward Alicia Machado principles.

Where is our virtuous mean? following the debate reveal an Certainly not on that debate insecure, bitter man who is far stage. The ideal executive from appearing presidential. requires balancing a number of Any candidate who points factors – adaptation, prudence, his Twitter followers to check and constancy – none of out a woman’s sex tape has which Trump or Clinton has illustrated that he is unfit mastered. Clinton embodies for the presidency based on Ung is a junior studying the executive who sticks to the temperament alone. script and ignores changing Clinton’s inability to adapt, Latin. circumstances, whereas however, is no better. During To address this argument, we have to take the idea of property rights in two parts.

First, a person has the right of ownership – simple possession of their belongings. Second, a person has the right of usage – to do with that property what he or she pleases (so long as it does not violate anyone else’s rights).

In the first sense of property rights, piracy defenders have a sound argument. The creator does still have access and technical possession to his or her property.

The whole point, however, of selling a movie, painting, musical piece, or any digital content, is to share that music with a wider audience, and make money by doing so.

By eliminating the ability of the owner to ensure that he or she will receive adequate compensation for the content, the pirate cheats the content owner out of profit.

The computer nerds responsible for torrent sites are violating property rights just as much as the thieves who break into stores and steal hard copies off the shelves.

Piracy is not a victimless crime. Yes, college students are stereotypically impoverished.

But poverty does not excuse anybody for violating property rights. It is even a contributing factor to the high cost of entertainment goods. We must not engage in piracy, if we want to call ourselves defenders of property rights and the free market.

the debate, Trump would interject comments in the middle of her speech and she would just plow through, seemingly unaware that in those moments he commands the attention of the audience.

But a temperament that won Clinton the debate is not the same as the temperament needed for the Oval Office.

An admirable example of this within the debate setting is Carly Fiorina’s handling of Trump after his comments about her physical appearance.

When prompted to respond on the debate stage, she calmly replied, “I think women all over this country heard very clearly what Mr Trump said,” leaving Trump dumbfounded.

Clinton can’t do this because those reactions and deliveries can’t be entirely scripted. Clinton resists any deviation from the script and has difficulty pretending to act natural, hence her painful delivery of “trumped-up trickle down.” While being clever is certainly not a prerequisite for leading the nation, adapting to shifting circumstances is.

Americans deserve an energetic executive, not a manic one, and certainly not one whose temperament is prone to petty insults and vulgarities or an inability to change.

We should be voting, first and foremost, for a candidate who is fit to be president, who upholds the virtues of the executive office, and neither Trump nor Clinton fit the bill.

Matthes is a senior studying politics and Latin.

The Heritage Room is not an admissions prop, it's for serious students By | Andrew Egger Senior Writer It happens on every campus tour.

After Lane and Kendall and the dorms, the student ambassador leads his charges into Mossey Library for the grand finale: the showing of the Heritage Room. The books and paintings and coins are duly admired.

And someone (usually a mom) exclaims: “If I were a student, I’d study in here all the time!”

So why don’t our actual students share this sentiment?

The Heritage Room may be a campus showpiece, but student habits suggest it isn’t great for much else. If students and faculty are to get the most out of its impressive contents, the Heritage Room needs a makeover.

Most Hillsdale students have tried to study in the Heritage Room. But

nearly all soon learn that other places make better study spaces and migrate out. Students tend to say they like the Heritage Room, but rarely use it themselves.

The problem is that the room tries to do too many things: It is, at various times, a study space, a museum, an archive, a gallery, a lecture hall, and a conference room. Unsurprisingly, these purposes often work against one another.

Want to study in the Heritage Room?

Sure, but only if you don’t mind straining your eyes in the dim lighting the rare books require or chatty tour guides who break the sepulchral silence.

Want to admire the books, coins, and art? Only if you’re prepared to feel oddly intrusive as you weather the glances of the few study holdouts.

Want to host a lecture? You’ll need to

rearrange the entire room first. Want to attend that lecture? Be prepared to have your view blocked by an eagle.

This confusion of purpose is evident even in the library’s own Heritage Room Use Policy, which recommends the room for “individuals, very small classes and seminars” but does not permit “groups or classes meeting on a regular basis” or “groups meeting for purposes unrelated to the documents in the room,” due to the “monetary and cultural value” of the room’s contents.

The upshot is that the Heritage Room is much less than the sum of its extraordinary parts.

So how can the college untangle these conflicting purposes?

To begin, we should consider eliminating the Heritage Room’s redundancies. There is no reason why such events as the Last Lecture series or the panel on Hillsdating shouldn’t

take place in either of our campus auditoriums. If we’d miss the homey atmosphere, the Formal Lounge at the Grewcock Student Union will serve.

The question thus becomes: should the Heritage Room serve primarily as a study space or as a gallery showpiece?

Make no mistake: the collections that the Heritage Room displays are excellent. The rare books, including a signed copy of James Joyce’s “Ulysses,” a “Lysistrata” illustrated and signed

by Pablo Picasso, and a 1598 copy of Aristotle’s “Politics,” are a delight, as is our antique coin collection. It would be a travesty for these treasures to molder in some campus attic just to give students another study option.

Happily, Mossey Library is already laying plans for a new construction that could solve this dilemma: an archive wing for the library. Such an archive would make the perfect home

for the rare collections currently housed in the Heritage Room, which would shine brighter than ever in their own dedicated spaces.

Meanwhile, with its rare contents removed, the Heritage Room could realize its potential as the premiere study spot on campus: leather couches and fireplace made welcoming by lights no longer stingy and dim, but still a warm respite from the harsh fluorescents found elsewhere on campus. Study space would be at a premium in this revamped Heritage Room.

It’s time the college took back the Heritage Room from the admissions department. The holy grail of study spaces is just a library addition away.

Egger is a senior studying history and journalism.

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Entrance sign for Jonesville High School, which has gained the most students of any school in Hillsdale County. Evan Carter | Collegian

Gier Elementary School students pose with their backpacks. Scott McClallen | Collegian

Hillsdale police, Walmart donate backpacks to Gier By | Scott McClallen Collegian Reporter The Hillsdale Police Department joined forces with the Jonesville Walmart location to provide Gier Elementary School students 12 new backpacks.

Every year, the Hillsdale Police Department participates in a charity event. Past events include stuffing busses, providing bins to collect winter jackets, and collecting money for the Salvation Army or Red Cross.

“The police force enjoys banding together to serve the community. Last year we did ‘no shave November’ and raised a considerable amount.

This year we left a container at dispatch for officers to dump change into when returning

from lunch,” Hillsdale Police Chief Scott Hephner said.

The Hillsdale Police contacted local schools to gauge compatible needs. Hephner called Gier Elementary School Principal Laurie VanOrman, who requested backpacks.

“Chief Hephner details our emergency safety plans for Gier Elementary, so he’s no stranger to the staff or the kids.

We receive donations a few times a year, but few are considerate enough to call ahead and assess specific needs,” VanOrman said.

VanOrman actively integrates volunteers into Gier, such as the Hillsdale College football team, and is working with senior Victoria Fasset to start a ‘big brother and sister’ program.

VanOrman talked to nearly

every student in order for the police force to best determine how it could help Gier Elementary School.

“Our school has 465 students and is still growing.

Sometimes the parents ask for backpacks, but it’s usually the kids who know their needs the best,” VanOrman said.

“Whether they can’t afford it or they lost it from a recent move, a backpack is the most basic school utensil.”

Hillsdale’s police officers are actively integrated into the community helpers, seeking to meet the needs of its members on a daily basis.

“The officers work for the town in addition to individual charity work, but we always raise more when we collaborate,” Hephner said. “Small amounts add up, and then we

just find and meet needs.”

Hephner contacted Gale Fix, store manager of the Jonesville Walmart location, about their mission, and she agreed to discount the backpacks for half-price and double the number to 12.

“We always try to give back to the community. Chief Hephner told me the amount raised and what it was going toward, so I discounted the backpacks,” Fix said. “Charity breeds charity.”

While this was a one-time purchase for Walmart and the Hillsdale police, Principal VanOrman will see its impact everyday for the rest of the school year.

“The expressions of the kids when they received the backpacks paid for themselves twofold.” VanOrman said.

Clown sightings on campus Reading High evacuated that quickly took hold of cam- after Mace sprayed in halls By | Katie Scheu Assistant Editor Two separate groups of people wearing clown masks, one made up of students and one of Hillsdale residents, were seen on campus Tuesday evening, causing a stir on social media and resulting in multiple reports to campus security.

Hillsdale Police Chief Scott Hephner said it is not likely anyone will be charged with an official crime, but the police will fully investigate the incidents.

“We have to look at this from the victims’ end,” Hephner said. “We will investigate this incident from that standpoint.”

Detective Brad Martin will speak with sophomores Emily Holtyn and Corinne Prost, who said they called security around 7:40 p.m. on Tuesday after the masked Hillsdale residents drove past them as the two walked down Hillsdale Street, slowed, and yelled “hey ladies” before laughing and speeding off.

Multiple accounts of clown sightings on campus, including Holtyn and Prost’s, were posted on various social media accounts, fueling rumors

pus.

Dean of Men Aaron Petersen said he noticed discrepancy between the different accounts he heard: “There seemed to be a lot of misinformation.”

While exaggerated rumors heightened Tuesday night’s drama, the pranks add to a series of clown-related incidents across the United States. The trend began in South Carolina with unsubstantiated reports of child harassment, and has since traveled through two dozen states, according to Time magazine.

“We don’t have any place for this in our society right now,” Hephner said. “We don’t want this to become a trend here.”

Petersen agreed.

“Our students can be playful with each other and we can appreciate that,” he said. “If our students are scared and upset, we take that seriously, too.”

Hephner recommends students travel with escorts after dark, communicate plans with friends, and call 911 immediately if personally threatened.

“This is a safe area,” Hephner said. “We don’t want students to be scared, even if this was a prank.”

By | Kaylee McGhee Assistant Editor An unknown substance in the hallways of Reading High School caused a school-wide evacuation on Sept. 13. Upon further investigation, school administrators discovered a student had unintentionally released a can of pepper spray in the cafeteria, creating breathing difficulties for students and staff members.

According to Superintendent Chuck North, the Mace was strong enough to bother multiple people.

“Even if it was just one student that reacted poorly, it would still be a big issue,” North said.

North said he contacted the Hillsdale County Sheriff ’s Department soon after the student sprayed the substance, because it was impossible to initially identify what it was.

“The fear was not knowing what was making people cough,” Athletic Director Mitch Hubbard, who was one of the first responders, said.

Lt. Tim Parker was one of the first members of law enforcement to arrive at the school, after North personally

contacted him.

“No one knew what the source was,” Parker said, “so that was what we needed to figure out.”

Hubbard said the pepper spray traveled from the cafeteria into the hallways, leaving a trail of residue that induced coughing fits, behind it.

“It was a weird feeling,” Hubbard said. “There was this odorless substance traveling around making people cough.

Our biggest concern was for the kids with breathing difficulties.”

The administration evacuated the school within five minutes of the pepper spray’s initial release. Shortly thereafter, North decided to cancel classes for the rest of the day in order to cleanse the building of the lingering Mace, according to a press release.

“It was unintentional,” Parker said, “but the results were huge.”

According to Hubbard, Reading High School administration handled a scary situation very well.

“It was a weird situation,” Hubbard said, “I didn’t know that stuff could be so powerful.”

No credit card skimmers found in Hillsdale County, three found in Coldwater By | Breana Noble News Editor Although law enforcement has found nearly 70 credit card skimmers—small devices that capture credit and debit card information—at gas station pumps across the state of Michigan, none were in Hillsdale County.

Gas stations in Coldwater were the closest locations at which law enforcement found skimmers in a recent Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development report. Management of Hillsdale gas stations said they implement several security measures to protect their customers from identity theft and have plans to install EMV chip readers — EMV stands for Europay, MasterCard, and Visa, the first companies to use the readers — for further safety.

“Above all, the main thing is your guys’ safety,” said Cortney Longrey, store manager at Team One Food Store at 240 S. Broad St. “That’s the worst thing in the world, having somebody get your credit card info.”

Jennifer Holton, communications director for Michigan’s agriculture department, said law enforcement found three skimmers at gas stations in Coldwater in November 2015, since the first skimmer in Michigan was found in the Grand Rapids area more than a year ago. The skimmers in Coldwater were subsequently removed.

Law enforcement inspects gasoline dispensers on a quarterly basis for skimmers, which someone can install in seconds.

Although Coldwater is over 20 miles away, Hillsdale gas stations still implement safety measures, including surveillance mechanisms and security labels, to keep fraudsters away.

Now, gas station managers are looking into EMV chip card readers. Michigan law requires that by Oct. 1, 2017, all gas pumps must be able to read these integrated circuits on credit cards.

Unlike typical credit cards’ magnetic strip, information traveling from the card’s chip at the pump to the store’s computer is encrypted, making it harder for skimmers to read the name and card number being transmitted.

The Citgo at Team One has the machines for reading chips, but the system needs an update before it will be fully functional, Longrey said.

Others are waiting for the hardware to become available, since the new chip readers are in high demand, said Ed Heath, vice president of operations for Folk Oil Company, which owns PS Food Mart at 17 Carleton Road.

For now, Hillsdale gas sta-

tions are using other means to protect their patrons.

Marathon Petroleum Corporation’s 185 W. Carleton Road location installed a new security system two weeks ago on its pumps, manager Kamal Leton said.

Team One also has a security system with 16 surveillance cameras to keep watch on its pumps, entrances, and exits, Longrey said.

The store also places security labels over the pump’s lock.

In order to insert a skimmer, the identity theft would have to open the lock. If someone peels back the tape, the label will read void. Team One checks the labels every day, Longrey said.

“We haven’t had any problems,” she said. “Some places have... because they’re not placing the labels on the pumps properly. You have to put them where the skimmer can get in and out of pump — that’s the key opening.”

Longrey added that Team One also has the security tape on its credit card reader inside the store.

“People don’t think that can be tampered with, as well,” Longrey said.

Most people use the credit card reader inside the store, she said, though the pumps outside receive about 75 transactions a day.

Longrey said the labels are important because pumps’ locks are universal, meaning a single key can open almost all gas station pumps in the state and even across the country.

That’s why PS Food Mart’s Citgo uses a proprietary lock set on its pumps in addition to using security tape and video surveillance, Heath said. The set changes the locks so that only the set’s keys can open the pumps.

“It closes the door on some folks,” Heath said. “We want to make ourselves a less attractive target.”

Looking ahead, although the United States is switching to EMV credit card chips, Heath said Americans are still missing out on further protection. The chips can employ a personal identification number, but credit card companies are not using that measure, at least not yet. Chip and PIN verification would require shoppers to input a four or six digit code when they use their card.

“It’s a security tool that would’ve made us a whole lot stronger,” Heath said.

Nonetheless, Heath said the measures in place are helpful in deterring identity thieves and protecting customers.

“There isn’t a legal requirement, but to say there’s not a moral requirement would be inaccurate,” Heath said. “Just as you want to protect your customers’ safety physically, we need to so electronically.”

TIFA purchases Dawn Theater, may convert it to community center The marquee of the Dawn Theater.

S. M. Chavey | Collegian

By | S.M. Chavey Features Editor The Dawn Theater in downtown Hillsdale has housed many Hillsdale events—from Derby Days, to Mock Rock, to Battle of the Bands, and more.

It may now be developed into a different type of facility following its purchase by the City of Hillsdale’s tax increment finance authority (TIFA).

TIFA bought both the Dawn Theater and the Keefer House as part of a package deal for $410,000 from previous co-owners Jeff and Marcy Horton. The city had been hoping to purchase the Keefer House for several years, but the Hortons wanted to sell both buildings at once, resulting in the present deal reached with TIFA. “We just really feel that if we could get the Keefer House developed and make it a destination that it would be good for the college. There would be more rooms available downtown when [Hillsdale College has] big weekends, so we thought it would be help that.

Plus, we’d like to preserve it and make it a historic site,” said

Michael Parney, chair of the Targeted Development Committee chair of the Targeted Development Committee, the committee within TIFA that recommended the purchase.

When complete, the hotel will hold about 35 rooms.

“The Keefer House is a very significant focal point both visually and historically. We can’t think of any other building that would make a bigger impact in terms of the economy,” Chairman of the TIFA board Chris Sumnar said.

As the city works to repair and develop the Keefer House, which will cost $3 million and take several years, it is undecided on what it would like to do with the theatre.

“We’re still evaluating options, but we’re thinking a community center. We’d love to have someone come in and operate it as a place for nightlife and entertainment,” Sumnar said.

Sumnar said that because it is now owned by a government entity, there is a good chance that some grant funding will be available for structural and roofing renovations. Until then, they will use the Dawn

Theater as a community center for weddings, birthday parties, anniversaries, and potentially a public theater again, according to Parney.

Officer of Economic Development Mary Wolfram said TIFA and the Targeted Development Committee have been considering this purchase for several years now.

“The process starts with the big question: what is the best way to improve economic development in downtown Hillsdale area? TIFA has studied those issues on all of those buildings, and they picked out the ones that will have the greatest economic effect.

Keefer House is pretty obvious because it’s the biggest empty house… downtown, and before it was empty it was underutilized and not being cared for,” Wolfram said.

Jeff Horton said he bought the Dawn Theater and Keefer House as part of a retirement project.

“Our purpose was to adopt these buildings. We never intended to open businesses [inside] ourselves, but simply to pursue the restoration and maintenance and wait for

somebody to come by who had a good business purpose and could put them to good use,” Jeff Horton said.

In addition to restoring their capacities, Jeff Horton also said he wished to restore some of their history.

The Dawn Theater was built in 1919 during the time of silent films, according to Jeff Horton, and what you see inside today is not the way it was originally built. It was rebuilt in the ‘30s in order to accompany different acoustics of the films with soundtracks.

“There are indeed movie posters that were fixed to walls in the basement that have names and images of people from the silent film era,” Jeff Horton said.

Horton and his wife bought five properties over the years, but with this final sale they will have sold all of them.

“I am sort of retiring for a second time,” Jeff Horton said.

“It was like an adventure—you never knew what was going to be around the next corner.

Each one had a different character—its history and presence and potential.”

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Construction at the old site of The Manor.

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Jonesville school buys Manor Foundation property By | Nicole Ault Collegian Reporter

From top to bottom: Sign welcoming visitors to part of the Manor Foundation property, front entrance to The Manor Family, Treatment, and Support Center. Nicole Ault | Collegian

Empty fields and a pile of rubble give the former Manor Foundation property an abandoned look—at least for now.

Jonesville school officials said they hope to see it bustling with offices and student activities in a few weeks.

The Jonesville school system bought the 35 acre property from the Manor Foundation in April because of its proximity to the current school buildings and the space it provides for school activities, according to Jonesville Superintendent Chellie Broesamle. Broesamle said the school system paid $1 for the property, plus $3,000 for utilities.

The Manor Foundation was established in 1930 as a residential school and treatment center for children with disabilities, said Marcia Gensterblum, vice president of operations at the Manor. The institution closed in February 2013.

Some of the buildings on the property have had to be demolished, Broesamle said,

including part of the main building and the school building.

“The damage to the buildings had become pretty severe,” she said, citing black mold, broken roofs, and high utility costs as a few of the problems.

Broesamle emphasized that school officials carefully considered the decision to purchase the property and demolish some of the buildings.

“We tried looking at different avenues,” she said, noting that she grew up with the daughter of the property’s owners. “The school did not take lightly taking down those buildings.”

Berlin agreed that the decision was not easy.

“We discussed this in great detail for a quite a while, toured the property, sought input from other sources, and weighed the benefits versus the costs and liabilities,” he said in an email.

One of the benefits, Berlin said, is more space for Jonesville Pathways, an alternative school for the district.

“The Manor property is pri-

marily going to be used for our superintendent’s office and our business office, so when they move over there, it opens up more space for Pathways on our middle school campus,” Eric Swihart, the principal of the Pathways program, said.

Swihart noted that the property will benefit Jonesville students in multiple ways.

“We do lots of outdoor opportunities here for all Jonesville kids, and the manor foundation property will allow us to expand that.” he said. “We want to let our kids enjoy a new setting rather than being inside in front of a computer.”

Swihart said the property will benefit teachers, too: “It allows the teachers more opportunities to make connections with their curriculum into the community and the natural resources that we have here.”

School officials plan to make use of several buildings on the property. Travis Berlin, vice president of the Jonesville school board, said the school will have access to a gym, and some of the offices in the main building will be used for

school administration.

Berlin said a garage on the property will be used for maintenance vehicles and a storage building will provide room for storage that used to take up space in the back of the middle school as well.

The property also has several fields and trails, which Broesamle said will be used for outdoor programs and activities, including cross country meets, soccer games, an archery club, Future Farmers of America activities, and maybe an outdoor science center.

For now, Berlin said the school is focusing on getting the offices and gym ready for use.

“That should be completed soon and make the property available to our district’s educational and recreational activities,” he said.

Broesamle said she is excited for the new opportunities that the property will provide.

“There’s cool stuff happening, that’s for sure,” she said.

“There’s just a lot of things that are available, and we want it used by the community and students.”

City council revises guidelines regulating committee size By | Nic Rowan Collegian Reporter The Hillsdale City Council decided to revise its guidelines concerning council committee size limits, despite resultant budget hikes, at a Sept. 19 meeting.

Committees, which are legislative sub-groups composed of city councilmen, could be composed of only three members up to this point. The new guidelines allow for up to four members on a committee and grant the mayor the ability to preside over or join his choice of committees.

Each person added to any given committee will result in a spending increase for the city council. In addition, the increased body count on each committee will potentially alter their effectiveness, as committees can lawfully make decisions only when over half of their members are present at a meeting.

Councilman Bruce Sharp said his personal experience

with committees in the past does not make him optimistic that the new guidelines will facilitate more productive decision making.

“I’m on two committees, and there’s three council members on both of these committees. [At] over half the meetings we’ve had, we’ve been lucky to have two council members there,” he said.

“If we raise the limit to four council members, does that mean if only two show up we can’t have a meeting? That concerns me.”

With regard to the spending increases, Sharp said the council’s decision goes against its purpose as an entity.

“We’re talking about trying to save costs for the city, and it’s going to cost us 25 percent more for these meetings.

We’re contradicting what we’re saying we’re doing here,” he said.

Despite Sharp’s objections, the city council decided to raise the number of possible committee members per committee to four, with the option

of mayoral involvement.

Councilman Matthew Bell said this move will help the council become a more effective body, but added he worries the new committee guidelines may still be too constrictive.

“I just worry that we’re limiting ourselves to four,” Bell said. “There may be a need in the future to put five or more people on a project if it is really big. I think we need to remove the limit, so we don’t run into this problem again in six months.”

Amid the council’s disagreement, Mayor Scott Sessions was a proponent of increased committee sizes due to the opportunity for mayoral involvement. Sessions said that although previous mayors have been unable to take part in committee decisions actively, he wants the ability to do so.

“As long as we’re adding up the amount of councilmembers on there, I’d like to be a part of it,” he said.

Record crop yield ramps up competition By | Brooke Conrad Collegian Reporter Record crop production in southern Michigan this year is driving up competition for commodity farmers, some of whom are not going to be able to sell all of their crops.

“The prices are terrible,” Hillsdale County farmer Bill Hayward said. “A lot of farmers are not going to make it.”

Several farmers are reporting a trend of abundant yields across Hillsdale County and Branch County this year, but with an increase in supply comes a decrease in demand, and, thus, lower prices for farmers.

Hayward said that during a drought in 2012, prices went up as high as $13 to $15 per bushel, whereas now the prices are around $8 to $9 per bushel. Corn and wheat prices are showing similar disparities.

Such low prices are not covering expenses for several farmers, which has been the case for the past two years and possibly will be next year too.

Good weather seems to have been one of the main causes of such abundant yields this year. According to Branch

County farmer Bill Pridgeon, the heat was especially helpful.

Normally, local weather does not reach into the 90s, but this past summer saw several 90 degree days. Farmers need a number of these so-called heat degree-days for a good harvest, and, as a result of this and the rain, Pridgeon said the crops in his field right now would be a “historical yield” for his farm.

In contrast to the region-wide heat, rain varied by area, with northerly drought around the Hillsdale and Jonesville areas until August, and a lot of westerly and southerly rain toward Coldwater and the state border throughout the summer. It was like a “tale of two cities,” according to Pridgeon, whose farm west of Reading received 18 inches of rain, while farms on the east side of Reading received only five inches.

For farmers who got their crops in the field on time this year, the excellent combination of heat and rain helped crops ripen more quickly than usual.

After the heat degree-days and August rain, Hayward said his garden grew “like mad,” and his soybeans are better than he

has ever seen.

Professor of English Christopher Busch raises Jack Be Little pumpkins, and he said they are already past ripe, while normal ripening time is not until Halloween.

Despite the general success of commodity farmers this year, the drought farther north hurt a lot of produce farmers. AJ Schiel, a local produce farmer, said commodity farming is different from produce farming because produce is often less able to withstand heat and small produce fields like Schiel’s do not always have a consistent supply of irrigation.

Hayward also commented on this difference between produce and commodity farming, saying that more drought-resistant technology has been developed for commodity crops — like his wheat, corn, and soybeans — than for produce.

Hayward says that every night on TV, the economic situation looks worse and worse for commodity farmers.

“The American farmer has gotten to be very good at his job,” he said. “Which is precisely why so many are struggling economically this year.”

A police patrol vehicle.

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Police to use USDA grant for body cameras for all officers, a new patrol car By | Thomas Novelly Editor-In-Chief With the financial assistance of a $28,000 federal grant aimed at helping rural communities, the Hillsdale police department plans to purchase another police vehicle and body cameras for all of their officers in hopes of increasing community transparency.

“We do periodically have issues brought up about how an instance was handled by an officer or how a person reacted to being pulled over or questioned,” Hillsdale City Manager David Mackie said. “Given the current political and public safety climate, we thought it would be good to equip or officers with these cameras. It provides them with one more tool to serve the public.”

The $28,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture aims to help with development in rural communities. Hillsdale Police Chief Scott Hephner said getting the funds for the body cameras and other equipment was the result of a fluke in the grant application process.

Hephner applied for the grant in May and preemptively placed an order for a new 2017 Ford Police Interceptor because of the disrepair of the existing vehicles. Hephner said they anticipated the USDA grant would cover the order of a new vehicle.

“We had two Dodge Char-

gers in our fleet and they were mechanical nightmares,” Hephner said. “They broke down a lot. We basically couldn’t use a third of our fleet.”

The city, however, was initially declined for the grant,

“Given the current political and public safety climate, we thought it would be good to equip officers with these cameras.” forcing the department to cover the cost of the new car out of their 2016 operating budget.

Hephner said he found out the department was reapproved for the grant one day after ordering the vehicle.

On Sept. 15, at the Hillsdale City Council meeting, Hephner announced the news about the grant, and said he planned on using it to purchase another 2017 Ford Police Interceptor as well as additional equipment, such as body cameras.

“It’s unfortunate that we couldn’t use the grant funds

to purchase the first vehicle,” Mackie said. “But what we’re going to do is purchase the second one out of next year funds.”

The grant is one of many recent federal grant initiatives aimed at equipping police agencies with body cameras and high-tech equipment. In May 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it was providing $20 million in grants to help local and tribal agencies purchase and learn to use body cameras. In the wake of publicized instances of police brutality, President Barack Obama announced a plan to spend more than $75 million to purchase more than 50,000 body cameras for police over the course of three years.

Hephner said that if all goes according to plan, the body cameras and car will be ready for use by Jan. 1, 2017.

Despite the miscommunications with the initial grant, Mackie said he is happy with the city’s use of federal and state grants.

“We’ve been doing very well with grants, whether it’s for the airport, economic development downtown, or with projects such as the 42 Union apartments,” Mackie said.

“When these grant opportunities come up, you need to take advantage of [them]. We’re pleased that we got the grant even if it was a little late for our current purchase.”

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Football from A10 “The good news is our kids don’t quit. They keep battling,” Otterbein said. “But the bad news is we were in that situation. We don’t want to get ourselves dug into those holes.”

Stewart finished the game with 307 passing yards and three touchdowns on 31 completions. Sophomore tailback Joe Reverman ran for 87 yards and a touchdown on just 13 carries. Brock added to his stellar season with 146 receiving yards and three touchdowns on 10 catches. Brock ranks third in the NCAA Division II with 134.0 receiving yards per game.

“I think people around the league are figuring out if you try to go single coverage on Trey Brock that might not be a very good idea,” Otterbein said.

Reverman hurt his knee in the second quarter on Saturday, and finished the game wearing a knee brace. He was on crutches earlier this week and had an MRI on Monday, but hopes to be ready to go on Oct. 15 when the Chargers return to action.

Several other Chargers are nursing injuries. Four true freshmen have played this season because of injuries on defense and special teams.

With an extra week to prepare for their next game, the Chargers took Tuesday and Wednesday off from practice and will take Saturday and Sunday off as well.

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“We’ve got a lot of guys banged up, so hopefully we recuperate this week and then come back and just finish strong in these last five games,” Reverman said.

The Chargers will play two of their final five games against top-15 ranked teams in NCAA Division II. “The other side of the break isn’t exactly a walk in the park, so to be fresh going into that, it feels pretty good,” Otterbein said.

Halfway through the season, Otterbein said he’s seen “some very good stuff ” from his team so far.

“Our football team has great character. I think they’re very close. I think they play hard,” Otterbein said. “Overall, we’re just looking to continue to improve and get better and try to stay healthy down the stretch as well so we don’t have those peaks and valleys of experience on the field and then youth on the field.”

Through five games last season, the Chargers were 1-4. While happy with their improvement, the Chargers want to be better.

“We’re above .500. It’s not where we want to be but we’ve got to accept it,” Rose said.

“We’re just trying to go 5-0 to finish out the season and just take it one week at a time.”

The Chargers will return to action on Oct. 15 at Findlay. Kickoff is at 2 p.m.

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PIETILA PLAYS RECORD ROUND By | Joshua Paladino Assistant Editor

For the first time since the Hillsdale College golf team’s reinstatement in 2014, a Hillsdale golfer took first place in a tournament. Sophomore Joel Pietila tied for first at the Kyle Ryman Memorial Tournament on Oct. 2 and 3. The team finished in sixth place out of 14 teams.

“It felt really good to be there,” Pietila said. “It’s the first time every part of my game has come together in a college tournament, and I had a different mindset going in. I wanted to make birdies.”

The top five Chargers played at Mohawk Golf and Country Club in Tiffin, Ohio.

In the two-day tournament, the team played 36 holes on Saturday and 18 on Sunday.

Pietila shot 69 and 72 — three under par and even par — on Saturday. On Sunday, he scored 73.

“I would undoubtedly say it was one of the biggest highlights so far as a team,” sophomore Liam Purslowe said. “It proves that we have the ability, both as individuals and as a team, to compete and win the tournaments we play.”

Overall, Pietila shot 214, which put him in a three-way tie for first place. Pietila entered a playoff to decide the overall tournament winner.

“It’s motivating all of the guys to see Joel in that position, because that’s where we all want to be,” sophomore Peter Beneteau said.

Sophomore Joel Pietila (right) took first place at the Kyle Ryman Memorial Tournament this weekend. It was the best performance by any Charger golfer since the program returned in 2014.

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Unfortunately, Pietila lost in the playoff to Ben Cook from Ferris State.

“Despite losing in the playoff, Joel is one of the guys that will always find positives in what most most people would perceive as a negative situation,” Purslowe said. “That’s just who he is.”

Head Coach Nate Gilchrist said this win is a encouragement for Pietila, the players, and looks good for the program that was reinstated just two years ago.

“They are good enough to win golf tournaments. They’re as a good as anybody that we play — individually and as a team,” Gilchrist said. “They have to believe in themselves a little more, and clean up some mental errors each round

within a tournament.”

Another accomplishment was that the team tied for the lowest score on Sunday, shooting 294. Purslowe placed 15th and shot 219, junior Joe Torres scored 324, Beneteau shot 232, and junior Logan Kaufman finished at 233.

The team also competed in a junior varsity event in Springfield, Illinois called the Dan Salisbury Memorial Collegiate. The team took seventh out of eight teams.

Freshmen George Roberts and Robert Zetwick, sophomores Andrew Grayson and Henry Hitt, and junior Steve Sartore played in the tournament. Roberts and Grayson both tied for eighth, shooting a four-over 148. Sartore finished at 156, Zetwick at 161, and Hitt at 166.

“George and Andy both had a quality weekend and a great top 10 finish,” Gilchrist said.

On Oct. 10 and 11 the team will play in the the Midwest Regional hosted by the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

The tournament will be held at The Fox Run Golf Club in St. Louis, Missouri.

Pietila said this tournament is one of the biggest in the fall.

He added that a good finish could help position the team to compete in the postseason next spring.

“My goal is to win as a team,” Gilchrist said. “We need to finish in the top five or better so we can get back inside the top 10 for the Super Regionals selection in the spring.”

Despite home advantage, women’s tennis falls to GVSU, Ferris By | Breana Noble News Editor Women’s tennis faced a difficult weekend, losing both Saturday and Sunday, during its inaugural matches on the Mary Jane Delp Courts.

The Chargers lost to Grand Valley State University 7-2 Saturday and Ferris State University 5-4 Sunday, although they put forth a strong effort, head coach Nikki Walbright said.

That puts the team at 3-3 for the season.

Despite the results of the hard-fought matches, players said they remain confident in the team’s talent, knowing it could have gone either way, sophomore Halle Hyman said.

“We were very close in almost all our matches,” Hyman said. “We walked away from the end of it, saying, ‘We totally could’ve beaten that team.’”

Walbright said Hyman was a highlight during a tough weekend. She won her matches at No. 1 singles both days, getting a boost from the friends and family who could watch her play at the new home courts, she said.

Sophomore Halle Hyman (left) and freshman Katie Bell (right) teamed up on Sunday to defeat the Ferris State Bulldogs at No. 1 doubles. brad monastiere | Courtesy

“I was happy I went out and played fearless,” Hyman said. “In the beginning of the season, I was playing with a lot of nerves and anxiety. This weekend...I left it all out on the court and tried my best.”

On Saturday, the Chargers knew they were facing a challenge in GVSU, who typically ranks in the conference’s top two teams, Hyman said. Immediately, they felt the pressure, as the Lakers swept the

tight doubles matches 9-7, 8-6, 8-5.

“I was a little frustrated after my doubles match, because we were up 7-2 and ended up losing 9-7,” Hyman said. “But after the disappointment, I said,

‘It’s time to bear down.’ I knew the rest of my team would, and it was my job to do so.”

After a long haul, Hyman came out on top in singles 6-4, 3-6, 11-9. Sophomore Madeline Bissett at No. 3 singles did likewise 6-2, 7-6. But GVSU didn’t let up, as sophomores Corinne Prost and Julia Formentin, senior Dana Grace Buck, and freshman Kamryn Matthews fell to their opponents.

“We went after every match, even though we lost them,” Hyman said. “I think our fight was really good.”

Realizing they were so close, the women went into Sunday ready to play with a fresh slate against Ferris, Prost said.

“I think we have the team of the best fighters in the whole GLIAC,” Prost said. “We came out Sunday feeling just as fresh as we had Saturday, and we had no regrets. We didn’t take it as a loss. We felt it was an opportunity to get better.”

After the doubles competitions, the Chargers were ahead 2-1. Hyman and freshman Katie Bell teamed at No. 1 for a 8-4 victory, and Buck and Bis-

sett, No. 3 doubles, won 8-5.

Prost and Matthews lost their match 8-6.

But in singles, the Chargers met some greater challenges, Hyman said. She won 6-2, 6-4, and Prost was victorious at No. 2 6-1, 7-6. Bissett, Buck, Matthew, and Formentin, however, lost to the Bulldogs.

“Every point that came on, I said a quick prayer because I knew it was a tough match,” Prost said. “I would go out with each point being a new point.”

Walbright said she was proud of her team for persevering.

“It was disappointing loses both days,” Walbright said.

“But we have to bounce back.”

She said she is preparing the team to do so with a mixture of rest and practice after facing a high volume of work in recent weeks.

“The team just needs to go in with a clear mind next weekend,” Hyman said. “We know they were close matches and that we are still a very talented team.”

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BACK TO BASICS: CHARGERS COACH FOOTBALL AT LOCAL SCHOOL By | Emily Blatter Collegian Reporter Football coaches rarely remind players to bring helmets on game day — they assume it’s implied. To a seventh-grader who has never played football before, it’s not quite so obvious. Two former Charger football players learned this the hard way.

Seniors Chuck Ahee and Nate Hollern are coaching the seventh-grade football team at Davis Middle School in downtown Hillsdale this year, bringing more than two decades of combined playing experience to teach local kids.

“You’re out there at practice and you’re teaching them this technique, and they get it wrong, and they get it wrong again, and then finally they get it right,” Ahee said. “Because they get the technique right, they make the tackle, or they catch the ball, and their faces light up and they explode. Just seeing that cycle of self-growth in them is really cool.”

Adjusting their expectations for inexperienced players presented a challenge for Ahee and Hollern, who had already played for several years before they were in seventh grade

Seniors Nate Hollern (left) and Chuck Ahee (right) pose before leading local middle schoolers through a football practice. Emily Blatter | Collegian

themselves, they said.

“We didn’t think we had to coach them to bring their helmet to the game, but we had a kid forget to bring his helmet to the first game,” Ahee said, laughing. “That was something we didn’t expect.”

Hillsdale doesn’t offer many

opportunities for kids to learn football while they’re young, so many of the players on the Davis team had never played before, Hollern said.

“I don’t know if they’ve had dads that played catch with them in the yard, but in most cases, we’re acting like dad,

teaching them how to play,” Hollern said. “It’s frustrating at times, but when you see the finished product, it’s very, very fulfilling.”

Coaching from the sidelines gives a very different perspective on the learning process, Ahee said.

“Part of it’s super frustrating, because you know what they’re doing wrong, and you know how to fix it, and you just want to get out there and do it for them,” Ahee said. “But part of it is super rewarding as well, when they do learn how to do it, and you know that you’re able to teach them that, to teach them effectively, then it’s almost more rewarding than doing it correctly yourself.”

Hollern agreed that teaching beginners presents new challenges, but said he was confident in his players’ ability to grow.

“It’s definitely a hurdle,” Hollern said. “But I’ve found that the higher we’ve raised the bar for them, the more they give us. That’s definitely something we’ll continue to do.”

Davis running back Brock Ladd, 12, has played football for four years, but said Hollern and Ahee gave him a chance to step outside his comfort zone.

“I was surprised I got the chance to play running back,” Ladd said. “Most people thought I wasn’t fast enough.”

Ladd said the coaches knew he really wanted the position, and they encouraged him to pursue it.

“They’re my favorite coaches I’ve ever had,” Ladd said.

“All the team loves them. They really know what they’re doing.”

Hillsdale College Dean of Men Aaron Petersen contacted Hollern over the summer when the head coach at Davis Middle School resigned.

Since the season started Aug. 31, the team has practiced five days a week, with games on Wednesdays, Hollern said.

Coaching these boys goes beyond teaching technique, Hollern said.

“Football is a game where a boy becomes a young man, who learns the life lessons that he’ll have to apply for the rest of his life,” Hollern said. “It’s man versus the elements, because it might be a really cold day to play, or really hot, and they conquer that. It’s man versus man, because you have to physically dominate another person in every play. And it’s man versus self, because you have to fight that inner voice fighting within you.

That’s how life works … To get those lessons in a microcosm at a young age, that’s something I’m hoping to pass on to the kids I’m coaching now.”

Men’s and women’s cross country improve despite injuries By | Evan Carter Web Editor Though injuries kept top runners on both the men’s and women’s teams from competing, each squad showed improvement compared to the first meet of the season.

Transfer-sophomore Nick Fiene sprained his ankle about halfway through last Saturday’s Louisville Classic after getting his leg stuck in a deep patch of mud, and freshman standout Arena Lewis didn’t race after feeling ankle pain in the days leading up to the meet. Fiene is expected to return to racing for the GLIAC Conference Championship on Oct. 22, while Lewis’s status is to be determined.

“She might be back in a week, or it might be something where it takes a little bit longer,” said Assistant Distance Coach Richard White.

The men who did compete took advantage of the race’s fast course and good conditions, running impressive races that showed marked improvement over their first race of the season, and from this time last season. The average time for the top five finishers was nearly a minute faster than their time at the Louisville Classic last season.

Building on his performance at the Spartan Invitational, junior Tony Wondaal placed 15th in the race, among the top athletes in the GLIAC, beating his personal best by 45 seconds.

“Grand Valley State University’s three and four, Nate Orndorf and Wuoi Mach, were 10 seconds back from me,” Wondaal said. “I made a conscious decision at the two-and-a-half mile point that I was going to break from Mach and Orndorf and try to hold them off for the rest of the race.”

Seniors Joseph Newcomb

and Caleb Gatchell were second and third on the team, with freshman Joe Humes and senior Luke Daigneault stepping up to the team’s fourth and fifth positions.

Most of the men ran personal best times at the meet.

Junior Sam Philips also managed to have a good race, though not a personal best, after losing one of his spikes in the mud early in the race.

While the team’s top five ran faster overall at Louisville than they did at the Spartan Invitational, the gap between their first and the fifth runners increased by about 25 seconds. This gap, however, was most-likely affected by Fiene dropping out of the race.

“I could say something positive about every single one of the guys across the board,” White said. “It was just a really good performance ... such a motivated group of guys, usually it’s easy when everyone is that motivated.”

White also highlighted Humes, who improved his time from the first race by over a minute, calling his race “special.”

Following Saturday’s race, the men are ranked 11th nationally and third in the Midwest region in this week’s national coaches poll.

The women also showed significant improvement over their first meet, with nearly all of the runners recording a personal best.

Senior Molly Oren placed 34th in the race, placing among the top GLIAC runners and earning the GLIAC Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week award. Oren was followed by junior Hannah Macintyre in 45th.

“There was a lot of good competition,” Oren said. “In the middle it was a lot easier to continue pushing because there are always people to con-

Sophomore Ally Eads was one of the top five Chargers at the Louisville Classic on Saturday. After the race, the women’s national ranking fell to No. 10 while the men fell from No. 10 nationally to No. 11.

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tinue to pass.”

The women’s top five was rounded out with sophomore Ally Eads, junior Amanda Reagle, and senior Meri Didier.

“The women had a really strong showing as well,” White said. “The person we thought made the biggest leap was Amanda Reagle. You could tell it was a mental breakthrough for her as well as the physical barrier she broke.”

Reagle was pleased with her race, but said she would still like to do better.

“The coaches were emphasizing getting out early in the beginning of the race, so I worked on that,” Reagle said, “and I still felt, even though I

got out hard, that I had quite a bit left in me in the end, so I just worked on moving up places.”

Following Saturday’s race, the women fell to 10th nationally and fourth in the Midwest region in this week’s national coaches poll.

The team’s next scheduled meet is the Michigan Intercollegiate Championships this Friday at 4 p.m. at Hayden Park. According to Coach White, the top runners on the men’s and women’s teams will treat the meet as a workout, pacing freshman and developmental runners.

CROSS COUNTRY INJURY REPORT: Men:

Santiago Quintana, junior, running low volume, not expected to come back to competition until indoor track Nick Wondaal, freshman, may start running again in a few weeks, there is a small chance he may compete at the end of the cross country season

Women: Arena Lewis, freshman, has not run for a week, may come back for cross Andie Bodary, junior, has pain in her legs and not running at this point, looking to come back for indoor track Maddie Richards, junior, has begun to do low volume running again, not expected to come back until indoor track.

YOUNG SWIM SQUAD PREPS FOR SEASON OPENER By | Morgan Channels Collegian Reporter

Sophomore Grace Houghton swims in a meet last spring.

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The Hillsdale College women’s swim team spent the summer training and preparing for their upcoming season, and weeks of practice during the school year have led to the season opener this Saturday.

Sophomore Anika Ellingson explained how she prepared herself over the summer for this year. Strength and conditioning coach, Patrick Gifford, gave the Chargers a customized lifting program for the summer, Ellingson said.

Elligson said the way her teammates would connect via social media to encourage one another during the summer inspired her.

“A lot is dependent on your own motivation, but we would keep each other in check. Especially this year’s sophomores would encourage each other. You know you have to be ready, so you have to stay mo-

tivated,” Ellingson said.

The squad lost six seniors last spring including Zoe Hopkins, Sarah Rinaldi, and Jennifer Wheeler.

This year, new captains will step into leadership: junior Peyton Bowen and seniors Kenzi Dickhudt and Emily Shallman.

The Chargers welcomed nine freshmen this fall. These freshmen knew they needed to be ready to start with a fairly good yardage base coming into the school year, but that the adjustment to college sports would be difficult regardless of prior training, said head coach Kurt Kirner.

“So much of it is growth within the program once they get here,” Kirner said.

According to Kirner, longterm goals are hard to set with such a young team. However, the swim team hosts a meet against Albion on Saturday, Oct. 8. It will be these next two weeks which really determine each swimmer’s strongest

skills, Kirner predicted.

“It’s all about finding your niche,” he said. “Most swimmers can do a variety of events, but it’s really about pinning down each individual’s strengths.”

Kirner does have some goals in mind for his team, however.

“I want to get all of my freshmen and sophomores with life-time best times,” Kirner said.

Similarly, swimmers set goals for themselves. Ellingson’s goal this year is to make to the national meet. She missed nationals by .02 seconds last year, and is determined to make it this year, she said.

Ellingson wants to maintain a positive attitude even when the work gets tough. The team works over Christmas, and it’s a long season Ellingson said.

“There’s not much drier — no pun intended — than swimming up and down a lane,” Kirner said. “They need

to be intrinsically motivated to have that drive and that commitment.”

Even with all the activities outside of the pool, sophomore Grace Houghton emphasized the importance of community among the team members.

“Upperclassmen need to encourage freshmen and build community and form relationships,” Houghton said. “I really just want to invest in the team.”

Though Houghton and Ellingson acknowledge the large amount of work and dedication they devote to the team, both agreed that they would not have it any other way.

“I love what I do,” Ellingson said. “I don’t think I could imagine a life without swimming and the stability it provides. It’s the one time during the day, or two times a day sometimes, where I don’t have to think about school. I can focus on that stress release.”

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CHARGER VOLLEYBALL SLAMS FIFTH-STRAIGHT WIN By | Jessie Fox After battling through a couple of hard-fought, fiveset matches this weekend, the Hillsdale College volleyball team extended its winning streak to five straight matches. With a majority of the season lying ahead, the Chargers aren’t done yet — and for head coach Chris Gravel, five matches isn’t enough.

“Five in a row doesn’t mean anything until about 15 or 20,” Gravel said.

The winning weekend boosts Hillsdale to a 12-2 overall record, and 5-1 in the GLIAC. Gravel said the long matches were beneficial for the Chargers at this point in the season.

“Probably, for growth, it was good that we won in that way this past weekend,” Gravel said. “Although you never go into a weekend wanting to win that way.”

Both the Malone University Pioneers and the Walsh University Cavaliers made the Chargers fight for these wins, pushing each of the weekend’s matches into five sets. Aside from duration, however, the weekend’s matches unfolded quite differently.

Friday’s match didn’t start in the Chargers’ favor. Malone got away with wins in set one and two, 25-20 and 25-22, re-

spectively.

“We were making all the points, they just weren’t for us,” Gravel said.

The Pioneers were able to take set one with only six kills.

The Chargers had tallied 11 kills, but their 12 errors led them to the loss.

“We came to Malone with the idea in our heads that we already had them defeated,” sophomore outside hitter Kara Vyletel said. “They came out with all they had and outworked us.”

After set two, however, Gravel said the team started its 65-point countdown of “countable points.” Going into set three, the Chargers had zero.

“The only points that count are the ones you get credit for.

In losses you don’t get points,” Gravel said. “We had 65 to go, and we counted it down to all 65, and we played quite well.”

The Chargers powered to a 25-15 win in set three, and a 25-18 win in set four. The Pioneers, however, were determined to finish what they’d started. Both teams played tight in set five, but the Chargers’ .300 hitting percentage and 10 kills edged them to a 15-11 win.

Vyletel started her smashing weekend performance on Friday, leading the Chargers with 16 kills. Sophomore right side hitter Paige VanderWall

added 13.

On Saturday, the Chargers headed to Walsh University, hoping to end the Cavaliers winning streak. Walsh had defeated Malone on Tuesday and Northwood on Friday.

The Cavaliers came out tough, edging to a 25-22 win in set one. In set two, Hillsdale reversed the score then carried the momentum into set three, too. Walsh, however, wouldn’t go down without a fight — the Cavaliers fought to a 25-21 win in set four to tie the match.

“They were on a roll, and we could see why,” Gravel said.

“They were getting every ball up, serving tough, passing well. They were everywhere. It was good volleyball.”

In set five, however, Hillsdale took charge, springing to an 8-3 lead. At this point, freshman Emily Lachmann subbed in and served an ace.

Then, the teams switched sides.

“I said, ‘We just have to get that first point after the switch,’” Gravel said, “and she served another ace. Back-toback aces to really put the pressure on the other side. It really helped us run away with that final set.”

The Chargers finished the match with a 15-6 win in set five. Senior middle hitter Kyra Rodi said the tight match was both fun and helpful for the Chargers.

“It was one of the first games all season in which it was a battle back and forth all match,” Rodi said. “In set five there was no fear of failure, only an expectation of winning, and so we were able to trust everyone on the court to take care of their job.”

Vyletel continued her shining weekend, leading the team with a career-high 21 kills on Saturday afternoon. Defensively, the Chargers led a well-balanced response to the relentless Cavaliers: four Chargers tallied more than 17 digs.

Though the Chargers are proud of their winning weekend, Rodi said her squad is ready to move forward. Hillsdale will host two of the top teams in the South Division this weekend: Wayne State on Friday at 7 p.m. and Findlay on Saturday at 2 p.m. Both Wayne State and Findlay carry 6-1 records — the best in the conference — and a reputation for strong serving. Wayne State leads the conference in serving, Findlay is a close second.

Fortunately for the Chargers, Hillsdale is a close third.

“They both have size and power, and they’re very good offensive teams,” Gravel said.

We’re really going to have to step up to the challenge to be in the right position on defense and to be able to make adjustments as the matches go on.”

Football seeks rest, recovery after falling to Wayne State By | Nathanael Meadowcroft better we’d have had a better chance.”

Wayne State ran the ball 44 A week off could not have times and threw the ball just 20 come at a better time for the times. Warriors running back Hillsdale College football Romello Brown ran for 157 team. After a physical 41-30 yards and two touchdowns on loss to the Wayne State War- just 23 carries.

“They just executed a lot riors on Saturday, the Chargers are using their bye week to better than us. We knew if we heal and prepare for a tough fi- couldn’t stop the run we didn’t nal stretch of the 2016 season. have a good chance of winHalfway through the sea- ning,” junior linebacker Jay son, Hillsdale is 3-2 overall Rose said. “We didn’t really and 2-2 in GLIAC play. While force them to pass the ball, so 3-0 at home, the Chargers fell that’s where we went wrong.”

Hillsdale fell behind 14-0 in to 0-2 on the road with their defeat at Wayne State. The the first quarter. Playing from Warriors powered past the behind, the Chargers ran 53 Chargers with 250 rushing pass plays to just 22 run plays. yards and 514 total yards of Overall, the Chargers ran 11 more plays than the Warriors offense.

“They’re a big, strong, phys- but were outgained by 124 ical football team. We knew yards. Wayne State’s propengoing in that’s what it was,” sity for big plays shut down head coach Keith Otterbein Hillsdale’s best chance to steal said. “They had a lot of yards momentum.

With 4:48 remaining in the after contact and if we tackle

second quarter, sophomore quarterback Chance Stewart connected with sophomore wide receiver Trey Brock for a 47-yard touchdown to cut the deficit to 14-10. The Chargers recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff, but turned the ball over on downs at Wayne State’s 34-yard line. Two plays later, the Warriors scored on a 65-yard touchdown pass to extend their lead to 21-10.

“To come up on the short end there was a dramatic swing,” Otterbein said. “If you go up at that point, it’s a whole different game.”

Wayne State’s lead ballooned to 41-10 early in the fourth quarter before the Chargers finished the game with 20 unanswered points.

Otterbein was proud of his players for giving their best until the end.

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Five artists represent Hillsdale at Grand Rapids art competition By | Katie Scheu Assistant Editor GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Statues pose on street corners, photographs frame restaurant walls, and canvases cover brick-walled storefronts. Grand Rapids, Michigan, has welcomed 1,453 artists to showcase their work within 3 square miles of town for 19 days in one of the most open and diverse international art competitions on the planet: ArtPrize.

While the whopping total of $500,000 awarded in cash prizes to 10 artists is enough to entice anyone to enter, the eighth annual ArtPrize holds far greater importance for both creators and spectators as a celebration of visual art.

“ArtPrize has opened up the conversation [about art] to a whole new audience because they lose their self-consciousness,” Amelea Pegman, managing director of ArtPrize, said.

“It brings such an authentic cultural experience to the community.”

This year, five Hillsdale artists showcased their work in ArtPrize: Professors of Art Barbara Bushey and

Sam Knecht, Associate Professor of Art Anthony Frudakis, Lecturer of Art Doug Coon, and senior art major Sara Pezzella. From quilts, to paintings, to sculptures, to photos, Hills-

“I’ve never been to a museum or gallery that has even close to the variety of ArtPrize.” dale’s pieces nearly summarized the artistic diversity at the competition.

Coon said he encourages art students to enter ArtPrize through its “mind-numbingly organized” application process.

“I think it’s important to try to get your art outside of Sage and into the wider world,” Coon said. “You want people to see your work.”

With just under half a million total spectators milling about the competition every year, showcasing at

ArtPrize will do just that. On Friday, Sept. 30, a bus full of artistically-inclined Hillsdale students joined the ranks of spectators to take in the ArtPrize phenomenon.

“ArtPrize is such a hodgepodge,” Coon said. “I’ve never been to a museum or gallery that has even close to the variety here.”

This hodgepodge is no accident.

Pegman said ArtPrize hosts a vast array of works to create a noticeable contrast between different styles of art.

“We want to have local artists as well as people who are showing nationally and internationally,” Pegman said. “We want the types of art to juxtapose each other and help people pose the question, ‘What is art?’”

Both Bushey and Coon said the unique ArtPrize environment encourages its visitors to think and communicate about the pieces on display, while the hushed tones of museums tend to discourage visitors from discussion.

“With the size and the openness of this event, more people think they get

Coon said his “over-developped appreciation of the absurd” and his “fascination with going to desolate places” inspired his photograph, “The Morton Salt Girl Really Let Herself Go.” Katie Scheu | Collegian Frudakis’ life-size hydrocal plaster statue of Mary and Jesus, titled “Mother and Child,” mimics a pose he once saw his wife and daughter take on. A bronze version of the same statue sits inside St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in downtown Hillsdale. ArtPrize | Courtesy

Five long wisps of Japanese silk flutter over panels of cotton printed with photos of Lake Superior in Bushey’s quilt, “Superior Dreams V.” This is Bushey’s third series of art focusing on the natural beauty of Lake Superior, where her family owns a cabin. ArtPrize | Courtesy

to have an opinion about art,” Bushey said.

Galleries all over ArtPrize raised this question, sporting every medium imaginable: stacks of shiny license plates, twists of bronze, sheets of Legos, gobs of paint, swaths of cloth, flashes of light, even swirls of animal blood.

Somewhere between crusted acrylics and butcher shop leftovers was “Emoh” by Loren Naji, another project challenging the definition of art.

Since Sept. 21, Naji has taken up residency inside his piece, a sphere made entirely of debris from the dilapidated and deserted houses of Detroit, Flint, and Grand Rapids. Inside, two empty milk crates support a mattress wedged under a shelf crammed with books.

Naji turned heads of passersby as he showed off his temporary home.

He told a crowd of curious ArtPrize-goers his live-in project could offer a solution to the “backward system of homelessness.”

“With these shelters, we could

have 100 people off the streets and more public art,” Blank said.

A few blocks up the street from Blank’s recycled home, Grand Rapids’ Kendall College of Art and Design ushered spectators through its revolving doors to contemplate a jumble of digital art.

Jenny Start, a sophomore majoring in graphic design at Kendall College, supervised a room of digital projectors casting flickering images across its white walls.

“In high school, I wasn’t big into art,” Start said. “ArtPrize helps kids see more art, be more aware of it, and celebrate it. Art shows self-expression … and with ArtPrize you can share that self-expression with others.”

As she spoke, a pack of 15 elementary school students stumbled into the room, hollering to their friends as they spied the projectors and lasers tucked into corners.

“If nothing else, ArtPrize is a good introduction to looking at art,” Bushey said. “If you lived through ArtPrize, maybe you’ll go to an actual museum.”

Knecht captured the upper Tacquamenon Falls of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in his painting “Michigan Majesty.” “The falls were the focal point, but the real delight for me was dealing with the trees on either side, and the effects of the water, too,” Knecht said. Katie Scheu | Collegian

Pezzella’s “La Vida de Color” is an electric trinity of one painting and two photos. “The two photos represent the thoughts, emotions, hopes, and fears inside the girl,” Pezzella said. ArtPrize | Courtesy

to hear both Orestes’ and the Furies’ side of the story, and the tension of the play becomes whether Orestes’ life can be spared by the law or whether, as the Furies claim, “there is no salvation — not from Athena, nor from Apollo.”

While classic Greek drama on the Hillsdale stage is exciting enough, reveling in this play’s spellbinding aesthetics is an added delight. Angell and his team have put together Greek staging methods, rotating scenery, gods in gleaming masks, the haunting melodies of live choruses, and complicated dance routines to create an impressive display of techniques that provides a kind of drama all its own.

“One of my particular expertises

“Angell and his team have put together Greek staging methods, rotating scenery, gods in gleaming masks, the haunting melodies of live choruses, and complicated dance routines to create an impressive display of techniques that provides a kind of drama all its own.” which we have adopted as our court system.”

“The Eumenides” is the third play in Aeschylus’s “Oresteia,” preceded by “Agamemnon” and “The Libation Bearers.” The action begins with Orestes (played by sophomore Austin Benson) murdering his mother Clytemnestra (sophomore Rebecca Carlson) in revenge for her murdering of his father Agamemnon earlier in the trilogy. The ancient guardians of justice, the Furies — this production has five — demand that Orestes die for his bloodshed, but Apollo (sophomore Lane Gaudet) pleads on his behalf and sends him to Athena (senior Dani Morey) for justice. The rest of the play revolves around the court case. Athena assembles a jury

is in masked performance, and Greek plays are all masked performance,” Angell said. Though he has led productions where the actors wore halfmasks before, this time he decided to go with full masks — a decision that significantly complicated the production process.

All the supernatural characters in the play — Athena, Hermes, Apollo, the ghost of Clytemnestra, and the Furies — are masked. While David Knezz, a professional based in Chicago, created the masks for the gods, Angell asked senior Katherine Frank to design and build five for the Furies.

Though she’d never built a mask before, as an art major she was familiar with three-dimensional work and had experience working in the theater department’s scene shop.

With the oversight of costume designer Bryan Simmons, Frank spent the summer constructing five masks from celluclay (a powder mixed with water, akin to paper-mache), Fosshape (a fabric that can be heated and hardened into any shape), and acrylic paint.

“In some ways, I was controlling the design,” she said. “The one thing that I really have been leading in all of this is the color. For the most part, Bryan’s costumes are bouncing off of my color.”

“All of the furies have their own personality,” she said. “Their own slightly different colors, some of them are very different shapes.”

The Furies are certainly the stars of the show. Played by senior Ria Harju, junior Katie Davenport, sophomore Jessica MacFarlane, senior Mikel Eatough, and junior Rachel Watson, they have had to learn both to act as individuals and to speak in unison, as a single character — all while wearing masks, writhing about the stage in contorted positions, and speaking or singing their lines through microphones.

“Everybody’s worked so hard,” Angell said. “I’ve been so impressed with my Furies — the main character of the play is divided into five chunks, but they’re all pulling together as a team.”

According to Frank, Angell wanted the Furies to be neither too animalistic nor too human.

“Trying to make something nonhuman, not a direct relation to an animal, but not completely abstracted, was a very difficult tension,” she said.

“Some of them succeeded more than others.”

Angell employed Eilly Halligan, an alumna, to record original music for the odes in the play. She used two Greek theatrical instruments—the aulos (a wind instrument) and the stringed lyre—to create the recordings. Onstage, the cast will sing the

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By | Ramona Tausz Senior Writer Last night, the curtain went up on the Tower Players’ production of “The Eumenides” in a dizzying display of towering temples, grotesque demons, and bewitching odes.

Angell said he selected this play in part because its key theme — the conflict between “reasoned jurisprudence” and “vengeance” — is a question human societies have debated for centuries.

“The essential theme of the play is justice and how you achieve justice in a society,” he said. “This was the very first courtroom drama ever. And it lays out the Athenian court system,

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‘We are the eternal children of the night’: Hillsdale presents ‘Eumenides’

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Compiled by Hannah Niemeier

Who is your favorite playwright? Favorite play?

Junior history and theater major Brooke Agee: I tend to follow plays rather than playwrights, but I am fond of William Wycherley and the Restoration plays as a whole. Mostly, I am a sucker for musicals. My favorite composer and lyricist is Stephen Sondheim.

His musical, “Company,” is by far my favorite show.

Assistant professor of politics Adam Carrington: My favorite playwright is William Shakespeare. Though I do also enjoy others, including Tennessee Williams and Sophocles. My favorite play is a difficult question.

It seems to shift back and forth as I read my favorites. To cheat a little, I will say Shakespeare’s second tetralogy (Richard II-Henry V).I find the story ... to be a fascinating discussion of human nature and how human beings rule and are ruled.

Are you a Greek theater geek?

Agee: I enjoy and appreciate bits of Greek theater and the building blocks it has given the art. I think the works of Sophocles and Aristotle’s “Poetics” have probably informed my understanding of theater more than Aeschylus.

Carrington: I’ve read a number of plays from ancient Greek theater: The “Oedipus” trilogy, “The Clouds,” and “The Frogs.” I also think Aristotle’s “Poetics” is very helpful. They really do set up drama and comedy going into the future.

What do you enjoy about acting?

Agee: I think there is something unique and intimate about living with a character for the five or so weeks that lead up to a show. You get to know both them and yourself a little better.

Carrington: I think acting has helped with teaching, as much of teaching necessitates getting into the mindset of the author you are reading and the student you are teaching.

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Aquila Theatre brings professional classics to the local stage By | Breana Noble News Editor

For Aquila Theatre, less is more.

Three actors will perform William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” on Tuesday and Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Nile” on Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Markel Auditorium, bringing international talent to the Hillsdale community and the knowledge of experienced professionals to Hillsdale College students.

“There’s not a lot of professional theater in Hillsdale County,” Professor of Theater James Brandon said. “It’s nice to have that option, and for our students studying the art, it’s good to see how professionals do it.”

Now in its 25th year, Aquila is one of the foremost producers of classical theater in the United States. In the past 16 years, Aquila has come to Hillsdale almost every other year.

“They’re in our wheelhouse,” Brandon said. “They’re always doing Shakespeare.

They’ve done Ibsen, the ‘Iliad,’ very Hillsdale classical, western tradition stuff.”

Aquila takes on a unique flare to one of Shakespeare’s most sophisticated romantic comedies, Aquila Executive Artistic Director Deseree Sanchez said. Its version takes place in a London pub and centers on the relationship of Benedick and Beatrice rather than the main plot of Claudio, Benedick’s friend, and Hero, Beatrice’s cousin.

“Everyone is always really interested in watching these two guarded, witty, huge personalities battle it out and end

up together,” Sanchez said.

The plotline for Claudio and Hero, Sanchez said, comes into play to represent the greatest fears of Benedick and Beatrice as the bartender attempts to get them together.

For “Murder on the Nile,” Aquila Theatre’s founder, Peter Meineck, left “artistic retirement” to direct the play set in a BBC radio studio in London during World War II, Sanchez said. In the play, the studio is supposed to broadcast the story, but only two people show up.

“There’s some interesting framing he used,” Sanchez

“What Aquila is doing with limited set elements is bring it out of the box. It’s what Shakespeare intended.” said. “I don’t want to give it away. It’s poignant. It sort of reflects on our world — America’s politics, all the fear.”

Although there are only three cast members, Sanchez said a small cast is preferable.

Brandon said the plays were written so that actors could play more than one part.

“Aquila is following a tradition that goes back to Shakespeare,” Brandon said. “Playwrights would also write so that they could tour in the provinces. Aquila is continuing in the long-standing tradition.”

Brandon said seeing actors in different roles also demonstrates their breadth of talent.

“It’s really illuminating to see an actor the next night in a totally different role,” Brandon said. “That’s really helpful, seeing what their ranges are and what their limitations are, too.”

The actors all have extensive stage experience and come from all over the world, from New Jersey to London, England, to Bahrain.

Since the troupe travels to more than 60 cities every year, it also has to keep its set design simple.

“That is one of our biggest challenges every year,” Sanchez said. “How do we create something that is beautiful and entertaining to look at in The Aquila Theatre group performs “Much Ado About Nothing.” Richard Termine | Courtesy every place we go, whether it is a facility with the best technical equipment or a more Eumenides from B1 limited facility?” odes along to the recordAnd the simpler scenic deings. sign follows the western the“In the ancient Greek plays, atrical tradition, too, Brandon the choral odes that are the censaid. terpieces are sung and danced “What Aquila is doing with and chanted in the originals,” limited set elements is bringAngell said. “If you see a ing it out of the box,” Brandon Greek play today, you seldom said. “It’s what Shakespeare see those odes done because intended. The Globe doesn’t there is no music.” have a bunch of scenery.”

What with masks and live The company will also music, the crew used the Whateach a master class for theater len Tape method to make restudents during an Acting I hearsing a bit easier. The acclass Wednesday. tors recorded their lines in the “Aquila is a world-famous initial stages of rehearsals and producing company,” theater then worked through practicchairman and director George es acting along to their own Angell said in an email. “It is pre-recorded voices. a basic tenet of education that “We would play that and students should be exposed to everyone would work through the work and, if possible, the it just listening to themselves direct training of people in speak and acting it out,” astheir discipline.” sistant director junior Elena Although the plays take on Creed said. “It eliminates that serious topics, Sanchez said awkward phase of having your Top: Dani Morey plays Athena in “The Eumenides.” the performances will enternose in the book and not being Bottom: Rebecca Carlson rehearses her role of Clytemnestain. able to work on the physicality tra in ‘The Eumenides.’ Elena Creed | Courtesy “They should definitely of your movements.” “strike” the show on Sunday, come prepared to smile and if you go The crew also used ancient it might not be the end of “The laugh,” Sanchez said.

Greek staging techniques.

Eumenides.”

“There’s a platform that will “We’re actually entering our The Tower Players will perroll out called ekkeklyma,” show in the American College form “The Eumenides” at 8 p.m.

Creed said. “We’re making that Theater Festival,” Creed said. Thursday and Friday, and at 2 like it would have been back in “So we’re hoping to get nomi- p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, at the ancient Greece — it’s going to nated to compete at the region- Markel Auditorium in the Sage be a spectacle, and that’s how al level in January.”

Center for the Performing Arts. things were then.”

No ticket reservations are reYet even after the actors quired.

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‘Don’t Breathe’ leaves audiences breathless despite plot holes By | Zach Palmer

The television show “American Horror Story” is in its sixth season. Wikimedia Commons

Season six is Ryan Murphy’s scariest season yet—and there’s more to come By | Kayla Stetzel

Collegian Reporter The bloodcurdling anthology series “American Horror Story” is finally back on its feet. After a few years of backsliding in viewership, the show has returned to its original horror roots in its sixth season, opting for serious scares over shock value.

In 2011, the “American Horror Story’s” debut shattered conventional television norms. Its subject matter was dark and dangerous. Its characters were as well-developed as they were evil. Its cast was stacked with award-winning actors.

In its first season, each movement of the plot served the end of the show. Nothing was pure spectacle – the gore only raised the stakes of the psychological terror of its main characters, and, vicariously, the audience. While the series was often compared to the “Twilight Zone,” “American Horror Story” felt more like something Edgar Allan Poe would have enjoyed.

Though “American Horror Story” started out strong, by the time the series hit season five, the show was worn out. It had abandoned its storytelling for the sake of shock to secure viewership, and fans soon tired of hackneyed horror tropes. Fortunately, season six is proving to be a success. It’s fresh. It’s new, and its format is revolutionary.

Leading up to its season premiere, “American Horror Story” season six was shrouded in secrecy. For the first time ever, show creator Ryan Murphy did not reveal the show’s theme.

Rather than revealing the

concept for the season in months prior, Murphy designed a series of “misdirect” trailers — only one of Murphy’s 23 clips revealed the serie’s true theme. Fans were forced to speculate what kind of gruesome turns the show would take.

The season’s theme was finally — perhaps only partially — revealed when the show aired on FX. While the series is tied to the lost colony of Roanoke, there seems to be a lot more to the story than an abandoned New England settlement.

Season six is set in present day, and follows the story of a couple, Shelby and Matt, who decide to buy an abandoned farmhouse in the forests of South Carolina in the wake of personal tragedy.

While “the haunted house in the woods” concept seems cliché, it’s the way the story is told that makes it so captivating: season six is a show within a show.

Season six mimics the format of popular paranormal docudramas like “Celebrity Ghost Stories” and “A Haunting,” shows in which real people describe their accounts to a camera, and then their testimony is followed by dramatic reenactments.

The audience is introduced to two narrators: Shelby (Lily Rabe) and Matt (Andre Holland). They portray the “real” couple, and they describe their paranormal encounters to the camera, while actors Sarah Paulson and Cuba Gooding Jr. reenact the events they describe.

For season six, the show’s iconic opening sequence is gone. In its place, the audience sees the title “My Roanoke Nightmare,” followed by

the disclaimer: “This story is based on true events. Viewer discretion is advised.”

The documentary format is unexpected, and the layering of storytelling adds more depth. The narrators give a sense of reality to the show and act as foreshadowing devices. Yet there are larger questions at play when addressing their roles.

There is no guarantee the narrators are reliable, and often Shelby and Matt have overlapping stories or contradict themselves entirely. Shelby has gone from wanting to fight to live in her farmhouse, to feeling trapped inside it.

Additionally, the bulk of the show is focused on the reenactments. Are these versions of the story reliable as well? Could it be possible that the show is totally staged, and the actual haunting takes place on the set of some reality TV show? In this season, viewers are never certain of what they are seeing.

Gooding and Paulson have hinted at a major plot twist midway through the season, and in a video interview with Entertainment Weekly, Murphy said, “Starting in episode six, the show has a huge turn, and the thing that you think you’re watching is not what you’re watching.”

Since Murphy has killed off his entire cast before, is it possible the real-life narrators are dead? Will there be a clip at the end of the series that reads, “Two weeks after taping, Shelby and Matt were found slaughtered in their apartment”?

Who knows? One thing’s for sure: major twists are heading our way, and no character is safe.

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On Sept. 8, 1960, Alfred Hitchcock shocked the world with “Psycho,” one of the greatest masterpieces in the history of horror. It was the first film ever to use fake blood, and its scare-factor was rooted in a boldly crafted atmosphere.

Since “Psycho,” the horror genre has evolved. From the first “Halloween” movie, to “The Exorcist,” to “The Silence of the Lambs,” film directors have striven to balance high-intensity scares with quality entertainment.

The horror film “Don’t Breathe,” released Aug. 25, 2016, has been heralded as a remarkable take on the horror genre. Under the guise of a foolish home invasion, “Don’t Breathe” smartly balances well-executed suspense with twists sure to leave audiences on the edges of their seats.

The story seems simple enough: a group of three teenaged goons break into an old blind man’s house to steal the man’s cash. What could go wrong?

This simple premise is the first act of genius by the film’s directors because the audience is lured into the plot and then thrust into the rapids of true-to-life terror. The film’s set, reminiscent of Jack Gordon’s house in “The Silence of

the Lambs,” fills viewers with a feeling of ceaseless panic.

Because most of the film occurs within the lightless house, one would expect that after a while, the scenes would begin to be repetitive.

But this never happens. With every passing moment, audiences are presented with a new scene filled with chilling features, the most striking of which is the house’s basement.

Second, the film’s antagonist, known simply as “the blind man,” is the perfect match with the set. The teens quickly realize that they broke into the house of a dangerous psychopath who will use any means necessary to eliminate his enemies and protect his secrets. This heightens the film’s tension and suspense to glass-shattering levels, since it is never clear what the blind man will do next. Though the audience experiences waves of relief when the protagonists are about to escape through the basement, this feeling is swiftly choked when the exit hatch is thrown open by the weapon-wielding blind man.

“Don’t Breathe” distinguishes itself from other horror films with its plot twists.

Many horror movies have sub-par, cheesy, and ridiculous plots that add nothing to the cinematic experience, sacrificing quality for the quantity of jump-scares and sinister musical interludes.

The film does rise above

these other less credible horror plots. Instead of a jumpscare every five seconds, films such as “Don’t Breathe” strive for meaningful scares, well-crafted story lines, and unexpected frights.

While “Don’t Breathe” succeeds with its atmosphere, its antagonist, and its unique plot, the film succumbs to one stereotype of the horror genre: foolish and unintelligent protagonists.

Viewers know from the second the movie begins that there is no reason to invest emotionally in the teens.

When they first encounter the blind man in his home, they choose to do nothing while one of their friends is brutally murdered. While shock is one rational explanation for such behavior, this explanation quickly loses its believability once the teens continue to react with cowardice throughout the film.

This is frustrating to audience members because the teens are given ample opportunity to shoot, stab, bludgeon, bind, or even drown their attacker, but choose not to.

“Don’t Breathe” is a gruesome and disturbing interpretation of a home invasion gone wrong. Despite its faults, the movie is sure to shock and disgust viewers who witness the potent evil and mystery that lies chained in the old blind man’s house.

In the horror film ‘Don’t Breathe,’ a blind man hides secrets in his basement. Imdb

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‘LOVE, LAUGHTER AND DREAMS’

CELEBRATINGmedicine 65wasn’t YEARS OF MARRIAGE something he could margin, and Gloria Vear opened shop,

By | Madeleine Jepsen Assistant Editor In a 1994 Chicago suburb, a female lifeguard showed a young man just back from two years in the Navy how to do a reverse dive into the community pool. Now, the two are celebrating 65 years of marriage and 12 children, 39 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren their family has grown to include.

“She was a lifeguard, and I was a young macho man trying to show off,” Bud Vear, a Hillsdale resident, said.

“That was where it started.”

Though the dive was a flop, the pair went out to O’Henry’s Dance Hall and spent the evening dancing with friends.

It wasn’t until nearly two years later that the two began dating, but they immediately made a connection.

“By the second date, we were talking about getting married,” Gloria Vear ’82 said. “We just knew it was supposed to be.”

Less than a year later, they did just that, beginning their life together in a humble apartment with only $50 to their name.

Even after he had started a career in social work and later, education, Bud Vear’s longtime dream of becoming a doctor never completely left him. Although he completed pre-med studies as an undergraduate student, he decided to pursue other work when the flood of veterans going to school through the GI bill made medical school applications extremely competitive.

After seven years of teaching middle school science and math, Vear decided

put aside.

“I never could totally shake the dream of being a doctor,” Bud Vear said. “One August evening, we had eight children, we were sitting out on the front porch, and I said, ‘I’d like to see if I can get into medical school,’ and Gloria said, ‘What? How are we going to feed the kids?’ and I said, ‘I don’t know, but I’d hate to die with my dream in me.’ Once she knew I was serious, then she started planning.”

Gloria Vear went to beauty school, spending 1,000 hours in class to obtain her beautician license. She planned to open a home beauty parlor in the first floor of their house near the University of Missouri, where her husband was accepted to medical school after the pair did an admissions interview together.

“I say this glibly, but it’s more accurate than glib,” Bud Vear said. “I think they were so impressed with her, that they figured, ‘He can’t be that bad, we should let him in.’ I think they admitted her and I came in on her coattails.”

As Bud Vear entered what he described as the hardest four years of his life academically, the Vears had to fight a second battle to get their home beauty parlor approved by the city’s zoning commission.

“We went through hell and back because once we were accepted, we bought the house, planned on renting out rooms to college students, and they told us we couldn’t have a home beauty shop,” Gloria Vear said. “We had to fight city hall.”

After three failed votes, the city approved the beauty parlor by a narrow

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one action. Hillsdale was a more similar fit.”

As a student at Hillsdale, he met some close friends, who have stayed in contact with him during his relapse, Miozzi said.

Junior Jacob Weaver met him on his first day at Hillsdale, helping him to move into Niedfeltd Residence. He would later recruit Miozzi for Delta Tau Delta and has kept in contact through texts messages since Miozzi left campus.

“He is someone you would never know has battled leukemia,” Weaver said. “He has a

through the tough times.

“It’s so important to understand one another, and to laugh a lot, and to see funny things rather than crises all the time, and not to yell,” Gloria Vear said.

From their lively household came an abundance of memories, and every four years, the extended family — all 220 of them, including Bud Vears’ brothers and their families — get together for “Vear Fest,” a weekend of reminiscing and spending time together.

“I don’t think that they realize the impact they have on everybody,” their granddaughter, junior Taylor Hannel, said. “If I can be a fraction of the person that they are, I would have lived excellently … My grandparents set a really high standard of what family should look like.”

But Dunn had other plans.

“If I could intercept that harp before the official papers go through, I could at least see if it was mine,” Dunn said.

Fleming said she got the phone call out of nowhere: “Quick!” Dunn said, “Can you go with me on a road trip? I’m going to Hillsdale.”

The two found the harp in a practice room in the basement of Howard Music Hall, waiting for the final donation papers to according to Be the Match, a national marrow donor program.

Although siblings are more likely to have similar HLA typing, they still have only a 25 percent chance of being a match.

But Miozzi had two matches in his family. His 11-year-old sister, Eileen, was a possible donor and so was his brother Luke, who was chosen because gender can affect the transplant results.

“I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m a match; I’m so excited; that’s so scary,’” Luke Miozzi said. “Then, I got excited again. I was happy to help because I wanted to help him. I didn’t want to see him suffer.”

couldn’t participate in some of the activities in physical education for two weeks, but he said it was worth it. His brother remained in the hospital quarantined for 40 days, after the procedure, to allow his immune system to strengthen. Combined with the 20 days he was there before that, it was his longest stay.

Vince Miozzi had some side effects following the procedure, something the doctors expected, he said.

“They would joke, ‘This could happen, but you’re Vince Miozzi, so we should be prepared,’” he said.

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It was Luke Miozzi’s turn to demonstrate the bravery he said he saw in his brother.

“I was honored and thrilled that he was the donor,” Vince Miozzi said. “He’s growing up.

He realizes when you care about someone, he’s willing to do anything for them.”

On March 22, after several months of chemotherapy and radiation that dwindled Vince Miozzi’s bone marrow to practically nothing, he had his transplant, using bone marrow from the brother he named after Luke Skywalker, the “Star Wars” hero.

“I get his immune system; my blood type actually changes,” Vince Miozzi said. “I am reborn.”

Closer to his brother than ever before, Luke Miozzi left the hospital after a few days. He

Despite some “hiccups,” Miozzi said he is doing well and is cancer free. He’s mostly stuck at home with cabin fever, as restrictions for how long he can be outside and where he can go lessen. He couldn’t go to restaurants, and at one point, doctors told him he could only eat processed food. Every chance he gets to leave home now, even if it’s just to pick up something, he asks to go.

Since his friends left again for school, it’s been particularly difficult, he said.

It makes Miozzi hopeful of his own return, he said. Half of his doctors are optimistic about coming back to campus in the spring, while the other half say maybe, he said.

“I’m looking forward to a normal life again,” Miozzi said.

LaRose lands AEI award By | Kaylee McGhee Assistant Editor Senior Eric LaRose was recently announced as one of six 2016-2017 Young Scholars Award winners by the American Enterprise Institute’s Values and Capitalism Project. This is the second consecutive year a Hillsdale student has won the prestigious award, which includes a $5,000 scholarship and the opportunity for students to defend their research theses in front of a panel of scholars in Washington, D.C. “I was really excited, obvi-

exchange students. Our house was the local hangout Friday night after the football games because we had a pool table and a Ping-Pong table.”

At dinner, the family would sit on long benches, where they would go around the table seeing who could remember the most presidents or state capitals.

“Anything to keep them at the table for a few extra minutes,” Bud Vear said.

Outside of their household, the Vears helped found the Alpha Omega Care Center at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, volunteered at the Sauk Theatre, and helped lead Hillsdale Right to Life.

Looking back, Gloria Vear said her faith in God and a positive attitude helped her and her husband get

had aged well. It had been well cared for, and now it had an old, mellow instrument sound.”

Since Dunn’s photographs didn’t match the mature instrument, Bachelder was skeptical about Dunn’s miraculous reunion. But when Dunn identified the harp by serial number — 511417 — and by her name written on the practice bench, Dunn’s ownership was beyond doubt.

“I felt like a hostage taker,” Christopher Bachelder said. “I felt like I should just give the harp back, but I had already promised it to Hillsdale.”

“He has a sense of joy ... Even with his relapse, he’s a kid who will laugh, smile, and never stops fighting.” sense of joy ... Even with his relapse, he’s a kid who will laugh, smile, and never stops fighting.”

Though his friends have kept in touch, it’s his family that has been with him and who have possibly saved his life.

For a bone marrow transplant, the closer a donor’s human leukocyte antigen typing is to that of the patient, the greater the chance of a better outcome., as HLA is a protein marker on almost every cell in the body.

“Protocol usually calls for a bone marrow transplant with a relapse,” Miozzi said. “I decided I didn’t trust my bone marrow anymore and went with the transplant.”

About seven in 10 people that need a transplant do not have a suitable donor in their family,

Bud and Gloria Vear celebrated their 65th anniversary this year.

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go through.

“I had such a visceral response to seeing it. I don’t know if all the blood went to my head, but I got this pounding headache and had to sit down,” Dunn said. “I thought I was going to have a stroke.”

After 40 years, both harpist and harp had changed, but Dunn recognized it immediately.

“The lacquer had tarnished with time and turned a brownish-orange … I sat down and played a few arpeggios and glissandos, and it had the most gorgeous sound,” Dunn said. “It

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Diane Dunn playing her beloved harp. Facebook

helping support the family as her husband finished his studies.

“He would ride his bicycle to class, but he’d always come home at dinnertime, eat dinner, tuck us in bed, and then go back and study in the library,” their daughter, Terry Vear, said.

Bud Vear credits his wife for helping keep the family together during his time in medical school.

“She likes challenges. She’s the eternal optimist,” he said. “Without her optimism, without her, it wouldn’t have happened.”

After Vear graduated and completed medical internships, he moved his family to Hillsdale, Michigan, where he opened a private medical practice and served as a physician for Hillsdale College’s health center for 25 years.

Gloria Vear also completed her education at Hillsdale College, graduating with 164 credit hours, a degree in psychology and English with teaching certification, and a 3.49 GPA — a higher GPA than any of her children who went to Hillsdale.

Amid raising 12 children, she worked her way toward graduation, taking a course each semester.

“The professors allowed me to tape all the classes, because I could listen to the tapes again as I was doing laundry or other chores,” she said.

There was no shortage of activity in the Vear home, which had expanded to 14 people plus the constant stream of neighborhood kids and family friends who came to visit.

“We always had people at our house,” Terry Vear said. “We took in

ously, and quite a bit surprised,” LaRose said.

LaRose applied for the AEI award in June and discovered he had won mid-July. The application entails an economic policy-related thesis proposal, three letters of recommendation, and a different writing sample, according to AEI’s Academic Program manager Tyler Castle.

LaRose submitted a thesis on urban abandonment and its contributing factors in the inner cities. It seeks to answer the question of whether freemarket policies combat urban blight and bring about a revival

of American cities.

“While this may sound like a long ways from Hillsdale and there is little home abandonment here, Hillsdale has had problems with some of its commercial buildings in the downtown area,” Professor of Political Economy Gary Wolfram said in an email.

LaRose’s project began last semester when he became a research assistant for Professor of Political Economy Gary Wolfram.

“My project looks beyond population loss to other factors like crime and education and

Dunn and Bachelder pulled some strings to ensure neither Dunn nor Hillsdale had to remain harpless.

“Look, if you buy Hillsdale a new harp, I’ll give you this one for free,” Bachelder said.

Dunn purchased the harp from Bachelder for about $12,000 and referred them to a music retailer that would help Hillsdale start their harp program again.

“We all won because the money I paid him, he used as a dedicated donation to Hillsdale College so they could buy their first harp for the orchestra,”

By | Mollie Dill Collegian Freelancer Associate Professor of Economics Roger Butters promises his online program can raise students’ test scores by as much as 10 percent.

After teaching online for 12 years, Butters said he realized teaching technology, at the time, was archaic and that a traditional textbook was not interactive enough for students. He created the online program ConnectMaster Economics to teach students economics through a modern, user-friendly platform.

Now used in institutions of higher education across the county, Butters’ system incorporates video and interactives to teach microeconomics and macroeconomics in a personalized manner for students that traditional textbooks can’t.

“The textbook doesn’t tell you where to start. You start reading on page one,” Butters said. “The textbook doesn’t tell you where you’re confused. The textbook can’t tell you where you need to review, and the textbook can’t answer questions in the middle of the night.”

The online program is powered by McGraw-Hill Education’s LearnSmart, an online study tool using interactive teaching methods that is available for various subjects. ConnectMaster Economics instructs students at their own pace. It

identifies what students know by testing them on their level of knowledge and then proceeds to explain the fundamentals. It also evaluates students on a conceptual basis and not by chapter.

“If you have a lecture and you don’t take good notes, then you might have some problems later when you’re doing your homework,” sophomore Samson Racioppi said. “But the videos are there and you can just keep on referring to the information and go right to where you need.”

The program began in the spring of 2011 when Butters, who had taught online courses at Solano College in California, and coauthor Carlos Asarta, his colleague at the University of Nebraska, met with McGrawHill to explain the idea.

“I spent about 45 minutes in my office with a white board outlining what it is I thought we should do,” Butters said. “And he looked at me and said, ‘We’ve been trying to figure that out for three years. That’s exactly what we want.’”

Butters had a hand in almost every part of ConnectMaster Economics, including creation of the tests, videos, and texts.

Today, community colleges, two-year schools, four-year universities, and more use Butters’ program. In his own classes, Butters requires students to use the online videos and testing activities.

“What makes that nice at a

property taxes, and how they are contributing to residential abandonment,” LaRose said.

According to Castle, the goal of the Young Scholars Award is to give students the opportunity to produce high-level research.

“We have a broad range of issues that students write on, and this scholarship allows students who don’t necessarily go to big research institutions to produce high-quality work,” Castle said.

“The award is about giving these students a platform as much as it is about their personal achievement.”

Hillsdale alumnus Jack Shannon ’16, who received the Young Scholars Award last year, said that the award probably played a significant role in the success

of his graduate school applications. Currently studying at the London School of Economics, Shannon reflected on his experience presenting his thesis on the doctrine of just price by Domingo Banez at AEI’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., which LaRose will have the opportunity to do in April.

“AEI puts together a panel of scholars who know a lot about what you’ve researched,” Shannon said. “The feedback from people who know what they’re doing is pretty invaluable.”

According to Shannon, receiving the award is only the beginning. Recipients of the Young Scholars Award are expected to complete extensive research on their chosen subject

Dunn said. “Hillsdale College thought they finally had a harp.

They thought it was new; they didn’t know it was 50 years old.”

The college also didn’t know it was depriving a woman of her beloved harp, one she had grown to understand and recognize even after 40 years of absence.

Harps age in much the same way people do — their sound mellows out. They change color.

They get beat up, and patched up — and some of them, like the first harp donated to Hillsdale’s music department, get lost and found again.

Associate Professor of Economics Roger Butters created an online economics teaching program.

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school like Hillsdale is that we don’t limit ourselves to a basic understanding of the principles of economics. We can rely on that to give you the basics, and then we can just go crazy and have all kinds of fun discussing application,” Butters said.

Against competing products, ConnectMaster Economics boosts exam scores up to 10 percent, he said. The program became so popular that only six months after its publication date in 2015, McGraw-Hill contacted Butters about making a second edition.

But beyond the academic help, students said they appreciate it for tracking their growth.

“LearnSmart is really cool because it takes what you’re learning and adapts to your own learning style, what you’re picking up and not picking up. It just keeps feeding you practice questions like a personalized tutor that knows how your brain works,” senior Tucker Phillips said. “I think it’s pretty revolutionary.” over the course of the year.

“My advice would be to get started on it early and be consistent with it,” he said.

According to Wolfram, the award is a testament not only to the strengths of Hillsdale’s economic program, but also to LaRose’s dedication to his project.

“Eric is one of the finest students we have at Hillsdale College,” Wolfram said in an email.

“He has excellent research skills, is inquisitive and able to pursue ideas on his own. I am sure his thesis will be academically interesting but will also provide suggestions for how cities large and small can deal with this problem.”

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Musician finds harp after 40 year search

Diane Dunn searched for her lost harp for 40 years before rediscovering it at Hillsdale College. Facebook

By | Hannah Niemeier Culture Editor Diane Dunn knew her long-lost harp was somewhere behind Yorba Linda Street’s mile of locked doors. So she started ringing doorbells.

She had recently found her first clues in 40 years: the street name, and an empty harp case with her name on it.

Diane Dunn’s search for her lost harp didn’t end on Yorba Linda Street, but these clues eventually led her to the basement of Howard Music Hall, where Hillsdale’s music department was preparing to receive its first harp.

Through this reconnection, the college lost its first harp, gained another, and orchestrated a happy reunion in the process.

Diane Dunn, a professional harpist from Walled Lake, Michigan, began taking harp lessons after the unique instrument intrigued her at age 14.

“I was sitting in front of the harpist, who had a gorgeous concert grand harp and I was fascinated because it had pedals and moving parts and colored strings,” Dunn said. “I watched and heard the sounds that came out of that instrument, and it was beautiful.”

In 1962, after only two years of lessons, Dunn’s teacher suggested that she buy a concert grand harp, since she had the potential to become a professional harpist.

It was a big step both musically and financially, since Dunn’s new white maple concert harp cost more than a Cadillac — a fact not lost on her father, Dunn said.

By the time Dunn was 18, she was playing professionally as a solo harpist. Though she chose not to play in the orchestra at Albion College (the director had never seen a harp before — a testament to the uniqueness of the instrument, but not to the hope of a valuable musical education for the harpist, she said), Dunn shared her music with her friends.

“She used to play for friends and for our sorority girls and for parties and so forth,” Dunn’s former college roommate Irene Fleming said. “I loved hearing the harp and liked Diane very much as a friend, and we had a wonderful time.”

Dunn continued to play at events and weddings on weekends and vacations from her work as a middle school science teacher.

Then in 1970, her father passed away, and Dunn’s expensive harp returned to the front of her family’s mind.

“When my father passed away at age 56, my mom came to me and said, ‘Now that daddy’s gone, I’m so scared about money. I need to sell your harp. Daddy and I bought it for you, and now I need to sell it and get the money out of it.’ … I was so mad at her. I was grieving the loss of my father, and now my harp was gone, too?” Dunn said.

“That’s the last I saw my harp, was in the spring of 1970.”

Eventually, Dunn bought a new instrument and built a business as a solo harpist after she retired from teaching. She purchased a new, unadorned harp from Lyon & Healy, but she couldn’t forget her old harp.

“I kept thinking, ‘My harp is still out there somewhere,’” Dunn said.

Though Dunn searched newspapers and asked around for years, she didn’t find any clues as to the harp’s whereabouts until 2009, when a young musician from Royal Oak, Michigan, called her about an old case where he had been storing his cables and other equipment. The case had Dunn’s name on it, as well as the serial number of her harp — No. 511417.

“I opened that wooden case and I smelled how it smelled when we first bought it, and it took me back in time to when I was a young woman and the harp and the case were new,” Dunn said. “That case was the first clue in 40 years.”

The musician had found the case sitting on a curb on Yorba Linda Street, so Dunn walked the mile-long street, going door to door with old photographs of the harp in hand. Three days later, she found a woman who remembered hearing harp music from a house down the street. She gave Dunn the phone number of Amy Bachelder, the current owner’s daughter.

Dunn discovered that Bachelder’s brother, Christopher, inherited the harp from his mother, who had bought it secondhand in 1970. As an employee in the finance department of Hillsdale College, Christopher Bachelder was planning to donate the instrument to Hillsdale’s music department.

“I knew my mom would rather have someone playing the harp rather than just having it sit as a piece of furniture in my house,” he

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After only two years of lessons, Diane Dunn was ready for a concert grand harp. The harp cost more than a Cadillac did at the time — around $3,500. Facebook

Battling leukemia with brotherly love By | Breana Noble News Editor

As freshman Vince Miozzi left the hospital in November with the good news that everything still looked great after a regular checkup, a doctor came running up behind him to take him back to an exam room.

“We missed something,” Miozzi said his primary oncologist told him. “Something looks wrong. It’s in your blood counts.”

Miozzi went under anesthesia for a biopsy. That evening, the results came in: He had relapsed.

He had leukemia, again.

“You’re kidding, right?”

Miozzi said was his first reaction.

He had just started his freshman year at Hillsdale College, leaving behind his parents and four younger siblings in Solon, Ohio, near Cleveland. He said he planned to major in politics, `

and loved his U.S. Constitution and Mathematics and Deductive Reasoning courses. He was engaged in College Republicans and Young Americans for Freedom. All he needed to do to become a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity was take a test.

“The first time I felt drained, like I had mono or the flu bug,” Miozzi said. “This time, I felt great. I was exercising all the time. I had a nice routine. I felt blindsided by this relapse.”

Miozzi opted to have a bone marrow transplant, instead of just chemotherapy, because he said he couldn’t rely on his own body to function properly anymore. He would need a bone marrow donor. What he didn’t know at that point was that his donor, against the odds, would be his 13-year-old brother — the same age Miozzi was when he was diagnosed the first time.

In September 2010, Vince Miozzi was an eighth grader busy with his football team

and school. At first, he said he thought those were leading him to eat poorly, feel fatigue, and lose 20 pounds in two weeks.

Then, doctors suspected mononucleosis, but they diagnosed him with leukemia.

“When you think cancer, your mind goes to the worst spot,” Miozzi said. “But that’s not what happened. I was more anxious to get it over with.”

Specifically, Miozzi had acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a type of quickly progressing cancer that develops from young white blood cells called lymphocytes in the bone marrow.

He started weekly chemotherapy immediately and was taking oral medications two to three times a day. Complications, however, kept him intermittently in the hospital for the three years he was sick. At one point, blood stopped flowing to his legs. He had two strokes.

“I had a lot of side effects most people don’t normally

Hillsdale Student Vince Miozzi received a bone marrow transplant from his brother in order to battle leukemia.

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have,” Miozzi said. “It was difficult.”

He said he remained determined, though, and eventually, his doctor said the chemotherapy would do more harm than good. The cancerous cells were

gone.

Miozzi returned to school for his junior year. While he was sick, his teachers had come to the hospital and his house to keep him on track for graduation.

He heard about Hillsdale on Rush Limbaugh’s radio show.

“I liked that it was a small school,” Miozzi said. “When I was diagnosed, I received home instruction with a lot of one-on-

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Matthew Hoenig By | Kayla Stetzel

Describe your style: British expeditionary force meets field biologist.

Who are were your style inspirations growing up as a kid?

Dr. Rudyard Kipling and Dr. David Livingstone.

Where do you buy most of your clothes?

Well I got the pith helmet online, but a lot of what I buy comes from outdoor supply stores.

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What is your most embarrassing article of clothing?

I have a pair of Boy Scout uniform shorts that are wonderfully practical in the field, but also quite the eyesore.

Favorite item of clothing?

It’s hard to beat a solid pith helmet, I’ll be honest.

What led to your interest in pith helmets?

Probably digging up a dinosaur with a Dr. Swinehart.

Any fashion tips for anyone who’d like to dress like a biologist-superhero?

Always remember your field notebook and bring water.

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