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Gaetano Earns Ph.D. Klaus' Ends Gala: Hillsdale's Hand in The ALDS
Gaetano Earns Ph.D. Klaus' Ends Gala: Hillsdale's Hand in The ALDS
Gaetano Earns Ph.D. Klaus' Ends Gala: Hillsdale's Hand in The ALDS
The photos on the left and right are the two only known photos inside the historic musuem in Knowlton Hall, circa 1895.
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Vaclav Klaus spoke on the topic, Europe and America: Our Common Crisis on Oct. 10, finishing off two days of celebration at the launch of the colleges Rebirth of Liberty and Learning Campaign. Born in 1941, Klaus survived Nazism and communism and took an active stance against the latter. He spoke about the European integrations destructive influence on Europes economy, and how the European Union regulates far too closely to allow any real economic growth. Klaus talked about the noticeable similarities between the American and European systems. The ideas leading to the weakening of the market economy and to the strengthening of the welfare state, with all of the inimitable consequences, come from this side of the Atlantic, he said. Klaus said the only hope for Europe is a firm, principled resistance to the beliefs and philosophies that threaten it. The same holds true for the United States. Klaus example of peaceful, democratic leadership in the midst of an undemocratic world, is the reason College President Larry Arnn chose Klaus as the final speaker for the gala. He carried on, Arnn said, as I have promised to our friends that we will do ... He has done the
cemented Fisk's determination to continue expanding the museum. When the college built Knowlton Hall to replace the classrooms destroyed in the fire, Fiske established the museum on its first floor. From 1874 to 1910, the museum blossomed, drawing visitors from across the Midwest and donations from across the world. Former Hillsdale president Ransom Dunn even indicated in a letter that, as he rode across the country raising money for the college, he collected specimens for the museum. There were literally thousands of specimens, Swinehart said. It was a campus icon. People wrote poems and short stories in the Collegian about the museum. The Hillsdale Herald reported on Oct. 24, 1878, that: The College museum grows as ever. Two Cobra de Capellos crawled all the way from Richard Lawrences in India, to Prof. Haynes for the benefit of science. The mummys head, now the property of the museum is the gift of Mr. Baggerly, of Quincy, as is also the complete skeleton of a Chinaman. The college cosponsored an expedition to South America with the Smithsonian Institution and Albion College in 1880. The college received a letter from then U.S.
Above: Knowlton burnt in the winter of 1910. Below: Note the fossils in display cases in the charred remains of the museum.
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Hillsdale College alumnus Mark Beauchamp and his friend John Bendzinski pose after catching a home run ball in game four of the American League Division series. (Courtesy
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change the outcome of a game." A home run is one of few reviewable plays in Major League Baseball. Rule 3.16 in the official rules of baseball states: No interference shall be allowed when a fielder reaches over a fence, railing, rope or into a stand to catch a ball. He does so at his own risk. However, should a spectator reach out on the playing field side of such fence, railing or rope, and plainly prevent the fielder from catching the ball, then the batsman should be called out for the spectators interference. The umpires reviewed the play and ruled defendants Bedzinski and Beauchamp not guilty. Martinezs home run would switch the momentum into the Tigers favor, meanwhile the Athletics would fail to score in the rest of the series and the Tigers would advance.
Its nice to think I may have helped the Tigers win, but I havent been thanked by the coach yet, Beauchamp said.
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We have to do a kind of double cleaning, do above and beyond what we can to best prevent whats going on, Lutz said. Neukom, who deals regularly with sick and injured athletes, also helped execute this strategy. When something like this happens, we do extra cleaning to make sure we get everything, anything thats contagious in nature, Neukom said. That includes foggingenclosing an area and then filling it with a vaporous disinfectant potentially contaminated areas like the weight room, training room, and locker rooms. The whirlpools, popular among athletes for ice baths, were also closed during the peak risk of infection, through originally for technical issues. These cleaning procedures have, for the most part, successfully contained the contagion. Anything like this is a collaboration between health services, the deans, and housekeeping. It was that collaboration that limited things to where they were, he said. It got taken care of and it was limited. In fact, Neukom said Hillsdale actually gets less staph infections than other schools, partly because wrestling is not a sport at the college. As the nature of college and athletic life facilitate the spread of disease, most of the procedures undertaken to stymie such sickness are cleaning rigamarole, Neukom said. Unfortunately, in the athletic environment, athletes sweat a lot, and you cant help that, she said. But typically, we do all of this cleaning but you dont know
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Why I dont hate the Greeks Contrary to apparent popular belief, I do not hate the Greek system. A5
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Q & A: Steven Van Andel CEO of Amway talks about the `70s, liberal arts, and the business world. A2 A Few Good Men The campus volunteer group has plans to expand. A3
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Candidate Profiles
Arnn gets skyscreamed The college president finds himself in a sticky situation. B4
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Amway CEO Stephen Van Andel attended the opening gala of the Rebirth of Liberty and Learning Campaign. He recently endowed the Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship. (Courtesy of External Affairs)
As time went by I realized how much they prepared me and helped me. I would like to perpetuate that, not only at the undergraduate level, but at the graduate level as well. I would like to see more Hillsdale grads end up in leadership positions and in academia. I think having a philosophical basis of Hillsdale ending up in academia elsewhere is a great thing. We need more. That is one of my reasons for wanting to help the graduate school. How involved is Amway in social change? Sharing with other people is part of who I am as an individual. Grand Rapids is our home base. I dont personally do it in all countries, but, as an organization, because that is such a strong principle or value of mine that is just part of who we are as a business. You taught a class during your most recent visit to Hillsdale. How was that experience? I have really enjoyed it. I enjoy talking to you students. You are way smarter then you give yourselves credit for sometimes. The questions you ask are very observant and I thought they were very intellectually stimulating.
President Larry Arnn speaks to students at the opening of the Founders Classical Academy in Lewisville, Texas.
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laws, Kilgore said. Charter schools say, if you give us freedom, we will run a school and produce better results.
said. According to Moore, all the principals, teachers, and staff must be trained at three lev-
President Larry Arnn, Tom Cobb, and Joel Schellhammer at the alumni awards banquet. (Doug Coon/External Affairs) story as well as I do." Daniel Slonim Professor of Mathematics Circulation Manager and Computer Science Jack Reinoehl introduced Troy VanAkin A president of a college, a `89, who received the Excellence chairman of the U.S. Chamber in Education award. VanAkin is of Commerce, and a state suthe president of Thiel College in preme court justice are a few of Greenville, Penn. the alumni who received awards We were kind of lucky during homecoming weekend. with Van Akin, Hasted noted. The college hosted its 62nd Jack's the only one in the math annual alumni awards banquet department who was here when on Sept. 27, giving awards to VanAkin was in school. six people, most of them alumni Reinoehl was VanAkins adwho had achieved distinction in viser during his time at the coltheir fields. lege. This year, a new element David Viviano '94 received made the ceremony special: each the Distinguished Alumnus of the alumni was introduced by award after being introduced by a faculty or staff member with Professor of History Tom Conwhom he had developed a perner. A justice of the Michigan sonal relationship during his Supreme Court, Viviano had time in college. Conner as a history professor Grigor Hasted, director of when he attended Hillsdale. alumni relations, and the man Stephen Van Andel was unwho organized the event, said able to attend the banquet, but the banquet this year was espealso received the Distinguished cially nice, largely due to the Alumnus award. Van Andel way the awards and recipients is the Chairman of Amway, a were presented. direct-selling company, and reThere was something about cently became chairman of the the chemistry of this particular U.S. Chamber of Commerce. group that, in combination with Van Andel received his the connection with the presentaward the Wednesday after the ers, made for a very special banbanquet, when he spoke about quet, he said. principled leadership at a Food College President Larry Arnn for Thought luncheon. introduced Ryan Walsh `09 with Members of the Alumni Exthe Graduate of the Last Decade ecutive Board, the alumni office, award. Walsh, who was presiand the president's office work dent of his class, is now a clerk together every year on deciding for U.S. Supreme Court justice who should receive the awards, Antonin Scalia. Joyce Curby of the alumni office Walsh said in an email that he said. She said recipients are usuwas happy to hear Arnn would ally involved in business, polibe introducing him. tics, or the arts, and awards are I knew he'd make it funny, often given following a signifihe said. I also knew I was in for cant event in someone's life. a bit of a roast, which promised This year, Lauria received to be amusing. his award at the close of his Journalism Program Directerm as president of the Alumni tor John J. Miller introduced Board,and Van Andel received Thomas H. Cobb, who received his after being appointed to the an honorary alumnus award for Chamber of Commerce chair. his exemplary service and loyLauria said even though he alty to the college. A graduate was president of a board that of Michigan State University, was involved in deciding who Cobb is the founder of the Cobb received awards, he was not inShotgun Team Scholarship and volved in any of the discussions. the Thomas H. Cobb Endowed Hasted said it was good to see Scholarship in Objective Jourcurrent students, faculty, staff, nalism. and alumni all come together to Dean of Men Aaron Petersen celebrate at the banquet. introduced John Lauria, who is I love the interaction that completing his term as president you have when an alum comes of the Alumni Executive Board back who's obviously achieved and received the Tower Award. a lot in their lifetime and the "Having Dean Petersen inprofessor who knows them is troduce me brought tears to my still there, Hasted said. That's eyes," Lauria said. "Aaron and a special thing to see. I have known each other since third grade. He knows my life
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A Few Good Men worked in the summer on the home of Hillsdale resident Edith Lawrence. Materials were provided by local businesses. (Courtesy of A Few Good Men) Vivian Hughbanks Collegian Reporter By the end of the semester, Hillsdale College won't be the only place you could find A Few Good Men. The organization's board of directors is working with a lawyer in town to file the paperwork to officially become a Michigan nonprofit: their first step toward involvement on a national scale. AFGM was founded in the spring semester of 2012 by senior Ben Holscher with the goal to build bridges of service between the college and the community. There's always someone with a need, said senior Ben Hindle, the organization's chief financial officer. Last year, AFGM experienced an explosion of needs in the community and a huge
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thing that we must do, if we are to keep our honor as he has kept his. According to Ellen Donohoe, executive director of capital campaigns, over 1,100 guests participated in the events of the gala. We had about 700 students join us, which doesnt include the choir, the orchestra, or the 200 students who served meals or the student actors who served as greeters, Donohoe said. According to Donohoe, 486 of the guests were members of the Presidents Club. During the event, the college received further donations toward the campaign. At this early date, we can credit the gala with several million in pledges and bequests, she said. Since its inception, the campaign has raised a total of $186 million of its $472 million dollar goal. Planning for the gala began at the close of the Founders Campaign. We started over a year ago
12 years the market has stayed relatively flat. This stagnation has caused endowments to have a low return in interest, in comparison to the initial anticipated returns. The endowment hasnt earned a lot of interest due to the flat performance of the stock market. It ought to be growing based on its own compounding, Whalen said. Just like your bank account, you want it to grow. Not because you keep making deposits but because you are acquiring interest. Whalen attributed the colleges independence from state and federal funding to the generous donations that has created such a promising endowment. It is not too much to say the endowment is what permits the independence of the college. If the college did not have the endowment it would not be able to afford students scholarship, Whalen said. The independence of the college and the strength of our endowment are very closely tied.
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Secretary of State William M. Evarts hoping that the trip would encourage diplomatic relations between the U.S. and South American countries. But in 1910, Knowlton Hall burned. Though the exterior survived, the interior was scorched and the ceiling in the museum collapsed. Though most items remained intact, Swinehart said, the specimens were moved into boxes and scattered across campus. Many irreplaceable items were stolen or lost. For some time the specimens lay strewn about the campus unprotected. By the time they were removed many articles of small intrinsic value, yet of immeasurable value to Hillsdales museum had been taken away, the Hillsdale Collegian reported on May 7, 1914. Ever since that time people have at various times gained access to the hall and helped themselves. In 1934, for example the Egyptian mummy was found in the basement of the Mossey Library, Swinehart said. Since then, it has disappeared like so many of the items the archives of the Collegian describe. But in 1914, DeLapp `14 spearheaded a movement to restore the museum. Swinehart only recently discovered his role in the museum. Because of Albert DeLapps dedication to
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We Hillsdale students tend to panic every time something goes down in D.C. During this embarrassing government shutdown, for example, students Facebook and Twitter accounts have been flooding our feeds with angry posts about the feds shuttering up the national zoo and monuments or the Obamacare websites, er, difficulties. Yes, its frustrating that the panda cam is down. But other than making it more difficult to write economics papers based off of government websites, the government shutdown hardly affected us here in Hillsdale, Mich. What if instead of getting our Bidens in a bunch, we started caring about city politics here in Hillsdale? The decisions our representatives make over on Broad
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I heard the killers call my name. I cowered in the corner of our tiny secret bathroom. My mind echoed with one thought: If they catch me, they will kill me. Immacule Ilibagiza, a survivor of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, writes about her escape from racial slaughter in her autobiography, Left to Tell. Ilibagizas raw portrayal of a nation afflicted with hate-animated chaos compels readers to reflect on human nature in an unconventional and moving way. Themes we love at Hillsdalethe necessity of virtue, the nature of regimes, and reason ruling passionspermeate this contemporary version of The Diary of Anne Frank. Hillsdale requires incoming freshmen to study these themes on a theoretical level by reading a biography of George Washington and a portion of Aristotles Nichomachean Ethics. Instead of boggling yet-untrained minds, future Hillsdalians should be required to engage the ideas of virtue and reason through the story of a woman who has experienced what happens when those ideas arent applied as Aristotle would have liked. Left to Tell should be required reading for incoming Hillsdale freshman. Racial tensions have historically plagued the small central-African nation of Rwanda. Despite a mutual language and culture, the Hutu majority and Tutsi minority have long struggled over political authority. Ilibagiza was born Tutsi, bearing all the physical distinctions: height, lighter skin tone, and an elegant neck. During the genocide, these traits became her death warrant. At 22, Ilibagiza was studying engineering at the National University of Rwanda. When racial tensions began to rise following the assassination of the Hutu president by Tutsi rebels, her father begged her to return to her rural village home. There, her brother delivered the news: I saw the Hutu killers. They have a list of names of all the Tutsi families, and our names are on it! They are planning to kill everyone on the list! It was April 7th, 1994. The genocide had begun. Desperate to spare his only daughter from rape and murder, Ilibagizas father sent her to hide at the local Hutu pastors home. When two dozen Hutu men attacked her village, Ilibagiza and seven other Tutsi women were shown to their quarters: a 3-by-4 foot bathroom. One small window allowed sparse daylight. The women filed into the refuge, the door closing behind them. They would remain in the bathroom for 91 days. Armed with machetes, nail-studded clubs, and spears, hundreds of Hutus soon surrounded the house, dancing like madmen. Kill the old and kill the young, they chanted. A baby snake is still a snake, let none escape! They ravaged the home, searching for the women. For three months, they came time and time again. Ilibagiza watched Hutu butchers dismember and decapitate her Tutsi neighbors through the bathroom window. In 100 days of killing, the Hutus murdered 800,000 people. Ilibagiza poses provocative questions about the causes of the bloody conflict. It wasnt the soldiers who were chanting, Ilibagiza writes. These were my neighbors, people Id grown up with. How was it possible for a heart to harden so quickly? Ilibagizas faith led her to believe that the evil, inherent in mans nature, was cultivated by hatred and eventually brought her neighbors to murder. Years of inculcating violence through a political system based on race and discrimination created a tinderbox. Radio propaganda encouraging the extermination of all cockroaches, as the Hutu government called the Tutsis, ignited the racial fire. The nature of a regime, and the principles it centers on, matters because it impacts its citizens character. The killers did not have ordered souls and allowed base passions to rule their actions. These lessonsthe need for virtue, the nature of regimes, and necessity for reason to rule the passions of mencan be taught on a theoretical level. We could require incoming freshman to read Aristotle. Or, we can convey these ideas through the vivid story of a woman who experienced the applications of these ideas and their implications. When Ilibagiza emerged from hiding, she weighed a skeletal 65 pounds. Clinging to the one thing she owned, her fathers rosary, she stumbled into a French refugee camp. There, she learned that two of her three brothers and both parents were dead. Years later, Ilibagiza met the man who murdered her family and did the unthinkable: she forgave him. I wept at the sight of his suffering, she explained at a recent lecture at the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy. He was now the victim of his victims, destined to live in torment and regret. April 17th, 2013, nineteen years after huddling in the bathroom, Immacule Ilibagiza became an American citizen. I feel American, she said in a New York Daily News interview. I feel freeI feel like I am born again. I feel like I have a home again.
Even after a campus-wide search and a thorough check of the Mossey Library, the bust depicting the late Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises remains at large. The bust is made of bronze, is eighteen inches high, and weighs approximately 50 pounds, according to Head Librarian Dan Joldersma. It has been part of the Ludwig von Mises room for nearly twenty years. The missing bust was first noticed early last semester. Since that time, college security and the library staff have executed a search of the entire campus. Security has done a thorough
search, and we have searched inside and outside of the library, said Joldersma. Joldersma asks anyone with information concerning the whereabouts of the bust to contact him, college security, or anyone employed with the college staff or administration. He also noted that if anyone has the sculpture, they can return it to the Dean of Men or Dean of Womens offices or can place it anywhere in the library. No questions will be asked. Greg Corombos Thursday, April 13, 1995
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play second, Bennett reported. The whole change was brought about by the nosy Michigan Gender Equality Team, which not only lacks a clever acronym, but also nonsensically claims that having the women play first forces them into a warm-up role. They got the Department of Educations Office of Civil Rights (OCR) involved, and they brought down their bureaucratic first on the GLIAC, bullying them into changing their ways. Well, Michigan Gender Equality Team, although the GLIAC may not be led by rocket scientists, believe it or not they have some handle on what works for their basketball programs. Imagine
that maybe the GLIAC has reasons other than hating womens sports for doing what they do. At the risk of being hunted down by the Michigan Gender Equality Team, I will claim that a larger fan base gathers for mens games than womens. The statistics clearly support this statement. The women still draw their own crowd of dedicated fans, but they benefit from the mens fans coming to the games early or planning to purposefully catch the second half of the womens game before the mens. If students had seen unfairness in the women-first order of play, I would be all for addressing the problem, as
who behaved like adolescents at best. As for the cultural influence and example the Beatles set, songs such as All You Need Is Love were clearly written with the intention of an antiwar message and did indeed possess a degree of social impact. Modern pop-culture originates in the rock n roll movement, and contemporary music has not forgotten its history. True to its roots, modern artistry continues to shock, scandalize, and influence impressionable minds, particularly those of children. As each generation ages, however, entertainment worsens by demand, for the audience can be entertained only by something more scandalous than that to which it is accustomed. And the worst part is that the audience generally includes young children. Whatever happened to presenting an audienceparticularly children with lovely, harmonious music? While it might not be immoral to expose children to rock n roll, there remains so much beautiful music in the world that it seems tragic to subject them to anything else. Plato noted in The Republic that the most important part of education is being exposed to the beautiful, and this is, perhaps, the wisest course to make with music and entertainment choices. The problem with modern entertainment is that beauty ceased to be a priority five decades ago.
Swing Club? Many Independents are just as separated from campus to the Greeks as the Greeks can be to them. So Greeks: realize that yes, many people do disappear into the Greek System. And Independents: realize that many, many of you do the same with your own cliques, whether youre a hipster or an HCFer. Greeks: just because I might try to get someone to stay independent doesnt mean I hate the Greeks, in the same way you convincing them to join doesnt mean you hate independents. Greeks: the system is exclusive and can hurt many peoples feelings. Independents: continually harassing Greeks who join and mocking them with stereotypes has the same effect. I didnt rush, not out of some deep-seated dislike for the system but because I simply did not see what it could offer me that I did not already have with the brotherhood in my dorm. Another reason is that I view many of these problems listed as more likely to occur with the Greek system than Independents, but it can and does happen to both. So friends, dont waste these wonderful years we have here living in your own clique. Get out and meet other people outside your group because at the end of the day, we are all united by a community greater than our club, group, or Greek house. Were all children of God and students of Hillsdale. The only way we can ever hope to close the Greek-Independent rift is if people stop making fun of the other side and actually try to truly know them. Trust me, theyre probably pretty nice. Hillsdale, be known by who you are, not what you do.
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to deracinate and suppress Confederate sympathies in the state; he suspended the writ of habeas corpus on September 15, 1863 and established martial law on July 5, 1864. These policies, together with voice voting, enabled Union soldiers to arrest LieutenantGovernor Richard Jacob and newspaper editor Paul Shipman because they voted for McClellan in the 1864 election. These policies permitted federal troops to suppress religious magazines, such as the True Presbyterian. Separate from freedom of speech issues, the Emancipation Proclamation liberated the slaves in the Confederacy, but not in the Border States because Lincoln feared freeing the slaves would spark secession in Kentucky. In summary, he practiced something like realpolitik in addressing the political exigencies of the war. And it worked. But were his actions moral? Were they indicative of Americas found-
cy in Americas most popular spectator sport does nothing but honor American Indian culture. Are we really too oversensitive and ignorant as consumers of popular culture to properly assess the context in which the Redskins nickname exists? A May 2013 AP Poll found that only 11 percent of Americans believe the name is offensive and ought to be changed, indicating that 11 percent of Americans are fixated on political correctness. Changing the name would set a dangerous precedent of empowering political correctness in American sports. Do the Kansas City Royals advocate a political system which suppressed our ancestors for centuries? Do the Milwaukee Brewers condone alcoholism? Do any of the numerous teams bearing pirate-related monikers encourage rape and pillaging on the high seas? Of course not. Lets not set a precedent which will allow whiny groups crying social justice to
impact Sunday afternoon. Additionally, Harpers argument is far more offensive than the term Redskin. Jew is not a racial slur. Embedding Jew with actually offensive terms such as Negro, Cracker, and Jap is unacceptable. Given the context, use of the repugnant slur Kike would have been less offensive (and more effective). Are Jewish people supposed to be offended by the word Jew? Following such logic, is Christian an offensive term? Redskins owner Dan Snyder is no more obligated to alter his teams name than President Obama is to share insipid commentary on the situation. The Washington Redskins ought to remain the Washington Redskins, regardless of what a self-righteous 11 percent minority wants. Alex Eaton 17
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son, Brian Watkins: believe in better Scott Sessions: like like father
Believe in better is Hillsdale mayoral candidate Brian Watkins slogan going into this Novembers election. I believe, and I think a lot of people believe, that Hillsdale is better than people think it is. But at the same time, there are lots of things that we can do to make it better, Watkins said. Watkins is in his second year as a City Council Ward I representative and works as an external affairs specialist with Toyota doing video and photography. He is a Hillsdale native and grew up on a farm just outside of town while attending the local schools. He studied film at Northern Michigan University and joined the 82nd airborne of the U.S. army upon graduation. While he enjoyed the military atmosphere, Watkins longed to return to Hillsdale and raise his kids on a farm the way he had grown up. Toyota eventually moved him back to Michigan, and Watkins returned to his beloved hometown. Wanting to get involved in the community, he ran for city council and now feels he is up for the challenge of mayor. Watkins believes his communications experience will be a major asset if elected. One of the things I ran on while running for council was communications, he said. I still feel that there is not enough communication from the city to the people. There use to be a dedicated position to communication. He approached council with the idea to develop a short-term communication committee and council approved it. The other major issue for Watkins, and for other candidates as well, is repairing the city roads. He said approximately 35 miles of road need to be fixed right now. The biggest thing for me is probably streets, he said. Its a big thing for a lot of people, it been the big thing since I moved back. And Im trying to find a way to fund the streets. Thats the challenge. Its been neglected for years and now were trying to play catch up, but theres no money there to do that. Watkins supported the income tax initiative to fund the large project that failed in last years election. The council decide after studying the issue, that the income tax was the best overall option, he said. It made the most sense. It was the least burden on city taxpayers. It also brought in revenue from people that use the streets but dont live in town. We didnt do the best marketing job with that and a lot of people were not in favor of it. The income tax failed by a large margin, and Watkins said it is probably not something that he is unsure of whether or not council can bring that option forward again. We cant do it without the people. Anything we do thats going to be a substantial enough amount to fund the streets is going to have to be on the ballot, and the people are going to have to approve it, he said. The hard part will be selling that idea to the people. But also, if we cant sell it to the people and it fails, we need to decide how do we move forward from there. Because its still something that needs to be addressed. If Watkins isnt elected mayor, he will still be on council for two years. He said his main goal will be to find a sustainable way to repair the streets. We have all the numbers we need. We have all the options available to us. We have every tool that we need to make a decision, he said. There is really no reason once new council starts in November, that we cant start working on that.
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Father of Hillsdales youngest mayor ever and husband of Phi Beta Phi sorority house mom, Scott Sessions aspires to follow in his sons footsteps as Hillsdales future mayor. Sessions was raised in Eaton Rapids, Mich. and then majored in business and administration at Indiana University. After college, he served in the U.S. Army for two and half years before moving to Hillsdale when his employer, Fasco DC Motors, opened up a plant here. Sessions has since lived in Hillsdale for 19 years and served as a city council ward III representative since 2011 as well as finance committee chairperson for a year. The position he desires has changed since the 2011 election, but his message hasnt. I campaigned on fixing the streets when I ran for city council and my main priority is still that, Sessions said. As mayor, Sessions wants to vamp up the citys current plan of using $350,000 to fix one road a year to fixing at least two roads annually with $600,000. He hopes this will boost the economy and draw new residents and businesses to town. Fixing the roads is the biggest plan to promote economic development, but you have to work to bring in more businesses by giving tax incentives like tax abatements, Sessions said. The economy is a big concern, and we need to make it economical for business to stay here. Sessions witnessed what happens when its not economical for businesses to remain in Hillsdale when his employer for 26 years moved to Mexico in 2003 and he was left unemployed. After going back to school and becoming a certified medical assistant, Sessions was hired as the purchasing manager for the Hillsdale Community Health Center. Another cornerstone of Sessions campaign includes the city income tax initiative. I voted against it, and I still dont agree with it, Sessions said. I think its the citys responsibility to fix the roads without going back to the taxpayers and asking for more money. Sessions foresees that the new mayors biggest obstacle will be uniting the council. The most important thing is getting the council to work together to make Hillsdale better, he said. Im running for mayor because I think I represent the people of Hillsdale and Im going to listen to them so I can do what they want me to do. Sessions also hopes to get the college more involved in the community. Maybe we can get some input from the students about fixing the roads and finding waste in the budget, he said. Students should come to the city council meetings and let us know what they want because thats important to us. After living in Hillsdale for nineteens years, Sessions hopes to improve the city under his leadership. I want to see Hillsdale do better, he said. It sure means a lot me.
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Current Hillsdale Mayor Doug Moon is not seeking re-election in November but did outline what characteristics he hopes the new leadership exemplifies. I think that whoever has the job really has to realize that you have eight different agendas being pushed, Moon said. You have to be strong enough to cut through all of that to get to the heart of it. Moon has been on Hillsdales City Council for seven years, serving as mayor since fall of 2009. In that time, Moon has helped the town tackle problems with the streets, blight, and high unemployment rates. Everythings kind of changed within the past 30 years, and were just trying to find our place now, Moon said. Instead of large automotive plants, were getting smaller shops and diversifying a little bit, which has been fantastic. In order to continue enacting these positive changes, Moon says the new mayor will have
to focus on uniting the council. I think the biggest issue will be corralling council, Moon said. I really hope that they are able to do that because if not, you can get so bogged down and derailed. Unfortunately, after every election, people come in without really understanding that the job is about everyone here being on a team. Moon believes both of the candidates are good choices for the position and hopes that whoever wins will stay focused on bettering Hillsdale. Were Hillsdale, youre not in this for the money, he said. Youre in it for the community. - by Macaela Bennett
What do you think qualifies you for city council or city clerk?
Adam Stockford (ward I): I have worked at all levels of government, and policy analysis is my occupation, so I believe I have the right kind of experience for the job. As an advent scholar of history, I look for real world examples of policy and that plays a huge part in my decision making. I know Hillsdale values because I have lived them across the boards. I feel I am a good communicator, and I think good communication between council and the residents is essential, and thus far hasnt been maximized by city government. I have a great network of resources to call upon when the need arises. Ruth Brown (ward II): I am running to continue representing the voters in ward 2. I have gone door-to-door multiple times in the four years I have been on Council and have received mostly positive feedback from my constituents that they are pleased with my re-
work experience has been at Somerset Beach Campground in the office. I have worked there for the past three years. My duties there have been customer service; answering a multi-line phone system; making reservations; handling incoming and outgoing mail; maintaining a cash drawer; and dealing with whatever problems may arise. I have also had ten years accumulated experience as a youth leader of children from the nursery through grade twelve. The last five years of that experience have been at Somerset Beach Free Methodist Church as a paid staff position. I have also been married for 22 years and have four children. Through managing our household and all of our different schedules, I have learned the value of being organized and staying on top of things. note: William Arnold, who is running for ward IV, was not available for comments. Also Laura Smith (ward I) and Jacob Nieuwsma (ward III) both chose to drop out and endorse their opponents.
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1965: Twin tornadoes terrorized Hillsdale
Ten people were killed and nearly 100 injured when twin tornadoes struck the Hillsdale area on Palm Sunday in 1965. The first of the two tornadoes touched down around 8 p.m. The second followed 20-30 minutes after, taking the victims of the first tornado and the responders trying to rescue them by surprise. The tornadoes destroyed millions worth in in property. The Baw Beese and Bear Lake areas were both hit. Houses were flattened and livestock killed. Some people were blown out of their homes. Mrs. Hugh Norris, an 80-year-old who lived on Baw Beese Lake, suffered only a bruised shoulder and some aches and pains despite being thrown, with her house, 700 feet down the shore and 50 feet into the lake. She was rescued by two of her neighbors. Others were not so lucky. Two young boys were torn from their fathers arms and killed. In the aftermath of the disaster, the local peopleas well as state and national organizationsworked to rescue those still trapped, provide for the victims, and clear the wreckage. More than 60 Hillsdale College students helped with the recovery. -Compiled by Walker Mulley from the Hillsdale Daily Newss coverage the week after the tornadoes
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With the final conference match of their regular season finished and Findlay defeated, the Hillsdale College tennis team (8-6) looks forward to preparing for GLIACs. The Chargers beat the Oilers 6-3 last night in the Biermann Center, with wins coming from all three doubles teams, and the singles matches of junior Morgan Delp, sophomore Lindsay Peirce, and freshman Jada Bissett. This win, along with two over the weekend, means the Chargers are heading to the GLIAC tournament, most likely seeded sixth of the eight teams in the draw. They are poised to seek revenge on third-seeded Tiffin University. Hillsdale lost to the Dragons 6-3 earlier this season. Starting out the past weekend slowly with a 6-3 loss against Walsh University on Friday, the team gained momentum as the weekend progressed, resulting in a 9-0 win against Lake Erie College on Saturday and an 8-1 win against Malone University on Sunday. Head coach Nikki Walbright
Freshman Dana Grace Buck slices a forehand in Fridays match against Walsh University. (Anders Kiledal/Collegian)
[Tennis] is a really mental sport and thats what makes it difficult to practice, Bissett said. But for the tennis team, the key to perfecting their mental game as well as their physical game comes down to how they practice. We are really trying to just get a ton of reps in, meaning we are playing a lot of points, a lot of tiebreakers, hitting a lot of serves, to make sure that when we are in the pressure situation of GLIACs, muscle memory and confidence takes over, junior captain Morgan Delp said. Delp said that while the wins of the weekend and last night were part of a necessary confidence boost before heading to GLIACs, the team needs to focus on each match as it happens. Bissett agreed. After coming off these past wins we are really excited. We definitely want to stay strong against the other teams, Bissett said. Walbright hopes the girls remember that a positive attitude and enjoying the game are also key aspects of success in tennis. [Our team members] have been really positive and eager to win, Walbright said. So they just need to keep working really hard and continue having fun.
Hillsdale College: 35 Northern Mich.: 16 Scoring Plays Alex Koski 3 yd run (Mette kick) Isaac Spence 8 yd run (Mette kick) Steven Harding 28 yd interception return (Mette kick) Koski 2 yd run (Mette kick) Wade Wood 3 yd run (Mette kick) Weekly Leaders Rushing: Spence 11-56 Wood 13-51 Koski 7-27 Passing: Landry 11-21-0-90 Receiving: Lou Cangelosi 2-22 Evan Sassack 2-19 Tackles: Brett Pasche 11-3 Tim Moinet 3-6 Devin Moynihan 2-7
Hillsdale College: 3 Findlay: 0 Hillsdale College: 3 Wayne State: 0 Season Leaders Kills: Emily Wolfert (178) Caitlin Kopmeyer (106) Assists: Alexis Waugh (316) Marissa Owen (267) Digs: Caitlin Kopmeyer (201) Sydney Lenhart (190) Tennis Hillsdale: 6 Findlay: 3 Hillsdale College: 8 Malone: 1 Hillsdale College: 9 Lake Erie: 0 Hillsdale College: 3 Walsh: 6
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we do. Thats the beauty of it. Whenever you get 2,000 people living together, youre going to get things spreading,
Lutz said. In addition to these cleaning procedures, Neukom and Lutz both urged personal responsibility and basic hygiene--showering daily, not sharing clothes, washing hands, etc--as the best way to limit the spread of this and any disease in the future.
The most important thing with staph is personal responsibility, and thats what we preach, Neukom said. Dont think: Oh, Im worried, think: Oh, this is a good reminder to get it checked out. Even these simple steps could make a big difference, Lutz said.
If people did that, this would go away, he said. Indeed, Neukom said staph is far from her biggest concern. Im more worried about influenza, she said.
freshman Julie Bos, who established herself as one of the teams top runners at the University of Notre Dame meet, where she finished second on the team. Towne said he hoped shed factor in to the next meet, although said theyd be careful not to rush her back into competition too quickly. It wasnt a great, great performance, but it was solid, Towne said. The reality is, from here on out, it all counts. From here back, none of it mattered. I think thats a good sign. Junior John Wierenga said the men were generally pretty excited with the race. The men took third of 28 teams at Kenosha. After the setback at the Notre Dame race, Wierenga said he thinks the team is back to where they need to be. Last weekend was definitely a step in the right direction, Wierenga said. Freshman star Joe Newcomb tailed Mirth for the race, finishing 16th in 25:48. Obviously a really solid time for a freshman, head mens coach Jeff Forino said. Were really proud of how hes been running every week. Juniors Luke Hickman, 25th, and Jack Butler, 26th, finished together -- Hickman in 26:04 and Butler in 26:05. Freshman Luke Daigneault rounded out the top five for the men in 32nd at 26:12. At the conference and the regional level, we have a chance at making it to nationals this year -- the best chance weve had in a long time. But we need everyone there giving their all. The teams compete next at the GLIAC meet on Oct. 26 in Houghton, Mich.
Sophomore Kevin Frost runs at Hayden Park in the Michigan Intercollegiates race on Friday. Hillsdales nonvarsity runners competed at home last weekend. (Carsten
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Sophomore Hannah Leitner swims the 100-yard butterfly race in last weekends meet against Northern Michigan. She placed first in her heat. (Ben Strickland/
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Varsity golf added next fall
Sam Scorzo Assistant Editor Starting next fall, the Hillsdale Chargers will look to dominate the GLIAC in mens golf, as it joins the NCAA division II. The push to reinstate a golf team at Hillsdale came in the form of an endowment. The donor, lifelong golfer Dawn Potter, is not an unfamiliar face to the college: in April 2013, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Public Service from Hillsdale. The college is thrilled to be able to offer a mens golf program, Director of Athletics Don Brubacher said. Its a blessing that this donor has stepped up and given us resources to offer the program to Hillsdale students. Chief Staff Officer Mike Harner will be the head coach of the new team and Samuel Webster, associate professor of mathematics, will be the assistant coach. Im exceptionally happy about the reinstatement, Harner said. Its a sport that we have competed well in in the past and to have the opportunity to do so again is a great thing. When Harner attended Hillsdale 30 years ago, he was a member of the golf team. By the time he came back to work for the college, the team no longer existed on campus. It was disbanded in 2004 along with other sports because of financial pressures for the college and the athletic department, Brubacher said. However, Harners love for the game compelled him to sign on as the faculty advisor for the Hillsdale mens golf club when it was formed two years ago. Harner also started teaching the golf classes offered on campus this year. Any student here with at least some interest in learning about golf should take the class in the time frame that hes teaching it because youll learn an extraordinary amount about the game, Brubacher said. Ive watched the work hes done with the class and its really exciting. Harner has already started recruiting incoming freshmen for the team and said that some of the club members will transfer to the varsity team. In terms of recruiting, Brubacher said they are finding there are a lot of quality golfers who fit with Hillsdales standards. The team will consist of about eight to ten guys, five of whom will travel for tournaments. President of the golf club junior Matthew Chalberg, who will play on the varsity team next year, said that the clubs goals for this year are to improve their scores and to run practices and tournaments as if they were a varsity sport to allow for an easy transition next year. The club currently looks forward to two tournaments this fall, as well as two in the spring. Chalberg said the best thing about the reinstatement is that it will give him and his teammates a chance to play more consistently. Im really looking forward to it. Harner mentioned we are going to have something like 21 playing days between 12 tournaments, Chalberg said. Brubacher said he is excited to be able to provide the avid golfers on campus the opportunity to play more competitively. Brad Monastiere, sports information director, said that he hopes golf will follow the same pattern as the womens tennis team, which was the last sport added at the college. Tennis is a great template for the golf program. We brought in student-athletes that have become leaders on campus and helped us be successful in that sport, Monastiere said. Itll just make the athletic department better, just as tennis has made the athletic department better.
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After losses in each of the last three seasons to the Wayne State Warriors, the Hillsdale Chargers dominated their longtime rivals on Saturday, winning 35-16. The game got off to a tough start for the hometown Chargers, with the Warriors quarterback Carl Roscoe finding widereceiver Dominique Maybanks for a 49-yard touchdown on the first drive of the game. The Chargers responded by methodically grinding down their opponent in every element of the game.The offense controlled the line of scrimmage and established a successful running game. The defense and special teams repeatedly gave the team good field position. For example, the Chargers started their first scoring drive of the game with a short field after a key defensive stand and a contested punt. Hillsdales defense was the star once again, getting three sacks, seven tackles for loss, and forcing three interceptions. Each of these turnovers resulted in a touchdown for the Chargers. Junior Tim Moinets first quarter pick precipitated an eight yard rushing touchdown by senior Isaac Spence. Senior Steve Harding returned his interception for a touchdown early in the third quarter, a decisive moment in the victory. Senior Steve Embry grabbed his fourth pick in three weeks -- quite the clip for a linebacker. Junior Alex Koski put the final punctuation on this last turnover with his second touchdown rush of the game. Koski left the field limping after a nasty late, out-of-bounds hit in the first half, but returned triumphant in the second. Were pretty old-fashioned in how we think you win a game, head coach Keith Otterbein said. By this he explained that the team ought to win the
Above: Redshirt freshman Joe Srebernak dodges a Wayne State defender after catching a pass in the Chargers domination of the Warriors. (Cartsen Stann/Collegian)
Above: Junior Dan Pittman tackles a Wayne State Warrior at Muddy Waters Stadium last Saturday. (Anders
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laugh a lot. Our team is a team where everyone improves, so its not like were just going to stay where we are. We are always wanting to improve and willing to improve. How often do you work out and practice? (In season) four hours every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Three hours on Tuesday and Thursday. What game are you most looking forward to this season? I was definitely looking forward to the Northwood game. We played them a few weeks ago and Im looking forward to playing them again. We were so close: down 21 to 24, then we came back up 25 to 25. We stayed neck and neck until they won 28-26. Thats the team I am excited to play againI want to crush them and prove we definitely had the advantage there and we could have done it. -Compiled by Abi Wood
Sophomore Jenalle Beaman, from Laffyette, Ind., originally heard about Hillsdale College through its volleyball camp. She said that when she came the first time it was in the fall, and she fell in love with the campus. She has been playing volleyball since sixth grade, and plays as a hitter on the Hillsdale volleyball team. She was just named North Division GLIAC volleyball player of the week. Why did you first start playing volleyball?
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cake to add the new movements. The pieces are the same as during their performance last week with with addition of the first two movements to the Copland Suite. This is somewhat of a classical pops concert: single, more well-known, shorter works that tend to be more familiar, Conductor and Professor of Music James Holleman said. Classical pops are standard repertoire that should be recognizable not like movie music, but more variety and single movements from larger works. In the more recent past, the orchestra has focused on larger works as the focal point of each concert, and it has been awhile since they focused on smaller works, he said. I like the variety of this concert. Its kind of a fun and lighter sort of concert and Im more of a variety kind of person, so I like that, Ferguson said. I thinks its fun to play and to listen and a lot of stuff is either fun to listen or fun to play, so I really like that. Ferguson and senior Ryne Bessemer are performing a violin duet that forms the center of the Sarasate piece. I really enjoy that it is both a solo and a duet. You dont have the pressure of being the one, so you can enjoy the solo and have fun with the orchestra,
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After the orchestra takes a bow: a look at the Big Band afterglow
Chris McCaffrey Assistant Editor The lights dim in McNamara Rehearsal Hall. A band strikes up a jazz standard. People pour out of the symphony orchestra concert and start swing dancing across the floor. This is the scene at the post-concert afterglow. The College Jazz Big Band will be hosting its Jazz Afterglow on Oct. 19 following the 8 p.m. Symphony Orchestra concert. Scheduled to begin at 10 p.m., the afterglow will feature live jazz music, refreshments, and dancing. Attendance at the orchestra concert is not required. The energy generated by these is phenomenal, Teacher of Music Chris McCourry said. Its a really unique thing that only happens at Hillsdale. The afterglow is a long-standing Hillsdale tradition that gives students a chance to socialize and enjoy themselves after the Saturday night orchestra concert. McCourry directs the colleges Big Band, an ensemble of about 20 students performing the jazz music that serves as the focal point in the afterglow. The band also plays at several jazz festivals throughout the year, including the annual Liberal Arts Jazz Festival. Its a great place to debrief after the concert, sophomore John Becker, a member of Big Band, said. It gives you an atmosphere where you can hang out with friends. The band will play popular jazz standards for students to dance and enjoy, and food will be provided. McCourry started the tradition in 2002. It quickly grew so popular that, without any advertisting, students still showed up. Theres always enormously positive feedback from students, McCourry said. The afterglow developed from the common orchestra tradition of having parties after concerts. With the introduction of the Big Band, the after-
glow transformed from a little cocktail hour into something all its own. Swing dancing is a huge part of what makes the afterglow so popular, and students from the Hillsdale Hepcats Swing Club always attend. Its one of my favorite events on campus, junior Wes Wright, treasurer of Swing Club, said. Its not something youd find anywhere else, and you get to dance to a live band, which is a lot of fun. McCourry encourages students to attend. Its very much the opposite of low-key, McCourry said.
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All aboard the hellbound train: Cormac McCarthy writes brutal screenplay
Caleb Whitmer Editor-in-Chief The smallest crumb can devour us. Cormac McCarthy believes so strongly in the danger of our crumbs that hes warned us twice: the first time in his novel, Blood Meridian, and the second time in his screenplay, The Counselor, which was released by Vintage Books on Oct. 15. The actual movie comes out next week. If director Ridley Scott stays true to what McCarthy wrote, The Counselor looks to be one of the most poetic and savage movies of the year. Its violence will turn your stomach and its sex will induce abstinence in ways church groups could only dream of. But McCarthy has always had a knack for finding the most valuable of truths in humanitys darkest recesses. In that way his screenplay, which reads like a dialogue-heavy novella, is no different from his other fiction. McCarthys lead, known only as counselor, does a job for Mexican drug lords. Its supposed to be a one-off deal that sets up him, his new fianc, and a few of his friends for the good life. It doesnt work out that way, as you might guess. The counselors story is straight tragedy, more Globe Theatre than Hollywood. When the curtain raises, we find the counselor in bed with soon-to-be fianc, Laura, played by Penlope Cruz. They talk about the counselors past sexual encounters with women. The counselor says that, during, they always exclaim Oh my God or Jesus Christ always something religious like that. They talk about how funny this is, but by the end of the scene Cruz gasps religiously with the rest of them. McCarthy uses sex in The Counselor similarly to how he uses violence in Blood Meridian, that is, he uses it as an image for our connection to redemption and the divine. Life is being in bed with you, the counselor tells Laura. Everything else is just waiting. Divine imagery accompanies sex wherever it appears in the story no matter what deranged way it makes that appearance. At one point, Laura is even called Angel, with a capital a.
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short time but making a marked imprint on students and faculty through his poetry and lecture. He died the following summer after a brief, courageous battle with liver cancer. Its odd for having known a person all of about two days and one hour of my life, Somerville In poet David Middletons newest book of pub- said, But the connections were just amazing. We lished poetry, The Fiddler on Driskill Hill, he decided to do this in honor of him, in a large part has a brief poem hearkening back to the first book because of the impact he had here and his early of poems he ever published. He speaks of despair death. staring from blank pages UnMiddleton is specially til the courted muse released equipped to speak on Wilmer her grace/ And words flowed Mills and his poetry, having into verses like a prayer. written a memorial essay on him And that is how Middlethat was published in Modern tons work often seemsa Age magazine. The piece was poetic prayer. titled Singing the pieces back Middleton will be visiting in place: The life and verse of Hillsdale College Oct. 28 and Wilmer Hastings Mills. 29. He plans to read to stuI first heard about David dents from his poetry and give Middleton from a student, Alex a lecture on the life and poetry Merigaglia (13), Somerville of Wilmer Mills. Both events said. He went to a conference will take place in the Dow in South Carolina in the summer Leadership Center, rooms A after his junior year and heard and B. David Middleton read. He came This is the first official inback raving about it. stallment of the visiting writMiddleton knew of Hillsdale ers programs Wilmer H. through Imprimis and various (Photo by Misty McElroy) Mills Visiting Writer series. interactions with Hillsdale proProfessor of English and Difessors like Professor of English rector of the Visiting Writers Michael Jordan, who published Program John Somerville said some articles in Modern Age, and he was happy Mills personal friend and fellow poet Jeff Hard- to receive the invitation from Somerville. ing, was technically the first visiting writer to pay Middleton said he knew he wanted to be a writer tribute to Mills during his Hillsdale visit, but the in the fall of 1963, when his ninth-grade English fall program had not been officially named the teacher gave a writing assignment based on Gian Wilmer H. Mills Visiting Writer at the time. See Poet, B2 Mills visited in the fall of 2010, staying only a Abigail Wood Arts Editor
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Youre only five minutes into Gravity and youre already curled up into a ball in your seat. Your jaws set, and your hearts pounding. Youre just peeking over your knees at the screen because, even though youre terrified, you cant tear your eyes away. How would you react if you were cut loose into outer space? What would you do if you were spinning and somersaulting over and over with no way of getting back to your space shuttle or righting yourself? In outer space, there is no gravity. How would you save yourself? Is it ever right to give up on life? Alfonso Cuarns newest film, Gravity, challenges viewers with questions about death, life, fortitude, and how to know when life is still worth living. Gravity opens with characters Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) and Matt Kowalski (George Clooney) working on a space-shuttle mission when debris from a Russian missile strike rushes towards their craft, destroying the shuttle and killing all team members save Stone and Kowalski. The film charters their journey through space as the pair search for a way home to
Earth. From an artistic standpoint, Gravity does not disappoint. Panoramic images of Earth and the expanse of stars are frequent, humbling the audience with the simple splendor and size of the universe. Cuarn deftly weaves slow, quiet moments into high-adrenaline scenes pumped with chaos. One moment Kowalski is cracking jokes to keep Stones mind off her terror, the next moment the two are crashing into a space station, bumping and skidding over the surface as they grasp at anything that might stop them from hurtling back into open space. In one scene, Stone thrusts herself into the space station and strips off her space suit just so she can breathe. A floating Stone closes her eyes and curls into a fetal position among drifting pens, pipes, and tools. The image evokes peace, relaxing the viewer for one blessed moment before Stone is forced to confront an out-of-control fire. For most of the film, Stone is paralyzed by panic and relies on Kowalski to guide her through the motions. When Stone loses Kowalski, the real journey begins. Because death is so close and so real, Stone must come to terms with her own potential fate. She verbally recognizes that everyone dies, but fear grips her so tightly that she cant function or think clearly. Kowalski, who has accepted the fact that death is very near and almost inevitable,
tells Stone, Youre going to have to learn to let go. Kowalskis words incite Stone to do more than let go of her fear of death. Stone knows all about death. While drifting in space with Kowalski, Stone reluctantly describes her own daughters death. For Stone, death has always been something real and concrete. What she doesnt understand is that even though death comes for all of us, we cant stop living. We all die. The question is, what are we going to do with the days, minutes, and moments until death? Are we going to sit in dread of fate, or are we going to shake our fear and live the lives weve been given? When Stone decides to live every moment fighting to get back home, she finds new peace amidst her terror and loneliness, and new fortitude to do what she can to get back to Earth. Cuarns experiment with philosophy and masterful handle on visual effects offer viewers a film worth seeing. Gravity is breathtaking in all its terror and beauty. The audience is forced to think about the phrase, everyone dies while experiencing the sun emerging around the rim of the Earth and space stations exploding among the stars. Prepare to leave the theater emotionally drained and physically exhausted. kpatrick@hillsdale.edu
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she said. It also allows the pieces to move around the instrument sections fairly noticeably. Along with the featured violins, the cello, oboe, flute, horn, and many other sections have prominent parts of varying length within the concert. Were playing a lot of short pieces instead of one massive overture or symphony, but it
makes the concert more accessible, senior cellist Ellen Roundey said. The accessibility and variety also allow musicians to play pieces that they already have an affinity for that would not be played as part of a more focalized concert. Im really excited for the Strauss and for the Copland, Roundey said. The Copland because I never knew it existed until I got the music, and I have always had a soft spot for Strauss, and I think itll be really fun. Holleman said he is excited
about both the quality and the size of the orchestra this year. The winds are fairly constant, but the strings are much larger than one at our sized school normally would be, he said. Students and faculty alike show excitement for the rest of the orchestra season, beginning with this weekends concerts. We have a really great orchestra this year. I am really excited about the potential we have, Ferguson said. Great attitude, great techniqueI think its going to be a great year.
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at it head-on and see it for what it is, Showler said. Showlers favorite poem of Middletons is titled For an Artist with ParkinFrom B1 sons. The poem is a tribute to MiddleCarlo Menottis opera Amahl and the tons father, examining the struggle of Night Visitors. She told the students to an artist cut off from artistic interaction image what adventures Amahl and the by disease. three wisemen had on their way to BethIt is haunting, but redemptive at the lehem. Middleton hurried the travelers same time, Showler said. This is our journey on a bit by introducing Superworld and Middleton captures it perman into the story. His teacher loved it. fectly. She told me that I had talent and I Middletons status as the first official caught fire, he said. Who wasnt goWilmer H. Mills Visiting Writer is a siging to believe something like that at age nificant one for many students, includ14? ing senior Ian Andrews, who He said he quickly realized had the opportunity to spend he was not good at fiction with Mills when the poet For thats what bow and strings are for, time and started writing poetry. visited campus in the fall of Now he serves as the po- To raise things up in song 2010. etry editor for two literary Between The Fall and Paradise I enjoyed his poetry imjournals, including Modern mensely, Andrews said of Age, a journal founded by And urge the world along. Mills. His visit seemed to me Russell Kirk that has acto set the tone for the few that cepted poems from Hillsdale followed, as the majority David Middleton, have professors. of the visiting writers have imThe Fiddler of Driskill Hill mersed themselves in culture He has published multiple books of poetry, the most reof the student body, and lent to cent being The Fiddler on us their own mature affirmaDriskill Hill. tion of our love for poetry. It Middleton said while many poets have the 23rd Psalm, the first chapter of Gen- seems fit that the writers to come should influenced him over the years, the top esis, etc. bear his name. two texts that have affected his work are Senior Ethan Showler, a student faShowler never had the chance to meet the King James Bible and the poetry of miliar with Middletons work, said that Mills personally, but he said he has fallRobert Frost. interwoven through the southern frame- en in love with his writing and thinks it I dont write free verse, he said. work of Middletons poetry is a deeply fitting for the fall Visiting Writer Series Im not against free verse, but I find I liturgical, spiritual sense of the world; to be named after the beloved poet. do better when I have a set form with references to the incarnation, the EuchaIts a little strange to say it, but berhyme scheme and a certain number of rist, and especially the Fathers creation cause he visited here and made such syllables per line. of the world through speech. an impact, when Wilmer died he just He added that Frosts work is clarifyHe added that Middleton is unafraid instantly became a legend for the poing. to use images of sensuality, despair, etry community here, Showler said. I Stopping by Woods on a Snowy destruction, and visceral signs of the dont know how it happened, but it most Evening is like looking through a clear Fall. This darkness is answered by certainly did, so I cant think of anyone window, he said. the liturgical thread lacing Middletons better to honour in this way than Wilmer Frost wrote poems in a particular work. Mills. placeNew Englandand Middleton Hes always writing with a view to said his poetry, grounded in Louisiana, the end of things; this stuff has all alawood@hillsdale.edu has a similarly rooted location. He was ready been redeemed, so he can look
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might be polished, but are they worth slogging through the rest of the movie to get them? Im not sure. McCarthy has never glorified the horrifying actions of his characters. Bad people are bad, and bad things exists. McCarthy poses the question, How do we cope with them? That said, battery-powered decapitation machines make for difficult reading. What he says about sex is unrelenting and even worse. So what about viewing? A good litmus test: if you love Breaking Bad, you will, if not love, appreciate The Counselor. It is a tragedy about consequences. In fact, we never see, or even hear about, what exactly the counselors involvement with the drug cartels was. Thats not important, McCarthy tells us. I would urge you to see the truth of your situation, Counselor, a character named Jefe says. That is my advice. It is not for me to say what you should have done. Or not done. I only know that the world in which you seek to undo your mistakes is not the world in which they were made. Everyone makes mistakes. After we do, to paraphrase another movie, its what we do that defines us. How will we define The Counselor? Next week well see a moral tale that gets lost in its own depravity or a human tragedy filled with unsettling truth. Either way, dont buy popcorn. cwhitmer@hillsdale.edu
This wouldnt be a McCarthy story without violence. And there is violence. The drug cartels seem to have a fetish for beheadings. They do it often in this movie. Creatively. Javier Bardems character, who resembles Robert Downey Jr. circa 1999, explains for the counselor one particularly clever, battery-powered gadget used for beheading poor schmucks in crowded city streets. Called a bolito, it later returns in the flesh. I mean that literally. McCarthy, like in most of his work, here depicts humanity at its worst. Whether the burning poetry of his prose will translate to the silver screen, I cant say. But it is certainly there. No living writer, and certainly no screenwriter, can make murder sing like McCarthy. But lots of movies like to monologue about the human condition, right? Not like they do in The Counselor. Brad Pitts character, Westray, is of course the one who quotes Blood Meridian. Then he quotes Goethe. In German. And describes the line as really Plato on wheels. These things just dont happen in most movies. I wont flesh out the argument, Westray tells the counselor in that same conversation, but the only thing ultimately worth your concern is the anguish of your fellow passengers on this hellbound train. The dialogue is as McCarthy as anything else hes written. Whats the last movie you saw that used the word purloined? This is not your standard Hollywood blockbuster. The gems of McCarthys screenplay
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seed. Six years after his first visit to the capitol building, Morrison ran a campaign against a six-term Republican incumbent on a shoestring budget to become a state representative. He lived frugallyskipping out on Starbucks, nice clothes, and movie nights to scrape together the funds to run a basic campaign. After teaching, I started a disaster cleanup business with my brother, Morwrison said, So when I finally announced my campaign I already had an unofficial slogan lined up: Its time to take disaster cleanup down to the state capitol. People were sick of sleaze, corruption, and big government. Illinois is
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like a statewide version of Detroit. Morrison went on to win Illinois 54th district by an 8-point margin against Republican incumbent Suzanne Bassi. However, the road to red ties and speaking opportunities wasnt easy. Morrison recalled standing patiently outside a private residence while door-to-door campaigning. After an awkward period of waiting, the door opened wide enough for a woman to glare at him. She said I know who you are, Morrison said. You have no business running for office. This is my uterus and you shouldnt have an opinion about it. The woman continued to talk for a solid five minutes about Morrisons pro-life views. He did not utter a word for the duration
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of her rebuke. He nodded and listened. Finally, out of breath, she paused and cocked her head to one side, Youve been listening to me. Morrison spoke for the first time, smiling gently, Yes maam. I want to be your representative for Springfield. The door opened a little wider. She paused and thought for a while. Im voting for you, she finally cut the silence. Her four words changed Morrisons campaign strategy for the rest of his political career. After that, I sent out scores of thank-you notes, Morrison said. If I talked to a voter theyd get a thank you card addressing the specific issue we talked about. A lot of candidates think you have to have the big flashy TV commercials but no its just a personal relationship with the people. Since taking office in 2010, the conservatives political views on abortion, marriage, and his states high taxes and pension debt crisis have been a source of controversy. Morrison maintains that his political life is anything but glamorous, but exactly where God has called him to be. The stories of Chicago-area corruption are all real, he said. Im here to try to clean it up because people are hungry for real change. If you want to run for office to do something and not to be somebody then you can have a real impact on peoples lives. In fact, Morrison influenced lives before he even took office. He is an honest Christian and a hardworking man who does what he says hes going to do. He had a profound effect on my life as a little kid, said Bryan Morey, a Hillsdale sophomore and former student in Morrisons 5th grade class. The Hillsdale alumnus plans to run for a third term in the Illinois General Assembly and is generally upbeat about the future of politics in America, an attitude that he cultivated while at college. Hillsdale taught me to think critically about the role of government, the nature of liberty, and the responsibility that we have as citizens to participate, Morrison said, Its one thing to complain and its a completely different thing to step up and actually do something about it.
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Ramona Tausz Collegian Freelancer Although its only his first semester teaching at Hillsdale College, Assistant Professor of Mathematics William Abram has exciting ideas for the future. The new addition to the Hillsdale Mathematics department said he hopes to start up a lot of student research. I do a lot of research, and some of that is of a level appropriate for undergraduates, Abram said. Im really hoping to recruit students, start working with students one-on-one on research and maybe even get some publishable results. That sort of thing can be really good for a students career and also for their development in mathematics. This semester, Abram is teaching two sections of Integrated Calculus I-A and one section of Non-Euclidean Geometry. He said his experience in this 300-level class has been one of his favorite things about teaching at Hillsdale so far. My non-Euclidean geometry class has only four students in it, and so I get to talk about advanced topics and go on tangents more than I would in a larger class, he explained. I really cater the course to the needs of the specific students and to their interests, and thats always a good experience to get to do on that level. Abram holds a Masters and a Doctorate in Mathematics from the University of Michigan. Abram also received a dual degree from the University of Chicago: a B.S. in Mathematics combined with a B.A. in Economics. He hopes to put his interest in economics to use here at Hillsdale. Im hoping to help to organize the students who are interested in actuarial science, he said. I have a background interest in actuarial science and finance. Ive taken some of the exams myself and Id be interested in helping students prepare for the exams. Abram recently bought a house nearby, where he lives with his wife, his 3-month-old daughter and their four bunnies.
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Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff Quote: If you treat an individual as he is, he will remain as he is, but if you treat him as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
grant the degree in December. But that is pro-forFrom A1 ma, Gaetano said with a grin. Provost David Whalen said that the college is delighted with Gaetanos accomplishment and congratulates him. AndI should addanyone who knows Dr. Gaetano should know not to be surprised by this success, Whalen said. Gaetano made progress over breaks, especially the summer. Its very difficult, especially given the culture at Hillsdale College, to make all that much progress on the dissertation during normal class time Gaetano said, explaining that being available to students in office hours, grading papers, and preparing for classes occupies most of his time during the year. Gaetanos brother has acted as a kind of dissertation coach for him, trying to keep him on task and motivated. He would often be angry at me for taking on an extra independent study, Gaetano said. Hed say, Theres no way youre going to get this thing done, even with just your course work, if you add one or two extra independent studies. Gaetano worked sometimes during evenings but generally weekends and breaks. He described his attitude about the process. Get it done as fast as you possibly can, he said, then qualified the statement: Of course, everyone has been very supportive and encouraging, but they realize the dangers of having this kind of unfinished project early in your teaching career. Of course, Hillsdale takes itself very seriously, and if I didnt get it done, I couldnt have a long term position here. Whalen said that the college hired Gaetano in a tenure track teaching position with full confidence in his competency to teach and the expectation that he would attain a terminal degree. The Ph.D. does signal a kind of a summit, Whalen said, describing it as the completion and culmination of a certain type of learning, but also as the beginning of a life of teaching and scholarship, adding that with a completed
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dissertation, theres an element of suspension that is removed. Gaetano had a draft of his dissertation done when he arrived to teach at Hillsdale. It has just taken a couple of years to make the revisions necessary, in part because of all the other things that Ive been doing and learning how to do, Gaetano said. Gaetano was not alone on the dissertation boat. Instructor of Philosophy Lee Cole is finishing his dissertation and plans to defend it in 2014. The pair became friends at Hillsdale; Cole graduated the year before Gaetano in 2004. Cole attended Villanova, close to U. Penn. Coles dissertation is also related to Thomas Aquinas and titled, At the Limits of Realism: St. Thomas Aquinas and the Intellectual Knowledge of Singulars. That Thomistic theme in both their dissertations has been a boon to working alongside each other. Coles dissertation has allowed him to explain some of the Thomistic theories Gaetano has encountered in his research, and Gaetano has been able to explain the historical context and impact of the ideas that Cole has been exploring. Thats part of the reason why weve been able to contribute to each others projects in such a constructive manner. Whalen expressed his admiration of Gaetano and Coles relationship. There is a certain kind of beauty in their mutual association with the college as undergraduates, and their continuing friendship through graduate school, and even the extension of that friendship into their intellectual interests, Whalen said. The celebrations of Gaetanos success have been myriad. Gaetanos own announcement of his success on Facebook-which he paired with celebratory YouTube videos, including clips from Rocky Balboa and Star Wars--received 177 likes, while his wall was flooded with congratulatory messages and comments. Students celebrating his accomplishment littered his door with sticky-note well wishes and scattered signs of Gaetanos face on triumphant and doctoral pop culture figures around campus. The students here are the best, Gaetano said, I love them. Im so blessed to be a part of this college.
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Anon saga employee taking a beef brisket out: just scrape off the gel and no one will notice. Oh, Ive got clown make-up, alright. I just dont have it with me right now. -Student talking on his phone in the Union at 1am Being in a gunfight is like riding a bike. It hurts if you get shot. -Matt Little
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God will correct me. Theres kind of I went with a close friend, and they Free Methodist can continue to grow $2 million. this thing where hes tired of people not asked us to turn around and introduce to about 150 to 200 more people.BeIf we continue to grow in our cursaying what needs to be said, which I ourselves, Lambert said. The people yond that, the gym wont suffice. The rent state, Turner said, we wont have thought was really cool. there were really kind and loving and I church has considered adding on to its much of an option other than to build. Turner said that Porters Bible-cen- knew that I liked it. I also really enjoyed facilities but is not quite ready for that. At that point, we will pursue that a little tered, counter-cultural teaching is a big the sermon and Pastor Keiths fervor Church leaders have figured out the cost bit harder. part of what attracts people. and ability to communicate. of building a larger sanctuary about I think people want to hear what God has to say, Turner said. The word of God is what God tells us, and to hear that as opposed to Seven Steps to Balance Your Checkbook for Jesus not to say anything against that but I just think people have a hunger for the word of God, not just contemporary Christian cultures take on things with a few verses peppered here and there. Another reason Free Methodist has grown, Turner speculates, is because of its atmosphere of grace and warmth. People who may have never gone to church before, people that have a history theyd rather not disclose, can be intimidated by church, Turner said. But [at Free Methodist], we understand that were all messed up to some degree and that its only because of Jesus and Gods grace that were here and that we can even experience Gods love and salvation. So theres not a lot of judgment that many people usually fear in churches. Senior Grace Marie Lambert, who has been attending Free Methodist since freshman year, originally chose the church bePastor Keith Porter addresses his congregation in the basketball gym at Hillsdale Free Methodist Church durcause of the people. On the first Sunday I was there,ing last Sundays second service. (Caleb Whitmer/Collegian)
Betsy Woodruff 12 has covered an array of topics for National Review. Her articles have ranged from an examination of frat-boys political proclivities and reviews of cultural products like America, You Sexy B*tch and HBOs Girls to accounts of trips out to Colorado to investigate the effects of its recently-loosened marijuana laws (National Reviews cover story Sept. 16) and to South Carolina to watch disgraced former Governor Mark Sanford sell forgiveness to potential voters in his House campaign, and just about everything in between. Shes even had a contract to appear on MSNBC. There are few things Ive written about that arent interesting, Woodruff said. But Woodruff did not spring, Athena-like, from the journalism gods forehead. Indeed, she credits her experiences at Hillsdale for preparing her for her current career. After involving herself in the Hillsdale Collegian from its first meeting her freshmen year, she did as much for the school paper as she could, working as circulation manager, staff writer, and city news editor. Reporting has more to do with my job than anything I read in a book, she said. The more you do it, the better you get at it. But the classes she took at Hillsdale were quite helpful nonetheless, especially in cultivating the critical, imaginative, and detail-oriented habits of
Take hard classes, dont go to grad school, be a better person, take interesting classes, dont stress about your GPA, and brush your teeth. - Betsy Woodruff
writers Ive ever been around. Her writing has a real confidence to it. While at Hillsdale, Woodruff mentored Caleb Whitmer, the Collegians editor-in-chief, who served as her copy editor in the city news section as a sophomore. Whitmer said he owes a lot to her tutelage. Betsy is the coolest of the cool. Shes a fantastic journalist, and honestly inspiring for my own
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