Since Sunday, 22 percent of the student body has signed a petition to bring Rep. Ron Paul (R., Texas) to Hillsdale. Kyle Forti and Mike Mor-­

rison are leading the effort to bring the presidential candidate to speak on campus. So far, 315 students have signed the peti-­tion. Forti and Morrison have met with the administration about logistical issues, found a potential sponsor for the talk (the Classical Liberal Organiza-­tion), and worked to coordi-­nate efforts with the Hillsdale County grassroots group that supports Paul.Forti keeps the campaign

updated on the petition’s results. If Paul comes to campus, it will probably be before Michigan’s primary on February 28.“It’s up to us to show the

Paul campaign that we have the support to warrant his trying to come out and visit,” Morrison said.A stop from the OB-­GYN-­

turned-­presidential candidate is far from certain –– there has to be space for a speech, the administration has to give the talk a go-­ahead, and Paul’s campaign has to be persuaded that there’s enough support in Hillsdale to make a visit worth

But despite the challenges, Forti is optimistic about the possibility of a speech from the candidate. “I think there’s a great

chance that something positive could work out,” he said.

Forti started Hillsdale’s Youth for Paul chapter in December. Since then, it has grown to 68 members, becom-­ing the second largest chapter in the state. Paul isn’t just popular on

campus. He won 17 percent of the Hillsdale County vote when he ran for president in 2008, making it his most supportive Midwestern county. Since 2008, his nationwide

support has grown. Forti is one of many converts who have

“I used to be an ardent non-­Ron Paul supporter, a Ron Paul hater,” he said. “Back in 2008, I probably would have supported anybody but the good doctor because I thought his supporters were nuts, I thought they were crazy.”Since then, though, he said

he became disillusioned with how the right wing communi-­cates its political message.“What I’m attempting to do

is avoid propaganda, and that led me to support Ron Paul because I see just as much pro-­paganda from the other [repub-­lican] candidates as I do with Barack Obama,” he said. Forti said that despite Paul’s

slim chance of winning the Re-­publican nomination, support-­ing his campaign is important. “I’m not so starry-­eyed and

Paul-­Bot to assume he’s going to pull off a miracle,” Forti said, “but the primaries are for supporting a candidate who you most identify yourself with and who you can get behind in principle, and that’s what we’re doing here.”

On Tuesday night, the men of Delta Sigma Phi lost their fraternity house. Dean of Men Aaron Petersen

said he made the decision with the support of the Delt Sig alumni board to close the house starting next fall, in response to continued problems with alcohol in the dry house and other violations of campus and fraternity life. The issue of the chapter’s

charter — whether Delt Sig will exist on campus or not — will be decided by the national fraternity, he said. “The administration, the na-­

tional fraternity, and the alumni board are agreed: no one wants to close the chapter,” Petersen said. “It’s not an attack on indi-­

viduals – it’s about getting the organization right.” Delt Sig President senior DJ

Loy said the house was taken aback by the decision. “It surprised all of us,”

he said. “Although initially many members were upset, we decided that we needed to do whatever was necessary to help bring this group of men back into good standing.”Petersen said the chapter will

meet with a representative from the national fraternity in the coming weeks who will further review the future of the house and the chapter on Hillsdale College’s campus. Delt Sig will not participate in spring recruit-­ment, which starts Sunday. The decision comes on the

heels of a turbulent few years for the 36-­member frater-­nity that has faced criticism for

drinking and drug use in the house, as well as most recently, unpaid dues. However, Loy said that many of the most recent issues highlight miscommuni-­cations between Delt Sig and Central Hall. Last semester, Delt Sigs

were caught drinking alcohol in their house, and alcohol was

fridge over Christmas break, despite administrative warnings, Petersen said. Last week, sev-­eral members of the house were found to have drunk from a beer bong in the upstairs portion of the house.These actions violated the

fraternity’s national bylaws, which require chapters to main-­tain a grade point average above the campus average to apply for alcohol waivers. Petersen said the fraternity should have been

dry for more than 10 years. Loy acknowledged the

house’s imperfections, but pointed to its improvement in recent years. In past years, the chapter held parties in the house despite the national restriction. In 2005, Delt Sigs threw a party where TVs were thrown off the roof, windows were broken, and sinks ripped off walls. Loy said recent incidents cannot compare.“We realize that the alcohol

in the house is the largest issue, but the alcohol use in the house is on such a small scale, we still believe it can be handled internally,” he said. “It was our understanding

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Political satirist and jour-­nalist P.J. O’Rourke spoke at this week’s CCA, “Adam Smith, Free Markets, and the Modern World,” He is best known for his writing in Rolling Stone, The Atlantic Monthly, and National Lampoon. He has also written 17 books including “Eat the Rich, “Give War A Chance,” and “A Parliament of Whores.”

What are you planning on speaking on in the CCA?It’s evolving a little bit.

None of the speakers so far have gotten into much detail about “The Wealth of Nations,” the most famous book that Adam Smith wrote. We’ve had two lectures that covered “The Theory of Moral Sentiments,” which is a less known work of

his. “The Wealth of Nations” is the most translated economics book ever., but not necessarily the most read because it’s over 200 years old and 2,000 pages. I’ve read it cover to cover and it is a very profound work. My topic is the invisible hand, which is the symbol that Adam Smith used to describe the free market. That people acting in their own self-­interest somehow

There are some controversies regarding the invisible hand. The other issue is was Adam Smith a devoted follower of laissez faire? Or was he actually a radical egalitarian, a social democrat, who actually favored

government? There is this debate among economists and social thinkers.

What do you think Adam Smith would say about to-­

day’s economic scene?Smith made an interesting

statement that I am going to quote in my talk: “Little else is required to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism but peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable ad-­ministration of justice.” I, and I think Smith too,

would add in a sound monetary system. So if you think about those four areas: Peace. Do we have peace today? No. Do we have easy taxes? Most people would say no. Do we have sound money? Probably not.

-­able administration of justice? Now at that I would probably nod my head in agreement. These are some problems that Adam Smith would raise in today’s society. But he also cer-­tainly would be overwhelmed at the dramatic rise in our standard of living.

You were the president of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) for two years. What is FEE’s role in modern economics? The biggest problem with

FEE is that it has become relatively unknown compared to what it used to be. It used to be the free market think tank and all these other organizations have grown out of it. Almost everybody who’s now in charge of Young America’s Founda-­tion or CATO or IHS, ISI, all of these organizations — almost all of the founders of those or-­ganizations went to a FEE semi-­nar and were subscribers to The Freeman. But now The Free-­man has a circulation of 5,000 people, which really dropped even though it continues to put out good material. Larry Reed,

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Emily JohnstonSenior Reporter

George Washington fellows received a happy piece of news this semester — no more thesis requirement to graduate. “The thesis component of the

George Washington Fellowship Program has been eliminated,” Provost David Whalen said. Whalen said the thesis was a

complication and a hindrance to good academic work. Several George Washington

fellows are already writing theses for other graduation requirements. Senior Brittany Baldwin, for instance, is writing a thesis for her American studies major. Whalen said quality of work

goes down when too much is demanded, and the George Wash-­ington Fellowship thesis proved

DSP loses house

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“It was not an organic out-­growth of studies and work,” Whalen said. College President Larry Arnn,

Whalen, and [the] politics faculty met with George Washington fel-­lows for lunch last Wednesday to discuss other possible changes to the program. Some ideas under consider-­

ation are changing the supervision of the program to someone on campus instead of in Washington, D.C., hosting more distinguished visitors on campus, and building

an intellectual community among the fellows. “It is not unusual for young

academic programs to need this kind of housekeeping,” Whalen said. “Nothing will be changed so as to present an impossible task for students.” George Washington Fellow

senior Katharine Mancuso said the revamp is necessary, but that she thinks the mandatory classes should stay in the program.

growing lack of community with-­in the program. When she began, the fellows read “All the King’s Men” by Robert Penn Warren and then met to discuss the novel. She said it was a bonding experience that she has not had with younger members of the program.

Mancuso said when she found out the thesis was cancelled she jumped out of bed in excitement. She said she thinks it will lead to a better second semester with less stress. “I won’t be doing a bad job on

my thesis like I probably would have done,” she said. Mancuso said she was not

sure of the thesis expectations, had no on-­campus guidance, and no guidelines. Now she only has to focus on passing her Spanish comprehensive exam. The class of 2012 is only

the second to graduate from the program.

out how to best run the program,” senior Grace Kessler said. “Dr. Arnn decided the thesis was not

the best way to utilize the pro-­gram. Personally, I was relieved because I hadn’t started. But I expected to write one and would have.” Final revisions to the program

will be implemented next aca-­demic year, Whalen said. Kessler said the program has

been a positive experience over-­all, especially its scholarship and her experience in the Washington-­Hillsdale Internship Program last spring. “I have a hard time critiquing

the program because even though it’s in its infancy, it was such a blessing to me,” Kessler said. “I would gladly have written a the-­sis. I wish I could stay on campus to see some of the changes.”

It is no coincidence that nov-­elist Tom Grace is debuting his latest novel at Hillsdale College, where his story takes place. Grace will release “The Lib-­

erty Intrigue,” Monday night in the Heritage Room at 8 p.m.In fact, the book’s protagonist

starts a book tour of his own: at Hillsdale.“It was just too good to pass

up the chance to launch at Hill-­sdale,”

he said. “The protagonist of the novel is a Michigan guy, and his wifewas a Hillsdale graduate.

He said the date of the launch -­-­ Feb. 6 -­-­ was also intentional, as it falls on Ronald Reagan’s 101 birthday.Grace said the book is politi-­

cal thriller inspired by answer-­ing a single question: how can a conservative candidate beat a liberal incumbent president such as Barack Obama.“Obama is a great cam-­

paigner with media and popular culture backing, a billion dollars

to play with in a war chest, and a remarkable ability give speech-­es,” he said. “How do you beat a candidate like that?”He said he answers the ques-­

tion by following the contours of a presidential campaign waged by an engineer from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Ross Egan. Thrust into the political spotlight for his actions in an international crisis in West Africa, Egan be-­gins an unorthodox quest for the White House.Egan also advocates the

Austrian economic policies his wife learned while studying at

Hillsdale, Grace said.He said he wrote the book to

reach the market of 40 percent of Americans who self-­identify as conservatives.“Atlas shrugged is pretty

much the only conservative book we have, and thats 50 years old,” he said.The “Liberty Intrigue” is

Grace’s sixth book. He has been published in 25 countries, eight languages, and is recognized by The Associated Press as a “num-­ber one international best-­selling author,” he said.

From wearing down parkas, layering tights, to using hand warmers, Hillsdale College

in many different ways.Indoors, that is.

dormitories, many students — and some staff members — say that campus buildings are simply too cold.“For the amount of money we

pay to live in college housing, we should be able to control the tem-­perature of the buildings we pay rent in,” junior Nick O’Donnell said about Simpson Residence.Energy Education Specialist

Tim Wells said the administra-­tion’s new efforts to conserve energy have not changed the heating in dorms and that many temperature changes in non-­dorm buildings are the results of mechanical failures.

Energy Management Pro-­gram saved $107,000Wells began Hillsdale’s En-­

ergy Management Program this past June as part of the adminis-­tration’s broader goal of conserv-­ing energy.“Any funds saved go

directly back to the academic realm — that is the sole and

to conserve where possible, be good stewards of these resources, so they can be redirected back to the college and the academic

student body,” Wells said. “This will help to further the mission of the college.”From June to November of

2011, the Energy Management Program saved over $107,000 as compared to the same period in 2010 for electricity, natural gas, water, and water sewer charges campus-­wide.The savings are the result of

the effort by the administration with the assistance of Students in

Free Enterprise.Sophomore Martha Ekdahl

leads SIFE’s Energy Manage-­ment Initiative. She said they aim to reduce energy without inconveniencing students.“We are not trying to invade

people’s space,” Ekdahl said.Simple measures — like us-­

ing power strips that students turn off when they leave their dormi-­tory — can help save energy, Ekdahl said.“When you multiply it by all

the students, it really adds up,” she said.

Heating and cooling chang-­es by buildingBecause most

campus buildings were built at dif-­ferent times with different designs, heating and cool-­ing is tailored to

of each one.“Heat is

controlled dif-­ferently in all dorms — and no ceiling has been placed on what is required or necessary to maintain a desired temperature,” Wells said. “McIntyre and Simpson on forced air with air handlers, Benzing on room units, Suites on individual suite thermostats, and all the rest on radiation loops with valve control in [or] around the rooms.”

Students face cold in dormsSenior Scott Scharl lives in

the Suites and said living in the room at then end of the dorm with three outside walls can be frigid, especially when the wind blows into the room through the window pane and frame.“Sometimes, at night, I sleep

and two sweatshirts,” he said. “There’s a simple solution: al-­lowing space heaters on the end suites. In Simpson, the corner rooms on the end have space

heaters built into the end.”Wells said that the Suites

responds differently due to its design and requires close moni-­toring and individual thermostat control.In Simpson and McIntyre,

heat is based on return air, Wells said, meaning the temperature of supply air from the heater can climb as high as necessary. The return air is pulled from the duct work along the inside walls of the rooms. All have been set between 71 and 73 degrees.Some Simpson residents have

had a chilly experience, though.-­

mester. Now, the walruses have started migrating into Simpson. It has been con-­sistently cold this semester,” said sopho-­more resident assistant Garrett Holt. “[Sleeping in the cold] is not hard if you stack up

comforters.”O’Donnell said that in his ex-­

perience, forced air at 70 degrees cannot keep his Simpson dorm room warm.“If the average temperature

of the vent is between 70 and 72 degrees — I have a food grade thermometer that I measured it with for days on end and that’s what it is — and the average ex-­terior temperature is 30 degrees with single pane windows—”“Closer to zero pane windows

than single pane,” sophomore Carl Vennerstrom interjected.“— kick panel walls that are

made of a composite mate-­rial that isn’t an inch thick,” O’Donnell said. “How could the interior of the room be even at 70 degrees?”Setting heat at 70 degrees in

Simpson, he said, ensures that it can never be near 70 degrees in

a room because an entire quarter of the room is working against that heat. The wind blowing through the seams of the wall, he believes, makes the “food grade thermometer” in his room “often” read below 60 degrees. He theorizes that the return air provides an inaccurate read be-­cause the return air is pulled from the inside wall.

Mechanical errors often to blameIn both dorms and campus

buildings, energy-­saving initia-­tives often get blamed for equip-­ment failures.“Sometimes, mechanical fail-­

ure which may cause tempera-­

attributed to an energy-­savings endeavor. That is simply not the case,” Wells said. “We are not seeing savings from the dorms, as we shouldn’t since they aren’t under any system of controls or programming.”Temperature changes in Moss

and Delp halls are the result of a recent failure of one of the major system controls, Wells said. After a month of chilly temperatures, the administration has contracted to have the system replaced.“That process is still ongoing.

are not up to the desired level,” Wells said. “We are continually working daily with the program-­ming company [in Grand Rapids] in trying to expedite this process and get these systems running optimally.”All main campus buildings

— other than dormitories — are equipped with control systems that ensure the temperature does not rise above or below a certain level during the day. At night this level drops, but Wells would not say by how much. However, some students think

that the controls make classroom buildings too cold.“I always wear a sweater in

class. I sometimes wear a coat,” sophomore Kaleigh McCormick said. “It’s 54 degrees outside

Eight students from Hillsdale College’s American Chemical Society chapter traveled to the University of Michigan-­Flint to compete in the Battle of the Chemistry Clubs on Saturday.

such a tournament, the club beat out 11 other schools, including Michigan State University and The University of Toledo.UM-­Flint hosted Battle of

the Chemistry Clubs for the

year since, they have invited all Michigan college chemistry clubs, and drawn some from out of state. Most of the schools that

attended Saturday were much bigger than Hillsdale, but other small liberal arts colleges were represented, as well, such as Adrian, Aquinas, Kalamazoo, and Olivet colleges.ACS faculty adviser Christo-­

pher Hamilton heard of the event last year, but ultimately, Hillsdale did not have time to put a team together.“I knew we could do well if

we sent a team, so once I heard about the competition for this year, I made sure the ACS of-­

-­aged them to get a group together to attend.”The competition’s events in-­

-­istry covered in an undergradu-­ate degree: organic chemistry, inorganic, analytical chemistry, biochemistry, and physical chem-­istry.Four events took place before

lunch. Two of them did not require much real chemistry — for example, in one challenge,

students who were hosting the

graduate students’ names won. Hillsdale juniors Brad Francis and John Flo took on that and came in second.Another challenge was de-­

signing an experiment for spec-­troscopy — the practice of using light to discover the shape of and the bonds between molecules. Students “bombard molecules with a variety of wavelengths” to

Paul Schmitt, who competed in this event.After lunch, the studetns

heard they were in second place.

they found out that to make it

perform two titrations.“What made it so great is that

almost exactly a lab that we do in a class here,” Schmitt said.

started because we saw notes on the board and determined what it was. It was a really great ex-­perience in terms of, ‘Okay, our education is doing something.’”“[Titration] is something

that, in lab, takes about 3 1/2 to four hours, and we did it in under 15 [minutes],” said senior Dino Petrov, Hillsdale’s ACS president. “And we did it pretty accurately.”Finals was a round of chemis-­

try jeopardy, something the ACS on campus does at the end of every year. Hillsdale competed against Ferris State University

score was Hillsdale, 2,300, and the other teams, zero.“I think it makes a very seri-­

ous statement [about Hillsdale] because we put the team together at the very last minute,” Petrov said. “It was completely on a whim, and we … destroyed the competition.”Petrov and Schmitt spoke

proudly of Hillsdale’s chemistry department and the education they have received here.“All of the experiments we

did we’ve done multiple times in lab in classes,” Petrov said.“I don’t think we could ask

for a better chemistry depart-­ment,” Schmitt said, noting that both his and Petrov’s teachers provide their cell phone numbers so students can even text them with questions.“We have a strong emphasis

on not just memorizing mate-­rial or using formulas to come up with an answer,” Hamilton said. “We want students to have a deeper understanding of the material. A big part of science is actually using what you have

Hillsdale students will be returning to the competition next year, trophy in tow.

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Chemistry Club on top

at Hillsdale, Alpha Tao Omega fraternity has a resident assistant. The house of the newly re-­

vamped fraternity gained another resident when junior Ben Mad-­dock, a biology major, moved in this semester. Maddock worked as an RA

in the Suites last semester, but said he wanted to move into ATO before his senior year so he could help shape the future of the house. “I want to be in the house,

that’s just where my heart is,” he said. So he went to Dean of Men

-­mester and asked, “Can anything be done?”

male RAs and found a way to let

Maddock move out of the Suites and into the house. His salary comes out of ATO’s account, Maddock. As an RA, Maddock helps

hold the other residents account-­able to maintain order in the house, said sophomore Cody Eldredge, ATO’s president-­elect. Maddock added that he has the authority and responsibility to enforce the college’s rules. “Enforcing the rules is never

fun,” he said. “No RA enjoys coming down on somebody for drinking or asking somebody to take their girlfriend home. Nobody enjoys that.” Regardless, he said his extra

responsibility has not damaged his relationships with the other men living in the house. Mad-­dock was also recently elected to be the fraternity’s chaplain.

New RA in ATO

“Liberty Intrigue”: a book review

KEEPING CAMPUS WARM

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“For the amount of money we pay to live in college housing, we should be able to con-­trol the temperature of the buildings we pay rent in.”

— Junior Nick O’Donnell

OREGON NEWS EDITOR HANDS OVER @HILLS-­DALE TWITTER HANDLE

Thanks to the efforts of an alumnus, Hillsdale College got its handle back.

Its Twitter handle, that is. Before Jan. 31, Hillsdale’s Twitter handle, or username, was

“Hillsdale1.” Someone else had already taken “Hillsdale” and the 15-­letter limit on handles prevented the college from using “HillsdaleCollege.” So they added the one.

@Joshuamercer ’99 lives in Petoskey, Mich. He is the co-­founder of Catholic Vote, a political activist group, and manages the organization’s Twitter account. He follows Hillsdale on Twitter and didn’t like the “1” tacked on to Hillsdale’s name.

“It was such a bummer,” Mercer said. “Every time I saw it, it got under my skin a little bit.”

Mercer decided to try to get the handle for his alma mater.Who was using “Hillsdale” on Twitter? Hillsdale News, an internet

publication from a neighborhood in Portland, Ore. One phone call was all it took. Mercer called the publication’s editor,

college, Mercer was turning over the username to Joseph Cella ’91, a communication and marketing consultant for the school.

“We’re grateful to Josh for acquiring the Twitter name and donating it to his alma mater,” Cella said.

— Caleb Whitmer

CORRECTIONS:Last week, The Collegian incorrectly printed Lecturer in Education

The Collegian also incorrectly reported that junior Shelby Kittle-­son was the president of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Junior Kelsie White is the sorority’s actual president.

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Constitution class booming

For years, Hillsdale College has been educating its students on the U.S. Constitution. Now, the college is teaching the Con-­stitution to the country.On Feb. 20, Hillsdale College

is launching a 10-­week online Constitution course titled “Con-­stitution 101: The Meaning and History of the Constitution.” It is available for free to the public. The course features a series of lectures given by six members of the Hillsdale faculty, including President Larry Arnn.Along with the lectures, the

course includes selected read-­ings from the new Constitution reader, study guides, outlines, and a weekly comprehen-­sion quiz. The lectures will be released on the Monday of each new week, and Director of the Dow Journalism Program John Miller will host weekly question and answer sessions with each lecturer. Although the course does not provide academic cred-­its, the participants will receive

end.“This online class is not

the same as what we do in the classrooms,” said Marketing Manager Fred Hadra. “It is not the same as the highest and best form of learning that we do here at the college, but we do think it

is good both for the school and for the country.”

lecture series by Arnn titled “In-­troduction to the Constitution.”

-­periment by the college to gauge both enthusiasm and interest. Hadra said over 185,000 people signed up to view the series, proving that there is an audience for such a course.Diane Schmitt, a resident of

Kansas City, Mo., registered for the original course after hearing an advertisement on The Rush Limbaugh Show. She said she enjoyed the lectures and the format.“It provided really good in-­

sight into the way the Founding Fathers thought and why they gave importance to things like the separation of powers when they were writing the Constitu-­tion,” Schmitt said. “I enjoyed the insight it gave.”David Scott, a native of

Atlanta, Ga., said he found out about the original course through Imprimis.“I enjoyed the lectures very

much,” he said. “It was a concise and macro look at the Constitu-­tion. It explained the practical effect that the document has on us today, and not just the politi-­cal theory.”Scott especially appreciated

“It’s perfect for me because if

I have to watch it at 11 at night because I’ve been working all day, I can,” he said. Scott loved the course so much that he is al-­ready registered for the new one.Advertisement for the new

course begins this week, but already there are over 10,000 people registered. “Based upon the response

we have, even before the radio

that there will be a wonderful response,” Hadra said.There is no registration

charge for the course, but the “citizen students” are given the opportunity to donate to the college. Hadra said that many

donated money to the school, both in small and big portions.“It shows people are hungry

for this type of learning,” Hadra said. “And they look to Hillsdale for it.”“The course gave me an

even greater appreciation for the Constitution,” Schmitt said. “It’s not something you think about everyday, so it just reminds you of what an amazing document it is.”Hadra said the college is

interested to see how this new -­

dent that it will be successful.“This is a service to the

country,” Hadra said. “Hillsdale is seen as a source for learning about the Constitution.”

KIRBY DEBUTS READER

Shannon OdellSpaces Editor

The Hillsdale College Press has released its new Constitution reader. “It’s long been in the works,”

said Douglas Jeffrey, Vice Presi-­dent of External Affairs. “About 10 years in fact.” Similar in function to the

college’s Heritage readers, the new volume will be used in the required Constitution courses beginning next fall. “In the past the politics de-­

partment was using an unwieldy packet of primary documents for the course,” Jeffrey said. “There’s long been a desire to develop an alternative.” The reader contains many of

the same documents as the old spiral-­bound version. As of last week, the reader

was made available on Amazon.com, but it was released earlier this month in the college book-­store.

“Right now students get a discount for it at the bookstore, but next semester they will be paid for through student fees,” said Professor of Politics Will Morrisey. The politics department

collaborated with the external

together;; members of the politics department wrote introductions to the various sections in the reader. “It’s been in the works for a

while, but the main effort was in the last year or two, pushing it ahead,” Morrisey said. “The selected documents in the reader do not deviate from what we’ve been teaching.” In addition to its use in the

classroom, the Constitution reader will be promoted in conjunction with the new online Constitution course offered through the college. “Given the mood of the

country these days a course on the Constitution was the logical

step.” Jeffrey said. “We’ve been getting a lot

of requests from people to do something like this.” Morrisey said the class “ad-­

vances the principles the college stands for.” “More and more [people]

are seeking to understand their rights, and many are increas-­

their civic duties,” Director of the Kirby Center David Bobb said. “We emphasize to them that both endeavors start with careful study.” The new course runs from

late February through April and was taped in December. Each lecture will be accompanied by a question-­and-­answer session with faculty. “The response to Dr. Arnn’s

Introduction to the Constitution course last fall was extremely good,” Morrisey said. “We had 200,000 people participate.”

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a speaker.On Sunday night, CCA

speaker P.J. O’Rourke asked for a glass of scotch during his book signing.Junior Amanda Rubino, who

interacting with speakers and Hillsdale College donors during CCA weeks is one of the more interesting and entertaining parts of the job. “One guy asked us to point

him to the nearest pub,” she said. “Everybody thinks [the donors] are funny. There’s a lot of smiling and nodding. Most of them are genuinely sweet people.”While most students on cam-­

pus only think about the CCA two weeks out of the semester, preparing for the CCA is an ongoing process. “We start planning for CCAs

at least a year in advance,” said Timothy Caspar, associate vice president for external affairs. “We

on the CCAs for next year, and

end of next week.”

invitations to the speakers six or seven months in advance and

requests a photo and a biography -­

tion speeches. They also oversee the travel arrangements. As CCA week approaches, the

student workers tie up loose ends. They create and stuff information packets with a schedule of events, nametags, and a map of campus. They also make place cards for the head tables at the dinners and compile a list of the classes that guests are welcome to sit in on. The dinners are catered by

Saga, Inc. Caspar said he works closely with Kevin Kirwan, gen-­eral manager of Saga, to create the menu. Rubino said Saga pre-­pares great meals for the event.“My favorite part of the job is

the desserts,” Rubino said. “We always check to see what desserts are coming up in the week.”Rubino said they also contact

students to introduce the speakers and say the invocation and pledge of allegiance at the dinners. “We try to choose student

leaders,” she said. “They’re the face of Hillsdale when they’re here.”Rubino said the donors and

other guests who come to the CCA enjoy the opportunity to meet the students.“One woman said she

couldn’t believe she was so privi-­leged to talk to a real Hillsdale College student,” she said.The more people that come

to the CCA, the more hectic the week becomes. Rubino said they work between 10 and 12 hours a day. “If you’re not in class,” she

said, “you’re going to be here to answer questions and point.”At the “Reagan: A Centenary

Retrospective” CCA last semes-­ter, 350 guests attended one meal. “It was the largest one since

I’ve been here,” said Mary Jo Von Ewegen, assistant to the as-­sociate vice president for external affairs.Rubino said she and junior

Ashley Logan had a lot of work to do in order to keep up with the number of guests at that particu-­lar CCA.“Ashley and I pulled an all-­

nighter,” she said. At the Sunday dinner this

week, 309 guests attended, which Von Ewegen said was typically the average. As for the students, 275 students can be registered to take a CCA. For the upcoming CCA, “Science Fiction Films of the 1950s,” there are about 30 students on the waitlist. After the CCAs are over, the

alphabetize the papers and the waiver forms.“We triple-­check the waiver

forms,” she said. “There is noth-­ing worse than not getting credit for something you did.”

Behind the scenes at the CCA

Sarah LeitnerSports Editor

(Joe Buth/Collegian)

DEBATEThe Debate and Forensics

teams placed second out of 42 teams at the Gorlock Gala speech and debate tournament at Webster University in St. Louis last week-­end, bringing back more hardware and showing that their younger members show promise for the future.

The debate team placed second and the speech team sixth, putting Hillsdale amongst a small category of schools that consistently do well

“We are looking forward to the National Forensics Association Tournament in March, and our next tournament is this weekend — the Michigan Intercollegiate speech League Novice Championships, where we expect freshman Ian Fury and our other novices to do quite well,” Assistant Director of Speech Matthew Warner said.

Freshman Christina Bolema

Association Tournament in March, bringing the debate team’s total to nine members going to nationals.

Sophomore Mary Coran placed

“Constant encouragement from my team, and of course Coach,

all the other competitors in novice LD,” she said. “Besides, what could be better or more fun than waking up at 6 a.m. over the weekend to debate U.S. trade policy with China?”

Coran and her partner sopho-­more Jonathan Slonim broke

though they only became partners this semester.

“It’s been really cool to see how well novices are doing,” Jonathan Slonim said. “One great thing is the talent in our freshman and sopho-­mores. They show a great future for our team.”

Junior Andrew Dykstal broke

in multiple genres: Interpretation of Literature as well as Limited Preparation Speaking. He has now

past three tournaments, including

overall out of 43 competitors in the event.

Sophomore Lauren Holt broke to open parliamentary out rounds with her partner, senior T. Elliot Gaiser.

Fury and sophomore Josh -­

6th respectively. Fury and senior Blake Faulkner made it to semi-­

Fury and Andrew’s coach say their success as underclassmen is worth noting. Another freshman, Kirby Hartley, is still learning the ropes but maintains his team’s positive outlook.

“I really enjoy traveling with the team and the opportunity to improve my writing and speaking

we handled issues with alcohol internally then the administration would not intervene.” Loy said he was not al-­

lowed to participate in meetings between DSP alumni and the administration, even to clarify issues. In the case of the two semes-­

ters of unpaid dues, Loy said the outstanding $9,000 will be paid by Friday. He blamed a change in the registration process for the mix-­up, which he solved by cutting off meals at the house for two days. Ed Swanson ’60, a Delt Sig

alumnus and Hillsdale resident, said the particular issues that prompted Tuesday’s decision represent a larger erosion of values in the fraternity. “These things kept sliding

down, until the real meaning of ‘Why we exist?’ and ‘What is our

the college?’ simply got obliter-­ated,” he said. “I’m not casting blame, because if I did that I would have to include myself.” In 2007, the chapter’s

alumni board voted to renounce its charter. Hillsdale administra-­tors stepped in to prevent the action, Petersen said. “They said, ‘It’s an old thing,

it could be good. Let’s keep working at it and let’s see if those

Swanson said serious changes will have to be made if the fraternity is to grow.“There has to be a meeting

of the minds, there has to be a serious evaluation on behalf of the national fraternity to in-­clude those of us alums who are actively engaged, to see where does this thing go? And can it go based upon the current culture of

the existing house?” he said. “To continue the experience as it is currently known or exists, I think spells nothing but failure.” Petersen said the administra-­

tion’s actions are ultimately in best interest of the fraternity.“I’m trying to remove the

distractions and temptations of a fraternity house so they have a better chance of improving their fraternity life,” he said. “If they’re a good and healthy fraternity, and they want to be, they don’t need a chapter house. Fraternity is not about a house.”

Loy said that the chapter is united in its determination to recover. At an emergency meet-­ing Tuesday night, members unanimously agreed to invest time and energy in the rebuilding process.We are going to do whatever

we can to make sure we can stay at 139 Hillsdale St.,” Loy said. A national Delt Sig represen-­

tative could not be reached for comment.

DSPFrom A1

(Sally Nelson/Collegian)

(Schuyler Dugle/Collegian)

NEWS A4 2 Feb. 2012 www.hillsdalecollegian.com

KATE’S TAKE

KATEOLSON

A question

for you

Dear Kate,I often feel like the world is ending these days. The regis-­

paper given to me by Dr. Arnn. Will I spend the rest of my life in a box because I couldn’t handle the pressure of my eighth semester at Hillsdale?! Dear God, why does every-­thing hang on whether I get a D or a C on my last CCA paper? Career Services keeps sending me ominous messages spelling out my impending doom if I don’t visit them three

compose the perfect cover letter. I’m a history major! All I know how to do is read and write second rate research papers! Who will pay me to do that? I’ve spent the last week

face with dried cranberries, afraid to step out my door lest someone demand to know what I have to show for the last three and a half years of burying my nose in Edward Gib-­bon. How do I free myself from this torment?

Dear Lost in Academic Purgatory,

the gods of the liberal arts a lot these days (which mostly consists of draining gin and tonics at Here’s to You Pub & Grub.)

Ok, let’s be honest. I wrote this question. Does anyone have -­

tionship problems. I need a job, dang it.

EVERETTWhile Associate Professor of Speech Kirstin Kiledal continues to receive ap-­

plications, other students have started preparing for the twelfth annual Edward Everett Prize in Oratory.

The preliminary round has been moved to Feb. 24 so students involved in the Conservative Political Action Convention can participate. The 10-­minute speech is on “Social Networks: Recreating Boundaries Between Public and Private Spheres.” It must be fully memorized by the preliminary round.

Senior Luke Sanders is excited for this year’s topic in comparison to last year’s, which was on the principle of liberty and threats of terrorism.

“Responses, while more or less different, were basically saying the same thing,” Sanders said. “But I think there will be more versatility this year in terms of responses.”

Applications to compete were due Feb. 1.

— Bailey Pritchett

Senior purgatory

from what I understand, has moved the organization to Atlanta and they are working hard to do student seminars, which is where their in-­

Freeman, which again doesn’t have the respect it deserves.

What was your position at the CIA?Well, very private and very

secret. No. I was an economic analyst. I never got into the under-­ground world of the CIA. Mine was

of Economic Research. I was there

1970s. So I enjoyed it and it taught me a lot about the government. But it was too bureaucratic, and after two years, I left to work in the private sector. Do you still have the 1958

convertible?The MGA! Nope. We sold that

when we moved to New York. Seller’s regrets!

O’ROURKEFrom A1

Students waited up to three hours in line to give blood

during Monday’s Red Cross drive Check www.hillsdalecol-

legian.com for more. (Elena Salvatore/Collegian)

MOCK TRIALThe mock trial team traveled to Ypsilanti last

weekend to test out their rearranged teams and to get

The team brought home no awards, but given the relatively inexperienced members and that they recently restructured their teams, they maintain high hopes for Regionals in South Bend, Ind. on Feb. 25.

“While it was disappointing to not place, we learned a lot and came back focused and ready to make the necessary improvements,” sophomore Kelly Scott said.

They combined their three “X” “Y” and “Z” teams from last semester down into two teams — “Liberty” and “Responsibility” — following Christmas break. The

teams. Team Liberty, comprised of more experienced mem-­

bers, went against Michigan State University, University of Chicago-­Illinois, Northwood University, and Carnegie Mellon University and went 4-­4 for the weekend. The

we had good chemistry and now we had to transi-­tion, but the night after we didn’t do so well, we really worked on our case and it made a big difference,” sophomore Abby Loxton said. “It was like night and day.”

Team Responsibility, comprised mainly of freshmen new to Mock Trial, actually outpaced Team Liberty with a 5-­3 record for the tournament.

“Once all the upperclassmen and team captains were put on team Liberty, Team Responsibility had to

Kane said. “We learned how to do everything from the

practice to lead our team this semester.”Regardless of record, all teams had to suffer

multiple times throughout the night that made sleeping almost impossible and drove them into the hallways to investigate.

“It sounded like a bat from hell,” freshman Gregg Coughlin said. “But Mock Trial competitors are less intimidating in their pajamas.”

Senior Brendan Karl started Mock Trial this semes-­ter and competed on Team Responsibility, receiving a witness rank with only a week and a half to prepare. He’s been offered a full ride to Ave Maria Law School in Naples, Fla.

already knew the case and the freshman taught me what was going on,” Karl said. “But we really are a team when we’re there and at the end of the day we’ve got each other’s backs which is really what makes it worthwhile.”

— Casey Harper

Hillsdale’s Community Action Agency helped local residents receive more than $750,000 back from income taxes last year. They hope to help members of the commu-­nity get even more back this year.The agency’s Volunteer In-­

come Tax Assistance program helps citizens who make less than $50,000 annually. Most are either young parents or senior citizens.“I often end my interviews

with ‘Do you need food?’” said Kristin Lucas, who has volunteered with the program for three years.VITA, organized by the

IRS, offers assistance nation-­wide. In Hillsdale, members of the community and college students take a class to get cer-­

January to April.Those who use VITA make

an appointment at the Com-­munity Action Agency. They’re required to bring I.D., their so-­cial security card, W-­2 forms, and any documentation for

out a six-­page interview form.“Many people think that

what we do is common sense. It’s not rocket science, but it feels like it some days,” Lucas said.On an average day, she can

do about six or seven sets of taxes. February is the busiest month, she said.“I really like doing taxes

and I like helping people,” Lucas said.Senior Joe Viviano, head of

Hillsdale College’s Account-­ing club, organizes the Hill-­sdale students that volunteer at VITA. Michael Sweeney, professor of accounting, helped Viviano start the program.

If students volunteer for 60 hours, they can earn one credit hour. The program is available to all students.Viviano said he plans to ap-­

graduates and hopes that VITA will help him gain experience dealing with taxes.Those who seek aid from

VITA are people who would

said Maxine Vanlerberg, the program director.She has found that people

-­es. People may receive credits that can be used for home heat-­ing, property tax payments, or earned income tax credit.“We had one woman last

week who is homeless and has

years,” Vanlerberg said. “She might get a couple thousand dollars back. We might help her get back on her feet.”

CITY NEWS A5 2 Feb. 2012 www.hillsdalecollegian.com

The following is a list of calls compiled and reported by the Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department.

Hillsdale City Police

Jan. 31A 25-­year-­old man was arrested on the 40 block of S. Manning Street in Hillsdale on suspicion of domestic violence. A $1,000 bond was posted.Jan. 29A 24-­year-­old man was arrested on the 155000 block of Grange Road in Montgomery on suspi-­cion of possession of marijuana and no insurance. A $1,500 bond was not posted.A 26-­year-­old man was arrested on the 30 block of N. West Street in Hillsdale on suspicion of domestic assault. A $1,000 bond was not posted.Jan. 27A 52-­year-­old man was arrested on the 30 block of Mead Street in Hillsdale on suspicion of do-­mestic assault. A $1,000 bond

was posted.A 30-­year-­old man was arrested on the 10 block of Griswold Street in Hillsdale on a felony warrant for aggravated domes-­tic assault. A $5,000 bond was not posted.

Michigan State Police

Jan. 29A 28-­year-­old man was arrested on the 1100 block of Wolf Road in Reading on suspicion of ag-­gravated stalking. No bond was allowed.

Hillsdale County Sheriff’s

Department

Jan. 31A 38-­year-­old man was arrested on the 1900 block of E. Goose Lake Road in Jonesville on a warrant for domestic violence. A $1,000 bond was posted.A 44-­year-­old woman was arrested on the 1500 block of S. Hillsdale Road in Hillsdale on a misdemeanor warrant for failure to report an accident. A

$500 bond was posted.Jan. 30A 33-­year-­old man was ar-­rested on the 200 block of Weaver Street in Montgomery on a misdemeanor warrant for possession of Ephedrine and Pseudoephedrine. A $500 bond was not posted.Jan. 28A 20-­year-­old man was arrested on the 14000 block of Burt Road in Hudson on suspicion of assault and battery on a peace

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in possession-­consumption. No bond was allowed.Jan. 27A 26-­year-­old woman was arrested on the 80 block of S. Howell Street in Hillsdale on suspicion of resisting and

bond was allowed.A 24-­year-­old man was arrested on the 2800 block of S. Tripp Road in Osseo on suspicion of domestic assault and battery and on a parole detainer. No bond was allowed.-Compiled by Sarah Leitner

Police Blotter

AGENCY HELPS WITH TAXESEmmaline Epperson

Circulation Manager

At 3 p.m. sharp on Sunday afternoon, a man wearing a bright orange shirt and a black top hat with a matching or-­ange hatband reading “Mayor” pulled the first yellow raffle ticket out of a bin of 7000.Last weekend, the Hillsdale

County Conservation Club hosted its 52nd annual Tip-­Up Festival, a weekend of ice-­fishing, coyote-­hunting, com-­petitive log-­sawing, dancing, and other winter activities.The Tip-­Up Mayor, Joe

Johnson, read out the ticket number to a room full of families wearing camouflage. Harley-­Davidson, Jonesville Lumber, and Cabela’s sweat-­shirts dotted the room that smelled of barbeque and raw fish.Fishermen caught fish

throughout the county and brought them back to head-­quarters on Birdlake Road in Osseo to be measured and weighed.Festivities started Thursday

night with a Euchre tourna-­ment and lasted through the raffle drawing Sunday after-­noon. Participants celebrated together on Friday night with a steak fry and dancing and again on Saturday night with a pork loin dinner and more dancing.Chairperson Lottie LoPres-­

to said the club sold 350 steak and 200 pork loin dinners.The yearly event gives

residents a chance to gather as a community and take advantage of Hillsdale’s cold winters. Peggy LoPresto, who has helped host the Tip-­Up for 30 years, said fishermen come back year after year to com-­pete for bragging rights.

“We easily have 1000 people come through, if not more,” she said. “Sunday is standing room only. It’s a big social event. It gets them out of the house, away from cabin fever, and lets them socialize with old friends.”Lottie LoPresto said the

unseasonably warm weather was good for participation but bad for fishing since the rain compromised the ice on the edges of some of the ponds and lakes. Despite this, she said the fish caught this year were about the same size as past years.To help make the most of

the warmer weather, HCCC added a coyote hunt to the competition, said Peggy LoPresto, the club’s treasurer.Edd Bump, 64, has hunted

coyotes for the last decade.“I love the excitement of

the hunt and listening to the

dogs run,” he said.Bump and his group of

about 12 were the only ones to enter the coyote hunt. They caught seven coyotes, the largest of which weighed 39 pounds.He said the group would go

out at daybreak to find tracks. Once they found them, they would “put the dogs down on the track to hopefully jump [the coyote] out of its bed.” The hunters would then posi-­tion themselves and shoot.He said he usually makes

the young guys do most of the work.The reduced ice did not

keep the regulars away.Fishing started at 8 a.m.

Friday, Saturday, and Sun-­day, and ended with the final weigh-­in and measurements on Sunday at 2:30 p.m.Darley Lawson and Zach

Annis, both 17, said they have been ice fishing since they were seven. They discussed their weekend successes as they stood in front of the display of frozen, hanging fish just outside the club’s front door.“I usually stick with the

same lake because I’ve been good on it every year so far,” said Lawson, who caught the second place crappie this year.Lawson said he spends 12-­

hour days on the lake during Tip-­Up weekend.Annis also found success.

He caught the second place bluegill.“These are a good group of

people,” said Scott Phillips, a ’77 Hillsdale graduate. “Every time I go to the city, I won-­der why anyone would leave here.”

Tip-­Up Festival features coyote hunt

Emily Johnston

Senior Reporter

Darley Lawson shows off the crappie that won him second place at the festival(Elena Salvatore/Collegian)

One of the coyotes that Edd Bump’s group shot hangs out on display (Elena Salvatore/Collegian)

Homeless get help

The fourth annual Proj-­ect Homeless Connect took place Jan. 24 at the Hillsdale Free Methodist Church.The event lets agencies

and organizations reach out to the homeless or those in danger of becoming home-­less. Each organization addresses a major issue facing the homeless, includ-­ing food, drug, and alcohol abuse;; employment;; and housing.The event makes finding

the different organizations easier for those who are

homeless because they can gather all the information they need in one day as op-­posed to a few weeks.Two hundred sixty-­two

people showed up to the event coordinated jointly by the Hillsdale County Com-­munity Foundation and the Community Action Agency.Attendees were given flu

vaccinations, coats donated by the Salvation Army, and haircuts offered by local hair stylists. Care packages, a meal, and free family photo-­graphs were also offered.Amber Yoder, commu-­

nications officer of HCCF, said many Hillsdale residents

don’t understand how wide-­spread homelessness is in the county. “I think the event is most

important because people don’t think homelessness is a problem here,” Yoder said. “It is an issue.”The event would not have

been possible without the help of the many volunteers who dedicated their time to the project, she said.Organizations that volun-­

teered included Saga, Inc.;; the Salvation Army;; and the Pittsford High School National Honor Society. McKinney-­Vento provided most of the funds.

Roxanne Turnbull

Arts Editor

OPINION2 Feb. 2012 A6 www.hillsdalecollegian.com

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You can imagine the tremen-­dous amount of excitement that I, as an economics ma-­

jor, initially experienced after dis-­covering that Hillsdale was offering a CCA on Adam Smith. But after attending the CCA I am extremely disappointed with the material discussed in regards to Adam Smith and his work.Smith single-­handedly trans-­

formed the world’s view of eco-­nomic theory. Smith’s principles served as the foundation of the classical school of economics. No other man prior to Adam Smith ever made such a substantial contribu-­tion to this science.I couldn’t help but walk out of

the majority of the CCA lectures feeling perplexed. What basic knowledge I have about Adam Smith was not enhanced.Expressions such as “self-­

interest,” “The Invisible Hand” and “free markets” are but a few that are immediately recognized and as-­sociated with Smith’s economics by

almost any educated person. These elements of Smith’s capitalism were only slightly expounded upon, am-­biguously described and left almost

remain particularly relevant in today’s analysis of public policy. That the CCA largely ignored them is a travesty.Very little was said about his

personal view of ethics and moral-­ity. Granted, the most worthy and educational lecture was on Smith’s “The Theory of Moral Sentiments” by James Otteson. His presentation accurately depicted Adam Smith’s view of morality and the concept of “self-­interest.” However, no other references to Smith’s religious and philosophical inclinations — his attraction to traditional Stoicism, for instance — were made.The author of the term “invisible

hand” remains invisible in respect to his economic theory, moral sentiments and religious beliefs. It is exceptionally unfortunate that Adam Smith and his profound ideas were not given more respect and consideration in this CCA, for he fully deserves it.

Jake AdkinsSpecial to The Collegian

I did not watch President Obama’s State of the Union Address last week. But I did read it, sav-­ing myself time and a good deal of frustration.

Even so, the words themselves generated their own share of sighs — whether or not it was their “fair share” is to be determined by the Word Fairness Committee, decision pending.Take this bit, for example, in which the president

laments what has popularly become labeled as “grid-­lock” in Washington:“No matter what party they belong to, I bet most

Americans are thinking the same thing right now: Nothing will get done this year, or next year, or maybe even the year after that, because Washington is broken.”This is not unfamiliar language. Even before

the 2010 congressional elections, which returned Republicans to a sizeable majority in the House of Representatives, the president lamented the “obstruc-­tionism” of Republicans in Congress when he and his congressional allies attempted to check several items off the great liberal wish-­list. After the mid-­term elections, Obama essentially gave up on the task of actual governance, choosing instead to turn the stubborn Congress — half of which Democrats still control — into his electoral boogeyman a la Harry Truman in 1948.But Obama does actually have a point. The Amer-­

ican public very nearly despises Congress. Various polls have shown its approval rating somewhere in the low double digits, just above used car sales-­men and attorneys. Explanations for this bipartisan distaste abound, but perhaps the pithiest expression of it is that people are getting the sense that Congress is cut off — or, perhaps, has cut itself off — from constituents’ concerns.Since Congress is the primary means by which

citizens are represented in our federal government, this perception has contributed to a more general cynicism about the federal government itself — something is wrong and, somehow, Congress is at

is largely correct, yet it is too convenient. Most obviously, it ignores two related facts: 1) We elect our members of Congress and 2) We have created the political culture that allows it to behave in the man-­ner it does. Indeed, at the same time that Americans report record levels of cynicism about government, we have never demanded more from it. If Congress weren’t so busy administrating a state that both they — and we — have bloated so far beyond its proper functions, then it would have far less to argue about.If the events of the past few years have demon-­

strated anything, it is this: America’s politicians, sadly of both parties, have contributed more to the creation of problems than to their solutions. Thus, the solutions to these problems are more likely to come from below rather than above. Not through revolution, but rather through simultaneously local and national efforts to restore and strengthen weak-­ened civic virtue and institutions.When Congress and the rest of the federal govern-­

ment become less relevant to our lives, when an overextended government concentrates again on its core constitutional functions, and when we again convince ourselves that it is better to ask less of gov-­ernment rather than more, then perhaps the cynicism

dissipate as their actions are rendered less conse-­quential to our daily lives.

This week’s story about temperatures in campus buildings is about more than

thermostat readings.The way our campus commu-­

nity has responded to the energy management issue is representative

tension: badly.From the administration to

students, saving energy on campus has been an exercise in passive ag-­gression.Students and faculty have been

frustrated by how cold buildings have become, but haven’t made their complaints known. Some staff told Collegian writers that they would not comment on the record because it would affect how swiftly

their work orders were processed.In turn, energy administrators

have felt handicapped by technol-­ogy, expectations, and money-­saving goals. To cope with criticism from all sides, they have adopted a bureaucratic Newspeak including phrases like “incurring additional costs” or “continually adjust space conditions.”Nobody likes to be vaguely

threatened for “the illicit operation of a space heater in their work-­place.” Ok, we made that one up, but seriously.As always, though, it turns out

there is more to the story.It turns out that those space

heaters can cause quite a headache. They use a lot of electricity, heat

only a small area, and actually skew accurate temperatures, which makes it harder to maintain a tem-­perature baseline.Those Christmas lights? If they

sit too close to the monitor, they can let off almost 90 degrees of heat. Try getting an accurate mea-­surement with that distortion.So why don’t we speak to each

other that way?Bureaucratic language only

leads to passive aggressive re-­sponses.Suddenly, leaving your window

open is “Sticking it to the man!”That’s immature.Staff — please be straightfor-­

ward. Sneaking space heaters in and out of buildings is not working

toward a solution. Students, stop complaining. Either tell the people in charge, ask questions about what you think are “silly rules” or trust that Central Hall is not trying to turn you into an icicle. And Central Hall? Cut to the chase. Talk to us like people, not automatons or petty bureaucrats.

of the doubt. Let’s ask questions honestly, answer each other frankly, and work together to be good stew-­ards of resources.This isn’t just about money.Being able to study in Lane after

8 p.m. without blowing on your hands to keep them warm — that’s a resource worth protecting.

Some say protests don’t make a difference. Honestly, unless the protest is novel, I tend to agree. This year’s March for Life was its 39th year, so why do I justify participating and ask for your sup-­

port next year?Because this is more than a protest. It’s not simply half a million

society. Rather, the March for Life is intimately spiritual, especially for the Hillsdale students that participate. It is a spiritual force for good in

presses upon our beliefs, our mortal lives are weaved into the eter-­nal. The present moment is where our lives touch eternity and make their impact on all of what our all-­knowing God beholds. Our actions,

between justice and injustice.With this truth in our hearts, we lunge headlong into this battle. We

bear our soul to the world and against the great genocidal sin of abor-­tion. In the name of love, for a world and a generation to whom love

to God, asking that He pour out His mercy and justice on the martyred innocents, on a world devoid of love, on women who are empty and hurting. All the while, we take great hope in the revelation of knowing that Christ our Savior has conquered sin and overcome death, that He will remove this stain from His people and that abortion will be abol-­ished in our lifetime.And so we await our next march, our next pilgrimage, our next

arrive. And I ask that each member of this spiritual community pray to God for guidance in discerning whether or not to journey for this sacri-­

PURPOSEFUL PROTEST

STATE OF THE CITIZENRY

FATHER OF THE“INVISIBLE HAND”REMAINS INVISIBLE

Jack ButlerSpecial to the Collegian

Jordan AdamsSpecial to the Collegian

The Department of Health and Human Services recently announced a federal mandate

that will force employers and insur-­ers to provide health coverage for both birth control and sterilization, as well as several highly contro-­versial abortion-­inducing drugs. A decision like this is a direct viola-­tion of the First Amendment, which protects the right to conscience.For many, this is less a concern

regarding political opinion and more a concern for political free-­dom. The Obama administration’s decision is totally unprecedented. A large resistance emerged from the Catholic population, whose hospitals and related health services constitute a substantial portion of the health care in America. The reg-­ulations claim to allow a religious exemptions, but it’s narrow enough that Catholic health services do not qualify.The exemption is so limited that

even Christ and the disciples would not be eligible, points out Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York and President of the U.S. Confer-­ence of Catholic Bishops.Furthermore, the initiative inten-­

tionally associates serious diseases such as diabetes and cancer with unintended pregnancy. In the Insti-­tute of Medicine’s (IOM) report, unintended pregnancy along with

serious illness is referred to as a “disease or condition.” This report lists consequences of unintended pregnancy as if it too has “symp-­toms” that must be prevented — psychological depression, for ex-­ample. But incongruously, the IOM fails to address the similar, often chilling, effects of birth control and abortion-­inducing drugs on women and their mental health.

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bish-­ops summarizes this bias perfectly: “IOM’s reports seem based less on science than on the ideology of authors who share Planned Parent-­hood’s view of sex and procreation, several of whom have served on the boards of Planned Parenthood

organizations.”My question is: why does the

science of this one particular group hold precedence over other medical

the opposite? What does this say about the wholesale reliance of political decisions on science? And more immediately — who mis-­placed our Bill of Rights?I do not reject the entire new ini-­

tiative or its intention. I understand the desire to improve women’s health care in our country. Howev-­er, this decision is dangerous to our religious freedom and disingenu-­ous in its commitment to women’s health. It should be overturned.

The bureaucrats in Washington approved the construction of a monument that honors

trees, metal curtains and really large cement poles. The plan for the Dwight D.

Eisenhower Memorial, designed by Frank Gehry, involves erecting a life-­size statue of Eisenhower — as a seven-­year-­old surrounded by 80-­foot poles with attached mesh curtains depicting the Midwest. It’s a nonsensical, avant-­garde approach to remembering one of history’s most notable traditionalists.Unlike all the other monuments

in DC, the design for the Eisen-­hower memorial was selected under a closed process, meaning only cer-­tain individuals could submit plans. This may be the reason that the pro-­

gressive architect Frank Gehry and the controversial sculptor Charles Ray won — without contest. Eisen-­hower’s family favored an open design process, with each design submitted given fair consideration. But for an unknown reason, that didn’t happen. The construction of a memorial to a president, something that should be historical, seems ma-­nipulated to carry out the purposes

It’s also ugly. The memorial would occupy over four acres of space and compete with the scale of the Department of Education, the adjacent building. The undisturbed green space on the site would disap-­pear entirely. Amidst this monstros-­ity would be one small statue of an elementary school-­aged Eisen-­hower. There will be nothing about his personal life or presidency. Like Gehry’s postmodern views, it’s a

meaningless portrayal that adds no beauty or historical value to the na-­tion’s capital.The design intends to emphasize

Eisenhower’s humble beginnings, as opposed to his accomplishments and contributions. Most of the individuals memorialized on the mall came from humble beginnings, but those beginnings were not what earned them the monument. Ronald Reagan came from a poor family in Illinois, but that is not what he is admired for — nor should it be. Eisenhower served as the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe dur-­ing World War II, supported the civil rights movement before it was popular, led Columbia University as its president, and spent eight years as the President of the United States. But according to the memo-­rial, Ike’s greatest accomplishment was reaching his seventh birthday.

One wonders if this monu-­ment has ideological implications — is there such a thing as great statesmen, or are there only boys from the plains who fatalistically

At the very least, the monu-­

character and taste, and his family vehemently claims he would hate both the design and its implications. Eisenhower’s biographer, Stephen Ambrose, wrote that Eisenhower was disciplined, courageous, and intelligent, but was “unsophisticated in his musical, artistic and liter-­ary tastes.” Ike wasn’t interested in complicated artistic statements. He was a professional soldier who focused on executing his duty. The

himself. Eisenhower, for all his historical weight, deserves a monu-­ment he would respect.

Lauren MoroderSpecial to The Collegian

Katy BachelderSpecial to The Collegian

Government pops the pill

EISENHOWER MEMORIAL ISN’T LIKE IKE

At Hillsdale College, pure athleticism does not ensure a place on a varsity team. Coaches have to make sure

that every student they choose

the school as a whole.“The athletics, academics,

During the recruiting process,

willing to take on the challenge

demanding practice schedule.

-­

assistant coach Stephanie, said

St. Paul, Minn.

them [the students] unless they

Academics and character are very important to the Gravels. They once decided not to recruit

-­mentals in a dominating 89-­41

-­-­

ing them to 30 percent shoot-­

the Wildcats to 23 percent

shooting less than 40 percent

The Chargers, in contrast,

game marked the largest mar-­

this season and it was punctu-­

Ware.

chipped in 11 points in 21

-­

assists.

-­wood University, Ohio Do-­

-­nal regular season home game against Ohio Dominican.

wound down, a roaring student section cheered the team on to a

Junior Lea Jones, point

with 2:44 remaining to put the

Huskies. Almost a minute later, sophomore Angela Bisaro made

However, there was still almost

was still up in the air.“We knew they were a scor-­

-­

-­

that would secure the Charger

attempt, sophomore Marissa

82-­77 victory.“We were scoring as much

as they were, so we knew that

Schell said. “We told this to the girls at our last timeout, and we came out and were the aggres-­

Two days earlier, Hillsdale

win.Hillsdale lost their one-­point

-­ried that energy with them into the locker room and then the

“In the locker room, we

Kaite Bildner. “As individuals,

we needed to control the middle as a team. Once we did that, we

Senior captain Chelsea Harrison led the team with 22 points, while Jones added 19

-­

The Chargers had three times as many steals as the Wildcats,

game road-­trip on Saturday as

team will then head to Ohio

Ohio Dominican University and

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CORRECTIONS:Last week The Collegian reported senior

Amanda Putt ran a 4:54 for the mile run

when she actually ran a 4:49.04, a school

record.

Teams recruit on academics, athleticismAthletes take top spots in GLIAC

The Hillsdale College track team traveled to Indiana

-­versity Relays. They returned

mile times in the GLIAC, and a shattered school record.

the Hillsdale mile run record

Sophomore Matt Perkins

4:16.32, respectively, are the

GLIAC this indoor season.

-­

the Distance Medley Relay.

well and improving every

But the distance runners

athletes to turn in solid per-­

Sophomore Maurice

200-­meter dash placed him

time run this season in the GLIAC.

Kathy Dirksen threw her way

18.01 meters. Fellow senior -­

lish, who is currently ranked

11th in the shot put with a

were so many good throwers

good to get out there and go against some tougher compe-­

the pole vault. She tied West-­

Caldwell had two misses go-­

The meet was divided into invitational races and open races. The top-­seeded times,

were placed in the invitational races. The invites served as

open races.In the coming weeks the

to Grand Valley State Uni-­

meets, the team has scaled

-­not wait to see how many

assistant coach R.P. White.

Roxanne Turnbull

Arts Editor

Hillsdale College athletic teams bring in high school ath-

letes from across the country to check out the athletic pro-

grams and see how compatible they are with the academ-

ics and culture of Hillsdale. (Marieke van der Vaart/Collegian)

-­

Ashlee Crowder has also earned -­

championship and Crowder set the school record with 1,730 kills

career.Crowder was unaware that she

was nearing ‘99 grad Cassandra

-­mation director, gave her a heads

counting down.“The student section came

with a count down – they all had

Crowder said. “When I got the

-­ly hit me when preseason rolls around and they start competing

grew as a player.

RECORDS

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WOMEN’S BBALL

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MEN’S BBALL

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The Charger swim team will

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powerhouses Grand Valley State -­

pions Wayne State University, and Indianapolis University, the Chargers have their eyes set on a

-­

their chances.

-­

Michigan University.Senior captain Linda

Okonkowski said she was hesi-­-­

ners.

said. The GLIAC Championship

at night. The top 16 swimmers in prelims earn the chance to swim

to overcome their early morning struggles.

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Getting good races early means more Hillsdale swimmers

“We want as many girls in

Peltier said. -­

perience will serve the Chargers well as they return nearly the en-­

season. The team also showcases

make an impact at the meet. -­

With everyone on the team

Okonkowski said the team has

“All the events, everything is

said. “Anyone can get their

the only swimmer this season

McAvoy Pool record in the 200-­-­

yards last week to 3,000 this week.Tapering means not only

said. “Tapering usually takes the

Swimmers gear up for GLIACs

Sarah Anne Voyles

Collegian Reporter

Phil Morgan

Collegian Reporter

Chris Gravel said.He also said many talented

athletes are now choosing to -­

mitting to the team. In the past, most walk-­on athletes did not make the cut.“Over the years, each group

has come in and advanced the

The swim team is also

including Carson Burt, sister to

-­

For the sisters, Hillsdale College as a school was a large selling point in their decisions

to eventually make the choice to

decisions, they said, was the

“The team is what makes or

said.Chris Gravel also said that

scholastic challenge, the team is what seals the deal.

-­ing process, and what makes them want to come out here, is

The coaches said that a student athlete who attends Hill-­sdale will take away much more

and games.“Here our most important

-­

College. The athletics will never -­

Incoming Recruits*:Football: 15Volleyball: 6Swimming: 3

Women’s basketball: 3Baseball: 8Softball: 3

*According to available data

The Hillsdale College men’s basketball team capped off a three-­game win streak at home with a win over Lake Erie College last night, 64-­40. Hillsdale remains undefeated at home and is currently No. 1 in the GLIAC. After a slow-­paced start that

left the score 24-­17 at the half, the Chargers opened the sec-­ond half with a 10-­2 run led by junior center Nick Washburn who started the scoring with a thunderous dunk. Hillsdale’s team play and hustle illustrated what the team is capable of heading towards the GLIAC and NCAA playoffs. “Lake Erie is a long and

athletic team, but we were able to control the game by our rebounding and shutting down their drives,” said senior point guard Tyler Gerber.Gerber hit a key 3-­pointer to

stop a potential Lake Erie run, and then seized control with another tremendous 3-­point play. The Storm weren’t able to recover, and Hillsdale main-­tained a comfortable lead for the rest of the game. In the second half, senior

power forward Brad Guinane scored the 1,000th point of his Hillsdale career. “We’ve just fed off the

energy in the previous games,” he said. “On Saturday we had a lot of alumni here, and we had plenty of students tonight also, and it was great to put on a show in front of these fans and get some wins.”Going into yesterday’s

game, the Chargers were com-­ing off of two victories against Northern Michigan University and Michigan Technological University.In last Thursday’s contest

against the NMU Wildcats,

The Hillsdale College women’s basketball team was painfully reminded that a game

buzzer sounds. The Chargers suffered a

devastating loss to the Lake Erie College Storm last night, 66-­64.Assistant coach Stephanie

Schell said the Chargers played much better in this contest than

Lake Erie, we didn’t have our identity. We hadn’t fully devel-­oped our strengths,” Schell said. “This was a totally different game.” After being behind for the

majority of the second half, and

seconds to go, the Storm came roaring back at the end, taking advantage of some key rebounds

and free throws to win by two.“[W]e knew about their

3-­point shooters and what their posts could do,” Schell said.

our scouting report, but in the end, we got caught back on our heels and you just can’t do that.”The Chargers came into last

night’s battle with Lake Erie rid-­ing a wave of momentum. They had won their previous three contests, all at home.Last weekend, the Chargers

pulled out key victories against visiting Northern Michigan University (68-­62) and Michi-­gan Technological University (82-­77).On Saturday, the Chargers

clenched a thrilling, high-­scoring victory over nationally-­ranked No. 25 Michigan Tech. Both teams shot above 45 per-­

-­ers scored in the double digits.

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BRAD GUINANE

Senior Brad Guinane plays power forward for the Hillsdale Col-­

lege basketball team. A native of St. Joseph, Mich., Guinane has

been named the GLIAC South Division Player of the Week twice

in his college career and sits at second in the GLIAC for 3-­point

How long have you been playing basketball?

I have been playing basketball since I was three or four prob-­ably;; pretty much my whole life.

What memorable games come to mind in your collegiate ca-­

reer?

Valley State University at home in overtime. I believe it was on a last second shot to go into over time. And then this year we beat

-­thing. Those are about the two most memorable games.

What is a valuable lesson you have gained from your experi-­

ence as a Hillsdale athlete?

here. Then you add two, three-­hour practices a day with lifting and it becomes quite a big time consumption. So to be able to balance both as well as the work ethic are valuable lessons.

How was training over Christmas break? What did the sched-­

ule look like?

Training over Christmas break, we would have one hard practice a day around 10 or 11. Then we would have a shooting practice and lifting practice after for about an hour later in the day. We would play games on our usual Thursday and Saturday schedule, so we usually had Sunday off. Friday would be very light because it’s between the two games. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and games were pretty heavy days.

How is the team looking this season? How do you predict the

team will do?

We are looking really good right now. We had a little setback

we are doing really well. We have a good shot so far at hosting the GLIAC tournament and making it to the NCAA playoffs. We just need to keep working hard and we will achieve those goals.

How was playing against MSU?

I’ve been a Michigan State fan for a long time so that was a lot of fun to be in that gym considering all of the great players who have played there. The guys had a lot of fun. We had a ton of fans so it was a really cool experience.

How does it feel being named GLIAC player of the week?

It’s a cool honor. It’s not a huge deal – as long as we get to win. It’s just a great honor.

— Compiled by Rachel Fernelius

(Courtesy of Pete Mowry)

It’s been a year of making history.Senior Amanda Putt became

the most recent Charger to make Hillsdale College history. Putt broke ‘05 grad Stephanie Car-­roll’s 4:52 indoor mile record with her very own 4:49.04 at the Northwest Ohio Meet on Jan. 23. Just this past weekend at the

Indiana Relays, Putt broke her own record again with a time of

-­

injuries hindered Putt from racing consistently, but last June marked the turning point. Now, she said, she is focusing on winning the mile run at the indoor national

“I want to see how fast I can get my times down for the season,” Putt said. “The next couple weeks I will start focus-­ing more on winning and beating certain people. My goal is to win nationals, but it’s very early in the season. That could totally change, but that’s kind of what I’m work-­ing towards — to win conference and nationals.”Putt also holds the school’s

indoor 3k record with a time of 9:51, and the outdoor 1500-­meter run with a 4:29. But Putt is only one of a hand-­

record setters.Fifth-­year senior Nate English

holds both indoor and outdoor shot put records. He threw a 55 feet 2 inches last spring at North-­wood University, and he fol-­lowed up that performance with a 57-­feet-­3-­inch indoor throw this

of Findlay.English, who has been throw-­

ing since sixth grade, is also saving up for the conference meet and national championships. To English, shot put is more

than a sport he is good at. “It’s kind of my hobby,”

English said. “Some people paint or read. I throw. It’s a little more physically demanding and brutal on the body, but it’s enjoyable for me, especially when it goes well.”Sophomore sprinter Maurice

“Mo” Jones also joined the ranks

at Northwood, with a 6.92 second 60-­meter dash. He edged out his former coach and ‘10 grad Jared Krout’s record by a hundredth of a second.

by wiping Jared Krout off the indoor records board,” Jones said. “I say this out of respect.Jones said he has set his sights

on Krout’s remaining records,

for the outdoor season. Krout holds four more records besides the one Jones broke. “[H]e was a great runner, and

beating the records he holds in the 200, and 400 open would be quite an achievement and that’s why I want to [break them] — striving to be a great athlete. And as we move to outdoor, I hope to get his outdoor record in the 400, which

still realistic.” Jones is not the only Hillsdale

athlete to replace a friend and

mentor’s record. Junior running back Joe Glendening broke ex-­teammate and ‘10 grad Vinnie Panizzi’s record for total touch-­downs in a season with 27.“I was able to learn a lot from

Vinnie as I was fortunate enough to play under him my freshman year,” Glendening said.Glendening also holds the

school records for rushing yards in a single season, carries, and rushing touchdowns, which was a 56-­year-­old record set by Nate Clark ’56 in 1955.

to have my name placed in the record books because there have

Hillsdale athletes charge through records

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Women fall to Lake ErieMorgan Delp

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Athletes rewrite recordbooks across varsity teams

Chargers maintain undefeated streak at home

Senior power forward Brad Guinane goes up for a 3-point-er in the game against Lake Erie College last night. The Chargers triumphed 64-40. (Joe Buth/Collegian)

Sophomore forward Angela Bisaro looks for an open teammate against Lake Erie College last night. The Chargers fell 66-64. (Elena Salvatore/Collegian)

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One press of the little red button and the Robot Coupe in AJ’s Café shudders to life. With a whirr and churr, it crushes two cups of fresh fruit into eight ounces of juice. “The apple juice you get in

a bottle is pretty much all sugar, but this is actual apples. They cut them up, put them in, and that’s what you get,” Director of Health Services Brock Lutz said. “It’s good.” Saga Inc. president Tim

Morrison and manager Kevin

juice bar when they stopped at a “fresh new age restaurant” at a conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. “We’re trying to provide

food that is fresh and that is healthy,” Morrison said. “Our goal was to provide another health option that students would enjoy.” And students do seem to

enjoy the new additions to the AJ’s menu. “We’ve been getting a good

response,” said AJ’s manager Lisa Beasley. “More people try [the juices] every day and the people who try them usually come back.” The fresh juices have

become a staple for sophomore Jasmine Noman, who has tried

options. “I like that they’re both

healthy and taste great. It’s bet-­ter than ice cream when you just

need something sweet because you don’t have to feel guilty at all,” Noman said. “I’ve been trying to drink

them before my afternoon classes. I usually fall asleep, but the jolt of vitamins are pretty ef-­fective in keeping me awake.” “It’s so much easier to

drink a cup of juice rather than

but you get the same thing out

of it,” said Lutz. “And fruits and vegetables are the things that most students have trouble

The juice menus include rat-­ings that show how each juice bolsters energy and immunities,

clears skin. “It’s a great option for stu-­

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Junior Natalie Knudson prepares “Tropical Pear,” one of six juices offered at AJ’s. (Shannon Odell/Collegian)

A juicy alternativeTory Cooney

Copy Editor

Professor of French Marie-­Claire Morellec is a native of Brittany, a region in western France. She spoke to The Collegian about French cooking, and the differences between American and French cuisine.

What are the specialties of your region?In terms of food, the specialty in Brittany is a lot of seafood because of the coastline. We have a

-­sine there. You also have a lot of fresh vegetables because it is a very temperate area, so vegetables grow easily there.

Is there a special way they cook seafood in Brittany?It’s never breaded — that’s one thing. It’s mostly grilled, and served with lemon juice and

butter. But it’s never breaded. In Brittany, people use salted butter all the time. It is used in most recipes.

Did you bring your cooking with you when you came to America?I adapted to the country a lot, and at the same time I developed my own tastes. The basis of my

cooking is what I saw my grandmother make. She often made crêpes, so that’s one thing that I like to make. My friends and my family are usually pretty happy when I decide to have one of those dinners. Crêpes are a specialty of Brittany.

What are some of your favorite things to make?Actually, I’m very fond of any kind of Mediterranean cooking — the French, Italian, Turkish,

North African. All those cuisines interest me, mostly because they use a lot of very interesting veg-­etables. It’s actually a very healthy diet, because you do use a lot of vegetables, and olive oil, which is good for you.

Marie-­Claire MorellecQ&A Shannon Odell

Spaces Editor

Natalie Mitchell, junior and Spanish honorary president, is gathering recipes from Hillsdale College faculty to compile an international cookbook.“I love cooking, and I wanted

to get recipes from Madame Morellec and Wyatt-­Hayes,” the Collegian freelancer said.

my interest when it comes to cooking. I personally would love a cookbook and hopefully other students would too.” Mitchell intends to use the

cookbook as a means to raise funds for the honorary’s upcom-­ing events and to broaden the honorary activities to non-­mem-­bers as well.“There are a lot of honoraries

on campus and they do a lot of really cool things like ‘Paint a Classicist,’ but we can’t quite say, ‘Let’s paint a Spanish thing’

you know?” Mitchell said.“Of course, I thought it was

fun. What a fun idea,” said Professor of French Marie-­Claire Morellec.Morellec contributed a few

recipes to the honorary’s cook-­book. Morellec reminisced about her grandmother and her home in Brittany, France while men-­tioning her french crêpe recipe.“It is part of the Catholic reli-­

gion that the two things we could have on Friday were crêpes and

and crêpes,” Morellec said.The faculty is coming along-­

side the project little by little.“I got one from [Assistant

Professor of English Patricia] Bart. She was just hilarious in describing the dish that she sent me,” Mitchell said.Bart fused her Anglo tradi-­

tions and her interaction with Mediterranean cuisine in her “Anglo Mediterranean Chicken”

graduate school years she made

this particular dish with the hopes of having the gentlemen carve the poultry, as is tradition. “And somehow, with the

great male talent for ballistics, they send one of the drumsticks completely across the room. It

wall, ‘Blonk!’ and then it’s on

Faculty members The memo-­ries the recipes provoke are what the faculty most focus on.“It is about being convivial:

food should not be about making it or eating it by yourself. It is about sharing,” Morellec said.“You have a support network

there, and why? Because you just sit around the table and eat dinner together all the time. But people don’t do that [in Ameri-­ca], you see, and so what do you

McDonald’s? They’re not going to say ‘Gee, you’re depressed

Spanish honorary creates cookbookLeslie Reyes

Collegian Freelancer

(Joe Buth/Collegian)

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In Focus: Students develop many of bad eating habits when they get to college. They are constantly stressed and tired, causing them to settle for convenient and processed foods rather than a healthy option. A few changes to a college student’s diet can do wonders for overall health. We need to break habits and incorportate more foods that will boost our metabolisms, increase brain activity, and reduce the effects of stress.

Five bad habits Living in constant dehydrationAs college students, we have a natural ten-­dency to forego water for a caffeinated bever-­age. We end up shooting ourselves in the foot because caffeine dehydrates the body even more. Combating dehydration is the easi-­est change you can make. It is very simple: Drink more water! Eating late Ten thirty p.m. rolls around, and the hunger pains begin. Eating late at night disrupts your body’s natural metabolic cycle. Even worse, sleeping right after eating does not allow your body to digest as quickly as it would at a reasonable hour of the day. French fries or a quesadilla at a late hour will convert into a massive glob of undigested fat. Stress eatingStress plagues college students more than anything else. As a result, we have developed very unhealthy eating habits that emerge

Men starve themselves, and women binge eat. Both induce the same results: whacked out metabolisms, less energy, and over-­worked immune systems. There are healthier ways to de-­stress. Some options are getting

study breaks, and eating foods that return your body to an alkaline state.

Using the “I’m poor” cardeat bad foods. Often the more processed a food is, the more it costs. Also, eating foods in their natural state will keep you full longer. Consequently, you will not have to spend so much money on food because you will not

for the cost of a bag of potato chips ($3.99), you can buy around twelve russet potatoes. Baked or mashed potatoes with the skins on have more potassium than a banana and more vitamin C than an orange.

Drinking soda An average soda contains around nine tea-­spoons of sugar in one 12-­oz. can. Mountain Dew contains 19 teaspoons of sugar in a 20 oz. bottle. That is what you would get from one of the vending machines on campus. Soda also dehydrates the body. Substitute your drink choices with more water. You will feel much better and lose weight in the process.

Five good foods Cayenne PepperNo, not straight. Put a little cayenne into your food for a me-­tabolism boost. This spice also aids in circulatory health, includ-­ing lowering blood pressure. RosemaryThis herb is very easy to add to your meal. You can infuse your

it on top. Carnosic acid in rose-­mary helps to improve memory. Researches have also discovered that this herb can also help to prevent Alzheimer’s disease.

LemonWhen we get stressed, our body starts to become very acidic and more at risk for sickness. Ingest-­ing lemon naturally returns our bodies to an alkaline state (this is a good thing) to combat the effects of stress.

Grapefruit-­

ries, grapefruit is a great food to aid in digestion, immunity, and metabolism.

AlmondsAlmonds contain a lot of mag-­nesium and are great to increase energy levels. Magnesium plays a vital role in converting sugar into energy. When the body is low on magnesium, we tend to feel lethargic.

—Roxanne Turnbull, Arts Editor

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That diet is very diverse, of course. And very tasty. And it is very pretty on the plate.

What do you like to put in your crêpes?Ham, cheese, eggs. Also

Nutella! It’s one of my friends’ favorites.

What do you see as some of the differences between Ameri-­can and French eating habits?

ate—I thought—mostly sand-­wiches. I think that many families kept with the tradition of making dinner every day but a lot of families abandoned that tradition because of their busy schedules. Also, with the advent of TV dinners and fast-­food restaurants, families did not feel the need to cook regularly. People didn’t look at it as being so essential. I think things have changed. I do see a great change, and an awareness to what is needed to eat healthy, and also what to cook. People seem to be enjoying the act of cooking. They seem to enjoy discovering new things, which I really didn’t see much in the early ‘70s. Then, thanks to Julia Child, Americans rediscovered cooking and saw that cooking a great meal was not

Unfortunately, I think things have evolved for only part of the peopl, not for everyone. I think there are still too many people that rely on fast-­food restaurants and think that cooking is a great mystery never to be understood, or that you are a food snob if you

pay too much attention to what you put on your plate. It is still something that is not quite in the culture for everybody, but I think it’s evolved a great deal.

see this progress in cooking?I see that particularly in the

arrived here, what you found was Wonder Bread. You found sliced bread in a plastic bag, end of story. Today, even in Kroger

bread that are fresh, that you can cut. Of course, making bread in France is not something that people do because you just go down the street and there is a bakery right there, and you buy your bread after work.I think the other thing that has

changed, there’s also the aware-­ness of what dinner means. A lot of people now are starting to understand that beyond the food that is being shared, you also have a conviviality, an aspect of getting the family together, of communicating, and of shar-­ing your day. All these things are now present that used to be present before and were kind of dropped for a while. Because people get busy with their days. But I think people are making more effort these days to have dinner together. There’s an awareness there that it’s not only about food, but about sharing a nice moment together.

sodell@hillsdale.edu

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W.B. Yeats once said, “Out of the quarrel with others we make rhetoric;; out of the quar-­rel with ourselves we make poetry.” This is how poet Jeff Gundy described his relationship with poetry. “So many poets act as though they already have the answers and are just trying to make you accept them. I really have as many questions as an-­swers,” he said. Gundy will visit campus Feb. 6 and 7 as this semester’s guest of the Visiting Writer’s Program. Gundy will spend the

Tuesday, he plans to speak on theopoetics—an emerging discipline that looks at the inter-­section of poetry and theology. Such poems are interested in exploring theological questions,

what God is doing in our lives, Gundy said. Associate Professor of Eng-­

about Gundy through his col-­league, Professor of Philosophy and Culture, Peter Blum. “Jeff is someone I’ve known for a number of years person-­ally,” Blum said. “Jeff’s poetry seems to have a kind of ethical focus — the very idea of what it means for me as an individual to relate to another person on a fundamental level.” Blum and Gundy also share religious views—both are Men-­nonite Christian. Blum said

Gundy’s poems that speak to the idea of God and the people he created. Gundy, however, says that he does not write for the sake of pushing a certain religious message. “My sense is that being a Christian or being a Mennonite (having a belief system like that) is sort of like having a compass with you. It orients you, but when you sit down to write a poem you ought to be able to go any direc-­tion. I’m not a big fan of poems that are trying to convince me of some-­thing.”

multitude of poets such as Walt Whitman, William Blake, Emily Dickinson and William Stafford.

serious about poetry during his freshman year in college. “I met a young woman. I thought she was really special and she thought I was really ordinary, so I had one of those classic non-­relationships. Out of that unrequited love, I went to the bookstore and bought a notebook to write down my thoughts.” Gundy went on not only write but also teach. He started teaching English at Bluffton

University in Bluffton, Ohio in 1984 and is still a professor there today. One of his students, Bluffton senior Emily Shel-­labarger, described his teaching style. “His style is laid back, which fosters a really creative atmo-­sphere. Most of the classes I have had with him have pretty much been writing groups in

which each student writes pieces which are then critiqued by Jeff and the class. What I enjoy most about his style is the fact that he is a bril-­liant writer, but he has never made me feel inadequate.” Gundy said that if students

are interested in learning to write, the solution is almost too simple: practice. “You have to write a lot of poems to get the ones that are good. You wouldn’t think you could just sit down at a piano and play Tchaikovsky because you want to. There’s a craft. You have to be willing to spend some time loving the craft,” he said. Gundy added that budding authors should not get discour-­aged when they are faced with what appears to be uninteresting topics or lack of inspiration. “It’s important to remember that for all the poems that al-­ready exist no one has ever had

quite the particular experience you’ve had. Every new poem really is a sort of foray into the language,” Gundy said. Shellabarger described a typical class with Gundy. She said he was very in touch with the student’s writing-­-­compre-­hending easily what concepts they were trying to convey and helping students communicate those concepts more clearly. She added Gundy was not with-­out his idiosyncrasies. “He starts every class by hit-­ting his chimes, which I believe he bought from Ten Thousand Villages,” Shellabarger said “He holds the chimes up while their sound resonates and kind of sways back and forth. I love having class with people who have never had him before. The

chimes you can just watch the new students squirm, because they are not quite sure exactly what to do. Just another beauti-­ful eccentricity of Jeff.” Bluffton freshman Zach Turner-­Ball mentioned the chimes as well and also commented on the nature of Gundy’s writing. “The subject matter of his poetry ranges from his love of nature and God, to his distaste for violence and the struggles of human life,” he said. “He has a lot of talent not only as a writer but as a spoken word artist as well. Even the way he says the word ‘beautiful’ paints a vivid image in your head. I am convinced there is a level of insanity in Jeff Gundy, but this crazy is poetry.” awood@hillsdale.edu

Je! Gundy: Quarreling with himselfAbi Wood

Copy Editor

Last week, The Collegian misspelled the visiting cel-

list’s name. Matt Heimevitz, pictured here with junior

Matt Cook, taught a master class and performed in

the Sage Center for the Arts. (Joe Buth/Collegian)

CASHORE MARIONETTES

Marionette performer and de-­

signer Joseph Cashore will perform

a show most Americans will have

never experienced before on Friday

night, according to Chairman of the

Theatre Department George Angell.

Cashore, who has performed

across Europe and North America,

features handmade marionettes with

a complex assortment of armatures,

or wire sculptures, set to classical

music.

This is the fourth time Cashore

has performed at Hillsdale College.

Angell said marionette performance

is an underappreciated art form in

the United States.

“Marionettes have been around

nearly as long as shadow puppets,”

he said. “We have evidence of mari-­

onettes dating back to Egypt.”

He said students should expect a

vivid display of emotion and story on

Friday night.

“He’s totally awesome,” Angell

said. “They will never have seen

anything like it before and unlikely to

see anything like it again unless they

travel to Europe.”

The performance is part of the

guest artist series put on by the

music, theatre, and art departments.

“This is the college’s cultural

offering to the community at large,”

said Angell.

-­T. Elliot Gaiser

dents to supplement their diets,” Lutz said. “Kevin [Kirwan] has a really good perspective on wanting to change things and make them as healthy as possible, and that perspective is what led to the juice bar.” “We wanted to add another

item you don’t normally see on college campuses. The streets of Ann Arbor, yes. But the cost is pretty high and it’s a bit of a drive,” Morrison said. Morrison, Kirwan, and

Beasely personally tested AJ’s repertoire of recipes over Christmas Break, determined the amount needed for each individual serving, and worked out the selling price of each drink. “There’s a range,” Morrison

said. “Because the fruit is all

in price throughout the year.” The cost of the juices, rang-­

ing from $1.25 to $3.40, are reasonable considering the start-­up costs associated with the initial cost of the juice machine or the higher labor cost, Mor-­

rison said. “It’s not a hard process, it’s

just a little time-­consuming and messy,” Beasley said. “But we’re continuing to streamline the process.” Because of the extra time

needed to man the Robot Coup and clean the juicing plate, AJ’s

added a third employee during peak hours, Beasley said. The juice recipes are

expected to vary throughout the year to take advantage of seasonal produce, and AJ’s has 20 different combinations ready to launch as the ingredients be-­come available, Morrison said.

“So far, I’ve had more juice than ice cream. Which is im-­pressive,” Noman said. “Espe-­cially if you saw my ice cream intake last year. These juices are my favorite.” vcooney@hillsdale.edu

JUICEFrom B1

Q&AFrom B1

COOKBOOKFrom B1

tonight,’ no. At least, they bet-­ter not anyway,” Bart said.The cookbook is expected

purchase fall semester 2012. Mitchell said she strives to not only allow the Hillsdale com-­munity to share in these deli-­cious recipes, but also to take part in the mentality and aura of each recipe.“Yes your books are nice.

Your pictures are nice. You could say, ‘Oh look I took a class with this professor and this is their recipe,’ and I feel like that is a special connection because I know a lot of students on campus who have developed strong bonds,” Mitchell said. “I have a lot of friends that are graduating, and it would be cool to give them something that they can take with them. I can say, ‘I am going to cook something that a professor of mine made.’ That would bring good and positive memories back.”

lreyes@hillsdale.edu

(Shannon Odell/Collegian)

“Every new poem really is a sort of foray into the language”

— Jeff Gundy, Visiting Poet

CORRECTION:

Sophomore raises money with cookies

Caring for the orphan and the widowSPACES

B3 2 Feb. 2012 www.hillsdalecollegian.com

Kelsey DrapkinCollegian Freelancer

Following an idea born from a sleepless night and divine encourage-­

ment this past summer, Melika Willoughby is baking cookies to raise money for the Show Hope Project, an organization started by Christian musician Steven Curtis Chapman. “ God has given me a heart

for adoption… I feel burdened to help now,” Willoughby said. Following her motto, “Step

-­loughby was inspired to help Show Hope. “Show Hope is a ministry

the enables individuals and communities to change the world for orphans by not only addressing a child’s need for food, shelter, care, and spiri-­tual nourishment, but by also addressing the root issue for an orphan: the lack of a family,” according to the Show Hope website. The organization addresses

the issue of highly priced adop-­

for families who are pursuing

Chapman and his wife adopted three girls from China. Through this process, they saw time and time again families who were ready and able to provide homes for orphans-­-­the only hindrance being the high price of adoption. Chapman used his pres-­

tige as a well-­known Christian muscician to create an organiza-­tion that would help individuals and communities mobilize to help orphans and also to provide adoption grants for families willing to adopt but lacking the means.

Willoughby was drawn to -­

cause the families who are part

requirements before they are given the grants. All families who adopt sign a statement of faith and are married, Christian couples. Willoughby said that many

other adoption agencies put restrictions on adoptive families, such as requirements of being

Some organizations also give interest-­free loans rather than grants, requiring the family to repay the organization for the

“We’re called to help the orphan and the widow. [The Bible] doesn’t say ‘loan her money so she can pay you back.’ I really wanted it to be a gift to enable a miracle to occur and something that could change a life,” said Willoughby. Willoughby, along with

a group of good helpers, has baked over 2,000 cookies. The cookies cost 50 cents apiece or you can get three for a dollar. They are available in the lobby of most dorms on campus, ex-­cluding Mauck, McIntyre, and Niedfeldt. The top selling dorms

in order are Koon, Simpson, Whitley, and Galloway, with Koon leading in sales, said Wil-­loughby. Every Wednesday, Wil-­

loughby bakes 15 dozen cookies using her mother’s recipe which

batch. The baking takes about two hours, and Willoughby is joined every week in her efforts by sophomore Rachel Bassinger. “My dear grandmother

knows much about my heart for adoption, understanding in

a unique way my passion for these unwanted children. Seek-­ing a way to come alongside my efforts, she gave me a Kitch-­enAid mixer. This addition has expedited our baking, enabling

the world to me,” said Wil-­loughby. With the help of the mixer

and Bassinger, sophomore Au-­drey Gray, sophomore Jonathan Lewis, freshman Ali Roth, and sophomore Abigail Wood, Willoughby was able to send a check to Show Hope for 540 dollars last semester. Her goal is to fund an en-­

tire adoption grant. Each grant is 5,000 dollars. Willoughby is thinking

of new ideas to help reach this

someone who will match funds and considering having some sort of competition between dorms. She has also started making personal deliveries to individual dorm rooms. Anyone interested in

helping Willoughby’s cause is encouraged to do so. She emphasized the need for people to help with delivering the cook-­ies to dorms on Thursdays and picking up the empty containers on Wednesdays. “I want to make this an

enduring tradition at Hillsdale,” said Willoughby. She plans to continue this

project, reaching for the goal of supplying a full grant. “I want to thank the cam-­

pus. They’ve been so receptive,” said Willoughby. “Keep going, keep eating the chocolate chip cookies, and keep saving lives.”

kdrapkin@hillsdale.edu

In Their Eyes“ ”Greek, Latin, Plautus

and Pericles were barely on the radar

for Eric Hutchinson (’02) when he started at Hillsdale College as a freshman.“I didn’t even know what

classics was when I came to college,” said the assistant professor of classical studies. “That’s one of a long list of things I didn’t know. My original goal,

about going to college, was that I wanted to be on TV. I didn’t really have a plan for doing that, but I just thought that would be great as a life’s work.”

the language requirement, and he had always heard from his family about how they’d taken Latin growing up. After one semester, he was hooked. His work in the clas-­sics department — and especially his relationship with one professor who would become a friend, mentor, and colleague

Hillsdale College.“He absolutely is self-­

less with his time, with the amount of time that he would spend with stu-­dents, and I didn’t realize how many things you had to do, in his position, when I was a student,” Hutchinson said. “Cause you know how students are. We think we know everything and we don’t really know anything, and you

this is what this guy wants to do is talk to me for an hour about something that is only tangentially related to class. And I’m sure he doesn’t have anything better to do right now.’ But he would always do it, and never once did I get the impression that it was some kind of inconvenience or a bother to him to do that. And that’s pretty special.”Hutchinson had plenty of

moments less in character with his persona as an antiquities scholar. When he lived in Gal-­loway as an underclassman, he and his friends made it a habit of sitting around the outside basement door and making up songs about passing girls.“But really loud,” he said,

“and perform them at a very high volume so it was impos-­sible for them not to hear. There were a lot of people that

ended up walking faster by Galloway.”He met the girl who would

on campus, but he and Allison Long (’01) didn’t go on their

half after he graduated. In the meantime, Hutchinson spent his entire junior year at Oxford University.He also enjoyed the bach-­

elor lifestyle of off-­campus housing as a senior.“I always sort of thought

that the apartment that we lived in should be condemned, because it was in really bad shape,” he said. “And then lo and behold, after we moved

back here, I was walking through downtown … and lo and behold, it was condemned. There was a sign posted in the doorway that said no one was allowed to set foot inside until all of these various regulations had been met.”Hutchinson and his room-­

mates only made matters worse. One of his buddies owned a small, portable refrigerator that he didn’t use,

so they unplugged it and converted it to a desk. But he acci-­dentally left a piece of chicken inside, and when the room-­mates were cleaning up at the end of the year, they opened the refrigerator. The inside was covered with maggots.“It was one of

the most disgust-­ing things that you can imagine. It was just amazing,” Hutchinson said. “At the time I didn’t know any better. I thought, ‘This is how men live, isn’t it?’”Hutchinson

returned to Hillsdale after receiving his master’s and doctor-­ate from Bryn Mawr College in Pennsyl-­vania to join Jones, Garnjobst, Holmes, and other old teach-­

ers of his on the faculty.While new architecture

has transformed campus aesthetically, people are much the same, with lots of colorful characters and an interesting mix of personalities.“By and large what you

[and faculty] are just really de-­cent people,” he said. “And I think that was true when I was a student. [It’s] still the most basic impression that I think you get once you get to know the people who are here.”

ptimmis@hillsdale.edu

Sophomores Melika Willoughby (left) and Rachel Bassinger (right) raise money for the

Show Hope Project by baking and selling cookies. (Sally Nelson/Collegian)

Patrick TimmisNews Editor

Professor Eric Hutchinson now teaches alongside his former professors

(Courtesy of the Winona)

Carol Drews began her

new job as a nurse at

Hillsdale College’s

Ambler Health Center a week

before the start of the spring

semester.

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tunity to work with Hillsdale

-­

reen went to a seminar, so she

said Drews. After Cousino

announced her retirement after

12 years, Drews made her way

and obtained the position.

really desired the nurse posi-­

tion to be one that relates to the

students. What stood out about

Carol was her experience and

her comfort with dealing with

studied at Jackson Community

College and became a regis-­

alongside her husband, John,

founded 25 years ago with

facilities throughout southern

-­

-­

said. She and her husband John

who is 14 and a freshman play-­

ing basketball for Hillsdale

Public Schools and Peyton,

After working in an assisted

there is a whole different angle

to college students.

-­

Drews also urges students

not to wait until they get sick to

see her.

and we can talk about ways to

-­

Since beginning her job at

the health center, Drews has

come across some interest-­

was probably from the original

Drews has come across such

artifacts as glass syringes, hypo-­

dermic needles, lab equipment,

and medication containers with

expiration dates in the early

‘50s.

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around, but there was a lot of

medication and equipment for

-­

Some of the equipment that

Drews came across is now

on display in the lobby of the

health center.

Drews has many ideas on

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iarity and interaction with the

health center.

clinic on Friday from 11:30 to 1

with the Health and Wellness

capacity. She has also taken the

time to meet with each dorm

mother in order to share

information about health and

wellness-­related situations.

job, Drews has had nothing but

students and staff at Hillsdale

College.

Drews

-­

is no longer closed for lunch.

us during that lunch hour, so we

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tor’s fee is $40.

ebrune@hillsdale.edu

For 30 years, a group

of older gentlemen —

though they might scoff

at the term — has been meeting

in Hillsdale most weekday

but the requirements for mem-­

-­

clude being retired (semi-­retired

will work, too), probably older

of humor — preferably wise-­

cracking and a little crusty, but

the group, he must be willing

and able to make fun of himself

keen perception of and a knack

for comedy — or at least an ap-­

preciation for a good dig.

about 10 of them, four days a

for one hour in the morning at

a nameplate to mark the table

— the one in the back by the

sofa — around which they take

particularly salty member with a

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est member of the crew. He was

by his neighbor, Jim Hayne, a

lawyer who works around the

and the group’s only Hillsdale

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rent wife.

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When Charlie Walker, the

of the group, entered the cof-­

sweater and corduroy pants,

remarks:

his wife, saying she wouldn’t

wore it.

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men talk about life, time spent

stools — and Hillsdale’s querks.

And most of all, they take shots

occupation, former or current, is

the member with the most

hasn’t been mentioned, is a

former rocket scientist and now

-­

the only Democrat of the group,

wit.

about each other, where each

one worked and when, though

most of them changed jobs mul-­

on his experience coming to

Hillsdale and how it seemed to

said — a philosophical state-­

ment, bound to generate a reac-­

tion from other members.

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And so it goes in this small

later in the hour, Don Hal-­

-­

bers of the 30-­year-­old coffee

klatch are around anymore but

one, Dennis Fadden, who was

of the original members, Jordan

-­

ing the small gathering for four

-­

tunity to discuss, and to com-­

plain, with people on a fairly

Whiston has been coming

him, before he passed away.

Whiston said he’ll be coming as

long as he’s capable.

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day mornings saddens him.

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And this time, he’s complete-­

ly serious.

msweeney1@hillsdale.edu

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SMALL TOWN ROMEOSMorgan Sweeney

Copy Editor

Evan Brune

Collegian Freelancer

New nurse brings skill and experience to the Health Center

S H E G E T S I T

(Shannon Odell/Collegian)

(Sally Nelson/Collegian)