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NEWSwww.hillsdalecollegian.com A3 11 Sept. 2014

InterVarsity restructures ministries

Prof. Butler now teaching at two

colleges

Students watch cable while reclining in the renovated Simpson Residence basement. They first turned to Sports Cen-ter after nearly three weeks without cable. (Elena Creed/Collegian)

Online courses to include entire core curriculum

Lecturer in economics Lewis Butler said he is used to being busy, and two teaching posi-tions at two schools are the new-est additions to his schedule.

This past summer, Butler was hired as an adjunct pro-fessor of economics at Fer-ris State University, located in Big Rapids, Michigan.

Butler graduated from Hills-dale College in 2007 and earned his teaching position at Hillsdale in 2012. He earned the adjunct teaching position at Ferris this year, after a recommendation from David Hebert, an assistant professor of economics at Ferris.

As a Hillsdale graduate, Hebert knows Butler through their shared three years in un-dergraduate studies. When a spot opened at Ferris for an economics teacher, He-bert knew exactly who to call.

Butler is a great teacher, Hebert said. He gets students involved in class and has already built a pretty good group of fans at Ferris after only two weeks.

Besides teaching, Butlers schedule includes running daily, managing a small busi-ness, working with the Detroit Achievement Academy, a char-ter school in northwest Detroit, and planning his July wedding.

Before teaching, Butler also worked as an economic consul-tant for the Detroit International Bridge Co., earned a fellowship at the Mercatus Center, a Virgin-ia-based think tank, and coached a cross-country team for a Cath-olic high school in Virginia.

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busy, Butlers packed sched-ule was not a concern to those hiring him at Ferris.

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Butler said he excelled even while working at his part time job during graduate school as the Bishop OConnell High Schools cross-country coach.

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On Mondays, Butler drives to Ferris from his home in Rock-ford, Michigan for an econom-ics lunch and afternoon classes. On Tuesdays, he wakes up at 6:30 a.m. and arrives at Hills-dale morning classes, an eco-nomics lunch, and one after-noon class. He runs, then drives home. On Thursdays, he also has an evening class, prevent-ing him from returning home until 10:30 p.m. or later. Butler has no classes on Fridays, but is still hard at work, managing economics for his small busi-ness, answering emails for his board position at the charter school, and preparing materi-als for the next weeks classes.

Butler is a testament to the fact that, if you want to do some-thing and work hard, you can KDYH D JUHDW DQG IXOOOLQJ OLIHHes only 29 and has already done so much, Hebert said.

SOMA, the Greek word IRU ERG\ H[HPSOLHV WKHgoal of the changes in Hills-dales InterVarsity ministry.

InterVarsity staff member Denny Brogan said the reason for the changes which in-clude consolidating the Well and Unite and adding an art ministry is to bring the body of Christ together and to reach out to all of campus.

SOMA is a ministry in which all the ministries come to-gether, Brogan said. Last week it was led by the athletes and the Greeks, as an example of this.

Before SOMA began, Unite served the purpose of uniting Christians on campus once a month, and provided an oppor-tunity to bring in speakers, Bro-gan said. The Well was a short-er, weekly gathering to bring students together in worship.

Eventually, the two minis-tries became very similar, and achieved some of the same pur-poses. Although, historically, that wasnt always the case.

The major change would be the combining of the Well and Unite and making one single large group expression in SOMA, Brogan said. In terms of other changes, weve just been continually working towards a more united front, so that the various ministries on campus can work together to-ward reaching all of campus.

These changes were de-cided upon by the core team, which consists of the vision team, seniors Hannah Wei-kart, Shelly Peters, and Tim Allen, InterVarsity staff, and leaders from each distinct ministry within InterVarsity.

:HLNDUW VDLG WKHUH DUH YHdistinct ministries in InterVar-sity Prayer, Greek InterVar-sity, Athletes InterVarsity, Com-munity Building, and SOMA.

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I thought, maybe this is where God wants me, Ahern said. Sophomore year, I hit a wall, and I just wasnt con-vinced God was calling me to this. I told Denny that I didnt think that that was where God wanted me, and Denny just said, Hannah, I dont agree with you. And I disagreed with Den-ny and just didnt want to do it.

Ahern said God used her mentors mural of Nehemiahs wall to pull her out of her fear and to give her a clear sign that she was meant to do this.

The mural had all of these tools laying on the ground, and there was this cornerstone, Ahern said. She reminded me that Christ is the cornerstone on which we build. And she said

she just wanted all her students to be reminded that God has given each person unique talents and gifts and expects them to use them. God was just very clear about convicting me of my fears and using another person in the body, but also being so tender with me by providing a mural.

Last semester, the art min-istry had a Bible study, focus-ing on the parables because theyre very visual, Ahern said.

Ahern said the ministry will continue to have activi-ties and events just to reach out to those who might not typi-cally be interested in Christi-anity. The group will also have Groups Investigating God train-ing, to teach active participants in the ministry how to cre-ate intentional conversation.

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Amanda TindallNews Editor

More than 600,000 people

have registered to take the colleges online classes, and now the college plans to in-clude the entire core online.

Instead of having only a few select courses available to the public, the administra-tion is now in the preliminary stages of putting the entire core curriculum online, said Jona-than Lewis, a 2013 Hillsdale graduate who handles the on-line marketing for the college.

According to Lewis, Hills-dale currently offers seven on-

line classes to the public, free of charge. It plans to add two more courses: Great Books 102, which will be available to the public lat-er this fall, and The Presidency and the Constitution, which will be available Sept. 29 of this year.

Provost David Whalen said a large part of the online suc-cess is due to Hillsdales prin-ciple of making evident to a non-collegiate world what a Hillsdale education looks like.

We get a lot of really good feedback, Lewis said.

Although the online curricu-lum has seen major success, the road travelled to reach this high point was a battle of unusual parts coming together to pro-

duce something truly Hillsdale -worthy, Whalen said. He said at the start of the journey, many professors and faculty mem-bers were enormously skeptical about the online programs being DEOHWRVXFFHVVIXOO\UHHFWZKDWtheir goals are in the classroom.

The goal of the External Af-fairs department, which runs the online courses, is that the courses should not exactly re-produce the classroom lecture, but capture the various aspects in a distilled version of what stu-dents experience, Whalen said.

The idea here is not to ab-solutely reproduce what you as a student are experiencing, but to capture a distilled but repre-

sentative version of what you as a student are experiencing. So that when you see these cours-es, you will realize that theyre not fully what youre getting in the classroom, which is a lot more, but it is a proportionate representation, Whalen said.

To help with this, External Affairs works with Wall-to-:DOO D SURGXFWLRQ UP WKDWOPV HGLWV DQG DVVHPEOHV DO-PRVWHYHU\WKLQJVHHQLQWKHQDOvideo, Lewis said. Many pro-fessors participating in teach-ing an online course face an in-timidating experience of taking their class content, editing the content, and presenting in front of a camera screen without stu-

dent participation with which to judge their performances.

[Online courses] are far more condensed than a normal class-room lecture, and theres obvi-ously no give-and-take, Profes-sor of English, Dwight Lindley said. Whatever dynamism they have must arise entirely from the teacher. In class, its otherwise. The students provide a part of the energy and some of the ob-servations and interpretations, so theres a collaborative kind of learning that happens there.

He said the online lec-tures try to recreate some sense of the student-teacher dynamic, but its obviously a world away from the complex

student-teacher relationship developed in the classroom.

Whalen noted that bring-ing in an outside company to GR WKH OP ZRUN SUHVHQWV Dnumber of potential problems of differing agendas, but the partnership accurately pro-motes the intentions of the col-lege for the online program.

When you look at that mis-sion of the College, the diffusion of sound learningthis [the growth of the online courses] is big. Were doing that on a much larger scale than the college ever could before, Lewis said.

Nathan PrigmoreCollegian Freelancer

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made his initial request, Com-cast had failed to make any progress on completing the ca-ble situation. They also charged the college $11,000 for their VHUYLFHV 3pZp GLVFXVVHG WKLVproblem with the company and the high cost was waived.

After calling Comcast head-quarters and receiving no an-VZHUDQHQJLQHHUQDOO\ORRNHGover the dormitory and said they would begin the process by putting a different conduit underground for cable access.

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Because the bulk bill agree-ment with the company ends this year, Hillsdale is look-ing into possible alternatives to dealing with Comcast.

The cable began work-ing on Sunday, according to Simpsons Head Resi-dent Assistant Andy Reuss.

We burst into tears, we were so excited, he said.

Before the cable was re-paired, freshmen Simpson resi-dents Evan Tandy, Jared Schip-

per, and Lane White stated asked RA Hank White every day since move-in when the cable would be back in place.

They said they enjoy TV because, as student athletes, its nice to sit back and not have to be active all the time.

The alternative was stream-ing TV shows and mov-ies through their computers.

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Reuss said with the cable working, Simpson men can now enjoy each others com-pany in the common areas.

First thing, we put on Sports Center, Reuss said.

Kat TorresCollegian Reporter

Simpson cable finally repaired

Student Federation is back in session, searching for a way to spend $63,000 in discretionary funds.

The team of 20 students met IRU WKHLU UVW PHHWLQJ RI WKHschool year last Thursday, Sept. 4. During the meeting, they ap-proved a request from the A.A. Milne Society and chose In-structor of Philosophy Lee Cole as Professor of the Month. They also discussed their recently discovered budget surplus.

Last semester, they dis-covered a rollover budget that had been saved for many years. That, along with their discretionary funds from student fees total $63,000.

They have already begun to use some of that money to build an outdoor dining center. The fence currently outside the dining hall was built this summer, and Student Fed is hoping to buy pa-tio furniture for that space soon.

They are also hoping to spend more money on philan-thropy projects. They have a budget of $2,000 a semester to give away to community orient-ed projects, and have had very few requests for this money.

Were looking to do a lot more philanthropy projects this year, because we have that money set aside for projects,

Sophomore Independent Repre-sentative Jacob Thackston said. So, hopefully, were going to get to advertise that more, and be able to give that money to QRW RQO\ EHQHW RXU VWXGHQWVbut our community as a whole.

This is just one of the ways that Student Fed is hoping to fo-cus more on students this year.

The biggest thing were trying to do this year is make sure that were rewarding stu-dent initiatives, Senior Sec-retary Annie Teigen said.

Thats why [Student Fed] is valuable too, because it is an avenue through which we can fund and support and grow different organizations, differ-ent ideas that really have the potential to edify, enlighten, and strengthen our students on campus, Thackston said.

To help make things more accessible to students, the bi-weekly Student Fed meetings have moved from the Knorr room in the Grewcock Student Union to the Student Activities RIFH7KH\HQFRXUDJHVWXGHQWVto come with proposals for how money should be spent. There is also a suggestion box on the monitors desk in the union.

Were hoping to be more approachable this year, be-cause we do want students to come to us if they need a new boat for the rowing team or whatever, Teigen said. We would love for you to come.

$63,000 for Student Fed

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Defining our love of country

Garrett WestStudent ColumnistDozens of Ukrainians, many of them students, have died since the outbreak of the Euromaidan and the 2014

Ukrainian revolution. However, Ukraine seems a world away, and news from that part of the world is often diluted by time, space, and bias.

So when I met a young man from there, I jumped at the opportunity to learn more. Why was there fighting? Who started it? And which side was he on, the Separatists or the Nationalists?

His answer was profound: Neither he is a patriot.He explained that on both sides, a divisive and dan-

gerous sense of nationalism overwhelmed common sense and minimized charity. Pro-Russians seem to care only for Russian power and imperialism, while pro-Ukrainians seem to desire integration in the West and personal auton-omy above all else. This tension is grounded in a regime plagued by corruption, scandal, and capricious decision-making, and is surrounded by a powerful and manipula-tive Russia on one side and a turbulent European Union on the other.

A patriot does not fall prey to such unrestricted pas-sions. Rather, the young man defined himself as a lover of his country who was aware of its faults. His loyalties will always remain with Ukraine, and he will do anything in his power to improve it. But this is not simply the re-sult of his upbringing and the family members who live there. It comes from something much more significant and fundamental, something that exists beyond any nation or tradition. This young man would give his life for Ukraine because he believes that, at its very foundation, it stands for human freedom.

Of course, a statement like that opens the floor to de-bate ad nauseam. But whether or not Ukrainian govern-ment is predicated on the defense of human freedom is not my point. I want to state one simple thing: Our love for country should not derive solely from one source.

Love of country should come from both an attachment to the place and people of a nation as well as the abstract, yet still real, principles for which it stands. For example, this young man loves his country for its scenic beauty as well as its cultural uniqueness, all the while aware of the human freedom it claims to represent and uphold.

Some may counter this, claiming that theyve never seen freedom or live according to the good earth alone. But these are restricted views, and miss out on the greater joy that comes from the full picture.

My friend from Ukraine didnt risk life and liberty in the protests without reason. He went to Kiev to stand in solidarity with his people, honor his country, and fight for its rightful principles. The conviction that something greater than himself was in danger, and deserved to be saved, caused him to do that which we can only imagine.

As an American, my takeaway is brief but powerful: For what am I willing to give all, to make that last full measure of devotion? In light of the turmoil throughout the world, from the Sudan to Ukraine, all of mankind must consider this question.

At the end of our conversation, my friend remarked that for us at Hillsdale, and for Americans generally, it could always be worse. His family lives day-to-day, uncertain that their business will survive questionable regulation. Each day, strife and conflict rock his town. Few of us can relate to this even slightly.

But the question remains, just as heavy on us as on him: For what will you live, and, if need be, for what will you give everything?

On the topic of gay marriage, many students take the posi-tion that the federal government should have nothing whatsoever to do with it. It should not give VSHFLDO EHQHWV WR PDUULHG FRX-ples heterosexual or not. As long as religious liberty protects RXUULJKWWRDIUPWUDGLWLRQDOPDU-riage in our personal lives, it does not matter what the state says.

A year ago, I would have agreed with those sentiments. To-day, I strongly disagree. Our gov-HUQPHQWV GHQLWLRQ RI PDUULDJHdoes matter, and there are defen-sible arguments that suggest that we ought to legally limit marriage to heterosexual couples.

Either marriage is a certain sort of thing by nature, or it is a OHJDOFWLRQ,ILWLVWKHODWWHUWKHQthere is really no moral reason why any set of individuals should be excluded from marriage: There are no claims of justice against amorphous relativism.

If marriage is a certain sort of thing, however, and not just a OHJDO FWLRQ WKHQ WKHUHPXVW EHsome essential characteristics that

determine it as that particular sort of thing. The absence or presence of these characteristics, as the case may be, would determine whether or not a marriage exists (whether the state recognizes it or not).

Princeton University Profes-VRU 5REHUW *HRUJH GHQHV PDU-riage as a comprehensive union of spouses in his article What is Marriage? Everyone recognizes that the marital union is compre-hensive to some extent, and this comprehensiveness distinguishes it from any other sort of friend-ship or union. When we think of marital unity, we think of exclu-sivity, permanence, the sharing RIQDQFHVWKHVKDULQJRIWKHLQ-nermost details of our lives, and more. All of these vague ideas of what marriage means point back to its comprehensiveness as an essential feature. The question is, then, what is the core of this com-prehensive union that informs our understanding of it?

Some might say that an endur-ing romantic and emotional com-mitment is the essential aspect of marriage. It can certainly seem that way. But saying the core of the marital union is an emotional commitment excludes an impor-tant aspect of human existence. We are not essentially a soul oper-ating or using our body. In a ma-terial world, the mind and body DUH XQLHG LQ WKH DFW RI EHLQJhuman. Because of this embodi-ment, any comprehensive union will necessarily involve a bodily union not just an emotional or intellectual commitment.

The only way two human per-sons can unite organically is in the generative act. Our bodies can do all sorts of things on their own, but in the generative act, two bod-ies become an organic whole,

ordered for the sake of new life. Reproduction is a unique good of human nature, and yet it requires the bodily coordination of two human persons in a way unlike any other activity. If a marital union is a comprehensive union, and a comprehensive union is a bodily union, then two men or two women cannot be united this way. The extension of marriage to same-sex couples would ignore this essential attribute of a marital union.

The principle driving the le-galization of same-sex marriage is equality under the law a principle that we all accept. Yet equality under the law does not withhold the possibility of ratio-nal discrimination. The principle of equality under the law claims that like cases should be treated in a like manner, and unlike cases should not. That is, we should not make attributes unrelated to the question at hand a factor in delib-eration. For example, a mans fa-YRULWHDYRURI LFHFUHDPVKRXOGnot determine how we try him for murder, but his mental capacity should. It seems obvious that it is not unjust to refuse the status of marriage to unions that simply are not marriages.

The question remains whether the state should make this distinc-tion in the laws. The justice of a particular law does not necessar-ily mean that it ought to be law.

We grow up immersed in a cultural and intellectual discourse that determines not only what we think about issues, but also how we think about them. The law is one of the ways in which we be-come educated by the culture. If the law teaches that there is no distinction between same-sex and traditional marriage, then the es-sential characteristics of marriage

become unclear. People will begin to think, as they largely already do, that emotional attachment is the essential characteristic, while it is, in fact, only accidental.

Emotional attachment as the only basis for marriage would weaken the permanent and exclu-sive nature of traditional marriage that sustains the perpetuation of society through the family. This weakening would, in turn, un-dermine these norms as applied to same-sex marriages. Thus, all forms of marital and romantic in-volvement would be weakened by WKLVUHGHQLWLRQ

In addition, it is foolish to ex-pect that our societys staunch support of religious freedom will protect those who do not agree that same-sex marriage is mar-riage. If there is no fundamental distinction between same-sex marriages and traditional mar-riages, then there is no legitimate reason for people of faith to act as if there be such a distinction. That is, it would be mere bigotry to act upon these beliefs, and the law is far less likely to protect that sort of liberty. There are already ex-amples of this happening: Cath-olic charities in Massachusetts were required by law to place orphans with same-sex couples; in keeping with their principles, they chose instead to shut down.

There is no claim of justice that demands that the state treat non-marital relationships as mar-riages. If the state fails to make the rational distinction between the two, then the institution of marriage will be weakened, and people who hold the opposing view will be treated as hateful bigots like racists or sexists.

Youll always remember where you were Sept. 11, 2001, the exact place and moment when the sense of security weve enjoyed all our lives was suddenly, vio-lently, and irrevocably shat-tered.

As I write, theyre still determining the magnitude of Tuesdays tragedy, still pulling bodies from the rub-ble of the twin World Trade Center towers and from the southwestern section of the Pentagon demolished in the most devastating terrorist attack ever pulled off on American soil.

The images weve VHHQDVKHG RYHU DQG RYHUacross TV screens these past couple days are surreal.

The numbers being thrown around as people try to es-timate death tolls and dam-ages are astronomical. They are hard to comprehend. But nothing, short of los-ing a loved one, could drive home the horrible reality of what happened in New York and Washington Tuesday more than the disruption of our everyday lives, of which playing and watching our games has played such a VLJQLFDQWSDUW

The games will go on, but when they do we wont take them for granted.

Its hard to take anything for granted anymore.

Abe BayerSept. 13, 2001

Imagine a Twitter that al-lows you to post whatever 200-character musings cross your mind, without any culpa-bility attached. Your username, picture, and Twitter handle are not associated with the tweet in any way. You can say any-thing without any apparent consequences.

Welcome to Yik Yak, or as I like to call it, mean Twitter.

Yik Yak is the latest social media application. Your prox-imity groups messages, so the posts you see are from your very own campus, workplace, or town.

The app has enabled thou-sands upon thousands of cowards to write mean things about others. If there were not enough opportunities to hide behind evasive usernames and subtweets, this application makes it more than convenient.

Spread the word to grow

the herd, reads Yik Yaks website tagline. The applica-tion markets itself as a com-munity bulletin board, perfect for sharing news, funny expe-riences, shout outs, and jokes in a tight-knit community.

Why you would need to be anonymous to share news and harmless jokes? The only logi-cal reason to use such an app is to say things about others you wouldnt have the guts to say in person, or at least with your name attached. Any humorous observations, breaking news posts, or mundane daily mus-ings can be posted with a name attached. Detaching a user-name invites nastiness.

The U.S. Constitution grants the right to freedom of speech, as Yik Yak reminds us-ers on the legal portion of its website. But it does not grant the freedom to speak without consequences.

As reported by psycholo-gist Keith Ablow, the app has wreaked havoc in middle schools and high schools across

the country. Anonymous bomb threats and serious examples of cyber bullying have cropped up since the apps founding in December 2013. Legal ac-tion has followed, as attorneys are taking their complaints to court.

Hillsdale students have suf-fered the consequences of Yik Yak as well. Already, there has been name-calling about off-campus houses, sports teams, Greek organizations, and indi-viduals. At a school as small as Hillsdale, even nameless posts are not impossible to track down.

It is sad that court cases are necessary, and that students at Hillsdale have taken part in the sort of foolishness that inspired such cases. But, of course, giv-en the chance to participate in the crowd-minded cruelty that is Yik Yak, many will chime in.

The app has the gracious feature of allowing partici-pants to rate the Yak as good or bad, and with enough of either upvotes or downvotes, it

either will remain on the site forever or become perma-nently removed. But thats not enough to keep the initial reads from hundreds of eyes.

Included in those who can see your posts are the master-minds behind Yik Yak them-selves. You may think that what you post is limited to the community around you, and wont be seen by others. Think again. Reading the websites fine print reveals that by sub-mitting content through the Yik Yak service, you grant Yik Yak a worldwide, non-exclu-sive, royalty-free license to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, trans-mit, display, and distribute such content in any and all me-dia or distribution methods.

Think twice before you post a diss to another Greek house, or make fun of a passing stu-dent or professor. Your Yaks do have consequences.

If you dont have anything nice to say, quit your yakking.

Both the college and com-munity are trying to answer students pleas for off-campus entertainment. Yet, on a warm, Saturday evening, the sun casts shadows over empty volleyball courts and trails. The bowling alley, roller rink, and movie the-ater long for the laughter of Hill-sdales students.

Where are 1,400 college students who live within a few miles of all these things? There are restaurants, entertainment venues, and hang outs located off campus explore them.

Last week, the Collegian provided six examples of off-

campus places to visit in the community. This week, the Col-legian reports on the re-opening of Silos Fun Park (for real this time) and a new bar and enter-tainment venue, Broadstreets Underground, along with own-ers plans for more renovations. Another local couple hopes to open a microbrewery down the street from the college (see next weeks Collegian).

Half a mile from the Suites, Hayden Park offers sand volley-ball courts, mountain bikes, and miles of nature trails.

Baw Beese Lake is com-plete with disc golf, beachfront,

and grill pits. Other trails wind around its shore.

Admittedly, Hillsdale and surrounding cities dont offer the numerous activities of an urban mecca, but there are things to do for those willing to wander off the quad.

In a few years or less, every student will graduate and likely move to a new city. An important part of that transition involves exploring the community and QGLQJZKHUHWRXVHWKHLUWDOHQWVas a contributing member (kind of like Aristotles polis).

Without interacting with the people and places of the sur-

rounding community, students are wasting an opportunity to learn how to seek out opportuni-ties that wont always fall into their laps.

After graduation, G.O.A.L. wont be there to email a com-prehensive list of volunteer op-tions every week. Bill Lundberg wont organize running club and cross country skiing.

Hillsdale teaches us how to be a valuable member of soci-ety. Dont wait four years to put those lessons into practice.

A5 11 Sept. 2014www.hillsdalecollegian.com

Everything willcost more, and myhigher wage willmean nothing. You tried to fool me,but you failed.

Natalie deMacedoNews Editor

Raising the minimum wage is the wrong call

Matteo MoranSpecial-to-the-Collegian

Andrew EggerCollegian Reporter

Emma VintonCollegian Reporter

This Land is for life

What I remember and learned from Sept. 11, 2001

As time dwindles in the race be-tween Terri Lynn Land (R) and Gary Peters (D) for the open Michigan Sen-ate seat, voters grapple with two can-GLGDWHV ZKR KDYH VHHPLQJO\ LSSHGthe stereotype of women's rights and right-to-life issues.

The race is backward: A woman who opposes abortion and a white man who supports it. Backward from the stereotype, at least.

Peters would win the seat by six points if the election were held today. But that number has dropped since July, when he led the race by nine points, ac-cording to a recent poll done by EPIC-MRA and WXYZ 7 Detroit.

Though Land leads the male vote by a small margin, Peters maintains a large margin among female voters, with 49 percent favoring Peters, 34 percent for Land, and 18 percent undecided. Men are voting Republican and women are voting Democrat in this election. Land needs to convince those undecided Michigan women in order to have any chance at the senate seat. And since Land has improved her stance with male voters, the election will come down to the female vote.

Land and Peters could not be fur-ther apart on the spectrum. Will female voters cast the ballot for the former Michigan Secretary of State who op-poses abortion, or an old white male (the stereotype which Democrats love to use against the Right) who supports partial-birth, sex-selective, and taxpay-er-funded abortions?

A recent ad from Senate Major-ity PAC attacks Land's views: Back-wards: Thats the direction Terri Lynn Land would take Michigan women.

The ad falsely claims that Land would outlaw common forms of con-traception. Land's campaign has stated that she supports access to birth con-trol, though she has not said outright what her views on the morning-after pill are. Land does, however, support

bans on all abortion, with the exception of saving the life of the mother.

Peterss website states that Michi-gan women cannot trust Land because she supports a constitutional amend-ment to recognize personhood or that full human rights begin at conception, a position that is supposedly out of touch.

Land has responded by stating that, as a woman, I might know a little more about women than Gary Peters.

Peters, on the other hand, supports expanding Obamacare, NARAL, and pregnancy prevention. In July, the Washington Post reported that close to half of voters in Michigan greatly dis-like Obamacare. This bodes ill for a candidate who supports its implemen-tation.

There are two key points: First, the assertion that Lands pro-life stance makes her untrustworthy for Michigan women is a sweeping judgement, and an unwise one at that. I am a Michigan woman, and in my eyes, Lands stance makes her more trustworthy.

Second, rather than all the political mudslinging, both candidates need to get down to the real questions of the election and come out with their own views on issues, and why they hold those views.

Why indeed would a woman wage a war on women? From a purely eco-nomic standpoint, how do pregnancy prevention and contraception meth-ods do anything to foster and grow the economy? Do voters want to live in a culture where life is protected or pre-vented? Is life precious, or isnt it? And is freedom to choose, freedom to do whatever you want, real freedom?

A prospective Senator Peters's votes would support high government in-volvement, laws harmful to women, and a culture of death.

Land in the Michigan Senate, how-ever, would be a stepping stone to an America that supports the culture of life and upholds true women's rights. It would be not only the land of the free, but also the land of the living.

I dont want more money.Yes, Michigan legislature, thats

correct. Im a college student. An English major. An aspiring journalist with little hope of ever making big money. In addition, I currently work a minimum-wage job. I even come from Massachusetts, where, until this summer, our minimum wage was $.60 higher than yours and com-ing to college meant a pay cut.

Im precisely the kind of person you thought would praise you for giving me a raise. But the joke is on you.

I should be transparent and con-fess that, when my boss first told me Id be making $8.15 instead of $7.40 an hour, my heart fluttered and I saw dollar signs.

It was my first day back at my terrific on-campus job. Im part of Hillsdale Colleges not-so-famous campus beautification crew. The crew grows, plants, and nurtures the landscaping all over campus.

I was rambling to my boss about couponing and budgeting when she told me that Michigans minimum wage increased, so I was getting a raise. It wont affect my campus newspaper job, but a raise for the eight hours a week I spend beautify-ing campus adds $6 to my paycheck.

Sure, that doesnt seem like much, but I was initially ecstatic. It occurred to me that perhaps next time Im dying for a coffee, I could justify that $1.50.

But then my coworker piped up.Yeah, but now tuition is going to

go up, she muttered.Cue falling rain, wrecking ball,

and super-depressing music.You see, that extra $96 a semes-

ter wont do me much good if ev-

erything else around me costs more. Maybe Hillsdale wont actually raise tuition that much, but what about grocery stores? Restaurants? Wal-greens? Chances are that $.50 an hour will get eaten up by more ex-pensive milk, burgers, and cough drops.

Forbes magazine reported the re-sults of raising the minimum wage:

Congress raised the minimum wage 10.6 percent in July, 2009. In the ensuing six months, nearly 600,000 teen jobs disappeared, even

with nearly 4 percent growth in the economy, this compared to a loss of 250,000 jobs in the first half of the year as GDP growth declined by 4 percent. Why? When you raise the price of anything, people take less of it, including labor.

Thats the problem with the mini-mum wage hike. It initially looks so good to those of us who save change and clip coupons and indulge our-selves on fresh fruit even though ev-erything canned is much cheaper.

Why would someone like me turn down a decent raise?

When you promise me a higher wage, you suggest that I can pur-chase a bigger cable plan or a new

phone or a Starbucks latte. Obama tells me some conservative folks want me to go without. Thats why they are so cruel and wont raise the wage.

What you dont tell me is that if it costs my college more to employ me, it is going to make cuts somewhere else. If it costs the local Kroger more to hire cashiers, either the food will cost more or the quality of it will de-crease.

In Michigan, Kroger employs some 2,500-5,000 people. Lets as-sume it has 2,000 full-time workers. The hike will cost the company more than $3 million more this year than last year. Where do you think Kroger will recoup that money? By growing a money tree?

No. Theyll add a few cents to my milk and hike the price of eggs. Theyll get cheaper produce with more spots and bangs and dings from a vendor with a lower price.

Best-case scenario, you think you look like heroes who improved my standard of living, when, in reality, my money has the same purchasing power it did before you scattered some fairy change in my paycheck.

Worst-case scenario, you deval-ued my money. Everything will cost more and my higher wage will mean nothing. You tried to fool me, but you failed.

Please, stop using us to make yourself look good. Stop trying to appear compassionate while playing political games. If you really want to give me more money, how about lowering taxes, or cutting back on regulations to make entrepreneur-ship more attractive? Those policies would actually help the people you claim to serve.

Everything changed for Ray Rice this Monday.

Last Sunday, Rice was an NFL star, an elite running back for the Baltimore Ravens. The past few months had been rocky after a do-mestic violence scandal: In Febru-ary, Rice knocked his fiance un-conscious in an Atlantic City casino elevator. But on Sunday, as Rice served the first game of his result-ing two-game suspension with the full support of his team and coach-es, that scandal must have seemed firmly in his past.

On Monday morning, however, TMZ leaked security camera foot-age of the incident itself. The act of violence spread like wildfire across social media, generating huge cries of protest for Rices light sentence. This public pressure forced more decisive action from the Ravens and the NFL: The Ravens cut Rices contract, and the NFL handed him an indefinite suspension. In all like-lihood, Rice will never again play a down of professional football.

The question is not whether Rice deserves this severe punishment. As anyone who has seen the video (and that describes every football fan in America) can attest, Rices act of cruelty was horrifying and deserved a severe consequence. But the NFL knew it had been horrifying before the release of the video. So what changed its mind on Monday?

[The video] is something we saw

for the first time today. All of us, said John Harbaugh, head coach of the Baltimore Ravens, on Mon-day. It changed things, of course. It made things a little bit different.

But what did it really change?The released footage was shock-

ing, but it changed none of the facts, which have been undisputed for months. On Feb. 19, leaked se-curity footage from the casi-no (also from TMZ) showed Rice dragging the uncon-scious body of then-fiance Janay Palmer (the two are now married) out of the el-evator. The rest of the story came to light over the next few days: The couple had a heated argument which turned physical, and Rice threw a punch. Although he was charged with ag-gravated assault, Rice avoided trial by enrolling in an intervention program for first-time offenders. Before the release of TMZs second video, counseling and a two-game suspen-sion were all the consequences Rice would have faced for knocking out a woman he claims to love with a punch to the head.

Harbaugh says the video changed things, but Har-baugh is fudging: In reality, the video changed one thing only. The security footage released on Monday did not make Rices hei-nous act more disgusting. It only made it impossible to ignore.

In one day, TMZs video blew away the smokescreen of

blame projected by Rice, the Ra-vens, and the NFL since February.

In May, the Baltimore Ravens tweeted out that Janay Rice says she deeply regrets the role that she played the night of the incident.

In his press conference, Rice apologized to his team, his coaches, and his fans (notably missing from that list is the woman he abused) for this situation that me and my wife were in.

To cap it off, NFL Commis-sioner Roger Goodell handed Rice a two-game suspension, which has been widely noted as half the regular duration of a first-time suspension for

marijuana possession.So while the video released

Monday changed no facts in this case, it did remind everyone of one

very important thing: The situa-tion that Rice and his wife were in, and that Janay Rice deeply regrets, was a two-second span in which a man who bench presses 400 pounds clobbered a woman who fell, hit her head on the elevator railing, and then lay unconscious for minutes

on a casino floor.The video simply left the NFL now facing

a complete PR melt-down with no other choice but to cut ties with Rice complete-ly. In doing so, the NFL d i s p l a y e d not a com-mitment to

stamping out domestic violence, but shrewd business sense.

Goodell has admitted that the league should have taken a harsher stance on Rice from the begin-ning, and the NFL has significantly toughened its punishments for do-mestic abuse in the future. They had no other choice, given the public outcry.

But the delay between crime and punishment, and the fact that Rice only really received justice after TMZs second video went viral, is a stain on the integrity of the entire NFL, which cracks down harder on players who use steroids to score touchdowns than on players who use their honestly-gained muscle to beat their wives.

The penalty which Rice received Monday night may not have been too little but it was certainly too late, and the NFL, already rocked by concerns about player endanger-ment and crime, will have a hard time overcoming this latest blow to its integrity.

One thing I can say is that some-times in life, you will fail, Rice said in a particularly poor moment of his conference. But I wont call myself a failure. Failure is not get-ting knocked down, its not getting up.

America has finally seen Janay Palmer get knocked down and not get up, but the failure rests firmly on the shoulders of Ray Rice, the Baltimore Ravens, and the National Football League.

The Rice scandal: a stain on the NFL

The Greek dramatist Menander once wrote that time is the healer of all necessary evils. Not all evils, however, are created equal. On this date 13 years ago, an evil of im-mense proportion occurred on our soil. But now, 13 years later, we can look back and reflect with greater in-sight and wisdom.

I remember, near where I grew up, there was a mountain where you could see the top of the New York City skyline on a clear day. The Big Apple to a young boy was baseball, the Christmas carriage ride through Central Park, and the most buzzing metropolis in the world. There was a confidence that could only be found in the financial capital of the world, a swagger that the city could accom-plish anything and its might could be felt globally.

But everything changed.I was 7 years old when the Twin

Towers fell. I began my day like any

other, having Mom pack me up for school. There, I learned penman-ship and math, and looked forward to going home to have my afternoon snack. My school did not inform us at the time of the attack and I went home blissfully unaware of the events occurring 70 miles south of my home.

When I got home that day though, my father sat me down and told me that I was old enough to know what was going on in the city. Two planes flew into the Twin Towers in New York, he said. An American icon had been destroyed and, with it, more than 3,000 people died.

I didnt know how to react at the time. As I grew older and began to see the effects the attack had on our lives and our country, I began to un-derstand the significance of Sept. 11.

America has been gravely at-tacked on two occasions: Dec. 7, 1941 and Sept. 11, 2001. Both launched America into global war. Both saw a nation awakened and united by the sacrifice and the hero-ism of those who answered the call in a time of great need.

Sept. 11 was the second day which will live in infamy in our history, but it is slowly becoming just another moment in time. People are starting to forget the heroism, sacrifice, and terror that occurred that day. 9/11 launched a new era in American history, one dominated by the threat of Islamic terrorism, and resulting in the greatest increase in government surveillance in our na-tions history.

Sadly, it seems many remember the negatives that resulted from the attack. While it was one of the great-est tragedies of our lives, many peo-ple my age should see and recall the other feelings that came out of this awful attack. America came together to support the cities of New York and Washington, D.C. President George W. Bush threw out the most memorable first pitch in baseball history. There seemed to be a revival in American pride, of how great this nation was and how we would come back from this stronger than ever.

We are now 13 years removed from that fateful day. The impor-tance of it seemingly grows fainter

and fainter with passing year. We, as Americans, though, should never al-low this to happen, just as we have never let the memory of Pearl Har-bor detach itself from the minds of the Greatest Generation.

The children who lived during those attacks, the ones just now graduating college or recently have graduated, are the custodians of this history. We will be the ones who de-termine how Sept. 11 will be remem-bered, and we will pass down the lessons we have learned to younger generations. We should never forget the fear that gripped our nation that day, but we should especially never forget the heroism of those who gave their lives in protecting us like Flight 93 passenger Todd Beamer, who saved many lives by giving his own, diverting his plane to a field in Pennsylvania away from its planned target in Washington, D.C., and the New York firefighters who ran into danger and pulling us out of our darkest hour.

The Hillsdale City Council decided Tuesday to approve a fall, deer bow hunt, switch to Livestream for city council meeting recordings saving the city $11,000 a year and ended with a heated exchange between Board of Public Utili-ties Director Rick Rose and city council members over the sale of a piece of property.

The City of Hillsdale owns a communications tower in In-dustrial Park, which was built in partnership with another power company. The BPU is allowed to use six spaces on the tower for services like cable TV or radio assistance, Rose said. But the BPU isnt utilizing those six spaces, which is why theres

concern.Because the Hillsdale Coun-

ty 911 board uses part of the tower, Hillsdale County Com-missioners came to Rose in July wanting to buy the property on which the tower stands. Rose refused.

The county 911 board said they were interested in the tow-er property but we werent in-terested in selling, Rose said.

Councilman Patrick Flan-nery suggested conducting an economic analysis to see wheth-er or not selling the property would be economically viable for the City of Hillsdale, but Rose believes theres no ben-HWIRUWKHFLW\

I have no faith that we can deal with them [the commis-sioners], Rose told the council. Youre being used.

Councilwoman Emily Da-YLV FODULHG WKDW WKH SURSHUW\in question is in fact owned by the city, and believes the BPUs motives are unclear for trying to keep the property.

He [Rose] wont sell it to the 911 group, but he has unclear motives, Davis said. Hes got six spots [on the tower] for an antenna maybe in the future its really vague. We do need a good explanation of why were holding on to it.

In other business, the coun-cil discussed eliminating the position of Director of Public Safety and replacing it with two new positions: a police chief DQG UH FKLHI 'DYLV ZDQWHG Dmore detailed outline of what WKH QHZ SROLFH DQG UH FKLHIpositions would look like, as well as a budget from the Public

Safety Committee, while Coun-cilman Bruce Sharp wanted more details about what each new position would entail. Since the council failed to reach a decision on the motion, the is-sue was returned to the commit-tee for further discussion.

City Manager Linda Brown advised the council against al-lowing the deer bow hunt this season, based on data showing a decrease in Hillsdales deer sightings since the bow hunt was legalized in 2010. The FRXQFLOGLVDJUHHGRQWKHVLJQL-cance of the data when Davis and Sharp provided examples of multiple deer sightings with-in the past month. The motion passed 8-0 to offer the hunt.

The deer bow hunting season runs Oct. 1 through Nov. 14 and Dec. 1 through Jan. 1.

Dueling pianos, jazz nights, beer and wine clubs, and ethnic selections comprise a few of the changes students will see at Broad Street Downtown Mar-ket and Tavern since spring.

Our theme is that we al-ways have something happen-ing, Broad Street Director of Marketing Maree Socha said.

Its new Downtown Under-ground a bar, lounge, and dance club space is the place in which Broad Street hopes many of these things will hap-pen.

We were told by many that theres no place or venue like a nightclub that people can go to with friends and have fun, Co-owner Mick Ritter said.

More than 200 people at-tended its grand opening Sat-urday, Aug. 23, to show their enthusiasm for the changes to the Tavern, Market, and base-ment extension, the Downtown Underground.

The day was all that we wanted to accomplish, Ritter said of the grand opening. The atmosphere felt like a wedding, because everyone was happy, smiling, and dancing.

The Underground is open Wednesday through Sun-day and will feature karaoke Wednesdays, bar trivia Thurs-days, live entertainment from bands within a 100-mile radius of Hillsdale, and looks to host comedy club and jazz nights.

With the Undergrounds bar extension, Broad Street now of-fers beer and wine royalty pro-

grams, where members pay $50 for a one-year membership that includes a hand-thrown goblet from local pottery shop Toast-ed Mud and $1 off every drink with it. For those who want a customized mug, they can take it across the street to Toasted Mud to paint themselves.

In addition to the Under-ground, which features a stage for live entertainment, 24 beer WDSV DWVFUHHQ 79V D SRROWDEOH GDUWV DQG WDEOH VKXIHboard, visitors noticed changes upstairs, too.

The Market is like taking an adventure through foreign countries, Socha said.

She compared the Markets

offerings to what shoppers ZRXOGQGDWDQXUEDQJURFHU\store like Trader Joes or Whole Foods. In addition to selling locally-grown speciality items, the Market now features food sections organized by countries like Italy, Spain, and America.

In an effort to boost after-noon business, Socha said the Tavern will begin offering 15-minute lunches in the next couple weeks.

We want people to get in and out quickly but know theyll still get the same high quality service and atmo-sphere, she said.

Although the Underground has only been open a few

weeks, Ritter is already look-ing forward to Broad Streets next project.

I used to say this [Down-WRZQ8QGHUJURXQG@ZDVWKH-nal phase, but now I just say its the next phase, Ritter said.

In the next few months, Rit-ter hopes to begin work on an outdoor deck space that will VWD\RSHQ\HDUURXQGXVLQJUHpits.

With all of its renovations, Broad Street hopes to provide a location for all people in Hills-dale to convene and enjoy good company.

We want to be that place where people come to cele-brate, Socha said.

The doors of Hillsdales amusement park, Silos Fun Park, DUHQDOO\RSHQIRUEXVLQHVV

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Joe and Christina Taormina began renting the property in February 2014 and have taken over its operation.

Immediately afterward, the couple began renovations.

Because the arcade is now closed due to outstanding ex-penses, Joe was able to use his QDQFHVIRURWKHUSURMHFWV7KHswamp was cleaner than the pool holding the bumper cars, and the driving range was par-tially damaged from vandaliza-tion, he said. Now there are se-curity cameras by the range, and the water is clearer.

Though the Spring Cars for go-cart racing are in the process of being repaired, all other rac-ing cars are ready to be used.

Not only has the park been repaired, it now serves Sicilian style pizza, which Joe claims is WKH EHVW \RXUH JRLQJ WR QGaround here.

The food is made fresh daily, with no frozen dough or sauce, and for those whod rather stay cozy in their dorms, Silos of-fers free delivery. The new diner also serves various kinds of breadsticks, cinnamon bites, coke products, and soft-serve ice cream.

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serves as a dining hall that can seat up to 70 people.

Eventually, Joe said he would like a sports bar in the upper din-ing room, which would serve alcoholic beverages. Although the sports bar is still a work in progress, Joe has high hopes for Silos. He wishes to promote the new business throughout the community by giving a 5 percent discount on any food item to a student who shows their school ID. Joe also plans to give dis-counts to Hillsdale students, teachers, college athletes, coach-HV FLW\ ZRUNHUV DQG RIFLDOVand the police department.

For every semester a student maintains a 4.0 GPA, and can show proof through transcripts or teachers signatures, that per-son will receive a free meal on

me, Joe said.The park hours arent set in

stone, but as of now, Joe gives a rough idea of the schedule. He says that Sunday through Thurs-day the park will be open dur-ing the day and close at 10 p.m., with the exception of Mondays, in which the park may be open until 10:30 p.m. for the students who wish to watch NFL on Mon-day nights.

Although the outside activi-ties will remain open as long as weather allows, the food service and dining hall will remain open year-round, except for possibly closing lunch service during the fall and winter months.

Rachel Moore, a sophomore at Hillsdale College, said shes excited to try out the new activi-ties.

Silo-Joes has really picked itself up off the ground, she said. The mini-golf course looks really fun. I cant wait to head over there and check it out.

Sophomore Carrick Con-way visited Silos within the last few weeks and said good things about his experience.

I had a great time, the karts exceeded my expectations, Conway said. Prices seemed decent to me not too expen-sive.

Joe said the park will con-tinue to be enhanced with new ideas such as the sports bar, a UHQRYDWHG JROQJ UDQJH DQGplanned activities like mini-golf tournaments.

CITY NEWS A6 11 Sept. 2014 www.hillsdalecollegian.com

Macaela BennettCity News Editor

Silos Fun Park opens under new managersCarly Howell

Collegian Freelancer

Broad Street opens Underground, announces plans for deck space

Kate PatrickAssistant Editor

Grab a DrinkWhere to

In Hillsdale and Jonesville

Rosalies Roadhouse' Known on campus for: the Long Island iced tea' When looking for that perfect !rst date spot,

share a pizza at the quaint little house-turned-Italian-bistro!

Heres to you Pub & Grub Known around campus for: beer growlers ($15

jugs of your favorite beer to take home) Karaoke nights on Wednesdays are a great way

to break up the week and grab a drink with friends!

Hunt Club Known on campus for: $2 well drinks after 9

p.m. on Thursdays For a rustic, cozy feel, or some delicious buffalo

chicken rolls, check out the Hunt Club!

The Saucy Dogs Barbeque Known on campus for: the furry four-legged

friend, and other dog themed drinks The fun atmosphere at Saucys, combined with

classic BBQ, makes the drive to Jonesville well worth it!

Johnny Ts Bistro Known on campus for: bottomless wine Tues-

days Johnny Ts is a Hillsdale classic. New wine

Tuesdays make their large meals even tastier!

Olivias Chop House Known on campus for: the wine corner Choose your own delicious bottle of wine and

enjoy an upscale and memorable meal at Oliv- ias!

El Cerrito' Known on campus for: "avored margaritas' For tasty Mexican food and fun margs, stop by

El Cerrito, and check out their daily specials!

In addition to the exciting new Underground at Broad Street Downtown Market and Tavern, grab a drink at one of these other popular locations:

After voting to change from a village to city, Jonesville aims to reduce taxation and stream-line public services in order to attract business owners and fos-ter growth.

Before becoming a city, Jonesville was governed and taxed by two units of govern-ment a village and a town-ship. Now the city will unify those roles and provide all services previously divided be-tween the two, such as election services, street upkeep, and the SROLFHDQGUHGHSDUWPHQWV

The goal is that you would come to one place for services and not have to go to the vil-lage for some things and the township for other things, said Jeff Gray, Jonesville city manager.

The Fayette Township of-FHVDUHRSHQIURPDPWRp.m. Monday through Friday, and are closed Wednesdays. 7KH -RQHVYLOOH &LW\ RIFHVhowever, are open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. With elections han-dled by the city, citizens may need to register to vote. Now they are able to do that under normal business hours.

The City of Jonesville will tax the same amount as the vil-lage did, and the township will no longer collect taxes from the city.

By eliminating the Fayette Township tax, those with resi-dential properties in Jonesville will save money, and major gains will be seen for commer-cial and industrial properties.

Part of this was an eco-nomic development initiative to try and make sure we stayed competitive and encouraged growth in Jonesville, Gray said. Removing the township tax makes Jonesville more attractive to businesses who may look to build in our city.

Because Hillsdale County borders Indiana and Ohio, Jonesville is sometimes forced to compete for the attention of local business owners. One

factor businesses consider in choosing a location is the tax rate.

To be able to reduce taxes is one thing that helps us have an advantage for business owners, Gray said.

Because of the two cit-ies proximity, Hillsdale is also a business competitor for Jonesville, but Hillsdale Hu-man Resource Director Kay Freese doesnt believe this change will impact Hillsdale residents.

I cant foresee that there will be any impact at all, she said.

For years, the village gov-ernment considered whether Jonesville should become a city. In 2011 there was enough interest that the village council appointed a Citizens Advisory Committee to determine how villagers felt about the idea. The committee recommended that the council proceed.

The state reviewed and sur-veyed the village borders, then approved the plan.

Residents elected a charter commission of nine eligible voters to draft the Jonesville &LW\ &KDUWHU GHQLQJ WKH GX-ties and powers of the city.

The charter was submitted WRWKHJRYHUQRUVRIFHIRUUH-view by the attorney general, and having met all require-ments, went to a vote by the people where it was approved August 5.

Next, the city council was elected. Five of the six village council members transferred to the city council.

End of story is what Ive talked about along the way: this thing started with the peo-ple of Jonesville, the charter was written by the people of Jonesville, and it was passed by the people of Jonesville, Gray said. To me it really is democracy in action, and the people are choosing their own action and the direction on their own feet.

Jonesville earns city status

Andrew KernCollegian Freelancer

-Compiled by Morgan Delp

Broadstreet Downtown Market and Taverns new Underground features a 24-tap bar with a royalties pro-gram, stage and live entertainment, pool, and table shuffleboard. (Macaela Bennett/Collegian)

Silos Fun Park, located at 3883 Carleton Rd. in Hillsdale, has opened under new management after being close for more than three years. (Macaela Bennett/Collegian)

City council approves bow hunting, disputes property sale

didnt make it on their teams rosters this year, they are added to a growing list of Chargers, 11 in the last six years, who have signed with NFL clubs, mak-ing their names both known in the NFL world and legendary at Muddy Waters Stadium.

Veldheer and Holmes gave advice to the Hillsdale football team going into this season.

I always thought playing in the NFL was a pipe dream, espe-

cially as a freshman and sopho-more, but as time when on, I saw the possibility, and its there for everyone as long as you work hard and put the effort in to keep improving yourself, Holmes said. All I have left to say is go Chargers.

Veldheer advised: Work as hard as you can, control what you can control, and keep a posi-tive attitude.

You can catch the former Chargers on Sunday when the Raiders take on the Texans and the Cardinals face the New York Giants.

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Tennis ends weekend with victoryThe Hillsdale womens tennis

team opened their season with a tough slate of three matches over the weekend, winning on Sunday WRQLVKRQDSRVLWLYHQRWH

On Friday, the Chargers faced Ohio Dominican University, fall-ing 6-3.

Junior Lindsay Peirce said that while the team fought hard in singles, the team displayed much of its strength in its dou-bles matches, winning two out of three.

Junior Sydney Delp contrib-uted to the wins with a victory in her singles match.

)RU RXU UVW PDWFK RI WKHseason, I was really impressed with how the girls performed, coach Nicole Walbright said.

Everyone put their best effort forward and we had good results and a lot to learn from for the rest of our season.

On Saturday, the women had to move to an indoor court due to a rain delay, where the team fell 5-4 to Walsh University.

Despite the changes, the team adapted quickly and fought hard.

I was particularly happy be-cause every time we have played Walsh, we have gotten better and better, Walbright said. Walsh barely slipped by with a victory RYHUXVEXWZHDUHFRQGHQWZHcan win if we meet them at the conference tournament.

Despite the losses, the team remained positive as they contin-ued their trip through Ohio, en-DEOLQJWKHPWRQLVKWKHLUZHHN-end with an 8-1 victory over Ashland University.

After not getting off the court the previous day until 10 p.m., the Chargers delivered an out-standing performance, only los-ing one singles match.

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But the weekend wasnt an HDV\JKWIRUWKHWHDP

3OD\LQJ IRXU WR YH KRXUmatches three days in a row can take a toll on your body, senior team captain Morgan Delp said.

But as the season progresses Walbright said she looks for-ward to improving the teams endurance, both mentally and physically, to last through long

matches.Sometimes I think its more

taxing on the mental game than it is physically, but then I remem-ber how intense it is when Im sore Monday morning, Peirce said.

Despite playing three teams this past weekend, the tennis team looks forward to the free-dom their new schedule allows.

Similar to last weekend, the team has had many three-match weekends in previous years. However, this year the team will enjoy more two-match weekends thanks to a less intense schedule.

The team is now preparing IRU LWVUVW WZRJDPHVHULHV WKLVZHHNHQGSOD\LQJ7LIQ8QLYHU-sity on Saturday and the Univer-sity of Findlay on Sunday.

Hannah LeitnerDesign Editor

*ROIWHDPIRXUWKDWUVWWRXUQH\On a perfect Saturday for

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&OXELQ7LIQ2KLRThe team shot a total score

of 303 in the morning round and 314 in the afternoon, led by se-nior co-captain Chalberg with rounds of 73 and 74.

A stat the coaches like to keep is called bounce-back, which logs the number of times a player follows a double bogey with a

par or better. With only nine total double bogeys from the Chargers in 180 holes played, the team was able to bounce-back seven times.

The Chargers were the only team out of seven in the tour-nament to have played at the Donald Ross designed Mohawk course prior to the shootout, so the teams practice round on Fri-day was especially important. The courses elevated greens are unforgiving to missed shots; however, Chalberg noted that people were able to play decent-ly well because we went over a good game plan before.

Saturday was a long day of JROIIRUWKHYHPHPEHUVRIWKHweeks travel squad: Chalberg and freshmen Joe Torres, Logan .DXIIPDQ%HQ0HRODDQG6WHYHSartore. The day included 36 continuous holes nine hours of play with no break.

A day that long requires a high OHYHORISK\VLFDODQGPHQWDOW-ness, Harner said.

Golf is very much a game of patience. You manage your fu-ture by managing your present. In a long day its hard not to think about whats out there. Taking it

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The tournament provided the coaching staff with a better idea of how to run a purposeful prac-tice and gave the players their UVWWDVWHRIFROOHJLDWHJROI

Playing 36 [holes] was phys-ically exhausting, Sartore said, but it was a great experience for EHLQJP\UVWFROOHJHPDWFKDQGI look forward to the next.

Coach Harner said he is proud of the way the freshman performed and especially noted Chalbergs toughness and ma-WXULW\ SRLQWLQJ WR KLV QDO KROHof the day a 602 yard par 5. Chalberg missed the fairway and opted to place a different fairway into play, hit his shot over pine trees to the green and walked away with a birdie.

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Perhaps that will come this weekend in Bay City, Michigan as the Chargers compete in the Al Watrous Memorial Collegiate Invitational.

Christy AllenCollegian Freelancer

Football

Hillsdale: 38Findlay: 46

Scoring Plays

Mark LaPrairie 15 yd run (Steven Mette kick)Bennett Lewis 1 yd run (Mette kick)Lewis 2 yd run (Mette kick)0HWWH\GHOGJRDOLewis 3 yd run (Mette kick)Alex Fogt 4 yd pass from LaPrairie (Mette kick)

Weekly Leaders

Rushing:Lewis 24-143Wade Wood 4-35LaPrairie 6-11Passing:LaPrairie 16-28-1-214Receiving:Evan Bach 6-104Joe Srebernak 3-53John Haley 3-31Tackles:Butch Herzog 10-2$XVWLQ.RQHYDO

Volleyball

Hillsdale: 3Cedarville: 2

Hillsdale: 0 Southern Ind.: 3

Hillsdale: 0Mo.-St. Louis: 3

Hillsdale: 1West Fla.:3

Season LeadersKills:Emily Wolfert (34)-HVVLH.RSPH\HUAssists:Marissa Owen (125)-HVVLH.RSPH\HUDigs:-HVVLH.RSPH\HUBrittany Jandasek (47)

Tennis

Hillsdale: 3Ohio Dominican: 6

Hillsdale: 4Walsh: 5

Hillsdale: 8Ashland: 1

BOX SCORES

Tim Dezelski has always wanted to play professional bas-ketball. Now he has a chance to realize that dream.

The 2014 Hillsdale College grad has taken his talents to the N2 division in Luxembourg. He will begin games soon for BBC Residence Walferdange, a team that is going into its 49th season as a professional squad.

Playing basketball profes-sionally had always been my dream since I was a young kid and I am blessed and thankful to be here, Dezelski said via email.

The 6 6 forward gradu-ated as one of the most deco-rated players in school history. In 2012 he was named to the GLIAC All-Tournament team. In 2013 he was named Second-Team All-GLIAC, and in 2014 he was awarded with First-Team All-GLIAC, Daktronics First-Team All-Region, and Daktron-ics Third-Team All-American

honors. He is hands down the most

competitive person Ive ever met. No matter the game, he gave it his all and always wanted to win, Hillsdale senior guard Darius Ware said.

Dezelski gained some interest from professional teams during his career at Hillsdale and made the decision to go to Europe after he attended an exposure camp in Las Vegas, Nevada.

It was relatively early to sign with a team but I felt like it was WKH ULJKW W IRU PH 'H]HOVNLsaid.

There are obviously some cultural differences between the United States and Europe, but Dezelski is making adjustments on and off the court to be suc-cessful.

The European style of bas-ketball is much different than in America. Everything from play style to refereeing, so it has been a big adjustment, Dezelski said. The basketball situation is quite different than some people might expect because in my league

there are only two truly profes-sional players per team. The rest are Luxembourgish citizens who work or attend school before coming to practice. A lot of re-sponsibility is placed on the pro-fessional players in games and workouts as well.

If Dezelski plays anything like he did for the Chargers, Res-idence Walferdange can expect a lot of production on the boards and in the paint offensively. In his senior season Dezelski aver-aged 22.9 points per game with 9.6 rebounds. As it stands right now he is the tallest player on the team by two inches so he may have to switch from being a for-ward to a center.

One of the things Dezelski is enjoying about his new job is be-ing able to focus on the sport he loves.

The best part about be-ing over here is that I can fully commit myself to the game of basketball and pushing myself to reach my full potential. With no schoolwork or other job it can become my sole focus, Dezel-

ski said.If Dezelski has not reached

his full potential then the other teams in the league are going to be in trouble. He is already a proven scorer with a tenacity that makes him tough on defense.

Although this is a great op-portunity for Dezelski to contin-ue his career, he is missing some people and things from home.

There are plenty of things I miss about America. Leaving my girlfriend, my teammates, my family, and my friends behind KDV EHHQ WKH PRVW GLIFXOW DG-justment, Dezelski said.

He is not the only one making the adjustment. His girlfriend, VHQLRU.DGLH/RZHU\DJ