The Collegian

Hillsdale legend runs for state office

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

When Mike Chalberg, now a fifth year senior, met Hans Zeiger '07 his freshman year, he had no idea that within five years, the friendly junior would become homecoming king, finish his master's degree, and run for political office. "You would never assume how academically successful he was," Chalberg said.

You choose 2009: Student Fed Elections

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Student Federation elections will be taking place in the Grewcock Student Union Nov. 9-11 during lunch, determining next semester's representatives and officers. This election, juniors Laura Golden and William Clayton, Collegian photo editor, will be vying for the presidency.

Class gift, speaker undecided

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Despite nominating ideas for this year's senior class gift and commencement speaker two months ago, the selection process is at a standstill.

Senior class officers have not yet met with the president's office to discuss the prospective com-mencement speaker for this year's graduating class, Abby Ashmore, senior class president, said Friday.

Hillsdale plans for charter school

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Hillsdale College is getting into the public school business.

The college plans to establish a charter school in the near future and possibly create more, should the first prove a success, said administrators. They have not yet chosen a location for the first school.

Martin tracks down alumna from photos

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

A small cardboard box full of photographs, memories wrapped in colorful hearts, lay on House Director of McIntyre Hall Teri Martin's coffee table. Whose memories?
Well, that was the problem. Martin didn't know - but she was going to find out.

About 2 1/2 months before this, Martin first came across this mysterious box.

Endowment funds looking healthier

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The Hillsdale College endowment fund has been up both quarters of the 2009-2010 fiscal year, though administrators still anticipate a tuition increase next year, marking an end to this year's tuition freeze.

The endowment gained 7 percentage points as of the end of September, the second quarter of the fiscal year.

Bookstore designs, sells commemorative T-shirt

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

To celebrate Hillsdale's surprise homecoming win over Grand Valley State University, the Hillsdale bookstore began selling a new T-shirt on Oct. 30. The shirts were sold out the same day.

"They were gone within two hours," Cindy Willing, the director of the college bookstore, said.

Debate team loses home tournament

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Grove City College swept the debate competition at the Third Annual Richard Weaver tournament hosted on campus this weekend. Grove City won both the open and novice tournament.

Hillsdale's team stopped short of progressing to the final round. The sophomore team of Josiah Hersey and Trevor Anderson received a perfect 6-0, making it to quarterfinals.

Jon Gregg wins Tocco Challenge, $10,000 for Delta Tau Delta

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

For only the fourth time ever, a Hillsdale College student beat Don Tocco at his own challenge.

Junior Jon Gregg, member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity, competed against five other athletes and the 62-year-old businessman to win $10,000 for his fraternity.

Record number of parents work Phone-a-Thon; cow donated

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

This year's Parents' Weekend Phone-A-Thon had a record number of parents making phone calls, Mary Ewers, Hillsdale College director of parent relations, said.

From Oct. 19-22, parents volunteered their evenings to work at the Phone-a-Thon on campus, calling other parents and grandparents of current students.

Meet Doug Ingles He's a Hillsdale business owner and he wants to tell you about it

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

It's no secret that the Michigan economy is in bad shape, and the city of Hillsdale hasn't been spared. As President Obama struggles to find a solution to America's economic woes, Hillsdale citizens give their opinions on the local economy. Choosing Hillsdale "It's hard," says Doug Ingles, standing at the side of his empty roller rink.

GOOD TO KNOW

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Landlords can be great, and they can be terrible. There are a few things you should know if you are currently in an off-campus house or are looking to rent one next year.

As soon as you enter the house and begin your stay, the landlord is expected to present all tenants with an inventory.

MEN, WOMEN RUSHING DIFFERENCES EXPLAINED

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Freshmen men interested in Greek life can attend recruitment barbecues, spend time with fraternity members and tour the houses. Those interested can rush within their first few weeks as students.

But for women, the rules are different. If a Greek woman and a freshman woman eat together, neither may pay for the other's meal.

National book award finalist visits campus, tells ghost stories

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Author and journalist Dennis Covington visited campus this week as part of the Visiting Writers Program sponsored by the English department. Giving two formal presentations in Phillips Auditorium, the former National Book Award finalist also mingled with students, telling ghost stories at an off-campus residence located at 1560 Barber Dr.

Rush numbers up this year

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The numbers of female recruits for formal rush have more than doubled this year thanks to new recruitment software, senior and Pan Hellenic Council president, Lindsay Horton said.

Around this time last year, 17 women were registered for January's recruitment.

Haunted house gives birth to fear

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Delta Sigma Phi fraternity hosted its fourth annual haunted house Saturday, raising more than $350 for UNICEF's Habitat for Humanity, said sophomore Reid Meador, Delta Sigma Phi fraternity treasurer. More than 160 people attended the haunted house, according to the fraternity's president, junior Ryon Wiska.

Local rink home to speed skating team

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Four skaters in helmets and pads line up in front of Doug Ingles. He tells them to get into position, and they hunch over. Their torsos are parallel with the floor and their right arms are so close to the ground, they almost touch. At his signal they alternate their arms again and again.

relax panhellenic recruitment rules

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

I'd give you a birthday present, but I couldn't buy you one. I like you, but you have to leave my house. And so do all of your friends.

These things may sound mean, but they are all things many Hillsdale College Greek women have to tell potential new members because of recruitment rules.

Create bi-weekly payment system

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

I love getting paid. There is nothing better than logging onto my bank account Web site and seeing a big, fat deposit care of "Hillsdale College payroll" waiting for me. Most recently, I enjoyed this feeling while in Georgia for fall break. There was, however, something keeping my joy from reaching full-on glee.

Better Leaders = Better Budget

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Michigan's economy is a sinking ship, and the issue of the day is what people should throw off to keep the state afloat. The options are many - cuts could affect business, housing or even the entertainment industry. Unfortunately, facets of academia are getting slashed the quickest.

GOP must return to fundamental roots

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The question many Republicans started asking in 2007 as dozens of GOP contenders for the presidential nomination, ranging from the more liberal Rudy Guilianni to the right-libertarian Ron Paul, was how to define the legacy of Republicanism. After the defeat of moderate-maverick John McCain, that debate continues.

PRIVACY IS OUR OWN RESPONSIBILITY

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

We shouldn't have to go to the deans to realize there's no privacy online. In order to enjoy the benefits of personalized music, news and social networking, one has to give up the ideal of privacy. The question is how much networking is too much? Should it stop at friends commenting on other statuses, or a list of statuses in a manila folder? What private information should we make public? It seems as social networking grows, privacy - but not the expectation of it - shrinks.

Swim team shows strength in first home meet of season

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

For the Hillsdale swim team, Saturday morning started out with head coach Kurt Kirner brandishing a butcher's knife, as the team gathered in Saga for a pep talk.

"I want you to slash your times," Kirner said. "I want to see flash not splash. I want to see you send chills up the other team's spine.

Teams make money and memories at Ohio's favorite amusement park

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

While you were scrambling to find a costume and getting sick on candy last weekend, the Hillsdale College baseball team was working long hours at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio. Both the players and coaches worked on the "Scream Team" for the park's annual HalloWeekends event to raise money towards the team's travel expenses.

Football one step away from playoffs

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The Hillsdale College football team left Ferris State University on Saturday with a four-game winning streak, and one game closer to the playoffs.

The Chargers dominated both sides of the ball in a 59-14 dismantling of an overmatched Ferris team that is now 1-9 on the season.

Volleyball preps for playoff push

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The Chargers are looking ahead to their away games this weekend against Wayne State University and Northwood University with hopes of hosting the semi-finals and finals of the GLIAC playoffs for the first time in four years. Hillsdale already has the South Division title and is set to host the first round of playoffs on Nov.

I'll Tell You How We feel

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Sunday evening was definitely a low in my sports life. Brett Lorenzo Favre-the same one now wearing Viking purple-took my Green Bay Packers from years of mediocrity to a Super Bowl championship in the '90s. He was a fixture of my childhood, the face of the franchise.

One catch in qualifying for playoffs

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Despite what you may have heard, the Hillsdale football team is not a lock to get into the Division II playoffs, even if they win this weekend at home against a woeful 0-10 Tiffin University team. There are two major factors that get calculated into the super regional rankings: overall D-II won-lost results, and overall D-II strength-of-schedule (SOS) (opponents' average winning percentage and opponents' opponents' average winning percentage).

Young Guns stay perfect

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The girl's intramural football season ended last Thursday when the Young Guns team closed out a perfect season with a victory over the Chi Omega team.

"It was our roughest game," junior Carrie Kloosterman said. "We all have bruises."
Kloosterman scored the winning touchdown in the championship game.

Record number of bands come out for fourth annual Battle of the Bands

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Ten campus bands are gearing up to play in this year's Battle of the Bands. Two of them won't make it past the auditions.

The fourth annual Battle of the Bands, co-hosted by Phi Mu Alpha and Pi Beta Phi, will be held Nov. 14. And this year for the first time due to time constraints and lots of bands signing up they'll have to audition.

Campus Cooks: Ralph Biddle

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Not everyone can say they learned from four-star French chefs. Junior Ralph Biddle can.

Biddle learned to cook by watching the chefs at his father's French cafe when he was a little boy. His father, the elder Ralph Biddle, said the younger Biddle would run around the restaurant waiting on tables, working the cash register, and watching the chefs work.

Making time to play

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

"Keep it nice and bright," jazz program director Chris McCourry directs the other members of the faculty jazz quintet. It's Thursday night and they're rehearsing their closing number one last time.

Discussions of the music itself or friendly banter can't break their concentration, even as laughter rings out across the fluorescent lighting of the studio.

Faculty Jazz honors Anita O'Day

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Hillsdale College's faculty jazz quintet will be giving two performances of their Tribute to Anita O'Day concert on Nov. 5 and 6. Hillsdale High School will feature the group on the evening of the fifth. The show starts at 7 p.m. with a $3 admission charge to benefit the high school's band program.

Book Review: House Rules

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The only rule in the House of Representatives is that there no rules - at least, none that directly apply to Joe DeMarco.

In Mike Lawson's third Joe DeMarco thriller, "House Rules," Lawson does not disappoint. The book contains an abundance of believable, flawed characters responding to the extraordinary situations only the District of Columbia enjoys providing on a regular basis.

Contrasts between countries abound in trips abroad

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

For three Hillsdale College students, trips abroad have expanded their horizons while reminding them of America's good fortune.

Sophomore Barbara Matejova spent a month in the Slovak Republic this past summer. Matejova's whole family is from the European nation, and she was born there.

Grads head east, teach English in South Korea

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Jon Frank, a '08 Hillsdale College graduate, teaches English. Unlike some English teachers, however, Frank's students do not primarily speak English.

Frank lives and works in the South Korean city of Suwon, not far from the nation's capital of Seoul.

"People are very friendly," he said.

Student from Kenya interns in D.C.

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Sophomore Abba Kidenda's experiences at Hillsdale College and in the United States have opened her eyes.

Kidenda is a native of Kenya, a country located in central Africa alongside the Indian Ocean. She was capable of attending college in the United States through Zawadi Africa, an education fund which helps African girls get scholarships for American colleges.

Michigan: "The Great Beer State"

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

It was a blustery fall day in downtown Detroit at the Eastern Market two Saturdays ago.

Detroit's answer for Oktoberfest, "Beer Week," had rocked Motown for the last six days with beer-eccentric events held throughout the city. This Saturday morning was its Grand Finale: the Inaugural Harvest Festival.

Ringing Bell's

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The entrance to the café and bar at Bell's Brewery is around back, past a long, artistic bike rack and through a quietly decorated door.

Just inside the threshold, patrons are greeted by a wall of beer-related license plates and a small staircase dropping down into an eclectic, cozy and inviting café.

Brewing tips from the brew masters at Dark Horse Brewery in Marshall, Mich.

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

To the brewers at Dark Horse Brewery in Marshall, Mich., making beer is a delicate art form, requiring intricate skill and careful science.

Bryan Wiggs, a Dark Horse brewer, explained the four ingredients and the many steps which must be undertaken to produce a quality beer: water, malt, hops and the all important yeast.