Michigan’s oldest college newspaper Vol. 137, Issue 24 - 17 April 2014 www.hillsdalecollegian.com Senior class officers elected Micah Meadowcroft Assistant Editor Junior Andy Reuss was named president of the class of 2015 Wednesday. “I’m really excited to have the opportunity to serve my se- nior class,” Reuss said. “I’m honored that my classmates have entrusted me with this responsi- bility, and I’m excited about who I get to work with and make our senior year one for the books.” PRESIDENT Rising seniors voted Tuesday ANDY REUSS and Wednesday. Reuss is joined on next year’s senior committee by juniors Heather Lantis as vice president, Kadeem Norray as treasurer, Annie Teigan as secre- tary, and Shelly Peters as social chair. The committee is responsible for the planning and execution of all senior class events, including the senior party, the senior gift, and future class reunions. Joanna Wiseley, director of career services, said there was great voter turnout, with over VICE PRESIDENT 200 juniors casting a ballot. The Hillsdale College shotgun team took home gold in the Division III ACUI championship, winning in sporting clays “I look forward to the oppor- and five-stand. The team hit 550 out of 600 possible targets. (Courtesy of Jordan Hintz) HEATHER LANTIS tunity to work with them next year,” she said. Besides class president, Re- uss is an English and politics Shotgun team takes home the gold double major, and will be head resident assistant in the Simpson Jack Butler Hillsdale’s size, with programs more targets than the second performance as you can get,” Carl Residence next year. He works Assistant Editor much older. place finishers. Freshman Jordan said. in the president’s office, is a And yet they win. Hintz led the way, earning 3rd in Other standouts at the national George Washington fellow, and a This year, through a competi- America Skeet, 2nd in American performance included freshman contributing columnist to student The magic happens on a se- tion restructuring that kept the Trap, and winning the High Com- Casey Inks, junior Joe Kain, and magazine The Hillsdale Forum. cluded, grassy field about six team in Division III, it took home bined American and Trap events. freshman Kyle Luttig in sporting Presidential duties include miles away from Hillsdale Col- its second ACUI overall champi- “I won these individual awards clays; Hintz, Kane, and Luttig in leading the selection of the senior lege on Bankers Road. onship, hitting 550 of 600 pos- that I never dreamed I would 5-stand; and Inks and sophomore commencement speaker, hosting There, at the John A. Halter sible targets in the six events, and win,” Hintz said. Anna Pfaff coming close to the certain campus events, and run- Shooting Sports Education Cen- winning gold in sporting clays Coach Mike Carl was also im- top 25 female shooters in overall TREASURER ning committee meetings. ter, members of the college shot- and five-stand. pressed with Hintz. scores. Vice President Lantis is a gun team prepare for competi- Combined, the team hit 20 “It’s about as spectacular a tions against schools many times See Shotgun A7 KADEEM NORAY See Election A3 YAF petition stopped by deans’ office Frederick Douglass Chris McCaffery Brand and the rest of his group email. “Often, the purpose of the of people involved.” Assistant Editor have had a series of meetings petition is to place pressure. We According to Harner, the col- statue in the works with administrators, including hope not to conduct our discus- lege administration has been re- Petersen, Assistant Dean of Men sions here under pressure.” viewing its current dining poli- Evan Brune ideas regarding human nature Young Americans for Free- Jeffery Rogers, Dean of Women YAF members don’t regret cies since last semester. It wants News Editor and rights are important to us.” dom stopped its petition for meal Diane Philipp, Chief Staff Offi- petitioning, though. to make meal plans a better value Harner said the plans are plan reform on April 1 at the re- cer to the President Mike Harner, while maintaining Hillsdale’s currently being developed in Hillsdale College is in the quest of Dean of Men Aaron Pe- and President Larry Arnn. strong community. committee. process of commissioning a tersen. “We simply encouraged YAF “While YAF’s petition efforts “When you take a commis- statue of famed 19th-century “I didn’t say, ‘You’re in big and any other group or individual are well-intended, they are inci- sion, there is usually a patron, orator Frederick Douglass. trouble,’ I just said, ‘You guys to meet with us if they have an dental to the efforts of the past which we have,” he said. need to stop this,’” Petersen said. Hillsdale Adrian Kalamazoo Chief Staff Officer to the idea on how to make Hillsdale College College College six months,” Harner said in an Douglass was first an- President Mike Harner said the “I don’t think petitions are the better,” Philipp said in an email. email. nounced at the Rebirth of Lib- college has not set a time for best way to solve important is- “We work hard on such projects $8.55- Brand said his group has done erty and Learning Gala, where $8.55- $6.50- when the statue might be dedi- sues.” all the time and welcome student $13.50 $32 $10 research into other colleges in scholarships in his name were cated, but typically, a dedica- Although YAF had planned input. Students typically offer the area that have similarly-sized announced. tion ceremony comes 12-15 to offer the petition to students very creative and positive ideas enrollments to Hillsdale’s 1,400 The Douglass statue joins months after a statue is com- for three days during lunchtime when working with us on proj- students, such as Kalamazoo Col- five other statues on the Lib- missioned. in the Grewcock Student Union, ects.” lege and Adrian College, whose erty Walk, which began with The statue will be placed they stopped after only two days Arnn said that while college meal plans have policies similar George Washington in 2003. The estimated range of per- in Kresge Plaza, next to Lane and 250 signatures. YAF had administrators are happy to meet to what YAF is proposing. “The Liberty Walk is a trib- meal costs at Hillsdale and Hall, where it will join the been planning the campaign with students, petitions are not Kalamazoo College arranges ute to those who came before two other colleges. statue of Abraham Lincoln and since last spring. the best way to have the discus- dining through a company called us who have particular ideas the Alpha Kappa Phi Civil War “The deans’ office asked us sion. Sodexo and does not require stu- about human nature and free- monument. to stop with our petition, and we “The college is happy to hear “This is something every stu- dents living off-campus or in in- dom,” Harner said. It’s a re- “Douglass has been thought feel that our two days of petition- from students, solicits their opin- dent has an opinion on,” YAF dependent housing to buy a meal minder to us and honors their of since the Liberty Walk was ing were successful with bring- ions frequently, and listens and Chairman sophomore Savanna plan. The school offers optional, memory and points a way for- thought of,” Harner said. “His ing the concerns of campus to the responds to everyone who has Wierenga said. “Having a peti- small plans, as well as flexible ward.” administration,” YAF President something to say,” he said in an tion is such a great way to get lots junior Nathan Brand said. See YAF A3 See Douglass A3 (Anders Kiledal/Collegian) Jonah Goldberg is a founder of National Review Online Jonah Goldberg is a founding What is the movie you think views have changed a lot. I am a how things change over time. I Q&A every young person should see? editor of National Review Online. lot more libertarian after writing find that really intersting. He is also a fellow at the American For political purposes, I’ll say “Liberal Fascism.” Although I College students are stereo- Enterprise Institute in Washing- “A Face in the Crowd,” the best think it is an insufficient philoso- typed as liberal. Why do you ton, D.C., and a Fox News con- movie ever made on populism. phy, it’s one of the few political think that is and what can con- tributor. He has written two books, How long have you been a philosophies incapable of becom- servative leaders can do to cap- “The Tyranny of Cliches” and conservative, and have you no- ing tyrannical. ture the young American mind? “Liberal Fascism” both of which ticed your values change over Which intellectual figures Realistically, it is that most have made New York Times best time? have influenced your thinking? college students are politically seller list. Goldberg is on campus Like a lot of people, I had The thinker I’m most fasci- apathetic — which is better than as the Dow Journalism Program’s a confused period. I wanted to nated with is Joseph Schumpeter. them all being liberal. I think you Eugene C. Pulliam Fellow. He know what I thought about poli- What he understood was what judge most progressive move- lives in Washington, D.C., with his tics for myself. It didn’t last long. other people in this time don’t ments by their utopias. Today, lib- wife Jessica, his daughter Lucy, I think I’ve always been a conser- which is the when of something eralism wants to turn America into and their puppy Zoe.