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The American Association of University Professors has hadHillsdale College on its censurelist since 1988. Since then,Hillsdale has annually declinedto accept the AAUP’s invitationto present new evidence thatwould repeal its status.

Hillsdale made it onto thenational academic watchdoggroup’s censure list almost 25years ago, after a faculty-ad-ministration dispute went publicin The Collegian.

The issue was raised lastmonth when The Detroit FreePress mentioned it in an articleabout the college.

Although the staff involvedare long since gone, and thefaculty handbook has beenthen, Hillsdale administratorssaid they still do not acceptthe organization’s invitation toreview the censure because of ideological differences betweenthe college and AAUP.

“The college does not recog-nize their authority to censure,”Provost David Whalen said.“They are self-appointed arbi-ters of professional propriety.”

The AAUP published areport in 1988 that is availableon its website claiming that the

college did not extend a non-tenured professor’s contract because he criticized an admin-

istrator’s behavior in a letter toThe Collegian.

Whalen said the college is ina fundamentally different placenow.

“That’s ancient history — things don’t look like that now,”he said.

Whalen also said the collegewill not accept the AAUP’sinvitation to repeal the censure.

“We do not regard the AAUPas having any moral or profes-sional authority, so there is noneed to erase a censure that hasno traction.”

document describes the incident

from the untenured professor’s perspective, with no direct inputfrom the college’s administra-

tion.“There wasn’t enough in-

formation to know what reallywent on,” Whalen said.

According to the AAUPreport, Hillsdale violated the

professor’s academic freedom by not extending his contractwith the school. The professor had co-authored a letter to TheCollegian criticizing an admin-istrator who had sued a profes-sor for alleged slander.

The AAUP criticized Hill-sdale for not having a policyfor professors to appeal their contract-terminations to a peer-reviewed board.

“The administration … in… refusing to provide [the professor in question] with any

The college scheduled anearly reading day for Monday,Feb. 20 to give students an op-

portunity to catch up on home-work, reading, and writing.

Provost David Whalen saidthe decision was a collaborativeeffort. Dean of Natural Sciences

Chris Van Orman said it was theresult of concerns from admin-istration and faculty.

“I understand the purpose behind it,” Van Orman said.“The dean of women talkedabout the stress of students andthe need for a break for them. Iagree with this. I also know thatit causes other faculty problems.I am sympathetic to them.”

There will be no science labsor lectures that day. Van Orman

said that he does not intend toreschedule class, but insteadwill allow students to have theday off. The break is much moredisruptive for the music depart-ment.

The reading day falls on aMonday, meaning that orches-tra, big band, and private les-sons will all be cancelled.

“Seventy students will miss

orchestra, 25 will miss big band.And I haven’t even stopped tosee how many lessons we haveto reschedule,” said James Hol-leman, associate professor of music.

Elaine Clines, a violin player in the orchestra, said she wasconcerned about missing a

practice.“Although I am appreciative

of the reading day, it will make preparation for our orchestra

said. The reading day especiallycauses rehearsal problems for

big band, as they have a festivalin Albion, Mich., the follow-ing week. Their practice will

be rescheduled later that week,Holleman said.

Compounding the problemof rescheduling is the number of adjunct professors that come

to teach private lessons. Manydrive from Ann Arbor, Ohio,and Canada to meet with their students.

“It is disruptive,” Hollemansaid. “We can deal with it. Wecan miss a day or resched-ule. But this causes a seconddisruption because our studentsare extremely busy with other activities.”

Whalen, however, encour-aged not only students, but

faculty to make good use of thereading day to catch up.

“Some students will nottake the time to catch up onacademics. The purpose of thereading day is reading, writing,and studying. It is not a daydedicated to the tanning salon,”Whalen said.

Regardless, many studentsapprove of the arrangement. Ju-

nior Andrew Weaver, who has aheavy course load this semester,said he intends to take the dayoff and sleep.

Sophomore Gretchen Sand- berg plans to take advantage of the day for its intended purpose,with a little bit of relaxationmixed in.

“Most likely I’ll be studyingorganic chemistry and I’ll prob-ably watch TV, sleep in, and

practice my violin,” she said.

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After 20 hours of driving on buses, $4,000 of fundraising,three sleepless nights, and afailed engine, the HillsdaleCollege students whodemonstrated at March for Life last weekend said they donot expect to see any policychanges.

“We’ve been marching since1974. But how much changehas occurred?” said March for Life coordinator, junior EricDeMeuse.

Instead, DeMeuse said the

“We go based on solidarity

rooted in hope,” he said. “Wemay not see the fruit, but wehope for it.”

One hundred ninety-four students traveled on three

busloads Sunday night to joinan estimated 200,000 protestersin Washington, D.C., for the39th annual march. Another 98 people were involved in

prayer back on campus duringthe march, including Deanof Women Diane Philipp and

Michael Murray, executivedirector of career services.

All in all the effort unitedmore than 10 percent of campus.

Hillsdale’s Students for Life raised $4,000 for theevent and Student Federationrepresentatives allocated $1,000to the event – this year.

“Student Federation’s supportis a testament to how much thecollege is supporting the event,”DeMeuse said.

The event began at noonwhen protesters gathered on thenational mall to hear membersof Congress, pastors, and pro-life leaders deliver two-minutespeeches over loud speakers.

The Hillsdale groupassembled in the pouring rain

around a white and blue banner in front of the Smithsonianmuseum of natural history. TheHillsdale group was one of manyclusters arrayed under bannersfrom a group under a “Ron Paulwith a “Yoopers for Life”

banner.The Speaker of the House

Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio)was among those to address the

thousands of pro-life activists.“With your help, this

bipartisan majority is standingup for life and working to restorethe damage of Roe v. Wade,” hesaid.

After 1 p.m., the crowdAvenue en route to thesupreme court building with akaleidoscope of thousands of umbrellas, hoods, and signs tohelp them endure the steadydrizzle.

An estimated 50 counter- protesters waited in front of thesupreme court.

Following the march,Hillsdale students packed intothe Alan P. Kirby Center for Constitutional Studies and

Citizenship, in order to hear Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.)speak.

“[Abortion] is a greatwound in the soul of America,”Fortenberry said. “The marchgives us strength. We draw fromthat in order to change the lawand the culture.”

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194 Hillsdale College students walked in the 39th March fo r Li fe rally to protest Roe v.Wade. Students braved pouring rain and a bus failure on the trip. (Caleb Whitmer/Collegian)

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In a seven-minute YouTube -dent Larry Arnn endorsed Clark Durant for U.S. Senate.

The president made his casefor Durant on Jan. 11, saying,“Clark is a very imaginativeman, he’s quick as a cat, he’s fullof love for a lot of good things.”

Durant is running for theRepublican nomination for statesenate, where his most dauntingopponent is former Rep. PeteHoekstra. If he wins the primaryon Aug. 7, he will face DebbieStabenow, a junior senator.

Hoekstra has too much incommon with Stabenow to bea valid alternative, Durant said,adding that during his tenure inWashington, the former repre-sentative didn’t challenge theestablishment.

Durant called Arnn’s endorse-ment “immensely gratifying”

and “a deep honor.”In the video, Arnn said Durant

understands the importance of limited, representative govern-ment and compared him to oneof his personal heroes.

“I studied Winston Churchilland he was a very brash manand a very pushy man, but also,fundamentally, he was a veryhumble man,” Arnn said. “Clark is like that, and I think he’d be asuperb senator.”

Arnn emphasized that hedidn’t speak on behalf of thecollege, but mentioned Durant’srole as one of the founders of Imprimis. Hillsdale was Durant’s

from Tulane University in NewOrleans.

Then-president George Rochehired him as an assistant andwithin 18 months, Durant wasone of the school’s two vice

presidents. He had also beenfor Constructive Alternatives

program and helped start theWashington-Hillsdale InternshipProgram.

He returned to Tulane to goto law school, but not before

proposing to his wife, then ateacher at Davis Middle School.He asked her to marry him in ahouse just outside campus at theintersection of Hillsdale Streetand Barber Drive.

After getting his law degree,

he moved back to Detroit to practice law. Since then, Duranthas served as the chairman of the Legal Services CorporationBoard, co-founded the Cor-nerstone Schools in inner-cityDetroit, and been named Michi-ganian of the year by The Detroit

News. He has four children andtwo grandchildren.

Arnn said. “I think he stands for the right things.”

ArnnEndorses

Durant

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