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Issue date: 10/1/09 Section: News
Chicago priest leads campus mas
The Rev. Peter Funk, OSB, the Prior of Holy Cross Monastery in Chicago, gave a talk entitled "St. Paul and the Primacy of Faith" on Monday Sept. 27 to about 25 students and faculty.
Through an examination of the Pauline scriptures, Funk demonstrated the importance of faith in the Christian life.
"We believe something because it has the force of reality to it," he said. "St. Paul provides a way to make a life of faith credible…[through St. Paul's writings] we are called to imitate Christ's faithfulness."
Senior Courtney Wegener said she enjoyed Funk's talk.
"It was a very informative and interesting discussion," she said. "His treatment of this topic was approachable and gentle, which is good for spiritual topics such as these."
Before his talk, Funk heard confessions, then celebrated Mass with students and faculty in the Knorr Room. Funk is well-known to the Catholic community on campus; over the past few years about 80 Hillsdale students have visited his Chicago monastery, Professor of English John Freeh, who introduced Funk, said.
- Crystal Marshall
Convocation today
The college held fall convocation today at 11 a.m. at College Baptist Church. Assistant Professor of English Justin Jackson spoke on "What Essential to the Eye: Humility and Reverence in the Liberal Arts," and chamber choir performed.
This semester's sorority scholarship cup went to Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, with a 3.318 average GPA. Pi Beta Phi sorority came in a close second place with a 3.313.
The fraternity scholarship cup went to Delta Tau Delta fraternity, with a 3.257.
The women's swimming team took the Athletic Team Scholarship Cup, with a GPA of 3.264.
The average GPA, school-wide, is now 3.179. Women have an average of 3.274; men are at 3.070.
Samuel Webster, assistant professor of mathematics, received this year's Emily Daughtery Award for Teaching Excellence.
- Liz Essley
Garnjobst cashew brittle wins at fair
Associate Professor of Classics Joseph Garnjobst only needed a few cashews to propel him to candy victory at the World's Most Popular Fair.
Garnjobst claimed blue ribbons in two different categories: candy all around and "Other" candy groups with his cashew brittle at the Hillsdale County Fair this week.
"It was a valiant win," senior Sean McDermott said. "He's kind of like Dionysus who's been killed in the past but then rises again to conquer his opponents completely."
For Garnjobst, the wins themselves weren't the victories however.
"It's not about winning," he said. "I get to compete in the most popular fair on the earth - the known universe actually. You can't beat that."
Garnjobst looks forward to competing again next year and encourages students to get involved too - from photography to candy, you can take part by registering before Aug. 4.
- Marieke van der Vaart
Homecoming court
Student Federation will hold elections for homecoming king and queen Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 5 and 6, during lunch in the Grewcock student union. All students, both Greeks and non-Greeks, vote up the hill.
The following students are on the homecoming court and are nominated for the royalty positions:
Men
Independent: Zach Howard, Kevin Boyle, Brandon Carmack
Alpha Tau Omega: Benjamin Wood
Delta Tau Delta: Taylor Gage
Delta Sigma Phi: Jared Veldheer
Sigma Chi: James Bild
Women
Independent: Sarah Howard, Emily Thiessen, Sarah Gillary, Shannon McCleary
Pi Beta Phi: Lauren Walcher
Chi Omega: Brooke Olesen
Kappa Kappa Gamma: Sarah Holland
- Liz Essley
Corrections:?
The Collegian corrects inaccurate or misleading information. Please contact us at collegian@hillsdale.edu if you think we have published such information.
The Rev. Peter Funk, OSB, the Prior of Holy Cross Monastery in Chicago, gave a talk entitled "St. Paul and the Primacy of Faith" on Monday Sept. 27 to about 25 students and faculty.
Through an examination of the Pauline scriptures, Funk demonstrated the importance of faith in the Christian life.
"We believe something because it has the force of reality to it," he said. "St. Paul provides a way to make a life of faith credible…[through St. Paul's writings] we are called to imitate Christ's faithfulness."
Senior Courtney Wegener said she enjoyed Funk's talk.
"It was a very informative and interesting discussion," she said. "His treatment of this topic was approachable and gentle, which is good for spiritual topics such as these."
Before his talk, Funk heard confessions, then celebrated Mass with students and faculty in the Knorr Room. Funk is well-known to the Catholic community on campus; over the past few years about 80 Hillsdale students have visited his Chicago monastery, Professor of English John Freeh, who introduced Funk, said.
- Crystal Marshall
Convocation today
The college held fall convocation today at 11 a.m. at College Baptist Church. Assistant Professor of English Justin Jackson spoke on "What Essential to the Eye: Humility and Reverence in the Liberal Arts," and chamber choir performed.
This semester's sorority scholarship cup went to Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, with a 3.318 average GPA. Pi Beta Phi sorority came in a close second place with a 3.313.
The fraternity scholarship cup went to Delta Tau Delta fraternity, with a 3.257.
The women's swimming team took the Athletic Team Scholarship Cup, with a GPA of 3.264.
The average GPA, school-wide, is now 3.179. Women have an average of 3.274; men are at 3.070.
Samuel Webster, assistant professor of mathematics, received this year's Emily Daughtery Award for Teaching Excellence.
- Liz Essley
Garnjobst cashew brittle wins at fair
Associate Professor of Classics Joseph Garnjobst only needed a few cashews to propel him to candy victory at the World's Most Popular Fair.
Garnjobst claimed blue ribbons in two different categories: candy all around and "Other" candy groups with his cashew brittle at the Hillsdale County Fair this week.
"It was a valiant win," senior Sean McDermott said. "He's kind of like Dionysus who's been killed in the past but then rises again to conquer his opponents completely."
For Garnjobst, the wins themselves weren't the victories however.
"It's not about winning," he said. "I get to compete in the most popular fair on the earth - the known universe actually. You can't beat that."
Garnjobst looks forward to competing again next year and encourages students to get involved too - from photography to candy, you can take part by registering before Aug. 4.
- Marieke van der Vaart
Homecoming court
Student Federation will hold elections for homecoming king and queen Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 5 and 6, during lunch in the Grewcock student union. All students, both Greeks and non-Greeks, vote up the hill.
The following students are on the homecoming court and are nominated for the royalty positions:
Men
Independent: Zach Howard, Kevin Boyle, Brandon Carmack
Alpha Tau Omega: Benjamin Wood
Delta Tau Delta: Taylor Gage
Delta Sigma Phi: Jared Veldheer
Sigma Chi: James Bild
Women
Independent: Sarah Howard, Emily Thiessen, Sarah Gillary, Shannon McCleary
Pi Beta Phi: Lauren Walcher
Chi Omega: Brooke Olesen
Kappa Kappa Gamma: Sarah Holland
- Liz Essley
Corrections:?
The Collegian corrects inaccurate or misleading information. Please contact us at collegian@hillsdale.edu if you think we have published such information.
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