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February 13, 2009
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Mae to perform
By Emily Smicker
Contributing Writer
The alternative rock band Mae
will be performing with opening
bands Recession and Awaken,
North Wind at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 20
in Crawford Auditorium.
This well-known group was first
created in 2001 when, according to
www.last.fm, Jacob Marshall and
Dave Elkins sat down in Marshall’s
living room and wrote what was to
be Mae’s first song, “Embers and
Envelopes.”
That was just the spark that ignited this remarkable trio’s successful
musical career together. Band
members include vocalist/guitarist
Elkins, drummer Marshall and guitarist Zach Gehring. Thus far they
have released three full-length
albums as well as a re-release of
their second album, “The
Everglow,” and have spent time
touring, even in 2005 on the well
known Vans Warped Tour.
Currently Mae is working hard to
make a difference with their music
and fame. Their official website,
www.whatismae.com, is dedicated
to the band’s desire to reach out
and make a difference for communities and people in need. In 2009
they are working with Habitat for
Humanity to help finance building
a house for Virginian Rhonda
Floyd and her family. Mae is raising money in a very unique way.
Upon entering their website one
will find that every month there
will be a new Mae song available
to listen to for free or download.
When you download the song you
must make a minimum donation of
$1. They make the promise that all
profits will go to the current
humanitarian project they are serving. The band has already raised
$8,577.87 since Jan. 1, 2009.
This month the song “The House
that Fire Built” is featured on the
website.
Freshman Rachel Lopez is excited about the band’s show.
“It’s going to be exciting because
See Mae, page 7
Collegian Editor-in-Chief
Between 8:30 to 11 p.m. on
Feb. 6, around 1,200 students
enjoyed free food and beverages
in the recreational room-turned
dance hall Ketler Rec.
But by 11, as the fog machines
began spewing fake smoke over
the heads of the crowd of
dancers, and a blaring techno
beat reverberated through the
room, another noise pierced the
air – a harsh buzzing from the
Ketler fire alarm system.
What followed was a slow,
labored evacuation of the Ketler
Rec area and the dormitory as
students shuffled out of the
sweaty heat and into the crisp
night air.
As they stood around, waiting
to dance again, the reality set in
Jon Frey
Senior Lucas Darway dances with the crowd at the Extravaganza.
Learning to love Buhl
Page 11
A look back to see the future
Andy Drabic
Professor of Political Science Dr. Paul Kengor and Reagan lecturer Herb Meyer discuss the history and future of the CIA. For the full story, see page 5.
Dance ends on a cool note
By Darin Miller
Vol. 69 No. 14
that the party was over. Soon the
announcement came: students
could collect their belongings,
but the Extravaganza was done
for the night.
Amidst the confusing din of
Tri-Rhos calling out coat-check
numbers, revelers waiting in lines
to reclaim their garments and
occasional Campus Safety officers looking on, the facts of the
evening began to surface.
The Tri-Rhos’ plan was to hold
a “techno rave,” which included
strobe lights, glow sticks and fog
machines.
“The decorations subcommittee
rented a large fog machine, and
the Rhos were in possession of a
second fog machine,” junior
Tyler Mills, senior chair of the
Extravaganza, said.
The Rhos rented a type of fog
machine known as a “hazer.”
Gary Hollowood, vice president
of Hollowood Music and Sound
where the hazer was rented from,
said that a hazer differs from a
fog machine because it uses a
different juice and doesn’t blow
smoke around like a smoke
machine.
Instead, the smoke stays denser
longer and remains closer to the
ground.
Hollowood said he’s heard of
smoke machines setting off
smoke detectors, “but hazers we
don’t hear as much about that
happening. I think it would take a
whole lot to do it.”
See Alarm, page 5
Spring Court
begins plans
By Anna Wood
Contributing Writer
The snow is beginning to melt,
and the promise of the spring
hangs in the air. We can dream of
tantalizing breezes, sweet earthy
smells and melodious birds.
Spring, with all its good things
will come again, and with it
comes Grove City’s Parents’
Weekend. Beginning May 1,
many activities will take place in
order to demonstrate to the parents their children’s talents in
taking part of their college experience.
This year a new event has been
added. A dinner will be served
for the parents on Saturday night,
May 2. The Coronation, the center activity for the weekend, will
also take place on May 2. Voting
for Spring Court has already
taken place.
Every year a court of men and
women, elected by the campus,
is presented to the parents.
Grove City’s 2009 spring
queen is senior sociology major
Rachel Lee from Ashburn, Va.
Currently the Senior Chair of
Ushering for Parent’s Weekend,
Lee also keeps busy by being
involved in New Life, chapel
dance and SCTNow.
Not only does Lee enjoy geography, learning different lan-
guages and traveling the world,
she also loves creating artsycrafty things, running, singing
and making music. An avid reader, Lee’s favorite book is “The
Hiding Place.”
“Stargazing freshman year;
Thursday night ‘jogs’ with the
‘Sweet Suite;’ living parallel
lives with junior Katie Klepacki;
driving back from New York
City; and most recently, my curling adventure in Pittsburgh,” Lee
said all describe her favorite
events of her college career.
Lee hopes to work in social
justice, specifically in Africa or
Europe in the coming years.
Junior marketing management
major Leslie Hardeman, who
enjoys playing the piano, craft
projects, and buying necklaces,
was voted junior queen.
From San Antonio, Tx.,
Hardeman is involved in variety
of activities such as being a
freshman RA, a participant in IM
sports, AMA, GCCMA, a
Professor’s assistant “and coaching the best D-league team ever:
THE PROXYZ!”
“The multiple mud-sliding
adventures I’ve had” are
Hardeman’s best college memories, she said.
“As long as I’m where God
wants me, I could see myself liv-
See Court, page 6
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The Collegian
February 13, 2009
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE
Salut!
Student takes a bite out of France
Dear Students: In an effort to
maintain a connection with
Grove City College’s students
spread throughout the world,
each week the Collegian will
print a letter from students
studying abroad.
Salut, Grove City!
It's been five months since I
enjoyed my first chunk of delicious Roquefort.
I have to say, I am a little disappointed with myself that I
have only tried about 15 different kinds of cheese.
Escargot was last month during Christmas, and I have not
gone a day without a slice of
baguette sitting next to my dinner plate.
Crepes at least once a week.
Oh, and crème brulée three
times a month, if not more.
But my hours spent at the
dinner table here in Grenoble,
France, have been more than
just a chance to forget that the
expression “bon appetit” is
attached to a catering service.
The meal has been the context
in which I have only started to
taste the richness of this country.
Let’s start with my host family. While the dad, Michael,
slices the bread, the two broth-
ers, Pierre-Antoine and Thomas,
sit and debate how your perception of a food’s color affects the
way it tastes. The mom, Cecile,
takes Pierre-Antoine’s side. But
two minutes later, they’re talking about some aspect of
Grenoble’s civil code, and
another discussion begins.
Other nights Cecile shows me
and my American roommate
pictures of their winter house in
the Alps. And sometimes it’s
just all us four guys eating in
the kitchen talking about whatever.
Each night is different, but
without fail, my window into
their world gets a little bigger
with each bite I take. Now that
I can actually understand what
they are saying, becoming a
part of this family has been a
real pleasure.
Sunday night is crepe night at
the Evangelical House of the
University of Grenoble. About
60 college kids share 300
crepes while we all take turns
passing the dozen or so jars of
jelly, Nutella, lemon juice and
sugar that are strewn across the
five tables.
The House, which partners
with five local evangelical
churches, is run by a group of
about seven or eight twenty-
somethings, and a young,
Canadian couple that just had a
baby. Most of the kids that
come for the nightly Bible studies are French. But others originate from China, Brazil,
Lebanon, and literally a dozen
other countries. Although, when
everyone is speaking French
and enjoying crepes, you kinda
start to forget the difference in
nationality.
After each Sunday service at
the Église Reformée Baptiste, if
the five single guys in the
church aren’t invited to someone’s house for lunch, Clement
invites me over to his apartment.
He’s a second year political
science major at the University
and is your typical European
intellectual. After only two
weeks of being in Grenoble, he
told me that I needed to stay in
France for two years, perfect
my French and then we would
discuss all our cultural and
political differences.
As my French progressively
improves, our conversations
become increasingly nuanced.
With a wider range of topics to
discuss, I am ever amazed as I
watch this Christian use the
Scriptures to critique not just
American foreign policy but his
own country’s politics as well.
Needless to say, on mange
bien en France.
Experiencing French family
life, seeing myself beyond my
nationality and watching a
French Christian look at the
world through the lens of the
Scriptures are more than I could
have asked for when I decided
to spend a year in France.
These experiences have been
more than lessons learned outside the classroom, as they have
helped me see who I really am
and what I need to be. And
there are many lessons that I’m
only beginning to learn as the
deeper layers of my identity
show themselves by their contrast with the differences around
me.
Thankfully, there are plenty
of meals to be had during my
last three months across the
pond and still more cheeses to
try. Bon Appetite!
Salut,
Junior Justin Olson
Blood drive slated
Grove City College will host a Central Blood Bank blood drive
from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday in the Intramural Room of the
Physical Learning Center on campus.
To schedule an appointment, visit www.centralbloodbank.org
and enter the sponsor code CU11. Or contact Grove City College
Director of Student Health Services Amy Pagano at (724) 4582064 or [email protected].
Proper identification is required to donate blood. A Central
Blood Bank card or military ID, driver’s license, student ID or
employee badge with picture and full name are all approved forms
of identification.
Birth certificate along with a picture ID that includes the donor’s
full name will also be accepted.
Donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh 110 pounds and be
in good health the day of the drive. It is also suggested that donors
eat and drink plenty of fluids before donating. Donors may give
every 56 days.
‘Genuine’ push begins Monday
By Jen Morton
Contributing Writer
Last fall, freshman Shannon
Page and junior Lauren Howell
realized that many women on
campus had a problem with identity, perfectionism and self-perception. This rising problem concerned them deeply, and they
decided to take action. Thus, they
created the “Genuine” campaign.
According to Page, this started
out as a Christian-based body
image campaign and has grown
into something much more. It’s
about women’s identity with
Christ. Both women have discovered that it is one’s relationship
with Christ that creates beauty.
“Whoever is led to come will
see that this isn’t a problem they
are facing alone,” Page said. “Your
relationship with Christ should
come number one and shine
through you. That’s what makes
you a beautiful person.”
Working with their committee,
they have planned a week of
events that consist of various
activities and guest speakers.
On Monday, they plan to speak
at a 9 p.m. worship service. One
committee member will discuss
the week’s itinerary and give a
general preview for what participants can expect. They will also
mention what they hope to accomplish.
On Tuesday the committee will
hold four teaching sessions, each
an hour long in various classrooms
in HAL. The first two will start at
6:30 p.m. and will cover body
image, beauty and perfectionism.
The second two sessions will start
at 8 p.m. and discuss biblical
womanhood and identity.
On Wednesday they plan to have
four panels. The first two will start
at 6:30 p.m. The first one will be a
“guy panel.” According to Page,
you can say or ask anything you
want to a group of Christian guys
and get their perspectives. They
will explain what it means to be
beautiful in their eyes.
There will also be a father
speaking and another possible
guest speaker. The second discussion panel will cover submission.
This panel will talk about what it
means to be a “godly couple.”
The third and fourth panel will
start at 8 p.m. The third panel will
discuss contentment, such as being
content with God and with yourself. The fourth one will be on
nutrition and body care.
There will be coaches, professors, students and people that
aren’t involved with the campus in
attendance. There is also a possibility that another guest speaker
will come and demonstrate how to
make a healthy snack. All of the
materials will be there, and the
women can take the snack home
with them. The demonstration
should last about half an hour.
On Thursday the committee will
hold small group discussions.
They found that, according to
Page, “one specific, giant outreach
isn’t really going to make a difference. What it’s going to come
down to is … accountability partners, RA’s and small groups.”
Howell said that this campaign
is a “noncommittal thing.”
Females can come to one event or
all of them. There will also be
handouts and discussion materials.
All the information will be there,
and it will help with small groups
and accountability partners.
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February 13, 2009
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Apartments offer different style
By Darin Miller
Collegian Editor-in-Chief
In 2006, students of Grove
City College first received the
option of living in Colonial Hall
Apartments, an alternative oncampus housing unit positioned
on the lower end of campus.
This year, students will once
again have the opportunity to
expand their horizons and adjust
to living on their own outside of
the College’s dorms.
Apartment Life Director John
Coyne ’04, said that applications are available in the Student
Life & Learning Office and on
MyGCC.
Students who will have a junior or senior status in Fall 2009
are encouraged to apply.
“We do check the student’s
record for any major discipline
issues,” Coyne said. “However,
having a prior discipline issue
does not automatically disqualify you from living in Colonial.”
Seniors Mindy Sabo and
Alicia McCune room together in
Colonial.
“It feels more like a home,”
Sabo said. “Almost like being a
grown up!”
“It’s nice to have more of a
home to come back to each
day,” McCune said.
“It feels like a little break
from school life.
“And things like cooking,
dishes and grocery shopping are
great to take your mind off of
schoolwork.
“Laundry is free and convenient. You get to eat whatever
you want.
“You have much more space
and it’s very convenient for having friends over.”
Senior Drew Landis listed the
Josh Kitamura
Students gather for a board game in Colonial Hall Apartments.
extra living space and the newness of the apartments as pluses.
He admitted, though, that “it
takes longer to get to class,
especially if you’re walking.
[Aditionally], you have to cook,
if you don’t have a meal plan.”
Students in the apartments
must buy a meal plan separately
since it is not included in the
room price.
Many cook for themselves
instead.
Landis said, “Even though I
personally enjoy cooking most
of the time, sometimes if you
come back late and you’re hungry and then have to cook, it’s
[frusterating].”
Sabo said, “I actually enjoy
cooking because you always
know there will be something
you like for dinner.”
Living in the apartments has
its share of disadvantages as
well.
Sabo said that one such disadvantage of lower campus living
is a feeling of isolation from
upper campus.
The walk to upper campus can
be a pretty cold and wet hike
sometimes during the winter as
well.
“If you are student teaching,
this is a great place to be,” Sabo
said.
But that’s not necessarily the
case for the roommate of a student teacher.
“Last semester [Mindy] was
student teaching, and I had a
busy semester,” McCune said.
“It was lonely for both of us
because we missed the little
things like having meals with
people.”
Apartment life differs significantly from dorm life.
“You miss seeing everyone,”
Landis said. “In the apartments
you tend to be more isolated
from other people even in the
apartments. I don’t know even
one person who lives on the
same floor as me.”
McCune did have one piece of
advice for those thinking about
apartment life.
“Think about the pros and the
cons, and really think about you
and your roommate’s [or roommates’] lifestyles,” McCune
said.
“There are a lot of good
things and some bad things, so
just make sure the good outweigh the bad!”
She added the warning that,
“if you don’t have a car be sure
to get a good, sturdy backpack
and a warm coat.”
But for many, the good easily
outweighs the annoyances of
walking to upper campus in the
cold.
“I wish I had done it my junior year,” Landis said.
Applications are due by 5 p.m.
on Feb. 24, along with a $200
deposit to the Financial Services
Office. Any questions concerning the Colonial Hall application process should be directed
to Coyne.
Collegian awards Green Eyeshade
During the 2006-07 academic year, The Collegian initiated the
Collegian Green Eyeshade Award for newspaper staffers who
show exemplary work each week.
Sponsored by the Communications Office, the award shows support and appreciation for staffers’ work and helps them build their
portfolios and resume.
The winner for the Feb. 6 issue was junior Arielle Bateman for
her articles “Local snowshoe rentals inspire winter fun” and
“Pastor discusses the emergent church.”
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Courtesy the Morleys.
Chad ’07 and Beth (Snyder) Morley.
Courtesy the Rings.
Heidi (Bartel) and Seth Ring.
Courtesy the Vinroes.
Jarrod and Laura Lynn Vinroe.
The Collegian
February 13, 2009
Courtesy the Robisons.
Jon and CJ (Foldeberg) Robison.
Courtesy the Wilburn.
Joshua and Nalinee Wilburn.
Married students find balance
By Anne Marie Booth
Collegian News Co-editor
The song tells us that love and
marriage “go together like a
horse and carriage.” Albeit a
clever rhyme, it doesn’t account
for how married students at
Grove City College balance what
can be a weighty cargo of studying along with the horse and carriage of domestic life.
While many couples carry on
the “ring by spring” tradition and
marry shortly after graduation,
there are a few people on campus
who chose to marry before
receiving their diploma. While
their professional life might
begin after graduation, their
domestic life begins earlier, carrying with it both delights and
challenges as two lives become
one.
Senior Jon Robison is as new
as a newlywed can get. He married his wife, senior Catherine
(Foldberg) Robison on Jan. 3.
Looking back on the decision to
marry over the semester break,
he has but one regret – that they
didn’t get married sooner.
“[We] probably should have
done it the summer beforehand,
no good reason to wait – that
was dumb,” Jon said.
He cites a number of reasons
why they chose not to wait until
graduation – a larger living
arrangement, “unfettered Internet
access,” no more “intervis rules”
and a “better focus on studies
driven by demand for success
because [of] someone who
depends on you.” Most important
was the opportunity for “more
time with the one I love,” he
said.
While Jon does not see married
life and studies as incompatible,
he does look at life at the
College from a different perspective now. Coming back to college after marrying, he chafes at
the campus rules that are in place
for “adults.”
He acknowledges the difficulties of time management but
more from the perspective of
having to work to support his
new household. Doing so keeps
him away from his bride when
he’d like to be with her “24/7.”
His plans for Valentine’s Day
will start and end with a kiss for
the new Mrs. Robison and “plen-
ty of surprises in between.”
Robison’s wife speaks as
glowingly of her new husband as
he speaks of her. “[E]arthly love
has become an amazing picture
of grace for me,” Catherine said.
“Jon is incredibly forgiving and
encouraging, even when I mess
up big time (like burning dinner
or breaking something).” She
loves the “funky, tiny little apartment” they share in downtown
Grove City and considers “getting dinner on the table on time”
one of the biggest challenges of
her new life.
A few months before Jon and
Catherine tied the knot; senior
Joshua Wilburn married his wife,
Nalinee. Their living situation is
a little different from that of
most couples. During the week
Wilburn stays in an apartment on
campus. He goes home to
Cranberry Township on weekends where he and his wife share
an apartment. Such an arrangement carries with it an extra set
of challenges, but “we were in a
special point in our life where
God offered an opportunity for
us to bring our lives together or
lose each other,” he said. “We
decided to commit to a life
together forever.”
Nalinee graduated from college several months before their
wedding. With only one set of
textbooks on the desk and the
love of his life nearby, Joshua
struggles for balance.
“It is an eye-opener for the
irresponsible young adult,” he
said. “It is not all a fairy tale. It
takes work to contend with all of
these real world pressures on a
young marriage including work,
school, and trying to find time
for your family, friends and your
new wife. You realize that you
have someone in your life now
that you are responsible for.
“It is harder now to do homework. I would much rather spend
the evening with my wife than
spend it with my accounting
book.”
Joshua has special Valentine’s
Day plans for his wife, which
she will discover as she reads
this article:
“To start the evening off, I will
bring her [her] favorite pink
roses. Then I will make her a
candlelight steak dinner. Later
that evening I will take her to the
Benedum Center for a
Valentine’s Day showing of
Romeo & Juliet. When we come
home for dessert I will warm up
some chocolate and we will
make chocolate-covered strawberries together.”
Senior Chris Moon and her
husband, Brent Moon ’06, found
love on the tennis courts at the
College. The couple married last
June. Brent is in law school, so
they both share in the joys and
challenges of married student
life.
“I think the greatest joy about
marriage as a student is that we
can support each other and work
as a team when we are both really busy … [but] we both have
days where we are overwhelmed,” Chris said.
“I want to be able to succeed
in school and enjoy my last year
of college with friends, but I also
want to be a good wife and have
quality time with my husband.”
Despite the internal conflict,
Chris acknowledges that they
“were blessed with the opportunity to make the situation work.
Looking back on last semester, I
don’t see how I could have made
it through the semester without
having him to come home to
each day.”
This makes the commute
between Wexford and Grove
City worth the while.
As befits two-student couples,
their Valentine’s Day plans are to
“probably [to] go out on a date
at Starbucks to study Anatomy
and Corporate Reorganizations.”
Sophomore Jarrod Vinroe and
Laura Lynn Vinroe have two reasons to celebrate this February
14 – Valentine’s Day and Laura
Lynn’s birthday. Jarrod married
midway through his freshman
year. This might seem early in
one’s college career in comparison to the other couples, but
Vinroe said, “When I knew it
was the right person, there was
no reason to wait.”
By the time he graduates,
Vinroe will have spent close to
four years finding that
student/husband balance – a
daunting prospect but one made
sweeter by the fact that “you
always have your best friend
around for support and guidance.” Valentine’s Day and birthday plans will include a trip to
Red Lobster.
Senior Beth (Snyder) Morley
married her brother’s former college roommate, Chad Morley
’07, this past summer. She was
still in high school when she visited her brother at college and
met Chad. They started dating
her senior year in high school.
Chad may be used to it, but
Beth marvels “that I am actually
carrying on a life outside of the
‘bubble.’”
This new adventure that is
married life allows her to “cook
good food with my husband, to
be members of a church together
and to be active adults in our
community.”
When it comes to her studies,
however, there is one drawback
to her new life. “[I] live in a different context than many of my
peers, which makes it difficult to
schedule meetings and complete
group projects.”
Their first Valentine’s Day as
husband and wife will be spent
enjoying two meals – one
romantic lunch and, later, “going
down to the Light of Life Rescue
Mission to serve dinner.”
Senior Heidi (Bartel) Ring got
her Ring between her junior and
senior year. She married longtime boyfriend Seth Ring in July
2008, and they share an apartment downtown.
“We decided that after knowing each other for seven years
we wanted to get married and
couldn’t wait for another year
because the distance between us
made it difficult for us to spend
time together,” Heidi said.
In Heidi’s case, she will not
only be taking classes but doing
her student teaching this spring
and next fall. Aside from having
to resolve transportation issues
since the couple only has one car
between them, “the greatest challenge of being married while still
a student is balancing time
between schoolwork and our
relationship,” she said.
The joy of married life comes
from, “being able to come home
from class every day and having
my best friend there to support
me and walk with me through all
of life’s challenges.”
The couple’s plans for
Valentine’s Day reflect their student budget. “[W]e are going to
think of creative gifts and/or
experiences to give to each other
that do not cost any money.”
While the Rings may not be
able to afford the “horse and carriage,” they and the other couples can attest to a truth about
love and marriage found later in
the song – “you can’t have one
without the other.”
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February 13, 2009
Alarm
from page 1
Senior Pierce Babirak was
head of the special events subcommittee of the Extravaganza.
“We made sure that our smoke
show would be fine,” he said.
“In the afternoon we poured
about four times as much smoke
into Ket Rec as we did during
the actual dance. We had to stop
decorating when we did it
because it was so intense.”
During these tests the alarm
was not triggered.
The other fog machine was not
a hazer.
But filling an empty room with
fog and filling a full one is quite
different, Seth VanTil, director of
campus safety, suggested.
He said, “Filling up an empty
room with smoke six to eight
feet high isn’t necessarily going
to set [the alarm] off.”
He added that, with hundreds
of students in the room, it would
be easier to fill.
“The key is getting that smoke
into the [detector],” VanTil said.
He said that if the tests earlier
in the day didn’t set off the
alarms, then the smoke must not
have reached the smoke sensors.
But that night it was different.
“A few minutes into the rave, the
fire alarm was triggered,” Mills
said. “The rest is history.”
The College’s fire detectors are
all linked through a network
command center, which monitors
them and alerts the officers on
duty if an alarm goes off and
where.
The computer’s map system
can show exactly which sensor in
a building has been activated.
Campus safety officers then
investigate and report back to
their main office. If it truly is a
fire, they contact the fire department.
VanTil said, “I checked the history log on the Ketler alarm. It
was activated by a single smoke
detector on the ceiling of Ket Rec
at [10:50 p.m.].”
Public Safety Officer James
Dickson from the College’s
Department of Campus Safety
was on duty that evening.
He said that the fog machines
triggered the alarm system.
Dickson said he verified that it
wasn’t a “pull station” because an
actual detector went off.
“And it was one that was in the
area [of the fog machine] that
went off,” he said.
Many of the newer buildings
are programmed to require two
detectors to go into alarm prior to
sending the whole building into
alarm, according to Tom Gregg
’80, vice president for operations.
While MAP, Memorial,
Colonial and Alumni are programmed this way, Ketler is an
older building and required only
one.
Dickson said that initially they
didn’t know if the fog machines
caused the alarm to go off or not,
so they had to follow protocol:
evacuate the building immediately.
“It’s just for everybody’s safety,” he said. “You’ve got all these
concerns. That’s our protocol. Go
to the fire, get everybody out.”
Added Dr. Charles Kriley ’88,
chemistry professor and the TriRhos adviser, “For safety reasons
everyone needed to be out of
Ketler until it was deemed safe to
return by our security officers.”
Dickson said that the College
has had issues before with smoke
machines, though not in Ket Rec.
But these past incidents gave
Dickson a hunch that the fog
machine had triggered the alarm.
Past incidents include a freshman setting an alarm off with a
fog machine in Memorial around
Halloween.
The Extravaganza incident was
not the only one requiring
Campus Safety’s attention last
Friday.
At about the same time, two
other non-related incidents were
occurring – one in Ket Rec’s Oak
Room and another in Hopeman
residence hall.
A police cruiser was on campus
at that time to provide additional
backup if needed.
“Local police monitor our frequency, and we monitor theirs,”
VanTil said.
After the alarm went off, students left the building, many
5
waiting outside on the sidewalk
and street.
“It took a long time to evacuate
everybody. To me it took too
long.”
Dickson said that during fire
drills it generally takes students
three to four minutes to leave the
building.
“I’m gonna guess we were
probably about double that,” he
said.
The alarm was silenced at
11:10 p.m. “By the time we
would have got back in, they’re
really only losing half an hour
at the most,” Dickson said. He
added that the dance was scheduled to end at 11:30.
While rumors have circulated
this week that Campus Safety
set the alarm off because of a
crowded event, VanTil said, “I
can tell you we did not pull the
fire alarm. If we wanted to clear
out [Ket Rec] we would use
many other means long before
pulling a fire alarm.”
He added that if Campus
Safety ever needed to clear a
building, they wouldn’t use the
fire alarms because “[w]e want
students to associate the fire
alarm with danger.”
As to next year’s dance,
Kriley said, “Maybe forego the
fog machine, other than that [I
believe the Rhos] did a great
job.”
Dickson said, “My suggestion: be looking for other places
to have it.” While he realizes
that the dance is traditionally
held in Ket Rec, he mentioned
that the Street Dance was not
held on the street this year, “so
maybe they can change this
one.”
He added, “But it made for an
interesting evening.”
Senior class reveals gift
The senior class gift has been decided. A special “revealing”
party celebrating this year’s senior class gift will be held from 5 –
6 p.m. this Tuesday in MAP cafeteria.
Not only will the gift be revealed, but also the commencement
speaker.
“These two wonderful things are accompanied by a delicious,
gourmet dinner, and a thought-provoking speech by Dr. [Richard
G.] Jewell [’67],” senior Brian Sandell said.
While all underclassmen will be barred from the cafeteria during
the party, seniors living in the apartments will receive a free dinner
for that evening.
Herb Meyer’s speech a huge hit on campus
By Sean Morris
Collegian Writer
Another milestone was marked
last week with the third annual
Ronald Regan Lecture series. In
conjunction, the College had the
honor of hosting Herb Meyer, former special assistant to William
Casey, director of the Central
Intelligence Agency under the
Reagan Administration.
In a packed Ketler Auditorium at
the Pew Fine Arts Center, students,
community members and alumni
gathered to enjoy a town-hallstyled forum with Meyer titled
“We Win, They Lose,” in reference
to the Reagan administration’s foreign policy towards Soviet Russia.
Sponsored by the Center for Vision
and Values, the forum was moder-
ated by the Center’s own executive
director and College professor of
political science, Dr. Paul Kengor.
Meyer first recalled how he came
to be involved as a top-level official in the Reagan Administration.
Meyer had written a book, “The
War Against Progress,” that
became a centerpiece of the 1980
Reagan campaign. When the new
director of the CIA, Casey, called
Meyer to talk about the book, he
was impressed enough to offer him
a job as his advisor.
Throughout the Reagan administration, Casey used Meyer to help
run an “intelligence service inside
the intelligence service.”
According to Meyer, this gave the
administration cover so that they
could publicly post the politically
expected information while still
giving Reagan the more realistic
information.
Meyer said, “The difference
between Reagan and the rest of the
leaders was that Reagan was not
simply playing to ‘not lose’ [the
conflict with communist Russia]
but playing to win.” This lead to
many different policies that began
to scare the Soviets, such as the
invasion of Grenada and supporting anti-communist revolts. One
culmination was the creation of
SDI or “Star Wars” missile
defense.
Meyer quoted Casey in surmising the strategy the administration
implemented, saying, “These guys
are tired. If we push ‘em, they’ll
break.”
Meyer recounted tales of tactics
used to undermine the godless
Soviet regime including a story of
how the Reagan, upon learning of
mass Bible destruction, taking
place in the USSR, ordered the CIA
to print hundreds of Bibles and ship
them across the borders. And they
did – using imitation paper that
resembled Soviet-factory paper
identically and caused the Soviets
to begin tearing apart their own factories, “thinking that these Bibles
were being manufactured right
under their noses,” Meyer said.
According to Meyer, Casey was
feverishly determined to topple the
Soviet regime, feeling that God
had given him a second chance to
overcome the Soviets, and “he
wasn’t going to let it slip by.”
Throughout the Reagan administration, Meyer said that it was simply fun to come to work. “We were
doing so many different things on a
regular basis to negatively affect
the Soviets,” Meyer said. “We
were coming after them in many
different ways that it was basically
all out ‘economic warfare.’”
“In a way,” Meyer mused at one
point, “the War on Terror is the
new Cold War. Sadly, we are slipping into the same Cold War mindset of ‘not losing.’ What we need is
a new Reagan, someone who will
decide that we can win the War on
Terror.”
During a question-and-answer
time with the audience, Meyer was
able to give feed back to a variety
of inquiries.
When asked about Obama’s
appointment of Leon Panetta to be
the new director of the CIA, Meyer
responded, to the audience’s
amusement, that it may have been
the “first stupid thing Obama has
done.”
Meyer said, “He’s a budget guy,
not an intelligence master.
Whether we like what Obama does
or not is one thing, but let’s admit
he’s been savvy. But this ... is just
stupid.”
The Collegian was able to ask
Herb Meyer some questions.
What’s the single biggest threat
facing America today?
“Radical Islam – they wish to
kill us all, Iran in particular. The
lesson of the 20th century is that
when a dictator comes to power,
they will make a threat.”
Are you at all concerned with
what you see happening now in
the Kremlin, North Korea or
Japan?
“Vladmir Putin is driving Russia
into the same ditch as the
Communists did just [a few]
decades ago, no doubt. But, we
won’t have another Cold War on
our hands. There’s not enough
potential or resources from Russia
to make that happen. They are not
the power they once were and are
not about to become one. North
Korea is the most rapidly aging
country on the planet. Their population will decrease by 40 percent
within the century if current trends
continue. Japan is imploding as
well.”
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Outside the bubble...
‘Heart’ born just in time
“Nineteen-day-old ox
‘Heart,’[was] born with a heartshaped marking on his forehead,”
Yahoo.com reported.
The young calf was born at
Yamakun farm in Fujisawa, near
Tokyo, Japan, Yahoo.com reported.
Kazunori Yamazaki, the 51year-old farm owner, told
reporters that it was, “Good timing for Valentine’s Day.”
Yahoo.com
Heart
‘X’ marks the spot online
Nathan Smith, a Los Angeles-based musician, believes that he has
found buried treasure using Google Earth, the online topographical
mapping system, FoxNews.com reported.
Smith thinks that the treasure rests in a lost treasure ship, supposedly having sunk by a hurricane north of Corpus Christi in 1822.
However, unless a court rules that the now-muddy creek is “navigable waters,” in which case the federal government could grant Smith
permission to dig, the land owners refuse to allow any excavation on
their property.
“A recent book called ‘Lost Treasures of American History’ got
Smith to noodling around on his computer – and an intriguing pattern near the small town of Refugio spurred him to drive nonstop to
the Gulf Coast, metal detector in hand,” FoxNews.com reported.
However, unless Smith can find just a skosh more evidence, it is
doubtful that the courts will rule in Smith’s favor.
“It was offensive that somebody could go on Google Earth, look
down and see what they think, I guess see, under the ground and see
a ship and come in and say, ‘I want to dig up your property,’” Ron
Walker, the property owner’s attorney, told ABCNews.com. “They
have no proof anything is there and no experience.”
Although the judge will rule next month on Smith’s petition to ask
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for permission to dig,
FoxNews.com reported that it may not end there. Both the Spanish
government and the state of Texas are planning to file claims.
Court
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ing anywhere [in ten years], from
an African jungle to Suburbia,
USA,” Hardeman said.
Lady-in-waiting senior Lydia
Pastor is a history major from
Essex Junction, Vt.
Pastor is a currently an RA in
MAP West, was the
Homecoming Queen and participates in IM Sports and is also
senior co-captain Powder Puff
Football.
Senior history major Colleen
Dougher, from Long Beach, Ca.,
sees herself “on my wrap-around
front porches watching my
babies grow” in 10 years.
Active in New Life, Women of
Faith Growth Groups, Dougher
is also an 1FNMS 2007-2008
Bible Study Leader and leader of
ICO Chicago.
Her hobbies consist of being in
the sun, shopping and putting off
homework in order to invest in
people. “Rockin’ out to ‘Love
Story’ on a daily basis with my
Sweet Suite,” has been
Dougher’s best college memory.
Proud member of the Tri-Zeta
Sorority and sweetheart to the
Omicron Xi fraternity, senior
Elementary Education major and
lady-in-waiting Natalie Miller
from Indiana, Pa., works as a
tour guide, in the mailroom and
as part of the KDP Honorary.
Miller loves “life, making
sweet mixes, taking spontaneous
road trips, knitting and singing
along to whatever song is play-
Israeli election results wreak havok
Israeli parliamentary elections took place this week with questionable
results.
Both Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and her opponent Benjamin
Netanyahu claimed victory Tuesday, reuters.com reported. Election officials were unable to call the race due to the close votes.
“Right-wing parties – including Netanyahu’s Likud Party – appear to
have won a clear majority of 64 seats in the 120-seat parliament, which
would give Netanyahu the upper hand in forming the next government,”
Reuters.com reported.
“However, with more than two-thirds of the votes counted, Livni’s
centrist Kadima Party had 29 seats, while Likud had 28,” they reported.
However, these predictions may change as the soldier’s votes come in
towards the end of the week.
Ironically, it may work out that Avigdor Lieberman, an ultranationalist candidate, could sway the vote single-handedly based upon his deci- Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni
sion for whom to join.
“Whoever comes out on top, the political wrangling was likely to drag
on for weeks, and with it the fate of international Mideast peace efforts,” Reuters.com reported.
“A win by Livni, who favors giving up land to make room for a Palestinian state, would boost
President Barack Obama’s goal of pursuing an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal,” Reuters.com reported. “A
government led by Netanyahu, who opposes concessions to the Palestinians, could put Israel and the U.S.
on a collision course. Netanyahu says he would allow West Bank settlements to expand and is seen as
likely to contemplate military action against Iran.”
“With God’s help, I will lead the next government,” Netanyahu told
a raucous crowd of cheering supporters chanting his nickname, Bibi.
“The national camp, led by the Likud, has won a clear advantage.”
If Livni became prime minister, she would be only the second
female prime minister after Golda Meir.
“In his speech, Netanyahu told his supporters that he was proud of
the gains by his hard-line party,” Reuters.com reported. “He called for
a broad-based coalition, but said he would first turn to his ‘natural
partners in the national camp,’ a reference to other hard-liners opposed
to peace concessions.”
The next step in the process will be for President Shimon Peres to
pose a request to the candidate he believes is most capable of forming
a new government to step forward and take the reins.
– Compiled by Sarah Beth Gross
Collegian Managing Editor
Benjamin Netanyahu
ing.”
Miller hopes to be “teaching in
Alaska with Anna Preble” in 10
years.
The fourth lady-in-waiting,
Katie Terrana, is a senior psychology, family studies, and sociology major from New
Kensington, Pa.
Junior molecular biology major
and freshman RA Kristen Hebel
was voted the Coronation
Officer.
From Mason, Oh., Hebel is a
member of the BBB Biology
Honorary, IM sports, Crown and
Sceptre, and the College’s
Women’s Soccer.
“Reading, exercising, being
excited about nerdy science stuff,
cooking, hanging out with
friends” are Hebel’s selfdescribed hobbies.
Hebel says her favorite memories are too numerous to mention.
“Awesome times with the Y’all
Hall, late night talks with friends,
Dr. Homan’s organic chemistry
class, surprise birthday parties,
worshipping at Warriors, hiking
at Moraine State Park,” she said.
“I’m so thankful for all of it!”
Andy Drabic
From top to bottom: Seniors Lydia Pastor, Colleen Dougher, Katie
Terrana, Natalie Miller, junior Leslie Hardeman and senior
Rachel Lee pose on the princess stairs.
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Debate team sweeps at Malone
By Luke Juday
Collegian Writer
The Grove City Debate team,
currently ranked 7 nationally,
opened its spring semester with
a trip to Malone University in
Canton, Ohio, on Feb. 6. The
tournament was one of their
smallest, comprised of only
squads from Malone, University
of Michigan-Flint, Ohio
University and half of the
Hillsdale College team.
Grove City swept the tournament last year and repeated their
performance this year, taking the
first, second, third and fourth
place finishes in Varsity to lock
out semifinals. Novice teams
made it to finals and semifinals
respectively.
Grove City won the overall
sweepstakes decisively with 152
points. In second was Ohio
University with 30 points, and in
third was Malone with 25
points.
The team of sophomore Dayne
Batten and junior Luke Juday
finished first, breaking the fourway tie on an undefeated preliminary record and speaker points.
They have now won the varsity
division at five of the six tournaments Grove City has attended
this year.
Second place went to sopho-
more Kelsey Winther and freshman Kirby Gowen, who were
also undefeated in preliminaries.
The two were partners in high
school in the highly successful
Modesto Debate Club in
Modesto, Ca., but the Malone
tournament was their first time
debating together in college.
Sophomores Harrison Ealey
and Alex Pepper finished third
with a 3-1 preliminary record.
Sophomore Evan Denlinger and
junior Abbey Keifman took
fourth place, their first time
advancing as far as semi-finals.
Freshmen Jimmy Van Eerden
and Andrew Walker defeated
Hillsdale in novice semifinals
before losing the novice final
round in a split decision to Ohio.
Freshman Holly Stansbery and
sophomore Altay Hunter finished third, also losing on a split
decision in novice semifinals.
Additionally, Grove City
debuted a brand new novice
team, composed of freshmen
Collin O’Brien and J.P. Rodgers.
The two have been practicing
with the team since September.
In their first debate tournament
ever, they posted an even 2-2
record.
In varsity individual speaker
awards, Grove City also swept
the field. Dayne Batten took
first, Kelsey Winther won sec-
ond and Luke Juday took third.
In novice speaker awards, Holly
Stansbery won second and
Andrew Walker placed third.
Topics included preconditions
for talks with Iran, valuing safety over liberty, government
action on the economic recession and extending the deadline
for closing the Guantanamo Bay
prison.
The tournament served as an
excellent warm-up for the coming semester. On Valentine’s
Day weekend, the team will face
its hardest challenge yet at the
highly competitive Wheaton
College tournament in Wheaton,
Il.
Orchestra concert Mae from page 1
showcases Spain
The Grove City College Orchestra will showcase Spain and its
composers in its Feb. 13 concert. The performance is at 8 p.m. in
Ketler Auditorium of the Pew Fine Arts Center on campus.
Dr. Richard Konzen, professor of music and College organist,
directs the orchestra. The theme emphasizes composers from
Spain. The orchestra will play Juan Arriaga’s Los Esclavos Felices
Overture, Manuel de Falla’s The Three-Cornered Hat Suite and
Joaquin Turina’s Danzas fantasticas.
Senior Jarrod Crawford of Washington, Pa., will conduct
Georges Bizet’s Carmen Suite, and the College’s String Chamber
Orchestra will perform Javier Reyes’ Serenata para Cuerdas.
The concert is free and open to the public. No tickets are required.
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it will be the type of concert that
you can get up and dance around
at,” she said.
“I saw Mae last year at Slippery
Rock University, and they were
incredible. I’m so excited to see
them again, especially because I’ve
been listening to them a lot more
since then,” Stonebridge Concert
staff member junior Mallory Fisher
said.
“I love Mae because of their
emotion in their lyrics and passion
in their music,” sophomore Dan
VanMatre said.
Tickets, available until Feb. 20,
are $10 for the College’s faculty
and students, $13 for general
admission. They may be bought
from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the
Student Union, as well as online at
www.itickets.com.
Porgy and Bess presented
The 2008-09 Grove City College Guest Artist
Series will continue with the third of four performances, the Pittsburgh Opera Theater presentation of
“Porgy and Bess,” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17 in Ketler
Auditorium of the Pew Fine Arts Center on campus.
George Gershwin’s opera is a mix of classical and
popular music, jazz and blues. The poignant tale
deals with African-American life in the fictitious
Catfish Row in Charleston, S.C., in the early 1920s
The folk opera premiered in 1935 and is now regularly performed internationally. The song,
“Summertime,” is one of its many tunes.
Tickets for “Porgy and Bess” are still available
and cost $10 each. For more information, contact
the Grove City College Financial Services Office
on the second floor of Crawford Hall, or at (724)
458-2194. The performance coincides with the
national observance of Black History Month in
February.
The U.S. Army Field Band Jazz Ambassadors
will conclude the series on April 20. The internationally acclaimed Jazz Ambassadors is the United
States Army’s premier touring jazz orchestra. This
19-member big band has received great acclaim
both at home and abroad performing America’s
original art form, jazz. Concerts are designed to
entertain all types of audiences. Their diverse repertoire includes big band swing, bebop, Latin, contemporary jazz, Dixieland, vocals and patriotic
selections.
Courtesy Amy Clingensmith ’96
Porgy and Bess plays on Feb. 17.
www.whatismae.com
Mae’s social work appeals to many Grove City College students.
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College honors Hall-of-Famers, seniors
Josh Kitamura
The College inducted the Class of 2009 into the Athletic Hall of Fame last Saturday.
Josh Kitamura
Senior Joe McCoy dribbles past a Thomas More defender. McCoy was
honored at Saturday’s game along with his fellow senior teammates.
Josh Kitamura
Students cheer on the basketball teams from the WolvArena’s
Wolverine Den.
Josh Kitamura
Senior Raeann Szelong brings the ball down court against Thomas More College
at last Saturday’s home game. Szelong was honored during senior day festivities.
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Students celebrate at Extravaganza
Shaun Yasaki
Recent freshman transfers Sarah Hill, Hana Yasaki and Megan Bennet celebrate their first Grove City College dance together.
Jon Frey
Junior Tyler Mills oversees the event.
Jon Frey
Sophomore Kevin Gallagher and senior Josh Mayo deejayed the Extravaganza.
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Glee Club lends new
voices to campus
By Alexandra Smith
Contributing Writer
In spring 2008, sophomore
George Klaeren, junior Jordan
Peter Roberts and senior
Katherine Kirk decided that
Grove City College needed an
all-men’s singing group.
These three musical talents
formed the Grove City College
Men’s Glee Club, the only
singing group on campus exclusively for men.
“There is just something about
hearing an all-men’s choir,”
Klaeren said.
The group held auditions in the
spring after advertising the start
of the club. They hung posters
throughout campus and went to a
number of Resident Assistants
trying to find musical talent.
Junior Darrius Pugh said,
“[Klaeren] and [Kirk] are great
musicians, so they knew what
they are looking for.”
A unique result of their recruiting is that of the 20 current members, only two are music majors.
And many of the men are in
other singing groups as well.
Klaeren, the group’s director, said
that they were also from a relatively equal mix of graduating
classes.
The group meets for approximately two hours each week,
which makes it easier for the men
who hold tight schedules to participate.
“We try to keep [Glee Club] as
low a commitment as possible,”
freshman Drew Martin said. “We
don’t want to overburden people.
It knocks down a lot of well-bodied singers.”
“The practices are really
relaxed but efficient, which is
great,” Pugh said.
Members of the Glee Club
limit practice time as much as
possible. Senior computer science major Tim Whitbeck said,
“Practice is one thing I look most
forward to in the week. There is a
good understanding among all of
the members to achieve the highest level of excellence.”
The Glee Club performs in a
variety of different locations.
They sang in chapel and vespers
last semester, and they have performed at different churches and
organizations around Grove City.
Klaeren said that having a balanced schedule of on- and offcampus performances is one of
the group’s goals.
Another unique feature of the
Glee Club is the fact that they do
not perform strictly sacred music,
though they are all Christian men
singing to glorify God. They are
not a ministry, and the group
holds no agendas.
“We still recognize that the
people singing [the music] are
still Christians,” Klaeren said. “It
doesn’t have to be a compromise
of musical integrity.”
They sing all genres of music,
The Bay State Bias
from the classic favorite
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow”
to well-known church hymns.
“We want to sing to the best of
our ability, and the reason we can
sing at all is because God blessed
us to sing,” Whitbeck said. “And
there is a very clear goal to honor
God in our singing.”
One way in which the Glee
Club honors God is by praying
before every practice and performance. “There is a very
prominent focus and praying
always puts us in the right mental
state,” Martin said. “There is a
greater purpose to what we are
doing that adds a whole different
level to the group.”
The men all hold each other in
high respect. “The music is very
complex, and the guys have had a
great work ethic,” Klaeren said.
“They are willing to work it
again and again.”
Sometimes they sing a cappella, and other times they are
accompanied on piano by Kirk.
Traditionally, glee clubs carry
three parts, but Klaeren explained
that his men have sung up to
eight parts.
“For not existing before this
year, we’ve come really far, really fast,” junior finance major
Paul Hufstetler said.
The Glee Club is also recording a CD in March and will have
at least two or three more performances by the end of the
semester.
By Shawn McGonagle
The Collegian
February 13, 2009
THE CAREER CORNER
Networking know-how
By Emily Dalpiaz
Collegian Writer
Networking is the buzz word at
the top of every career search tip
list. Finding ways to network professionally can be confusing, but
those who know how to establish
and maintain contacts have a
great advantage in the job market.
While working the front desk in
the Career Services Office last
week, I overheard CSO director
Dr. Jim Thrasher discussing the
importance of networking.
“Seventy to eighty percent of jobs
come through networking, and
some of the best jobs are not even
posted,” Thrasher said.
Knowing even one person by
name in an organization can dramatically increase your chances
of landing a position. Employers
admit it is not as much what you
know that matters as who you
know.
Students are sometimes hesitant
to network because they do not
want. To be seen as “schmoozing” others to get what they want,
but many people actually enjoy
helping students get connected
with career opportunities.
If you are genuine in your interactions and truly interested in
what people have to say, you can
only make a positive impression.
Strive for a balance of confidence
and humility when interacting in
networking situations. Here are a
few creative ways to get started:
Tip #1 – Attend campus events
that feature alumni (such as the
Alumni Career Panel Night on
March 24) and explore the online
Alumni eCommunity. Grove City
College graduates love to talk
with current students and help
with career searches. Make sure
to establish a professional connection before requesting job
information.
Tip #2 – Utilize every contact
you make (i.e., neighbors, friends,
family members, church members), and take each one seriously.
Organize your contacts into a
spreadsheet and keep in touch.
You never know what connections your connections have built
through their own networking.
Tip #3 – Use social networking
tools to efficiently stay in touch
with contacts. That said – clean it
up! Many employees regard
MySpace and Facebook pages as
instantly accessible resumes.
Countless qualified candidates
have been turned away from
positions because of questionable online content.
Tip #4 – Find mentors who
can guide you and get you connected with their own contacts.
Don’t be afraid to ask Career
Services staff members or professors.
Tip #5 – Join on-campus and
community organizations in your
field of interest. Professional
associations will often offer student memberships that provide
students with access to their
member directories, conferences
and field-specific information
and resources.
Networking is an invaluable
skill for job-seekers and doing it
well will set you far above your
peers.
Sudoku
Instructions:
Fill in the grid so that
every row, every
column and every 3x3
box contains every
digit from 1 to 9.
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Turn upside
down for
solution.
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February 13, 2009
Poets write odes to Buhl Library
Perhaps the most sought-after
study partner on campus, Henry
Buhl gets notes of love on this
Valentine’s Day weekend.
I stood outside your doors closed
tight,
The wind bit at my ears,
My watch told me the time was
right,
But failed to sway my fears.
Your bright red light that kept me
out,
It brought me near to tears,
“Despised again!” my eyes would
pout,
In front of all my peers.
Oh Henry Buhl, Oh Henry Buhl,
Why do you treat me so?
I love you more than Dr. Jewell,
Though you fill me with woe.
I court you daily, eight to three,
No food or drinks in sight,
Yet all my papers receive D’s,
Your books say I was right!
On Friday nights I take no break,
You are my dearest friend,
To stay with you all night would
make,
The greatest bitter end.
So here I sit upon your stairs,
I am the first in line,
For you don’t have too many
chairs…
But it’s just 6:09.
~Sara Clossen, junior
My dearest Henry Buhl,
Please save me my favorite stool.
Lend your ears to hear me pine,
Won’t you be my valentine?
In two days a test in Diff. Eq.,
I cannot face it without you.
~Anna Wargula,
sophomore
Dear Henry,
For thy sure faith, e’en when I lack,
For thy knowledge great, O ‘
Potentate.
For time shared in the stacks so
bleak,
For the celebration of South
Carolina Secession week,
Buhl the Great, to thee I raise,
this my ballad of grateful praise.
~Sean Morris,
sophomore
Roses are red,
Daffodils are yellow,
To have this wonderful building
named after him,
Means Henry Buhl must have
been quite a fellow.
~Natalie Youngquist, junior
To my dearest Henry,
I see you intermittently throughout the day, but it is our long time
spent together in the evening that
fulfills my deepest desires. My
mind is stimulated by all that we
read and learn together. Coming
into your loving presence is worth
the walk across campus with my
fifty-pound bag of books. Subzero temperatures, torrential rain
and blizzards with unusually large
snowflakes cannot deter my coming. As I write this, my heart palpitates with anticipation, for I
know we shall be together this
Valentine’s Day evening.
All of my love,
~Christyanne Valentine Wray,
junior
Henry, I wish you were my
Valentine,
Though I cannot be yours,
And I might, in my ignorance,
Scream inside your doors.
I do not want to shame you,
But I know there may come a day,
When, in my love, I jumped atop
the shelves,
And shout of my love for your
hushed ways.
I know that you disapprove,
Of a love that is loud and shrill,
But that is the only way my little
mind,
Can tell you of its adoring thrill.
I know that I am far too young,
And naive for a mind like yours,
But know I would rather sit in the
stacks,
Than ventures away from your doors.
For I love your silent halls,
Where you keep your knowledge
hidden,
I will serve you all my days,
If by you I am bidden.
There is in you knowledge and
peace,
That I would love to make mine,
And so I’ll sit hushed, if hushed I
must be,
To be your silent Valentine.
~Night Manageress
(Molly O’ Brien, junior)
PROF-FILE
First undecided, Trammell falls into philosophy
By Diana Jacomb-Hood
Contributing Writer
Professor of philosophy Dr.
Richard Trammell is a wellknown figure on the Grove City
College campus. Not as well
known, however, is how he
ended up with the career he has
today. The journey wasn’t precisely smooth.
Trammell began his college
experience as an agriculture
major. He thought he might want
to do agricultural missionary
work but soon decided it wasn’t
for him. He also tried biology
and then chemistry, but neither
areas suited. By then he had a
problem.
“I wanted to graduate within
four years, and by that time the
only major that would let me do
that was philosophy,” Trammell
said. “I’d already had a philosophy class and enjoyed it, so I
decided to become a philosophy
major.”
He went on to earn his Ph.D. in
philosophy of religion in 1971
from Columbia University. His
next challenge was the career
search.
“I sent out 150 letters,”
Trammell said. Two of the
prospective employers requested
In Chapel this week
Sunday, February 15
Vespers, “Ascended and
Seated”
Monday, February 16
Alternative Chapel, 7 p.m.
Evangelical Scholarship
Conference, Dr. Ligon Duncan
Tuesday, February 17
Dr. Ligon Duncan
Thursday, Febrary 19
Luke Whipple ’09, 2008 Red
Box Mission to Dublin, Ireland
an interview, and he soon found
himself with a position at Grove
City College.
During the summer of 1972, as
the most junior member of the
philosophy department, Trammell
was asked to teach symbolic
logic. Unfortunately, he had
never even taken a class in the
subject.
“I would stay up until two,
three, four the night before,
teaching myself the material I
would have to teach the next
day,” Trammell said.
Now he sees that experience as
a blessing in disguise, as symbolic logic is one of his favorite
classes to teach. He loves the precision of the subject, and the fact
that he doesn’t need to prepare
for the classes beforehand.
“All I need to do is make the
tests, as I let [the students] keep
them,” Trammell said. This nearly halves his work load, since
three of his typical eight classes
a year are normally symbolic
logic.
Besides symbolic logic,
Trammell is currently teaching
general logic, 20th century philosophy and introduction to philosophy. He particularly enjoys
his introduction to philosophy
class. Since the topic is so broad,
he said, “I can teach anything I
want.”
Trammell also met his wife
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Sound-Off
If you could send
President Barack
Obama a valentine,
what would you say?
“Did you really know
what you were getting
yourself into? Good
luck!”
~Jake Trojak, junior
(Quoting The Office)
“Barack is President…
Stanley – you are black!”
~Katelyn Walker,
sophomore
“Exercise your heart
today, Barack Obama.
Please, please, please.”
~Amanda Anderson,
sophomore
“I would sing, ‘O-B-AM-A, Have a Happy
Valentine’s Day!’”
~Tom Lilly, junior
“If you like it, then you
should’ve put a ring on
it…”
~Sam Perry, sophomore
“I don’t think I would
send him a Valentine.”
~Kristen Slinkard,
freshman
“Will you marry me?”
~Erin McHugh,
sophomore
“Do you believe in a
redistribution of love?”
~David Janssen,
sophomore
“Dear President Obama,
I will be your Valentine
if you give me my own
national holiday.”
~Emily Bzdafka, junior
“My vote’s for you,
Valentine. (Don’t judge
me, Grove City.)”
~Stephanie Van’t Land,
sophomore
Drs. Richard and Catherine
Trammell
here at the College. Professor of
modern languages Dr. Catherine
Trammell teaches French, and the
couple first got to know each
other in the early 1980s.
They met at a Faculty Follies,
where she was dressed as
Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz,
and he as a member of the
Village People. They proceeded
to bond over how ridiculous
they looked. They now have
three children and 13 grandchildren.
Trammell loves to garden and
to spend time outside. This can
be a challenge, as he was originally from Kentucky, so even
after many years in Grove City
he has yet to grow fond of
Western Pennsylvania winters.
During the warmer months,
however, he enjoys working in
his vegetable garden and clearing
land. Trammel likes to clear paths
in the woods so that people can
walk easily through them. He
also likes to buy and sell land,
after clearing it for a developer.
His students may not know that
much about Trammell’s personal
life, but if there’s one thing they
do know – and thoroughly appreciate – it is the fact that he curves
his tests.
As Trammell puts it, “You can
either have an easier test and
bore your brightest students, or
have a harder test, challenge
them and then curve the test.” As
Trammell has always been determined to challenge his students,
the rest can only be thankful for
that curve.
Entertainment
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The Collegian
February 13, 2009
ACADEMY AWARDS PREVIEW
Cream of the award crop
Editors pick the best of the 2009 Oscar nominees
By Kelsey Keating
and Anna Brinkman
Entertainment Co-Editors
The movie awards season will
come to an end on Feb. 22 with
the 81st annual Academy Awards.
If you don’t recognize most of
the nominated films, do not
despair. Many of these films had
a limited release, meaning that
the average American had little
opportunity to see “Frozen
River” or “Vicky Christina
Barcelona.” We at The Collegian
have picked our personal
favorites to win and have invented our own categories to highlight the year’s best films.
Best Picture – “Slumdog
Millionaire”
This is the story of Jamal
Malik, an 18-year-old boy from
the slums of Mumbai who is one
question away from winning 20
million rupees on India’s version
of “Who Wants to Be a
Millionaire?” But how did an
uneducated “Chai Wala” end up
one step away from so much
money? It is his destiny.
The film chronicles his life’s
journey as he recalls the answers
to each of the questions. It’s an at
times disturbing but ultimately
uplifting story of love, loyalty
and being an underdog.
Already the film has won Best
Picture at the Golden Globes.
While the other nominees offer
mostly darkness and droll,
“Slumdog Millionaire” is a
breath of fresh air.
Best Actor – Mickey Rourke in
“The Wrestler”
“The Wrestler” is a slough of
gory realism punctuated by
clichéd sentimentality. But at the
same time, Mickey Rourke’s stellar performance as a down-andout wrestler long past his prime
communicates a gritty authenticity that transcends the film’s less
than original script. Rourke does
not play Randy but becomes
Randy – and in a way, his role in
this film echoes Rourke’s own
professional comeback.
In the 1990s, Rourke’s difficult
reputation and habitual partying
caught up with him, resulting in a
couple decades of starring in noname films. His return here renders him almost unrecognizable
compared to the handsome
romantic lead of the 1980s, and
he shows much greater growth
and discipline as an actor as he
steps inside this disturbing role.
In comparison to the more conventional contenders for Best
Actor, Rourke’s harrowing character study is ugly and frank - a
brusque portrayal of the murkier
side of human nature.
Best Actress – Kate Winslet in
“The Reader”
Winslet plays Hannah, a former
Auschwitz guard who has relations with a boy 20 years her junior. Eight years after the affair, the
boy is now in law school and discovers that Hannah is one of the
six women on trial for crimes during the war, crimes revealed by
the publishing of a recent book.
Winslet’s character is difficult to
sympathize with in some
instances, because Hannah is
unremorseful of her actions
toward the prisoners. However,
she is portrayed so vulnerably,
with so much emotion and confusion that we can understand how
Hannah is almost a victim of circumstance. Winslet has been nominated for Best Actress before, and
it’s about time the Academy recognizes such a moving performance.
Best Director – Danny Boyle for
“Slumdog Millionaire”
This British director has a slew
of amazing films to his credit. His
work has varied from the cultclassic “Trainspotting,” to the terrifying yet thought-provoking “28
Days Later” and the innocent and
sweet “Millions.” Boyle is a man
who can swing PG just as well as
he can R, and he always manages
to sneak a lesson in ethics into
each of his films.
“Slumdog Millionaire” is his
most critically acclaimed work to
date. Boyle worked with a cast of
mostly unknowns in poverty
stricken Indian slums to pull off
his best work to date. Every element of this film, from the acting
to the cinematography and soundtrack, culminate in a feature that
truly moves the soul.
Best Animated Feature – “Kung
Fu Panda”
You’re probably thinking, “Why
didn’t they pick Wall-E?” While
“Wall-E” was admittedly a great
film, all it did was meet expectations. Every year Pixar adds
another Oscar to their shelf while
every other studio who puts out an
animated feature is left with nothing. Yes “Wall-E” was good, but it
also was unoriginal and felt like a
kid’s version of the 2006 movie
“Idiocracy.”
“Kung Fu Panda” on the other
hand was surprisingly hysterical
and the dialogue was very clever.
Jack Black was a riot as usual, but
Dustin Hoffman as the kung fu
master Shifu was what made the
film. This film was DreamWorks’
entry this year and they did a
remarkable job turning a silly
premise into a smart product. We
think “Kung Fu Panda” deserves
the win for originality and exceeding our expectations.
Can ‘Kung Fu Panda’ put the
moves on ‘Wall-E’? Find out
next Sunday night at 8 on ABC.
Best Foreign Language Film –
“Waltz with Bashir” (Israel)
A feature-length animated documentary that took four years to
complete, Israeli Oscar contender
“Waltz with Bashir” alternates
between realism and surrealism as
director Ari Folman tells the story
of his and others’ experiences in
the 1982 Lebanon War. Although
the animation technique mimics
the visual style of rotoscoping
(animation traced over live-action
movement), it is actually a combination of Flash cutouts and traditional animation that creates the
illusion of constant slight movement onscreen. The visual effect
is haunting and dreamlike, echoing the tone of the film as Folman
tracks down his military contemporaries to rediscover his lost
memories. The film has been
banned in most Arab countries,
including Lebanon.
Best Original Screenplay – “In
Bruges”
The other nominees in this category all failed to meet the standard for the award: originality.
“Wall-E” was “Idiocracy”-like,
while “Milk” took most of its
ideas from the documentary “The
Times of Harvey Milk.” “In
Bruges” was the exception to the
rule. The plot was refreshingly
original; two Irish hit men get
exiled to Bruges, Belgium after a
botched job to await further orders
from their neurotic employer
while sampling the delights of the
old city.
All of the staples of a perfect
screenplay were present; quirky
dialogue and dark drama tempered
with scenic shots of the medieval
city. The characters were well
developed, likeable and easy to
relate to and there was enough
comedy in the film to supplement
the more somber moments. The
plot was absent any holes and
completely unpredictable until the
fade to credits. The Academy
would be remiss in passing over
such a uniquely conceived film.
Most Entertaining – “Iron Man”
Amidst a sea of pretentious
Oscar nominations, it would be
refreshing to see a film that was
actually popular, enjoyable and/or
both. “Iron Man” may just fit the
bill. Combining the larger-than-life
aspects of a comic book with
glimpses of warfare and corporate
intrigue, director Jon Favreau
effectively reconciles the superhero genre with realistic action and
drama. Robert Downey Jr. plays a
flawed but likeable protagonist;
Gwyneth Paltrow defies
Hollywood’s romantic conventions
as leading lady.
The dialogue flows naturally
(Favreau allowed Downey and
Paltrow to improvise) and the storyline is engaging until the end.
With less self-indulgent grittiness
than “Hancock” and more warmth
and humanity than “Dark Knight,”
“Iron Man” is an irresistible package of action, drama, humor and
romance. This summer roller
coaster is certainly worth the ride.
Best Monsters – “Hellboy II:
The Golden Army”
Director Guillermo del Toro
brought an underground world of
bizarre monsters to life in the
graphic novel-turned-feature film
“Hellboy II.” Hellboy himself was
a sight to behold with his red
horns and giant hand, but the
extras stole the show. We saw disturbing creatures with skeletal
bodies, eye-less faces, spindly fingers and black wings, all meant to
both terrify the viewer and draw
them in to del Toro’s world where
the fantastical is eerily real.
Most Pretentious – “Fugitive
Pieces”
This is the contrived story of a
Jewish man, Jakob, whose parents
are killed and sister captured during the Holocaust. Holocaust films
tend to invite sympathy and convey emotion, but “Fugitive Pieces”
is painfully dull and the lead actor
fails utterly in connecting with the
viewer. His self absorption and
trite monologues about tortured
souls and his inability to transcend
the boundaries of his own subconscious choke the life out of story
with much potential. Even the
flashback scenes of Jakob as a
young boy in Greece are painfully
boring. But it’s the endless barrage
of dialogue too verbose for its own
good that make “Fugitive Pieces”
the most pretentious film of 2008.
Best Teen Angst – “Twilight”
In the mood for romance? The
clumsy adaptation of the wildly
popular “Twilight” series opens up
a whole new dimension of mediocrity. From over-the-top brushes
with death to smoldering gazes in
biology lab, our star-crossed lovers
plod forward utterly devoid of
screen chemistry. Protagonist and
occasional damsel-in-distress Bella
remains nondescript. The pseudoByronic-heroic-vampire Edward
alternately glowers and glitters
onscreen as he drops such romantic lines as, “I like watching you
sleep. I find it fascinating.” (On
that note, the dialogue – and long
stretches of lack thereof – makes
“Star Wars Episode Two: Attack of
the Clones” look like a masterpiece of scintillating wit.)
After nearly an hour and a half
of stagnant stares and a painfully
blue filter on nearly every scene, a
brief action sequence interrupts the
flat lining plot before the film mercifully ends – though not without a
cliché hint at a sequel. “Twilight”’s
major redeeming quality? A collection of quotes cheesy enough to
elicit laughter in any situation.
Next time you’re at a loss for
words … “Hang on, spider monkey!”
‘Slumdog Millionaire’ is nominated for 10 Oscars.
The Collegian
February 13, 2009
Entertainment
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ACADEMY AWARDS PREVIEW
Things
to
Oscar contender brings
Do
drama to animation
Come to the Orchestra
Concert tonight from 8 to
10 in the Ketler Auditorium
in the Pew Fine Arts Center.
The theme is Spanish music
from Juan Arriaga, Manuel
de Falla and Joaquin Turina.
Senior Jarrod Crawford will
conduct on one pieces and
the String Chamber
Orchestra will performon
another.
Dead Horse Films presents
another movie for your
viewing pleasure.
Organizers will show “We
Were Soldiers” with a discussion from Vietnam veteran Dr. Jim Dupree following
the film. It plays at 7 tonight
in the TLC. If you’re a
Vietnam War buff, or like
Mel Gibson, check it out.
SGA is hosting itsr monthly
Coffee Concert from 8 to
11 p.m. Wednesday in the
Breen Student Union. There
will be free coffee, hot
cocoa and cookies to accompany the musical talents of
your Grove City peers.
Show up for a good time
and support your classmates.
Two new films will play at
the Guthrie Theatre beginning tonight: “Bride Wars”
and the critically acclaimed
Clint Eastwood film “Gran
Torino.” “Bride Wars” plays
daily at 7 p.m. and Saturday
and Sunday at 2 and 4 p.m.
“Gran Torino” plays daily at
9 p.m.
Israeli film tackles war
and its mental repercussions
By Anne Marie Booth
Collegian News Co-editor
Any historian can attest to the
value of primary sources when it
comes to creating a historical
record. What better way to
understand an event than to hear
or read the words of people who
were actually there? Who is better qualified to tell the truth
about what happened?
A problem arises when you are
that primary source and cannot
recall the details of the very
event you lived through. This
problem is at the heart of the film
“Waltz With Bashir,” a first-person account of the 1982 war
between Israel and Lebanon told
by a man who has only vague
memories of his own military
service and thus, nothing to trouble his sleep.
The September 1982 massacre
was a response to the assassination of Israel’s appointed president of Lebanon Bashir Gemayel
– a leader who was supposed to
restore calm between the two
countries. The conflict began as
an attempt to clear several
refugee camps of any Palestinian
combat fighters. Although there
were almost no combat fighters
left, shooting ensued for over
two days that resulted in the
wholesale slaughter of women,
children and the elderly who
lived in the camps.
While director Ari Folman, the
main character, has long suppressed his recollections of the
war he served in when he was
barely out of his teens, his friend,
Boaz Rein Buskila, has not. One
late night in a bar, the clearly ruffled Buskila tells Folman about
his recurring nightmare of 26
dogs that come to his accounting
firm to kill him. As he explains
the significance of the dogs in
relation to his war service – he
was deemed incapable of killing
people and was given the task of
killing guard dogs instead – he
asks Folman if he also relives
aspects of his military service in
his dreams. Folman says he does
not.
Later that night his sleep is
troubled by a nightmare about
the events leading up to a massacre in a region of West Beirut.
His dream recollection is sketchy
but disturbing enough that he
decides to re-connect with former
comrades-in-arms to fill in those
grey areas. Each encounter with
one of these comrades helps to
fill in the missing details but also
says a great deal about how individuals cope with painful memories: distance, denial, substance
abuse or even a quest for personal perfection to drown the memories that threaten to consume
them all.
The people Folman interviews
served in different military
capacities. Some were foot soldiers while others were officers
and one was a TV reporter. Some
obeyed orders and others tried to
bring the massacre to the attention of higher-ups who seemed
not to care than innocents were
being gunned down in cold
‘Waltz With Bashir’ features director Ari Folman in the lead role.
blood. Though the worldwide
repercussions are now a part of
recorded history, it is the personal repercussions for those
involved that are at the heart of
the story.
One striking feature of
Folman’s film was the decision
to animate his documentary. The
people in the film are real but are
portrayed in a form of animation
similar to what audiences saw a
few years ago in Richard
Linklater’s “Waking Life.” This
allows Folman to take what
could have been a succession of
talking heads and place each per-
“Porgy and Bess,” George
Gershwin’s opera, featuring
songs like “Summertime,”
will come to Grove City
College’s Ketler Auditorium
as part of the College’s
Guest Artist Series. The
show begins at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday. The show coincides with the national
observance of Black History
Month. Tickets for students
are $5, unless attendance is
required for a class. Call the
Financial Services Office at
x2194 or stop by the second
floor of Crawford Hall for
tickets.
-Compiled by Kelsey Keating
and Anna Brinkman
Entertainment Co-Editors
The movie was filmed using Flash and traditional animation, creating unique visual beauty.
son in contexts that communicate
as much about who they are as
their words do.
“Waltz With Bashir” is Israel’s
entry into the Oscar competition
for Best Foreign Film and is one
of the top five finalists for the
award. The film was also nominated for the Golden Palm at the
Cannes Film Festival and won
Best Foreign Language Film at
the Golden Globes. It is a strong
statement about the horrors of
war and the efforts of men to
comprehend these great horrors
many years after their occurrence.
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The Collegian
February 13, 2009
By Ryan F. Biese
Collegian Writer
The Book of Psalms begins,
“Blessed is the man who walks
not in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
but his delight is in the law of
the Lord and on his law he meditates day and night.” The author
of the Long Psalm (119) desires
that he might be one who keeps
the Law of God: “Oh that my
ways may be steadfast in keeping your Statutes.”
In the book of Romans, Paul
makes it clear that while God’s
people are not – and never were
– saved by works of the Law,
God gave His most holy Law to
show men their sin, “if it had not
been for the Law, I would not
have known sin” (Romans 7).
The Psalmist knows he is a sinner, yet desires to keep God’s
Law for he knows it is good.
The Law also teaches how to
live as Christians, after convicting of sin and God’s spirit bringing repentance and new birth. As
Christ says: “If you keep my
commandments, you will abide
in my love, just as I have kept
my Father’s commandments and
abide in his love” (Jn. 15). John
1 teaches that Christ was present
with the Father from the beginning, and John 17 teaches that
Christ and the Father are one in
being, though each have a distinct part in redemption: the
Father wills the redemption, and
Christ, the Son, accomplishes it.
Furthermore, there is no difference between the God of the Old
Testament and the God of the
New Testament, as is often
asserted. The God of the Old
Testament is no more wrathful
or merciful than the God of the
New Testament.
When expounding the Mosaic
Law in Matthew 5-7, Christ
reminds us that while He fulfilled the civil and ceremonial
Law (those parts of the Law
related to the Civil Code of
Israel or worship in the Temple)
with his life, death (sacrifice)
and resurrection, the Moral Law
remains a guide for Christian
behavior and to show the unbeliever his sin. Christ declares, “I
have not come to abolish the law
or the prophets … whoever
relaxes one of the least of these
commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least
in the kingdom of heaven.”
Shortly after making that declaration, he spoke of the righteousness necessary to enter
Heaven, one that exceeds the
piety of the scribes and
Pharisees. While God provided
the law to guide His people’s
behavior, He also knew that they
would – at times – fail to keep
that Law, which is why God’s
people must call Christ their
Righteousness, who redeems
them from all their sins.
Christ’s understanding of
grace and the Law is consistent
with the Old Testament, “O
Israel, hope in the Lord! For
with the Lord there is steadfast
love, and with him is plentiful
redemption: He will redeem
Israel from all his iniquities”
(Ps. 130). Again, “Blessed is the
one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered”
(Psalm 32).
Outside of the Psalms we also
see this: In Genesis 22, God
promises blessing to Abraham,
even after Abraham’s unfaithful-
ness to God in Egypt, because
he learned to trust in God’s
promise and His faithfulness.
From Genesis 3 to Revelation,
the Church of God has been
saved by grace through faith,
never by keeping works of the
law. Rather, the law is to guide
their lives.
Today, however, many who
presume to teach Christians lack
a proper understanding of the
continuity of the law and grace
from the beginning of the scriptures. There is an emphasis only
on grace and no discussion of
why that grace is necessary. I
have heard it argued (more
assertion than argument) that
grace was taught only in the
New Testament and law the way
of the Old Testament, even so
far to claim that the law and
grace are antithetical.
It seems that teaching, exhorting by, and convicting God’s
people with the law of God has
gone out of fashion in many
places. Many believe that simply
teaching the folks that God loves
them and will forgive their
“sins” is enough to change their
affections and cause people to
stop sinning. While this
approach may keep them from
becoming Epicureans or committing acts of murder or
sodomy, it will not teach God’s
people how to live as His people. Only the moral law does
that.
Salvation by faith and still
teaching the moral law is consistent with historic, evangelical
teaching. The “Thirty-Nine
Articles of Religion” summarizes it well: “The Old
Testament is not contrary to the
New: for both in the Old and
New Testament everlasting life
is offered to Mankind by
Christ…no Christian man whatsoever is free from the obedience of the Commandments
which are called Moral” (VII).
Lutheran teaching concurs
saying, as Melanchthon writes,
“the fathers also were justified,
not by the law, but by the prom-
ise and faith. The Book of
Concord (the Lutheran confession) says: “faith is bound to
bring forth good fruits, and that
it is necessary to do good works
commanded by God, because of
God’s will, but that we should
not rely on those works to merit
justification.”
Despite the credal statements
of evangelical religion, many
so-called evangelicals, even
those within Lutheran, Anglican
or Reformed churches, are
afraid – for fear of being labeled
“legalists” or out of a desire to
attract new or young people to
their churches – to discuss or
instruct in the moral statutes and
obedience motivated by the
once-for-all atoning work of
Christ on the Cross. Christ’s
work is sufficient to cover the
sins of all his people, those committed, yesterday, today and
tomorrow, but does not free His
people from seeking to carry out
the law (Rom. 6).
While teaching and preaching
the true gospel of grace –
Christ’s work on behalf of
mankind achieving forgiveness
and reconciliation with God –
we cannot overlook the moral
and ethical obligations that come
from the atoning work of Christ.
God, graciously, did not leave
His people without a law. He
gave His people the law that
they may not only recognize
their sin, but also to show them
how to live in a way that pleases
Him. Christians are called to be
different from the world by
being transformed in their
minds. Christians should be
taught and constantly reminded
of God’s love and forgiveness,
but also be taught how God has
revealed to men how they may
please Him: by keeping His
commands. When this is taught,
Christians see that they are
unable to save themselves, but in
light of that knowledge, forgiveness and freedom, that they can
seek evermore to live in a way
reflecting their Redeemer and
Lord and for His glory.
LETTER TO THE EDITORS
Christians need more than intellect
Dear Editor,
Forgive me for not “jumping on the bandwagon,” but I found Dayne Batten’s article,
“Christians share the story,” to be ironically
contradictory on several points. While I support Batten’s encouragement of coherent civil
discourse, the article ended up saying little
more than, “Think more reasonably, please,”
and could be interpreted as radical as “…or
people will go to Hell.”
The article’s poor construction and argumentation was itself a self-refutation. It seemed to
be a[n emotional] reaction to a Facebook
group, with a rabbit trail on evolutionary theory tossed in as an attempt to bolster his point.
By refuting himself in style and content,
Batten soundly defeats his argument on argu-
mentation, in my opinion.
Also, to say that Christians in general are
“hurting” the “credibility” of the Gospel
because of poorly constructed arguments is to
assume too much on two points. First, Batten
ignores the rest of humanity making similarly
lousy arguments based on emotion. Second,
and refuting the only other valid point of his
article, it undermines the Gospel by stating the
Gospel’s “credibility” is of greatest importance. Christianity and the Gospel are not preserved by their intellectual credibility, as
though it were some academic idea proposed
during a high school debate. To suggest such
an idea changes the essence of the Gospel,
which is something Christians should guard
carefully against.
God does not rely on man’s intellectual wit
to spread His Kingdom. Paul says in I
Corinthians 2:5 that our faith does not rest “in
the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.”
Use your intellect. Participate coherently in
civil discourse. Build knowledge of truth and
act on it by His grace so that God can use us
as instruments of His will. Christians are not
intellectually autonomous executors of salvation. By cultivating our mental powers and
sharpening our apologetic skill we protect the
name and cause of Christ for His sake, not
because failing to do so makes our demographic look stupid.
Sincerely,
W. A. Ross
Sports
The Collegian
February 13, 2009
15
VARSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL
Gibson reaches scoring milestone
Senior guard makes 1000th career point
By Camden Coppelli
Collegian Writer
Dave Miller
Senior guard Ryan Gibson scored his
1,000th career point at Saturday’s game.
The Grove City College men’s basketball team dropped their third straight
game in a 73-59 loss to the Thomas More
College Saints Saturday afternoon.
Prior to tip-off Saturday, the
Wolverines honored four seniors in front
of an energized crowd of 1,350. A Grove
City campus-wide effort to “pack the
stands” was partly to thank for the high
attendance.
The seniors recognized included guard
David Crosby, guard Ryan Gibson, guard
Joe McCoy and forward John Scheller.
All four players proved to be vital parts
of the Grove City offense, as they combined for 36 of the 59 Grove City points
on Saturday.
The most notable performance of the
night was Gibson’s 20-point effort, making him the 23rd player in Grove City
College men’s basketball history to earn
over 1,000 career points.
The milestone mark came at the free-
throw line during the second half.
Gibson went to the line knowing that he
needed to sink both shots to join the
1,000-point club. His first free throw
swished through the net, and the second
free throw rattled in while the student
section erupted.
“Gibson is a great teammate who leads
by example,” sophomore guard Caleb
Orchard said. “He’s probably the most
talented guy on the team; he could play
at any school. He would do anything for
the team.” Courage added six points to
the Wolverine’s Saturday effort.
Grove City went into halftime trailing
33-31 after a very tight defensive battle
in the first half. Scheller led the way on
defense with eight rebounds, two blocks
and one steal.
The second half looked promising for
the Wolverines as McCoy hit a 3-pointer
to pull ahead. But the Wolverines struggled to keep pace with Thomas More’s
high-powered offense for the rest of the
half. The Saints were particularly potent
from beyond the arc, going 12-32 in
three-point shooting for the game.
“We gave them too many open shots in
the second half, and didn’t capitalize
enough on our own possessions,”
Orchard said.
Part of capitalizing on possessions is
protecting the ball and rebounding, which
are skills that Thomas More performed
better than Grove City.
With the victory, Thomas More is guaranteed at least a share of the regular season President’s Athletic Conference title.
Thomas More stands at 9-2 in the PAC
and 16-7 overall. The team was led by
Daniel Ellis, who had 20 points and
Romell Salone with 15 points.
Grove City suffered another loss to
PAC rival Bethany College on Feb. 11.
The final score was 71-64. With that loss,
the Wolverines fell to 10-10 in their overall season and 5-5 in PAC play.
The Wolverines will travel to
Waynesburg University on Feb. 14 for
another PAC matchup at 7:30 p.m.,
where Gibson can continue to build on
his 1000-point legacy.
VARSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Lady Wolverines fight to finish season
at .500 in President’s Athletic Conference
By Kelley Smith
Collegian Senior Copy Editor
After having another split
week, the Grove City College
women’s basketball team looks
forward to the final games of its
promising 2008-09 season.
The Lady Wolverines were
able to produce a come-frombehind victory on Feb. 4 against
Presidents’ Athletic Conference
opponent Chatham University,
49-43. On Feb. 7, however,
Grove City was defeated by PAC
powerhouse Thomas More
College at home, 73-40.
In the game against Chatham,
sophomore Christine Slater had
a game-high 15 points, and senior Raeann Szelong scored 12
points. Junior Laura Miller contributed nine points and was perfect from the free throw line.
Slater also earned 15 rebounds.
Grove City held Chatham
from scoring until the 13-minute
mark in the first half. By halftime, however, Chatham was
down only four points, 19-23.
Chatham then returned to the
court to take the lead for the
majority of the second half. But
with just under three minutes to
play, Szelong landed a threepointer that started an 8-0 run
for the Lady Wolverines. After
completed free throw shots from
Szelong, Miller and junior Krista
Beechy, Grove City held
Chatham from scoring to pull
out the 49-43 win.
Head coach Sarah Harris was
pleased with the game’s end
result.
“We did not play particularly
well, but [the team] did a great
job in persisting and continuing
to play hard,” she said. “We continued to rebound and cut hard
[which] gave us some opportunities at the free throw line ...
[and] we were able to make
some important defensive stops
near the end of the game.”
Even after the win, optimism
toward the following Thomas
More match-up was difficult to
maintain. Grove City had a 0-9
history with the Lady Saints,
including a 41-74 loss earlier
this season. Thomas More also
owns the first place PAC standing.
Before the game, Harris said,
“TMC is extremely talented.
They have guards who shoot
well from outside [along with]
really strong posts, and they run
the floor well.”
Harris had a straightforward
strategy in hopes to give Thomas
More a good run. “We make
some adjustments for every team
we face,” she said. “The big
thing is that we need to be
aggressive.”
“The game plan is simple,”
Harris said. “We need to move
well on the defensive end and
not allow them any easy looks
inside. Offensively, I think we
can get some good looks within
our offense.”
Unfortunately, there was never
a point in the game when the
Lady Wolverines had the lead.
By halftime the Lady Saints had
a 37-21 advantage, and their
largest margin in the half had
been 18 points.
In the second half, the Lady
Saints gained a 40-point lead
before Grove City cut it back to
a 33-point difference by the final
buzzer.
Slater again owned the gamehigh scoring with 18 points as
well as five rebounds. Freshman
Megan Gebrosky contributed 10
points and added another threepointer to her impressive, teamhigh 26 collection for the season.
In a ceremony before the
game, Szelong was honored in a
Senior Day celebration. Szelong,
the team’s lone senior, is a fouryear letterwinner and three-year
starter for Grove City who also
leads the PAC in minutes played
per game.
“There is still a lot of basketball to play,” Harris said. “I’m
pleased that I see our players
playing to their potential and
continuing to improve daily. My
expectations are that we continue to develop as a team.”
After falling to Bethany, 67-
59, on Feb. 11, Grove City now
has three remaining games in its
regular season.The next game
will be at Waynesburg on Feb.
14 in an important PAC
matchup. The final PAC games
that will be crucial in determin-
ing placement in the conference
before the PAC championship at
the end of February. The Lady
Wolverines will need to win
their remaining conference
games in order to obtain a .500
PAC season for 2008-09.
Varsity Scorecard
Team updates from last week:
Women’s Basketball
2/7 – Thomas More 73, Grove City 40
2/11 – Bethany 67, Grove City 59
Men’s Basketball
2/7 – Thomas More 73, Grove City 59
2/11 – Bethany 71, Grove City 64
16
Sports
College inducts sports standouts
By Ryan Briggs
Sports Information Director
In June 2006, Grove City College established an Athletic Hall Fame to honor men
and women who have achieved excellence
in the field of athletics or coaching at Grove
City College or who have made a significant
impact on its athletic program.
The third class was inducted last Saturday,
in conjunction with the Grove City
College’s Presidents’ Athletic Conference
basketball doubleheader against Thomas
More College in the Grove City College
Arena. Eight sports standouts were inducted.
The Athletic Hall of Fame Selection
Committee is soliciting nominations for
the fourth class of inductees (2010).
Nominations will be due by April 1, 2009.
Athletes who are nominated for induction
must have last attended the College at least
10 years prior to being considered for induction. Nominated athletes must also have
earned at least two varsity letters at Grove
City while competing in a sport recognized
as having varsity status during their time of
competition.
A nominated athlete must also be recognized as alumnus by the College. Coaches
who are nominated must be retired from his
or her sport of induction.
The Athletic Hall of Fame Selection
Committee will consider candidates who
were associated with Grove City College
athletics during or after 1956. That is the
year that Grove City permanently joined the
NCAA and also collaborated with other
institutions in western Pennsylvania to form
an athletic conference.
The Selection Committee is a representa-
tive 11-person body that includes current
and former athletic administrators, former
student-athletes and other Grove City
College alumni.
Nominations for the Athletic Hall of Fame
will be solicited through the College’s athletic web site, the Grove City College
Alumni Magazine, “GeDunk,” and the
“Varsity G” newsletter.
Grove City currently has sport-specific
Halls of Fame in men’s swimming and diving and men’s soccer. Both of those respective Halls of Fame will continue as before.
Athletes and coaches from those two sports
will also be eligible for induction into the
Grove City College Athletic Hall of Fame.
Intercollegiate athletics at Grove City
started in 1884 as the College baseball team
played local rival Westminster. Because of
such an extended period of athletic history
and stories of outstanding teams and individual performances, the Selection
Committee voted to launch the Athletic
Hall of Fame beginning 50 years ago.
The Class of 2009 includes two longtime
coaches and six alumni star athletes.
John Barr coached men’s basketball and
cross country at Grove City from 1972 until
1998. He led the basketball team to 319
wins and won 20 total combined Presidents'
Athletic Conference titles as a head coach
at Grove City.
Ross Emerson ’57 was the men’s soccer
program’s all-time leading scorer from
1956 until 2006. Emerson scored 48 goals
in 27 total career matches from 1951-52 to
1955-56.
John “Dutch” Leonard ’59 was the first
1,000-point scorer in Grove City basketball
history. He scored 1,013 points from 1955
Josh Kitamura
President Dr. Richard G. Jewell ’67, left, and Dr. Don Lyle, center, greet Heritage
Award recipient and College Trustee Harvey Miller ’40.
to 1959.
William McGarry ’66 was a standout
swimmer who earned four NCAA AllAmerica laurels at the inaugural NCAA
College Division Championships in 1964.
Charles Purdue ’70 was a four-year
starter in both football and wrestling from
1966 to 1970 and graduated as the College's
winningest wrestler.
Jerry Smoyer ’62 was a four-year letterman in both football and track from 1958 to
1962. He was also a record-setting sprinter
for the track and field team.
Natalie (Sutyak ’83) Watkins, Grove
City's first female athlete to earn AllAmerica honors, led the volleyball team to
two NCAA tournament berths and earned
four basketball letters.
Patti Zbell-Henry, the women’s tennis
coach at Grove City from 1974 until 1990,
compiled a 134-29-1 record, including six
undefeated seasons and 12 conference
titles.
Additionally, this year debuted the
College’s Athletic Heritage Award, which
honors contributers to the inception and
growth of the College’s athletic program.
This year’s honorees were Benjamin Jones
’23, Dr. James Loveless and Harvey Miller
’40.
Jones played football during his time at
the college, and helped Grove City to a 209-3 aggregate record during his career. After
his years at the College he became a pioneer
in the early days of the National Football
League. As a rookie, he earned All-NFL
after helping the Canton Bulldogs to an 110-1 record and the NFL title. He also played
for the Cleveland Bulldogs and the
Frankford Yellow Jackets, whom he led
with nine touchdowns during their title season.
Loveless coached football, basketball,
swimming and track and field at Grove City
College during 17 fruitful years of employment from 1937-54. As football coach, the
College’s program emerged as one of the
region’s finest following World War II.
Additionally the basketball team recorded
eight seasons with double-digit wins under
his coaching.
Loveless also served as assistant athletic
director at Grove City during his tenure. In
1954, he returned to his alma mater,
DePauw University, to serve as its director
of athletics. He worked as DePauw’s athletic director until retiring in 1974. DePauw
inducted him into its Athletic Hall of Fame
as part of the inaugural class in 1986.
Loveless has also been inducted into the
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Last Day: 2/14
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2/14 – vs. Waynesburg
(A) 5:30 p.m.
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Indiana Football Hall of Fame and the
Helms Foundation Hall of Fame.
Miller played three sports during his days
at the College – men’s soccer in its inaugural season, swimming and tennis. He went
on to attend the University of Pittsburgh,
where he hearned his Juris Doctorate
degree. He then began a long, successful
law career which continues today.
Miller became a Trustee of the College in
1963, succeeding his father who had served
as a Trustee since the beginning of the century.
Harvey’s son Ron also currently serves
on the Grove City College Board of
Trustees, thus making three generations of
Millers on the Board of Trustees and culminating in over a century of Trustee service
to the College by the Miller family. He currently serves as Trustee Emeritus of the
College.
As a Trustee, he played a pivotal role in
the development and enhancement of the
school’s athletic facilities. The College
erected the Physical Learning Center in
1953 and opened its baseball field later that
decade. In the 1980s, Grove City opened its
softball field, renovated Thorn Field and
built the Competitive Pool in the PLC.
He also helped facilitate the planning and
construction of the Pew Fine Arts Center
and the Weir Ketler Technological Learning
Center.
VARSITY MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SWIMMING
Wolverines anticipate weekend PAC showdown
By Andrew Parry
Collegian Writer
An entire year of training and hard work
all comes down to three days of racing.
The Wolverine men’s and women’s swim
teams have fought through a tough season
and prepared extensively for the upcoming championships. The team is ready for
the Presidents’ Athletic Conference
Championship Meet, held Thursday
through Saturday at the Grove City
College Pool.
Both teams are entering the weekend
with positive attitudes. The men are the
reigning PAC champions and upset
Westminster College last year by 14
points. This year, the men seek to not
only beat the Titans, but to dominate the
entire meet.
On the women’s side, there is also great
anticipation. The women set a school
record for the most wins in program history this season with 12 total, including a
win over rival Westminster College and
another over former PAC champion
Washington & Jefferson.
After such a record setting year, both
teams cannot help but be anxious to race.
Head coach Dave Fritz has high hopes for
the championship.
“Simply by record alone, we are [better
than last year]. However, when you look
at the depth of talent on both squads, we
clearly are. Our returning swimmers have
improved, yet there are certain athletes
who scored points for us a year ago that
have been displaced by their teammates.
“Even our exhibition swimmers will
swim fast enough to beat scorers from
other teams. Each team is unique, but I
would venture to say ... that this may be
the best swim team, men and women, that
has ever competed here,” Fritz said.
All the swimmers are ultimately looking for PAC titles. If the men’s team pulls
it off, this will be their second win in a
row. A PAC title would be the first for the
Lady Wolverines in about 10 years.
Both teams are expecting to have a
huge fan base for the meet. The atmosphere is “electric,” according to several
of the Grove City swimmers.
“Nowhere else can you have fans go
completely crazy and yell at the top of
their lungs about 10 different times a
night and watch so many records be
shattered,” one fan said. Fritz also loves
the chemistry and atmosphere at the
PACs.
“I enjoy the excitement of the meet in
general. I love competition, and when
you have well-trained athletes at the peak
of their seasons, incredible things happen,” Fritz said.
The meet should indeed be nothing less
than electric. The swimmers are anticipating beating down the competition and
hoping that a sea of crimson will be there
in support. The meet started Wednesday
evening with diving, and swimming competitions started on Thursday morning.