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Vol. 74, No. 18
The Grove City College Student Newspaper
Strongest
kid in
school
Stephen Dennis
Staff Writer
You have been working out
for months, and you’re finally
able to bench-press 200 pounds.
Then you look over to your side,
and what do you see? Frank
“The Tank” Snyder is beside you
and he’s bench pressing more
than 400 pounds like it is nothing.
Snyder, a 23-year-old junior
from Scranton, PA, spends many
of his nights working on homework for his mechanical engineering classes, but that is not all
he does.
Snyder likes to spend at least
half an hour a day in the gym
working out, which consists primarily of weight lifting.
Lifting has become more than
just a way for Snyder to stay fit; it
has become a way of life for him.
“The only time I don’t regularly go to the gym is during finals week; there’s just too much
to do then,” Snyder said.
According to Snyder, it is also
difficult for him to always find
the time to work out when he
is not at the College. Over this
last Christmas break, Snyder was
only able to lift on three separate
days.
Upon his return to the College, Snyder was disappointed
to find that his bench pressing
abilities went from 415 pounds
down to 375 pounds.
Regularly lifting while on
campus is not the only thing
Snyder does to get his body to
perform such feats of strength.
Snyder regularly drinks muscle
building supplements and takes
multiple vitamin pills.
“Some months I’ll spend $100
to $200; heck I’ve even spent
$250 on supplements before, and
then other months I won’t have
to buy any,” Snyder said.
Currently, Snyder’s favorite
supplement is Uni-Vite, which
he takes daily along with fish oil
pills and vitamins.
For Snyder, the process of
taking pills began with vitamins
when he was in high school and
progressed to muscle supplements during his freshman year
in college.
After reading about fish oil,
Snyder discovered that it was a
great way to keep both cardiovascular health and blood pressure in good ranges and added
the supplement to his list.
Snyder said that the supplements definitely help his body
build mass, but they can only go
so far, since both regular exercise and natural born ability also
contribute largely.
At one time Snyder knew
that he was the strongest kid on
campus, but over the last year,
due to an increased amount of
engineering homework, he has
lost some of his strength, putting
other students within the range
of holding that title.
Snyder said that he will again
have the title of strongest student
attached to him by the time he
graduates.
“At graduation some kids
will be able to say they were the
smartest, while others will be
able to say they did the best in
this class or that. As for me, I just
want to be able to say I’m the
strongest,” Snyder said.
Child’s play?
Show fraught with deeper meaning
Jonathan Fisher
Contributing Writer
Based on Hans Christian
Andersen’s inspirational story,
“The Emperor’s New Clothes”
is Grove City College’s next
enthralling musical production.
The musical is no vacuous fluff
piece, but rather a theatrical experience rife with moral lessons
and intense social commentary.
The production dives into the
gripping story of an emperor
who is cruelly manipulated into
believing that he is being given
new clothes that are invisible to
foolish people. Audiences watch
the conflict between the emperor and his daughter along with
the evil plans of Lord Vince, the
minister to those less fortunate,
as he plays with the feelings of a
poor single mother and her son
to convince them to swindle the
emperor.
Over the span of the play, tension builds between the peasants
and the emperor, finally culminating in an intense climax.
Producing this profound musical drama is quite a feat. The
show’s directors, juniors Andy
Hickly and Natalie Nagel, were
up for the challenge.
Hickly described the play as “a
thinly veiled allegory of both the
French and the Bolshevik revolutions dramatizing the political
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Top: The royal secretaries stand ready to affirm the emperor’s fashion sense.
Above: Lord Vince (Tim Lagoy, center) plots the overthrow of the emperor (Nate Woodruff, right). For
more photos, see the photo spread on pages 6-7.
and economic divide between
the haves and the have-nots.”
Despite the task of directing a
play with such heavy concepts,
Hickly has enjoyed the humorous script and phenomenal music of the production.
Backstage work is no walk
in the park, either. Freshman
Courtney Justice described the
goings-on backstage as “busy,
crazy, but always fun.” She added
that everyone is working together to accomplish the same goal
of creating a great show.
The directors and backstage
crew are not the only people
working hard. The actors were
presented with deep, complex
characters to portray, like sophomore Nate Woodroof who plays
the whimsical emperor.
Woodroof observes that his
character depicts how political
leaders obsess over things that
do not really matter and use extravagant solutions that do not
necessarily provide solutions.
In his first lead role in a musical, Woodroof found the task
daunting at first, but he has
EMPEROR 5
New parking for Colonial apartments
Louis Petolicchio
Staff Writer
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The old middle school building will be demolished to make way for
a small parking lot.
Grove City College will be
building additional student parking space due to its purchase of
the old middle school building along Main Street and near
East Main Presbyterian Church,
though not without consideration for a locally prominent
bird species.
After purchasing the middle
school, the College began drawing up plans to demolish the extremely outdated structure and
to replace it with a new student
parking lot.
According to James Lopresti,
the senior director of facilities,
the intent is to “demolish the
present building and construct
a parking lot that will have approximately 50 spaces.”
While the final lot is currently
intended for use by residents of
Colonial Hall, Lopresti said that
actual sticker and registration
parameters have not been solidified.
The College purchased the
building from the local school
district after school board members decided that the building
was old and outdated and that it
would be easier to build an entirely new facility than bring the
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The Collegian
We don’t need no (foundations of) education
April 11, 2014
Page 2
Josh Evans
News Editor
Grove City College recently
announced that education majors will no longer be required
to take Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education.
The change, made by the education department, was enacted
in order to give education majors more options in fulfilling
the requirement to take a course
on the foundations of social sciences.
Dr. Constance Nichols, education department chair, said
that the change was made in part
to reduce the number of credits
that education majors were required to take, which is higher
than most other programs.
“Other education programs
across the state and the nation
require less than half of those
credits,” she said. “An education
major has very little room for
electives, and it’s important for us
to prepare students for the broad
calling of education, not just this
idea of a classroom teacher.”
Nichols also noted that the department wished to give education majors the ability to choose
how they satisfy the foundations
requirement.
“We’ve got a lot of students who are going to graduate school and finding that they
couldn’t get in to certain programs because they didn’t have,
say, psychology or sociology or
things of that nature, and we
wanted to give them that ability to make themselves more
marketable for graduate school,”
Nichols said.
Despite the change, Nichols
said she was confident that most
education majors would continue to take the course.
However, Dr. Jason Edwards, a
professor of history, and one of
the teachers of the course, believes that the course is crucial
in developing a proper view of
education, and he worries about
the impact of the change.
“I fear without a systematic
exposure to the best that has
been written and said on education throughout history, that
students will be intellectually
trapped by either their own personal educational experience
or the standardized, modern
schooling mindset,” he said.
Edwards believes that the
current predominant view of
teaching is that of a neutral and
mechanical skill, rather than
something more involved.
“That mindset, if not challenged, leads to lockstep, narrow
thinking and a diminished view
of the teaching enterprise,” he
said.
In contrast, Edwards’ course
examines a wide variety of both
IJM takes a stand
Louis Petolicchio
Staff Writer
If students found out that
slavery, both in the United States
and around the world, was alive,
and bigger than it has ever been
before, would they try to stop it?
Yesterday, April 10, the Grove
City College chapter of the International Justice Mission (IJM)
held their headline spring event
in the Breen Student Union,
where members of the organization and many other interested
students spent 24 hours standing
up “to raise awareness for those
who cannot stand up for themselves.”
The event, which ran from
8 a.m. yesterday to 8 a.m. this
morning, also included a wide
variety of events, such as live
music, free tea and cupcakes and
an expo of presentations from a
variety of local and national anti-trafficking organizations.
It also featured a “standing
dinner,” sunrise worship and a
display that presented and recreated some of the conditions in
which trafficked people have to
live.
The goal of the event, according to chapter president senior
Elizabeth Early, goes beyond
simple awareness. The goal of
the College’s chapter members
was to raise money for the umbrella IJM organization as well
as to sign a petition that, along
with petitions collected by other
chapters, will be presented to the
U.S government demanding an
increased crackdown on slavery
at home and abroad.
“First, we wanted to raise
awareness,” Early said. “Second,
PARKING
old one up to the current building code.
The College, which has been
in need of additional parking for
some time, added the middle
school to its growing list of purchases along Main Street.
Lopresti said that preliminary
work to prep the building for
demolition will begin as early
as May, involving what he called
“work that wouldn’t be visible
from the road, such as safely removing potentially hazardous
materials.”
The actual demolition of the
building will not begin until
we wanted to give them an opportunity to do something tangible about it. We want to make
students aware of efforts being
made right here in the local
community to engage with this
issue, and give them an opportunity to get further involved if
they so choose.”
The problem of slavery is still
very real around the globe today,
and according to IJM’s annual
report, there are estimated to be
over “27 million men, women
and children held as slaves today
– more than any other time in
history.”
“Slavery is exploitation,” Early
said. “Human trafficking is forcibly exploiting people for their
goods or services to make a
profit.”
To combat this growing
problem, IJM and a number of
other organizations are working
around the world to raise money,
to build awareness and to find
tangible means to free the oppressed. They also aim to punish human traffickers around the
world.
The IJM is an international,
U.S.-based non-profit organization dedicated to fighting human rights abuse, human trafficking, sex slavery and violence
and local governmental corruption. Founded in 1997, this faithbased organization has been able
to free thousands of people each
year.
By pursuing professional investigations into reported cases
of human rights violations or
oppression and using trained legal teams to prosecute either slavers or corrupt government officials, IJM is not just working to
free people around the world but
to help fix the system that allowed
these atrocities to take place.
According to their website,
IJM’s purpose is fourfold: victim
relief, perpetrator accountability,
victim aftercare and structural
transformation. In 2012 alone,
its efforts rescued a total of 2,409
people from oppression, slavery
and brutality.
The College chapter of IJM is
dedicated to supporting its parent organization while raising
awareness of the issue and helping students connect with local advocacy groups. “Stand for
Freedom” gave students a glance
into the often overlooked industry of human trafficking and
showed how it may be affecting
their lives.
Early urged students to, in addition to giving support to organizations like IJM, be careful
what they buy and consume. According to Early, an inordinate
number of goods available in the
U.S. are still made by or with elements produced by slave labor.
“That shirt you wear, that
coffee you drink, that chocolate
you eat, could have easily been
produced with exploited forced
labor,” Early said. “Make sure
you take time to research products before you buy them.”
Early and the rest of IJM urge
the students of the College to
get involved and to get going in
the fight to end human trafficking all around the globe;.
“Stand for Freedom,” the
College’s chapter of IJM and the
IJM itself all have the same vision: “to rescue thousands, protect millions and prove that justice for the poor is possible.”
early June.
Lopresti hopes to have the
parking lot ready for use before
the fall semester begins, but he
acknowledged that this timetable would be the perfect-world
scenario.
“Realistically, the odds are
that it will not be completed
until later in September or even
early October,” he said.
The only major concern with
the removal of the old middle
school building is the question
of whether it would interfere
with the habitat of local chimney swifts, a bird species that
had been known to roost in the
middle school in particular.
The College has partnered
with the Audubon Society and
Grove City’s local Boy Scouts of
America chapter to construct a
“Chimney Swift Tower” near
the wetlands area and nature trail
on lower campus. This chimney
construct will provide a safe,
protected alternative for the
chimney swifts to nest.
As for the parking lot, Lopresti said they are still hammering
out the final details, and will be
putting out a contract for bids to
a select a list of contractors this
coming week.
If all goes according to plan,
both the cars of Colonial Hall
residents and the native chimney
swift birds will all have a new
place to call home this fall.
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ancient and modern views on
education through a specifically
Christian worldview. Edwards
states that the class is highly helpful in evaluating the country’s
current education system and
strongly recommends that education majors take the course,
regardless of requirement.
“Historical and Philosophical
Foundations of Education exposes students to the grand variety of educational approaches,
philosophies, goals and understandings, and without it, the
students’ educational options
will be severely crimped, as will
their understanding of education
itself,” Edwards said.
World News
Roundup
Compiled by Maggie Englehart
Washington state
landslide
The Cascade Mountains in
Washington experienced a fatal landslide on March 22. The
death toll keeps rising, currently a total of 35 dead as of
Tuesday. Eleven people are still
missing after a rain-saturated
hillside along the Stillaguamish
River gave way on the outskirts of the rural town of Oso.
Search crews are continuing
to search through deep, sticky
mud and debris to search for
the missing, with some areas
reaching 70 feet thick. President Barack Obama is planning
to visit the area on April 22 to
meet with search crews.
Malaysia airline
missing update
Malaysian Airlines Flight
370 has now been missing for
over a month as aerial and naval searches continue to look
for any signs of debris that
could lead to the pinpoint of
the crash site.
Australian ship Ocean Shield
reacquired signals twice that
could be coming from the
black box data and voice records from the flight. The ship
has heard the signal a total of
four times, one of which was a
seven-minute transmission on
Tuesday night.
The black box’s ping batteries are expected to run out any
day now. Over $44 million has
been spent by Australia, China,
the United States and Vietnam
on the deployment of military
ships and aircraft.
Other countries aiding the
search include Britain, France,
New Zealand and South Korea. The search consists of 14
planes and 14 ships.
Ukraine crisis
Russia is claiming that
Crimea should have a “right of
return” to Russia. Russia raised
prices of fuel and enforced the
restricting of energy supplies to
Ukraine and other parts of Europe as a way to demonstrate
its power and dominance over
Ukraine.
Using this new tactic, Russia is on the path to becoming
more powerful in Europe than
it has been in the past two centuries. Europe and the United
States are not willing to go to
war over Crimea, but Russia
certainly is.
The U.S. and NATO are
both warning Russia not to
move into Ukraine with its
troops, but it is still uncertain
what Putin’s decision will be
with his troops.
Italy rescue mission
Italian authorities report
that about 4,000 migrants
have been rescued at sea in
the past two days as the rescue
from Libya continues. Around
15,000 migrants have been rescued since the start of the year.
There are still about 300,000
to 600,000 people waiting
to board boats to go to Italy.
Many of these migrants were
in Libya with the intentions of
reaching Europe after applying
for asylum.
Italy strengthened its sea rescue operation after a boat capsized and killed about 360 people. Italy is a major gateway to
Europe for migrants who cross
the Mediterranean Sea.
Bomb in Pakistani
capital
A bomb tore apart a fruit
and vegetable market on the
outskirts of the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, on Wednesday
morning. The bomb killed at
least 21 people and left dozens
wounded.
Police quickly came to the
scene and blocked it off. The
bomb disposal squad found the
11 pounds of explosives hidden in a fruit carton. It is rare
for Pakistani bombs to occur in
the capital.
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Holly Spofford, Michayla Wicker
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April 11, 2014
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Housekeeper puts family first
Mia McMahon
Contributing Writer
Aggressive fluorescent lights
shine brightly in a Mary Anderson Pew North communal
bathroom, with shelves of shower caddies strategically stacked
around its edges.
Girls trickle in throughout the
day, as early-morning athletes
return from their workouts, all
in competition for a shower
spot. As the number of girls begins to dwindle, a cheery woman with her blonde hair pulled
back into a ponytail enters, keys
jangling by her side.
She props open the door with
a garish yellow sign wedged in
the door that reads, “Closed for
Cleaning.” Clara McCracken,
one of MAP North’s freshman
bathroom housekeepers, has arrived.
“I’ve been here 12 years in
July,” McCracken said, “I can tell
right away if something else is in
there [the trash can] besides paper towels – even a tea bag.”
McCracken’s most common
daily tasks include bathroom
cleaning tasks and vacuuming
the hallways.
She and the other College
housekeepers also help to shovel
snow in the winter and to set
up tables and chairs for various
events in the J. Howard Pew Fine
Arts Center and Rathburn Hall.
McCracken was frank, saying
she only sticks with her job because it pays better than any other job she would be able to find.
“I’m in it for the money,” she
“I can tell right away
if something else is in
there besides paper
towels - even a tea
bag.”
Clara McCracken,
on bathroom trash cans
said.
She enjoys being able to work
alone, with the freedom to avoid
butting heads with anyone.
“You do your thing, I do mine
and we’re cool,” she said.
However, McCracken noted
that teamwork still plays a key
role in her job.
“I figure I’m going to be here
till I retire at 62… so I might as
well be friends with everyone
here,” McCracken said.
Indeed, McCracken has many
friends at the College, from resident assistants to girls who have
lived in North to other staff
members.
Housekeepers can easily injure themselves with straining
tasks like moving furniture and
large machines, especially between the end of the school year
and the beginning of May intersession classes.
“Oh, that’s the worst,” McCracken said, emphasizing the
long days, hot weather and
heavy lifting all around. “We call
it hell week.”
McCracken does not want to
be defined by her job. She only
views it as a means of sustaining
her family, not personal fulfillment.
“Oh, I don’t even think about
work as soon as I get off at four.
Then it’s all about family,” she
said.
Family is the most important
thing in McCracken’s life. She
swelled with pride when she
spoke of her 21-year-old daughter.
“Sabrina – we call her Bean –
says that I’m her best friend. We
talk every day,”
she said.
Laughter
and humor has
played an important role in
McCracken’s
family dynamics ever since
she surprised
her husband of
35 years for his
birthday when
they lived on
an Air Force
base in Germany.
She had him
arrested by the
military police, who proceeded to read
his Miranda
rights, modifying them to
“the right to
have a happy
24th birthday.”
More
recently, McCracken won a bet
with her 23-year-old son, Daniel. As her prize, she dragged
him along to her weekly bellydancing class, even forcing him
to wear the traditional coin-
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adorned sash around his hips for
the full effect.
McCracken enjoys dancing and is currently in search of
“anyone who’s willing to teach
[her] the Irish Jig.”
Professor
Spotlight
Dr. Martin Bright
Breanna Renkin
Contributing Writer
Although not a new professor
at Grove City College, Dr. Martin Bright is in his first year as
a full-time professor in the sociology department. Previously,
Bright served part-time at the
College for four years as an adjunct professor.
Bright has taught Principles
of Social Work, Courtship and
Marriage, Sociology of Deviance, Foundations of Sociology and Gerontology during his
time at the College. Next academic year, he will be teaching
some courses that he has never
taught before, including Juvenile Delinquency during the fall
semester and Sociology Colloquium along with Dr. William
Anderson, Dr. David Ayers and
Dr. George Campbell during
the spring semester.
“My favorite classes to teacher are Sociology of Deviance or
Principles of Social Work,” said
Dr. Bright, “People tend to find
them interesting and the topics
lead to good discussion.”
Bright hopes that his students
become lifelong learners. He
also hopes that his students learn
material that they can apply to
their lives down the road, not
only for future jobs but in their
personal lives as well.
“My favorite part about the
social sciences is that students
learn good academics and things
that will help them thrive and
live more abundantly,” said Dr.
Bright.
For example, in Courtship
and Marriage class, students
learn skills, such as how to effectively communicate, that help
Dr. Martin Bright is enjoying his first year as a full-time professor.
them be productive both in the
work place and in the context of
family and relationships.
Although Bright loves to
teach his classes, there are other
aspects of his job that he loves
and finds rewarding as well. He
finds it fun to research topics and
to interact with his students
As for his favorite memories
at the College, Bright says that
he enjoyed when his brother
pulled practical jokes on him
in the classroom when he first
came to campus. Bright’s brother
is also a professor at the College
who would often get his classes
to pull pranks on him.
Additionally, Bright loves
reading Mr. Rogers to his classes
to illustrate different topics in
class. For example, in Courtship
and Marriage class this semester, Bright used the Mr. Rog-
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ers’s quote that says, “Love isn’t
the state of perfect caring. It is
an active noun like struggle. To
love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way
he or she is, right here and right
now,” to illustrate giving one’s
partner unconditional support
and encouragement.
“I have enjoyed my time here
so far and look forward to many
years to come,” said Dr. Bright.
GeDunk worker a mother to all
Victoria O’Brien
Contributing Writer
For some students, a trip to
the GeDunk not only promises
quality service but also encouragement from a certain employee who has often exceeded
students’ expectations.
Amy McMillin, a resident of
Slippery Rock, Pa., was hired by
Bon Appetit Management Co.
in 2012 as a food vender for the
GeDunk.
Besides quality service and
hard work, McMillin desires to
personalize her actions through
encouragement, compassion and
openness towards students.
“I’m friendly to everyone; I
respect everyone for who they
are,” McMillin said.
McMillin has left her mark on
campus, creating quite the reputation for herself.
For sophomore Savannah
Taylor, McMillin is more than
just an employee; she is like a
mother, a friend and a constant
comforter.
“She is very understanding,
positive and a great friend. She
does not let bad days at work
Out of reverence and respect, McMillin desires to reflect her father’s
remembered work ethic by providing the best life for her family, friends
and students.
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d a u g h t e r s The death of her father helped Amy McMillin approach students work experience
of her own, differently.
has shaped her
McKenzie and
into the caring
ously. Once you enter into the
Briana, McMil- lin is an avid
employee she is today. For the
supporter of a successful edu- real job world, there is more re- past 19 years, McMillin worked
sponsibility than you have now,” in the food service, serving at
cation for young people.
“Take your academics seri- McMillin said.
Saint Francis Hospital in New
Castle, PA and at General Electric.
Through these past experiences, McMillin learned to value
the individual as a person, not
just a customer.
On a more personal level, McMillin believes that the
tragic death of her father, James
O’Neill, changed her outlook
on how she treats others.
“I never want to leave anyone behind,” McMillin said.
“The death of my father really
changed my perspective on life.
I value life and those who live
in it.”
Out of reverence and respect,
McMillin desires to reflect her
father’s remembered work ethic
by providing the best life for students, friends and family.
Working 34 hours a week,
McMillin seeks to give students
the attention her father once
gave her, through quality service
in a judgment-free atmosphere.
McMillin leaves students with
these words: “Know that if you
ever need a shoulder to cry on,
or a smile to cheer you up, I will
be here to give it to you.”
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April 11, 2014
The making of a therapy dog
Shelby Mander
Contributing Writer
The presence of new furry
counselors in schools throughout the United States has been
proven to relax and comfort students no matter the severity of
their crisis.
This fall, the College will
welcome their new therapy dog,
Maui, a one year old Labrador
mix.
Maui has just started her beginner dog obedience classes, the
foundation of her training.
Once she completes these
classes, she will begin the advanced training.
The completion of the obedience classes combined with
increased maturity will prepare
Maui for the Therapy Dog International test.
Thanks to Denise Wilson, a
counselor at Zerbe Counseling
Center since 2007, Grove City
College is one of the schools
that uses dogs for therapy. It all
began with Wilson’s black lab,
Tilly.
“I became interested in the
concept of using dogs in therapy
so I presented the information
to Student Life and Learning
and Dr. Jewell and they agreed to
allow Tilly to come on board,”
Wilson said.
“Tilly had obedience training,
but was unable to accomplish the
‘leave it’ command, so she never
actually passed the Therapy Dog
International exam.”
Tilly served at the College for
five years until she died in April
2013.
Like most therapy dogs, Tilly was able to relate to all age
groups and was extremely adaptable.
College students were not the
only ones who benefited from
Tilly’s comforting nature.
She also visited the Orchard
Manor Nursing Home and Retirement Facility weekly and was
an active member of the Animal
Alliance.
A key feature in therapy dogs
is a gentle disposition with a
willingness to please.
According to Wilson, Maui
displays both of these characteristics.
Maui is a rescue dog. A breeder sold Maui when she was four
weeks old, an age that is generally considered too young to be
taken away from her mother.
The new owner expected a
pure-bred and after he discovered Maui was a mixed breed, he
dropped her off at a Petco.
Wilson received Maui at
the age of 11 months from her
daughter, a veterinary technician, who had fostered Maui
since she was a young pup.
“It quickly became evident
that she had the making of a fine
therapy dog,” Wilson said. “In
the College counseling center,
students who are in distress may
have difficulty verbalizing their
COURTESY DENISE WILSON
Maui is finishing her training to be the College’s new therapy dog.
pain, but when interacting with
a therapy dog, no words are necessary.”
Come fall 2014, students in
need of some animal interaction
are encouraged to stop by the
College’s counseling center to
visit with Maui.
Yates publishes screenplay
Of film and frankfurters
Grayson Quay
Entertainment Editor
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Dr. Yates, professor of philosophy, released “No Time to Be Lost,”
his self-described PG-13 screenplay, in book form on April 1. The
plot follows a globe-trotting group of quirky philosophers in their
quest to aid the downtrodden.
On Tuesday April 15 at 5:15
p.m., Grove City College and
the Guthrie Theatre will co-host
a screening of the documentary
“Dog Days” and will provide
free hot dogs.
Directed and produced by
Laura Hinson and Kasey Kirby,
“Dog Days” explores the microentrepreneurial world of Washington, D.C. street vendors.
“This is far more than a simple
screening. This is about initiating a conversation,” Dr. Jennifer
Mobley, chair of the Department
of Communication Studies, said.
This screening is intended to
start a dialogue about entrepre-
neurship, taking place in a world
in which, according to the filmmakers, “the underdogs of D.C.
street vending speak for a nation wondering if the American
dream can still be a reality.”
The filmmakers will give a
brief introduction before the
screening and hold a question
and answer session afterward at
the new Grove City ArtWorks
Studios & Gallery on South
Broad Street.
The screening was conceived
by the Service-Learning Collaborative, an advisory group led
by Mobley and funded by the
Department of Communication
Studies, the Department of Entrepreneurship, and Olde Town
Grove City.
The Collaborative seeks to
spark a conversation about how
mutually beneficial relationships
can be established between the
College and the community.The
intention behind this screening
of “Dog Days” is to use the medium of film to raise questions
about entrepreneurship, the
American dream, and how individuals can all work together for
the common good.
Franktuary, a Pittsburgh restaurant started in 2004 by two
Grove City graduates, will be
sending its food truck to the
Carnegie Alumni Center parking lot to provide free gourmet
frankfurters after the movie.
This day in history: April 11
Stephen Dennis
Staff Writer
Today, April 11, 2014, marks
the anniversaries of three major legislative decisions in the
world, as well as turning points
for two of the world’s most famous leaders.
The Spanish-American War
officially ended 150 years ago
today, with the signing of a
treaty.
The war was the direct result
of United States involvement
in the Cuban War for Independence.
President Lyndon B. Johnson also signed one of the most
significant pieces of legislature
written during the civil rights
movement.
The 1968 Civil Rights Act,
or as it is sometimes known, the
Fair Housing Act, granted equal
rights to all citizens when purchasing or renting housing.
Another legislative change
occurred 93 years ago and took
place in Iowa when the first
state cigarette tax was imposed.
Today also marks the 200th
anniversary
of
Napoleon
Did you know?
Breanna Renkin
Staff Writer
Many professors at Florida State University might
be familiar with the name Frederick L. Jenks, a Grove
City College graduate who also left his mark on Florida
State’s campus.
Although born in Buffalo, NY in 1942, Jenks attended the College and graduated with a B.A. in foreign
language in 1963. During his time at the College, he
was heavily involved in the Pan Sophic fraternity. After
graduation, Jenks went on to earn his Ph. D. from
Wayne State University and his master’s degree from
Case Western Reserve University.
Jenks dedicated his life to education by serving at a
number of colleges. At Florida State, he served as a professor emeritus in the College of Education beginning
in 1971.
He also designed and directed doctorate and master
programs for teaching English as a second or foreign
Bonaparte’s exile from France
to the island of Elba.
Napoleon was allowed to retain the status of Emperor when
he was exiled, and he ultimately
escaped from the island in February 1815.
On this day in 1981, President Ronald Reagan returned
from his medical leave.
A mere 69 days into his
presidency, John Hinckley Jr.
attempted to assassinate the
President.
Reagan
suffered
from
a
punctured lung and severe
bleeding but was able to return
to office less than two weeks
later, 33 years ago today.
Frederick L. Jenks
language as well as founded the Center for Intensive
English Studies, which he directed for 23 years.
The center’s mission includes preparing international
students to study in English universities and providing
a program that allows students to learn the necessary
skills for teaching the English language abroad.
Additionally, Jenks directed the Florida State University Panama Canal Branch for four years. The Panama
Canal branch is a private university in the Panama
Canal Zone that allows citizens and military personnel
living there to earn degrees.
Working with American University, Jenks designed
and directed the first master’s degree in English with a
concentration in teaching English to Speakers of Other
Languages program (MA-TESOL). He also served as an
adjunct professor at Flagler College in St. Augustine, FL.
Other positions that Jenks has held include a Fulbright
Senior Specialist, a legal expert witness in second language assessment, an advocate in the Florida legislature
for public-school English language learners, a member
of the Executive Board of the American Council on
the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Chairman of the
Southern Conference on Language Teaching, a committee member of Teachers of English to Speakers of
Other Languages (TESOL) and a founding member of
TESOL International Research Foundation.
He was also a specialist for the U.S. Department of
State, in which he served in former Yugoslavia, East
Germany and former Czechoslovakia.
In addition to serving in these positions, Jenks was an
accomplished professional writer and editor. His editing
positions include being founding editor of the American Foreign Language Teacher and an editor for Heinle
and Heinle’s Foreign and Second Language Education
series. His own works can be found in journals such as
Classical Outlook.
For his numerous contributions, Jenks has received
the Heinle & Heinle Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Jenks died on Oct. 24, 2010 at Big Bend Hospice in
Tallahassee at the age of 68.
April 11, 2014
Josh Evans
Entertainment
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Swords and sex
News Editor
Murder, betrayal and gratuitous nudity returned to HBO
as the fourth season of “Game of
Thrones” premiered last Sunday.
The new season will cover
the second half of “A Storm of
Swords,” the third book from
George R. R. Martin’s series,
“A Song of Ice and Fire,” upon
which the television series is
based.
The show, as well as the book
series, centers around a struggle
for control over the fictional
realm of Westeros among as
many as six rival factions.
The premier episode, “Two
Swords,” focused on several of
the show’s numerous plot lines.
In the capital city of King’s
Landing, Jaime Lannister (played
by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) returned to find that much had
changed. His father Tywin
(Charles Dance) had begun to
doubt his abilities, and his sister,
Cersei (Lena Headey), appeared
to have lost her incestuous passion for him.
Despite
only
appearing
in a brief scene, King Joffrey
Baratheon (Jack Gleeson), one
of the most hated characters on
the show, reminded viewers of
what an obnoxious brat he is by
mocking Jaime’s lost limb and
his supposed lack of accomplishments.
Meanwhile, in the north, Jon
Snow (Kit Harrington) was tried
at the Wall for his betrayal. He
was released only when he revealed the battle plans made by
the savages who live north of the
Wall.
The episode also followed
Danaerys Targaryen (Emilia
Clarke) in her continued con-
quests to the east of Westeros.
While the show has often been
mocked for finding excuses to
keep her expensive CGI dragons
off-screen, the premiere featured
an impressive display of the three
ever-growing creatures fighting
over a slaughtered sheep.
Viewers were also shocked by
the recasting of Daario Naharis,
the mercenary leader fighting
alongside Danaerys. The previous actor, Ed Skrein, left the
show to take the lead role in the
newest “Transporter” movie, and
was replaced by Michiel Huisman.
The fourth season will also
begin to introduce the Martell
family through Prince Oberyn
Martell (Pedro Pascal), who arrives in King’s Landing. It seems
that he has come to attend Joffrey’s wedding, although Martell
soon revealed his true intention
of seeking revenge for the rape
and murder of his sister.
“Game of Thrones” has been
infamous in the past for mercilessly killing off prominent and
beloved characters. This season
is likely to be the same, as the
final chapters of the book upon
which the season is based feature
the deaths of major characters in
rapid succession.
The show has also continued
its trend of oversexualizing the
source material.
The introduction of Oberyn
is moved from the city entrance
to a brothel, adding nothing to
the story except nudity and the
opportunity for Oberyn to stab
a man through the wrist. While
the books are certainly graphic
at times but convey importance
to the plot, the show’s additions
fail to do the same.
While the show’s producers
see a need to add sexuality to attract viewers to the less popular
genre of fantasy, the excellent
writing and fantastic acting are
enough to stand on their own.
Despite these changes, the
premiere gives an excellent taste
of the plot twists to come as the
rulers of Westeros continue to
play the game of thrones.
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Les Mis actors sing with Broadway’s Valjean
Jacob Sziráky
Staff Writer
The 2013 Grove City College
production of Les Misérables
came to a close in November.
Unlike other shows, the curtain
briefly reopened.
This past Friday, April 4, the
cast had a revival of the show
under special circumstances. Not
only was their performance for
a select audience, but they also
had the opportunity to perform
with Ivan Rutherford, the actor
who currently plays Jean Valjean
on Broadway.
The special performance of
EMPEROR
gained a sense of the character.
He also pointed out that the
story is just as much about the
emperor’s daughter, Sam, as it is
about the emperor himself.
Junior Emma Sibilla plays
Sam, whom Sibilla describes as
a modern young woman. Sam
prefers to dress simply in contrast to her father’s extravagant
wardrobe. Sam not only quarrels
with her father over fashion but
stands up for the rights of the
peasants.
Sibilla enjoys that Sam is at
times the only person who realizes the insanity occurring
around her. She is a strong contemporary role model for young
women and comes to find a
good balance between tradition
and independence, while also
learning the importance of family.
Joining the emperor and his
the show was for Family Guidance 50 Year Legacy Gala. Freshman Jonathan Brutt, a member
of the Les Misérables ensemble,
described the mission of Family Guidance as being able “to
provide for at-risk children that
includes poverty and bad home
situations. They provide camps
for very low [cost] or for free.
This was actually their first time
doing an event of this magnitude.”
Brutt went on to say that they
arrived at the Fairmont Hotel in
Pittsburgh around noon where
they began to rehearse with
Rutherford.
“He was incredible. Not just a
daughter is the narcissistic Vince,
played by sophomore Timothy
Lagoy. Lagoy commented on the
lesson that his character teaches
about the wariness one should
have when dealing with people.
“People need to make sure
that they truly have all their
ducks in a row and that there
isn’t an ugly duckling in the
bunch,” Lagoy said.
He has also been able to experiment with this character and
discover just the right comedic
timing under the direction of
Hickly and Nagel.
Moreover, Mama and Kimberly Swindler (played by sophomore Ashley White Brothers
and freshman Robbie Davis,
respectively), add additional humor to the play. When considering what his character says about
young people, Davis commented
that young people are often told
what they cannot do when they
need to be told more often what
they can do.
performer but a great collaborator, very friendly and funny and
offered us so many different stories of Broadway. He performed
Jean Valjean over 2,000 times and
is still on Broadway,” Brutt said.
Brutt described the evening as
follows: “Rutherford performed
three of his own songs including
several Les Misérables classics,
and there was a middle act where
Family Guidance displayed what
they were doing with money
from their gala… Ivan Rutherford performed a few more
times and the final performance
of the night was performed with
him in “‘One Day More.’”
The audience consisted of 400
donors to the Family Guidance
organization. Brutt said one of
their activities before the show
was to set up gifts and other tokens of thanks for the donors.
The entire cast had been asked
in an email about participating
in the Gala, but due to conflicts
with the upcoming Children’s
Theatre show, the entire cast
was not able to participate in the
performance. After the selection
process, only 13 performers were
able to go to the performance.
Despite the small size of the
group, the show was still regarded as a huge success that resulted
in the whole cast receiving a
standing ovation. CAMERON HOLLOWAY/THE COLLEGIAN
Sophomore Ashley White Brothers adds well to the play’s humor.
For Brothers, acting as a single
mother has given her new perspective.
“It’s worth every mile,” she
said, considering her character’s
point of view. “We’ve learned
how to fend for ourselves.”
Brothers and Davis also point
out that although there is friction between their characters
at times, deep down they love
each other, which is a lesson that
speaks volumes to the families in
the audience.
“The
Emperor’s
New
Clothes” is filled with lessons
about today’s society that entertains young and old alike.
The play will be performed
for the public tonight at 7 p.m.
and tomorrow, April 12, at 11
a.m. in the Pew Fine Arts Center.
Pick of the
Week
NOW +
4EVA
Claire McCray
WSAJ Contributor
Known for hits such as
“Contact High,” Architecture
in Helsinki is back with more
polished dance pop with
its newest album “NOW +
4EVA.” The Australia-based
pop group’s fifth album,
“NOW + 4EVA” breaks a
musical dry spell that began
in 2011.
Heavily inspired by pop
from the late ’90s and early
2000s, Architecture in Helsinki refreshes a genre that
has a tendency to be tired
and overdone. While this
newest album is arguably not
as musically intriguing as past
records, “NOW + 4EVA” is
still a positive addition to Architecture in Helsinki’s discography.
Full of bright synths and
catchy drum fills, the album
relieves any remaining winter
blues and replaces them with
pastel hues. “I Might Survive”
takes on a modern disco quality and is accented by singer
Kellie Sutherland’s light and
airy vocals that shine in a
chorus featuring the lyrics, “I
might survive/ Don’t tell me
either way/ I’d rather be with
you/ Then alive/ I might
survive/ Tomorrow or today/
I’d rather be with you.”
The chorus is backed by
synths that bring to mind panflues and hand-claps, creating
a party atmosphere. Lyrics
such as, “In this commotion,
it turns me up today/ No
magic potion can bring me
back/ Went through all over,
but baby, don’t believe in
fate/ While we make a future
for ourselves,” enhance the
positive atmosphere and create a crazy-in-love vibe.
Perhaps the strongest track
on the album is found at
“NOW + 4EVA’s” conclusion with the track “Before
Tomorrow.” Opening with
a big band feel with group
vocals and pounding organ
chords, “Before Tomorrow”
is a group jam fest that oozes
positivity. A blend of pop and
soul, this track is an energetic mix of styles that provides
a clue as to where Architecture in Helsinki intends to
proceed in future albums.
The lyrics “Before tomorrow/ Make some history for
tomorrow/ These never ending ways we’re pretending
they got me drifting/ Before
tomorrow/ Make some history with me,” develop the
soul sound and are backed
by blasts from tenor saxophones.
Architecture in Helsinki
is an indie-pop group that is
not afraid to take chances in
changing how it approaches
the genre, regardless of how
it is received. While not every track is a strong standout, there are enough hits
that shine through to present
hope that future albums will
learn from the mistakes of
tracks that fell flat.
Fans of Fitz and the Tantrums and Animal Collective
are sure to find Architecture
in Helsinki to be a fun addition to their library.
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April 11, 2014
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Entertainment
April 11, 2014
‘House of Heroes’ rocks
Crawford
Courtney Justice
Contributing Writer
On Saturday, April 5, Stonebridge Concerts brought House
of Heroes to Crawford Auditorium. Senior Dan Becker
described the music lineup as
“harmonies that will make your
mama cry.”
The band played a mix of its
older and newer material, aiming to spark the current fan base,
while allowing fresh interest to
ignite. Students as well as outside youth groups and members
involved in the Junior Crimson
Day festivities gathered to hear
the band play at 8 p.m.
House of Heroes hails from
Columbus, OH and includes
lead singer Tim Skipper, drummer Colin Rigsby, lead guitarist
Eric Newcomer and bassist Matt
Lott. Their alternative sound caters to a variety of musical tastes.
The band is influenced by
groups like the Beatles, Queen
and Muse with a sound similar
to that of Relient K, Switchfoot
and Anberlin.
The band considers itself to be
an alternative rock band rather
than a Christian rock band for
the same reasons that many other Christian-going-secular bands
do.
“We kind of straddle the line
as far as playing in church one
day and playing at a bar the next
day,” lead singer Skipper said in a
YouTube interview. “We can relate to the people in the church
and the people in the bar. They
also need to hear a message. At
the end of the day, we just want
to be as real as we possibly can.”
At the concert, House of Heroes played music from its most
recent album, “Cold Hard Want,”
as well as from albums “Suburba”
and “The End is Not the End.”
The band’s latest album was released in 2013 and titled “The
Knock-Down Drag Outs.” It is a
compilation of previous albums,
as well as a few demo tracks.
The band also debuted “Satisfied,” a song that will be released
on a new EP later this year.
The opening act for House of
Heroes was Dan DeCristofaro
’13. He performed solo, without
the other members of his band,
the Blue Light Bandits. DeCristofaro had a softer sound than
that of House of Heroes and
made for a solid opening act.
COURTESY BRANDON MOORE
Stonebridge is an organization on campus of about 10-15 Frontman Tim Skipper (above) and the band surprised fans by
students that strives to bring debuting “Satisfied,” a song from an upcoming EP.
bands to campus.
rooms and hotels and creating a vertising for the event.This partThe goal of Stonebridge, acgreat experience for the bands nership with WSAJ has led to
cording to the campus ministries when they come to perform.
the possibility of hosting bigger
website, is “to provide Grove
After the opportunity to speak bands in the future
City College with artists who with the lead singer after a con“At WSAJ we use our comwill bring glory to God through cert, Becker was able to commu- munication and technical skills
a variety of musical performance nicate with the band’s booking in diverse and fun ways,” WSAJ
styles.”
manager and bassist for about six general manager, junior Brittany
The members of Stonebridge months in order to bring House Morales, said, “It’s exciting for
delegate the work through the of Heroes to campus.
us to partner with a group that
leadership of the organization’s
The members of House of operates within a similar arena.
president, senior Scott Inderbit- Heroes pride themselves on their Specifically it made a lot of sense
zen, as well as a marketing team, outlandish requests. Although to support the sound services
fundraising team, hospitality they praised the hospitality team and equipment for House of
team and logistics team.
for providing them with a birth- Heroes, so we have had a large
Becker has been involved day cake and a trophy, they also part of our budget dedicated to
with Stonebridge since his pointed out that Stonebridge the project for some time.”
sophomore year because of his had failed to provide them with
Stonebridge holds interviews
immense love for music.
the group’s third request: a fal- each semester to reel in more
“I wanted to be a part of coner.
students to be a part of bringbringing music I love to camStonebridge Concerts hosted ing concerts to campus. With
pus,” he said.
three concerts this school year. the help of the WSAJ sponsorBecker is on the hospitality The organization partnered ship, students can look forward
team, and his duties include pre- with WSAJ Campus Radio for to seeing more of their favorite
paring food, providing dressing assistance with finances and ad- bands on campus in the future.
‘Buffy’ still slays audiences
Things 2 Do
Friday, April 11
Vision & Values Conference
9 a.m. - 8 p.m.Various Locations
Children’s Theatre: “The Emperor’s New Clothes”
7 - 9 p.m. PFAC Ketler Auditorium
Relay for Life
7 - 11:55 p.m. PLC IM Rooms
Saturday, April 12
BUFFY.WIKIA.COM
Grayson Quay
Entertainment Editor
Despite being off the air since
2003, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”
continues to captivate audiences, combining the boundless
creativity of shows like “Doctor
Who” with some of the finest
characters and writing in television history.
We’ve all seen the cute, blonde
girl get eviscerated by the monsters in the first five minutes of
every horror movie. “Buffy the
Vampire Slayer” turns the tables,
creating a cute, blonde girl that
the vampires and demons fear.
Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is the Slayer, endowed with enhanced physical
abilities and charged with keeping the world safe from the forces of evil. On top of all that, she
also has to survive high school.
As the series opens, Buffy
is a sophomore who has just
transferred to Sunnydale High
School, which is conveniently
located over a nexus of occult
energy known as the Hellmouth.
At school, Buffy meets her
British “Watcher,” Rupert Giles
(Anthony Stewart Head), who
serves as her trainer and handler.
She also befriends Xander Harris
(Nicholas Brendon) and Willow
Rosenberg (Alyson Hannigan).
The four characters remain
constant throughout the show’s
seven seasons and are complemented by a rotating cast of sup-
porting characters.
“Buffy” is a coming-of-age
story on a cosmic level, following Buffy as she navigates high
school and college, dead-end
jobs, family crises and failed relationships, all while standing as
humanity’s first and only defense.
The stakes are constantly high
and the action never-ending.
“I suddenly find myself needing to know the plural of apocalypse,” one supporting character
remarked.
Buffy is an archetypal female
lead, engaging in stylized fight
scenes with her vampire foes
before dispatching them with a
thrust of her stake. Joss Whedon,
the show’s creator, manages to
develop Buffy so that she is conflicted and nuanced, rather than
the feminist poster child she
could easily have become.
Tension exists between Buffy’s
monumental calling and her
longing to experience normal
life.Viewers never forget that the
girl who is called upon to make
decisions that determine the
fate of humanity is the same girl
who questions her worth after a
rough break-up.
Each season is loosely structured around a main villain or
“Big Bad,” each of which challenges Buffy and her friends,
who call themselves “The Scooby Gang,” in a unique way. The
first season is gratingly campy,
but the next six seasons make up
for it.
The high points of the show
are the episodes that Whedon
writes and directs himself. They
include gems such as “Hush,”
which features 22 minutes with
no dialogue, and “Once More
with Feeling,” a fully choreographed musical episode with an
entire album of original songs.
The supernatural forces pervading the show make it possible
for almost anything to happen,
leading to fascinating scenarios
as well as crushing moral dilemmas. One of the greatest triumphs of the show is that, despite almost infinite possibilities,
the audience can connect with
the fanciful world and invest in
characters who respond to fantastical situations.
A variety of plot arcs stand
out. Buffy’s star-crossed romance
with Angel (David Boreanaz), a
vampire with a soul, is vampirehuman love done right. The
conflict between Buffy and her
Nietzschean fellow Slayer, Faith
(Eliza Dushku), raises important
questions about how Slayers, or
anyone else, should wield power.
Spike (James Marsters), a
powerful vampire obsessed with
testing himself against Slayers,
begins as a villain but becomes
morally ambiguous as the series
progresses, leading to spiritual
struggles that border on Calvinistic. Like any Whedon show,
there is no shortage of whiplashinducing twists.
All seven seasons are available
on Netflix.
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8 a.m. - 5 p.m. HAL Room 110 and Sticht Lecture Hall
Children’s Theatre: “The Emperor’s New Clothes”
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. PFAC Ketler Auditorium
11th Presidential Gala
8 p.m. - 11 p.m. Breen Student Union, HAL Atrium,
HAL Courtyard
Sunday, April 13
Spring Choral Concert
6:30 - 7:20 p.m. Harbison Chapel
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Friday, April 11
Stations of the Cross on the Quad, 7 - 8 p.m.
Tuesday, April 15
Dr. David Valoney, adjunct professor, Regent
University Law School
April 11, 2014
Perspectives
Dear freshman self,
I guess this is coming about
five years late, but maybe someone else can learn from the
things you did not. Sometimes
you just need a break from the
bubble to clearly see your time
there.
Let’s review the things you
took for granted going into
Grove City College freshman
year:
#1: College is when you will
always look amazing, be popular
and get good grades. Right, because life is like an
episode of “Greek” or “Gossip
Girl.” Stop hiding your insecurities and faults behind the perfect
image you present on social
media or when you walk out of
your room for class. Be honest
with people; don’t just say you
are “fine.” Girls, does it really
matter if you look put together
for class?
Take a day to do something
that you enjoy. Skip a homework
assignment and go to bed before
midnight. Have a good chat and
a good cry with a friend about
things that really matter.
Perfection is unattainable, so
don’t let it get its claws wrapped
around your life. We are free in
Christ: are you living in that
freedom? Have a little fun and
stop stressing over school work
– your GPA is just a number that
doesn’t mean as much as you
think it does.
Invest in people; they are
where you can make a real difference. Love them, listen to them,
be honest with them about your
fears and guilt and make time for
them.
#2: Everything is under control, and life is a synonym for
“my plans for my future.” Guess what? You might think
you know what you want in life,
but God knows better. It may
not seem better compared to
what you have planned now, but
it will be better when you look
at the long-term scope of your
life.
If He changes the plan, be
flexible, otherwise it’s going to
hurt a lot more later on. Constant and total surrender is the
key, and it’s the hardest thing you
do on a daily basis. Trust Him.
He knows what He’s doing, especially when you don’t.
Stop worrying about failing,
about taking risks and doing
something crazy. It’s okay to fail.
God’s plan leaves room for failure, because God doesn’t measure success based on your GPA,
the number of Facebook friends
you have, how much money is in
your bank account or what kind
of job you’ll get after graduation.
He is so much bigger than all of
that.
#3: I will meet my soul mate
in college and get my “ring by
spring.” Why are you so afraid of being single in college? Contrary
to popular thought, being single
does not mean you are undesirable. Being single does not mean
that you have failed. Singleness is
a time of wonderful, uncomplicated friendships, of loving the
other sex as brothers or sisters in
Christ.
But when you do like someone, do you ever tell them? Are
you ruled by your fear? If God
wants it to work, it will work,
if not, then it won’t. Stop being
afraid of ruining friendships if
you share your feelings. There is
freedom in honesty.
I guess it also is time to tell
you that dating just for the sake
of dating is stupid. If you don’t
see a future with the other person, there is no need to stay with
them. On the other hand, waiting to start dating someone until
you think you are ready to marry them is also stupid. It’s a date,
not a proposal.
#4: I know what I believe
about faith, and am excited for
the Christian community at the
College.
Don’t get me wrong, the people at the College are wonderful,
fabulous and incredible – a community unlike anywhere else.
But don’t get lulled into thinking that this is what the world
is like.
The College is a Christian
bubble. There are lots of good
things to learn in the bubble, but
don’t learn complacency. Just because all your friends are Christians does not mean that you are
exempt from Jesus’s command to
“go and make disciples.” Mission
has always been a central component to the church and the
heart of God, and if you are not
involved in some sort of mission,
you might need to look again
at your priorities. Christians
are not made to be consumers,
but givers as well. Serve at your
church if you’re looking for a
starting place.
If you leave college thinking
that you have all the answers
to anyone who might question Christianity, then you have
not been honest with yourself
about the issues. Engaging with
non-Christians about Christianity is difficult, so don’t shoot
yourself in the foot by being arrogant and condescending about
it.
Humility and honesty is the
best way to approach a conversation, not heavy-handed Bible
thumping. You will miss out on
growing if you refuse to get out
of your comfort zone, but I can
assure you that that being out
of the comfort zone is the most
freeing place to be, because it is
there that you must let God be
in control. I hope you learn these things
before you leave Grove City
College – before you limit what
God can do in and throughout
your life. Enjoy your time in this
bubble, but please take time to
question the things you might
take for granted and to be honest with others and to get out of
your comfort zone. Sincerely,
Monica Godfrey ’13
Page 9
Editorial
Approaching 100 years
Dan Johnson
Managing Editor
Grove City College’s student
newspaper, The Collegian, has
been delivering the news on a
weekly basis for 100 years as of
this October. The realization of
this momentous occasion was
something I stumbled upon
earlier this year.
The assigning of volume
numbers for newspapers has
apparently been an area of confusion for quite some time.
A case could be made to base
the volume numbers on the
1891 founding of The Collegian, but the publication ceased
printing for a number of years
early on, and did not become
a weekly paper until the fall of
1914.
An examination of past issues of The Collegian presents
a numbering system that was
spotty at times, for a number of
reasons known and unknown.
Until now, the numbering has
not been in line with a 191415 starting point in about 70
years.
As Oct. 10, 1914 was the first
issue of the weekly Vol. 1, this
fall’s staff will produce the first
issue of weekly Vol. 101. October will mark the 100th anniversary of this paper, which has
been published without prolonged stoppage in that span.
One possible exception is
the 1943-44 academic year.
Copies of The Collegian are
missing in the online archive
from that year, though the volume number stayed at Vol. 29
through a portion of the World
War II years. Thus in this issue
we reestablish the numbering
of the paper for the first time
since perhaps the late 1930s.
Because of the way the dates
fall, The Collegian will publish
an issue on Oct. 10, 2014, exactly 100 years from the date
of the first weekly issue. More
fanfare will follow, likely in that
most appropriate issue.
And so, these final two issues
continue the 100th consecutive
weekly volume of The Collegian. We are honored to have
taken our place in the history
of this paper and the College.
We are excited to announce
that junior Josh Evans will assume the role of editor-in-chief
to lead the paper into the next
100 years, joined by junior Marissa Candiloro as managing
editor. Both have gained considerable experience with the
paper this year, serving as news
editor and design chief, respectively.
With the establishment of
next year’s staff already well
underway (including a full editorial staff), The Collegian is
excited to continue providing
the news to the College community.
Write for The Collegian
Interested in writing for The Collegian? The
Collegian provides excellent opportunities for students
who are interested in journalism careers, in writing and
in exploring campus events and issues. All sections
welcome new writers. Email the Collegian at
[email protected].
NSA’s actions constitute domestic abuse
Scott Alford
Staff Writer
Whistleblower
Edward
Snowden brought warrantless
wiretapping to the forefront of
national conversation by exposing the National Security Agency’s surveillance of the American
people.
While many Americans are
outraged at the NSA’s unconstitutional actions, few realize the
extensive history of NSA’s spying
policies. Since President Harry
Truman established the NSA in
1952, the agency has grown in
both power and technological
capabilities, enabling it to spy on
American citizens without consent or probable cause.
The NSA claims its primary purpose is collecting and
analyzing foreign intelligence
and counterintelligence. The
NSA uses cryptology to protect
the vast array of domestic communication systems and to analyze threats to the United States.
Of all U.S. intelligence agencies,
the NSA is estimated to be the
most powerful and expensive.
In the wake of the Watergate
scandal in 1972, the American
people became concerned about
the abuse of power by government agencies. Because of Watergate, “trusted” agencies of
government were submitted to
rigorous scrutiny.
When allegations surfaced of
government agencies, such as the
NSA, abusing powers, the Senate
voted to establish an 11-member committee to investigate.
The committee, spearheaded by
Senator Frank Church (D-Idaho), conducted the investigation
using similar techniques to the
Watergate enquiries.
The senators discovered that
NSA operatives had spied on
American citizens in the U.S.
without warrants.The NSA used
techniques from basic theft to
sophisticated electronic communication technologies to obtain
information about the American
people.
Church’s committee discovered illegal surveillance operations were used by NSA agents
targeting political dissenters, including anti-war protesters, civil
rights activists and political opponents.
Church summarized the impact: “[The National Security
Agency’s] capability at any time
could be turned around on the
American people, and no American would have any privacy
left, such is their capability to
monitor everything: telephone
conversations, telegrams, it
doesn’t matter. There would be
no place to hide.”
To address these concerns,
Congress enacted the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act
(FISA). Among other policy reforms, FISA created a secretive
court to issue warrants to the
NSA for “reasonable” wiretaps
and eavesdropping. In 1975, the
New York Times explained that
FISA established guidelines in
which the NSA could only obtain “warrants under FISA that
they could not get from an ordinary judge.”
After the enactment of FISA,
the NSA strictly followed the
set parameters. However, that all
changed on Sept. 11, 2001. In
the aftermath, the agency compromised Fourth Amendment
protections in the name of combating terrorism.
Former NSA analysts explained, “The individual liberties
preserved in the U.S. Constitution were no longer a consideration [at the NSA].”
These changes occurred because of President George W.
Bush’s quick reaction to circumvent the FISA regulations.
The NSA has a history of constitutional
usurpations... Congress
needs more oversight
of the NSA... [and]
should strictly define
“reasonable search.”
“Twenty-three days after the
Twin Towers fell, President Bush
signed off on a secret eavesdropping operation,” Pulitzer Prize
winning journalist Eric Lichtblau reported in his book, “Bush’s
Law.” “Many of the country’s
senior national security officials,
men and women with highest
security clearances in his administration, knew nothing about it.”
The Bush Administration
slowly and secretly increased
the authority and power of the
NSA’s wiretapping operation in
the years following the terrorist
attack.
In President Bush’s second
term, details of the NSA’s expanded powers began to surface.
In 2005, President George Bush
revealed the program existed and
defended the program for fighting terrorism.
Under the Bush Administration, an unprecedented amount
of wiretapping and metadata
tracking was unleashed on ordinary citizens. By 2006, the NSA
was collecting data to create “the
largest database ever assembled
in the world,” with the goal of
compiling “a database of every
call ever made,” with no exception for American citizens.
In 2008, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was
amended to formally allow the
NSA to eavesdrop on phone
calls and emails of ordinary
Americans without having
properly justified warrants.
One of the most significant
changes to FISA was the clause
absolving companies from liability for cooperating with the
government by granting access
to their private records of customer data. The era post-Sept.
11, 2001 introduced a new era
of “big government.”
The new surveillance powers
gave the government power to
track U.S. citizens without oversight.
In the spirit of the new era of
“Big Brother,” the NSA began
to construct a massive data center “to intercept, decipher, analyze and store vast swaths of the
world’s communications as they
zap down from satellites and zip
through the underground and
undersea cables of international,
foreign and domestic networks.”
The data center uses state of the
art technology to track calls,
emails and metadata.
In recent years, evidence
emerged of the NSA having
engaged in “over collection” of
domestic communications of
Americans. While previous evidence suggested the surveillance
was incidental, the NSA’s new
wiretapping and spying abilities
were described by officials and
briefed lawyers as “significant
and systemic.”
In early June, the American
people learned that the NSA
forced Verizon to release all
phone records on an “ongoing,
daily basis.” Shortly after, the
Washington Post reported leaked
slides describing the NSA’s
PRISM program to tap major
companies for extensive email
and electronic communication
records. Since then, the American public has been demanding
answers about the actions of the
NSA.
The NSA has a history of
constitutional
usurpations.
When Church originally scrutinized the NSA for such abuses,
he understood the importance
of accountability and oversight.
Congress needs more oversight
of the NSA. FISA should be restored to fulfill its original oversight purposes. Congress should
strictly define “reasonable”
search to give full protection of
Fourth Amendment rights.
Additionally, the Electronic
Communication Protection Act
(ECPA) should be reformed to
provide protection against all
unreasonable search and seizure
in digital communication. The
American people must decide
how they will react to the NSA’s
overreach. America must decide between caving to the “Big
Brother” NSA or fighting for
constitutionally protected liberties.
Perspectives
Page 10
April 11, 2014
A more HUMAne option
Daniel Amico
Contributing Writer
A liberal arts education historically includes subjects like
math, art, sciences and languages.
Since antiquity, educators have
valued the liberal arts as a means
of producing well rounded citizens who have a more holistic
and interdisciplinary understanding of the world.
Grove City College’s identity
as a liberal arts college is articulated through its battery of humanities requirements. But this
indiscriminate requirement gives
rise to common complaints: “I
thought I finished this in high
school” or “I know this already
from high school, why am I
here?”
No one doubts that liberal arts
classes are incredibly valuable,
but their value evaporates if they
are merely repetitive classes from
high school.
I believe the College can address these complaints while
strengthening its commitment
to the liberal arts ideal. It is simple: students should be given the
ability to test out of humanities
courses and in turn be given the
opportunity to explore academ-
ic disciplines outside the ancient
Latin curriculum.
Optional tests can give students the choice to bypass humanities courses if they demonstrate the basic level of
understanding that a humanities
class is designed to guarantee.
Humanities requirements assure
professors that students have a
uniform basic understanding
as they move into higher level
courses. Testing can achieve the
same object.
Even as they stand now, humanities courses vary. They are
not taught uniformly, but by different professors using different
materials, divergent syllabi and
unique teaching styles. A testing
requirement would preserve this
baseline subject understanding
that all humanities classes guarantee.
Optional testing is not a novel
solution; it is one the College
already implements to a limited
extent. Freshmen are regularly
exempt from the math, language
and science requirements.
A testing option would assure
that humanities courses are only
bypassed by students who have
proven adequate subject familiarity even if they didn’t have
Advanced Placement or Inter-
national Baccalaureate classes offered at their school.
In other cases, the course requirement is reduced if one’s
high school grades or Advanced
Placement test scores are high
enough. At the College, where
students can take a class on the
life of Christ from an earnest
and orthodox teaching perspective or a class exploring Austrian
economics, open credit hours
would benefit students wishing
to study other areas of academic
interest.
The unique Christian perspective that the College has is
highly prized. But students who
already have that perspective –
either through homeschool or
private schooling – and want to
bypass redundant or unchallenging humanities requirements
should have the option to branch
out and explore new fields outside their major, taking advantage of the College’s Christian
worldview in all courses.
Students at the College live
in the 21st century; according
to former Google CEO Eric
Schmidt, humanity is producing more than 5 exabytes (that’s
about 5 million terabytes) of
new information every two days.
If the goal of a liberal arts edu-
The left’s evolving
hierarchy of rights
Dr. Paul Kengor
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at TheBlaze.com on April 3.
Unless you’ve been sleeping
under a rock, you’ve noticed the
growing clash between religious
freedom and issues like samesex marriage and forced funding
of abortion. Last week, the Supreme Court heard a landmark
case on whether the federal government can compel a business
to fund abortion drugs in defiance of the religious beliefs of
the business owner. It’s merely
one such case amid a flurry of
lawsuits that even includes the
Little Sisters of the Poor. Or,
consider these situations involving gay marriage:
In Oregon, a couple that owns
a bakery, the Kleins, are being
sued and called before the state
for not making a wedding cake
for a same-sex ceremony. The
Kleins note that being forced to
make such a cake against their
will would violate their Christian beliefs and freedom of conscience.
In Colorado, another bakery
owner, Jack Phillips, awaits a
possible jail sentence for refusing
to bake a wedding cake for a gay
couple.
In Washington State, a florist
is being prosecuted by the state’s
attorney general for declining to
provide flowers for a same-sex
wedding.
In Ocean Grove, New Jersey,
a Methodist camp meeting association lost its tax-exempt status
for declining its wedding pavilion to two lesbians for a samesex ceremony.
In New Mexico, the state Supreme Court ruled against the
owners of Elane Photography,
judging that they violated the
state’s Human Rights Act by
refusing to take pictures for a
same-sex ceremony. The ACLU
opposed Elane Photography, as
did one of the justices, who recognized that the ruling violated
Elane’s religious freedom but
argued that such is the price of
“citizenship” in America today.
In Massachusetts and Illinois,
Catholic Charities, one of the
oldest and most established private adoption agencies in America, has been forced to cease services because it will not provide
adoptive children to gay couples.
And then there’s any number
of figures demonized, boycotted,
picketed, pressured, or fired for
expressing their opposition to
gay marriage: the president of
Chick-fil-A, the owner of Barilla pasta, Craig James of Fox
Sports, or Arizona’s governor.
These are merely a few of
many examples. All involve religious believers invoking their
sacred First Amendment rights,
only to have those rights rejected
by those describing themselves
as “liberal” and professing “diversity” and “tolerance.” In truth,
you are not free to disagree with
liberals on this issue. They won’t
let you. They will compel you.
They will see you in court, in
bankruptcy, maybe even in jail.
Liberals tolerate only what
they agree with.
But what’s really going on
here? What’s the bigger picture?
Well, these actions of liberals/
progressives aren’t a surprise
when you delve deeper into the
logic of their ideology. Consider:
Liberals/progressives have a
hierarchy of rights. They don’t
look at competing rights in a
pluralist system in the typical
way that we’ve long been accustomed to in America. For
instance, Americans typically—
through the political and judicial
process—have carefully sought
to balance competing rights:
property rights, civil rights, religious liberty, freedom of conscience, speech, press, federal
rights, state rights, the right to
life, and so forth. Picture all of
these rights laid out in a line,
with each prudently considered
among the others, and with respect to the others.
Unfortunately, that is not how
liberals/progressives
operate.
They act according to a hierarchy of rights that—consistent
with progressivism—is always
progressing, or changing, or
evolving. Right now, for liberals/progressives, sitting atop the
totem pole in this hierarchy are
so-called “marriage rights” and
“abortion rights.” In the past,
they called these things not rights
but “gay marriage” or “freedom
of choice.” Quite shrewdly, however, they’ve framed these “freedoms” as “rights,” along the lines
of “civil rights.” Equally shrewd,
they push them forward under
the mantra of “tolerance.” It’s a
brilliant move that’s working ex-
tremely effectively with millions
of Americans.
But here’s the main point: for
today’s liberals/progressives, the
likes of “marriage rights” and
“abortion rights” rise superior to
other rights, certainly above religious rights and property rights.
We see this in the gay marriage
examples listed above. It also applies to the Obama HHS mandate requiring religious believers
to fund abortion drugs. In all
these cases, there’s one commonality: liberals/progressives
disregard the religious rights
and property rights that they
are steamrolling in the name of
gay marriage and abortion. Religious rights and property rights
are subjugated to a kind of liberal/progressive gulag. They are
deemed bottom-of-the-barrel,
and in no way nearly as important or worthy of consideration.
Again, the startling irony is
that these same people fancy
themselves champions of tolerance, diversity, and “equal rights.”
That has never been accurate,
and they are proving it now
with special uncompromising
rigidity. They are pursuing what
they’ve always pursued: selective
tolerance, selective diversity, and
selective equal rights. Religious
rights are not among their select.
A quotation that sums up this
thinking comes from gay activist, law professor, and EEOC
Commissioner Chai Feldblum.
When asked about the conflict
between gay rights and religious
rights, Feldblum said, “I’m having a hard time coming up with
any case in which religious liberty should win.”
That’s very clear. An attorney
colleague of mine says of Feldblum: “Supposedly a Constitutional Law scholar, she holds that
view despite the fact that religious freedom is actually in the
Constitution!”
Yes, but to liberals/progressives it doesn’t matter. They have
a hierarchy of rights, one that’s
always changing. And right now,
religious rights are their bottomdwellers. For religious believers
who disagree with them, too
bad. They’ll see them in court.
cation is to produce knowledgeable and erudite citizens of the
world, and a student already has
satisfactory working knowledge
need to sit in a classroom being
told what you already know.
There is a wealth of knowledge out there today that the
WIKICOMMONS
of the ancient Latin curriculum,
it is an exercise in tedium to
make them sit through a review
of high school while in college.
The liberal arts vision of today
is grander and richer than that
conceived in antiquity. Learning
the basics is important, but once
one has done that, there is no
original scholars could not have
even imagined. Grove City College students should have the
option to not only graduate having the classic education promised by a liberal arts college, but,
if conditions are met, also having
explored some other exciting
disciplines as well.
Dropping class
damages context
Susan Thomas
Contributing Writer
A liberal arts education should
provide a thorough understanding of one’s field of study within
a historical and philosophical
context. It is crucial to view the
world through the lens of history and to encounter differing
perspectives in order to uncover
personal and collective misconceptions.
Knowledge is powerful, and
any accumulation of it may
prove dangerous on its own. It
must be accompanied by a full
comprehension of how to employ it. In spite of this knowledge, Grove City College will
no longer require historical and
philosophical foundations of
education as a requirement for
education majors.
Though it may sound hyperbolic, the truth is that the College is damaging educational
experiences while sending the
broader message that it is superfluous to understand why any
vocation is a worthy pursuit.
However, this policy change
does not stem from an intentional desire to undermine students’ education. The College
seeks to provide education majors with practical training. Field
experiences and student teaching are championed as the key
to creating excellent teachers.
While practical knowledge is
valuable, without philosophical
knowledge, it is meaningless and
often dangerous.
While it may be easy to as-
sume that the uneducated provide the greatest threat to society, it is far more dangerous to
possess knowledge without any
appreciation of how to handle it.
As Dr. Jason Edwards, professor
of history and humanities, explains in his course, one’s philosophical views directly affect his
educational philosophy, policy
and practice.
A Christian teacher could easily fall prey to relativistic teaching methods if not instructed to
detect the subtle philosophies
which undergird practices.
Foundations of education is the
key to creating thoughtful education majors who will become
thoughtful teachers.
It is ironic that one expects
teachers to cultivate reflective
students without first learning
how to think about education.
Thus, the practice of education is insufficient and must be
complemented by a broad understanding of the various philosophies concerning education.
Generally, any study will prove
itself to be pointless if it lacks
any discussion of its importance.
Any school that triumphs practice over perception and method
over mentality does not provide
a liberal arts education, but rather reveals itself to be an opposing
force in the attempt to learn.
Any administrative body that
seeks to limit discussions of the
philosophy of any scholastic
pursuit merits denunciation. Education majors deserve to learn
why their vocation is valuable. It
is reprehensible to rob them of
this necessary discussion.
GREEN EYESHADE AWARD
This week’s award goes to junior
Melissa Eswein for her thorough and
consistent contributions to the Collegian
fact checking team in addition to extra
contributions of solid copy.
The Collegian Green Eyeshade Award
honors student contributors who have
demonstrated consistency and excellence
in their work.
Melissa Eswein
Each week, The Collegian editors select
a reporter, photographer or staff member who has made a valuable
contribution to the paper. The award makes a valuable addition to a
portfolio or resume.
Sports
April 11, 2014
Bounce back potential
Softball team looks for positives
amidst adversity
Joe Setyon
Staff Writer
The Grove City College softball team (4-11, 0-4 Presidents’
Athletic Conference action)
played a pair of PAC doubleheaders the week of April 1-6,
travelling first to Bethany College (7-11, 3-1 PAC) and then
to Thomas More College (13-6,
2-0 PAC). The team dropped all
four games and scored only four
runs combined, leaving room
for quite a bit of improvement,
but also showcased some bright
spots.
The Wolverines fell to Bethany by a score of 6-2 in the first
game. Freshman Erika Aughton
started and allowed six runs, five
earned, in six innings. All the
runs were scored in the third inning. Juniors Kelsey Shirey and
Caitlyn Vidovic each managed
RBI singles, but that was not
enough to overcome a six run
deficit.
In the second game of the
doubleheader, freshman pitcher
Katie Watts allowed seven runs
over five and two-thirds in-
nings, as Grove City lost 8-1.
Watts drove in the sole run for
the Wolverines as her first inning
single scored junior Allison Rayburn.
Grove City’s next doubleheader came against Thomas
More College. The offense was
particularly meager in the first
game, mustering just two hits
in a 5-0 loss. Watts started again,
giving up five runs in four innings. The remaining two innings were pitched by freshman
Aimee Wootton, whose outing
was encouraging. She retired six
of seven batters faced, allowing
just one walk.
The final game of the doubleheader was the closest game of
the mostly forgettable stretch,
with a final score of 3-1. Aughton turned in a sparkling performance, allowing three runs, two
of them earned, on just four hits
over seven innings.
She also knocked in Grove
City’s only run with a fourth
inning RBI single. However, it
was an otherwise quiet day offensively for the Wolverines,
who could not come back after
DAVE MILLER/ADM PHOTOGRAPHY
Sophomore Kelsey Shirey leads the team with a .400 average.
Thomas More scored in the fifth
and sixth innings.
It was undeniably a tough
week for the Wolverines. Even
with four straight losses, the
team has a number of things to
build upon. Junior catcher Sarah
Morris praised her team’s defense, which she says is “keeping
our team in games,” while “spectacular plays … give [them] the
opportunity to win.” Morris also
focused on the Wolverines’ offense, which has struggled as of
late.
“You win games when you
string hits together,” she said. As
a result, Morris says, the team
has been working on its hitting,
evidenced by players like Shirey,
who, with her .400 batting average, is having another fantastic year. Junior outfielder Erica
Gmuer is also having a solid
2014 campaign, with a .308 batting average.
Aughton has had an outstanding freshman year. She leads the
team with a 3.07 ERA and six
games started, while her .286
batting average is fourth.
Grove City tried to get back
in the win column when they
hosted PAC opponent Saint
Vincent College yesterday. (The
game was too late for press
time.) The most important aspect for the team at this point
is confidence. Morris especially
emphasized “keeping upbeat and
positive,” something that seems
particularly important to the
team moving forward.
The Wolverines can definitely take positives out of the past
week, and will look to build momentum on these things as they
continue the season.
Page 11
Championship
weekend promise
Ian Mikrut
Sports Editor
The Grove City College
women’s water polo team has
closed out the regular season this
week with a 15-7 loss to Gannon University. Though the setback is not an ideal way to head
into the end of regular season
league play, with the Wolverines heading to St. Paul, Minn.
to compete in the Collegiate
Water Polo Association Division
III Championships, the team
can find confidence in winning
three out of its final five games.
Grove City started a two game
win streak at Washington & Jefferson College in league match
play against Carthage College
and Monmouth University with
victories of 12-7 and 8-2, respectively. In those two games
virtually the entire team contributed in scoring.
Junior utility player Jocelyn
Hinkle netted eight goals, sophomore Ashley Parks had four
goals, freshman Abby Jank contributed with three and sophomore Ashley Henderson and
freshman Grace Klimek scored
twice. Lone senior driver Lauren Burrows also chipped in a
goal of her own. On the defensive end, freshman goalie Mary
Frank had an impressive 18 stops
in goal.
The Wolverines’ streak ended
the following week against rival
Washington & Jefferson in a 9-3
routing. However, the Presidents
are ranked first in the division
and are entering the weekend
with the number one seed.
Grove City bounced back
with a 9-2 win at Penn State
Behrend College before falling to Gannon Tuesday night.
In the final two games of the
season Hinkle and Parks were
hot on the scoring end for the
Wolverines, tallying up six goals
each along with Jank’s three
DAVE MILLER/ADM PHOTOGRAPHY
Junior Jocelyn Hinkle scored 6
goals in the last two games.
goals. Henderson also had a goal
against Penn State Behrend.
As the team ends the regular
season with an 8-5 conference
record, it enters the weekend
with the number four seed. Since
2010, the team has finished first
in the division and even finished
fifth nationally in the same year.
With a less experienced roster
comprised mostly of underclassmen, aside from Burrows and junior Hinkle, the Wolverines have
experienced some turbulence
as a team. However, the opening matchup against fifth seeded Macalester College provides
promise for Grove City.
The matchup fits the Wolverines, who defeated the Scots 9-6
in March before falling later in
the month in a decisive 11-10
loss at home. The continual offensive firepower of Hinkle and
Parks along with a strong defensive effort from Frank could see
Grove City facing off against the
winner of the Connecticut College versus Monmouth College
matchup in the semifinals.
The eventual champion of
this weekend’s tournament will
head to Bucknell University on
April 25-27 to compete in the
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April 11, 2014
A significant showing
Men’s club volleyball falls on final day of play
Dan Johnson
Managing Editor
In a path remarkably similar to
last year’s showing at nationals,
Grove City College’s men’s club
volleyball team came home with
an admirable, though still disappointing, finish.
The National Collegiate Volleyball Federation held its annual
championship tournament in
Reno, Nev. this year, in a giant
convention center filled with 48
courts.
“College teams take over
the city,” senior middle hitter
Ian Mikrut, who was named as
an All-Tournament honorable
mention, said. “At any time, 100
teams could be playing.”
The first day of the tournament was pool play style based
on initial rankings. Each team
faced the three others in its pool
and the top two advanced.
Grove City, ranked No. 14 entering the tournament, faced the
College of New Jersey first. It
locked up the victory in straight
sets, 25-20 and 25-17. The second match went much the same,
as the Wolverines won 25-20
and 25-16.
The last match of the day
was against United States Military Academy-West Point. After
falling in the first set 25-17, the
Wolverines almost forced a third
set but fell short, losing 25-23.
The effort was enough to advance.
Grove City, placing second
in its own pool, advanced to a
“challenge match” in an attempt
to make the next round of pool
play.
After a 25-18 victory in the
first set, University of Wisconsin at Platteville put up a fight
in the second set and extended
the match in a 24-26 outcome.
Grove City moved back into
pool play by winning 15-12.
“We had Messiah on
the ropes... It is always
disheartening when
you come that close,
and a small error makes
all the difference.”
Tim Horbachewski
The pool of the second day
involved three teams, only one
of which would not advance to
the “gold bracket,” a single-elimination championship bracket.
The Wolverines smacked around
Loyola Marymount University,
winning in straight sets of 25-12
and 25-19.
Another matchup against
a higher seed, Sonoma State,
caused problems for the Wolverines. These sets were even closer
than the Army game at 25-22
and 28-26. Despite the loss, the
team moved into the gold brack-
et for the biggest test yet.
Messiah College, last year’s
tournament winner, was slated
to face Grove City in the first
match of the championship
tournament. Messiah had only
dropped one set to that point, in
the second round of pool play to
Azusa Pacific University. They
would not lose another.
“We had Messiah on the ropes
[in the first set]. We had a lead of
over six points,” junior right side
hitter Tim Horbachewski said.
“It is always disheartening when
you come that close, and a small
error makes all the difference.”
The championship game was
the only Saturday match for
Messiah that was closer.
“We felt like we left it all out
there,” Mikrut said. “You felt
like we could’ve won, but at the
same time, we definitely played
some of our best ball of the year,
which is all you can strive for.”
As the tournament signals the
end of Grove City’s season, the
team turns its attention to next
year.
“We could see up to 14 gentlemen return next year,” Horbachewski said. “Though [senior
outside hitter] Craig [Murrill]
and Ian will be sorely missed,
I am confident that we will be
able to effectively fill their roles
and continue competing.”
There’s good reason to believe
that.
Three freshmen – defensive
specialists Ethan Gelpi and Dan
Atkins and outside hitter Andy
Willits – started all year. Other
younger players such as lone
sophomore middle hitter Darren Moyer (sophomore libero
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Senior Ian Mikrut (7) jumps at the net as junior Jake Nedley (2)
looks on. Mikrut earned All-Tournament honorable mention.
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Men’s tennis dominating
the PAC
Brad Warmhold
Chris Collins said. “Everybody’s getting
along very well, and there is a great team
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atmosphere which is helping us win a lot
After dropping three straight team of games.”
Collins is currently undefeated in the
losses during its fall campaign, the Grove
City College men’s tennis team (6-3, 5-0 league as a fourth singles player and as a
in Presidents’ Athletic Conference action) second doubles player with his partner,
has picked up six straight wins and cur- sophomore Jonathan Graber.
rently sits atop the PAC.
While the Wolverines’ team record is
The Wolverines, led by second-year impressive, the individual records of all
head coach Jeff Buxton, have been un- the players in their doubles and singles
stoppable since the first match of their
matches are just as good. Not one singles
spring season.
player or doubles team has given up a
In the past two and a half weeks, the
team has only dropped one set in its single loss in conference action.
Junior Peter Riley played exceptionmatches against Marietta College, Thomally
well during the week of March 24, in
as More College, Waynesburg University,
Westminster College, Thiel College and which he won all four singles and doubles
Saint Vincent College, earning an aggre- matches. He dominated sets, winning 40gate score of 53-1 over the last six con- 10 in games (including doubles play with
tests.
junior Colby Beighey). Riley was also
Even after losing five starting seniors named the PAC men’s tennis player of
last spring, leaving the team with none the week as well as the ECAC DIII men’s
this year, the Wolverines have been able tennis co-player of the week during that
to find a great amount of success through run.
excellent coaching and good team chem“We played some top ranked DIII
istry.
teams in the fall, as well as some DII
“I think Coach Buxton has done a
good job with bringing the team to- teams, so we were very prepared to come
gether,” junior singles and doubles player back in the spring and play the teams in
the PAC,” Collins said.
The team’s recent
surge in the win column
should come as no surprise to the other teams
in the league. Even before
the spring season began,
the coaches in the PAC
selected the Wolverines as
the preseason favorite to
take the league crown.
At first place with only
two league matches left
and riding a massive hot
streak, the Wolverines
faced one last remaining
obstacle between them
and their 25th consecutive conference championship: the Saint Vincent Bearcats (6-2, 4-2 in
PAC), who they played
on Tuesday, April 8 at the
College. The Wolverines
DAVE MILLER/ADM PHOTOGRAPHY earned yet another 9-0
Junior Peter Riley has led the way in another dominant clean sweep, and look to
season for the Wolverines.
be well on their way.
Zach Smith plans on graduating
next year) and junior setter Jake
Nedley had impressive tournaments that give the team hope
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