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September 21, 2012
The Grove City College Student Newspaper
THINGS22DO
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Homecoming Edition
Friday:
3 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
Campus tour (beginning at Crawford Hall)
Alumni lecture:
“Heaven in the American Imagination” by Dr.
Gary S. Smith ’72 (Sticht Lecture Hall)
Saturday:
9-10:30 a.m.
Kevin Hanse
Looking homeward
Campus alive with Homecoming festivities
Mariah Syre
Staff Writer
As Grove City College
welcomes back alumni and old
friends this weekend, students
and faculty remember what a
special time of year Homecoming is. Even College President
Richard Jewell ’67 has a special
emotional attachment to this
year in particular, as his class is
celebrating its 45th reunion.
Almost half a year of planning went into staging this
busy week. According to
the Homecoming Committee president, senior Bethany
Stillwagon, extensive preparation in the form of contacting
outside equipment companies,
buying supplies and meeting
with campus officials drives the
event’s organization.
Current students had the
opportunity to enjoy HOMECOMING 3
Continental breakfast with Willie the
Wolverine and the cheerleaders
9 a.m.
Women’s water polo (Competition Pool)
9-10 a.m.
Shuttle service (follow signs posted in parking
areas and event locations; also from 12-5 p.m.)
9-10:30 a.m. Student Research Showcase (upper level STU)
9:30-9:45 a.m. President Jewell’s Official Welcome (STU)
10 a.m.
Homecoming Worship Service (Harbison)
Women’s rugby match
9-11 a.m.
All-alumni registration (HAL)
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Fellowship of Christian Educators Book Fair
(Room 122, HAL)
11 a.m. - 2 p.m. All-alumni registration (Hospitality tent/Quad)
11 a.m.
Homecoming Parade
11 a.m. All-Alumni Lunch
1 p.m.
12-4 p.m.
Greek Village (below Rainbow Bridge)
Future Grovers play area (Main Quad)
1 p.m.
Men’s rugby match
Campus tour (beginning at Crawford Hall)
1:15 p.m.
Float awards and pre-game show (Thorn Field)
2 p.m.
Football Game
New archives house College treasures
Claire Healey
Contributing Writer
Yearbooks, some old and
worn, others glossy and polished, line the 15-foot wall
from corner to corner. On the
far side of the room, gray filing
boxes line the shelves from floor
to ceiling, containing photos,
news articles and building
blueprints. A beige Gamma Chi
blazer dated from the 1970s
hangs in the corner. This room,
full of artifacts and steeped in
history, resides in the basement
of the Carnegie Alumni Center.
For the first time, Grove
City College is reorganizing
its archives room. For years,
no specific system existed for
housing the various memorabilia, legal documents and news
items which directly link to the
College’s history.
However, in January 2012,
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Hilary Lewis ’09 stepped in and
put her archival skills to work. “
“We’ve been focusing on the
preservation of the materials
first,” Lewis said.
Lewis obtained her master’s
degree in archival studies and
public history from Indiana
University of Pennsylvania. She
contacted the College to see if
she could do any work for the
school, and it hired her to begin
ordering and preserving the
existing contents of the archives.
Alumni who wanted to
donate photos, fraternity or
sorority paddles, and framed
diplomas or other memorabilia,
often called the Henry Buhl
Library, as did those attempting to research genealogies or
college history. Though the
Library staff did its best to keep
donations in order and answer
questions, it was clear a professional archivist was needed.
“We always kept the items we
received, hoping that someday
we would have a professional archivist on staff,” Diane
Grundy, head director of the
Library, said.
In 2009, Melissa MacLeod
’04, senior director of Alumni
and College Relations, began
to organize the archives into a
system better suited to research
and more easily accessible to
alumni and students.
“Grove City College has a lot
of tradition. In alumni, it’s about
preserving common threads,”
MacLeod said.
With Lewis’s arrival, preservation work is in full swing. Lewis
works in the archives room two
days a week reorganizing the
print documents and memorabilia.
She places print items in acidfree folders to counteract the
aging process. Dozens of boxes
file delicate
copies of old ARCHIVES 4
Life
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Perspectives
Sports
Get a sneak peak at Mumford & Sons’ upcoming
album release.
Pg. 10
Can Wall Street be saved?
Peter Melnik reviews the
new book ‘God and Man on
Wall Street.’
Pg. 13
Get an behind-the-scenes
look at the trainers who keep
the Wolverine football team
on the field.
Pg. 16
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Bon App t is making
some changes. How will
they affect you?
Pg. 6
Kevin Hanse
Archivist Hilary Lewis ’09 organizes documents in Carnegie Hall basement.
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September 21, 2012
Outside the Bubble
Obama administration seeks to ban smoking on campus
Kristie Eshelman
News Editor
With the University of
Michigan’s national reputation and the implementation
of its no-smoking policy
this past July, the university
proved to be an ideal location
for Howard Koh, assistant
secretary for health at the
Depart of Health and Human
Services, to announce the
federal Tobacco-Free College
Campus Initiative on Sept. 12.
As part of the Health and
Human Services’ Tobacco
Control Strategic Action Plan,
the new initiative targets
college campuses specifically
in an attempt to ban the use
of tobacco. Koh did not reveal
exactly how the initiative
would achieve its goal.
He began by thanking the
University of Michigan for its
efforts in eliminating smoking
among the student population, highlighting the health
problems that smoking causes
and the influence that college
campuses can have.
“We are witnessing a public
health evolution to make
smoking history and protect
people from tobacco dependence so that they have a
fighting chance to enjoy their
full potential for health,” Koh
said.
“Twenty million students,
about a third of all young
adults in this country, are
enrolled in higher educa-
tion,” University of Michigan
Tobacco Research Network
executive director and Koh
advisor Clifford Douglas said.
“Through their campus policies, colleges and universities
have a unique opportunity
to influence a student’s daily
life.”
The University of Michigan’s chief health officer, Dr.
Robert Winfield, said the
ban has effectively eliminated
smokers on campus. “There
wasn’t a smoker in sight,” he
said, referring to the entrance
of the Michigan Union, a
popular place for smokers to
loiter.
The smoking bans, while
welcomed by many, pose
challenges for some students
and employees. To encourage
students to quit smoking – at
least while on campus – the
school offers free sessions to
support them if they attempt
to quit smoking. It also provides free nicotine patches
and gum.
In addition, the University of Michigan offers free
counseling sessions and monetary incentives to encourage employees to quit, and
each employees’ benefits plan
covers nicotine-replacement
drugs.
American Nonsmokers’
Rights Foundation Project
Manager Liz Williams said
campaigns to stop smoking
on campus are gaining traction. During the past year,
120 college campuses implemented smoke-free policies.
Williams said the most successful efforts to eliminate the
use of tobacco arose from the
students and staff, themselves
– those directly affected by
the smokers.
“[These policies] typically
come about because students
and faculty are questioning the role of tobacco in an
educational setting and deciding to discourage its use and
exposure,” she said.
Over 774 colleges have
banned smoking on their
campuses voluntarily, up
from 131 campuses in 2008,
according to the American
Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation.
Freedom Readers goes British
UK economist highlights accomplishments of Margaret Thatcher
Kristie Eshelman
News Editor
The Center for Vision and
Values hosted its first annual
Freedom Readers lecture on
Tuesday evening. It featured
John Blundell, who spoke
about the life and impact
of Lady Margaret Thatcher,
former British prime minister.
Blundell has authored
“Margaret Thatcher: A Portrait of the Iron Lady” as
well as “Ladies for Liberty:
Women who Made a Difference in American History.”
In England, he worked at the
Federation of Small Businesses and also became Lambeth
London Borough Councillor.
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Blundell’s work outside of
England includes serving as a
visiting fellow at the Heritage
Foundation and the Director
General at the Institute for
Economic Affairs. In addition,
he has served as president of
many organizations including the Institute for Humane
Studies, the Atlas Economic
Research Foundation, the
Board of the Congressional Schools of Virginia, the
Charles G. Koch Foundation
and the Claude R. Lambe
Charitable Foundations.
Emphasizing Thatcher’s
impact on the British
economy, Blundell discussed
her early life, noting that she
began her career as a chemist
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before entering politics.
Before Thatcher became
prime minister in 1979, much
of England’s industry was
nationalized and discontented
workers had gone on strike.
By the end of her three
terms, the Organization for
Economic Co-operation and
Development ranked Britan’s
economy second out of 22
countries.
A great deal of her success
and personal effectiveness
came from “her strong personal and moral compass,”
Blundell said. “She wasn’t
afraid of taking action.”
Overall, students responded
positively to the talk.
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edge of Margaret Thatcher, so
this was a very helpful overview,” junior Andrew Claudy
said.
Freshman Katie Conrad
said, “I had learned about
Margaret Thatcher in high
school, but it is much more
engaging when the speaker
personally knows who they
are talking about. I am more
interested in learning like
that.”
The Center for Vision and
Values hosts Freedom Readers
every month. This program
gives students an opportunity
to read an article relating to
economics and then to hear a
speaker on that topic.
“I am always very impressed
by all the speakers,” junior
Jack Bimber said. “As a
mechanical engineering
major, I really enjoy just
getting to learn about other
disciplines, especially since I
cannot take many electives.”
The Center for Vision and
Values plans to hold its next
Freedom Readers discussion Oct. 16, and it will also
host a talk on Oct. 10 that
will feature Dr. Paul Kengor,
Dr. Craig Columbus and the
entrepreneurship department speaking on the topic
of “Faith, Freedom and the
Entrepreneur.”
Nicholas Freiling
Elise Homan
Kristie Eshelman, Laura Murphy
Patrick McCullough, Cristina Totten
Sarah Zimmerman, Marissa Candiloro
Peter Melnik, Nicholas Freiling
Gary Horvath, Elsa Klingensmith
Anna Barnes
Nicole Wizorek, Michayla Wicker, Gabrielle Lepensky,
Chelsea Tarolli, Marissa Candiloro, Claire Healey
Halle Morgan, Kyle Burko, Ethan Mitchell,
Mariah Syre, Katie Lynam
Sarah Zimmerman
Elizabeth Wilson
Kevin Hanse
Esther Durling
Alex Simcox
Faith Marquardt
Susan Crowell
September 21, 2012
HOMECOMING
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a special event every night of
the past week. On Monday, the
junior and senior women faced
each other on Thorn Field in
the yearly Powder Puff football game, where anyone could
watch and enjoy hot chocolate
and doughnuts.
Tuesday night’s Java Jam, in
the Ketler Recreation room
allowed students to relax with
coffee, dessert and music.
On Wednesday, students
could participate in a worship
night that featured as guest
speaker alumnus Tom Shefchunas ’96, middle school director
at North Point Ministries in
Atlanta, Ga.
Thursday’s night activities heightened the weekend’s
anticipation with a bonfire and
pep rally featuring the marching band, fall sports teams and
s’mores bars.
Tonight, the London-themed
Homecoming dance will be
held in the Breen Student
Union, with swing-dancing
in the Hall of Arts and Letters
courtyard.
Homecoming Week climaxes
tomorrow. The Alumni Parade
will kick off at 11 a.m., progressing through campus and
down Pine and Broad streets.
The football game versus
Bethany College begins on
Thorn Field at 2 p.m., where
the Homecoming King and
Queen will be crowned during
halftime.
The week will conclude
tomorrow with the Homecoming Worship Service
News
at Harbison Chapel with a
message delivered by Reverend
Eric Peters ’87.
“Homecoming is very treasured by the alumni. GCC has
changed over time, so different
alumni have different memories of the college,” Stillwagon
said. “Homecoming is a time
of unity for community, GCC
students, GCC alumni and
their families.”
The 581 alumni registered to
attend serve as evidence of this
statement. David Janssen ’11 is
no exception.
“I am so excited to see
friends and faculty members
that I have not seen in months,
and in some cases, in more
than a year,” he said. “I also
look forward to catching up
with my brothers in AEX and
having an opportunity to meet
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the new guys who have been
accepted since my graduation.”
Drew Martin ’12 is equally
excited to be back.
“Grove City College’s greatest impact upon me was the
friendships that developed
during my four years, and
Homecoming is a wonderful
opportunity to reconnect with
some of those friends, both
current students and alumni,”
he said. Since graduation,
Martin traveled all over the
country before he returned to
his home in Maryland to begin
cyber-security work.
Also this week, the Jack
Kennedy Memorial Alumni
Achievement Award was
granted to Katherine Brandt
’82 and James D. George ’82.
Brandt has many leadership
roles, including positions on
the boards of the Make-AWish Foundation and the
American Red Cross. George
serves as vice president of corporate social responsibility for
The Hershey Company.
This year’s Distinguished
Service Awards go to Arthur
Mitchell ’64 and John Werren
’58. As a member of the
“Golden Circle” of IBM for
his achievement of 100 percent
sales quota in each year of
employment, Mitchell is a
highly valued member of the
company. Warren was on the
College’s Alumni Council from
1979 to 2010 and served as
president from 1983 to 1985.
By celebrating both alumni
and current students, Homecoming is designed to create
long-lasting memories for all
who attend.
Prospective students flock to Senior Crimson Day
Josh Evans
Contributing Writer
On Saturday, Sept. 15, high
school seniors considering
Grove City College flocked
to campus to experience the
first of two Senior Crimson
Days during the fall semester.
The event gives potential students the opportunity to tour
the campus, interview with
the admissions department
and receive information about
the College.
Upon arrival, attendees had
access to a photo booth with
a variety of props to create
souvenirs for the day. They
then listened to a financial aid
presentation, in which they
received information regarding scholarships and loans.
Following an opening
prayer by Dr. Stanley Keehlwetter, dean of the Chapel,
several College faculty
members spoke about academics, student life, sports and
the Christian environment at
the College.
After that presentation, a
student panel moderated by
Larry Hardesty, vice president
for Student Life and Learning,
discussed life at the College
from the students’ perspective.
Prospective students then
broke into smaller groups
to meet with representatives
from the College’s various
academic departments. In
prior years, all departments
addressed the group as a
whole. However, Director of
Admissions Sarah Zwinger,
who took over the organization of Crimson Days this
year, chose to replace that
in favor of smaller meetings
to give prospective students
more opportunities to interact with the faculty in their
chosen departments.
Throughout the weekend,
the admissions department
also interviewed poten-
tial applicants to determine
whether or not they would be
good fits for the College.
“We’re looking for the
same well-rounded group of
students involved in multiple,
diverse activities as in years
past,” Zwingler said.
Campus tours helped students get an understanding of
life at the college.
“It was really pretty, and
everyone was really nice,”
high school senior Sydney
Cargill said. “A kid even
stopped and asked if we
needed anything.”
Zwingler agrees that the
friendly environment is a
major selling point for the
College.
“I appreciate our students,”
Zwingler said. “You are our
best recruiters.”
Many of the parents in
attendance were impressed
by the quality of education
provided by the College.
“I read a study that said
esteem in the community is
high for graduates of Grove
City,” Thomas Yakopin, father
of a prospective student, said.
Such high public opinion
continues to attract students
from all over, making each
Crimson Day a well-attended
event.
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September 21, 2012
ARCHIVES from page 1
copies of The Collegian
bound like pamphlets, old
letters from former students to
their parents, and legal documents and news articles pertaining to the landmark Grove City
College v. Bell court case, to
name a few of the records the
archives hold.
Items too big to fit in the
boxes, slightly curled posters,
a few small wooden fraternity
paddles and large, yellowed
photos fill an island of oversized drawers in the middle of
the archives room.
A significant amount of the
non-print memorabilia relates
to Greek life on campus. A
display with mixed Greek
memorabilia stands just
outside of the archives and
work is in process for three
new displays for individual
fraternities and sororities.
Preservation is not the only
goal for the archives. Lewis
and MacLeod hope to put
copies of the print documents
in Past Perfect, a software
system that makes research
possible online.
“Our ultimate goal is to
digitize everything in the
archive, making it more easily
accessible to the public and
to serve as a valuable research
tool,” Lewis said. She also
hopes to record interviews
with alumni to keep as oral
histories.
“If you know just how to
look at those things, they take
on three dimensions, become
living, breathing, moving,
speaking individuals,” Grundy
said.
Though moving the information to software will take
years, easier accessibility to
the archives is well under way.
The history of the College is
full of events and people just
waiting to be discovered in
the documents and previous
belongings of alumni.
Kevin Hanse
(Above) Archivist Hilary Lewis
’09 works to preserve valuable
College history.
(Right) J. Howard Pew poses
for a photograph eventually
used to create the statue of
Pew now in the Harbison Chapel gardens.
An antique piano sits on display
in Pew Memorial Lounge.
Art is in the heart
Olde Town Grove City celebrates the visual arts
Caitlin Dodds
Contributing Writer
“Art is in the Heart,”
according to the new marketing campaign of Olde Town
Grove City, but you would
have been hard pressed to
believe it 10 years ago.
Ever since the revitalization of downtown Grove City
finished in 2008, the art presence has grown. The large,
colorful metal sculptures next
to parking lots were designed
by George Junior students
a few years ago, following
the installation of two large
murals on the sides of the
Guthrie and an antique store
on Broad Street.
The most recent addition to downtown art is the
third mural on the side of
the Italian restaurant, Nonni’s
Corner Trattoria. This beautiful mural was unveiled at
the end of June, and while
its style is different from the
other murals downtown, it is
a local favorite.
Art is also prevalent in programs and events that Grove
City provides. The newly
formed Grove City Arts
Council hosted its first Arts
and Theatre Summer Camp
this past summer. This weeklong event allowed children
to enroll in drama, culinary,
creative writing and other art
classes. Many graduates from
Grove City College volunteered as instructors to share
their artistic passions with a
younger generation.
One of the favorite events
of Olde Town Grove City is
the annual Autumn Art Walk.
Although it is only two years
old, it has developed quite a
following.
“We had about 200 people
last year, and we’re hoping for
250 to 300 this year,” Olde
Town Manager Julia Anderson
’10 said.
The Art Walk began as a
free community event to
partner local artists and businesses. This fall, 21 business
owners have volunteered to
open their stores to display
the local artists’ work. Many
of the businesses offer
refreshments as well as discounts and specials on their
merchandise.
The event will feature art
of all kinds, including watercolor, photography, mixed
media, pottery and sculpture. This year the Art Walk
will feature local sculptor,
Sarah Irani, who will give
a live demonstration in the
“The Hub” next to Beans on
Broad.
Stop downtown from 4
p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday,
Sept. 27 to visit the stores and
meet the artists.
“Art is in the
Heart” will
take place this
Thursday,
Sept. 27 in
downtown
Grove City.
September 21, 2012
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Life
Who is the best-dressed professor?
Lucy Reeher
Contributing Writer
Many professors at Grove City College are known for their style. It is commonplace to hear students admiring a professor’s ensemble. But which professors really are the
best dressed? In search of these elite few, a number of students were informally surveyed, and they voted these five as several of the most stylish around.
DR. COLLIN MESSER, ENGLISH
Dr. H. Collin Messer emphasized his wife Elizabeth and his
daughters as an influence on his style. “She thinks I spend too
much on shoes,” he said. He considers William Faulkner to be an
influence on his style – one of his favorite items is a classic tweed
jacket.
Messer would like to be recorded as saying he believes the other
three professors on this list have better styles than him. As far as
style tips for campus, he gave one word – “Gabardine!”
DR. PAUL MUNSON, MUSIC
On the day of this interview, Dr. Paul Munson chose a plaid sport coat with slacks, shirt and tie. The
plaid sport coat, which his wife found for him, was subtle in color but had a nice pattern. He said she
is helpful when it comes to clothing, whether she tells him if it works or that it needs to be replaced.
However, it seems that Munson has a handle on what he likes to wear and doesn’t depend on her.
“I wore ties in high school, and when I started teaching, I just continued that,” he said. “The way we
dress is like anything else – we make decisions with the purpose of loving others. When I’m standing
in front of a captive audience, I can make my appearance a blessing by choosing clothing with elements like color and line in mind.”
DR. REBECCA HARMON, FRENCH
Dr. Rebecca Harmon said she looks for “casual, easy elegance”
in the clothes she chooses. She looks to collections rather than
celebrities for style, with the result that her style is cohesive but not
staid or boring. She cites her mother as a style influence in terms
of her own taste for classic pieces and looking for quality over
quantity. She stressed for students the importance of thoughtful
choices in style.
“It’s possible to be fashionable without running after brands,
spending a lot of money or being immodest,” she said.
DR. ERIK ANDERSON, ENGINEERING
Dr. Erik Anderson gave his wife most of the credit for his style.
He said she has bought for him about 80 percent of his clothing.
His wife, on the other hand, estimated that number to be closer
to 95 percent. He displayed a picture of himself demonstrating his
style before getting married – the transition in the execution of
the style is very apparent, but he maintains the same core aesthetic,
which tends toward a prep-hipster hybrid. He gave the campus
men the following style advice: “Guys, get married, and when your
wife says, ‘Oh, you’re going to wear that?’ throw it away. If she says,
‘Why don’t you wear that blue shirt I bought you?’ wear it once a
week. If she says, ‘Where did you get your haircut?’ without sounding and looking passionate, ask her for a picture of someone she
thinks has nice hair and bring it to the barber shop. Guys, this is
not about acquiescing to your lady’s whims; it’s about waking up
and smelling the coffee. Resistance isn’t just futile; it’s a bad fashion
decision.”
Anderson as a young man (left) and today (right).
Photo credit: Lucy Reeher, Erik Anderson
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September 21, 2012
Freshmen fight for SGA positions
Abby Cliff
Contributing Writer
Freshmen arriving on campus
find their lives bombarded with
wild and zany things. On top
of all the general zaniness, they
have to decide whether to run
for the Student Government
Association almost as soon as
they set foot on campus. Many
people write off the elections as
a popularity contest, and many
more simply do not care.
Elijah Coryell, a freshman
running for senator of student
affairs, disagrees.
“Some of the more cynical
upperclassmen are quick to
equate freshman elections to
a popularity contest,” he said.
“But to be honest, that hasn’t
been my experience. If anything, I feel like freshman elections might be easier to run in.
Everyone’s so willing to meet
and talk to new people [and]
have conversations.”
Campaigning is also difficult
due to the strenuous academics
at the College. Freshman Cody
Work, running for senator of
academic affairs, said he mainly
campaigned by word of mouth,
posters and social media.
“The reasoning behind this is
that I, like many other freshmen, am doing the best I can to
adjust to college life and all the
studying, and these strategies are
the most time-effective,” Work
said.
Freshman Andrew Lindhome,
running for the same position
as Work, placed posters in the
Hall of Arts and Letters and
the Breen Student Union but
wishes the elections could be
based more on merit than on
popularity or poster quality.
Freshman Arianna Johnson,
running for secretary, sees the
newness of being a freshman as
a “blessing in disguise.”
“Everyone is new here, so it
makes it completely fair,” she
said. Those running have not
had much time to get to know
their new class sufficiently, and
this factor narrows the playing
field for people willing to run
for office.
This year 15 students raced
to take the positions of freshman class president, senator of
student affairs, senator of social
affairs, senator of academic
affairs and class secretary.
Benjamin Marasco, Isaac
Harryman and Tom Umhau are
all hallmates that ran for class
president. They recognize the
difficulty of reaching their class-
mates without being obnoxious.
Although they all used the
typical posters and social media,
there was some variation in
their campaigns.
Marasco, who won the election, stressed the importance of
putting a face with the name.
“People don’t know you at
all, and they need to be able
to connect the dots between
the campaign and the person
behind it,” Marasco said. He
described the entire campaign
process as “playing with fire.”
The dangers of trying too hard
and not trying hard enough
are very real to many of the
candidates.
Harryman described his
entire presence in the election
as “pretty spur of the moment.”
He saw the poster for the informational meeting 20 minutes
before the meeting began and
went for it. His strategy became
“go big or go home,” an idea
which explains his slogan comparing him to an earthquake.
Umhau took a slightly different approach, preferring
to stand in front of classes to
deliver a personal message.
“The key to leadership is
getting and giving information,”
he said.
All three students have different personalities and all three
believe they are best suited to
lead the freshman class, while at
the same time recognizing they
have stiff competition. Win or
lose, they strive to keep a proper
perspective on the whole situation. “you don’t need a title
to be a leader,” Marasco said,
and all the candidates echo his
thoughts.
Bon Appétit maintains high culinary standard
Steven Fielding
Contributing Writer
Students must consider many
different factors when they
choose a college. Although
academic programs, dormitory conditions and student life
are some of the most important factors, the quality of
food service has the potential
to make or break the college
experience.
Grove City College employs
Bon Appétit for the servicing of Hicks Café, MAP Café
and the GeDunk. Bon Appétit
ranks as one of the top college
food service companies in the
nation. The Princeton Review
ranks the food prepared by Bon
Appétit at Wheaton College
as the best college food in the
nation, based on an annual
survey of 122,000 students from
the nation’s top colleges.
Although Bon Appétit has an
exceptional reputation nationally, students often question
the food service at the College.
Additionally, students may
wonder why there have been
certain changes to the food
and its presentation this semester. JonErik Germadnik, the
general manager and regional
safety leader of the Bon Appétit
Management Company at the
College, has provided answers to
some of these questions.
“Bon Appétit believes that all
students should have access to
healthy, delicious food and the
opportunity to interact with
their fellow students in the
cafés,” Germadnik said.
Bon Appétit must abide by
certain standards when it comes
to the purchase, preparation and
presentation of its food. Some
of Bon Appétit’s methods for
bringing healthy food to the
student body are mentioned
below:
* Healthy cooking techniques, poaching, steaming and
broiling are used to maintain
the flavor and nutritional value
of the food.
* Stocks are made from
scratch each day.
* Soups, salsas and pizza
marinara sauces are made from
scratch.
* The poultry is free of hormones and antibiotics.
* Turkey and beef are roasted
in-house each day.
* Seafood is purchased in
accordance with Monterey
Bay guidelines for sustainable
seafood.
* Olive oil and canola oils
are used in salad dressings.
* Canola oil, free from trans
fatty acids, is used in all fryers.
* Vegetables are prepared in
small batches to ensure freshness.
* Trans fats are not used in
the kitchens.
“As your campus food
service provider, it’s about
serving fresh food prepared
from scratch, using authentic
ingredients and doing it in a
socially responsible manner,”
Germadnik said.
Bon Appétit must sometimes
change products which might
generally be popular with the
student body in order to meet
these standards.
Two popular food items that
have changed this semester are
the cookies and the doughnuts. Students might not have
noticed the difference in the
quality and consistency of the
cookies, but it is difficult to
miss the absence of doughnuts
at Sunday brunch.
The doughnuts, however,
will not be a permanent loss.
The changes made to both
cookies and doughnuts arise
from ingredient issues. Bon
Appétit is experimenting
with different kinds of cookie
recipes, but hopefully the selection and quality of the cookies
will soon be consistent again.
The doughnuts will not be a
permanent loss.
“We have had these in the
past but the product that we
were getting had changed in the
ingredients used so we now are
looking for a better product.
Look for them in the future,”
Germadnik said.
Late nights, early classes
and seemingly never ending
homework – these things make
college life rough, but a good
meal goes a long way.
Kevin Hanse
Senior Andrew Graziano is served at Hicks Cafeteria.
September 21, 2012
Life
7
Chesterton Cobb
Musicians brew rich harmonies at Java Jam
Mariah Syre
Staff Writer
When the weather is chilly
and drizzly on a Tuesday night
in the middle of Homecoming
week, the best place to go is the
Java Jam in the Ketler Recreation room.
The Grove City College
Homecoming Committee
transformed the typical recreational room on Tuesday to
promote a cozy atmosphere.
Twinkling lights and fall leaves
adorned the room, and with
the lighting dimmed and music
playing, those in attendance
easily felt at home, even in the
midst of a large crowd.
Some students studied while
others socialized with friends.
Homecoming Committee
members served as waiters
and waitresses as they made
rounds about the room offering
refreshments. Desserts included
biscotti, cupcakes, brownies and
other small treats. Hot cocoa
and coffee were also offered.
At first, most people waited
to order coffee because of a
creamer dilemma, but eventually, creamer reinforcements
arrived, including the promised
special flavors of pumpkin spice,
hazelnut and vanilla.
Java Jam is an opportunity for
musicians on campus to shine
in their element. Nine acts
were scheduled throughout the
night. They performed original
compositions as well as covers
of mainstream music. In order
of appearance, they were Prince
Jones & Duke of Boston, Ben
DeClerico, Peter Gorgui, Clint’s
Group, Jeremy Dunnski, Kyle
Fyock & the Corn Huskers,
Johnny & Josh, Dan DeCristofaro and Stephen & Crew.
Senior Dan DeCristofaro
gained special attention for
his performance of four original songs titled “Who Knew,”
“Twin City,” “King of Love”
and “Sarah.” He enjoyed playing
the originals because his followers and friends have become
familiar with his songs and are
able to sing along. Java Jam, in
particular, is more fun for him
because the setting is more
formal, and the audience is
more interested and focused on
the performances.
Tuesday’s atmosphere was
particularly intimate, “especially with people sitting on
the floor right in front,” he said.
“[Java Jam is] a great way to get
students in touch with the good
musicians and talent that this
campus has to offer,” he said,
and added that it is a way to
hear the songs musicians have
written over the summer.
The audience seemed pleased
with the musical aspect of the
night. “I didn’t drink any java,
but the strumming of guitar
strings, tickling of piano keys,
and beautiful croonings of the
voice provided with me a great
jamming atmosphere,” Freshman John Hermesmann said.
Anna Barnes
Senior Nick Freiling sings a solo as part of a country band at Java Jam.
Chess Club defies stereotypes
Stephanie Pitman
Contributing Writer
There is a stereotype associated with the word “chess.” It
conjures images of awkward
nerds with no social life and
with IQs off the charts. Additionally, according to these
stereotypes, women never play.
The Grove City College
chess club shatters all of those
misconceptions, despite the fact
that many of its members likely
do have high IQs.
Women attend club meetings,
including Azzama Bochenkova,
a sophomore international
student from Russia. This group
is more than just students who
play chess – it is a group of
people who see chess as another
way to find Christian fellowship and create friendships with
other college students.
The Chess Club drew attention to itself at the Organizational Fair via rousing games of
“Blitz Chess.” It’s hard to ignore
a group of people huddled
around chess boards scrambling
to make moves in 60 seconds.
The club includes players of
all ranges of skill, from those
who take their chess seriously
to the people who still call a
knight a “horsey piece” and are
just learning where each piece
can be moved on the board.
The vice president, sophomore
Michael Porcelli, gives lessons to
anyone who is interested.
“Chess is a fun and mentally
stimulating game and form of
competition. It’s a nice way to
meet new people and focus
on things other than classes,”
Porcelli said.
The chess club began in
2004 when Dr. Dorian Yeager,
adjunct professor of biology, was
approached by a student who
wanted to start a chess club on
campus. Since then, the Chess
Club has blossomed.Yeager still
serves as the faculty sponsor.
Every Thursday night between
7 p.m. and 10 p.m. in room 311
of the Hall of Arts and Letters,
anyone is welcome to stop in
and play chess. Boards and chess
sets are provided.
The meeting isn’t just a
weekly event for some of these
students. The best and most
promising players are invited
to join the College chess team,
which competes against other
chess teams in the Pittsburgh
Chess League one Sunday every
month. The team’s first tournament of the year was on Sept.
16 and resulted in many wins
among the 13 students and connected parties who participated.
During this school year, the
club plans to host a chess tournament on campus open to all
students with a cash prize for
the overall winner.
For more information about
chess lessons or chess club in
general, email Michael Porcelli
at [email protected].
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Life
September 21, 2012
Photos: Anna Barnes
Artist John C. Court, D.C. presents “Ma at 94” (above) and “Chief
Joseph” (left). Both sculptures are made out of catalpa wood.
(Below) Yun Jin Chang’s “Flower” – coiled stoneware.
Life
September 21, 2012
9
Grove
City
College
Photos: Anna Barnes
(Above) “Sightseeing” by Katherine Mickle – graphite and acrylic on canvas with laser transfer.
(Below) “Tableware” by Yun Jin Chang
(Above) “Atonement” by Glen Sanders. Charcoal and pastel.
features
local artists
at the
Area Artists
Exhibition
(Above) “41°9’37”N, 80° 5’13”W: Isaac’s Grove” by George Cooley – acrylic on resin.
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Entertainment
September 21, 2012
Mumford pulls heartstrings with ‘Babel’
Wes Sames
Contributing Writer
After the bold success of its
2009 album “Sigh No More,”
Mumford & Sons returns
Sept. 25 with its newest studio
release, “Babel.”
In “Sigh No More,” the U.K.based band captured the ear of
the world with its rapturous and
melancholy melodies and lyrics
that almost require a bachelor’s
degree in English literature to
fully understand.
Despite the depth of their
lyrics and their folk sound, these
plucky British musicians have
garnered international appeal.
In 2010 Mumford & Sons won
the Australian Recording Industry Association’s prestigious
Most Popular International
Artist award, beating a field of
nominees that included Lady
Gaga, Katy Perry and Michael
Bublé.
Members of the band have
confessed on several occasions
that it has been difficult to
get off the road and into the
studio. This wanderlust was the
subject of their YouTube video
series called “Gentlemen of
the Road,” where the band has
been documenting some of its
small adventures around the
world.
With its escapades into largevenue live performances, the
band has risked dropping into
the same generic stadium poprock sound that has swallowed
bands like Coldplay and U2.
But “Babel” is no pop cop-out.
Lead vocalist Marcus Mumford
is as creative and heartsick as
ever.
When listeners hear the new
single “I Will Wait,” they may
recall fond memories of first
hearing “Little Lion Man.”
Winston Marshall’s banjo
carries this powerful rock
anthem with surprising ease,
despite the instrument’s folk
roots. “Lover’s Eyes” is the new
“Blank White Page,” but the
lyrics, “There’s no drink or drug
I’ve tried / to rid the curse
of these lover’s eyes,” paint a
gentler picture of love denied.
On the softer side of the
album, “Below My Feet” confesses weakness and brokenness
in the face of loss. Any Chris-
tian who has pursued worldly
love and lost it can identify with
the angry lines, “I was still, / I
was under your spell, / but I
was told by Jesus all was well. /
So all must be well!’
Standing with all the other
despairing tunes, “Ghosts That
We Knew” tells a morbid story
full of soulful pain. But there is
hope in all the sorrow: “Lover
of the Light,” the album’s midpoint, rings out as a call-to-arms
for the heartsick, loudly proclaiming “I’ll be yours, if you’ll
be mine!” Throughout the
album runs a motif of movement, longing and grasping at
air.
The main criticism that has
been lodged against Mumford
& Sons is that most of its music
sounds alike. Unfortunately
for the band, “Babel” does
not rebuff this criticism. On
the whole, the album keeps
the same folk-rock sound that
dominated “Sigh No More.”
Curmudgeons aside,
Mumford & Sons has been
praised for the depth of its lyrics
and the soul it pours into its
music. Those redeeming qualities have not changed, either.
“Babel” is not experimental or
transgressive, but it is excellent.
While the band may need to
shake up its musical alchemy for
its next studio release to maintain popular appeal, “Babel” and
“Sigh No More” are not “too
much of a good thing.”
Nonni’s: Breakfast and Cappuccinos
Abby Cliff
Contributing Writer
College is about trying new
things. It’s actually about much
more than trying new things,
but for the purposes of this
article, it’s about trying new
things. The new thing I recently
tried was a cappuccino.
I do not even like coffee.
I headed to Nonni’s to down
a drink that I had already
written off as heinously bitter
and detrimental to the acquisition of vertical growth. After
obtaining a breakfast menu I sat
down and waited for my Irish
Cream Cappuccino.
Mainly to distract myself
from the frightful hissing and
steaming that was occurring
behind the counter, I began to
read the menu. The first item I
THINGS22DO
Saturday, Academic Department
Breakfasts will be hosted in Hall of
Arts and Letters department suites,
unless otherwise specified,
from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, Life Advocates 5K
begins at 8a.m.
The Area Artists Exhibition
continues in the Pew Fine Arts Center
art gallery Friday 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. and
Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
encountered was “Apple Stuffed
Pancakes: A stack of three
yummy pancakes stuffed with
tangy apples.” Hicks Cafeteria
just lost a Saturday morning
customer. Nonni’s only recently
began offering breakfast, which
begins at 8 a.m. on Saturdays.
Other listed items are Italian
doughnuts, peppers and eggs,
hot sausage and eggs, and breakfast sandwiches. I will withhold
the descriptions of these dishes
because I do not want to drool
on my keyboard.
Cappuccino creation finished, I looked on with fear as
my friendly server brought me
a huge mug full of my “new
thing.” It smelled and tasted
delicious. Nonni’s was awarded
“Best Coffee” by the Allied
News this year, and the faint
sweetness of the cloud of foam,
combined with the mildly bitter
taste of the coffee underneath
soothed my fears of this mysterious drink.
Perhaps a more experienced
connoisseur could give the
drink its proper praise. I leave
it at this: The cappuccino was a
most excellent adventure.
WSAJ: PICK OF THE WEEK
“Poor Moon”
Katie Lynam
Staff Writer
The first round of tests is erupting, and
school has officially gotten busy. One
way to cope with the stress is by taking
occasional breaks and listening to music
that takes the mind somewhere else.
Freedom and release from the mundane
come in Poor Moon’s self-titled album.
The album has a sunny, light, “I live in
California and everything is perfect” feel.
Although some of the songs deal with
painful subjects, the weightlessness of the
album comes out on top.
The track “Birds” has wonderful musicality. With instruments ranging from
the marimba to the harpsichord, Poor
Moon establishes a unique “Beach Boy”
sound. The lyrics simply tell the story of
a young couple getting lost on the trail
in “old North Caroline.” Simple sounds
and lyrics make this piece beautiful.
The smooth, sultry, islander rhythm
of “Holiday,” however, cannot be beat.
How perfect are these lyrics? “You won’t
be surrounded by the same four walls. /
This will be the last time anyone hears
your footsteps in the hall, / Leaving
through the front door feeling 10-foot
tall.” The original sound and beautiful
crooning only add to the mind’s vacation.
WSAJ 91.1 The One begins broadcasting this album Sept. 24. Listen up!
September 21, 2012
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Entertainment
TAP One Acts to premiere next weekend
Elise Homan
Managing Editor
At the end of a hallway
tucked away behind Ketler
Auditorium in the Pew Fine
Arts Center is a small, dark
room. Inside, chairs cover three
of the walls, leaving a square
patch of bare wooden floor
in the center. Here, in this
enclosed space, the “stage” is set
for the One Act Festival, put on
once a semester by Grove City
College’s theater honorary, Tau
Alpha Pi.
Since 1974, the One Act
Festival has showcased student
directors and actors in the Pew
Fine Arts Center’s Little Theater.
“With the One Acts, the
audience is more involved,
especially in the Little Theater,”
senior Laura Sabatini, senior
coordinator of the event, said.
“They tend to have a little bit
more fun—there’s a lot less
pressure when it’s only a 20-to30 minute production.”
The festival consists of five
one-act plays, each with its
own director and actors. This
semester, the lineup includes
a mixture of professional and
student playwrights and of
dense and light-hearted material. To balance the several
humorous plays, Sabatini said
they want “something more
serious to make people think.”
The last play in this semester’s festival is student-written.
Seniors Sam Leuenberger and
John Sikma were working on
their own solo projects over the
summer when they decided to
collaborate on one play for the
fall production.
“We decided to do something
simple and comedic,” Leuen-
berger said. To do this, they set
parameters for their play--two
to three people, minimal plot
and, of course, it had to be
funny. Their result was the “The
Kissing Scene,” mostly written
by Leuenberger, portraying the
awkward but ultimately humorous experience of a “shomance.”
Proving the truth of the
adage “writers write what they
know,” the play is a synthesis of
both Leuenberger and Sikma’s
personal acting experiences.
The play begins and ends with
scenes of Shakespeare’s “Romeo
and Juliet” and follows a “playwithin-a-play” structure.
Senior Stephen Horst and
junior Collette Sackman
play two actors in a production of “Romeo and Juliet.”
A week before the opening
performance, a riff has emerged
between them, and they refuse
to coordinate with the romance
in the show. The director of
“Romeo and Juliet,” played by
Sikma, attempts to reconcile
the two before the first performance.
“It has everything we want to
see in a One Act—funny with
a touch of romance,” Leuenberger, who directs, said.
“The Kissing Scene” is one
of Leuenberger’s many theater
experiences. In the fall 2011
One Act Festival, he produced another play he penned,
“Loretta Lynn and the Miner
Prophets.” He has also acted in
most of the main stage productions at the College over the
past three years.
However, writing remains his
favorite aspect of theater. “It’s a
creative triangle, with writing at
the top,” he said. “I get to write
every day and not act and direct
every day, which is fine.”
Both Leuenberger and Sabatini acknowledged the benefit of
the One Acts in giving student
thespians the opportunity to
grow in and perfect their craft.
“This school is really supportive of the theater community,”
Leuenberger said. “It’s such a
privilege to be able to write
something, produce it and have
people come watch it.”
Additionally, the One Acts are
a consistently popular production among Grove City College
students.
“I think the audience always
really loves them,” Sabatini said.
After “The Kissing Scene,”
both Leuenberger and Sikma
plan to produce their own solo
projects in the spring festival.
“It’s my last year—I want to
make this happen as much as
possible,” Leuenberger said.
Toy Story:
The toys take second in race to the finish line
Ethan Mitchell
Contributing Writer
The first movie I ever saw
was “Toy Story.”
The first thing I saw on the
silver screen was the wallpaper
of wispy clouds from Andy’s
bedroom, and the first thing I
heard was THX’s introductory
catchy jingle.
“Toy Story” had a huge
n me as a kid, and I
impact on
am confident that many others
ced similar emotions.
experienced
ry” is a big deal. To
“Toy Story”
n even bigger deal,
make it an
there are three installments in
hise. It’s tough enough
the franchise.
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vies, so I decided to
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nking inside a ranking.
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copping out, and you are probt.
ably right.
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Story 2.” I genuinely
he story, and some
enjoyed the
w characters were
of the new
brilliant, but several kinks
detracted from the awesomeness of its predecessor.
The first of these kinks is the
essie. This girl has
cowgirl, Jessie.
morality issues out of her proazoo. She was incredverbial wazoo.
h and snobbish, and
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took her abandonment issues
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out on poor
et him to go to
tried to get
Japan. We all know what happened thee last time a cowboy
apan, and we will
went to Japan,
never go down that road again.
he music lacked
Also, the
luster—not a single song
stood out. What stood out,
however, was the opening
scene of the film, the infamous
“Oh-my–gosh-Buzz-Lightyearjust-got-his-torso-blown-offby-Emperor-Zurg-my-childhood-is-ruined-oh-wait-it-wasjust-a-video-game?” scene.Yeah,
that was awesome.
It is with great personal pain
that I place the inaugural film,
the original “Toy
Toy Story,
Story,” in
second place. As I previously
wrote, this film holds a powerful sentimental value to me.
It is like the sister I never
had, except better. Back in
the ’90s, animation was your
typical Disney princess style,
two-dimensional drawings and one-dimensional
characters. Then along came
“Toy
Story,” which became animation’s version of “The Jazz
Singer,” completed revolutionizing the industry. Not only was
the animation good, but so were
the story, the music and the
characters.
There is not a single character in this film that I have
an issue with—they are all
fantastic. My personal favorite is Sid, Andy’s psychopathic
Wiki Commons
neighbor who spends most of
his time mutilating his toys.
His room is a veritable torture
chamber. And that mechanical
spider crossed with the baby
head still gives me the jibblies.
On the music, even Randy
Newman could not screw it up.
In fact, “You’ve Got a Friend
in Me” sounds more endearing
with his jarring voice. I lived
most of my pre-pubescent life
thinking that “Toy
Toy Story
Story” could
never be outdone, until the day
my life was changed
forever.
If you grew up with
“Toy Story” and did not
cry at least twice during
“Toy Story 3,” you have
no soul. Andy
went off to
college
around the same time we did,
but because of stupid social outlooks, he is not going to bring
his toys with him? How are the
toys to cope with that? More
importantly, how am I supposed
to cope with that? “Toy Story
3” introduced even more colorful characters, including a Ken
doll voiced by Michael Keaton,
who you may know as a more
superior Batman than Christian
Bale.
There is an example of how
powerful this movie is: The
first time I saw the film
lm, there
an
was no sound due to annoying
co
high-schoolers on a coach
bus.
b
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abandonin all
my eyes out, abandoning
attempts to impress the comely
si
soprano who was sitting
next to me.
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makes
this film great is the
very last fram
frame of
the movie. W
When
Andy has driv
driven away,
leaving his toy
toys behind,
and Woody has bidden
his “pard’ner” farew
farewell, the
camera pans out and fo
focuses
on the wispy clouds in the sky
identical to Andy’s wall
wallpaper
in the first film. The ser
series had
come full circle, and if I wore
mascara, it would have been
running like U
Usain
Bolt.
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score of 15
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thumbs to
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Perspectives
September 21, 2012
Smoking: An exercise of liberty
Obama’s anti-tobacco campaign is misguided
Nicholas Freiling
Editor-in-Chief
Last week, the Obama
administration announced a
crusade against tobacco use on
college campuses. Under the
auspices of the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services,
the “Tobacco-Free College
Campus Initiative” will push
for smoking bans on college
campuses around the country
with the goal of stamping out
tobacco use among America’s
young people.
While there is little doubt
that smoking can cause disease,
this misguided campaign wages
war not on lung cancer, but on
the notion of self-government
and the belief that young adults
should act responsibly.
At Grove City College – like
at virtually every other college
in the country – the student
government association acts as
the representative voice of the
student body before the college
administration. These elected
officials accept petitions, make
rules and address concerns of
the student body and faculty
regarding issues of academics
and student life.
Such forms of self-government are often upheld as an
distinctly American value – one
intertwined with our nation’s
founding and essential to preserving liberty and social order.
But when Washington
bureaucrats seek to overrule
the decisions of these bodies,
they overthrow the very idea by
which they legitimize their own
existence. That is, that voluntary associations of individuals
deserve the right to decide for
themselves – via representative
government – what rules they
should follow.
When these rules regulate
behavior as personal as tobacco
use, there is no justification for
blanket regulations that overrule
the varied decisions of thousands of American colleges.
But matters of liberty and
self-governance aside, the nature
of this campaign as one aimed
directly at young adults makes
it offensive to those among
them who wish to be treated as
responsible adults.
Smoking is a personal decision, and American college
students are more than capable
of deciding whether or not to
smoke or to allow tobacco use
on their campuses.
Luckily, students at Grove
City College will likely be
immune from attempts by
Washington bureaucrats to
regulate tobacco-use on their
campus. The College is entirely
private and is not required
to abide by the regulations
imposed upon institutions that
receive federal funding.
But this attack on individual
liberty is one students at any
American college or university
should oppose.
Letter to the Editor
Although I agree that our academic program is strong, I couldn’t embrace the argument that
there is no bubble at the College. As another transfer student from a secular, politically liberal
university, I’m blessed to be taught by Christian professors, yet I am frustrated despite the
knowledge I’m gaining – is it all about how we think, or also about how we apply what we
learn?
I believe that at the College we have limited opportunities to take what we learn in class and
use it to practice being active in our evangelism in aggressive academic and social settings. At
my previous school, my one class was about apocalyptic texts from various religions, and yes,
my professor was derogatory and dismissive regarding Revelation. Was it draining? Yes, but it
was still a crucial moment of spiritual growth to recognize God had given me the responsibility to defend his Word to this professor. I also remember when my friend would talk about her
bad experience with Christianity and ask me hard questions. (Do you create an open environment for this potential situation by not assuming every student here embraces what’s being
taught?) Sometimes after talking with one of you, I think of the influence you could have with
a student who is not surrounded by supportive Christian peers and needs your gracious insight.
Is there a solution for balancing this knowledge and application? I’d support anyone who
could create a learning institution where the first two years paralleled the College and the
second two sent students out to secular institutions. Meanwhile, I encourage you to recognize
this dynamic of the College and to be intentionally seeking ways to apply your knowledge
right now by the groups you join and to consider the future with discernment as you explore
post-graduation options.
-Kristen Yealy ’13
GREEN EYESHADE AWARD
This week’s award goes to junior Claire
Healey for her excellent reporting on the
new college archives and her diligent work
on the copy editing team.
The Collegian Green Eyeshade Award
honors student contributors who have
demonstrated consistency and excellence
in their work.
Each week, The Collegian advisers
select a reporter, photgrapher or business
personnel member who has made a valuable contribution to the
paper. Instituted in 2006, the award is sponsored by the College’s
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Correction
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Academic Resource Center and misidentifies the location of the ARC as across from
the Campus Safety Office. Dr. John Inman has not moved to the ARC, and the office is
located across from the Registrar’s Office in Crawford basement.
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September 21, 2012
13
Perspectives
‘God and Man on Wall Street’
Book suggests hope for troubled financial sector
Peter Melnik
Perspectives Editor
In their recent book, “God
and Man on Wall Street”, Dr.’s
Craig Columbus and Mark
Hendrickson -- both faculty
members at Grove City College
-- address the 2008-2009 stock
market crash from a free-market
perspective. The book, which
was published in early August,
examines the failures that led up
to the crash and offers solutions designed to prevent similar
monumental crashes in the
future.
Both men bring unique perspectives to the book. Columbus, the chair of the College’s
entrepreneurship department,
is a former senior executive
within the asset management,
financial information and
venture capital world. He brings
an insider’s view of the industry.
Hendrickson, a professor in the
economics department, studied
Austrian Economics under Dr.
Hans Sennholz, and contributes
an academic, free-market based
point of view to the book.
The book presents an optimistic perspective of an industry
that has recently suffered from
deeply negative perceptions.
From the beginning, it is clear
that this book is not a resistance
effort; it is simply aimed to
stem the tide of corruption and
greed that seems to be at work
in all human endeavors.
Both authors believe that
through diligent and cooperative work, the market can come
out of its recent troubles better
than before. “Accountability,”
Columbus states in the intro-
duction, “is about more than
simply assigning blame. It is also
about offering hope.”
The theme of hope permeates the book. It cites multiple
experts as saying that despite
negative perceptions of Wall
Street, the industry is in fact
composed primarily of good
and “noble” individuals. Furthermore, it expresses great
optimism toward the new wave
of young professionals who are
entering the industry, ready and
eager to make a difference for
the better.
Despite this optimism, the
authors insist that institutional
change is necessary in order
to rid the financial industry of
some of its destructive tendencies. They offer three solutions
to the problems that led up
to the financial crash and still
plague Wall Street today. These
solutions -- regulatory, market,
and ethical -- comprise the
heart of the book.
Columbus and Hendrickson
propose the use of regulations to mend several of Wall
Street’s woes. Without necessary regulations, the incentives
for risky behavior are far too
strong, and managers are lured
into undertaking greater risks
with investors’ money than they
should. Specifically, the authors
call for greater monitoring of
managers’ compensation, as well
as requiring managers to invest
significant amounts of their
own capital in the funds they
manage.
Columbus and Hendrickson
insist, however, that regulations
alone are insufficient to curb
abuses on Wall Street; market
AP Exchange
solutions are also vital to Wall
Street’s recovery. For example, it
is in the best interest of companies to correctly compensate
the managers they employ, but
many boards of directors lack
the proper analytic tools to
correctly determine their top
executives’ compensation. This
is an opportunity for the market
to provide more accessible tools
to boards of directors in order
to assist them in properly assessing managers’ worth.
Above all, the authors stress
the importance of ethical and
moral solutions. “Conscience
unlocks doors that regulation
and market forces simply can’t
reach,” the authors write. While
doing good can never be accurately measured on a balance
sheet, it is essential to the health
and well-being of Wall Street.
In parts of the book, the
authors depart from a pure
market, Austrian perspective.
When they discuss regulatory
reform, they stress the need
for governmental oversight of
manager-incentive packages.
However, they do not address
the underlying problem of
arbitrarily selected firms which
the government deems “too big
to fail.” If these firms receive
bailout money, the use of this
money should be monitored.
However, if the market truly
functions freely, failing firms
must be allowed to fail.
Nevertheless, the book is a
powerful defense of the free
market as a force for good and
prosperity in the world.
Columbus and Hendrickson offer a few closing words
of advice, but they ultimately
admit that the task of guiding
Wall Street must be left to Wall
Street, for it is only there that
the expertise and experience
necessary to govern resides. This
display of humility sets the book
apart from others in the business
genre. The closing chapter in
particular makes the book well
worth a cover-to-cover read.
“God and Man on Wall
Street” offers an interesting and
insightful look into the troubles
the market faces and the solutions that are available to create
a profitable and robust financial sector. It provides a breath
of fresh air to any student of
the market tired of the typical
gloom and doom that has been
pronounced on the financial
sector since its collapse.
Welcome to Grove City College
From the 1987 Homecoming issue of The Collegian
Lee Miller
Contributing Writer, 1987
Homecoming. I never really
thought about it until now.
What it means and all that.
But after I thought about it,
I realize it means … well,
coming home.
Profound, I know. But think
about it – just exactly who is
coming home? It’s certainly
not all of us here at the Grove.
Oh, there are a few of us who
are going home this weekend,
but none of us are actually
coming home to anything.
So who is? And why are we
having floats and parades and
crowning queens and dancing
and singing and playing football and naming the whole big
deal homecoming?
It must be for you, the alumni
of Grove City College. It has to
be.You don’t think they’d do all
this just for us, do you? Heck
no, if we want something to do,
we can always study.
But don’t worry – we’re not
jealous that all of this is for you.
We are kind of glad, actually.
We don’t have Saturday classes,
at least. And besides, we need
you to come back from the real
world and reassure us that there
really is life outside the bubble.
Sometimes we are not so sure.
And even though you’re all
got loves of your own now, we
welcome you back and invite
you to share our world once
again – just for a while, anyway.
So take a stroll around
campus – see what has changed
and what has stayed the same.
There really are changes, believe
it or not. And for the unobservant, I’m going to point a few of
them out to you.
Notice the new sidewalk
leading up to Calderwood
along the fence overlooking the
rec building. On the other side
of the rec building, see the nice
new road. Across the parking
lot over on the other side of the
road, look at the new parking
lot (just look at it, don’t actually
try to walk over there).
Notice the big hole in the
ground next to the rec building, which is the reason for the
sidewalk, road and parking lot.
They’re working on the rec
building again (now it’s called
the Physical Learning Center, or
PLC). Except they’re not trying
to keep it from falling this time.
They’re trying to build it up
by adding a new pool, a bigger
bookstore, and a bigger Gee –
lots of things, they tell us. We
can only hope.
Now shift your attention
down to the other end of the
quad. A new flag is waving in
the breeze, assuring us that we
are indeed in America, the land
of the free. Not that we ever
have any doubts.
Take a peek in the men’s
laundry room and see the new
washers – all four of them. Now
on a good day we only have to
wait half an hour for a washer
and our usual hour for a dryer.
It is the price we pay for clean
cloths.
Stop in and eat a meal at
Hicks cafeteria, which is twenty
year old this year.Yes, twenty
years of fine cuisine.
We are in the process of
getting a new fire alarm system.
Not much to see, but at least
you can sleep at night knowing
we won’t burn to the ground, at
least not without prior notice.
And yes, what we have all
been waiting for: phones in
every room. It’s going to take a
while, but it will be worth the
wait.
So there it is in a nutshell.
Whoever said the more things
change, the more they stay the
same wasn’t kidding. This is still
the Grove City you knew and
loved. We are just getting better.
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Sports
September 21, 2012
FOOTBALL
Wolverines defeated in conference opener
Kaclik, offensive line shine despite loss
Mitch White
Contributing Writer
T he G rove City f o o t b a ll
te am traveled to Wa s h i ngton, Pa. on Sat u rd ay,
September 15 for a c o n fe re nce matchup wi t h
the Washing ton & Je f f e r son Colleg e Presid e n t s ,
comi ng up shor t i n a
24 -17 contest.
A late touchdown o n a
broken play from j u n i o r
quar terback Br ian Pe ll
to junior w ide rece ive r
Anthony Ritchie p u t t h e
Wol ver ines within s t r i k i ng distance, but t h ey
coul dn’t complete t h e
comeback.
T he stor y line be h i n d
the matchup was Grove
C i ty’s improbable c o me back a season ag o. A f t e r
trai l i n g 21-0 at th e e n d
of the fir st quar te r, t h e
Wol ver ines foug ht t h e i r
way back and overc a me
the Presidents w it h a
24 -21 victor y.
E m o t i o n s r a n h igh in
t h i s s e a s o n ’s m a t c h u p, a s
i t wa s t h e o p en in g c o n f e re n c e g a m e f o r e a c h
t e a m . T h e Wo l ve r in e s
wa n t e d t o p rove t h a t l a s t
ye a r wa s n o f lu ke, w h il e
t h e P re s i d e n t s l o o ke d t o
s o li d i f y t h e i r a s p ira t io n s
a s a t o p - t i e r t e a m in t h e
P re s i d e n t s ’ A t h l e t ic C o n f e re n c e.
“We wa n t e d t o go o u t
a n d b e a t t h e m by a t
le a s t t wo s c o res ,”
s e n i o r d e f e n s ive
e n d M a rc Sh a m l ey
said. After sitting
o u t t h e e n t i re
2011 s e a s o n ,
Sh a m ley h a d t h e
c h a n c e t o c o ll e c t
his thoughts and see the
b i g p i c t u re.
“On c e yo u s e e yo u r
t e a m ma t e s h ave s u c c e s s ,
yo u t h e n b e g i n t o re a l iz e
yo u c a n m a ke t h is a
re a li t y eve r y s i n gl e we e k ,”
he said.
T h i s g a me b ro u gh t
f o r t h a g re a t d e a l o f
a n t ic ip a t io n a n d e x c it e m e n t f ro m t h e G rove C it y
s q u a d . T h e s e e x p e c t a t io n s
we re m e t a n d e x c e e d e d
by s e n io r t a il b a c k S h a n e
K a c l ik . C o m in g o f f a
c a re e r- h igh 1 5 3 r u s h in g
ya rd s t h e p rev io u s we e k ,
K a c l ik wa s a bl e t o e x c e e d
t h is t o t a l o n h is way
t o a 2 3 - c a r r y, 1 6 1 - ya rd
r u s h in g p e rf o r m a n c e,
c o u l d h ave resul ted in a
v ic t o r y,” K acl ik said.
S e n io r offensive tackl e
A n d rew Pisor n, al ong
w it h t h e entire offensive
l in e, p rov ided K acl ik w ith
r u n n in g room al l evening
l o n g. T heir per for mance
a l l owe d the Wol ver ine
o f f e n s e to out-g ain and
in m o s t way s out-per for m
t h e o f f ense of Washing ton
a n d Je f fer son.
“ We have more
toug h opponents, but
I think this
g ame is proof
that we can
pl ay w ith the
best,” Pisor n
said. “ We as a
t e a m n eed to g et better
f ro m t h is l oss and real ize
t h a t we need to shar pen
u p a n d g o out ever y week
a n d k n ow we can beat
a nyo n e across the l ine
f ro m u s.”
T h e t al ent and skil l
a re t h e re, and the team
“I think this game is proof that
we can play with the best.”
in c l u d in g a s e c o n d - q u a rt e r t o u c h d ow n t h a t gave
t h e Wo l ve r in e s a h a l f t im e
a d va n t a ge.
“ F ro m a r u n n in g
b a c k p e r s p e c t ive, I wa s
p l e a s e d w it h t h e p e rf o rm a n c e f ro m o u r o f f e n s ive
l in e a n d re a l l y w is h it
is hopeful in mov ing
for ward.
A br ig ht spot for the
Wol ver ine defense was
the abil ity of freshman
cor ner back S l ater S imek.
A teammate’s injur y
caused S imek to take a
l ar g er rol e in the defensive g ame pl an, and he
answered the cal l . With an
impressive per for mance
in a hostil e atmosphere,
S imek accumul ated six
tackl es.
“ Al l my teammates
were tremendous in their
suppor t. They knew it was
my fir st g ame, and they
al l were ver y encour ag ing , and al l the suppor t
throug hout the g ame
hel ped me feel comfor tabl e out there,” S imek
said.
The team w il l take on
the Bethany Bison S aturday in the Homecoming matchup, l ooking to
improve to 1 -1 in confer ence pl ay.
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Kolodziej scores twice
in home opener
Brad Hummel
Contributing Writer
The women’s soccer team
triumphed in its home
opener Sept. 13, winning
2-0 over the Allegheny
Gators and improving its
record to 4-0-1. Senior
Bethany Kolodziej, who
returned from a two-game
absence after an injury in a
match against Heidelberg,
scored both goals.
Grove City put the pressure on early, with an
unsuccessful breakway by
Kolodziej in which she fell
to the field after missing a
shot left of the goalpost.
“I just picked myself
up and kept on playing,”
Kolodziej said. The 5’6”
midfielder from Pittsburgh
did not slow down. She took
advantage of another scoring
opportunity by heading the
ball from the left edge of
the goalkeeper’s box into
the right corner of the net.
Sarah Cessar, a junior striker,
was credited with an assist
for the 10th-minute goal.
“Cessar made a perfect
cross to me,” Kolodziej said.
“The credit goes to her.”
The Wolverines carried
their 1-0 lead all the way to
halftime with strong performances by sophomore
Molly Weitzel and a Grove
City defense which halted
Allegheny’s efforts.
Unassisted, Kolodziej
scored again in the 7th
minute of the second half.
She tactfully maneuvered
past several Allegheny
defenders in front of the
goal to extend the Wolverines’ lead to two. The
Gators’ attempts to close the
gap proved vain after at least
two potential shots flew over
the goal and sophomore
goalkeeper Kristi Lathrop
and her teammates deflected
all that were on target.
Accompanied late by
the spirited support of
the men’s soccer team, the
2-0 shutout was the first
victory for the Wolverine
women over the Gators
since 2008 and only the
third in 20 meetings. Still
undefeated (though with a
draw against Ohio Northern), the team continued its
strong start this season on
the road in matches against
Baldwin-Wallace (1-0, OT)
and Mount Union (2-1,
OT). They play at home
against Carnegie Mellon on
Wednesday at 4 p.m.
WOLVERINES
Updates from last week
Cross Country
Men: 4th/5
Women: 4th/7
Men’s Golf
5th/5
Football
W&J 24, Grove City 17
Men’s Soccer
Baldwin-Wallace 2, Grove
City 1
Women’s Golf
Ursuline Invitational: 7th/8
St. Vincent Invitational: 6th/8
Women’s Soccer
Grove City 1, BaldwinWallace 0 (OT)
Grove City 2,
Mount Union 1 (OT)
Women’s Tennis
Grove City 7, Geneva 2
Grove City 8, Thomas More 1
Volleyball
Westminster 3, Grove City 0
Grove City 3, St. Vincent 1
Grove City 3, W&J 2
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Sports
September 21, 2012
MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TENNIS
MEN’S RUGBY
Conditioned for success
Men’s rugby impresses
in season opener
New tennis coach seeks to extend winning tradition
Dan Johnson
“Just like with clients, you
set goals and you create a
mutually agreeable plan to
reach it,” Buxton said. “I get
to work on my team’s fitness;
I get to work on their footwork – very similar to some
of the things I was doing as a
trainer.”
Buxton does not want to
drastically change how the
team plays the game, though.
“My approach is not to
come in and change tech-
that leaders emerge this year
as both teams make a run
Staff Writer
at improving their overall
Jeff Buxton, the new men’s
standing. While he feels some
and women’s tennis coach,
pressure to help both teams to
hopes to build on the success
preserve more than 20 years’
of the past quarter century,
worth of consecutive conferwith a different emphasis than
ence titles, he thinks the talent
the team has had in the past.
needed is already there.
“He brings a different
“We’re going to shoot
aspect to the team than our
for it,” Buxton said. “The
old coach,” junior Michael
expectation is to improve
Gerber said. “[He’s] more into
our overall game while we
the physical training side of
maintain a team culture that
things.”
lives in line with
Junior Lauren
Grove City and
Troxel agreed,
“He takes us very seriously.... I appreciate the values that
stressing that
Grove City prothat coming from a coach.”
Buxton has the
motes.”
women’s team
At the same
working hard
time, Buxton
on conditioning.
niques [and] to teach them
has realistic expectations and
“We’ve really been using
a new grip here and there,”
won’t unduly pressure the
that as one of his strengths,”
he said. Rather, he would
players to meet a specific goal.
Troxel said. “I’ll outlast most
like to work with them on
“He expects that we’re
of my opponents because of
their fitness, conditioning and going to give our all. Whether
the fitness [work] he’s done
footwork as well as the mental or not we win the conference,
with us.”
game, in an effort to “put
he’ll be happy if we give it
The physical training may
together the best representaour all. That’s our main goal,”
be what it takes to achieve
tion of Grove City tennis.”
Troxel said.
what Buxton calls the “next
He clearly respects the
Time will tell if the teams
rung on the ladder.” In a sport players’ individual styles and
produce conference titles
like tennis, pure athleticism is
wants to work with them
again, but these players are up
just as important as technique. directly.
for the challenge.
Buxton sees parallels
“He takes us very seriously,”
“I’m excited to see what
between his past job as a
Troxel said. “I appreciate that,
actually happens when our
trainer and coaching the
coming from a coach.”
season comes around,” Gerber
tennis teams.
Buxton expressed the hope
said.
Courtney Steiginga
Contributing Writer
On Sept. 15, the Grove
City College men’s rugby
team stepped out under the
lights for its first game of
the season against Franciscan
University of Steubenville,
which was ranked third in
the National Small College
Rugby Organization last
spring. In a stadium full of
Franciscan fans, Grove City
soundly won 31-17, dealing
Fransiscan their first regular-season loss since October
2009.
Grove City started out
strong, taking the lead in
the first half with a try
scored by senior captain
Caleb Mills. With another
try scored by senior Jarred
Frawley, Grove City led 12-5
at halftime. Quickly gaining
momentum in the beginning of the second half with
another try by Mills, Grove
City could not be stopped –
even when Franciscan won
a lineout and scored off a
Grove City penalty, bringing the game to a close
19-17. However, a third try
by Mills and last-minute try
by junior Stephen Scott, followed by a good conversion
from senior Casey Lamb,
closed the game at 31-17.
The team’s ability to capitalize on all of its scrums and
12 of its 16 lineouts was
crucial in maintaining Grove
City’s lead and giving it the
win.
After this momentous
victory, Mills was named
man of the match for Grove
City.
“This is by far the best
mix of talent, size and
veteran players that we’ve
had in a very long time,”
Mills said. “I’m very happy
with the game, and I’m
looking forward to the rest
of the season. Ultimately
though, we’ve all given this
team and this season to God
– it’s his to do with it what
he may. And as long as we
dedicate every moment to
him, we are confident in His
blessing, win or lose.”
After a forfeit by
Duquesne University
last weekend, Grove City
improved to a record of 2-0,
and the team is well under
way to a good season. Its
next game will take place
tomorrow at 1 p.m. on the
College rugby pitch against
Clarion University. The
team hopes to defend its
record and bolster its excitement far into the rest of the
season.
WOMEN’S WATER POLO
New women’s water polo coach hopes
to carry on winning tradition
Olivia Forish
Contributing Writer
Rachel Griepsma has replaced
Jon Miller as the head coach of the
women’s water polo team and looks
to continue the team’s past success.
Griepsma, a native of Lindsay,
Ontario, had much success in water
polo as a player herself at Mercyhurst University. As a driver for
the team, she was a four-time First
Conference player, a two-time AllAmerican and Mercyhurst’s all-time
leading scorer. While completing
her master’s at Mercyhurst in exercise science, she continued to be
involved in the sport as a graduate
assistant coach for the team.
“The team here at GCC has
always been really successful, so I’m
looking to carry on the winning tradition that they’ve had,” Griepsma
said. The Wolverines have commanded the Division III playing field
the last three years, capturing three
consecutive Collegiate Water Polo
Association Division III titles.
Captains senior Mandee Johnston and junior Kr isti Baur look
forward to the season ahead with
Gr iepsma.
“It’s exciting getting to work
with somebody who’s so fresh out
of the prog ram and has a lot of
really good skills and backg round
knowledge of the game,” Baur
said. “She has some really exciting
goals for the season.”
The team has a challeng ing
schedule set for the spr ing, including an invitational hosted by Division I team Michigan State University. Baur does not shy from the
challenge but looks at it, instead,
as a g reat opportunity.
“I’m most excited about playing
some of the DI schools that will
be really hard competition,” Baur
said. “That’s when we get to lear n
the most, and it’s a g reat g rowing
exper ience for the team.”
The women’s water polo team
began a nontraditional season on
Sept. 17 and will continue until
fall break. It will schedule no
games dur ing this time. Instead, it
will use this season for practice,
conditioning and working on the
fundamentals as it prepares for
the actual season, which beg ins in
March.
“I’m excited to get in the water
and get star ted with ever ything
and to build relationships with
the g irls,” Gr iepsma said. She had
always hoped to find a water polo
coaching position after ear ning
her masters.
Gr iepsma will also work as the
Fitness and Wellness instr uctor for
Walk, Jog, Run and the assistant
coach for the men’s and women’s
swimming teams.
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Sports
FOOTBALL
September 21, 2012
Behind the brawn
An inside look at the Wolverine football trainers
Gary Horvath
Sports Editor
Football is a man’s sport.
It’s played on the gridiron. It’s
violent. It’s 22 human missiles
flying around the field trying
to blow someone up or avoid
being blown up. It’s not for the
faint of heart.
But football would be
nothing without a caring touch.
Senior Caroline Schmitt,
juniors Jane Kramer and Andrea
Rinald and sophomore Katie
Stewart are the student athletic
trainers for the 2012 football
season. Their caring touch keeps
the Wolverines out on the field.
Often unnoticed by those
outside the immediate realm of
the team, this group of exercise
science majors plays a big part
in the daily workings of the
football program. The women
spend 30 to 35 hours every
week performing tasks ranging
from the menial to providing
aid in medical emergencies.
The most basic tasks typically
happen before and after daily
practices, such as preparing
Gatorade and water. But that
in no way detracts from the
women’s commitment to the
team.
“We’re there before they
get there, and we’re there after
they leave,” Kramer said.
The women have also
become quite skilled in the
daily medical tasks required
of them. This includes taping,
heating muscles and dealing
with turf burn, but as they
put it, mostly “lots of icepacks.” The countless stories
of trying to find creative ways
to wrap ice to an injury raise
an obvious question. But
don’t worry; wrapping ice to
a groin is only awkward the
first time.
Of course, with a game
like football, more serious
issues are bound to arise,
the most prominent of these
being concussions. The staff
has been trained to deal with
these under the teaching of
Kay Mitchell Emigh, the head
athletic trainer at the College.
Concussions have become
the focus for Schmitt, who is
receiving internship credit for
her work as a senior this year.
Schmitt described the
process by which players must
get cleared for game action
after suffering a concussion.
Each day more and more
activities can be resumed as
long as symptoms do not
return.
Schmitt said this is often a
tough process for the players,
Jane Kramer
given how
Katie Stewart, Jane Kramer, Caroline Schmitt, Andrea Rinald
badly they
you want to call her,” Kramer
they are until game time.
want to be
said.
It is typical for students
back on the field. Emigh is
With Emigh’s help, the
to see countless football
there to keep them in line.
players walk into the cafete“Kay always says, would you trainers have made it their
goal to be welcoming, underria, strapped down with ice
rather practice today or play
standing
and
readily
available
after practice. It is not typical,
Saturday?” Stewart said. The
for
every
player,
making
the
however, for the trainers to
trainers hold Emigh in high
receive the credit they are due.
regard for both her knowledge season the best and healthiest it can be. Through all the
The question remains: How
of the field and her commitcup carrying, icing and injury much credit can the trainers
ment to the team.
monitoring, the women have
claim for the team’s success?
“She puts 150 percent in
truly become a part of the
“We take credit for a
everyday for these guys,”
team.
minimal percent,” Kramer
Schmitt said.
“Our experience is based
said. “But at the same time, I
They are thankful for the
on their emotions and feeldon’t know what they’d do
way she has cared for her
ings,” Rinald said. Schmitt
without us. Filling cups is
training staff.
added that sometimes they
really hard.”
“She’s like our leader, our
don’t realize how invested
boss, our mother—whatever
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Men’s Golf
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Women’s Soccer
Wed. 4:00 p.m.
Carnegie Mellon (H)
Football
Sat. 2:00 p.m.
Bethany (H)
Women’s Tennis
Mon. 4:00 p.m.
Westminster (H)
Wed. 4:00 p.m. Saint
Vincent (A)
Men’s Soccer
Fri. 4:00 p.m. Point
Park (H)
Wed. 4:00 p.m.
Heidelberg (A)
Men’s Tennis
Mon. 4:00 p.m.
Westminster (H)
Volleyball
Tue. 7:00 p.m.
Bethany (A)
most festive day of the academic
year, Head Coach Chris Smith
Contributing Writer
and his team have the opportuTomorrow at 2 p.m. the
nity to improve that record.
Grove City College Wolverines
“It’s my first college Homewill revisit one of their most
coming, and I hear there are
bitter rivalries.
a lot of fans for this game,”
The Homecoming footfreshman running back Stephen
ball game is typically the most
Maskrey said. “I’m excited to
attended home game of the
play a home game against a
year. Not only do a sizeable
conference rival like Bethany.”
number of
Senior
students fill
linebacker
the stands,
Mario
“They are very talented, Posteraro is
but alumni
from years
and it should be a hard- preparing for
gone by
a battle on
fought, close game.”
return to
Saturday.
Thorn Field
“Bethany
to cheer on
is 0-2 but their
their team.
losses came from two very good
In this year’s Homecoming
teams, one of which was ranked
game, the Wolverines will be
in the top 25,” Posteraro said.
pitted against PAC rival Bethany “They are very talented, and it
College. The last meeting
should be a hard-fought, close
between these two teams ended game.”
in a 33-14 loss for Grove City at
After a 24-17 loss to WashBethany in November 2011—a ington & Jefferson College last
loss Grove City is eager to
weekend, the Wolverines need
avenge.
to win for the rest of the season
Grove City is 41-23-2 allif they hope to reach the contime against Bethany since their ference playoffs.
first meeting in 1913. On the