Collegian The
See inside for a list of homecoming events. Pg. 10
Friday, October 4, 2013
Vol. 74, No. 5
The Grove City College Student Newspaper
100 years of brotherhood
The Adelphikos actives of 1962. This weekend ADEL actives and alumni celebrate the fraternity’s centennial. For more, see page 2.
PHOTO COURTESY GROVE CITY COLLEGE
Willie ’mid the pines
Editor’s Note: This article is a work of fiction. No bears or seven-foot-tall bipedal wolverines were harmed in the writing of this article.
Mascot stands as school’s bulwark
Grayson Quay
Entertainment Editor It was 5 a.m. and the sun had just begun to lighten the sky as I stepped off the path beside Rainbow Bridge in search of everyone’s favorite sevenfoot-tall bipedal wolverine. Needless to say, I was nervous about the assignment, but I had drawn the short straw at the last Collegian staff meeting and there was
Life
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Junior James Riel recently donated bone marrow to a woman he’s never met. Pg. 4
Got Les Mis fever? Dr. Dixon talks about preparing for the upcoming production. Pg. 7
nothing I could do. Some say that meeting Willie by yourself, in his habitat and on his terms, is nothing like encountering him when he reveals himself at sporting events. Apparently, it changes a man. A twig snapped behind me and I froze. Then I heard a low growl and had no choice but to turn around. Rather than Willie, I found myself face-to-face with a black bear. The text of Larry Hardesty’s email warnings flashed before my eyes, and in that moment I knew I would die there. As the bear approached me, I thought of the Grayson Quay Memorial Tree that would be planted on this spot, uniting me in spirit with the scores of
The Lens The Collegian takes a look at last weekend’s TAP One Act Festival. Pgs. 8-9
other former students whose inanimate namesakes decorate the campus. But then a roar worthy of Aslan split the morning air and the bear and I both turned to look.Willie himself stood upon a hill, silhouetted against the rising sun like Gandalf at Helm’s Deep. The bear seemed frightened and shrunk back for a moment, but then gathered itself and charged at our beloved mascot. Willie stood his ground and, in the ensuing wrestling match, I felt that I could almost hear the far-off strains of an upbeat version of “Mid the Pines” conducted by John Williams. After hours of combat, Willie at last hoisted the bear above his head and chucked
it, like a blushing groom-to-be, into Wolf Creek. The bear was swept downstream and never seen again, which thankfully does not usually happen to said grooms-to-be. Tired from his battle, Willie leaned against a tree, warily scanning the woods for other potential threats, ready to pounce at the slightest provocation. It was the perfect moment to grab a quick interview. Perhaps I should have been scared, but he had just saved my life and considering that I have already mentioned both Narnia and Lord of the Rings in this article, I was feeling Grover enough to approach WILLIE, page 6
Perspectives
Sports
Editor-in-chief Claire E. Healey writes about the history and purpose of coming home. Pg. 13
The men’s soccer program celebrates 75 years; Coach Susan Roberts, 29. Pg. 16