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Students on call Volunteers serve by saving

Emily Van Vranken Contributing Writer

Lights flash and sirens blare.

For most students, the sirens are just noise in the distance, and the idea of an emergency is a faroff thought. However, that is not the case for Grove City College seniors Juan Faunce and Alison Young. For them, the emergency is real and their response to it is crucial.

Faunce, a marketing management major, and Young, a biology and Spanish double major, both work for emergency services in the area in addition to their course load. Faunce has volunteered with the Pine Township Fire Department for three years starting in June of 2011, and Young has worked for Superior Ambulance Service for three months starting in July of this year. Though they each began working at a different time, their motives were similar: they had a desire to serve.

Volunteering with the fire department was a way for Faunce to serve the community, and it is a responsibility that he takes

Louis Petolicchio Contributing Writer

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Senior Juan Faunce routinely sets aside his normal college life to respond to calls. seriously. The station averages about 25-40 calls a month and responds not only to fires, but also to car accidents, fallen trees and medical calls. The di-

versity of calls makes it critical that Faunce and his co-workers are able to continually adapt and update their training often.

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Staff Writer It was no secret that Grove City College had been awaiting the arrival of a new statue. Anyone who walked to the Physical Learning Center or to class from MAP Café surely saw the large gray tarp, an orange mesh fence and bold “No Trespassing” signs.

Until the day of the unveiling, no student was sure what the statue was.

On the morning of Homecoming, those upholding the popular theories circulating on campus were surprised by the statue that stood in front of the side entrance to the new STEM Hall. The statue is circular in shape and divided by a bronze plank that curves at an angle through the center.The

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sculpture was created by Peter Calaboyias, a commissioned artist who has made statues all across the world, one of which can be found at the Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, GA. That particular statue was present amidst the bomb threat during that year’s Olympics, and if inspected carefully, shrapnel can still be seen embedded in the statue.

Calaboyias addressed the crowd that gathered at the statues’ unveiling and remarked that it was an honor to see the installation of this sculpture at the College, and that sculptures represent and acknowledge the accomplishments of men and women.

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Caliboyias’ work stands to the north of STEM Hall.

On the weekend of Sept. 28 and 29, members of the Grove City College Debate Team traveled to Rochester, New York to compete in the Brad Smith Debate Tournament.

The first debate tournament of the team’s year-round season, this annual competition hosted by the University of Rochester saw seniors Dan Pugh and Kyle Marchini take third place in the final rounds.

Arguing topics ranged from gender equality and the Arab Spring to topics like the possible redistribution of material wealth.

Grove City competed against 56 other teams, including teams from prestigious institutions such as Cornell University, University of Vermont, Colgate University and King’s College. All the competing schools, including Grove City, are considered top quality debate schools; Cornell was ranked as the number one team in the nation last year.

Grove City’s team experienced their first tournament without former head coach Dr. Steven Jones, who left the College this past year to take a position as a dean of academics at another institution. His role on the team is filled by Dr. Jason Edwards, associate professor of history and humanities history, who worked closely with Jones as the assistant coach for the past eight years. Students and faculty alike have spoken highly of the debate program Jones built, and Edwards says he looks forward to continuing the unique success of the College’s debate team.

“For the past decade, we’ve had an unprecedented level of success, and we’d like to continue that,” Edwards said.

Edwards was pleased with the success of the team at the Brad DEBATE 2

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Fighting poverty

World News Economics 101 for Christians Roundup Carlen Barnett

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US government shuts down As the shutdown goes from days to weeks, several non-essential aspects of government are being closed. US Commerce Secretary, Penny Pritzker, comments, “The shutdown is not good for business. It’s not good for the economy.” Some of the many consequences of the shutdown are thousands of government workers away on unpaid leave, national parks and monuments closed to the public, and the Department of Commerce unable to collect economic data.

Debt ceiling at issue While there is much debate about the causes of the government shutdown, it is decidedly true that it comes down to a lack of cooperation between Democrats and Republicans. Speaker of the House, John Boehner was quoted saying, “I want to have a conversation. I’m not drawing lines in the sand. It is time for us to just sit down and resolve our differences.”

However, the Senate Majority Leader says their motives haven’t changed. “All we’re asking is that government be reopened. Stop threatening a catastrophic default on the nation’s bills,” in response to the Republican desire to not raise the debt ceiling.

Higgs particle garners Nobel prize Last Tuesday, after over 50 years of work, François Englert and Peter Higgs won the 2013 Nobel Prize in physics for their work. The two scientists developed the Higgs particle, essential to the understanding of mass in particles that are the foundation of the universe. In order to confirm this theory,

the scientists had to create one of the most expensive pieces of machinery to date, called the Large Hadron Collider.

This machine had the ability to create the Higgs particles necessary for observation. The concept of the Higgs particle was confirmed by the observation and study through this machine in March 2013.

EU OKs antismoking ban The parliament of the European Union has approved several new regulations for cigarettes and other tobacco products in Europe. Some examples include health warnings that cover 65% of the surface of the package of cigarettes, a banning of flavored cigarettes, and regulation of e-cigarettes. In a press release, the EU stated these progressive moves would be to combat young people’s use of tobacco products, as 700,000 people die from smoking each year. The legislation now will be enacted by the EU member states, in which they have 18 months to enact this law.

Egypt faces fresh clashes Last Sunday, several supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi protested in several cities across Egypt, including in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. Over 50 people are dead and hundreds injured in the clashes between opposing demonstrators. Several supporters of the military regime also rallied in the square to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war. The Morsi supporters say he was illegally overthrown in a military coup last July.

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The Center for Vision and Values at Grove City College hosted the second lecture of its Freedom Readers series on Tuesday evening. The event featured Dr. Anne Bradley, who spoke about social justice and the reasons Christians should care about economic freedom.

Bradley is the Vice President of Economic Initiatives at the Institute for Faith, Work and Economics in Washington, D.C. The organization works to equip Christians with a biblical theology of work and economics. Bradley specifically focuses on the political economy of terrorism and is currently working on a book on the political economy of al-Qaeda after 9/11.

Bradley spent the majority of her talk outlining three of her five reasons why Christians should embrace economic freedom. Where economic freedom exists, an opportunity society exists as well.

“Economic freedom exists in a society where people can wake up and decide to do something and they are unencumbered,” Bradley said.

DEBATE Smith Tournament. The team handily won a number of unusual topics without sacrificing their speaking form in order to exploit rule technicalities. Edwards expressed pride in the team’s ability to process ideas and arguments which are diametrically opposed to those expressed on campus.

“One of the challenges of coaching the team is preparing them for the fact that a winning argument on campus might not be a winning argument everywhere else,” Edwards said. This sentiment was echoed by one of the team members, senior Dan

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Her first point was that people are called to work. Each person is created with unique skills that can be used to better society.

Economic freedom allows every person to explore these individual skills to uniquely better other people.

“Working is the most effective way to serve fellow man,” Bradley said.

Bradley’s second point was to remind Christians that they are called to serve the poor. This is a point that nearly all Christians would agree upon, but many would disagree about how to help the poor. Bradley pointed out that it is not enough to think of ways to help the poor, but those plans must be further implemented; the world needs long term poverty alleviation.

Bradley explained that the best way people can help the poor is by doing his or her job with excellence. This opens the market and creates an opportunity for more people to gain wealth, as people can specialize.

The Bible also calls Christians to flourish. In order to flourish, all people must come into a community and share with each other. Comparative advantage, a basic economic principle, centers on specialization in one

task to allow others to specialize in their own unique tasks. If a community engages in this principle, all parties will benefit and the society will produce better products. Individuals cannot flourish without the help of a community.

“We are called to help achieve flourishing, not just for ourselves, but for others,” said Bradley.

Bradley closed her remarks by challenging students to further research her five points and by saying that economic freedom in America is not looking good.

“In 2000, we [The United States] were ranked #2 [in economic freedom]. In 2012, we were ranked #18,” Bradley said.

Many students reacted positively to the lecture.

Senior Taylor Hunker said, “She was engaging and talked about issues that are relevant to us as Christians.”

Center for Vision and Values marketing fellow, senior Mike Trombly, was also impressed by her talk.

“Dr. Bradley’s systematic, logical approach using both scriptural and empirical economic truth to outline Christian’s responsibility to their fellow man was absolutely impressive,” he said.

Pugh. “[The debate taught me] to take an argument and communicate it to someone who comes from any political or economic background,” he said.

Pugh also noted that, to effectively debate, one has to be prepared to challenge anyone’s presuppositions. Confident in his teammates, and believing the new freshmen members to be very talented, Pugh is sure they will have another successful year.

Edwards said that the key to the team’s success was the fact that Grove City debaters strive to “know more and speak better.” The team always does thorough research and cultivates elo-

quence.

Edwards also lamented that too often debate programs focus on the arguments and ignore the speech aspect. Edwards strongly disagrees with this practice, and wishes to continue the Grove City tradition of producing a well-rounded debate squad.

“Debate is at its best when it prepares people to orally defend the truth, and it should remain a valuable tool even after a student has left the debate program,” he said.

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Ladies ‘off’ campus

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First women to migrate from MAP

Jackie Dods

Contributing Writer Following last year’s introduction of the Larry House for offcampus men’s housing, Grove City College opened the first all-female off-campus housing this year, known as the Lascell House, located along East Main Street facing the College.

Nine girls are currently living in the house: a freshman, several juniors and a senior. Since this year has seen an overflow in women’s housing, the house was bought to accommodate the girls who could not fit in the traditional dorm rooms.Currently,

the house is considered an extension of Colonial and the girls are encouraged to participate in the programs offered in the apartments. The house contains a kitchen, living room, dining room and shared bedrooms on the second floor.

The girls have a functioning kitchen,as well as a full meal plan, an integral part of remaining connected to the campus.

“Being further from campus, it is hard to just run over to say ‘hi’ or to grab something, so planning ahead and making the effort to invite people over and meet up with individuals while on campus has become impor-

tant,” junior Hannah Wierenga, the resident assistant of the Lascell House, said.

Last semester, Wierenga applied to be an RA but was not offered the position. In late July, she was contacted about a new opportunity: an RA position in the first ever all-women’s offcampus housing.

Senior Katherine Krieger sees the off campus living as a blessing.

“Honestly, it’s one of the greatest blessings to be away from the stressful atmosphere of campus and to be living in a place that is so full of peace,” she said.

For Krieger, the house is a

perfect living situation. Most of her activities are off-campus, so it seemed to be a natural transition for her senior year.

Freshmen halls have become famous for their community feeling, but the girls living in the house agree that they live in an even closer community than that of a freshman hall. The smaller number of residents facilitates stronger relationships.

In addition to the Lascell House and the Larry House, which are expected to be used yearly for off-campus housing, the College is also currently renovating the Steward House on the same street.

ics of the statue itself.The overall piece is a statement of discoveries, illustrated by the engravings on the outside of the piece.

The two engravings to which he specifically referred were the discovery of the Pythagorean Theorem by Pythagoras and the discovery of Pi by Archimedes.

The line that intersects the circle is completely devoted to the exploration of space.

The Chairman of the Board of Trustees, David Rathburn ’79, brought the crowd’s attention to the fact that the new STEM Hall can be seen through the statue itself, representing how the future of the College’s mathematics and sciences lies within the new science building.

After a concluding prayer, the faculty present encouraged the crowd to inspect STEM Hall to observe the future of science and technology symbolized by the new art.

A day in the life Student dish washers

Kara Mazey

Contributing Writer For a select few students at Grove City College, the dining halls are not places of refuge for them to sit down and eat up. Some students go to the cafeterias to earn their paycheck. Senior Stephanie Hatem and junior Daniel Eldridge are currently employed dish washers. Hatem works at MAP Café, Eldridge at Hicks Café. Both students describe similar experiences at their place of employment.

Eldridge and Hatem agree that their jobs as dish washers include working in a positive atmosphere and an accompanying laid back environment.

“I often come to work in a horrible mood, then find myself leaving laughing,” Hatem, a biology major, said.

The role of a dish washer is to empty the plates and trays of all food, rinse off any dishware and load them into one of the dish room’s large electronic dishwashers. As simple as this role may sound, Eldridge and Hatem explained how students

frequently make their job much harder than it needs to be.

Both agree that their biggest frustration as dish washers is when napkins are shoved into the very bottom of cups.

“It’s very hard to remove the packed-in food and napkins from the bottom of cups and, sadly, students do it all the time,” Eldridge, a molecular biology major, said.

Once diners have finished their meals, they send off their trays filled with dirty cups and dishes covered in remnants from their latest meal to the dish room.They generally don’t worry about what happens to their leftovers, despite their conditions.

“If it looks like you played with your food it probably makes our lives difficult,” Hatem said.

Another nuisance dish washers come across is when students use the trays as their plates instead of using regular dinner plates; it takes more effort to remove leftover food from trays than it does plates.

Both student dish washers commend the full-time staff with whom they work for being

extremely upbeat, friendly and flexible when it comes to creating their schedules. Through their positions in the dish rooms, they have been given the opportunity to interact with staffers on both a professional and personal level. Not only are student dish washers able to interact with full-time staff, but also with each other.

“As you continue working together, you get to know each other very well,” Hatem said.

Students can work anywhere from four to 20 hours a week in the dish room and all are paid minimum wage. Hatem works 14 hours a week, while Eldridge works nine.

“It is not a difficult job,” Eldridge said. “As long as you know how to wash a plate and throw things in the trash, you’re good.”

Although the job as a dish washer can be demanding, monotonous and at times, “just plain gross,” both students are extremely thankful to have a job that provides them an opportunity to “keep their hands busy and let their minds wander,” even if that means cleaning up after others.

Did you know?

Breanna Renkin Staff Writer

Grove City College students are often seen snapping photographs all around campus, capturing the simplistic beauty of the buildings and nature alike. Many are unaware, however, that the campus was designed by the same man who helped design New York City’s Central Park: Frederick Law Olmsted, founder of the Olmsted Brothers landscape architecture business.

Olmsted’s work focused on utilizing an area’s natural

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Junior Daniel Eldridge cleans up in the Hicks dish room.

A little respect can go a long way in making the lives of students and staffers who put hours

into the betterment of the College more bearable, a simple courtesy that is gratefully appreciated.

Frederick Law Olmsted

features and was designed with either the pastoral or picturesque style in mind. The pastoral style features trees and bodies of water to create a peaceful setting, while the picturesque style features the changes of lights and shadows to create mystery.

In addition to designing the College’s campus, Olmsted and his brothers designed 355 other college campuses, including Yale University. Olmsted also designed several United States parks, like the Niagara Reservation in Niagara Falls.

Although Olmsted is mostly recognized for his land-

scaping, he was also a journalist who co-founded “The Nation” and served as executive secretary of the U.S. Sanitary Commission and a leader in the Conservation movement.

Olmsted died at McClean Hospital, the same hospital where he submitted a landscaping plan that was never implemented.

After his death, his sons John Charles Olmsted and Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. inherited the Olmsted Brothers.

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ON CALL a good firefighter,” Faunce said.

While Young also enjoys serving the surrounding community, her initial motivations to become an EMT stemmed from her desire to serve as a nurse in the future. She decided to enroll in an EMT class last January through the Community College of Allegheny County because she saw it as an opportunity to obtain practical experience outside of the classroom.

Over the summer, Young worked full time, but now that school has started, she normally works two to three times a week, typically involving one or two night shifts during the week and a day shift over the weekend.

“The hours can be long … but at the end of the day ... this is a job that I love and a commitment that I look forward to every time I put my uniform on," Young said.

Faunce is also on call and ready to respond when help is needed, even if that means setting aside school, work or sleep.

Though the work can be challenging, serving and seeing the appreciation of the people he helps makes it worthwhile. The station even receives thank-you

cards sometimes, which hold a lot of meaning for Faunce and reassures him that the work he and his co-workers are doing is valued. "[The appreciation] makes it worth it, especially if the call is in our area because they appreciate that we are not just a bunch of hillbillies that do not know what we are doing,” Faunce said.

Both Faunce and Young enjoy their work because they know it makes a difference in the community. Not only that, but Young has also come to value all emergency and public services more after experiencing aspects of it herself and seeing other students, like Faunce, dedicate their time to it.

“Every time I hear or see an ambulance going, lights and sirens, I know what it is like to be in the driver’s seat and experience that, so I run to the window and I pray for them,” she said.

“When I am not working … I rest assured knowing that there is someone out there on call for me if I need them.”

Senior Ali Young serves as an EMT for the Superior Ambulance Service.

Jammin’ out

GREEN EYESHADE AWARD This week’s award goes to senior Andrew Eissen for his dedication to the copy editing team and his willingness to go above and beyond his duties as a section copy editor.

Hot coffee and cool tunes

Kaitlyn Russell Contributing Writer

Students had the opportunity to enjoy two of their favorite things last Tuesday — fresh coffee and live music — at the Java Jam, put on by the Grove City College Homecoming Committee. As the entertainment wound down for the evening, the attendees were abuzz about the event. Junior Caroline McNamara remarked that she was impressed at Java Jam’s ability to exceed expectations year after year.

After a competitive selection process, six bands comprised of 20 individuals were chosen to play on Tuesday evening from 8-11 p.m.An additional six bands were asked to provide entertainment for visitors on the Quad during Saturday’s Homecoming festivities. Homecoming Committee members involved in the auditions selected groups with mellow sounds to aid in creating the relaxing environment they sought to achieve.

“The Java Jam is one of my favorite events in the fall,” participant senior Chadwyck Cobb said. “There is always great conversation and music and the Homecoming Committee does a great job serving food and creating a positive environment.”

The dim lighting and coffeebean candles offered a cozy am-

biance. Ketler Recreation was full of music, refreshments and fellowship. Audience members enjoyed the luxury of a volunteer wait staff, serving a variety of cookies, brownies, cinnamon rolls, madeleines and mini muffins. Students were also welcome to treat themselves to hot chocolate or try some of the fall coffee flavors, including pumpkin spice and hazelnut.

Though the festive fall treats seemed to be a hit, it was the musical talent that took the spotlight that evening. Eager students had already filled Ketler Rec before the event began, and a large percentage of audience members stayed for the majority of the show.

“We wanted to do it just to have fun,” musician Kris Peterson said. “Playing music with your friends is always fun.We felt like some of our songs such as ‘That Girl’ by Justin Timberlake and ‘I Believe I can Fly’ by RKelly really captured that spirit.

Overall it was just a great night.”

Whether those in attendance went for the java, jam or both, they left feeling satisfied and already in anticipation of Java Jam 2014.

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Language software ripe for use Stephanie Pitman Life Editor

Marketing professor Dr. Powell teaches in HAL.

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A professor’s journey in lifelong learning Zoë Gowen

question, ‘how can I help people solve the problems in their life?’”

Staff Writer Powell said.

Marketing fills the gap beFew people can walk into the tween needs and fulfillment. executive office in Crawford It is a most natural part of life, Hall and talk to the president of according to Powell, and ChrisGrove City College without an tians in particular have a higher appointment. Even fewer find a calling to market towards the bee clinging to their tie and in secular world. the process Powell’s of flicking advice to it off, fling Life is really marketing: students is it onto the whether it’s getting someto avoid p re s i d e n t ’s one to marry you or hire bringing neck. Fewer you or convincing somea bee into still leave the execuone to go to your church. that very oftive office. fice with a Dr. Powell He also job. emphasizes Yet, Dr. that it is important to focus on Scott Powell, associate professor self-improvement in the hopes of marketing, cleverly managed of serving others. all three.

“Be a lover of learning,” PowAfter teaching a night class at ell said. “This college is beautiButler Community College in ful because liberal arts education advertising, Powell knew that exposes students to all subjects.” owning a business was not a part Powell encourages students to of his calling. After years of pre- get into the mindset of lifelong paring to buy a furniture store, learning.

Powell’s future was suddenly “Life is about continuing to shaken. Instead of filling out improve,” Powell said. applications for job openings, Powell attended Anderson Powell got in his car and drove University and received a B.A. to the College, coming with a in business management. He hunch and leaving with a future. continued his education and Why marketing? received a master’s degree from “Life is really marketing: Pittsburgh University. Though whether it’s getting someone to he recently completed his docmarry you or hire you or con- torate in marketing in 2010, vincing someone to go to your Powell has been teaching at the church,” Powell said.

College for 23 years.

Powell defines marketing as Marketing is an ever-changknowing what people want and ing and growing approach to giving it to them. Marketing can people and their lifestyles, acoften be equated to false ad- cording to Powell. Learning to vertising, though Powell argues improve yourself is the first step marketing is a noble profession. in ministering to others. After “Marketing has us ask the discovering his love for teach-

ing, Powell abandoned his business aspirations and followed the marketing pathway.

“If you enjoy what you do, that’s 90 percent of the battle,” Powell said. “And how can you know what you love, unless you try new things?”

Traditionally, students have only learned a new language during their college years because of a graduation requirement. But now, thanks to the availability of new resources, many students are gaining motivation to learn new languages outside of classes, using the Mango program offered by the Grove City College Office of International Education, or OIE. The OIE especially encourages students who wish to study abroad to take advantage of this opportunity to help their experiences overseas run more smoothly.

“The program was created because Rosetta Stone is so expensive. We wanted to offer something more affordable,” Dr. Lois Johnson said of the OIE. The 2012-13 school year was the first time Mango was offered at the College. It was provided only to the students studying abroad and there were only five language options to choose from.

This is the first year that Mango has been offered to the entire student body with the addition of many more language courses.

This free interactive program is available to all students and faculty of the College. With over 60 languages to choose from, including the unique “Pirate”

course, there are language possibilities for every interest. Some of the most popular language courses on Mango are Spanish, French and German, but the options range from Arabic to Yiddish. Although the Mango program cannot be used as a substitute for language credit requirements, some students may find it useful to use it as a study aid for current language courses or simply to keep fresh the language courses they took before college.

“You can start as a beginner or go to whatever level you need,” Johnson said.

Juniors Michael Porcelli and Rob Williams are using the Mango program together to learn several different languages.

“I like the ability to compare my voice to better understand the pronunciation,” Porcelli said.

The language courses offered also provide options for those learning English as a second language. For the international students, this aspect can be especially beneficial. “[I like] the many options that Mango provides,” Williams said.

To use Mango, students do not need to fill out an extensive application or sign up for access.

Every student can already access the site simply by logging in with his or her college email address and password.

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Homecoming hurrahs Highlights of the 2013 homecoming parade marching down Broad Street

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‘Breaking Bad’ addicts say goodbye Kara Halin

Contributing Writer While the world continues to run normally, millions are mourning the loss of something near and dear to their hearts.

Since 2008, it has been there through the good and the bad.

It has challenged its followers morally and intellectually.

This loss is the AMC series “Breaking Bad,” which recently ended its fifth and final season on Sept.

29.

“Breaking Bad” has been a media sensation since its inception, but within the past year it has achieved immense popularity. The finale reached 10.3 million viewers, which is a 442 percent increase from the fourth season finale’s viewer count of 1.9 million viewers, according to Entertainment Weekly. Although it is difficult to please every single viewer with a series finale, “Breaking Bad” went out with a bang and left most viewers satisfied with its ending.

The show has been hailed as the greatest drama series of all time and has won numerous awards. In the past five years, Bryan Cranston, who plays Walter White, has won three Emmys

in the category of “Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.”

In addition, Aaron Paul won two Emmys for “Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series” for his portrayal of Jesse Pinkman.

At the 2013

Emmys, “Breaking Bad” won “Outstanding Drama Series” and Anna Gunn received the award for “Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama” for her role as Skylar. In addition to the Emmys, the show and its cast have received awards from a number of other awards shows, including the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, the Satellite Awards and the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

The show’s plot revolves around Walter White, a high school chemistry teacher who receives a diagnosis of terminal

lung cancer. Upon hearing this news, he sets out to build a new life for his wife, his son (who has cerebral palsy) and his unborn daughter.

Although Walt has several options for establishing a financially comfortable life for his family,

he partners with a former student, Jesse Pinkman, to produce crystal meth. Walt’s expertise in chemistry proves invaluable, and his signature blue meth is established as the best in the business.

Walt constantly challenges the viewer. In the beginning, his actions seem harmless, since his intentions are to provide for his family at any cost. While the practice of making and selling meth is not a moral one, the viewer sympathizes with Walt’s decision. Walt even seems like a moral hero when, in the show’s pilot episode, he discourages the

use of meth by saying to Pinkman, “We sell it, we don’t do it.”

Even after Walt is responsible for killing a man in the first season, the viewer may justify his decision since he was acting in self-defense and simply wanted to provide for his family.

Soon, however, the focus shifts from family priorities to Walt’s obsession with illegal activity and he quickly transitions from hero to antagonist. By the end of the series, Walt becomes a despised and evil character.

In the show’s first episode, Walt tells his chemistry class that “Chemistry ... is the study of change.” The very phrase becomes the essence of the entire series, as viewers watch Walt’s character change.

For those who have yet to experience the moral quandary that is “Breaking Bad,” several of the seasons are available for streaming on Netflix. The show is entertaining, morally challenging and altogether worthy of the praise it continues to receive, even after its finale.

For those who have remained loyal viewers, bid farewell to the show that made bad look so good.

Lorde breaks out in the changing world of pop Martin Lammers IV Contributing Writer

The pop music scene is becoming populated with new artists who fearlessly challenge the status quo. Just last month, Ariana Grande became the 15th solo female artist to have her debut album top the Billboard 200 with “Yours Truly.” She received high praise for her throwback tone that echoes the earliest days of Mariah Carey.

While Grande is reinventing the sounds of the past, 16-yearold Ella Yelich-O’Connor, known to the world as “Lorde,” is defining the tune of the future with her self-written debut album, “Pure Heroine.” Despite its short length (10 tracks totaling to a mere 37 minutes), YelchinO’Connor has packed quite the punch with a poetic collection of down-tempo anthems chalked full of keen observations.

Take her newly-minted number one single, “Royals,” for example. The song confronts the extravagant lies that celebrities sell the youth of today proclaiming, “every song’s like gold teeth, grey goose, trippin’ in the bathroom / blood stains, ball gowns, trashin’ the hotel room.”

Instead of continuing the

popular cycle, Lorde sings about her perspective on life as a teenager. Lorde’s message is at times one of painful honesty. In “Glory and Gore,” she dwells on our culture’s obsession with the downfalls of stardom and through “White Teeth Teens,” she contemplates the current state of mainstream youth.

All three of these tracks possess strength and impact, but her song “Ribs” (recently the iTunes single of the week) hits closest to home for this rising starlet.

In this deeply personal piece, Yelich-O’Connor fixates on her emotions of growing up — something that may seem a bit premature at the age of 16.Yet it is her youth that gives the lyrics such gravity. She comes across as a girl who is rising toward fame while longing for the days where she had sleepovers and laughed until her ribs hurt.

Overall, “Pure Heroine” is a strong entry in the music landscape with clear perspective, jarring vulnerability and a fearless confrontation of societal misconceptions. The album might not chart at number one on the Billboard 200 (thank you, Drake), but Lorde will likely achieve something that Drake never did: the Grammy Award for Best New Artist.

Pick of the Week

City

Claire McCray WSAJ Contributor

Still relatively unknown in the music world, Hayden Calnin is a Melbournebased artist with an impressive vocal range. With a sound that is similar to the indie standard Bon Iver, Calnin’s first EP, “City,” is a sampling of his unique musical stylings of ambient folk.

The standout hit of “City” is “Summer,” a musical journey of harmonies and looped lyrics that bring to mind Bon Iver’s “Woods” and Imogen Heap’s “Hide and Seek.”

Lyrics such as “Don’t you worry now, it’s all about to change / Taking all that you want / You’re taking all that I’ve got / Now you go and turn yourself in,” hit with extra poignancy as they rise and fall with Calnin’s crescendos, dramatic build-ups and subtle yet powerful organ chords.

City concludes with a pair of related tracks, “Winter” and “Winter II.” “Winter” is an atmospheric track that brings to mind gray skies and chilly autumn winds. The track opens with a lone acoustic guitar and haunting guitar slides.

“Winter II” is an instrumental track that highlights the intricacy of drum and guitar loops backed with ethereal vocals. Both tracks seamlessly flow into each other, creating a dynamic ending to a distinctive EP.

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Lorde is not the only one to hit the mainstream music scene with a splash. Macklemore, who has spent the majority of the year on magazine covers due to his originality, may have met his match with Lorde. Only time

will tell what impact Lorde will have on the industry, but in the meantime, this new artist proves to be a strong contender for honesty and originality in her music.

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Entertainment

Oct. 11, 2013

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Everybody’s a critic

Grayson Quay

Cynicism is the wrong way to watch movies

Entertainment Editor A dry and sarcastic voice catalogues the numerous instances of product placement in the 2012 James Bond film, “Skyfall.” The voice continues, “Damn, this movie was paid for in full by the 22-minute mark,” an example of CinemaSins, a popular YouTube channel, at its best.

The title of each CinemaSins video begins with “Everything wrong with …” followed by the title of the movie. Then, the video proceeds to make a tally of the movie’s “sins.” A few seconds of the movie play at a time, accompanied by a voiceover that informs the viewer of the “sin” being committed in that scene.

The sins can be anything from a gaping plot hole to a small continuity error.

CinemaSins videos are intended to make viewers laugh, and they largely succeed. How-

ever, they also inspire an unhealthy, cynical approach to watching movies. Some movies have plot holes that deserve to be explored.

In his review of “Pirates of the Caribbean,” the great film critic Roger Ebert reluctantly plays the devil’s advocate by pointing out that the climactic fight between Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) and Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) is pointless since both are immortal for the duration of the fight. Despite the valid point, CinemaSins chooses to focus on other things as well, like the fact that Jack steps off his ship with his right foot, but we see his left foot hitting the dock first.

CinemaSins videos does not focus solely on minutiae. The videos address several important plot holes as well, such as the unlikelihood of David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum) being able to get human computers to interface with those of the alien invaders

Professor picks

Dr. Kim Miller’s favorite flicks Stephen Dennis

Contributing Writer

Live Action Movie: It Happened One Night (1934) “It Happened One Night” tells the story of a spoiled heiress (Claudette Colbert) who runs away from her family and is helped by a man (Clark Gable) who turns out to be a reporter looking for a story. The film was the first to sweep the Oscars, which consisted of five categories at the time.

“It’s funny, smart, and for a change from today’s movies, the humor is clean and refreshing.

There’s nothing like the “Walls of Jericho” joke that starts early in the film and is satisfied in the ending scene to make me laugh,” Miller said.

Animated Movie: Finding Nemo (2003) “Finding Nemo” is a Pixar film that won the 2003 Oscar for Best Animated Film and fea-

tures the voices of Albert Brooks and Ellen DeGeneres. It tells the story of a clownfish who travels on an epic adventure to find his lost son.

“The humor is simply well done on every level and the colorful animation is stunning. Additionally, it’s such a statement of a parent’s love for his son,” Miller said.

Guilty Pleasure Movie: Grease (1978) “Grease” stars John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John as a high-school couple in 1950s California. The musical number “Hopelessly Devoted to You” received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song but lost out to “Last Dance” from “Thank God It’s Friday.”

“I can’t even begin to explain why I like it. I just do, and I’m not terribly proud of it,” Miller said.

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in “Independence Day.” Perhaps some movies were aiming for something other than total realism. Maybe it requires some suspension of disbelief to accept that the Joker (Heath Ledger) in Batman: The Dark Knight managed to hide hundreds of oil drums in the holds of the ferry boats. But if viewers willingly embrace the unreality, they will accept a villain who is always one step ahead and allow the large-scale Prisoner’s Dilemma to truly test the Joker’s Hobbesian thesis.

Plenty of great works of literature leave certain things unexplained for the sake of the story.

Hawthorne fails to tell us why Dimmesdale dies and the entire plotline of “Oliver Twist” relies heavily on implausible coincidences.

Unlikely instances and apparent contradictions can even serve a stylistic purpose. Rather than continue trying to untangle

the time paradoxes in “Donnie Darko,” it is easier instead to interpret them as devices designed to evoke the same confusion that Donnie (Jake Gyllenhaal) feels in the face of spiritual forces beyond his comprehension. CinemaSins chastises the filmmakers behind “Django Unchained” (2012) because of its opening scene in which Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz), against all reasonable odds, manages to track down the slave, Django (Jamie Foxx).

The late critic Ebert has a similar opinion about the plausibility of the event, but look at the direction in which he goes with it: “[Schultz] is a wizard from a fairy tale, a man capable of knowing about people’s lives, steering their fates, seducing them into situations in which they receive the destinies they deserve.” As a viewer, one might experience a thrill of superiority at understanding an appar-

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ent plot hole, but it is far more difficult, and more rewarding, to think about how the apparent inconsistencies contribute to the development of characters and themes.

In a self-parody video entitled “Everything Wrong with CinemaSins in 3 Minutes or Less,” the two men who make the videos freely admit that “Sins are often based on things you’ll never notice nor will ever care to notice.” Perhaps most surprisingly, they reveal that at least two of the movies have been in their personal Top 10 lists. The sense of superiority that comes with finding every flaw is alluring, but as Wordsworth said, “we murder to dissect.” Watching movies the way that the makers of the CinemaSins videos do, instead of the way they were meant to be watched, is to take more interest in performing an autopsy than in meeting the living man.

Sun. Oct. 13 Vespers “The Serving Gifts #1” 6:30 – 7:20 p.m. Harbison Chapel

Mon. Oct. 14 Fri. Oct. 11 Food Feedback Forum 5 – 6 p.m.

Music Major Day 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Old MAP Pew Fine Arts Center Sorority Rush Informational MeetOrchestra Concert 7:30 – 9 p.m.

Pew Fine Arts Center Auditorium ing 7 – 8 p.m. Sticht Lecture Hall Sat. Oct. 12 Tues. Oct. 15 Senior Crimson Day 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. John Foubert, “Dealing with Pornography” 8 – 9 p.m.

Hickstoberfest 1 – 4 p.m.

Crawford Auditorium Hicks Lawn

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Perspectives

Kiss Mary Jane goodbye Libertarians need to stop blowing smoke about weed

Louis Petolicchio Contributing Writer

Grove City College is full of libertarians: many of them Godfearing, patriotic, stone-cold sober libertarians. Yet it is nearly impossible to meet a single libertarian who is able to resist the siren call of the marijuana debate, which will do nothing but hurt the libertarian movement in the long run.

Many intellectual, politically active libertarians bemoan the fact that the general public just sees them as a bunch of potheads rather than merchants of political theory, but they will go great lengths to support the legalization movement.

Libertarianism is on the cusp of finally achieving some measure of national traction, yet its various parts have already begun infighting over often minor ideological differences.

One of the few major consistencies between libertarian factions is agreement that marijuana should be legalized to some extent. It may not be the only thing libertarians agree on any more, but it is certainly the issue they are most vocal about, leading libertarians to become synonymous with the “stoner vote.”

The problem is that the stoner vote has little actual credibility, and the inanity of their own arguments is damaging the credibility of the libertarian move-

ment.

What is more, many libertarians are using tired, canned arguments which often prove counter-productive for the libertarian movement, or are just downright silly.

Marijuana is not a miracle drug. Studies confirm that it is, at best, a pain reliever, but not a cancer cure. Hemp was discarded before marijuana was outlawed, simply because it is less efficient.

Weed is not going to fix the economy. Weed is not going to revolutionize the textile or paper industries.

The claim that legalizing and taxing the marijuana industry will produce enough money for the government to pull the country out of its economic slump is not only incorrect, but also one of the most “un-libertarian” things about which libertarians argue.

If one’s platform revolves around less government interference, then why argue that increased taxation, regulation and resulting bureaucracy would be a good idea? Politicians do not go around publicly showing their love and support of Bud Light because it is bad politics.

Yet libertarians proudly champion their own inebriant and wonder why people do not take them seriously.

When all of that fails, invariably, libertarians will fall back on

a lengthy lecture of how marijuana was outlawed as part of a racist conspiracy. Although it might be true, it sounds crazy, and it will alienate people outside the movement even more.

By constantly debating the legalization of marijuana every time it is brought up, libertarians are tying themselves tighter and tighter to a movement that is dubious at best. Since they hold to it with such passion, it is not hard for opponents to just paint them as crazy, addle-headed radicals rather than legitimate thinkers and politicians.

Libertarians are repeatedly being handed a gun, and willingly shoot themselves in the foot with it just to make a point.

If libertarians want to achieve mainstream legitimacy, they have to leave the stoner vote behind.

The road to major change will lie in larger concepts and policy, not getting bogged down for the sake of the legalization movement. Even if they remember to vote, red-eyed college students sporting white-man dreads and the industrial-strength conspiracy theorists will likely never be able to tip the opinion of the majority.

It is time for the libertarian movement to kiss Mary Jane goodbye and find smarter, more intelligent talking points if they want to achieve mainstream success.

A challenge to burst the bubble Sarah Seybert Contributing Writer A fifth year senior taking the victory lap and a wide-eyed freshman still transitioning from high school both have in common one thing: the curse of the bubble. The safe-guarded, protected and many times unrealistic view of the world seems to shape our way of living as Grove City College students. We strive to overachieve and to impress on a daily basis. We exhaust ourselves with the stress of school and our biggest obstacles easily become our grades. We become encompassed in our own world filled with rigorous academics.

We become hidden in the bubble.

I fully and proudly stand behind my decision to attend this highly esteemed establishment.

Furthermore, I feel blessed by

the opportunity to partner and to infuse my faith into my academics. Yet, I still feel as though we take our opportunities for granted.

I look at this campus and see the opportunity for revival. We are attending a school which holds to the teaching of truth.

We have the opportunity to be the gloriously God-honoring “city on a hill,” yet more often than not we are suffocated by the enclosing lie of the bubble.

The bubble is our comfort zone where we feel safe as students, athletes, musicians and friends; a place we know well. Change threatens security and presents the possibility of rejection. The bubble protects from that uncertainty but blurs the vision of the gospel.

We cannot forget about the beauty of community. Our community is not just limited to this campus. Have we forgot-

ten about the town in which we live? Hearts in the town of Grove City cry out for hope while we comfortably sit within our bubble.

I commend the groups that already exist on campus such as Young Life, New Life, Polk Christian Outreach or others that see the truth in reaching out. We have the potential to turn small involvement into a movement—a way of life that impacts. Look around. Let us not become stagnant but instead continue to grow by the refinement of the Christian community we have been blessed with.

I challenge students to make a difference, to embody the ideals of Christianity. I challenge them to look for unmet needs and work to revive, restore and reflect upon them. Most of all, I propose the challenge to extend the community lines and invest in love.

Oct. 11, 2013

Editorial

The problems of modern worship: How congregations should sing Dan Johnson Managing Editor

Congregational worship was never meant to be showy.

When it is, we risk acting like the Pharisees Jesus addressed in Luke 20-21 who made a big deal of their contributions and offerings.

Worship is often best done simply — not to say that melodies should be boring; far from it! Simple melodies can be written beautifully. A basic tenet is that most songs should be transferable, meaning that they can also be sung in a variety of different settings.

The primary duty of leading a group in worship is to serve the whole. One way to help people worship is to lead songs in an accessible manner. Excessive glissandos, vocal slides and difficult syncopation detract from the service for those who are simply trying to sing in the congregation.

Such things may be appropriate in other contexts, but should be avoided when leading a congregation. What is musically interesting for a technically advanced worship team is often counteractive for a congregation.

Even further, the text is more important than the music. Lyrics can have deeper meaning; multiple layers that give the text depth. Not everyone in the congregation will understand on the same level, and that’s okay. As we grow in our understanding of the gospel, we can also grow in understanding of biblically-based texts.

The songs sung in corporate worship should be filled with biblical truth that directs the congregation to God and his greatness. It is glorifying when the congregation comes together to sing of a joint love for the God of the Bible for who he is.

Paul instructs the Ephesians to constantly be “addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs” (Ephesians 5:19). In the church setting, we are not simply to be “alone with God.” As a city on a hill, we are to openly bring our lights together in praise and adora-

tion of our Lord because God is worthy of our praise in an open way (Hebrews 12). When we remind each other of truth, God is glorified because we are pointing each other in the right direction. Worship is about encountering God deliberately (Psalm 73), and our songs are to address who he is and what he is doing in a focused but rich way.

For this reason, repertoire is incredibly important. The text must be truthful and timeless.

If the songs we sing to God as a church neither hold water nor stand the test of time, why should we sing them?

It is irresponsible to disregard a few thousand years’ worth of music simply to embrace the new.The solid pieces from both past and present can work together to build a strong basis for congregational worship.

Many are opposed to the “rigidness” of sheet music and particular hymns. Written music is a helpful guide, however, and should cause little, if any, conflict. As people grow in their reading of music, they are increasingly able to follow along. Those who still cannot read music can continue to learn by ear.

When a congregation is routinely made to stumble over the singing of a particular piece, it is far more difficult for that congregation to consider the words and use them to praise God. Although worship music should be simple, it should be no less memorable. Simple melodies allow for complex harmonies, while complex melodies often make such harmonies difficult to construct or find. Whether singing traditional or modern music, a simple melody lends itself to harmonic complexity. In a similar manner, simplicity of music allows for contemplative worship.

Those who lead worship must be careful that they are looking out for the benefit of the whole congregation.

Without doing so properly, the church may miss out on the full experience of a great blessing God has given.

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Sports

Oct. 11, 2013

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Men’s golf continues to thrive Ian Mikrut Sports Editor

The Grove City men’s golf team continued its hot streak of winning at the La Roche Invitational. The team also placed third at the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Fall Invitational. Individual efforts have been a big part of the team’s success, and these two competitions were no different, as junior Brian Giesler earned medalist honors in both recent events. “It’s a great feeling,” Giesler said. “I think the best part was I finally put together a couple good rounds in

a row and did what I know I’m capable of doing every time I go out and play.”

Giesler posted a team-best 74 to help push the Wolverines to a victory. A total of players took to the links at the eight-team event in La Roche. Grove City shot a team score of 328, finishing six strokes ahead of second place Westminster College. The team was also aided by Senior Conor Eckhardt, who shot an 80 en route to finishing fourth on the day.

Giesler posted a 75 on the first day of the PAC Fall Invitational,

Women’s volleyball slips in conference play Ian Mikrut Sports Editor

ference play. The team struggled to get anything going, getting swept in the match with scores of 25-13, 25-20, and 25-22.

“We made a lot of errors, which made us vulnerable,” Collins said. “But I think as long as we can find a way to clean up our play and get more aggressive going into upcoming games, we should start to see a few more wins and really get to the level we’re capable of playing at consistently.”

putting him in eighth place. He would storm back the next day, shooting a 69 to put him in a tie for first with Saint Vincent’s Derek Lingafelt with a total score of 144.

“The low round was just a huge bonus because I know how many good players have played in the past and how many good players played this year,” Giesler said.

Junior Christian Locher also had a solid outing, shooting a 77 followed by a 70 for a total of 147 and a fifth place finish.

Junior Nick Guiler, along with

pion.

“For the spring, I’m just hoping for some more consistency,” Giesler said. “We’ve had at least one great score every round from somebody, and a couple rounds with two good scores.

Day to day as a team, we have the potential to be PAC champions.”

Grove City was also set to compete in the Westminster Invitational on Oct. 7, which was postponed, and the Carnegie Mellon Invitational on Oct. 10.

Results were unavailable at press time.

Fresh take

Chris Gibbs, safety Paul St. Jean

Staff Writer

Senior Chris Gibbs has had a very successful career at Grove After an impressive threeCity College, both on and off game winning streak, the Grove the football field. Not only is City women’s volleyball team Gibbs a four-year letterman at dropped two conference matchsafety, but he is also a member es, both consisting of three game of the Omicron Delta Kappa sweeps to Thomas More and and Beta Beta Beta honoraries Westminster College. The Wolas well as a member of Morverines were able to pull out a tarboard. A member of the Epwin against Chatham College.

In the tri-match, the team was silon Pi fraternity, Gibbs has blown away in the first set against served as the president of the Thomas More, losing 25-8 beInter-Fraternity council as well fore dropping the next two sets. as a Resident Assistant for the However, the team was able to past two years. For the 2013 come back quickly in the next Middle of the Pack season, he is a co-captain of the match against Chatham. football team.

PAC records for seeds 5-7 “We struggled to find a As a senior, how has this rhythm early on, which was Grove City

4-4 team grown in the four hard to recover from going into years you have been playthe second and third games of Saint Vincent 4-4 ing? the last three matches,” junior Gibbs: The class that I am setter Amy Collins said. Collins W&J 3-4 a part of has grown together contributed to the Chatham victory, tallying a career-high While Grove City has dropped both on and off the field. Many five aces from the serving line. to a 9-8 overall record, the team of my best friends are on the The team was much more still has a chance to make a late football team, and I believe we consistent defensively against are such good friends as a result Chatham as senior libero and push. The Wolverines resume of playing together for the past co-captain Tara Skinner and ju- conference action Saturday at four years. One of the biggest nior Hannah Liermann solidi- home in a tri-match against things that I have noticed over fied the defense, posting 15 and Saint Vincent and Washington the years is a change in culture seven digs, respectively. Out- & Jefferson College. These three standing play from senior hitters teams at press time sat between for the team as a whole. There also helped Grove City push past fifth and seventh places, with is a greater focus on playing for Chatham as outside hitter Tierza Grove City and Saint Vincent Christ, doing our best to glorify Him, and thanking Him Rangel led the team in kills with holding a record of 4-4 in the for the opportunities to play 11. Middle hitter Ashley Branch Presidents’ Athletic Conference. the game that we love with our added eight kills of her own.

Following the split tri-match, The tri-match is a great oppor- teammates. This is seen in our the Wolverines were set to take tunity for one of the teams to team prayer after each practice on Westminster at home in con- leap ahead. and before games.

What are your personal and team goals for the remainder of this season?

Gibbs: For the team, I am Interested in writing for The Collegian? The still aiming for a conference title. That means we have to Collegian provides excellent opportunities for students who are interested in journalism careers, in writing and win out to have a shot.We treat every week as a new season in exploring campus events and issues. All sections and a chance to go 1-0. That is welcome new writers. Email the Collegian at what we have to do from here collegian@gcc.edu. on out. My personal goal for the remainder of the season is

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Eckhardt, also contributed by finishing 17th and 18th, respectively.

With a team score of 608 in the PAC Invitational, Grove City just missed taking second place, finishing four strokes behind Washington and Jefferson College. Champion Saint Vincent College blew away the competition, scoring an impressive 588.

The Wolverines will have an opportunity to continue their run in April for the spring championship, as the scores for the fall championship carry over to determine the year’s PAC cham-

PHOTO COURTESY CHRIS GIBBS

Gibbs and his fiancée, Sandra Kraynik, were both on homecoming court. to continue to strive to do my very best with the talents God has blessed me with, lead this team to the best of my ability and enjoy the remaining time I have as a college athlete. If I do those things, everything else will fall into place.

What has it been like balancing football, school and extracurricular activities as a high performing student involved in the campus community?

Gibbs: It has been busy but rewarding. There are definitely times where I feel overwhelmed with everything that is going on, but a lot of it comes down to having things in the proper priorities, having good time management, and great support from friends, fraternity brother, and my fiancée

Sandra [Kraynik].

What pieces do you see in place to make this team successful in the coming years?

Gibbs: Like I said, I think the culture of the team has changed since I was a freshman; I think that is huge. I also think that we have many hardworking guys who are willing to do what it takes to win. Finally, there are a number of key players returning that will have experience.

What are your plans after graduation?

Gibbs: After graduation, I am getting married to Sandra. Then I will start medical school to pursue a career as a physician or surgeon. I also hope to do clinical research or volunteer as a physician.

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Oct. 11, 2013

Wolverines escape Titans Noah Rasmussen Staff Writer

At the start of Homecoming week, the Grove City Wolverines desperately needed a win.

After starting the season 2-0, the Wolverines dropped two straight games to Washington & Jefferson College as well as Bethany College. In front of their Homecoming crowd, the Wolverines were looking to put on a show and they did not disappoint, beating the Titans of Westminster College in a 24-21 thriller.

“It’s huge,” head coach Chris Smith said when asked about the win. “We played a hard fought contest last week and we just came up short and ran out of time. And this week, we come out with a win. To go down twice like that would have been tough.”

Grove City scored on their first drive, sparked by a big return from sophomore David Folkmire for 28 yards that took Grove City to their own 42 yard line. Senior quarterback Brian Pell connected with fellow senior Anthony Ritchie several times during the drive en route to a 4 yard touchdown run by sophomore tailback Steve Maskrey.

On Westminster’s first drive the Wolverines forced a punt aided by a sack from junior linebacker Jason Skyrm. The Wolverine offense was not able to get on the board again until the start of the second quarter. Pell

hit senior receiver Khalil Ervin on a fourth down conversion, and freshman kicker Ryan Stewart capped off the drive with a 27 yard field goal. The Titans were finally able to get on the board when senior quarterback Dak Britt connected with junior running back Tre Sims for a 9 yard touchdown reception.

The Wolverines answered right back, however, with a scoring drive of their own highlighted by a 17 yard pass from Pell to sophomore wingback Zach Rader. A sliding catch by junior wingback Sam Ivan gained 15 yards and Pell capped it off by sneaking it in from the one yard line. Westminster tried to answer at the end of the half but was stopped when senior linebacker Ben Manwaring picked off a pass to end the half.

The Wolverines kept it going in the third quarter when sophomore nose tackle Brent Veerman recovered a fumble at the KIRSTEN MALENKE/THE COLLEGIAN Westminster 26 yard line. The The Wolverine defense shut down a Titan rally twice at the end of the fourth quarter to seal the win.

Grove City offense scored again right away when Rader found of the Wolverines’ lead. After a the tight end wouldn’t be able to and sure enough it was short.”

Ervin on a halfback option for a punt, the Titans marched down step down in time to make the Westminster had one more 26 yard scoring reception. shot to score, but their hopes the field again. They attempted block,” Hickey said.

The Titans got on the board a 26 yard field goal with fresh“Once I got off the line of were cut short when sophomore again at the start of the fourth man kicker Justin Dahl to tie the scrimmage, the tight end didn’t linebacker Bobby Tuttle interquarter on a two yard run by segame, but sophomore defensive step down forcefully, and I cepted Britt’s pass in the closing nior running back Tyler Banks, starting a fourth quarter rally end Ryan Hickey was able to knew that I had a chance to get seconds to cap off the win.

The Wolverines are now 3-2 for the Titans. After an intercep- break through the Westminster through in time to disrupt the (1-2 in Presidents’ Athletic Conkick.

Once I felt a piece of the line and get a piece of the ball, tion by junior defensive back ball hit my hand, I looked over ference play) and will host the Dave Buzzacco, Britt hit senior causing it to fall short.

“I lined up over the right my shoulder to see if the ball was Yellow Jackets of Waynesburg receiver Collin Wallace for a 76 yard touchdown pass to bring tackle, and I first thought that if slowed down enough so that It University at Robert E. Thorn the Titans within three points I can get off the ball fast enough, wouldn’t go over the crossbar Field at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Men’s rugby rolls over Fairmont State, 41 - 33

Support Your Wolverines!

October 11-17 Women’s Soccer Sat. 1 p.m. Bethany (H) Tues. 4 p.m. Geneva (H) Volleyball Sat. 11 a.m. W&J (H) Sat. 3 p.m. Saint Vincent (H) Tues. 6:30 p.m. Geneva (H) Men’s Rugby Wed. 8 p.m. Carnegie Mellon (A) Football Sat. 1:30 p.m. Waynesburg (H) Men’s Soccer Sat. 3:30 p.m. Bethany (H) Wed. 4 p.m. Geneva (H)

Don’t miss a beat!

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Victor Nardini shakes off defenders in last Saturday’s homecoming game.

The next issue of The Collegian will run November 1.

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