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ProfilePasser aims for final four

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Claire E. Healey Editor-in-Chief

ProfilePasser, an app created

by Grove City College senior Samantha Weber, is competing for the Final Four in Inc. Magazine’s Coolest College Startups competition.

The app seeks to connect high school athletes with college coaches they might not otherwise have the chance to meet.

Athletes create a profile on the app and then check in once they arrive at a tournament.

Coaches can also check in, and players can then pass their profiles to those coaches via the app, giving the coaches the chance to find the athletes and actually watch them play.

Weber was inspired to conceive an idea for an app after visiting her sister in San Francisco, who recently sold her own app, Foodspotting, for $10 million.

Weber sought advice from other young entrepreneurs on how to think of a business idea that has not already been created.

“You have to think of a problem that you have had yourself and try to find a solution to it,” Weber said, repeating business advice she was given.

Weber noticed that talented athletes she knew were often never noticed by coaches, and she decided to think of a way to allow athletes to make more connections.

After pitching the idea for ProfilePasser to her sister, Weber entered a business plan competition to get a crash course in business terminology. Investors began to express interest in her idea, and she turned down $150,000 at one point to wait for a better opportunity.

“You want to put off taking money as long as you can,” Weber said. “The more your business grows, the more valuable it becomes.”

Last year, Weber participated in a very selective 20-week program with Alpha Lab to gain more entrepreneurial experience and to promote her startup.

The app currently has just under 1,000 users. The app’s very first user met a coach at a tournament who watched him play and later offered him a spot on his team.

Weber’s startup was chosen for Inc. Magazine’s Coolest College Startup Competition, initially standing against 15 other startups. The competition operates much like March Madness; ProfilePasser made the Elite Eight last week, and today voting closes for the Final Four.

ProfilePasser is competing against Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) students for the Final Four.

“The prize is really the attention we’ve been getting,” Weber said.

Weber and her friends have been reaching out to the entire College network to encourage voting. They are using ProfilePasser’s Twitter account with the hashtag #GCCstartup, as well as Facebook and other social media to move on in the competition.

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Alumni Kevin Hanse ’13, Rob Sheffer ’13, sophomore Justin Cha and senior Dan Johnson (left to right) perform as “Four Guys and a Minor Seventh” at Alpha Sigma Unplugged. The event benefited the housing group’s sponsored child. Read more on page 5.

Breakfast at the GeDunk?

Josh Evans News Editor

Among weighty discussions of drugs, alcohol and disciplinary policy at last Thursday’s town hall meeting, student interest was most captured by the announcement of a Gedunk breakfast option.

Students had the opportunity to voice questions and concerns to President Richard Jewell ’67 and a panel of other Grove City College administrators at a town hall meeting last Thursday, covering a wide range of topics such as housing and intervisitation policies, parking, meal plans and disciplinary policy.

One major point of discussion was the single option offered for students’ meal plans. JonErik

Germadnik, general manager of Bon Appetit at the College, pointed out that the cost of the 21-meal-per-week plan was calculated based on the actual number of meals eaten, which was between 13 and 14, rather than the assumption that every student will eat every meal.

Jewell pointed out that this model would not even be sustainable if all students ate every meal provided.

“They’d be out of business, and we’d all be 500 pounds,” he said.

Larry Hardesty, vice president for Student Life and Learning, also said that this approach has actually allowed the College to provide the cheapest meal plan in the state of Pennsylvania.

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VP for SL&L Larry Hardesty broke the news about GeDunk hours. about dining hours, Germadnik pointed to the College’s past expansion of hours and affirmed his commitment to provide dining services during the times that best fit with the student population’s demands.

However, Hardesty an-

nounced the addition of new dining options in the Gedunk.

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Inflation, uncertainty cause tuition increase Patty Folkerts

Contributing Writer Next year’s tuition increase is less than last year’s but still more than double the average for private colleges in the 2013-14 year.

Earlier this month, Grove City College students received the annual email from President Richard Jewell ’67 regarding the tuition increase for the 2014-15 academic school year. Yearly tuition will go up $1,034, making the cost for tuition plus room and board $24,022 for students living in residence halls on upper campus.

This increase is 4.5 percent

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of the current tuition, which is 0.2 percent lower than last year’s increase, according to the email.

While the percentage increase is higher than this year’s average for private schools, due to the College’s low tuition rate it represents far less money than at other schools, the email stated.

At the average private baccalaureate college, a 4.5 percent tuition increase would be $1,340, compared to $670 at Grove City.

A study from College Board states that the average annual percentage increase for private institutions is 2.1 percent in 2013-14, while for public schools the average tuition in-

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crease is 3.2 percent.

“The tuition raises for a number of reasons, number one is just inflation of costs,” vice president for Financial Affairs, Roger Towle, said.

Due to the policies and the unforeseen future effects of Obamacare, the tuition increase provides the College enough money to take care of itself while not overcharging students.

The goal of the College is to break even in terms of income, not to gain or lose money with the increase. However, over the past few years the College has faced a deficit in funds.

In addition to the costs of the

students, tuition costs also pay for faculty salaries, building and ground repairs, supplies for the library, advertising and printing, some student insurance and all other campus operations.

“Compensation and benefits for college employees is the single biggest cost,” Towle said.

With the tuition of 2,506 undergraduates, the College has $60,199,132 with which to educate them. One of the main points in its mission statement is affordability.

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Tedford named music ed rep Jacob Sziráky Staff Writer

Grove City College is no stranger to achievement not only concerning its students, athletics and academia, but also its staff. The College’s latest professor to be honored is Professor Jeffrey Tedford ’00, director of the orchestra at the College.

Tedford was just recently elected to serve as the State Orchestra Content Representative for the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA).

“PMEA is the professional organization for all public school, private school and studio teachers in Pennsylvania,” Tedford said. “It serves between 4,000 and 5,000 members.”

It is not a requirement for all college music professors to be members of the PMEA, but it is a collective that can prove to be very beneficial for those involved.

“A majority of members are public school music ensemble

teachers or general music teachers,” Tedford said. “Being involved is simply paying annual dues and attending conferences and workshops. Getting involved at a higher level requires showing initiative and interest in administrative duties.”

Tedford’s position is far from just being ceremonial; it also has many responsibilities.

The PMEA “entails writing articles on a periodic basis for a statewide journal; also helping to write curriculum for future initiatives,” Tedford said.

Tedford’s students and members of the orchestra need not be alarmed about whether this new promotion would interfere with his duties at the College.

Tedford emphasized that his poCAROLINE BENNETT/THE COLLEGIAN sition would in no way affect his Professor Jeffrey Tedford ’00 will represent fellow music professors through his new appointment as school duties.

State Orchestra Content Representative for PMEA. Tedford explained that he was chosen for the position through was a month long open election honor. His plans for office in- profession,” Tedford said. “And I an election process. He said that it all started with a nomination online” across the entire state of clude “to listen a lot in the be- would encourage everybody reginning and evaluate as I go.” gardless of their profession to get process and that one of his peers Pennsylvania.

To be elected by the entire “It’s a big honor for me to involved in their small or large nominated him for the position.

After being nominated, “there state of Pennsylvania is a great represent this many people in my communities.”

Second best Grove City falls short of ‘Best Conservative College’

Louis Petolicchio Staff Writer

Grove City College was recently awarded the number two spot on “TheBestSchools.org” list of “20 Best Conservative Colleges in America.”

Hillsdale College of Hillsdale, MI earned the number one spot.

While the actual ranking rubric was not fully explained, TheBestSchools.org sees conservative schools as religious or secular institutions which “not only maintain rigorous academic standards and thus help their students towards high intellectual attainment, but also inspire in them the moral character, civic virtues and fiscal responsibility typically associated with conservativism.”

To students like junior Scott Alford, vice-president of Students for Liberty/Young Americans for Liberty, it was no surprise to see the College ranked so high.

“Grove City has a rich heritage of standing for the truths of orthodox Christianity and limited government,” he said.

A strict dedication to a classical style of education, manda-

tory classes in constitutional history and presidents who were purportedly directly involved in the founding of the Republican Party all probably work to help it claim the top spot.

“It’s not about which schools are most conservative but rather the best quality conservative schools,” Alford said.

“TheBestSchools.org” is a website and independent organization managed by a Dr. James Barham, a native of Texas with degrees from Harvard and Notre Dame, and acts as both a school ranking as well as a service to help students find colleges that would best fit them.

This most recently compiled list is meant to rank which conservative colleges in the nation are the best, or as the organization put it, “the best schools in the United States that are friendly to conservative values.”

It is also worth noting that the College beat a large number of other noted schools in the rankings, public and private, like Liberty University, Regent University, Brigham Young University, Patrick Henry College and Texas A&M University.

Alford understood why Hill-

sdale managed to edge out the College.

“Hillsdale is an excellent school with a very conservative reputation,” he said.

Hillsdale, a small school with an only 50 percent acceptance rate, compared to the College’s 76 percent, is a somewhat more exclusive institution. It is older than the College, by 34 years and claims to be the first highereducation institution in America to institute non-discriminatory policies for race, gender or religion.

However, Alford pointed out that while Hillsdale may have marginally better academics, they are much more politically focused.

“While Grove City’s core classes emphasize Christian orthodoxy and western tradition, Hillsdale [core classes] amplify American heritage and constitutionalism,” Alford said.

The College’s decision to cut ties with government aid is only mentioned in passing, compared to the prime mention it gets in the entries for Hillsdale and other schools, even though it was the College that went to the Supreme Court over the issue.

Geneva faces financial setbacks

Claire E. Healey Editor-in-Chief

Geneva College’s administration recently released an allcampus letter outlining potential drastic steps to cope with impending financial setbacks., according to a recent report by The Geneva Cabinet via GenevaVoice.

Geneva College is a nearby Christian college in Beaver Falls, Pa. to which some potential Grove City College students apply.

For the 2014-2015 academic

year, the college will start by cutting about $800K from its budget. Staff salaries and student wages will most likely be affected.

Next, the college will reevaluate all programs, beginning with non-academic and administrative positions, for the 20152016 budget.

The next course of action will be to evaluate all academic programs; Provost Ken Carson and Executive Vice-President Larry Griffith will advise President Kenneth Smith on “discontinuance or major reduction of pro-

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grams of instruction.”

Any changes made by the administration must be approved by the Board of Trustees. However, if it has economic justification, the college may let go of tenured faculty members if their program is no longer considered viable.

The letter instructed faculty who are considering resigning voluntarily to contact the administration in case of a possible incentive plan.

The Cabinet noted that “the letter has caused considerable concern on campus.”

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World News Roundup Compiled by Melissa Eswein

Despite announcement, no closure for MH370 families Hundreds of family members of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 marched to the Malaysian embassy in Beijing to demand hard evidence after Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced that the plane must have gone down in the southern Indian Ocean.

The airline texted family members, “We have to assume beyond any reasonable doubt that MH370 has been lost and that none of those on board survived,” before making the announcement Monday.

Family members are still holding out hope for the search process, which is continuing in a small area 1,500 miles west of Perth, Australia. The Australian search team seeks to determine the exact location of the plane’s descent, though weather conditions have made this difficult.

176 missing after Washington landslide The number of missing people grew from 18 to 176 people as the search and rescue effort continued this week for survivors of the landslide in Washington State. The destruction of the affected areas, Oso and Darrington, is 4,400 feet wide with debris 30-40 feet thick.

Search teams are using aircrafts and sonar equipment

to detect possible survivors; however, Snohomish County Emergency Management Director John Pennington says that the death toll of 14 is likely to grow.

G8 suspends Russia’s membership The White House announced Monday that Russia has been suspended from the Group of 8, an organization of eight industrialized leading powers, due to their annexation of Crimea.

The official statement of suspension read, “International law prohibits the acquisition of part or all of another state’s territory through coercion or force. To do so violates the principles upon which the international system is built.”

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov minimized the effects of the suspension, stating that Russia was “not attached to this format and we don’t see a great misfortune if it will not gather.”

Canada looks into potential Ebola case Canadian health officials have examined a man displaying symptoms of viral hemorrhagic fever after traveling from Liberia.Viral hemorrhagic fevers are consistent with diseases found in Africa, such as Ebola, Lassa and yellow fever. A recent Ebola outbreak killed 59 in Liberia’s neighboring Guinea.

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Professor Spotlights

Maggie Englehart Contributing Writer A keyboard, plaques, awards and a bobble head with a face taped onto it. These were just a few items I that add character to the office of Dr. Douglas Browne of the music department. A year from now, the office will be filled with different memorabilia and will have a completely different feel, for this semester is Browne’s last before his retirement.

Students that have Browne as a voice coach as well as a teacher and a director tend to share the same opinion of him when it comes to his relationship with students.

“My favorite aspect about Dr. Browne is the fact that he’s solid,” senior Faith Marquardt said. “He anchors us; he gives us a foundation to fall back on. And us crazies need that!”

Similarly, sophomore Elisabeth O’ Brien said that her favorite aspect about Dr. Browne is “his professionalism. I really like how he strives for excellence in all areas of the music from our understanding of the text to the musicality of the piece.”

Browne has been a mentor and a friend to students in addi-

tion to his primary role as a professor.

“I consider Dr. Browne my greatest mentor in many different areas of my life, and I will miss his continual guidance,” senior music education major Kolby Martin said.

When asked what he was going to miss most about Grove City College next year, Browne said, “My involvement with students. It has to be the students. And the opportunity to make quality music with them.”

Besides teaching his regular music courses, Browne has been involved with both the chapel and touring choirs as director since his arrival in the fall of 1981.

“The College has become noticeably more conservative in [the areas of] faith and spiritual impact,” he said.

With 33 years of teaching on his shoulders, there is no wonder that some of Browne’s favorite memories while being at the College have been one in a million. In the spring of 1984, Browne took his choirs to the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association conference. The conference is by invitation only and is a huge honor to be given.

The choirs have also sung with the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Erie Philharmonic and the Wheeling Symphony. The last memory that Browne never wants to forget is the touring choir had a concert in the Crystal Cathedral in California during their spring tour in 2001. The cathedral is widely acclaimed around the United States, and the opportunity to sing there is not one that many receive.

Browne’s final concert will be April 26. Over 190 alumni are signed up to come back to campus and sing for the Alumni concert. The alumni will rehearse and perform with the current members of the touring choir.

Dr. Douglas Browne and Dr. Diane Dixon

Machaela Irving Contributing Writer

Often students are surprised when they see their professors outside the classroom setting, but this is not the case with Dr. Diane Dixon.

Dixon is a professor of English at Grove City College, but she loves engaging with students through extra-curricular activi“We’ll ties too. miss the Since she began teaching at young people in these the College in 1997, working formative times. They have such part-time in the English departgreat energy and vitality, and ment, she has been a huge supwe’ll miss the vibrancy of Grove porter of the theater program City students,” she said. and is the faculty advisor for The couple plans on visitOrchesis, the student-run dance ing their grandchildren and troupe on campus. their siblings, who are scattered Teaching various literature throughout the United States. courses, Dixon confessed that They also want to get more inchoosing her favorite class to volved with ministries in Grove teach was like trying to answer, City and participate in volunteer “Which is your favorite kid?” work in the community.

She concluded that Contem“We garden and bike and porary Literature is her favorite have so many activities we love course because it is where she is doing and we will best prepared from her speWe’ll miss the young people in these for- have more time for cialty work, those things,” Dixon mative times. They have such great energy stated. but she said that she likes and vitality, and we’ll miss the vibrancy of Dixon emphaall of them sized that her marGrove City students. for different riage and her investreasons.

Dr. Diane Dixon ment in her children Dixon also are two of the most teaches civiliimportant things in The Dixons will be retiring zation and literature - a required her life.. humanities course - World Lit- from the College after next year, “My marriage has really erature and Public Speaking and but they are planning to stay in blessed me and that has just been Grove City.

Rhetoric.

“We’re staying in the area be- a core joy in my life,” Dixon said.

Some of Dixon’s favorite memories come from events like cause it’s where we’ve invested “I feel like my children are my major investment, and not just the children’s theater produc- our lives,” Dixon said. my children but other people’s She was quick to mention tions and cast parties. She added that she has grown close to some that they will continue attend- children. That’s my carryover of her student assistants and has ing the theater performances at from that earlier chapter in my even gone to their weddings. the College and will remain a life, and I feel really blessed in Dixon loves being involved in part of the College community. my extended family.”

The Gala

Jacob Sziraky Staff Writer

This spring, the Student Government Association is preparing to host the Gala, a dance held in the Intramural Room once every two years. This year’s Gala has promised to provide quite an eventful and entertaining evening.

The co-executive vice presidents of social affairs of SGA, sophomores Michaela Irving and Danielle Dennis , who are responsible for planning and executing the Gala, described the dance as “a formal dance for all of campus, just a chance to get dressed up, more so than another dance. We encourage formal attire. We offer a nice sit down dinner. It’s a college prom.”

The Gala this year is also being held in honor of President Richard G. Jewell ’67.

Patrons of events very rarely sit down and think about what goes into the planning and coordinating of dances like the Gala.

The duo described countless meetings with Jewell,Vice President for Institutional Advancement Dr. Jeffrey Prokovich and Bon Appetit. The two students have been working on plans for the Gala since November.

The overall cost of the event

is around $10,000. A major reason for the expense of the event is the price of the food. Because Bon Appetit is supplying the food for the event, dinner will run at about $15.

Tickets went on sale Wednesday, March 26. An email had previously been sent to describe the four ticket options. The highest tiered ticked is a part of the diamond package, which includes a pre-dinner party at the Jewell residence, a seat at Jewell’s table, dinner and a ticket to the dance, priced at $30. The second tier is ruby, which cuts out the seating with Jewell for $25, while including the pre-party, dinner and dance. Sapphire cuts out the pre-party for $15. Finally, emerald is only the dance and appetizers for $3.

“We have the tiered system because we are trying to encourage students and faculty to be involved and since the Gala is honoring [Jewell] we are trying to open that up to people,” Irving said.

It is an opportunity to have one last chance to get to know and to appreciate Jewell before he steps down from his position as president.

“There’s kind of a dual mentality to the night, where the dinner is going to be more formal, paying deference to Jewell,

the lives of her students.

“Going through intense experiences with groups of students really creates long-term friendships to enrich your life,” she said. “There are memories that fade but your lives are invested in theirs and there are so many levels you continue to share on.”

Her passion for teaching led her to start out teaching junior high classes. She moved when her husband, English professor Dr. James Dixon, attended graduate school.

“Then I decided that I wanted to go to graduate school and those were just the jobs that opened up,” Dixon said.

She added that the jobs she pursued suited her lifestyle as a mother better, too.

“Once the kids were teenagers, I realized that I needed to go back and finish,.” she said. And so she did.

but once the dance kicks off it’s going to be another dance,” the co-vice presidents said.

The students went into detail about the expenses into which they had run.The sole reason for the inflated price of the tickets was to help cover the cost of the event. Both Irving and Dennis both stressed the fact that “ticket sales are not going to a profit, they are to cover our expenses.”

The members of SGA are not the only ones working to get the event up and running.

Junior Rebekah Heikes is one of several girls who are working on an event called “Formal Frenzy” which started out as a Resident Assistant-sponsored dress rental. The group collected dresses to loan to girls who wanted to save money on buying a dress.

After the Gala, another event will be hosted to gather dresses for local high school girls for their own proms.

Students across campus are beginning to look forward to the Gala.

“I’m looking forward to the chance to spend some good time with friends,” freshman Matt Vavro said. “It seems like a great opportunity to spend time with the friends I’ve made here.”

“I‘m going with my boyfriend and my group of friends,” fresh-

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man Katie Hess said. “It’s going to be really fun to get ready with my girlfriends. ”

SGA hopes that most students around campus are getting excited for this event.

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Senior Spotlights Stephanie Pitman Life Editor

The following interviews continue our feature of highlighting a few outgoing seniors. They provide a taste of what the current seniors have grown to love about Grove City College and what they have learned in preparation for life after their college career.

Name: Sandra Robinson Major: Music and communication studies Hometown: Hershey, Pa Favorite part about the College: How much the campus resembles Hogwarts An important lesson learned: Finding passion and gratitude in your everyday life makes a huge difference.

Favorite professor: Toss-up between Dr. Mobley and Dr. Pisano Advice to a freshman: Don’t cling to your “five-year plan.” Let the experiences and opportunities of college change you!

Name: David Marr Major: Political science Hometown: Ligonier, Pa Favorite part about the College: The student body is comparatively small enough that students are treated as individuals and interact more readily with each other and professors.

An important lesson learned: You reap what you sow.

Favorite professor: Too many to choose Advice to a freshman: College is the best four years of your life, but they will go by in the blink of an eye. Therefore, enjoy them.

Name: Annamarie C. Mickey Major: English, theater minor Hometown: Harrison City, Pa Favorite part about the College: The theater department; it’s full of the most wonderful and talented people on campus, and it’s given me so many amazing opportunities.

An important lesson learned: Sometimes you have to just have to roll up your sleeves and get through something before you can work on what you really enjoy.

Favorite professor: Dr. James Dixon Advice to a freshman: Grades are important, but it’s more important to learn how to balance work and other activities, whether it’s theater, a club or a sport or just hanging out with friends and laughing about stupid things. Life is all about give and take; don’t hinder yourself from experiencing it by obsessing over classes.

Name: Hannah Muckle Major: Communication studies Hometown: Madrid, Spain Favorite part about the College: They really do usually have good intentions here. Sometimes you have to dig, but they’re there.

An important lesson learned: I’m not invincible.

Favorite professor: Dr. Kim Miller Advice to a freshman: Relax.

It’s going to be ok.

TOWN HALL with thunderous applause.

The College’s policies on alcohol also sparked discussion among the panelists. Jewell and Seth VanTil, director of campus safety, both agreed that having a dry campus was the best approach to help ensure a safe campus.

Hardesty also described the College’s disciplinary policies and emphasized the rehabilitative and confidential approach he strives to take.

“Our concern is for their future behavior,” he said.

However, when the topic of the school’s stance in the event of marijuana legalization was raised, Jewell was noncommittal, stating that he did not wish to engage in hypotheticals and would deal with the situation if

it arises.

The panelists also discussed problems related to parking, Van Til pointed out that the College has drastically simplified parking rules over the last several years, reducing the number of tickets given annually from 2,000 to 449, 109 of which were waved.

They also noted the prospect of adding parking, with Jewell stating the possibility of a new lot near the Technological Learning Center. He talked about the likelihood of demolishing the former Grove City Middle School to make way for parking,.

Jewell also responded to complaints about chapel requirements. He argued that the 56 opportunities offered should give students enough options to attend services that best fit with their beliefs and interests.

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Students embrace To Write Love On Her Arms Zack Voell

Contributing Writer Love is the movement. Stop the bleeding. Rescue is possible.

These and other phrases are synonymous with the international non-profit organization To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA), which will now have a presence on the Grove City College campus.

Founded in March 2006

by Jamie Tworkowski, TWLOHA began as an awareness campaign and rehabilitation fundraiser for 19-year-old Renee Yohe who had been struggling with addiction, depression, self-injury and attempted suicide. The group quickly expanded, eventually becoming a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. To date, TWLOHA has responded to over 170,000 messages from over 100 countries, hosted scores of international awareness conferences, and invested over $1,200,000 in treatment and recovery.

Tworkowski’s ministry relentlessly strives to raise awareness of and to prevent teen addiction, depression, self-harm and suicide. It serves as a constant beacon of hope for millions of

struggling teenagers around the world. According to their website, TWLOHA.com, “We live in a difficult world, a broken world… You need to know you’re not alone in the places you feel stuck.”

But halting this awful societal

groups focus on ministering and giving hope to teens wherever they are.

This week, Dan Rzewnicki and Courtney Justice held an informational meeting for the beginnings of a Grove City College U-Chapter of TWLOHA to be initiated.

“I learned about the organization last summer and what they were all about, and I thought it could be a really important part of Grove City,” Rzewnicki said at the meeting. “There are a lot of people here who struggle with these issues but never tell anybody about it.”

Justice added her own sentiments.

“The fact that I’m here GLOGSTER.COMand can help other people makes it worth it to start epidemic is no small task. The this chapter,” Justice said.

Center for Disease Control and In front of over 25 students, Prevention reports that suicide is Rzewnicki and Justice outlined the third leading cause of death the final steps necessary to befor youth between the ages of gin the on-campus group and 10 and 24, resulting in approximentioned the opportunities mately 4,600 deaths each year.

TWLOHA also seeks to impact that would be made available by the struggling individuals on as the group once it was officially much of a personal level as pos- started. These opportunities insible. In addition to large confer- clude a Love Moves 5K and free ences, the organization has local mental health screening through chapters all over the globe.These campus counseling facilities.

Freshmen bolster debate team Collegian Staff Grove City College has long had a nationally competitive debate program, but its continued success would not be possible without the talented fresh faces joining each year.

This season, the debate squad has gained some bright young talent from Josiah Vehrs and Zack Voell, who were sent to Northern Illinois University on March 14-16 to compete in the National Parliamentary Debate Association’s (NPDA) 32nd Novice National Championship.

The College’s debaters were first-seed in the tournament

with a 6-0 win-loss preliminary record. They lost in their semifinal round, finishing with a third place trophy.

“Zack and Josiah had an excellent showing at novice nationals, and I’m very proud of them both,” senior team captain Daniel Pugh said.

Schools from all over the nation competed in the debate, including Miami University, Purdue University, Harper University and Eastern Michigan University.

In high school, both Vehrs (Fresno, CA) and Voell (Leesburg, VA) competed in and won multiple state and national titles

in various styles of debate. However, adjusting from high school to college competition can be a difficult transition.

“I hoped that the learning curve wasn’t going to be too overwhelming,” Voell said. From all appearances, they have had no problem adjusting.

The team has done well this year, recently winning PDK Nationals, which makes a total of four tournament wins this year.

With novice debaters like Voell, Vehrs and others, perhaps the College can continue its legacy of excellent argumentation and rhetorical eloquence.

This day in history Stephen Dennis Contributing Writer Today, March 28, 2014 marks the anniversaries of one of the largest and most tragic disasters in the history of the United States and one of the major steps forward in everyday lifestyle.

Since 1979,Three Mile Island has become the most infamous nuclear power plant in the U.S., but under tragic circumstances.

Thirty-five years ago today, several mechanical failures led to the largest nuclear meltdown in history.

The aftermath of the meltThe issue of fairness in Community Learning Privileges evaluations was also raised. Hardesty defended the impartiality of the system.

“Having consistency is something I have championed,” he said.

However, he conceded that some facts that are common knowledge among students may escape his notice.

Dr. Robert Graham, provost, and Zac Northen, associate director of residence life, also spoke on the panel.

Full notes from the town hall meeting are available from the Student Government Association upon request.

down left an unknown number of individuals injured and took the local government just over 24 years and one billion dollars to clean up.

On the other hand, thanks to this day in history 217 years ago, people no longer have to wash their clothing by hand. Until 1797, clothing was usually washed with a wash board.

Nathaniel Briggs of New Hampshire changed this practice when he patented his “Clothes Washing Machine” 217 years ago. Due to a fire, the original records of what Brigg’s machine looked like have been lost, but his influence is still felt

today.

On the international front, today also marks the anniversary of many changes in Spain. After the end of WWI, unrest began to spread across the country, leading to several regime changes.

The changes ultimately came to a head in 1936 with the bloody Spanish Civil War, which lasted until 1939 and ended 75 years ago today.

Since its civil war, Spain has undergone a change of government system once. After its dictator died in 1975, it shifted to a democracy, under which it continues to operate today.

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creases for the next three years, and forms a budget based on this information. After reviewing this budget with the president and the provost, it is presented to and approved by the Finance and Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees in October and presented and approved by the full Board in November, the year before the budget will be enacted.

It is then reviewed again by the Finance and Audit Committee in February before rates are announced.

Towle reviews the budget the summer before that year and while he does not change the rates, he redistributes the allocated money if needed.

it as affordable as possible with our high quality of education.”

Many students receive financial aid from the College, and the tuition increase creates concerns for those students.

A large amount of the financial aid is need-based, and the change in financial aid depends on the need of the student.

In many cases, the College covers the increase in tuition for such students and makes sure to meet the needs of each student, but the extent to which the College pays tuition depends on each situation.

Each summer, Towle makes a request to each department for an estimate of expected cost in-

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ΑΣ Unplugged Grayson Quay Entertainment Editor On the ticket table outside of Mary Anderson Pew Dining Room sat a few pieces of paper containing letters and drawings from Alejandro Castillo. Castillo, the Peruvian child sponsored through Compassion International by the Alpha Sigma housing group, had written to tell them that his father had found a stable job and to ask the Alpha Sigs if they liked ice cream.

Senior Kolby Martin said that, while the Alpha Sigs had been very involved on campus, they “really wanted to reach out and have a greater impact ... outside of [Grove City].”

This desire led the Alpha Sigs to begin sponsoring Castillo two years ago.

Martin was enthusiastic about the money raised by the sale of tickets at two dollars each. “Basically everyone here is sponsoring Alejandro, which is something really awesome,” Martin said.

The first performer of the evening was sophomore Nathan Rutter, who played several

of his own original songs. “God Save the Freshmen” and “Groverachiever” alternated between satirizing college life and frankly addressing the spiritual struggles many students face.

Sophomore John Hermesmann followed Rutter, opening with a cover of Simon and Garfunkel’s “The Only Living Boy in New York” and switching effortlessly between piano and guitar over the course of his set.

For a few songs, Hermesmann called up senior Julie Kucks to provide backup vocals and junior Estee Beasley for violin accompaniment.

Senior Lizzy McFall, and sophomore David Werner delivered a varied set that included covers of “Radioactive” by Imagine Dragons and Adele’s “Crazy for You.” For their cover of “Summer Wine,” most recently covered by Lana Del Rey, Werner joined in vocally while McFall swayed to the song’s gentle rhythm as she sang.

Kucks then returned for her own set, which included a heartfelt cover of “The Cure for Pain”

by Jon Foreman.

She closed with a cover of Lorde’s “Royals” that was perhaps the most memorable performance of the night. Adding to her powerful vocal performance of this final song, Kucks took up a tambourine and was accompanied by junior Peter Christensen on guitar and senior Michael Koerth on drums. The audience provided impromptu backup vocals.

Wearing a T-shirt featuring the animated character Gumby, senior Nathan Marshall took the stage alongside junior Rachel Smith. Covers comprised most of their set, including two Ed Sheeran songs. Marshall closed the set with a solo performance of an original song which he had written a week prior and described as “a prayer to the God of Heaven.”

Alumnus Rob Sheffer ’13, who is currently pursuing graduate studies in guitar at Houghton College, treated the audience to two improvisational guitar instrumentals.

Then, in a surprise reunion of the barbershop quartet Four Guys and a Minor Seventh, he was joined on stage by sophomore Justin Cha, Kevin Hanse ’13 and senior Dan Johnson.

The quartet performed two barbershop classics as well as “Go the Distance” from the Disney film “Hercules” and an arrangement by Sheffer of “Bring Him Home” from “Les Misérables.”

A seven-man band called “The Wrecking Balls” closed out the evening, opening their set with a surprising cover of “Your Love is my Drug” by Ke$ha.

By the end of the night, 162 people had paid admission.

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Above: Junior Rachel Smith sings with senior Nate Marshall. The two performed a number of covers and an original by Marshall.

Below: Senior Lizzy McFall sings while sophomore David Werner, not pictured, accompanies on the keyboard.

Bottom left: Members of Alpha Sigma prepare shamrock shakes.

Around 40 members of Alpha Sigma worked at the event, taking tickets or dispensing cookies and Shamrock Shakes. Thanks to

the $330 raised by the event, the Alpha Sigs will be able to pay for nine more months of sponsorship for Castillo.

‘Divergent’

Dauntless heroine finds herself in midst of dystopian world Suzanne Holcombe Contributing Writer In a new era of dystopian young adult trilogies, the first of Veronica Roth’s “Divergent” series has earned considerable buzz. “Divergent” takes place in the future in a ravaged but recognizable Chicago, following Beatrice Prior (Shailene Woodley) in her journey of finding who she is and where she belongs in the midst of a chaotic world.

In the city, society has been divided into five factions, each with different jobs and responsibilities. Beatrice comes from Abnegation, the faction that strives to be selfless and to serve others and is entrusted with running the government.

At the age of 16, Beatrice is faced with a choice when children are permitted to select what faction they will belong to for the rest of their lives – per-

haps leaving their families behind forever.

An aptitude test is administered and Beatrice learns that she has aptitude for three of the five factions. Tori (Maggie Q), who administered the test, explains that this means Beatrice is Divergent. She must be careful since the government is targeting such people. Individuals classified as Divergent do not fit into one specific category and therefore are a threat to the system.

Beatrice chooses Dauntless, the faction that stands for acts of bravery and fearlessness. Upon entering the compound, she meets Four (Theo James), who will become her instructor, protector and love interest. She also meets Christina (Zoë Kravitz), who becomes her closest friend.

As training progresses, Beatrice, rechristened as “Tris,” moves from the bottom of the Dauntless initiates to the top,

facing several challenges along the way, including some of her jealous comrades who attempt to take her life.

However, the real test comes when Jeanine Matthews (Academy Award winner Kate Winslet), a powerful figure within the Erudite faction, tries to overthrow the other factions and throws the city into disarray. Tris and Four must find the bravery and selflessness to save those they love.

The camera work of “Divergent” includes many awe-inspiring shots of the city, which make the film a fun watch, especially for people familiar with Chicago. Close-ups also add to the tension of the film by bringing to life the difficulty of the characters’ situations.

Roth’s novel crafts the characters, especially Tris, with great depth, and Woodley portrays this part very well.Viewers are able to effortlessly perceive her love for her family, her care for Four and

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her need to belong somewhere (a refreshing change from the often straight-faced Katniss Everdeen of “The Hunger Games”).

Her progression from shy Abnegation to fearless Dauntless is evident and satisfying.

There is evident character development throughout the film as well. James’ character goes from being hard and angry at the start of the film to soft and caring. Four’s sensitive side emerges as a result of a girl whose determination and courage outweigh her physical weakness.

The first installment of “Divergent” hit the right marks.

Fans of the novel will appreci-

ate how true it is to the book.

Woodley and James have an unprecedented chemistry for this genre, crafting a believable relationship without explicit sexual content. The climax delivers intense, edge-of-your-seat action.

The soundtrack contains several tracks of lyrical music, most notably from Ellie Goulding, which works well with the reflective nature of many of the scenes when combined with the breathtaking landscape shots.

The instrumental music, composed by veteran Hans Zimmer, also works perfectly in the many suspense-filled sequences.

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Through the Lens

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Through the Lens

Take a look back in time at Grove City College’s campus throughout the years.

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Jake Sziráky Staff Writer

Press Start. Single or Multiplayer? Multiplayer. Stock or Time event? Stock. Choose your character. Mario. Select your stage. Hyrule Temple.

Dozens of Grove City College students need to make difficult choices like these every day when playing the iconic Nintendo all-star fighting game, “Super Smash Brothers.” But why do students continue to play “Super Smash Bros?” Why not use their precious free time to conquer rival champions in “League of Legends” or explore the undersea metropolis of Rapture in “Bioshock?” Something special about the “Super Smash Brothers” franchise keeps gamers of all levels of dedication returning.

The first installment of the series, entitled “Super Smash Bros.,” came out in 1999. Everyone currently enrolled on campus is older than this franchise, which means that potentially everyone has grown up playing the game.

“This is one of the classic games our generation grew up with,” freshman Kyle Martin said. “That was one of the most popular games on [the Nintendo 64 system.]”

“I can remember playing first through fifth grade constantly.

I remember going to friends’ houses trying to beat them or with them, either way.”

The game is popular across

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the campus and has no single demographic. Liberal arts majors play alongside those in science or engineering. When asked why this game is so great, gamers from all different backgrounds gave similar answers.

“I play Super Smash Brothers because of two reasons,” freshman business management major Trevor Smith said. “It’s super easy to pick up, it doesn’t take much practice and it’s already super popular.”

“It’s a fun game to play with friends pretty much. [If] your friends are doing something usually you want to join them,” Freshman electrical engineer major Braden Ritts said.

While all three games in the series offer a single-player experience, almost all players opt to compete against their friends.

Martin added that “In a lot of games you work together with people. In this one you are pitted against your friends. It’s kind of a rivalry. It’s a good competitiveness. It’s something that’s pretty basic but not basic enough that it’s not fun.”

The simplicity of the game was a huge factor in its popularity. It does not get much simpler than putting an eclectic mix of colorful characters in an arena and allowing them to beat each other up. Plus, for those grap-

Section Designer Senior Anna Kitchin performed a one-woman play, “The Belle of Amherst,” about 19th century poet Emily Dickinson.

The play was written by William Luce and directed by professor of English and theater Betsy Craig.

The show perfectly combined Kitchin’s passion for acting, her intense research on Dickinson and her fascination with Dickenson’s life. Performed this past weekend in the Little Theater,

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pling with stress induced by the College’s “rigorous academics,” nothing is more therapeutic than simplicity.

“Super Smash Brothers,” as previously mentioned, has been around for 15 years now and is not going away any time soon.

The newest addition to the Super Smash family is scheduled to be released this year.

However, newer is not necessarily better. Many people still play the original N64 game, or the first sequel – subtitled “Melee” and released for the Nintendo Gamecube in 2001 – alongside the Nintendo Wii’s offering, subtitled “Brawl.”

“Super Smash Brothers” is a staple for on-campus gamers. It is more than just a video game. It is a refreshing memory of childhood bliss, a wonderfully relaxing tool after a hard day’s work, but most importantly it is a glo-

rious tradition that will hopefully continue for as long as gamers love games.

A letter to the world Kitchin welcomed the audience into Dickinson’s home in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Kitchin’s portrayal of Dickinson’s life felt like an intimate conversation over afternoon tea, bringing history to life for the audience.

During an interview before her first performance, Kitchin explained that the play follows the arc of the seasons with Dickinson’s early life as spring and the height of her life and career as a poet as summer. The play “wanders back and forth in time,” according to Kitchin said, not following a straight chrono-

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logical pattern. In this way, the audience is caught up in Dickinson’s narrative.

Kitchen said that she chose the play because she is intrigued

by Dickinson. Kitchin grew up reading Dickinson’s poetry often. She knew the play from an early age and saw the first performance of the play with Julie Harris as Dickinson. Kitchin recalls crying the first time she read the play, recognizing its emotional power.

With this play in mind, Kitchin approached Craig last year about performing a play as an independent study and senior capstone course. Kitchin had earlier inspiration from a previous performance of a one-person play by alumna Kate Wade ’12.

Kitchin spent all summer and the fall semester researching Dickinson’s life while also using the play as her case study in her dramaturgy class. She started memorizing lines and planning the production last fall. Kitchin said that the memorization took a lot of time and effort, but it slowly came together.

“I learned how difficult it was to put this show together,” Kitchin said.

She added that “getting to know Emily has been the best part.”

The stories that Dickinson tells the audience about her life help the two hour play flow well and keeps the viewers’ interest through her narration. With Craig’s unending support and direction, Kitchin applied her research to the stage.

She expressed her appreciation for working closely with Craig.

“Mrs. Craig is one of the leading experts of one-person plays,” Kitchin said.

As Kitchin worked on the production, she never found the research or the play boring.

When asked about Dickinson, Kitchin replied that she loves all aspects of Dickinson’s life and found Dickinson’s faith refreshing.

Dickinson was uncomfortable with the austerity and ceremony placed on Christianity, but her poetry shows a respect for true faith. Kitchin admired how Dickinson was not afraid to ask questions – often the right questions – while remaining content in her inability to know all the answers.

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The first release under her own name, Lyla Foy’s “Mirrors the Sky” is a refined and lush addition to the ambient genre. Previously working under the artist name WALL, Foy decided to refresh her old music and concentrate on producing beautifully stripped down sound.

Unlike the majority of electronic-inspired albums, Foy’s inspiration for “Mirrors the Sky” resulted in traveling across the English countryside, recording natural sounds. From forests to beaches, the sounds of her environment can be heard across the background of her album contributing to the rustic quality that helps to ground Foy’s airy minimalism.

“Feather Tongue” is by far the hit single from “Mirrors the Sky.” Opening with a simple keyboard melody, Foy’s vocals drift over a bed of quiet bass backings. The chorus, “Hold that feather tongue/ Don’t make a scene/ No war of words up my sleeve/ All that you want/ All that you need” provides the main support for the song, focused on maintaining the pondering tempo and allowing the listener to take in Foy’s creativity.

Lyrics such as “Take up the cause/ Your feet to the floor/ All the signs were right/ Comfort of knowing your carriage is waiting/ Should get you through the night” blend with the swelling of several piano melodies coming together to reach the pinnacle of the chorus.

Foy’s vocals take center stage in “Easy,” opening in the daring fashion of pure vocals with only a drumbeat for support.“Easy” highlights what Foy is best known for: stripped down songs that focus on creating a strong melody to further the emotional pull each song generates.

Lush harmonies work together to provide a moving chorus that says, “I don’t turn and leave although it would be easy/ If I stayed too long the door wouldn’t close/ If I turn and leave I know it would be easy/ If I stayed too long the door won’t close/ Won’t close.”

Though simplistic in nature, minimalism is difficult to do well and difficult to produce in such a way that keeps listeners interested.

Foy succeeds in providing extraordinary depth without cluttering songs with an unnecessary amount of instrumentation.

“Mirrors the Sky” patiently strolls through quiet fields of ambient electronica while whispering airy vocals that require close attention.

While the market for minimalism is becoming more and more saturated, Foy successfully stands out from other artists.

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‘Ban Bossy’ sorely mistaken

Louis Petolicchio Staff Writer

The campaign to “Ban the BWord” is not the b-word you’re thinking of. The foul, offensive, misogynistic utterance at stake is, strangely, “bossy.”

According to Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook and leader of the movement, the word “bossy” is now a “historically sexist” term that is being used to repress leadership qualities in girls from a very young age.

Sandberg, along with a growing list of celebrities, argues that girls are unfairly labelled as “bossy” when they take charge, while boys are labelled as “assertive.”

Sandberg tells us that this word is developmentally detrimental and mostly used on women, citing a Google scan and word search of digitized books and the “fact” that the sample sentences in dictionaries almost always involve women.

Somehow, the word “bossy” is single-handedly keeping the glass ceilings of the world intact, and therefore, it is absolutely vital that we delete this horrendous slur from our everyday language.

According to CBS’s Norah O’Donnell, a girl is never bossy; she is simply displaying “executive leadership skills.”

Once you manage to get past

Somehow, the word “bossy” is single-handedly keeping the glass ceilings of the world intact, and therefore, it is absolutely vital that we delete this horrendous slur from our everyday language. the initial incredulity that, amidst all of the other pressing social matters of today, “Ban Bossy” is what is taking center stage, three fundamental problems with the basis of the movement become readily apparent.

First, the most basic problem is the blatant and incorrect misappropriation of a word and its definition.

Second, this arbitrary, suppressive action is going to do much more harm than good to the process of building strong female leaders for tomorrow.

Third, it demonstrates the increasing obsession that progressives have with expunging distasteful words from colloquial vocabulary instead of enacting real change, thereby ignoring the problems they claim to fix.

The word “bossy” is not, and has never been, an exclusively pejorative term for women.

Amidst the wide range of rather gender-specific insults we direct at our superiors, “bossy” is remarkably unisex.

In my elementary school, boys and girls alike were upbraided for being bossy. Because I was a tyrannical and self-absorbed

grade-schooler, I was labeled with it more than most.

Bossy is also, by definition, completely incompatible with phrases like “executive leadership skills,” and telling someone otherwise is wrong.

Bossy means “given to ordering others about; dictatorial; domineering; overbearing; abrasive.”

Someone who is acting bossy is not displaying good leadership qualities.

Telling a girl or a boy who is acting bossy that they are actually being “good leaders” is only going to confuse them as to what leadership really looks like.

This point is not facetious; this is the natural progression of what Sandberg wants to do.

In the absolute best-case scenario, the “Ban Bossy” campaign will succeed in removing the word, and rather than encourage girls to take on assertive leadership roles, it will stunt their administrative development by shielding them from any and all constructive criticism.

We already see the fallout of an entire generation of students raised in a non-confrontational,

schooling environment devoid of academic discipline.

The basic goal of “Ban Bossy” will worsen any issues.

However, it will more likely do absolutely nothing besides muddy the waters of social issues with a lone word that has been arbitrarily branded as “offensive” for less than reliable reasons.

The issue they claim to be tackling is a very real complaint that many people want to see resolved, yet the best that a coalition of high-powered female figures can put together is a poorly cited joke.

Rather than give girls something to look up to, the ludicrous “Bossy-gate,” as it has been termed by the columnist and self-ascribed progressive feminist, Keli Goff, is only going to discredit the women backing it.

It flings open the door for controversial but influential bloggers like Matt Walsh to blast away at the intelligence of the liberals promoting it, while feminists like Goff are left wondering why rich CEOs are obsessing over a formerly inoffensive adjective when there are much bigger fish to fry.

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10 million dollars in their pension funds.

Christie also expressed the need for pension reconstruction, discussing New Jersey’s $2.25 billion payment coming in 2015. If these pensions are not reformed, Christie believes Americans will not collect them.

Christie has made diligent efforts with the Democratic-led legislature on the rise of pension costs and benefits of healthcare.

If Christie’s pension reform does not take place, there is a projected $4.8 billion in pension reform that will hit New Jersey by fiscal 2018.

New Jersey is still suffering from economic pension “lag” with proceeds that may fall $400 million less of what is expected by the end of this fiscal year. Because of past economic hardship,

Christie does not have an easy responsibility at hand, but his pension reform is headed in the right direction.

Christie also addressed education, defining the issue through the eyes of a conservative. In New Jersey, Christie reformed the teacher tenure, which is yielding positive results.

Christie’s tenure reform bill declares that in order for teachers to collect tenure, they have to wait four years instead of three.

During this time, teachers must earn good grades and positive ratings; if teachers do not abide by the bill, they run the risk of being fired. New Jersey honors seniority by remaining one out of eleven states to keep the “lastin, first-out policy” when adCHRISTIE 10

GREEN EYESHADE AWARD This week’s award goes to sophomore Chelsea Tarolli for her consistent work editing copy in a timely manner as well as managing the efforts of the entire copy editing team.

The Collegian Green Eyeshade Award honors student contributors who have demonstrated consistency and excellence in their work.

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Editorial

Get some sleep

Contributing Writer

Three weeks ago, New Jersey’s governor, Chris Christie, received numerous standing ovations at the Conservative Political Action Conference at National Harbor in M.D., when he addressed issues concerning the success of governors and discretionary spending. After not being invited to CPAC in 2013, Christie took full advantage of this year’s invitation by radically smashing the Democratic Party.

Christie tackled spending, proposing that since President Barack Obama’s election in 2012, there should be 2.2 billion dollars less in discretionary spending. According to Christie, the government needs to be smaller, with 6 thousand fewer officials.

Our government is indeed suffering from budgeting issues concerning discretionary spending. According to the Congressional Research Service, due to the recent economic depravity in our country, spending has been increased in “income support and retirement programs.”

It is utterly preposterous is that net interest costs in 2013 were 6.1 percent of the federal outlays and the CRS expects these costs to increase.

Christie is also right about the need for fewer governmental employees in office. The number of government employees in the United States is about 23 million, and most of these government officials retire with six to

This movement stems from the increasingly prevalent strategy that progressives have been adopting recently.

Rather than get their hands dirty trying to fix the societal problems directly, they would rather slap a hashtag onto catchphrase and create a website with inspirational graphics, all revolving around witty wordplay that is ultimately pointless.

If the issue of female leadership is as serious as claimed, then the odds are that the solution will be far more complex than banning an adjective.

Abolishing a single word will not fix a problem if nothing is done to address underlying causes.

Ultimately, “Ban Bossy” is a facetious, self-serving campaign by wealthy, powerful women who want to pat themselves on the back as role-models but do not want to actually have to stoop to the level of offering practical help or solutions to the girls they should be helping.

This is not a step in any direction, let alone the right one.

It is just a smoke-and-mirror style wordplay campaign that mistakenly believes that deleting a scapegoat word will fix generations of institutionalized conceptions.

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Rest is elusive in the college life. Surprisingly, rest, rather than a weakness or lapse into laziness, has been and continues to be a source of strength for some of history’s greatest leaders.

Whether through sleep, meditation or quiet reading, rest has proved itself to be not an idle habit, but a useful one.

Leonardo da Vinci is remembered for the Sistine Chapel in Rome; part of his routine included not one, but multiple naps per day.

Multi-billionaire oil magnate John D. Rockefeller slept on the couch in his office every day. Thomas Edison preferred naps to sleeping during the night and napped for nearly three hours at a time on occasion.

Other great men known for taking time to rest include Winston Churchill, Ronald Reagan, Gene Autry, John F. Kennedy, Salvador Dalí, Lyndon Johnson, Dwight Eisenhower, Napoleon, Connie Mack, Yogi Berra and others.

Many of these figures claimed that naps were essential to their success and provided the “second wind” that they needed to keep up in high-stress positions and roles they held.

Even some innovative companies such as Google, Zappos and Proctor & Gamble have invested in napping facilities and encourage napping in their offices to maximize productivity.

Napping should not be linked with leisure or laziness.

While sleeping eight or nine hours a night may qualify you as a slacker among some individuals on the Grove City College campus, witnessing many peers with bags under the eyes points to the fact that we need more sleep.

Sometimes this extra rest may come at the expense of a good quiz grade or a perfect

research paper.

Sometimes we may have to sacrifice late-night meetings, movies or conversations for the sake of a healthy life.

While one’s grades and friendships may suffer a little late at night, the daylight hours will seem renewed and longer.

Being fully alert works wonders for retention and interactions with friends and peers.

Sleep may not be the only culprit for pale-looking, overstressed college students.

For much of the working world, rest happens on the weekends and on Sunday. Yet, for students, these days are often not reserved for rest.

Rest must be somehow included in the week, to relieve the anxiety and hypertension that comes from the seven-day workweek.

Taking an hour-long lunch works to rejuvenate some people. Others read a book for pleasure.

Another possibility is listening to music in one’s room during the day, just sitting still without working accounting problems or memorizing organic chemistry compounds.

These chances to think and regain focus on one’s priorities are crucial with term papers and exams looming.

They help to remind us that sometimes the greatest stressors in our day-to-day lives are often just pieces of paper, words and assignments.

These stressors often only matter in the present. Assignments will likely fade completely from relevance in a week or two.

Papers will be thrown in the trash in a month. Words will be forgotten by the next morning.

The greater lessons and opportunities of college are often seen only when we are fully awake and alert.

Professors, friends and family, but most importantly, you, will be glad you took the time out for rest.

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Letter writing

Claire E. Healey

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A lost but treasured practice

on the person to whom you’re writing.

Editor-in-Chief There’s something heartwarming about knowing someHow often do you check your one actually took the time to mail? No, not your email – many pull out a pen and paper to write of us check that several times an a few caring words. hour.

Such an act might just be I’m talking about your actual the thing that person needed to mailbox. brighten up Pe r h a p s their day or the more Being able to clearly week. pertinent Your letter express your thoughts question will probably is an essential skill not is: how ofstick in their ten do you only in any career but mind a lot check your also in your personal longer than a mailbox and quick text or life and relationships. expect to see email. anything in For examit other than ple, though flyers, or maybe or your credit my grandparents and I do talk card bill? on the phone occasionally, my The age of sending handwrit- most treasured correspondence ten letters has sadly been lost. with my grandmother is through The world in which we live her letters. is vastly different from the AusSome of the best wisdom she tenian days of relying solely on has ever shared with me has been personally penned notes to cor- in her handwritten notes, scribrespond with any and all ac- bled quickly before her mailman quaintances. arrives at 2 p.m. Getting those Despite the vast technologi- letters in the mail are always a cal advances society has made in highlight of my day. communication methods, letter Taking the time to write a letwriting still retains all its best at- ter can also relieve stress. Instead tributes. of shooting an email to someYoung people should recog- one in between 10 other mesnize the benefits of snail mail, sages, there is something calming even though their main avenues about turning off the computer of correspondence are electronic. to just concentrate on the one First, sending a letter the old- note before you. fashioned way demonstrates It’s easier to focus on the perthat you took the time to focus son to whom you’re writing

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when you set aside time to write out your thoughts word by word, and you’ll probably find yourself with a much clearer head by the time you’re done.

In addition, letter writing helps to develop a skill necessary for many aspects of life. Sitting down to pen a note allows one to take the time to truly organize and to articulate his thoughts.

Being able to clearly express your thoughts is an essential skill not only in any career but also in your personal life and relationships.

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you owe so-and-so a Facebook message or an email, I suggest pulling out some notebook paper and uncapping your pen. In this digital age, it’s pretty safe to say that the age of letter writing is never going to come back, and our much faster ways of correspondence are of course extremely beneficial.

But that doesn’t mean we can’t make the time to write thoughtful letters to the people we care about. I guarantee that when your loved one opens that envelope, you’ll have made their day.

dressing layoffs.

Christie handled the pro-life topic professionally when he declared that a child is significant before and after he is born.

His statement is a reflection of Christie’s past actions when he removed “family planning funding” from the state budget, allowing healthcare services to financially cover all health concerns except abortions.

Christie discussed free market reform and American ingenuity.

Christie believes that the government is controlling the free market by prioritizing itself, not the people. Indeed, the free market should consist of an economy protected from government intervention, promoting an individual’s freedom of choice.

Government officials intrude Americans’ constitutional rights by taking advantage of the free market. The 10th Amendment declares that the government is driven by the approval of the people, allowing there to be “separation of power.” In today’s government arena, this is not the case.

Before Christie exited the stage at CPAC, he announced to the crowd that America needs a free, open society that can govern itself. Christie’s speech instilled hope, showing that the Founding Fathers’ original vision for this country is instilled in Christie’s powerful and influential voice.

‘My Brother’s Keeper’

Barack Obama’s initiative an honorable goal Dr. Gary Smith

to young white men) have jobs and consequently have higher rates of poverty.

In the aftermath of the emotionally laden Trayvon Martin verdict, Obama declared, it is paramount to assure these young men that “their country cares about them and values them and

combat human trafficking at the Clinton Global Initiative in 2012, Obama invoked the story Recently, President Obama of the Good Samaritan. Recogannounced the creation of a nizing that “we are our brother’s new program to help Latino and keepers,” he proclaimed, “we’ve African-American males. got to bind up” people’s wounds.

Not surprisingly, he called this In his 2012 Christmas message, initiative “My Brother’s Keeper.”

Obama declared, “a child born During his presidency, Obama in a stable has used this biblical brought our phrase more than 60 A child born in a stable brought our world a retimes to support his world a redeeming gift of peace and sal- deeming gift commitment to aiding the disadvantaged vation. This speaks to us to this day, that of peace and salvation.” we are called to love each other as we and downtrodden.

This meslove ourselves, that we are our brother’s Obama announced sage “speaks that his administration keeper. This message guides my Christian to us to this had solicited the supfaith. day—that we port of foundations, are called to businesses, state and is willing to invest in them.” love each other as we love ourlocal political officials, religious Thankfully, they have outselves, that we are our brother’s leaders, and nonprofit organizastanding African American and keeper … [this is] a message that tions to create “more pathways to success” for these young men. Latino role models in business, guides my Christian faith.”

Obama’s faith has been very He reported that these groups sports, politics, and the military such as Colin Powell, Magic controversial and misunderhave promised to invest at least $200 million over the next five Johnson, and Anthony Foxx stood. He has testified frequently who have all “defied the odds.” to his belief in Jesus Christ as his years for the initiative.

Although Obama did not savior and Lord, especially in his Anyone who works hard and takes responsibility for his own directly cite the Bible or use speeches at the annual national life, Obama argued, should be Scriptural arguments in an- prayer breakfast, but he has rarely able to succeed in America re- nouncing his new initiative, “my attended church as president.

Obama’s faith is difficult gardless of his race, ethnicity, sex, brother’s keeper” has been his go-to phrase since 2008. to decipher because various or family background.

During the presidential cam- streams—the African-American Achieving this goal requires paign, Obama called for “an ac- church, the Social Gospel movegiving all children “access to a world class education,” creating tive faith, rooted in that most ment, mainline Protestantism, more jobs, providing workers fundamental of all truths: that I and evangelicalism—have all helped shape it. with skills, and paying a livable am my brother’s keeper.”

In 2011, the president asHe shares the greatest affinity wage.

He said that because these serted, “every time we’ve had with progressive Protestants and young men have “the odds to make a decision, my guiding socially liberal evangelicals who stacked against them” and fewer principle … has been [that] I am view assisting the “least of these” as the highest biblical social priopportunities, “unique solu- my brother’s keeper.”

Obama claimed that year that ority. tions” are necessary.

The disparate assessments Half of African-American his efforts to help working-class boys and a quarter of Latino and poor Americans by extend- of Obama’s faith by politically boys, the president reported, are ing unemployment insurance, conservative and liberal Chrisgrowing up without a father in improving education, doubling tians stem largely from their the funding for LIHEAP (a sharp disagreement over what their home.

These boys are likely to live home heating assistance pro- responsibilities the Bible assigns in indigent families and to read gram), increasing the child tax to government and whether poorly. They are far more likely credit, Pell grants for college government programs or private than other boys to not finish students, and the earned-income projects and acts can best allevihigh school, commit a crime, tax credit were all motivated by ate poverty.

The president has chosen a and be a victim of crime. his belief that “I am my brother’s strange text as his principal bibliFewer young African-Ameri- keeper.” can and Latino men (compared Exhorting Americans to cal theme—the words are Cain’s

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response to God in Genesis 4 after murdering his brother Abel— “am I my brother’s keeper?”

Nevertheless, the Bible clearly teaches that we are responsible for helping one another and that those with wealth, power, and privileges are specially called to

aid those who are struggling.

Therefore, recognizing the huge challenges confronting AfricanAmerican and Latino boys and young men today, and the pivotal role private groups will play in Obama’s initiative, we should all applaud and support it.

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NCAA tourney: Games to watch

BRANDON FERRIS; BASED ON INFORMATION FROM NCAA.COM

Dan Johnson Managing Editor March Madness is one of the most wide-open playoff competitions in sports. While there are certainly favorites, the outcomes of matchups in later rounds are usually far from certain.

The bracket format can produce all sorts of interesting matchups, and this year’s Sweet Sixteen proves no exception.

The Collegian has taken a stab at predicting two of tonight’s games.

No. 7 Connecticut vs. No. 3 Iowa State, 7:27 on TBS Iowa State stayed with No. 6

North Carolina until the end in one of the wackiest endings of the tournament so far. UNC mismanaged the clock at the end of the game, using up the last 1.6 seconds before calling a timeout. Guard DeAndre Kane came up big, driving to score the layup that broke the tie and topping off a 24-point performance.

Kane could certainly be a threat in further rounds, and UConn will need to limit the damage he does.

The odds were against UConn in the second tournament game. But second-year head coach Kevin Ollie has brought the team through to the Sweet

Sixteen after being barred from last year’s tournament. The Huskies held No. 2 Villanova to a season low in first half points. It rallied from a 10-point deficit to take a 25-24 lead with star guard Shabazz Napier on the bench in foul trouble.

Napier, a rookie on the 2011 championship team, still scored a game-high 25 points. Connecticut’s characteristic scrappy defense forced 16 turnovers and the team won by 12.There’s a lot to like about this underdog.

Our pick:The scrappy defense and raw talent of UConn will combine to pull the upset and make the Elite Eight.

Fresh take: David Spinder Meghann Healey Contributing Writer Freshman David Spinder is one of the numerous additions to Grove City College’s track and field team this season. He competes in both the discus and the shot put events.

In preparation for the season, Spinder and his teammates participated in lifting exercises, concentrating especially on their shoulders. Spinder had to adjust to the characteristics of collegiate throwing, which mainly included the differently weighted shot.

“It’s a really tough transition from high school to college

[shot put] because now you have to throw 16 pounds instead of 12 pounds,” Spinder said.

Spinder also commented on the differences between throwing and running at each track meet.

Even though several running events occur simultaneously to the throwing events, “there are other people to encourage you while you are throwing ... and everyone is watching you,” Spinder said.

Spinder admits that after each meet, he is definitely motivated to work toward improvement even after he meets his goals. He has set goals for each event, but commented that “ even when

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I meet my own standards I still push myself to be better and better.”

Spinder’s relationships with his teammates and his coaches contribute to his experience as a member of the team. He described his coaches as positive and understanding.

“It’s not too much pressure on you – they want you to succeed and they push you to that point … but the love for the sport is still there,” he said.

As a mechanical engineering major, Spinder agrees that participating in track and field is an excellent avenue for relieving stress and taking a break from his studies. He comments that the overall atmosphere of the team helps him to focus on his athletic goals and to take a break from other aspects of college life.

Similar to other students’ sentiments about the College, Spinder said that Grove City was an attractive institution as a result of its small size, Christian affiliation and renowned engineering program. Spinder added that he has had to learn how to manage his time between academics and athletics, as well as how to achieve his goals in both of those areas.

When Spinder is not diligently working toward his engineering degree or throwing on the field, he admits that he enjoys cooking and grilling.

“I can make a mean sandwich,” he said.

Overall, Spinder has a positive perspective for the coming weeks of practices and meets, and he predicts success for both the men’s and women’s divisions.

“In the end, as long as you perfect what you do, you’ll do just fine,” he said. “All that matters is how much you want to beat the other guy.”

No. 8 Kentucky vs. No. 4 Louisville, 9:45 on CBS The incredibly talented and young Kentucky team pulled off an upset of formerly undefeated No. 1 Wichita St. Sunday afternoon, winning at the board with a 32-23 rebound tally. Kentucky showed in particular its offensive talent, matching the No. 1 seed in total scores from the floor.

Wichita’s complete dominance of its conference did not lend the team any favors once the game went down to the wire. Kentucky sank three of its last four crucial free throws, and a Wichita State last-ditch threepoint shot fell short to seal the

game.

Louisville and No. 5 St. Louis each played an offensively lethargic first half in the second tournament matchup. Sloppy play led to a 14-9 Louisville lead with 4:33 remaining in the half.

The pace quickened, though, and Louisville held control and extended its lead to win by 15.

The defending champion Cardinals’ defense prevented St. Louis from making a single three. A similar defensive performance could ensure the victory over Kentucky.

Our pick: Kentucky shows its heart and talent, but Louisville holds its own.

Women’s volleyball hires new coach Ian Mikrut Sports Editor

Grove City College will see a new women’s head volleyball coach next season for the first time in almost 30 years. With the retirement of Coach Susan Roberts at the end of this academic year, Erin Street has been hired as the fresh face and new head coach for Wolverine Volleyball for the 2014 season.

“It will be very different to have a coach who is not Coach Roberts,” upcoming senior defensive specialist Hannah Liermann said. “She has been such a stable part of this program for so many years, but we are all really looking forward to see what a new season under new leadership will bring.”

Roberts has coached and taught at the College since 1985 and has compiled a 583-424 record for women’s volleyball.

Throughout her tenure she captured nine Presidents’ Athletic Conference championships and three Eastern College Athletic championships, leading the Wolverines to 13 20-win seasons in which seven led to postseason appearances.

“It is definitely going to be an adjustment [having a new coach], but I think we’re all excited about what Coach Street will bring to Grove City Volleyball,” junior setter Amy Collins said.

Street brings first-hand expe-

rience from both a player and coaching perspective. As a setter for four seasons at Wheeling Jesuit University from 2002-2005, Street earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology. She was named co-captain her senior season and throughout her career Street recorded 1,285 career assists which ranked her fourth in program history. She ranked third in assists per game, averaging 8.74 as well as second all-time in aces per game with .476.

This is not her first rodeo in coaching either. The Charlotte, N.C. native was the assistant women’s volleyball coach at neighboring Slippery Rock University for five seasons from 2009-2013, where she previously worked as a graduate assistant with the team since 2006.

There she had the opportunity to contribute to SRU’s volleyball program through mentoring players to All-Conference and All-Region status, learning the ins and outs of coaching a Division II team while also earning her master’s degree in community counseling.

“We’re really excited to start a new chapter [in Grove City Volleyball] with Coach Street. She’s been doing a lot of great things with the team so far in our spring workouts,” Frances Trenta said, who will be another senior defensive specialist next season.

Street will be the fourth coach in Grove City women’s volleyball history.

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Sweep!

Joe Setyon

Staff Writer

The Grove City College baseball team (4-7) returned to action last Saturday to open up regular season play, taking both games of a doubleheader at conference foe Thiel College (5-6).

After an away contest against the University of PittsburghGreensburg and a home game against Thiel were both postponed, the Wolverines played the first two games of their conference schedule and are now off to a 2-0 start in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference.

It was a good day all around for the Wolverines, who won the first game 4-1 and the second 6-4. Grove City notched its first in-season doubleheader sweep since the 2011 team that won the ECAC championship. Not only did hitters come up in multiple clutch situations, but several pitchers turned in encouraging performances.

In the first game, junior pitch-

er Mason Stephens started, allowing only one unearned run on three hits on six innings while also striking out four Thiel batters. After freshman centerfielder David Laylock scored the first run of the game on a passed ball, Thiel was able to tie the game after scoring on a wild pitch.

However, in the fourth inning sophomore left fielder Kenny McCracken brought in freshman Nolan Myers with an RBI single.

Grove City tacked on two insurance runs in the fifth on a two-run RBI single from senior third baseman Matt Corner that brought home Laylock and freshman Matt Waugaman.

Finally freshman Ryan Braundmeier came on in the seventh for the save, posting a strikeout and yielding no hits.

The second game involved more scoring, but the Wolverines held on for a 6-4 win. Grove City started scoring in the first inning as Myers drove in Laylock with a sacrifice fly, but Thiel retaliated in the second, scoring

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Doubleheader wins propel Wolverines into conference play three unearned runs.

No team scored again until the fifth, when the Wolverines tied the ballgame by way of an RBI groundout from freshman Brandon Gresh and an RBI double from Waugaman.

The game stayed tied until the seventh, when Myers brought in the go ahead run with an RBI walk, soon followed by a tworun RBI single by Corner to secure the lead. The two-out hit proved important in the seventh and final inning, as Thiel was able to score one run.

Senior pitcher Erick Locker clamped down, though, getting the final two outs of the game and giving his team the win.

Overall, Locker’s pitching line was impressive as he went the distance for seven innings, giving up four runs (only one earned), and lowering his ERA to 2.77.

Laylock also continued to impress during the double header.

He had two total hits, and scored an eye-opening four runs. His batting average of .440 leads the team, as do his eight runs scored.

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Junior Mason Stephens (above) opened last Saturday’s doubleheader with a three-hit gem. Senior Matt Corner (left) is batting .303 with 6 RBIs so far.

Even though the Wolverines started the season 2-7, they showed signs of life during that stretch, playing extremely competitive baseball.

The double header, operating as the PAC season opener, could

All-American effort

National swimming results Dan Johnson Managing Editor In a year when the men took back the title of PAC champion, women’s swimming took an inevitable small step back.

This is not to slight the program for its accomplishments this year. Three women set new varsity records, and sophomore Megan Bilko emerged as the full-fledged long distance talent her freshman campaign indicated she might become.

A number of women from the teams that built upon the program’s national ranking graduated all at once – namely Angela Palumbo, Jenny Ryan, and Kate Riesmeyer.

In their absence, a number of others stepped forward. Senior Kaley Hess and junior Lauren Cassano, both a part of the 400 medley relay school record time set in 2013, each set at least one individual varsity record.

Cassano, Bilko, junior Tori Baker and freshman Abby Jank earned AllAmerica honors in the 800 free relay, the event that qualified the quartet for nationals, with a time of 7:37.80. The four could have the chance to improve on that time next

School records set this year 500 Free Megan Bilko 4:55.31* 1000 Free Megan Bilko 10:20.17* 1650 Free Megan Bilko 17:01.13* 100 Back Lauren Cassano 57.60 200 Back Lauren Cassano 2:05.32 100 Breast Kaley Hess 1:05.98 400 IM Megan Bilko 4:28.18* 500 Free (M) Jeremy Kim 4:39.79 Red denotes record set at NCAA Championship * denotes PAC record year.

The attention-grabbing story at nationals, though, was the progress of Bilko, now a five-time AllAmerican.

Bilko’s lowest national finish in her qualifying events was 14th in the 400 individual medley. It was the only record she set in February’s PAC championship that she did not break at nationals.

In February Bilko became the first woman in the conference to break five minutes in the 500 free at 4:58.96. She beat that time by more than three seconds at nationals.

While swimming the mile during February’s conference championship, Bilko set the conference record in the 1000 free.

It was no surprise when she shattered her own 1650 record, eclipsing the previous 17:20.59 with a 17:08.42.

She set the mile record again with a time seven seconds faster in Indianapolis, earning ninth place overall.

Last year Bilko had successes among some of Grove City’s most nationally recognized athletes.

This year she emerged as the leader in the pool.

Her speed and consistency make the longest events of the meet a little more exciting to watch.

How far she – and the program – will go in the next few years is far from certain, but the future certainly seems bright.

be the start of great things for a team that perhaps just needed a spark to put together a string of wins.

This great start leaves hope that this is just the beginning for a team that has immense talent.