The Collegian – April 4, 2014

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Celebrity stalker

Leaps and bounds

Lauren Sestrich Contributing Writer

In a past life, Grove City College sophomore Regina Riel was a “professional celebrity stalker.”

Using social media, she tracked down the whereabouts of stars and waited for hours on end for them to show up. Some celebrities were kind and encouraging to Riel and her friends. Others, however, were not.

Riel’s celebrity stalking career began with her friend Zara. Zara had been celebrity stalking for two years before she and Riel met during their freshman year of high school through their mutual love of the Jonas Brothers.

Naturally, the singing trio was their first stalking target. The two girls bought cheap tickets to Jonas Brothers concerts and yet somehow always ended up in the front row.

“The first step is to make friends with the security guards,” Riel said. “They can get you anywhere.”

After making friends with security, Riel and her friend used their new influence to sneak into special events.

Once, Riel managed to convince a security guard to give her a ticket to a meet-and-greet session with Justin Bieber. However, because she didn’t have the associated wristband, she was escorted out of the room as soon as she had reached the table where Bieber sat.

Other ventures, however, were more successful. At a Taylor

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Sophomore Regina Riel and teen idol Taylor Lautner.

Swift concert in Boston, M.A., Riel and Zara learned from a guard the type of van in which Swift would be leaving.

After waiting at what Riel called a “prime area,” they saw a white van leave the venue. They ran out into the street after it.

Fortunately, Swift’s van pulled over and the singer got out and graciously took pictures with the two. Riel described her as very kind and patient toward her fans.

Beyond befriending security, Zara showed Riel another way of celebrity stalking. There is a vast underground network of people who use social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook to pinpoint a celebrity’s location. Usually this process involves discovering where and when a picture of the star was taken and from there discerning the hotel or house in which they STALKER 2

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Freshman Rachel Watson participates in the long jump on lower campus in last Saturday’s home meet.

For more photos from this year’s only meet at the College, turn to the photo spread on pages 6-7.

SGA’s new leadership Dan Johnson

V&V: Faith and freedom still matter

Most members of the team already have specific plans for next year. VP of communication and marketing, Klein is looking to “expand the visual arts opportunities for students” on campus.

As the new treasurer, Mascio looks to ensure the monetary request process is efficient.

Cobb’s position is one that can only be filled by someone who has served in an executive position, so discussions with members of this year’s team determined how they approached this election.

Incumbent VP of Student Affairs, Coryell, also ran unopposed this year for his position.

“It was [alumnus] Philip Tan [’13] who encouraged me to run for the position last year,” he said.

After Coryell held the office this year, he chose to run again, finding himself in a one-man race.

He stressed the potential of continuity in an organization’s leadership, particularly for the benefits of knowledge and experience he feels he now has. He looks to address a number of student concerns, like the interface of myGCC and some physical campus improvements.

SGA newcomer Miller’s position as VP of social affairs puts him at the head of event planning.

“My goal is to maintain the quality of events SGA puts on,” Miller said, “and to maybe add some creative additions of my own.”

Miller acknowledged his new position “may be a trial by fire,” but he feels confident in his ability to succeed.

Being a part of SGA, especially on the executive team, can also give a unique twist to the college experience.

Coryell explained that he had a better understanding of, and appreciation for, the everyday workings of the College from his experience.

“Shame on me if I ever take my education for granted,” he said.

The job certainly adds some transferable skills, too.

“My time management skills have definitely improved,” Plessinger, VP of Academic Affairs, said, “as my Outlook calendar has almost every slot filled daily.”

Cobb discussed how certain

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Managing Editor

Last week, 561 students – more than 20 percent of enrolled students – voted in the Student Government Association’s election for executive positions.

The winners are as listed here, reflecting current class status: Executive President: junior Chesterton Cobb Vice President of Student Affairs: junior Elijah Coryell Vice President of Academic Affairs: junior Madalyn Plessinger Vice President of Social Affairs: junior Herschel Miller VP of Communication and Marketing: freshman Sarah Klein Treasurer: freshman Andrew Mascio This change of leadership will look to the future, since the College’s next president will be in place before this fall.

“Big changes, if any, will come from working with the new [college] president and dialoguing with my executive team about how to best serve the school,” executive presidentelect Cobb said.

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Claire E. Healey Editor-in-Chief

Grove City College’s Center for Vision & Values is rapidly preparing for its annual two-day conference. This year’s theme, “Faith and Freedom Abused: Threats to Our Religious Liberty,” will explore the state of religious freedom in the United States.

“Religious liberty is on the chopping block, in the crosshairs of the culture wars, and Christians need to realize what’s going on,” Dr. Paul Kengor, the executive director for the Center, said.

The conference will take place from April 10 – 11. Each day is filled with hourly talks, both by members of the faculty and outside speakers invited to the school by the Center.

The speakers include former U.S. presidential candidate Rick Santorum; radio talk show host, film critic and bestselling author Michael Medved and the three lawyers representing Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp., Hobby Lobby’s partner in the case being argued before the Supreme Court.

Each year, about 150-200 individuals from off campus attend the conference, including alumni and parents and grandparents of students.

“It’s a way of taking what we do in the classroom and bringing it to a larger audience outside the classroom,” Kengor said.

Kengor said that the Center chose the theme last year after noticing more threats to religious liberty emerging.

“Of course, the ultimate irony is that religious freedom is actually in the first amendment of the Constitution,” Kengor said.

In addition to faculty and employees involved with the Center, six student marketing fellows from the Center have been assisting with preparations for the conference by promoting the conference through flyers and posters on campus.

The marketing fellows, as well as the student research fellows, will provide assistance to the Center throughout the conference by helping with registration, making announcements, introducing speakers, passing VISION & VALUES 2

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App moves to final four Grayson Quay

Entertainment Editor ProfilePasser is in the Final Four. Grove City College senior Samantha Weber’s app has reached the semifinal round of the Inc. Magazine’s Coolest College Startups competition, which is based on voting and structured like March Madness.

The four remaining startups were announced on March 31 and voting for the semifinal round closed on April 2. The final round of voting is Monday, with the winner announced on Tuesday.

Weber’s app, which, according to the competition website, “aims to connect high school athletes with college recruiters by increasing relevant and valuable interactions before, during, and after showcase events,” now

faces Keen Home in the semifinals. Developed by two graduate entrepreneurship students from New York University, Keen Home develops home temperature regulation devices that can be controlled through a user’s smart phone, as well as other home automation products.

If ProfilePasser advances to the final round, it will face either Try the World or Applits. Try the World is a service that delivers international gourmet cuisine to subscribers and was founded by two Columbia University graduate students. Applits, an app building platform, was created by two students from Ohio State University.

The Championship voting round will be held on April 7.

The votes will be tabulated the same day and the winner announced on April 8.

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Riel and friends pose with country/pop star Taylor Swift.

World News Roundup Compiled by Zack Voell

Health Care Law Enrolls 7 Million With a remarkably horrible debut last fall, federal officials have been anything but optimistic about the success of the Obama administration’s healthcare program.

A few months ago, less than ten percent of Americans without insurance have viewed healthcare.gov, the official website. Over the past month, the administration has utilized a variety of unorthodox strategies in a frantic effort to meet the March 31, 2014 deadline.

As of April 1, 2014 at 12 a.m., 7,041,000 Americans had signed up for what is commonly referred to as Obamacare.

With a required minimum of seven million applicants, the proverbial ball is in the Republicans’ court.

Malaysia’s Questionable Credibility in MH370 Search “Good night, Malaysian Three Seven Zero.” These last words received from Flight MH370 came as part of the Malaysia’s updated account of what investigators really know about the missing flight.

Previously, the final reported words were, “All right, good night.” This change-of-story reaffirms the questionable credibility of Malaysian investigators. The search continues and facts are still scarce.

Overseas Corporate Cash Hits Record High Government auditors are not naïve to the fact that American companies have stashed hundreds of billions of dollars of cash overseas to avoid excessive

taxes at home.

However, some analysts suggest that the enormous and rapidly growing overseas cash pile signals corporate America’s lack of confidence in business expansion despite recent record-breaking corporate cash intake over the past few years.

According to a financial report compiled by the Moody’s Investors Service, total foreign holdings by American companies reached $947 billion last year (up 13 percent from 2012).

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Riel used this method to find Taylor Lautner during the filming of “Grown Ups 2.”

After searching through various pictures, Riel determined that Lautner was staying in the Ritz hotel just a few towns over from Ipswich, Riel’s hometown

in Massachusetts. On the first trip they took to find Lautner, Zara told Riel that she didn’t think they would meet him that day. Zara was right, and 11 hours later they drove back home.

On July 26, 2012, they made a second trip to see Lautner. This time, as they waited outside his hotel, they finally saw Lautner being dropped off at the hotel’s entrance. When confronted with

the stalkers, Lautner was more than gracious, taking pictures with them and even singing the “happy birthday” song to Riel’s cell phone for the sake of her friend’s mother.

While finding celebrities was a joy, Riel has decided that, for the most part, her stalking days are over. “In high school I was an idiot, so this is what I did with my life,” she said.

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Russian Control Kills Social Media Vkontakte is currently Russia’s largest social network, led by its eccentric founder Pavel Durov. With 240 million registered users and 60 million daily viewers, the site is far ahead of Facebook.

Recent action taken by the Kremlin to tighten his control over the country’s media has disenfranchised Durov. In fact, President Putin’s efforts to increase control has caused Durov to quit as the company’s chief executive.

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The latest craze among entertainment-starved Chinese is the political drama series “House of Cards,” produced

by Netflix. Experts suggest that the series may appeal to the Chinese because it reveals the greed and corruption within the world’s most powerful nation.

With no idea as to when Beijing will attempt to shut it down, the show continues to air. Regardless, Netflix’s rich, dark, scandalous political drama has definitely struck a chord within Chinese audiences.

relationships can develop due to the collaboration of SGA’s executive board and College administrators.

“Professors have a profound impact on most students’ growth and life at college, yet for me, administrators have had an equal impact,” Cobb said. “I can’t imagine I would be in a place where I would think to text the VP of Student Life & Learning something funny if it hadn’t been for working with him to reform college policies.”

around the microphone during question and answering sessions and scanning student IDs after events.

Students can obtain one course credit while attending the conference if they sign up to do so during course registration.

The course requirements for the credit include attending two classes (one before the conference and one after), attending six sessions during the conference and reading 10 papers written by faculty members for the conference.

Students at the College who

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have not signed up for the one credit course may still attend lectures of their choosing.

“The worst thing we [students] can do is become apathetic to the changes taking place, and think that since we are not affected now, that we do not need to worry about our future,” junior student marketing fellow Eleanor Linton said.

Kengor encouraged students to attend as much of the conference as they are able.

“This is a great opportunity to hear some of the best people in the country on the abuses of faith and freedom both here and abroad,” he said. “It’s hard to find a more timely conference than this.”

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Life in the land of the rising sun Jenne Mante

Contributing Writer Grove City College students are often innovators.

They try new things, start companies and travel to new places. Last semester, one such student became the first person from the College to study abroad in Japan.

Junior Eric Henry has been intrigued by Japan since he started studying karate as a young boy, along with his father and brother, at a karate school that traced its roots back to the original school of karate.

According to Henry, the institution had a “really strong sense of history and culture” which sparked Henry’s interest.

Henry was also inspired by his aunt, a missionary’s daughter who spent the first 16 years of her life living in Japan.

A fluent Japanese speaker, she inspired him to study the language as well.

Though he gave up karate when he came to the College, due to the lack of karate schools in the area, he did not let his love of the Japanese culture and language fade.

His passion for Japan created in him a desire to visit the country, something which he was finally able to do this past fall.

Henry spent four months in Kansai, an area of southwest Japan which includes Kyoto, the ancient imperial capital, Osaka, the culinary capital, and Kobe.

This area, Henry said, “is where you go to experience Japan.”

Although Henry did not

know it when he chose to go there, Nishinomiya, the town in which he lived, was the town in which his aunt grew up.

She had told him that she had lived in the area near Kobe, but had not told him the town’s name.

It was not until after he had already chosen the area that he learned of its significance.

Henry now had an instant connection to the town and was able to visit the church with which his aunt’s parents had been associated while living there.

The people immediately remembered his aunt, even though it had been over 30 years since she had been there.

Though Henry has studied Japanese, and can understand most simple conversations, church was a little more difficult to understand.

Even so, he enjoyed the opportunity to connect with people from his aunt’s past as well as singing familiar hymns in Japanese.

Since he had been studying Japanese culture for so long, there was nothing about Japan that caught Henry off guard.

However, there is something that Henry feels people should know about Japanese culture before they visit Japan: public bathing.

Japan is full of volcanic hotsprings in which people bathe.

The springs often have hotels built around them and it is quite common for families, friends and even co-workers to go there and bathe together.

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The streets of Japan are bustling with activity, as experienced by junior Eric Henry. out, but you bathe there. It’s a little awkward. You just have to get used to it,” Henry said.

The Japanese people were one of Henry’s favorite things about Japan. He feels they are often misrepresented in American society.

“People like to think of Japanese people as cold… it hurts me when I hear or read that Japanese people are soulless,” Henry said.

On the contrary, Henry discovered that Japanese are happy, loud and friendly once one gets

to know them.

“They’re like Italians behind closed doors,” he said.

When asked if he would like to someday return to Japan, Henry had only one thing to say: “I would go back to Japan in a heartbeat.”

Pine Valley: A home away from home

Sarah Logie

Photo Selection Director Nestled away on a wooded piece of land in Zelienople, PA lies a familiar place near and dear to the heart of junior Allie Hull.

Pine Valley Camp has been her second home since the summer after her freshman year at Grove City College, when she first began working there as a counselor.

Hull’s interest in Pine Valley was first sparked at the annual Camp Fair on campus during her freshman year.

When she heard a song by one of her favorite Christian rappers, Lecrae, playing from Pine Valley’s booth, she immediately made her way over and began talking with fellow students who worked there.

She was quickly inspired to COURTESY ALLIE HULL apply, was hired and began work Junior Allie Hull (back, center) has a blast with her fun-loving campers. there that summer.

Pine Valley is particularly One of the best parts about [there],” Hull said. unique because of its small size pool and waterslide and a barn The camp’s theme this past – roughly 50 boys and 50 girls with horses, it is easy to see why working at Pine Valley for Hull is ages eight to 12 – and its focus Pine Valley is a special and excit- the relationships she has formed summer was “Rock Solid,” and there. every week the counselors met on helping inner city children. ing place to these kids.

“The friendships I made this together and stood in a circle to The counselors stay from June Complete with animals, a basyear are the closest I’ve ever had debrief and sing a song. ketball court, playground, creek, 12 to August 16.

Did you know?

Breanna Renkin Staff Writer Graduating as a member of the liberal arts honorary Phi Beta Kappa with a major in politics in 1926 from Princeton University, John T. Koehler enrolled at Grove City College after high school before transferring to Princeton University.

Koehler grew up an hour away from the College in North Braddock, P.A. Upon graduating from Princeton University, Koehler attended Harvard Law School and earned his LL.B. Koehler’s accomplishments include a long list of legal

Each of the counselors received a carabiner clip to attach to the person next to them and say “I got you” as a way to encourage and to support them.

“I have the backs of people I work with, and they have my back too,” Hull said.

The weekends are especially enjoyable for all of the camp counselors because it is during this down time that they are able to take mini trips to explore Pittsburgh and its surrounding areas as a way to bond with one another.

This coming summer will be different for Hull since it will be her first year acting as a head counselor.

Her duties will involve overseeing other counselors, acting as a source of guidance, and leading discussions and Bible studies.

“I would rather run around and slap mud on my face [with the kids], but it will stretch me out of my comfort zone,” she said.

Although it will be a new experience, Hull is excited for another rewarding summer at Pine Valley and all it will hold.

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positions and honors. He served as Special Attorney at the United States Department of the Treasury for a year before becoming a special assistant to the United States Attorney General. In 1935, Koehler chose to open a law practice.

When World War II began, his career changed yet again. In 1941, he joined the Navy and served as a Lieutenant Commander, fighting in both the European and Pacific theaters.

For his service with the Underwater Demolition Team (UDT) in the Marshall Islands (whose mission was to destroy enemy defenses before amphibious landings), he was awarded the Silver Star. By the end of his military service, Koehler had earned the rank of Com-

mander.

When Koehler left active service in 1945, he joined the United States Department of the Navy’s Office of General Counsel. There, he served as Counsel of the Bureau of Ships and Assistant General Counsel of the Navy. Eventually, President Harry S. Truman promoted Koehler to Assistant Secretary of the Navy, a position which he held for two years. Other positions Koehler held included acting chairman of the United States Federal Maritime Board and chairman of the Renegotiation Board.

Koehler left these positions to practice law until he retired. On Sept. 23, 1989, Koehler died of cancer.

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WSAJ revives pool tournament Allie Hull

Contributing Writer Although WSAJ, the Grove City College radio station, is usually known for the variety of music it plays, it decided to expand its horizons this year by hosting a team pool tournament.

WSAJ decided to host an event where it could combine music and a favorite past time of many people: playing pool. Although this is not the first time the station has hosted the pool tournament, it is the first time it has been organized in over five years.

“Our advisor, Darren Morton, told us about the event and how successful it had been in the past, so executive staff thought it might be a good idea to do it again,” WSAJ’s general manager, junior Brittany Morales, said.

On Wed. March 26, WSAJ hosted “The Classic 8 Ball Pool Tournament” in Ketler Recreation Center. To enter, participants had to pay a fee. They had the opportunity to either preregister and pay $2, or pay $3 at the event.

WSAJ not only provided wings and snacks for the par- Sophomore Dane Mossgrove shooting some pool. ticipants, but it also offered a $50 cash prize to the winning team. ly divided up into brackets and “My favorite thing about the During the event, WSAJ also faced the respective teams in tournament was the fun and restreamed a live show which pro- hopes of making it to the final laxing atmosphere as well as the vided music and entertainment round. great in-house DJs,” sophomore as the teams competed.

Each team’s skill level varied, competitor Nate Pittman said. “I Because of the relaxed and according to junior Jenne Man- would definitely do it again.” open atmosphere, even people te. Mante has been playing since At the semifinal round, WSAJ who did not sign up came to she was two years old, while her awarded each player with a comwatch the tournament or to teammate, senior Rebekah Par- plimentary mug for making it to cheer on their friends. sons, has only played off and on that level. Nearing the end of the The 14 teams were random- for fun over the years. tournament, the final two teams

A new song through New Grace Emily Bartlow

Contributing Writer “Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things,” Grove City College sophomore Cara Joy Wilson said, voicing the proclamation from Psalm 98:1 through an on-campus choral group, New Grace.

An international business major pursuing a Chinese minor, Wilson joined New Grace as a freshman during the fall of 2012.

Having participated in a girls’ choir for nearly six years already, singing in harmony was nothing new for the veteran vocalist.

However, when elected as the music director and conductor for the following year, she was presented with a new challenge.

Wilson reflected upon New Grace’s constitution, which encouraged her to “strive to meet God’s demand for excellence, encompassing dedication to both musical performance and unity as the body of believers.”

Having never conducted but eager to lead New Grace, Wilson took conducting lessons throughout the summer, dedicated to pursuing excellence.

Auditions were held at the start of the fall semester of 2013, in which seven other singers were selected to form the New Grace family.

Before each practice, Wilson opens with worship and prayer, establishing a sense of unity as brothers and sisters in Christ.

“It is important that we recognize we are a body of believers and that we build each other up through prayer, having fellowship as a community,” Wilson said.

The choir selected eight songs, including a mix of sacred pieces as well as spirituals, which were practiced over the duration of the fall semester. The group met two days a week in preparation for their debut in January.

On Jan. 30, 2014, New Grace performed a selection of songs during a College chapel service, accompanied with two sermonettes from Wilson and junior Noah Cusimano.

Many students were touched by their performance, captivated by the group’s evident love for praising the Lord and declaring His Word through the beautiful melodies.

Unique to other on-campus choirs, New Grace travels to local churches, nursing homes and even the State Correctional Facility in Mercer County every Sunday during the spring semester, singing to believers and non-believers alike.

“It is encouraging to hear members of the congregation say that God spoke to them through our testimonies,” Wilson said.

“After one particular service, a woman in the congregation said she had learned to look at others as individuals for whom Christ died. Moments like these remind me that God is moving and has a purpose for New Grace.”

For nearly 41 years, New Grace members like Wilson have also reinforced their own faith through the music’s message as well as encouraged feedback.

Wilson looks forward to expanding the New Grace family, as auditions for next year’s team are being held at the semester’s end.

This day in history Stephen Dennis Staff Writer Today, April 4, 2014, marks the deaths of three important political figures, the birth of one of Hollywood’s biggest actors, and two events that had major implications on the international front.

In 1841, 173 years ago today, the shortest tenure of an American president came to an end.

President William Henry Harrison, who had been inaugurated just 32 days previously, died of pneumonia. He had contracted it during his inaugural speech.

The following years saw

many changes, but some of the largest were amongst the civil rights movement, brought about by Martin Luther King Jr. He died 127 years after President Harrison, but not from sickness. King was assassinated

by James Earl Ray, who himself died in 1998 while serving his prison sentence.

On this day in 1979, 11 years after King’s assassination, Pakistani Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was executed following two trials: one where he was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death and the other, an appeal trial where he was found innocent, but the

sentence was not lifted.

Today is also the birthday of actor Robert Downey Jr., best known for his roles as Sherlock Holmes in the eponymous movies and Tony Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He turns 49 today.

Sixteen years before Downy was born, in 1949, the final draft of a treaty was finished, signing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization into existence. NATO consists of the US, Canada and all of Western Europe except Ireland. Twenty-four years later, the World Trade Center opened its doors in New York City, where it stood until 2001.

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went head-to-head to see who would come out on top.Though both of the final teams played well, freshmen Matt Vavro and Kyle Martin were named the champions of the 2014 WSAJ pool tournament.

“I brought my dad’s pool stick to use in the tournament who I used to play the game with before he passed,” Vavro said. “It

was an amazing feeling not only to be able to win, but to win with the stick he used was very special to me.”

Overall, the members of executive staff were very pleased with the success of the tournament and are planning to organize the event again sometime in the future.

Exposed Bearing each other’s burdens Emily Morgan

can only see them if our back is towards the light,” she said.

Contributing Writer The target audience for the On Sunday, March 30 in the Exposed program could easily Great Room of the Breen Stu- be identified as those who bore dent Union, the residents of the weight of sin in their lives.

Mary Anderson Pew West Hall However, the program could and North Hall were welcomed also have had little success if it to come together as fellow sin- encouraged all participants to ners and to be exposed, ready come clean of their pasts in front and willing to shed light onto of others. their loneliness, past sins and inIn response to this potential ner struggles. problem, the concept of creating Founders of the Exposed project, sophomore Amy Rum- postcards to be given to each girl baugh, seniors Eliana Satterlee who was considering attending and Hannah Knox and junior Exposed was established. If a girl Emily Bigham, felt that Exposed was contemplating whether or was a great problem to address not she would attend, then she on the Grove City College cam- would be given a postcard to pus. Co-creator Rumbaugh mail in to one of the creators stated that of the the purExposed We saw in Grove City an pose of prog ram. the proissue of guilt, shame and gram was isolation, and we knew that On these to meet a more than a couple people postcards prevalent girls were struggling with this. the need on would We wanted people to feel c o n campus. “ W e free to deal with them, talk fess their saw in about them and experience d e e p e s t G rove healing through confession. s t r u g City an gles that i s s u e t h ey ’ve of guilt, shame and isolation, and we knew that more than a wrestled with in order to feel couple people were struggling relief from their burdens. The with this,” Rumbaugh said. “We postcards, once received, were wanted people to feel free to scanned and posted anonymousdeal with them, talk about them ly on Tumblr, so that visitors of and experience healing through the website could read them and confession.” be at peace in knowing that they The girls of the College were invited to join in on the are not alone in their struggle.

At the end of the program, Exposed program not only to each girl found a partner and receive healing, but to hear a message provided by Elizabeth prayed together for relief of the Messer, who spoke on fellow- burden of their past sins, and was ship in the midst of struggle. given a small stone. After prayer “Everybody struggles with time had ended, the girls stacked something,” Messer said. “You the stones on a table to create an don’t have to have a degree from Ebenezer – an altar of thanks to Grove City College to know that the world is a broken place.” the Lord for his help (found in Messer’s main point through- 1 Samuel 7:12). The night conout the program was based on cluded with the song “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” scriptures in 1 John 1.

“We all have shadows, but we sung around the Ebenezer.

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BR turns family friendly

Grayson Quay

Entertainment Editor As I approached the newlyrechristened Broad Street Grille, the first thing I noticed was the face of a young boy in the front window.

With the recent remodeling, the former Blue Ribbon Tavern, generally called the BR, has undergone a sweeping change.

Located on Broad Street just a short walk from Grove City College, this favorite watering hole among upperclassmen sports a new identity, with the intention of being more of a family restaurant rather than a dive bar.

The BSG is open for brunch on Sundays and for lunch and dinner every day. The bar stays open until 2 a.m. every night, although those who show up after the kitchen closes can expect to be carded at the door.

The restaurant reopened on Jan. 24 and held its grand reopening celebration on March 26. Since the reopening, the BSG has had plenty to show off, including a new menu, a new tap system and an enhanced online presence which includes a mobile app.

Senior Steve Scott pointed out several changes to the interior of the BSG. The bar area has been moved down to make room for more tables and the addition of booths supplies even more seating. In comparison with the BR, Scott described the newly remodeled restaurant as

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“more ‘family friendly,’” placing air quotes around the latter two words. He summed up his positive reaction to the new vibe, saying “I like this way better.”

Senior Rich Christman described the old BR as “very much just a room with a bar,” adding that it was “not really the most inviting type of place.” Like Scott, Christman was pleased with the change. He credits the

addition of more lighting and more space with creating an environment that feels welcoming and cozy.

“It ultimately looks like a higher-end establishment... less of a hole in the wall,” Christman said.

He was especially pleased by the inclusion of booths, an alternative seating option to the previous BR, which had only the

bar and a few tables.

This attitude seems to be widespread. Although the two have a similar number of ratings, the Facebook page for the new BSG gives a score of 4.7 out of a possible five stars, while the page for the now-defunct BR shows a score of only 3.7.

The BSG’s owner did not respond to The Collegian’s requests for an interview.

Vinyl

Spinning the past Sean McPhillips Contributing Writer

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Sonny Moore, known to the world as Skrillex, does not seem like the typical artist to release a debut album. A prolific creator of EPs since his major label debut in 2009, the dubstep poster boy has worked with everyone from the surviving members of The Doors to A$AP Rocky.

Nevertheless, the recent release of “Recess” marks the first full-length release of the California native’s career. Unfortunately, despite a handful of international features, “Recess” is an overlong and frequently incongruous offering that does not warrant its 46-minute length.

Title track “Recess” is a discordant mess with a grating sample of rap hype-man, Fatman Scoop. The sample’s interplay between Scoop and the crowd at which he is shouting makes the track sound like a live performance – which it obviously is not.The result is awkward, unnecessary dissonance.

Meanwhile, third track, “Stranger,” is an initially promising number with a terrific, mellow feature by R&B artist, Sam Dew. However, the “bass drop” features an unbearable synth that sounds like a squeaky door, only magnified and sped up.

Skrillex shows some sonic flexibility on jazzy album-highlight, “Coast is Clear,” which features a libidinous sung-rapped verse from stoner-rap wunderkind, Chance the Rapper. The problem with the track is that it

is out of place amidst the album’s plethora of bass-heavy songs like the frenetic “Dirty Vibe,” which features electronic dance music (EDM) fixture, Diplo, and Korean pop stars G-Dragon and CL. Skrillex has the ability to attract an array of talent to his projects and has an admirable openness to experimentation.

However, “Recess” is hurt by the sonic discord that results from this trial-and-error approach.

Indeed, the album touches on everything from dancehall to rap, R&B and pop while attempting to integrate these under the umbrella of dubstep (or “brostep” as the genre’s American incarnation is often called). The result is not so much a synthesis as a haphazard mish-mash with a few highlights and a lot of lowpoints.

Ultimately, the album would have been better had it been released as a mixtape or EP, both of which would have been lowerrisk means of experimentation.

Then again, the relative commercial success of “Recess” may counteract that assertion while serving as an indication of the genre’s unflagging appeal.

Additionally, the mediocrity of “Recess” is not an indictment of electronica as a whole, despite Skrillex’s prominence within the genre. The EDM scene has repeatedly evidenced its ability to produce artistic and fulfilling full-length offerings – Skrillex’s debut LP just is not one of them.

I first spun a vinyl record in ninth grade, alone, in my grandmother’s basement. It was The Doors’ self-titled debut album, an original 1967 pressing that I assumed was my Uncle Pete’s but later learned that it had belonged to my mother, a relic from a time when she was actually “cool.”

After the first side had finished and the turntable stopped, I thought something along the lines of, “so I actually have to put in work while listening to records?” The idea that music was anything other than a passive form of entertainment was completely foreign to the hyperactive, unmotivated teenager that I was then. Nothing about me had changed. I was still hyperactive and unmotivated.

At a time when all that really mattered to me was my next excuse for not doing some sort of schoolwork, it was just another opportunity to distinguish my taste from those of my twin older brothers. It was a reason to have some sort of quirk to my interests that had not already been claimed by the overachieving, 4.0 GPA brothers from whom I so desperately wanted to be different.

A few months after that spin, I brought home the remnants of my mother and uncle’s record collections to keep for myself.

What began then was my fascination with the antiquated medium around which my free time and disposable income now quite literally revolve.

Vinyl is superior to digital and other analog formats in that it creates the highest-quality sound reproduction upon playback.

The feature of superior sonic integrity, while a clear advantage, is not what matters the most.

The importance of vinyl is that somewhere, at some point in the past, it is likely that someone had a similar experience while listening to whatever record it is that I am choosing to spin.

Someone else cared what names the wind had cried in the past and was just as intrigued

and disturbed by Jim Morrison’s Oedipal croonings. Someone just wanted to sit and be understood by someone else or live vicariously through someone else’s lyrics.

In a time when books, music and even social interactions have been reduced to filenames and strings of code, vinyl records are an escape to another era, an era when music required patience and active listening rather than a computer and a shuffle option.

There once had been a time when music required a cover design that would occupy a 12 inch square of physical space rather than a few pixels on a screen.

My appreciation for these moments of music transcending the temporal bounds of the now, and the relationships I have created because of these moments, are what I seek every day. The more often I see the well-meaning Frenchman Gwen, the owner of my preferred record store, the more I feel a part of something that means more to me than a sports team, more than an alma mater and more than book that more than one person has happened to read.

Four years down the road, I am just as hyperactive and just as unmotivated as I was then. What has changed, though, is my ability to sit and do nothing but listen. The aural bliss that comes from the simple act of listening is unrivaled.

Everything about a record that I love can excite me: the smell of the sleeve, the static that precedes the tracks and the accidental scratches that give a recording its character. Music itself does not change. It still strives to relay emotions and feelings that the artist might embrace, reject or feel confused by.

Music serves as a trip that connects others to the past, present and future simultaneously. When we allow music to affect us, its effect is not quantifiable, but its magnitude is unquestionable.

While it is not necessarily a new album, Yeasayer’s “Odd Blood” is an indie staple; a psychedelic pop journey laced with experimental electronica.

Released in 2010, “Odd Blood” is Yeasayer’s sophomore album and arguably the band’s most intriguing, as it merges different genres while creating a foundation of classic pop rhythms. Produced in a secluded cabin in upstate New York, Yeasayer’s efforts to embrace the pop genre while adding a musical twist all added up to the fascinating sounds found in “Odd Blood.”

“Odd Blood” begins with “The Children,” an opener that is tightly composed and heavy on vocal effects. “The Children” seamlessly blends into one of the most popular songs on the album, “Ambling Alp.” Despite the title’s suggestion of heavy, pondering rhythms, “Ambling Alp” moves through horn breakdowns and choruses with ease.

Inspired by American boxer Joe Louis, “Ambling Alp” is a winning combination of bouncy lyrics with a pounding beat.

With harmonies that bring to mind Queen’s Freddie Mercury, lead singer Chris Keating’s vocals are complimented with the reassuring lyrics of “Now, the world can be an unfair place at times/ But your lows will have their complement of highs/ And if anyone should cheat you/ Take advantage of, or beat you/ Raise your head and wear your wounds with pride.”

“O.N.E” combines African inspired beats with electronic sound effects and psychedelic vocals. Keating’s lyrics drift effortlessly throughout the song and beckon the listener to enter a dreamy dance pop.

The lyrics suggest a lover who is caught in an uncertain relationship and is unsure if he should stay or go.

The chorus lyrics, “Hold me like before/ Hold me like you used to/ Control me like you used to/ No/ You don’t move me anymore/ And I’m glad that you don’t/ ‘Cause I can’t have you anymore,” demonstrate his confusion.

In the final bridge of the song, the lyrics break into falsetto harmonies revealing more of Keating’s emotions with lyrics like, “And it feels like being tranquilized/ I know the separation kills the soul/ But I won’t stop falling like raindrops/ Because I like it when you lose control.”

For fans of MGMT, The Flaming Lips and Animal Collective, Yeasayer is the perfect addition to a music library, especially for those open to finding new sounds.

Yeasayer’s newest album reflects the experimental quality of “Odd Blood,” while refining the band’s vision of combining genres to create the best of psychedelic pop.

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Snapshots from the Wolverine Tri-Meet Our photographers trained their cameras on the lone meet hosted by the College this season. Here are some of the best photos from the meet.

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HIMYM: a slap in the face

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Her name is Tracy McConnell. After nine seasons of close calls, slap bets, doppelgangers and yellow umbrellas, “How I Met Your Mother” fans witness the first meeting between Ted and the greatly anticipated woman of his dreams, only to have her stolen away in a shocking plot twist, which leaves viewers shocked, confused and angry.

The episode relies heavily on flash-forwards and flashbacks to show the passage of time and the fate of the famous group of friends. Starting at Barney and Robin’s wedding reception, viewers witness Ted’s heartbreaking goodbye to his friends before leaving for Chicago, his first sighting of his future wife and their fated meeting at the train station.

The episode cuts to the future where Ted and Tracy are planning their wedding, only to learn the joyful news that Tracy is pregnant. Another jump, and the gang learns that Barney and Robin have decided to get divorced after three years of marriage, which sets the scene for the steady deterioration of the group.

Despite Lily’s tearful pleas that the gang stays together for “the big moments,” years go by, distance grows and the characters continue on with their lives.

Marshall and Lily have two more kids, and Marshall becomes first a judge, then a justice. Robin is rarely seen due to her job as a famous news reporter. Part one of the two-part finale ends after a heartbreaking conversation between Lily and Robin, in which Robin tells Lily that things can never be how they once were.

The one character who does not seem to change as the years go by is Barney. At one of the gang’s now infrequent meet-ups at McLaren’s, Barney pleads with them to accept him for who he is.

“I’m never going to be a guy who meets a girl and from the

first time I see her I’m just like, ‘you are the love of my life, everything I have and everything I am is yours, forever.’ That’s not me,” he said.

However, in perhaps the most stunning and touching twist of the show, Barney learns that his one-night stand is pregnant, and he is going to be a father. Despite his initial refusal to accept his baby daughter, he falls in love the first time he holds her and says those words he once thought he would never say. Baby Ellie is the girl who tames Barney and turns him from his playboy life, wrapping up his character in a beautifully unexpected way.

Barney’s daughter serves as a touching way to tie up his playboy ends, and Marshall and Lily live happily ever after.

Ted’s character is the one with which fans may have problems.

For nine seasons fans grew accustomed to the sweet romantic who goes to crazy lengths for the sake of love. It is unbelievable that such a romantic would meet the girl of his dreams, only to put off their wedding for seven years.

It is also hard to believe that he would be able to move on from her death and go back to Robin. Their relationship did not work out multiple times in the past, and it is hard to see what will change in the future.

Fans of the show will certainly have mixed feelings about its ending. In many ways it is an appropriate farewell to the characters many have grown to know and love, but it also comes full circle in a frustrating and confusing way.

In the very first episode, Ted tells the kids how he met their Aunt Robin, immediately taking her off the list of candidates to be the mother, but the finale twists that story in such a way that is brilliant and devious.

Nine seasons, and 208 episodes later, “How I Met Your Mother” ends its run in a way that may be confusing and controversial, but unfailingly legendary.

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The story turns back to Ted and Tracy, who finally get married after seven years and have two children. The episode cuts to Ted and Tracy’s wedding.

Ted then begins a monologue about the years they spent together, which is sweet until the language becomes noticeably past tense.

In a shocking turn minutes before the end of the show, it is revealed that Tracy got sick, and passed away six years prior to the present day. Fans speculated from hints dropped in previous episodes that the mother was going to die, but the next bombshell was completely unexpected. Ted wraps up his story and his daughter challenges him, insisting that the story, supposedly about how he met their mother was, instead, the story of how he met and fell in love with Robin. With very little urging, Ted gets up and runs to Robin’s apartment, where he stands outside her window and holds up the blue French horn, a direct allusion to the first episode and their first date. The scene fades to black and the credits roll.

The finale is a mixed bag of good and bad, including some moments of undeniable hilarity and some of heart-wrenching seriousness. The writers make a concerted effort to include references from the entire series that will resonate with fans, including the Cockamouse, licking the Liberty Bell (or not) and the Hanging Chad costume.

Hollywood and working on those films was very hard because you are in an environment where God is nowhere to be found,” she said.

Simek went on to say that many people in the movie making business have everything, from money to respect to family, but that there is no joy in their

through my actions.”

One way Simek set herself Staff Writer apart was through her use of Zoe Simek, a senior entrelanguage. preneurship major, has a passion “I wouldn’t swear and peofor filmmaking and has already ple would ask, ‘Why aren’t you done much to make her dreams swearing?,’” Simek said, to which come true. She has observed the she would respond, “Because I filming processes of the Disney and Dreamworks film, “I Am don’t need to.”

Number Four,” and served Simek cited the words as a production assistant for of Christian author, Steven the blockbuster hits, “The We need to embrace our Furtick, who said, “If the Dark Knight Rises” and “The passions and follow the size of your vision for your Avengers.”

Lord’s leading and calling life isn’t intimidating to you, “Because God has put that passion in me, He isn’t going in our lives. there’s a good chance it’s into let it go,” Simek said. sulting to God.” Simek started her cinZoe Simek She went on to say, “We ematic journey shortly after are unique because we have graduating from high school. huge passion and vision in our The filming for “I Am Number lives ... My question to everyFour” took place at her high school and Simek was given lives. They work so hard that one is, if we have been given permission to observe. As she they have no time to see their these passions, then why can’t watched the filming process, families or spend any of their we change the world? We need Simek was offered a job as a pro- money in a meaningful way.

However, Simek’s co-workers to embrace our passions and folduction assistant over the sumsoon figured out that there was low the Lord’s leading and callmer in Pittsburgh.

“My passion for Holly- something different about her ing in our lives, even if it requires wood has gotten much deeper and the way she did her work. taking a step in faith and letting “I realized it was because I him direct our path.” and much greater since [high had joy,” she said. “I didn’t have school],” Simek said.

In her pursuit of her passion, Simek also has another pas- everything, but because I had Simek fully embraces the words sion that complements her love God I had everything I needed... I wasn’t preaching – it was of Paul: “So whether you eat or for the filmmaking process.

“Being a senior, my ultimate more just letting the Spirit lead drink or whatever you do, do it dream is to bring God back to me and letting that be evident all for the glory of God.”

Coming up in chapel Sunday, April 6 Vespers: “The Mount of Olives Road” Tuesday, April 8 Amy Genders ‘14, Red Box Mission to Ukraine Thursday, April 10 Vision & Values conference speaker Michael Geer, president of Pennsylvania Family Institute

Correction In the March 28 issue of The Collegian, the article “The Gala: A Be-Jewelled-Evening,” reported that the Gala is held every other year in the Intramural Room.

This year, the Gala will be held in HAL Courtyard.

GREEN EYESHADE AWARD This week’s award goes to sophomore Cameron Holloway for his consistently stellar photography and captivating art, particularly in this week’s photo spread in collaboration with Megan Daugherty.

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

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Each week, The Collegian editors select a reporter, photographer or staff member who has made a valuable contribution to the paper. The award makes a valuable addition to a portfolio or resume.

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A culture of pretention Jason Bamford Contributing Writer Grove City College often causes people to think of smiling faces, abundant knowledge and loving and accepting people.

Unfortunately, many people have been presented with a mask.

The College, founded on Christian values, has since drifted far from those standards. A great level of separation exists between students at the College, and the interactions that take place here have a tendency to be acidic.

Despite the low levels of cultural diversity, this campus is divided in more ways than can be counted. The College claims to be a stalwart champion of Christian beliefs, but the student body, like many other college communities, includes people who go behind their friends’ backs, look down on those they deem inferior and treat people they view as different with contempt – if not outright hostility.

Such people would never do these things publicly as that is not the “Christian” thing to do.

But people should not be doing these things in the first place.

One person’s definition of what a Christian should be will

not fit every sinwgle person on this campus.

People have different concepts of what is important and valuable in life. Just because someone

pursue leisure activities that help them de-stress, they are looked down upon as not managing their time correctly? When did stressing one’s self to the point of

before getting to know the person they are judging is troublesome. When someone makes snap judgments, they not only reveal a lack of character but can

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finds fostering meaningful relationships by sacrificing free time more important than sequestering themselves away from any form of human contact in a tiny room in the Hall of Arts and Letters or a secluded corner of Henry Buhl Library does not mean they are living their lives incorrectly.

On a similar note, why is it that if someone has time to

illness become acceptable? Why is it that the workload at the College is such that people are always stressed about something, and why do so many get to the point where they have complete mental breakdowns and have to either transfer out of the school or accept a failing grade?

Not all students at the College are judgmental. But the fact that so many people make judgments

sometimes even put a dark spin on the views they themselves hold.

The most bothersome part of some people who make snap judgments is that they do so with a big smile on their faces, which seems to shout insincerity and a lack of respect for people in general.

How is it that we can all live in such close proximity for an

Inner workings of WALL-E Fallacy or reality?

Scott Alford Contributing Writer Pixar’s “WALL-E” presented a dystopian vision of humanity’s future as a result of a culture that makes everything disposable.

WALL-E, the acronym for Waste Allocation Load Lifter EarthClass, was the robot responsible for cleaning up an abandoned Earth that had been left to waste.

This is an extreme vision of how many people view electronic waste, known as e-waste.

They assume e-waste will overrun the United States if the government does not step in to tackle the problem.

In reality, the government creates more problems than it solves by placing burdens upon manufacturers for consumer behaviors and forcing recycling over better and more responsible market choices.

With the “newer is better” approach to electronics, the rates of disposing of old electronic goods have skyrocketed. According to a report by ABI Research, the e-waste market is expected to reach nearly $15 billion by 2015, up from $5.7 billion in 2009.

Fortunately, an independent market has emerged to deal with the problems of e-waste, refuting three major myths of government involvement in addressing e-waste.

Myth 1: Companies would rather dump waste in landfills than address e-waste responsibly.

The assumption of many government bureaucrats is that landfills are terrible. While landfills may not be ideal environmentally, they are often the best option for companies. E-waste management can cost hundreds

of dollars as compared to the inexpensiveness of dumping in landfills. However, since recycling is becoming cheaper and the resources more valuable, landfills will gradually be used less.

In fact, landfills may become mandatory receptacles for many electronics. Current e-waste regulation has actually increased the amount of electronics in landfills.

When California required companies to recycle e-waste, certain items were incredibly difficult and expensive to recycle, which led people to trash thousands of computer monitors for recycling, most of which ended up in landfills.

Myth 2: The free market will not address e-waste recycling.

Not only will the free market handle e-waste best, but it already has begun discovering timely solutions. Manufacturers are recycling end-of-life products more efficiently and cost effectively than government.

Dell Inc., eBay, Gateway Inc., HP and IBM all have initiatives to recycle e-waste. Companies selling electronic products such as Verizon, Sprint, Staples and BestBuy have expanded electronic take-back initiatives for customers.

While these companies may lose money by recycling, companies benefit by promoting their image as environmentally friendly.

Myth 3: Exportation of e-waste to developing countries is harmful.

While some e-waste is exported to countries for recycling, the majority is sold for reuse. A 2010 report showed that at least 87 percent of imported end-oflife computers went to reuse as opposed to recycling in Peru.

Much of the developing world, including Africa, South America and Asia, has lucrative markets in used electronics.

Yet, not all exported e-waste is resold for reuse. Much of the e-waste is recycled in the slums of poor developing countries.

The conditions are often dirty, dangerous and polluted but New York Times reporter Nicholas D. Kristof explains that recycling e-waste under “sweatshop conditions” is a luxury compared to the alternatives jobs or poverty.

“Talk to these families in the dump, and a job in a sweatshop is a cherished dream, an escalator out of poverty,” he said.

Market solutions are rising to address the e-waste problems just as markets have done throughout history. The market has provided number of solutions to address the growing problem of e-waste by taking one man’s trash and turning it into another man’s treasure.

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extended period of time, yet allow hostility to arise between different groups of people? Is this campus’ respect for human dignity and self-worth so low that we can never look past any form of perceived shortcomings to see the real person?

The Bible says that only God was perfect, and that humans are fallen. Why is it then, at this Christian school, that we always strive for perfection? Why do we flaunt our accomplishments?

Why do we destroy ourselves, mentally — and sometimes physically — when we feel we have not achieved perfection?

There really is no problem with wanting perfection, but making it the sole focus of your life while sacrificing everything else is unhealthy to an extreme.

Everyone needs to take a step back and try and invest in the things that truly matter: people.

And not just people who might give us a better footing in this world, but any and all people who desire our friendship.

Perhaps this school will become what it sets out to be in its statement of faith if people start to care about others.

Editorial

New writing course: a necessary change Claire E. Healey Editor-in-Chief

As reported in the March 21 issue of The Collegian, Grove City College will be changing its humanities course requirements to include a new freshman writing course.

This decision will likely benefit incoming freshmen as they begin their college careers in preparation for future careers.

The ability to write is essential not only in college but in almost every professional field.

Though the College must do away with one of the humanities history requirements to allow for the writing class, this action is certainly sensible.

The new writing class will help to give students a solid foundation for success in their courses at the College.

While some majors require less writing than others, each student has several humanities and other core requirements to fill. Most of these courses include at least one research paper, and students without a solid writing background often struggle to get through these required classes.

Even high schools with a good English curriculum do not always adequately prepare students for the higher level of expectations professors hold at the collegiate level. The new course will most likely make the transition to college writing easier, even for students who performed well on term papers in high school.

Good writing practice in college is extremely beneficial when a student begins searching for a job. Whether one is looking for a career as an accountant, a copy editor or an electrical engineer, two of the first parts of an application a potential employer sees are the resume and the cover letter.

Even if the job does not include a lot of writing, a well-written cover letter looks far more appealing to potential employers than a poorly written one. Since many companies receive numerous applications for entry-level positions, potential employers often weed out applications simply because of grammar mistakes.

The need for good writing does not decrease once a graduate is successfully employed in the workforce. Good writing skills are essential for communication with one’s co-workers in order to complete projects, especially since many employees work together through numerous emails every day.

Even students entering science, engineering or math fields will find writing to be a necessity on a daily basis.

Besides clearly communicating with co-workers, employees need to know how to write clearly in order to make project proposals and presentations, which are often essential in scientific fields.

Entrepreneurs will also recognize the importance of knowing how to write. Starting any business requires writing skills, especially when submitting business proposals to others and applying for bank loans. Other people need to be able to clearly understand the goals set forth by the entrepreneur in writing.

Though two humanities history courses must be combined to include the new freshman writing class, the College’s goal for the freshman writing course will probably prove extremely worthwhile.

Students of all majors need a solid foundation in writing to prepare them for the rest of their academic and future careers, and this new requirement will hopefully serve this purpose.

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Government fuel standards You can’t have your cake and eat it too

Scott Alford

Staff Writer

The government is trying to have its cake and eat it too, based on its environmental regulations.

The Obama administration and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have imposed contradictory regulations upon the automobile and oil industries in attempt to reduce fuel consumption and increase renewable fuels.

Fuel economy and biofuel standards are sending mixed signals to the market about government policy priorities which collectively frustrate the market and overburden the economy.

The Obama administration set new fuel economy standards.

The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards dramatically increase fuel mileage requirements to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025 for the entire fleet of cars.

This incredibly ambitious regulation requires car manufacturers to increase mileage per gal-

lon by making cars lighter and creating more efficient engines.

Such regulations are set to impose thousands of extra dollars upon consumers for every new vehicle.

The cost and overzealous expectations have led many experts to speculate that automobile manufactures will struggle to meet the expectations of the Obama administration at reasonable costs to the consumer.

The EPA has decided to double down with newly imposed Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) which reduce fuel efficiency on car engines. Earlier this year, the EPA overstepped its authority by requiring a higher ethanol standard from auto makers from E-10 to E-15. This action would gradually reduce the gas mileage of car engines because ethanol is less energy dense.

By mandating higher consumption of lower density fuels such as ethanol fuel, the EPA is undermining the automobile companies who are trying to

accomplish nearly impossible CAFÉ standards with its own taxing regulation.

The policies of the federal environmental have been nothing short of counterproductive. The government has demonstrated that its priorities often don’t align with the consumer choices. Instead, costly regulations are often established to benefit special interests like the renewable fuels market rather than establish effective goals. Through CAFÉ and RFS, the government is trying to reduce consumption of foreign fuel, reduce GHG gases and increase renewable fuels.

Government coordination of the market has resulted in major setbacks rather than progress. The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) explained that “RFS and CAFE policies cannot coexist without substantial changes in the retail and vehicle markets to ac-

commodate significantly higher concentrations of renewable fuels…” Government has managed to create programs with the same goal that corrupt both.

In an attempt to comply with the stiff regulations, auto manufacturers could be crippled. Automakers could be penalized for failing to meet the standards. If an auto manufacture does not meet the standards, he may opt to quit the business rather than to risk failing and paying the extensive fines for failing to meet one or both of the requirements.

Few car producers reduce competition and consumer choice. Car companies who weather the government regulation will be rewarded with fewer profits as this would adversely impact the sale of new vehicles between the higher cost of cars and fuels.

The sellers of fuel are also affected by cost of the new regulations.The sellers have to invest in

a completely new infrastructure to accommodate new blends of fuel. NACS has projected it could cost the industry $22 billion in infrastructure alone. The regulatory burden of environmental standards is unreasonable.

CAFÉ—RFS regulatory burden is a classic case of the left hand of the government not understanding what regulations of the right hand are instituting. By trying to have the best of both worlds, the government will have fewer environmental benefits but at a high economic price tag.

Instead of the government having its hands in the regulatory business, the government should institute a policy of laissez faire (hands off) economics which would allow the best technologies to progress in the market without the burden of government’s counterintuitive policies.

God and Jesus, politics and government Dr. Mark Hendrickson Is God a Democrat? A Republican? Was Jesus a conservative, liberal, socialist, or libertarian?

Those are jarring questions.

Yet, because faith informs one’s values and values inform one’s political leanings, it is understandable why religion and politics often intersect and overlap.

And because there are myriad different concepts of Deity (hence, the thousands of sects plus varying degrees of nonbelief in the world) and many divergent political beliefs (so that even within each Christian denomination there are adherents spread across the political spectrum) the inevitable result is friction, contention, and disagreement.

Can we agree on this at least? Let’s agree that those who worship the Creator and accept the Savior should let His redeeming grace lift us higher instead of trying to squeeze him into limited and limiting human beliefs.

Neither God nor Jesus can be reduced to any human philosophy, political or otherwise.

Politics is human; God is divine. The human is the realm of mortal, material, flawed, and

imperfect beings where many ment. It does, however, provide need? wills collide, compete, and clash; abundant guidance and clear Robert Charles Winthrop, the divine is the realm of the precepts for moral conduct in erstwhile Speaker of the U.S. immortal, spiritual, perfect Holy our thoughts and deeds that House of Representatives (1847One where there is but one will. should influence our politics.

1849), stated, “Men, in a word, For those who find this phraseLiberty, justice, charity, right, must necessarily be controlled, ology problematical, I apologize; and wrong are dominant themes either via power within them, or it’s often difficult to express throughout the Bible. The polit- by a power without them; either spiritual by the Word concepts of God, or The Bible does not contain an explicit bluewith mere print for government. It does, however, provide by the strong human lanarm of man; abundant guidance and clear precepts for moral guage, and either by the conduct in our thoughts and deeds that should Bible, or by even with the clearest the bayonet.” influence our politics. communiP e r cation there are often differ- ical challenge is to get them in sonally, I prefer the Bible to ent slants on these transcendent the right balance. the bayonet. Consequently, I concepts.

In I Samuel, chapter 8, it is think that America’s Founding Let’s just say that none of us plain that the highest form of Fathers—despite their differing should be overly confident that government would be for the understandings of the Christian we have the infinite God and people to follow God’s laws, religion—came pretty close to His Son figured out, when even and that any human king (and solving the problem of governJesus’ own disciples, who abode by extension, human govern- ment correctly. with him for three years, repeat- ment in general) will be prone In the Declaration of Indeedly didn’t “get it.” pendence they affirmed that to abusing the people under its Christians have many different authority. government’s raison d’être and opinions about what constitutes Just how much power a sole legitimate function is to good government. Jesus said human government should have preserve, protect, and uphold that his “kingdom is not of this has been a perennially vexing man’s God-given unalienable world” (John 18:36). rights. problem ever since.

That marvelous statement still The key principle in govFounding Father James leaves an important question ernmental administration was Madison famously wrote in unanswered: As long as we live to be negative law—that is, the Federalist No. 51, “If men were in this world, what kind of civil government should enforce the angels, no government would be government is right for humanessential laws outlined in the necessary.” Alas, of course, men kind?

Mosaic Decalogue—and not the are not angels, so how much The Bible does not contain “positive law” of ordering what external government do they an explicit blueprint for governgood things citizens must do.

This year’s spring court Nick Finelli King

The rest of the spring court is as follows: Senior Amy Genders, lady in waiting, is a sociology and communication studies major from Elma, NY. She has been able to ski since she was five years old and loves to travel.

Senior Hayley Price, lady in waiting, is an elementary education and special education major from North Caldwell, NJ. She has traveled to Europe six times.

Senior Sarah Rybaltowski, lady in waiting, is a psychology major from Saratoga, NY. She greatly enjoys working in prison ministry.

Senior Zoe Simek, lady in waiting, is an entrepreneurship major from Murrysville, PA. In her nerd days of middle

The great moral philosopher Adam Smith explained this fundamental and practical difference between law and gospel in his classic work, “The Theory of Moral Sentiments.”

Many American Christians have a different opinion about the proper role of government today. Some desire to expand the scope of government as strongly as I favor shrinking it to the size our founders envisioned.

And I must concede the possibility that we living in America today don’t deserve the limited government that our founders established. Perhaps Joseph de Maistre was at least partly right when he wrote, “Every country has the government it deserves.”

John Adams believed, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people.

It is wholly inadequate for the government of any other.”

It may be that the American people have moved away from moral self-government to a degree that renders our wworiginal constitutional order impracticable today.

Christians hold many opinions about the proper role of government today. Perhaps the only point we can agree upon universally is that the only perfect government is found in the kingdom of heaven.

Libby Carbone Queen

school, she made it to the National Spelling Bee for Christian schools and came in 18th place.

Junior Tasha Landis, junior queen, is a business management major and psychology minor from Lancaster, PA. She plays on Grove City’s women’s lacrosse team.

Junior Allie Hull, coronation officer, is a sociology and communication studies major from Pittsburgh, PA. Junior Marie Carroll, Marshall of the Day, is an exercise science major and psychology minor from Pittsburgh, PA. Junior Esther Durling, Marshall of the Day, is a business management major from Perry, .I. Sophomore Amy Rumbaugh, Bearer of the Crown, is an en-

trepreneurship major and biblical and religious studies minor from Grove City, PA. Sophomore Amy Thomas, herald, is a biology major from Framingham, MA. Sophomore Kara Mazey, herald, is a communication studies major and a political science minor with a marketing focus from Warren, OH. Freshman Melanie Barber, Bearer of the Sceptre, is a business economics major from Wayland, MA. Freshman Tabitha Walker, herald, is an exercise science major from Lexington, KY. Freshman Raquel Fereshetian, herald, is a communication studies major and business minor from Dresher, PA.

COURTESY SARAH UNDERWOOD

Sports

April 4, 2014

Grove City’s own ‘Hot Corner’

Meghann Healey Staff Writer

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Setbacks temporarily cloud potential Mark Blank

As a captain of Grove City College’s baseball team, senior third baseman Matthew Corner has spent recent weeks training and preparing with his teammates for the upcoming 2014 season. Corner is a third baseman for the team.The team traveled to Myrtle Beach, SC during spring break for spring training, where they competed in seven games. The team returned to campus with a 2-5 record.

“We played very well in every game. It gave us confidence when we came back north and started conference play,” Corner said.

This season, Corner is looking forward to competing with his teammates, especially fellow seniors John Rende and Erick Locker. Corner also hopes to win more games than last season and to play in the conference tournament again.

Success on the field requires good relationships and a positive dynamic among teammates and coaches alike. Corner stresses these as characteristics of the team, referring to the team as a family. Corner also has a very close relationship with his coaches, two of whom he played alongside earlier in his career, and one whom he played against.

“On the field, we are not only playing because we love baseball, but we are playing for each other,” he said.

As a captain, Corner emphasizes the necessity to produce results on the field as well as to be able to lead the team from the sidelines. Corner is concerned more with setting goals for the team than for himself that will contribute to more victories.

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Senior Matthew Corner, the Wolverine starting third baseman, is a commuter who has found a community within the team.

Overall, Corner believes that the biggest benefit of being a member of the team is being able to represent the College with his teammates when they play at other schools. He has also learned how to efficiently manage his time and believes he has developed skills that will aid him later in life.

The College attracted Corner four years ago as a result of its academic prestige and its religious affiliation. He also wanted to continue playing baseball, which he has played since he was four years old.

Corner has been a commuter at the College throughout his entire college career. As a com-

muter, it can be difficult to develop friendships, but Corner’s teammates have helped him to meet more people over the years.

He also admits that the busy baseball schedule increases the challenge of academics. However, there are also perks to being a commuter.

“I do really enjoy not having to pay to live on campus and really enjoy the home cooked meals,” he said.

Corner is an exercise science major and plans on attending graduate school in order to get his master’s degree. He aspires to teach physical education and to coach baseball, hopefully at a college institution, someday.

The Grove City College baseball team dropped two games on the road against Washington & Jefferson College in a double header on Monday afternoon.

The Wolverines, 4-11 overall, 2-4 in Presidents’ Athletic Conference play, lost the first game 5-2 before losing again to the Presidents 6-0 in the second game.

Despite dropping pairs of games both Monday and Tuesday, the team seems much more solid than it has in past seasons.

The team still has a sub-.500 record in the conference and almost every loss before Monday has come down to the wire, including two very close losses to a nationally ranked La Roche College team.

The Wolverines struggled both from the mound and from the plate as they allowed 11 total runs (eight earned) and were held hitless through the first six innings of the second game.

However, Grove City did show pockets of very good baseball. In the fourth inning, senior second baseman John Rende made an athletic play to save a grounder from punching into right field.

Despite a subpar record, this year has been a bit of a turnaround season for the Wolverines. The team is showing signs of life for the first time in several seasons. This is due in part to the solid pitching of the upperclassmen pitchers senior Eric Locker and junior Mason Stephens. Stephens leads the team with 15 strike outs while Locker boasts a solid ERA of 3.30.

Although the pitching staff struggled on Monday and the

offense sputtered Tuesday against Bethany College (dropping 3-0 and 3-2 decisions), the Wolverines get a chance to turn things around this week as they play two more conference games against Thomas More College.

The infield has been consistently solid thanks to strong play from senior third baseman Matt Corner and redshirt sophomore shortstop Josh Hodges.

If Grove City can manage to start consistently hitting the ball, the team has a shot at not only having a winning season, but it could have a chance at a playoff berth. As the doubleheader on March 22 indicates, one spark could set the team on a hot streak.

The Wolverines’ record may appear unimpressive, but for the first time in several seasons this Grove City baseball team has given its fans something to be excited about. Stephens sums up the attitude of the team.

“We have potential this year, which is something we haven’t felt in the last two seasons,” he said.

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Junior Mason Stephens has been part of a mostly solid rotation.

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Men’s lacrosse leaves Chicago 1-1

April 4, 2014

Ground yet to cover

Men’s golf gears up for PAC Championship Ian Mikrut Sports Editor

The Grove City College men’s golf team began its spring season last month with a trip to Chandler, Ariz., over spring break to face off against Coe College from Iowa. The team was able to pull out a victory over the Kohawks at the Octotillo Golf Resort, earning a victory by just one stroke. Juniors Christian Locher and Brian Giesler picked up right where they left off in the fall, winning two matches each to lead the Wolverines to a win with scores of 78 and 83.

COURTESY ZACHARY JEW “The spring trip was a really Senior captain and goalie Chris Dymski and the Wolverines will host the No. 1 Dayton Flyers this great experience for our team Saturday on Thorn Field at 7 p.m., looking to topple another top seed. in getting to play a course like Octotillo,” junior Austin Wenger said. “It was nice to come out verine defense failed on a clear Casselli as “the quarterback of Matt Grus and St. John’s scored with 15 our offense and without him, it of there with a win, given how Contributing Writer close it was.”Wenger posted a 93 seconds left, sending the game hurt us.” to help the Wolverines to a vicinto overtime.

“The biggest struggle was The Grove City College tory. Freshman Austin Eckhardt, “We had a mentality of ‘why after such an emotional rollermen’s club lacrosse team left the fourth member of the squad, not us?’

We belong here as coaster of a game, it was hard to last Friday morning for a pair of weekend games in Chicago. The much as they do despite all the bounce back with the same in- scored a 90.

Following the strong outing Wolverines came into the week- odds against us,” senior captain tensity and with having limited end ranked No. 4 in the Men’s and goalie Chris Dymski said. numbers. It wore us down,” Car- in Arizona, however, the WolCollegiate Lacrosse Association “There are only 10 on the field son said. “This allowed us to stay verines struggled to find their groove against some of the betand were looking to rise in the at the same time. The size of the humble.”

“Overall I thought that we ter schools in the area at the rankings as they played the No. 1 bench doesn’t matter.”

After senior midfielder Ryan played well in Chicago but we Capital Invitational at the Royal and No. 9 teams.

American Links in Galena, OH. Their first game was against Althausen won the ensuing face- still have a lot of work to do if Ohio Dominican Univerthen-No. 1 team in the MCLA off in overtime, Carson called we want to make a run at the nasity, Mount Vernon Nazarene, timeout and without hesitation tional championship,” Hall said.

St. John’s University of MinnesoThe Wolverines held the No. Capital University’s A and B rosta on Friday night. Coach Daniel called upon Hall to drive to his ters, Ohio Wesleyan University, Carson spoke of how motivating strength and score the game- 4 ranking after the weekend.

Madonna University, Shawnee the team for the game took care winner. This gave the Wolver- The team will have to play as the of itself as the players knew the ines the upset win over the No. 1 underdog again this Saturday as team in the MCLA. Hall finished it faces division rival and new significance of the matchup.

“We had a great balance of the game with five goals and two No. 1 Dayton University. Daybeing very prepared but also not assists, while Casselli had four ton played both St. John’s (now psyching ourselves out,” he said. goals and one assist. Dymski said No. 3) and NDSU (now No. 5) in Chicago last weekend as well, The game went back and the result was timely.

“It felt fitting and it wasn’t a winning both games 9-8. The forth throughout, with eight ties miracle. I knew we belonged,” game will be played on Robert and seven lead changes.

E. Thorn Field at 7 p.m. Being “We came out with a lot of in- he said.

Unfortunately for the Wol- the underdog doesn’t trouble tensity and scoring the first goal was a huge confidence boost for verines, Saturday did not go as Dymski, however.

“We are at our best when we us,” sophomore attackman Dave they would have liked after upHall said. “We never had any setting the country’s top team. are the underdog,” he said.

“Saturday night under the doubts that we could win the The Wolverines took on No. 9 game, even when we were down North Dakota State University, lights at home: it’s senior night who would roll to a 13-4 victory versus our rival who comes in during the fourth quarter.”

Sophomore attackman Dan over the Wolverines. Casselli was ranked No. 1 in the country.

Casselli scored unassisted with unable to play the game after re- We couldn’t script it any better,” 3:30 left in the game to take the ceiving a concussion during the Coach Carson said. “I expect a lead 11-10. However, the Wol- previous game. Hall described lot of fireworks.”

State University, Columbus State Community College and Heidelberg University all competed in the two day outing.

Of the 10 schools that competed, Grove City finished in a disappointing ninth place with a team score of 661. First place was won by Division II Ohio Dominican while Charlie Phillips of Mount Vernon Nazarene earned individual medalist honors with a two-day score of 145, posting a 66 the first day and a 79 the second. There were some strong individual efforts for the Wolverines, however, as Locher posted back-to-back days of 79 for a total score of 158 to put in a tie for 17th place out of the total 68 golfers. Giesler and Eckhardt finished in the middle of the pack for Grove City, tied for 33rd with identical scores of 163.

The setback puts the team 20 shots behind first place.The team sits two strokes out of second for the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championships, which will take place April 27 and 28 at Cedarbrook Golf Course in Belle Vernon, Pa.The Wolverines have a chance to put themselves in a better position this week as they will play four matches in six days starting today, as they host the McBride-Behringer-Allen MBA Tournament.

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Doubling down: UConn, Kentucky dangerous Dan Johnson Managing Editor Last week, The Collegian made predictions for two of the NCAA tourney games. Those two games did turn out to be important, as a team from each of those games in the round of sixteen still survives in the tournament semifinal.

Connecticut and Kentucky each played a gritty two games against higher-ranked teams.

The teams, ranked No. 7 and No. 8 respectively, each have one more game against a top team to reach the finals.

We’re taking a gamble and betting on both.

Everything has come

together at the right time for Kentucky, as talent gelled into team play just in time for the most important part of the year.

Point guards and brothers Andrew and Aaron Harrison are part of Kentucky’s starting five, which is entirely composed of freshmen in Coach John Calipari’s inventive utilization of basketball’s one-and-done policy.

The first round was the only game this tournament in which fewer than four Kentucky players scored double digits.

Though it took most of the year to develop (with a not terribly impressive SEC record at 12-6), the team seems to have evened out into a system that does not require

one star to play well in order to win.

In addition to the four players who scored double figures on Sunday, three others scored eight. That leaves opponents with a conundrum – who to guard?

Forward Julius Randle, who has posted a double-double in each of the last two rounds, is a beast, but he isn’t the only tool Kentucky has.

While it may be debated whether the one-and-done policy is good for the sport, it cannot be debated that the talent the Wildcats have recruited certainly allows the team to have a much more balanced attack.

No. 2 Wisconsin, which did not see a truly close result until Saturday night’s nail-biter against No. 1 Arizona, will have its hands full trying to guard against this incredibly talented young Kentucky team.

Connecticut guard Shabazz Napier has done his best to emulate former teammate and 2011 tournament hero Kemba Walker.

Napier’s quick moves, absolutely stellar free-throw shooting, and a few decisive jump-back threes have led the Huskies this far, and similar play against No. 1 Florida could help his team complete one last upset and bring his college career full circle.

Not only has Napier shot well from the line; the entire Connecticut team has stepped up, making 18 shots in a row from the charity stripe Sunday afternoon and 21 of 22 overall.

Guard Ryan Boatright and forward DeAndre Daniels, both juniors, have emerged as essential supporting figures in this tournament.

Poor play from either would make a victory over Florida not only difficult, but unlikely.

UConn initially faded in the first half following a 12-2 run to open the game, heading into halftime down 25-21.

Connecticut’s 34.6 percent shooting from the floor was the team’s worst in the tournament, but Napier and the Huskies fought back and regained control, stepping up defensively and making every second half free throw.

That game, like UConn’s win over Iowa State, ended with a line looking slightly closer than it actually was, as Michigan State nailed a buzzer-beating three in the final second.

Though any of the four potential matchups for the championship game would

likely constitute an entertaining evening, a ConnecticutKentucky final would be a battle of the wills. Don’t count out these underdogs to make it to the big dance.