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McNulty brings experience and faith to his new office Scott Alford

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The Hon. Paul J. McNulty ‘80, Grove City College’s new president, has big shoes to fill with the departure of beloved President Dr. Richard G. Jewell ’67, but he seems equipped for the challenge.

McNulty has an impressive resume, including his service as Deputy Attorney General under President George W. Bush. In his time as a U.S. Attorney, he was known for prosecuting some of the largest 9/11 conspirators, including Zacarias Moussaoui and John Walker Lindh. McNulty believes his past experience has prepared him well to take over the helm as the new President.

“Being a U.S. Attorney, I was responsible for managing a group of professionals similar in size to the Grove City Staff,” McNulty said.

McNulty’s civil service inside the Beltway has equipped him to lead the college well. The new president said his service has helped him to develop stronger communication channels “both

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internally and externally.”

While he expressed hope that all areas of communication could continue to grow, he believes communicating with faculty must be near the top of the list.

“Crisis managing is another area where my experience is applicable. Hopefully that doesn’t come into play, but it didn’t hurt last week,” he said in reference to last week’s lockdown.

His first goal as President is to articulate a clear vision for the college, emphasizing that faith, freedom and “people matter.”

“The motto touches on the best part of what we think of Grove City College. It’s a place where faith means something tangible. There is genuine commitment of spiritual growth and love for one another,” McNulty said.

He also hopes to continue in the tradition of the college’s founders.

“I feel very much as though I’ve inherited from these leaders the extraordinary legacy of virtue and liberty.

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Phi Taus return Grayson Quay News Editor

The Phi Tau Alpha fraternity is set to return to Grove City College this year, after losing recognition two years ago.

Vice President of Student Life and Learning and Dean of Students Larry Hardesty expressed enthusiasm for the group’s return, especially since they are the only fraternity, sorority, or housing group on campus that is currently inactive. “We will have a full deck. There will not be any group without recognition,” Hardesty said.

The reinstatement process for the Phi Taus began in earnest during the second half of last semester. After a year-long reflection period, those current students interested in reviving the group must meet with their group’s alumni and then, pending alumni approval, can move forward.

The process itself requires prospective members to revise their constitution as a way to reconnect with their group’s core values. They are also required to attend sessions on risk management, leadership development, academics, and the benefits of Greek life. Hardesty drew attention to these benefits, saying, “Nationally, students involved in Greek groups have higher GPA’s than those who

Students who smoke electronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigs, and vaporizers will not be able to do so indoors this year due to a change in school policy.

On Aug. 7, students were informed via email that “After a year-long discussion and implementation of an employee policy prohibiting the use of e-cigarettes in College facilities, The Crimson has been similarly revised to direct students who use ecigarettes to do so outside.”

Vice President for Student Life and Learning and Dean of Students Larry Hardesty told The Collegian that in discussing the possible change in policy, Grove City College officials considered questions of secondhand smoke, consistency of policy, and whether or not vapor from e-cigs could set off smoke detectors.

Hardesty consulted with Director of Environmental Safety Susan Grimm, who informed him that “There just wasn’t a ton of research on them yet” to either refute or confirm any danger from secondhand vapor.

Hardesty said that the policy change was largely undertaken on the advice of legal counsel, who advised the College to include e-cigs in its non-smoking policy for College employees. In adding this new policy to the Crimson Student Handbook, Student Life and Learning was simply ensuring that a

consistent set of rules applied to students and employees alike. Hardesty also pointed out that several other schools, including Calvin College, have adopted similar policies.

Not all students are happy about this change. “It’s water vapor. Vaporizers were invented so you could smoke inside,” junior John Laurie said as he smoked a vaporizer bearing a striking resemblance to a sonic screwdriver.

“If you can boil a pot of water in the commuter lounge kitchen, you should be able to smoke a vaporizer in the commuter lounge kitchen.”

However, when he learned that the College’s reasons for the rule havd more to do with consistency of policy than with potential health hazards

of secondhand vapor, Laurie became more accepting of the new restriction.

Hardesty pointed out that smoking has long been a contentious issue on campus, recalling an SGA survey several years ago concerning the establishment of non-smoking zones within 2y feet of all campus buildings. The measure narrowly failed, with Hardesty estimating that the campus was split “55/45” against it. Many students remain unhappy about people smoking near buildings. For this reason, Hardesty suggested that many non-smoking students “will appreciate the use of e-cigarettes,” due to their less pungent odor and the rapidly evaporating vapor they give off.

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Vapor risks still up in the air While electronic cigarette manufacturers continue to insist that the vapor from electronic cigarettes is harmless, many studies are beginning to challenge that assertion.

E-cigarettes and vaporizers contain nicotine, but no tobacco. However, recent studies have shown that they may contain other harmful chemicals. A study conducted by at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, N.Y, showed that smoking e-cigs in an enclosed space does cause an increase in nicotine levels in the air, but at a much lower level than normal cigarettes.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of The Collegian as a weekly publication, the first issue of which was published on Oct. 10, 1914.

The Collegian was originally founded as a monthly newspaper in 1891, but was more focused on reprinting lengthy announcements and sermons by College officials than on actual journalism.

As a weekly newspaper, the focus shifted toward news, student opinion, and College sports coverage.

In the early years photos were rare and opinion and gossip filled the pages of The Collegian, but over the years the paper strove to bring its aesthetic and technical aspects into sync with changing journalistic standards, a process of transformation that continues under the newspaper’s current staff.

For our recurring feature, “100 Years of The Collegian,” we have searched through a century of archives to bring you, our readers, a glimpse into the past of our newspaper and our College. The first installment in this series runs in this week’s issue on page 4.

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Maggie Englehart Contributing Writer

Phones vibrating. Email alerts. Phone calls coming to every student from an unknown Texas number.

This was the beginning of the unexpected events that ensued around 7:02 a.m. last Tuesday, Aug. 26th.

Most students were asleep at the time of the first alerts, or grudgingly just waking up for an 8 a.m. class. One particular student, however, had been up for well over 45 minutes due to being a light sleeper.

Sophomore Andrew Ferris woke up around 6:15 and heard shouts coming from outside. He went to his window to see a large African American man running around the Lincoln Hall patio. He then heard someone shout “get down,” and saw a Campus Safety officer approach the male and, while holding a taser on him, handcuff him and remove everything from the man’s pockets. Ferris says his pockets looked to contain a few dollar bills and a lighter. Ferris then went out on the patio and watched the situation develop with junior Grayson Quay.

Several local police officers showed up and escorted the suspect to the parking lot of the Zerbe Health and Wellness Center, where some local Grove City Police and state trooper vehicles were parked. After about fifteen minutes, Quay and Ferris were asked to go back inside by a campus safety officer.

“Are we safe?” Quay asked, to which the campus safety officer simply repeated, “Go inside.” The students obeyed and, along with the rest of the campus, anxiously awaited answers about what was going on and why everyone was told to remain inside.

In an article released on Thursday from The Herald, a local newspaper, the police released more details concerning the crime. When Gary Lee Butch, owner of Butch’s Auto Sales on Mercer Road, went to open his business around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, he was confronted by Nathan Haynes (the suspect later apprehended on campus) and another African American man, who beat and robbed Butch of $557 before they fled the scene. They ran a ways down

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An officer arrest alleged robber Nathan Haynes on Tuesday morning in front of Lincoln Hall. the road to the house of Robert Butch, Gary Lee’s son and their accomplice, where they got into a car and drove toward Grove City.

The police attempted to stop their vehicle and the pair threw a small gun out of the car. They then pulled over near the college and fled on foot. Haynes was apprehended just outside Lincoln Hall, but the other suspect escaped. It was reported that Haynes had the $557 in his pocket that was taken from Gary Butch. Robert Butch was connected to the robbery on Tuesday and also charged separately for a connection with another burglary of his father’s business on Aug. 15th.

After the lockdown was first issued around 7:02 a.m., students waited for more information to be released.

Alerts were sent out with vague messages that didn’t reveal much information.

The most informational alert was sent out around 7:42 a.m. and stated, “Police are continuing to search for a skinny black male in the vicinity of GCC campus. Subject is wanted on suspicion of robbery and is possibly armed. Stay indoors and report any suspicious persons to 911. Faculty and employees should stay away until further notice.”

Some students were confused and concerned about the situation, but others tried to lighten the mood.

Students started tweeting comments such as, “Hide ya kids, hide ya wife,” “Those

underground tunnels would really come in handy right about now,” and “Someone played lots of hide and seek as a kid.”

After the lockdown was lifted and Vice President for Student Life and Learning Larry Hardesty was able to return to campus, he asked several groups of students if they felt unsafe due to the morning’s events, only to find that “the basic student response was ‘Snow Day!’” Some students who did not have classes until later in the day slept through the whole event. “Most people were asleep for the first half of the lockdown anyways so there wasn’t very much commotion going on around me.

Nothing like this ever happens on campus so Campus Safety’s job was a little more interesting than usual that morning,” junior Allie Schellin said. The lockdown was finally lifted around 10:18 a.m., a little over three hours after it was first issued.

8 a.m. and 10 a.m. classes were cancelled that morning, as well as opening convocation The school is encouraging students to sign up for the emergency alert systempused by the college so they can get immediate information about any future emergency situations. Students can register their phone to receive emergency texts and phone calls on the myGCC website.

myGCC gets a new look Scott Alford

Perspectives Editor Grove City College’s student website received notable changes this summer with the adaptions of the myGCC web portal, which were announced shortly after students began returnind to campus this semester.

An email sent to all students informed the student body that, with the help of Jenzabar Services, myGCC would have a “new modern look and feel.” At first glance, myGCC has most of the same elements reorganized and with a sharper appearance.

“It’s more of a face lift than an overhaul,” said Senior Computer Science major Nathan Snyder. While skeptical of modifications, Snyder welcomed the addition of a search function feature and was “cautiously optimistic”

about the new student directory.

Before the rebranding of myGCC, the site was recognized by its often archaic layout cluttered with portlets and unnecessary links. The new site provides a sleeker shell with more vibrant colors to a dated web design.

“From a design perspective, it matches better with Grove City’s branding,” junior computer science major Ben Che said. “It is more accessible to new and prospective students.

Despite much optimism, many students voiced concerns that this is simply attempting to put lipstick on a pig rather than tackling the underlying design flaws of the site. Students would like to see the site receive an overhaul similar to the reworking of Grove City College’s website last year, which

dramatically modernized the College’s online presence.

Regardless, the new interface seems like a step in the right direction, at least as far as branding for the college. myGCC is not the only site to receive an updated interface. The Grove City College Bookstore performed a substantial renovation of its website, which now makes textbooks more accessible to students and parents. This redesign helps users to order the proper books for their classes with new features allowing students to see all the books they need on the same page. Students mostly agree that this has helped reduce the early semester headache of ordering books.

Google is now entering the final stages of a twoyear miniature drone program called Project Wing.

The drones engineered by Project Wing are designed to bring small items like batteries and medicines to people in need that normal vehicles cannot reach. Each aircraft weighs 8.5 kg and has a 1.5 m wingspan and can carry a payload of 1.5 kg.

Google is currently testing these drones in remote areas of Queensland, Australia. Google chose Australia because of its relaxed rules on drone use.

Team USA Steamrolling FIBA

Coach Krzyzewski and Team USA’s Men’s Basketball team opened the 2014 International Basketball Federation, or FIBA, World Cup on Aug. 30, with a landslide victory over Finland.

Every USA player scored as they held Finland without a basket in the second corner, finishing with a 11455 win. On Aug. 31 however, Davis, Harden, Curry, Faried, and Rose struggled against Turkey in game 2 of pool play, but finally pulled out a 98-77 victory.

After a Labor Day rest, the Americans continue pool play against winless New Zealand on Tuesday, Sept. 2.

US Orders Airstrikes in Somalia Al-Shabaab is an Islamist group affiliated with al-Qaida that wants to impose its own strict version of Islam in Somalia. Historically, it has ruled most of the southern region of Somalia. But over the weekend, Iraqi army and Kurdish forces closed in on Islamic State fighters in order to break the Sunni militants’ twomonth siege of Amerli.

Over 15,000 civilians remain trapped inside the city. Along with Britain, France, and Australia, US aircraft delivered aid to the occupants of the besieged city and coordinated airstrikes against the Islamic State Fighters.

Does Putin Want Kiev?

La Repubblica, an Italian newspaper, reported a strong remark made by Russian President Vladimir Putin over the weekend.

As NATO leaders gathered in Wales for a summit meeting, Putin was asked by a European official if Russian troops had crossed into eastern Ukraine.

He reportedly responded that, “That is not the question. But if I wanted to, I could take Kiev in two weeks.”

This comment, along with offensive movements by Russian troops, only compounds the tension between the Russian Federation and neighboring Ukraine.

Moving up in the world Kendra Heckman Contributing Writer

In the past year, Grove City College has improved its standing on several national rankings.

On Forbes’ list of “America’s Top Colleges”, Grove City College jumped 44 spots to number#148.

The Collegy has also been named by the Princeton Review as the number on1 school for producing Future Rotarians and Daughters of the American Revolution.

This ranking means that the college’s student body possessel political persuasions that are conservative, that there is a popular interest and participation in student government, and that the campus community is avidly religious. The College also remains highly ranked on several lists as being one of the most religious and conservative schools in the country Money Magazine recently put thy College into its top ten percent of “Best Colleges

for Your Money”. The evaluation in this article contrasted the quality and cost of the education at the College to the average earnings of graduates over the first five years after graduation.

Grove City College also holds several other positions in rankings. While still not known for its night life and party scene, the College has lowered its standing on the Princeton Review’s list for the “Top Sober Schools” and now sits at 8 place. The Collegy has also dropped from being the number one “least LGBT Friendly” school to being the second, falling behind College of the Ozarks.

Although the rankings and the evaluation of the College will continue to change, what will remain resolute is the school’s pursuit or academic integrity, value in communal relationships and a strong moral code of conduct.

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Grove City College welcomes new faculty Emily Bartlow Contributing Writer After 23 years of service at Geneva College, Dr. Todd Allen has exchanged his golden gear for the crimson and white garb of Grove City College. As a Professor of Communication Studies, Allen will teach courses in persuasion, rhetoric, culture and communication, civil rights, public memory and crisis communications. Allen’s endearing personality, snazzy bow ties and lifelong Steeler pride will be sure to captivate his students in the semesters to come.

Dr. Lisa Antoszewski, Assistant Professor of Biology, will teach developmental biology and related disciplines.

She earned a degree in biochemistry from Susquehanna University in 2000, and completed her doctorate in biology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2007. Antoszewski is eager to share her love of biology with students and looks forward to advancing their education in God’s creation.

Alyssa Birch joins Grove City College’s Department of Physical Education and Exercise Science in several capacities, including as an Instructor of Physical Education, head of the women’s water polo team and as assistant coach for the men’s and women’s swim teams.

She earned a degree in kinesiology with a concentration in exercise science from California Baptist University in 2013 and also competed for the school’s women’s water polo team.

Susan (Gillan) Dreves ’97, Instructor of Education, joins the faculty full time in the Department of Education after serving as a guest lecturer since 2004. She will continue to teach the Science and Social Studies Methods course as well as direct field experiences and supervise student teachers. Married to Michael Dreves, the College’s head soccer coach, Susan Dreves enjoys spending time with her family as well as volunteering with local athletics and church functions.

Dr. Samantha Fecich, Assistant Professor in Education and Instructional Technologist, will instruct students in educational technology. Fecich specializes in the areas of instructional technology and assistive technologies, specifically augmentative and alternative communication. Fecich looks forward to imparting

PRESIDENT It’s a stewardship challenge for me as the new president,” he said.

McNulty’s core goals are “to enrich and take to new heights our life of the mind, to promote a culture of friendship where everyone works together with care and concern for one another and communicate to the world and impact the world with what we do here.”

The new President is not hesitating to strengthen other areas. At the top of the list is bolstering applications. In the first days at the college, McNulty announced Project Wolverine, “a task force made up of a broad cross section of the college to increase our applications.”

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New faculty pose outside MAP cafeteria, ready to begin the school year. her technological knowledge to students, bringing a fresh take on this subject.

A former resident of the West Coast, Dr. Christopher Franklin has relocated nearly 2,000 miles from sunny California to serve as an Assistant Professor of Philosophy here at Grove City College. Having previously taught at Biola University as well as Marymount University, Franklin concentrated his studies in ethics, metaphysics, philosophy of action and the philosophy of religion, and is eager to engage his students in philosophical discussion.

Joining the Grove City College Faculty as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Dr. Megan Gier has research interests in many topics, including functional analysis, partial differential equations and geometric analysis. During her leisure, you may also find Gier enjoying the Lord’s creation, playing Sudoku, picking berries, baking a variety of fruit confections and de-stressing by cutting paper snowflakes.

Dr. David Hogsette, Professor of English, will also serve as director of the writing program and will teach a variety of courses, including but not limited to: English Romanticism, Science Fiction, Gothic Literature, and Fantasy Literature.

Hogsette has published two books and will also be the faculty advisor and head instructor for the Grove City College martial arts club.

McNulty said he never even visited Grove City College before he became a student in 1976. He quickly became a leader on campus. He served as freshman class president, was involved in Residence Life, and was a member of Phi Tau Alpha fraternity. His work continued after graduation when he became a College Trustee in 2004. Since then, he has frequently visited the college to give talks on leadership and faith.

Much has changed since McNulty was a student. He explained that the physical make-up of the campus has improved considerably.

He explained that the additions of the Hall of Arts and Letters, STEM Hall, and the Breen Student Union are all

Since 2009, Kristen Hughes-Cramer ’08 has helped serve as the assistant coach of Grove City College’s softball program.

This year, Hughes-Cramer will be joining the Department of Physical Education and Athletics, assuming the position of Assistant Professor of Exercise Science, head softball coach and assistant women’s basketball coach.

She and her husband Mike also share a passion for the Pittsburgh Pirates and their fun-loving Corgi, “Fox”.

Nathanael Mucha ’08 started developing a design curriculum for Grove City College in 2012 and has been teaching as a part-time guest lecturer. Mucha is joining the Grove City College Faculty as Assistant Professor of Design and will be instructing students in visual communication design, art, and design thinking courses.

The Grove City College Chapel choir and Touring Choir will be led in harmony by a new conductor this year.

Dr. Katherine Mueller will be serving as Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities, joining the Department of Music to teach solfeggio, advanced choral conducting, vocal pedagog, and studio voice.

Mueller is eager to conduct as well as teach, imparting to students the importance of worshiping the Lord in song.

Ever wonder how exactly energy drinks affect the human body? Grove City College’s new Assistant Professor of Exercise Science, Philip Prins, plans to unfine additions to the campus.

Food services have also improved.

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that earlier that morning he “had one of the best omelets I’ve ever had” referring, of course, to the famous Sherry’s Omelet. Above all, the President is impressed with the spiritual vitality of the campus.

“We thought we knew a lot about the College” McNulty said, “but I would say that in the past two and half weeks, I’ve been extremely impressed with the professionalism and heart of the school.”

cover just that. Currently completing his dissertation at the University of Pittsburgh, Prins is studying the effects of energy drink ingestion on recreational endurance runners. Joining the Department of Physical Education and Athletics, Prins will teach exercise physiology and research methods courses.

From the neighboring Waynesburg University, Dr. Julio Quintero will be joining the Grove City College staff as Associate Professor of Spanish. Quintero will teach advanced Spanish language and linguistics.

He specializes in modern and contemporary Latin American narrative with a special focus on Colombia, Guatemala and Venezuela. ¿Muy impresionante, no?

Returning to her alma mater, Nicole Stone joins the Department of Accounting as Assistant Professor of Accounting, teaching both principles of accounting and advanced accounting. She began her career in public accounting where she prepared corporate tax returns, financial statements and audits, later transitioning to corporate accounting for various legal entities. In her spare time, Stone enjoys the culinary arts and spending quality time with her husband, Ryan, and two children, (Mackenzie and Reagan). Only a true alumna would name one child after a past president of Grove City College and another after its unofficial patron saint.

Rock University as the Assistant Volleyball Coach for the past five years, Erin Street has moved down the road to assume the role of Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Exercise Science at Grove City College. Street will teach Fitness & Wellness, exercise psychology, and possibly coaching classes. She will also be serving as Head Volleyball Coach and Assistant Track and Field Coach.

Street was a four-year letter winner and team captain on Wheeling Jesuit University’s Women’s Volleyball Team.

With a research emphasis on the American presidency and its constitutional powers, Dr. Caleb Verbois, Assistant Professor of Political Science, will be teaching American government and political thought in the Department of Political Science. Verbois and his wife, Rachel, have two children, Katherine Faith) and Elise Hope, and enjoy reading an array of books, feeding duck, and cheering on the Louisiana State University Tigers.

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As Assistant Professor of Theatre and Technical Director of J. Howard Pew Fine Arts Center Theatre, Dan Wolfe is joining the Department of English to teach various classes in theater, including stagecraft and design for the theater. Prior to joining the College in 2012 as a media services technician and technical director of Pew Fine Arts Center, Wolfe earned his bachelor’s degree in applied media arts from Edinboro University in 2001.

are not.”

Although the group withdrew their first petition for reinstatement due to what Hardesty referred to as “some hiccups,” things have proceeded smoothly under the leadership of seniors Kyle Richert and Ron Dornin. The final meeting in the reinstatement process is currently scheduled for Sept.

14, and Hardesty expects the group to become fully active soon after.

Dornin, an electrical engineering major and member of the football team, expressed gratitude for Hardesty’s constant support as well as eagerness for the Phi Taus to reclaim their place as part of the College’s campus life.

“We want to strive for individual excellence as well as group excellence,” Dornin said. He went on to say that the group, which if reinstated will have 13 members, has no plans to significantly bolster its historically low membership, instead opting to keep the group small and exclusive. Dornin and the rest of the Phi Taus also plan on hosting plenty of campus events so that students can get to know the group.

Despite the disciplinary issues that plagued the group two years ago, Hardesty and the rest of Student Life and Learning seem ready to welcome the Phi Taus back with open arms. “I want to celebrate! ‘Hey, they’re back!

Let’s go!’” Hardesty said.

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Art walk Liesel McClintock Contributing Writer The Grove City Fourth Annual Art Walk is fast approaching!

People in the Grove City community can experience a weekend of art, music, and theater as Olde Town Grove City and the Grove City Arts Council celebrate local art.

The walk will take place Thursday, Sept. 11 from 4 8 p.m. in downtown Grove City. There is no fee to participate.

All types of art will be on display on Broad Street for the public’s enjoyment including pottery, oil painting, handcrafted jewelry, photography and much more.

Visitors can identify artists from banners hanging outside their participating merchant. David Mills, Public Relations Representative for Olde Town Grove City, said, “The public is invited to come and meet the artists, ask questions, experience some wonderful local and regional art as well as enjoy the hospitality of Olde Town merchants.

Many artists will have their art for sale, and some will demonstrate their talents.”

A highlight of this year’s walk will be the focus on metal arts. The hand-wrought aluminum art of Arthur Armour will be on display at the Grove City Area Historical Society.

Mark Wiley, a blacksmith who specializes in early American iron work, will be displaying his art at Bobo’s Rice Bowl.

Most notably, Stephen Johnson from Wendell August Forge will be at Grove City Artworks demonstrating his engraving skills.

Other unique attractions include mime artist Angie Settlemire, a tour of Tow-

er Presbyterian Church’s stainedglass windows, public and private murals, and eight award-winning sculptures positioned throughout the downtown area.

Catro Jazz Band will be playing from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. to bring extra energy to the event.

The festivities consist of not only the Art Walk on Thursday, but an entire weekend of art, including music and theater performances.

The Papersky Theatre will perform A. R. Gurney’s romantic comedy “Sylvia” at 8:00 p.m., both Friday and Saturday nights. Tickets are $10.

The play recounts the story of a man, his dog and the events which ensue when his wife forces him to give the dog away.

Singer Jasmine Tate will also perform Saturday night as part of “Downtown Sounds” from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

The Grove City Arts Council and Olde Town volunteer Dianne Gordon is excited for the event. “We hope the Art Walk grows into even more visual and performing arts opportunities for the community.

Olde Town and the Grove City Arts Council are working hard to bring ‘Art to the Heart’ of Olde Town!”

The Art Weekend is put on by the Grove City Arts Council to raise awareness of the wonderful artists within Grove City.

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According to their website, the mission of the Grove City Arts Council is, “to nurture and support excellence in the visual, performing, and liter-

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For more information about the Art Walk visit http://www.oldetowngrovecity.com/.

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Grayson Quay, News Editor Grayson Quay, a junior English major, is nervous and excited to be serving as News Editor this year.

He is in a committed relationship with his Netflix account and makes a mean bowl of cereal.

Josh Evans, Editor-in-chief

Jake Sziráky, Entertainment Editor

Josh Evans is a senior Political Science major and is honored to take on the position of Editor-in-Chief.

He is equally passionate about politics and good coffee.

Jake has been a movie maniac from birth which served as a perfect stepping stone for becoming the Entertainment Editor. He is a non-denominational Christian and a member of the Adelphikos fraternity who enjoys smooth jazz, espresso, and classic literature.

Marissa Candiloro, Managing Editor

Joe Setyon, Sports Editor

Marissa Candiloro is a senior English major and business minor. She is excited to be the Managing Editor and looks forward to serving the campus community in this role. She can often be found in Crawford Tower, or in her room binge-watching Netflix.

A native New Yorker, Joe grew up a fan of almost every major sport. After writing regularly for the Collegian his sophomore year, he became sports editor as a sophomore. He is pursuing a major in Communication Studies, as well as minors in Spanish and Business.

Caroline Bennett, Photography Editor

Stephanie Pitman, Life Editor

Caroline is a junior Communication Studies major. In addition to her Collegian position, she is historian of the Tri Zeta sorority, Vice President of the Homecoming Committee, and is involved in several other organizations. She also loves hot chocolate and all things Disney!

Stephanie is a senior biology major, enthusiastic about her last year working with the Collegian. She enjoys spending time with friends while sipping hot tea. Hobbies include chess, coin collecting, and watching too much Netflix. Her future plans involve grad school and working in a laboratory.

Michayla Wicker, Copy Chief

Scott Alford, Perspectives Editor

Michayla is a senior English major who is excited to follow in the footsteps of great chief copy editors before her. She enjoys talking about video games, geeking out about linguistics, and telling people more things about Disney World than they care to know.

Scott is a History and Economics double major and your friendly, overachiever Perspectives Editor. He enjoys the finer things in life including suiting up, reading classic literature, and discussing the meaning of life.

The little engine that can Beans on Broad not threatened

by Starbucks

Scott Alford Perspectives Editor Beans on Broad, Grove City’s “Shop Around the Corner,” has a new competitor in town. A new Starbucks store has opened in the Grove City Premium Outlet Mall.

The Seattle coffee giant has attracted the attention of campus coffee fanatics, but has left some students concerned that Starbucks will draw important business from Broad Street’s hole-inthe-wall coffee shop.

Beans on Broad believes they bring a unique experience which the coffee giant cannot offer students. Beans on Broad manager Ryan Bibza explained that he honestly

does not see Starbucks having much of an effect on their business.

Bibza said, “Beans is the flagship location in the heart of Grove City,” known for its “community and charm.”

With their local brews and communal atmosphere, the shop is expected to continue to attract the local community.

Starbucks’ cult following will not likely draw away from Beans on Broad. Locality is a key element in Beans on Broad’s favor.

While Starbucks is close, it would take a dedicated coffee drinker to make frequent treks to the mall for a cup of joe. Beans on Broad offers respected brew on Broad Street, just a hop, skip, and a

jump from campus.

In addition, Starbucks is not an established part of the Grove City College community, or the college experience.

Beans on Broad’s rich,

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Unique for College Students: Bus pick up for GCC students behind the Physical Learning Center at 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. every Sunday

cozy, and communal atmosphere is an ideal environment for studying or having relaxing conversation with friends.

Starbucks simply cannot offer the same rich commu-

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that the coffee behemoth will not make waves for Grove City’s “Shop Around the Corner.”

Check out these local churches for Sunday worship services.

Tower Presbyterian Church Service Time: 10 a.m.

Unique for College Students: College class studying “Encounters with Jesus” by Timothy Keller

Fellowship Community Church Service Time: 11 a.m.

Unique for College Students: Special college service also at 11 a.m.

First Baptist Church Service Times: 11 a.m., 6 p.m.

Unique for College Students: “Adopt a Student” ministry

Beloved Disciple Catholic Church Sunday Mass: 8 a.m., 11 a.m.

Unique for College Students: Weekly parish meetings for adult faith formation

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OB welcomes freshmen The class of 2018 was welcomed to campus by members of Orientation Board, who provided a week of fun activities

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Entertainment

Sept. 5, 2014

New season, new doctor Sarah Zimmerman

Pick of the Week

Contributing Writer “Deep Breath” – both the name of the first episode and what all fans did as they waited for Peter Capaldi to take the screen for his first official appearance as their beloved Doctor – premiered on Saturday, Aug 23, marking the return of “Doctor Who” for its eighth season. Unlike his human fans and companions, the Doctor is a wayfaring alien with two hearts, a time travelling spaceship called the TARDIS, and many faces. Throughout the television show’s 50-year history, thirteen different people have played the iconic main character of the show.

Capaldi stepped into the Doctor’s role following the performance of Matt Smith, portending a dark turn for the Doctor’s personality Towards the close of the last season, the disappointing downturn in the show’s quality of writing frustrated many fans. Encouraged by

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the casting of Capaldi, the attitude among fans turned slightly hopeful. Perhaps, after a series of “boyfriend” personalities for the Doctor the writers had used for the past few years, this Doctor might break free from the worn-out mold.The opening scene of the new season promises to baffle: an oversized dinosaur terrorizing Victorian England spits out the TARDIS, with Clara the

doctor’s companion and the Doctor inside. The episode brings about oddities like robots commandeering human organs and some downright strange fighting partners. While this first episode shaped up to be quite the memorable adventure, the following episode was not to be overshadowed either: Clara and the Doctor, in an adventure not unlike those on the Magic School-

bus, shrink down in order to go inside and investigate a sick, possibly good Dalek,(a member of an otherwise malignant race of cyborgs).

The focus in these episodes was on Capaldi. Capaldi’s performance was brilliant. his Doctor was dark and brooding without abandoning the spirit of the younger Doctors. Altogether, he

Vrataski (Blunt). In a battle of perception, Cage and Vrataski collide forces to defeat the time traveling beasts, or Mimics, overcoming seemingly impossible obstacles and wowing viewers with stunning special effects.

There is no doubt that “Edge of Tomorrow” delivered a bang for the buck through this epic adventure.

Just in time for the Fourth of July weekend, Americans were given the opportunity to celebrate their independence through a different form of patriotism.

Dinesh D’Souza, creator

Imagine The World Without Her,, D’Souza and Molen deconstruct America’s history, erasing Columbus’ conquest, Washington’s victory, the Civil Rights movement, and countless other foundational events, painting an unprecedented picture of a world without Her. While the Founding Fathers secured Americans with certain inalienable rights, they also warned of the ease at which they could be lost. D’Souza narrated, “Today, America stands at the crossroads, and the way we understand our past will determine our future.”

As American progressivism morally attacks the nation’s free market system as theft, the threat of losing what makes this country truly great lies at stake.

This film reminded Americans of the nation’s fight for life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness received through the Constitution and instilled in each the duty to preserve those rights. It was a patriotic call to action like none other.

As the summer season neared its end, August’s adventure was released before the academic year ensued.

Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” transported audience members to the outer rim of the galaxy, joining a group of fearless galactic pirates and their human cohort, Peter Quill.

After acquiring a valu-

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Hottest summer flicks Emily Bartlow Contributing Writer This summer’s blockbuster list features a variety of cinematic escapades, transporting viewers from the perilous clutches of evil to uncharted galaxies far, far away. While remakes and sequels, such as “Godzilla” and “Transformer: Age of Extinction” crowded the silver screen, several original masterpieces also appeared on the marquee.

These unconventional films served to not only keep the audience on the edge of their seats, but also keep their minds engaged in tackling current issues at hand.

Four films in particular especially captivated their viewers, delivering a summer experience worth much more than an honorable mention.

The month of May brought with it mortarboards, mayflowers, and “Maleficent.” A dark twist on the 1959 Walt Disney classic “Sleeping Beauty,” this film boasted impeccable cinematography and Oscar-worthy acting from Angelina Jolie.

From her piercing emerald eyes to her maliciously elegant demeanor, Jolie em-

posed. Betrayed by her childhood friend and marred by his deceitful action, the fairy Maleficent falls from youthful exuberance into passionate vengeance, seeking to unravel the lives of those she once loved.

This presumably admissible retaliation and inversion of morality has fanned the flame for debate across the globe, calling into question the justification of Maleficent’s villainy.

All in all, Disney’s retelling of this tale sent moviegoers home with not only vivid visions of fairies and dragons, but also an alternate view of man’s depravity.

Academy-award winning actor Tom Cruise and British actress Emily Blunt pulled out all the stops and even managed their own stunts in June’s sci-fi flick, “Edge of Tomorrow.” Based on Hiroshi Sikurazaka’s novel “All You Need is Kill,” the film is set in the near future, where incessant alien invasions have ravaged the world’s military forces.

An inexperienced candidate for combat, public affairs officer Major William Cage (Cruise) finds himself in the throngs of alien war-

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bodied her role as the deathly charming femme fatale, personifying her name’s meaning, “harmfully malicious.”

Though the trailer promised to unlock the truth behind Maleficent’s past, the film instead told a story in which the antagonists and protagonists were juxta-

fare, in which he is killed within minutes. As if in a dream, Cage is reawakened, repeating his combat experience and resetting the loop upon his death.

Through each loop, Cage gains invaluable training, eliciting the instruction of war heroine, Sergeant Rita

of “2016: Obama’s America,, and Gerald Molen, Academyaward winning producer of Schindler’s List,”,posed their fellow Americans a simple question of great gravitas.

“What would the world look like if America did not exist?”

Through their political documentary, “America:

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In a world where pop music is associated with sugar-coated throwaway melodies, uninspired choruses, and hooks that baby the listener with an expected payoff, Adult Jazz brings a revolutionary approach to a tired genre that’s begging for new inspiration. Selfreleased, self-produced, and self-recorded, the Leeds-based group creates unconventional tracks that require the effort of the listener to fully appreciate their genius. Proving that beauty can come from the unexpected, Adult Jazz’s debut album “Gist Is” is an experimental journey of sound, providing depth and breathing fresh life into the pop genre. “Gist Is” is an album journey with each track subtly woven into the next, creating a delicate tapestry of music. Those previously familiar with the group will immediately recognize the stand-out singles “Springful” and “Am Gone,” whose backbeats and lyrics bring to mind the group’s soul roots.

Opening with raw, soulful vocals, “Springful” surprises the listener by switching to a more userfriendly melody which carries the transitional lyrics “Right eye honor, coat of armor / And I’m proud / With my left eye / Dreams are leadlike/ And I’m down,” into the an anthem-like chorus of “So let us joy up and be thankful / Your provision is more than a handful.”

One of the most interesting and complex tracks is “Idiot Mantra,” which opens with a crescendo of haunting vocals and irregular percussion. Adult Jazz’s theme of fleeting musical motifs takes center stage as tight harmonies ebb and flow across the track, and grinding violins disappear as quickly as they appear.

Vocals take center stage in ‘Idiot Mantra’ in unexpected ways, as vocal tracks are abruptly cut off in midsentence, jumbled, and hypnotically reversed to the point where it feels you are listening to a piece of art rather than pop music.

Adult Jazz’s “Gist Is” may not be for everyone.

However, it is worth a listen just to hear and appreciate the artistic ideas and techniques being produced. Though initially alien, once the listener has assembled all the pieces of the auditory puzzle, the satisfaction of understanding adds a whole new dimension to the album. Music should be enjoyable, but it also should challenge us with new ways of thinking about a genre and its potential. Adult Jazz does just that through its risks in “Gist Is” and will hopefully continue to move forward with its innovation in the future.

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Samantha Van Slyke Contributing Writer Robin Williams brought laughter to the lives of nearly everyone who encountered him. The talented comedian and actor passed away on Augt 11, leaving behind an unmatched legacy.

Williams’s

imitated

his character shape-shifted and sang.

Williamss talents in voice acting and transformation made the 1993 movie “Mrs. Doubtfire” a side-splitting story about the struggles of family and parenthood.

Williams’s character, Daniel Hillard, is a father with a childish spirit. When his

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marriage falls apart, he loses

the show “Mork & Mindy,” a

most visitation rights to his

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himself, as the sixty-year-old

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Englishwoman Mrs. Doubt-

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improvisation

In a more serious role, Williams played an inspirational schoolteacher, John Keating, in the 1989 movie “The Dead Poets’ Society”.

In it he famously says, “No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world.” By break-

so

funny

but at the same time recognize the important things about

sion for poetry and life.

Williams appeared in more than 80 films, including “Flubber, “Good Will Hunting,” “Fern Gully,” “Bicentennial Man,” and “Jumanji.”

Over the course of his career, Williams won many awards in film and television.

Junior Julia Connor, fondly remembers Williams’ impact. She said, “I love the way

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litical backlash.

One of the film’s climactic moments is a scene in which Rublev is rebuked by a former rival who tells him, “it is a sin to deny the divine spark” and hide his natural abilities. After the film’s narrative ends, the movie switches from blackand-white to a vibrant color sequence showing Rublev’s surviving work – alluding to the re-ignition of Rublev’s creative drive in the aftermath of the film’s narrative.

This sequence lends clarity and meaning to the film’s convoluted story and ends it on a note of redemption.

Ultimately, many critics consider “Andrei Rublev” to be one of the greatest accomplishments the artistic medium has to offer. Likewise, patient and reflective viewers are likely to be drawn in and moved by its spiritual and ideological depth, vibrant characters, and impressive cinematography. The film is available to view on YouTube.

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life.”

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poignant tribute to his fellow actor.

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fills students with a pas-

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Andrei Rublev’s “Trinity” In spite of himself, years later Rublev becomes engrossed in the work of a teenaged bell-maker named Boriska, portrayed by the child-actor Nikolai Burlyayev. In him, Rublev sees the same creative spark he felt as a young man. Boriska’s creative drive and eventual success in the midst of adversity inspire Rublev to gradually resume his own work. The movie’s final 20 minutes comprise one of the most emotionally satisfying and gorgeously composed sequences in the history of cinema.

One of the film’s greatest achievements is its ability to present a coherent narrative without following a strictly linear plot. The film is largely concerned with human courage and ingenuity in the face of unavoidable hardship, largely inflicted by political forces.

Typically, modern critics view this as a commentary on Soviet repression and a veiled critique of the Soviet film industry, which Tarkovsky seems to have viewed as stagnant and fearful of po-

could be

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‘Andrei Rublev’ review

Completed in 1966 but banned for years in its native USSR due to its political and religious overtones, “Andrei Rublev” is one of the most daring and poignant achievements in cinematic history.

A re-imagining of the life of the 15th century icon painter of the same name, “Andrei Rublev” is not a historical work, rather, it it an intensely relevant meditation on religion, political authority, and the nature of the creative impulse (called “the divine spark” throughout the film).

Despite influencing a wide array of prominent filmmakers, Andrei Tarkovsky’s film does not number among cinema’s better known epics, Nonetheless, this Russian masterpiece can richly reward those willing to sit through its lengthy runtime.

“Andrei Rublev” uses the painter’s life and work as a backdrop against which to convey a panoramic view of Russian life. Rublev, played

by Anatoly Solonitsy, begins as a young monk with a humanistic worldview. But the story of his life’s work quickly becomes a part of a larger narrative that is often interpreted as a commentary on Soviet repression. Inspired by the humility and stoicism of the Russian peasantry in the face of political repression, famine, and intermittent warfare, Rublev decides to use his artistic gifts to convey a message of redemption. However, when a combined force of Russian rebels and their Mongol allies sack the city in which he works, Rublev becomes disenchanted with humanity, refusing to believe his work could bring healing in the midst of the destruction he sees around him. He instead takes a vow of silence and devotes himself to a life of asceticism and charity.

that he

Williams’ Williams movie, “The Dead Poet’s Society, and saids “I love the way he brought the poetry to life.

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comedy,

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tal admires his past friend as “the brightest star in the comedy galaxy.”

He sais, “While some of the brightest of our celestial bodies are actually extinct now,

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proved to be both the breath of fresh air the show needed and the boost of intrigue the fans had waited for His character confronts the classic question of identity, grappling with the question of whether he himself is a hero or a villain. Yet the biggest challenge Capaldi faced as the new Doctor wasn’t defeating his opponents or impressing viewers with his wit, but gaining acceptance from the fan community. This new actor is a significant departure from the last several faces the Doctor has had. In the first episode, showrunner and writer Steven Moffat even had the previous Doctor give Clara a phone call from the past in order to comfort her and implicitly reassure fans that the show is in good hands with the new Doctor.

Capaldi is off to a promising start with two episodes under his belt and several more on thr way. He seems to be challenging the writers and producers to reward the expectation inspired by his new, exciting face.

able orb, Quill became the target of the galaxy’s most feared bounty hunters, soon finding himself behind bars.

With the help of four of his equally conniving inmates, their cell forms a temporary alliance in pursuit of jointly accomplishing their individual goals. However, when faced with the challenge of saving the galaxy, the swarthy crew steps up to save the day. From impressive CGI to explosions galore, “Guardians of the Galaxy” provided a final thrill for the summer of 2014.

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Throwing cold water on the Ice Bucket Challenge Scott Alford

Perspectives Editor Countless social media activists have taken to the web to raise awareness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) through the ice bucket challenge.

This challenge requires friends called out on social media to drench themselves with ice water within 24 hours or donate $100 to ALS research.

While this viral challenge has raised awareness and a huge amount of money, there are subtle dangers in this social media activism, also known as “Slacktivism,” for the millennial generation.

Slacktivism is a form of digital activism targeted at helping a cause by substituting online posts and purchases for other forms of activism.

The core belief of slacktivism is that sharing a video with a heartfelt message can substitute for making an actual contribution to your cause.

Instead of donating money or time to a cause or charity, slactivists will create a Facebook post in an attempt to heighten awareness without actual financial or personal impact.

Slacktivism has increased in popularity but also has its drawbacks.

Remember Kony 2012?

The Kony 2012 movement was a campaign to make Ugandan terrorist Joseph Kony’s name popular in order to get lawmakers and politicians to address his egregious crime of kidnapping children to become a members of his terrorist forces.

While millions of people shared the viral video for Kony 2012, few people actually knew who he was, what he had done, or how they

could help besides sharing a video pushing for his capture.

Kony 2012 brought some awareness and even money to the cause but, in the long run, no substantive change.

Slacktivism is often characterized by short-term attention with little long-term social change. This raises questions about the ice bucket challenge.

While scores of participants are motivated to make videos of themselves being doused with ice water, it fails to motivate them to followup with researching ALS, a degenerative nerve disorder with no known cure.

Perhaps the most destructive element of the challenge is that the structure strokes the egos of its participants while encouraging them not to donate.

The social media chain mail indicates to participants, “Want to raise awareness without giving any time or money to your cause?

Easy: just post a video dumping a bucket of ice water on your head.”

The ice bucket challenge may raise awareness and money but slacktivists must be careful about letting social media feed indifference and apathy toward the cause for which activists claim to raise awareness.

The best way to fight the repercussion of slacktisism if to stop sitting on the sidelines and put time and money where the social media posts are.

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The myth of the good student Susan Thomas Contributing Writer

Not too long ago, a professor kindly accosted me and said, “You look familiar.

Have you taken any of my classes?” I admitted that I had, and we spent the next few minutes chatting. Before walking away, he admitted, “I didn’t remember which class of mine you’d taken, but I sure remembered that you were a good student.”

If I am honest, I recall two things about his course: thoroughly disliking it, and somehow managing to make an A- in it.

Clearly, this well-intentioned professor called me a “good student” not because of my mindset but because of the letter permanently etched on my transcript.

While this ostensibly served as a compliment, in actuality, it revealed an error in our common parlance: when we call someone a good student, the primary criteria consists of making aboveaverage grades or working obsessively to achieve them.

I would dispute this notion and recommend a richer understanding of what constitutes an excellent student.

When we use this term, we principally mean that some-

one has notably high grades.

Yet a grade point average provides an incomplete picture of a student’s attitude or even facility in a given area.

After figuring out the minimum requirements a class or a professor requires, a student can endure the material without ever valuing it. Additionally, someone with learning disabilities may have a tremendously difficult time testing well or comprehending the material that seems to come easily to so many others.

Thus, when we designate those who exert the bare minimum amount of effort or those who despise learning as exemplary students, we reveal a success-obsessed mentality that leaves little room for imperfection.

If our implication is not that a student makes straight A’s, then the next most likely insinuation is that the individual studies regularly and takes academics seriously.

This is not a negative attribute, and employing self-discipline is commendable.

But a diligent laborer is not inherently a good student. If someone spends each Friday evening crammed in the library and shuns every social event that comes her way, she has placed importance on one area of her life to the

detriment of another.

Promoting intense studying as the ultimate pastime is unhealthy. Thus, while dedicating time to study is laudable, it is not the “chief end of man.”

Life requires us to strike a balance between labor and leisure, between what we are required to do and what we are free to do. Even in the midst of final exams, we must find a way to enjoy both aspects of life, to truly live.

Rather than accepting these two skewed understandings of the excellent student, we must embrace a more accurate interpretation.

The best sort of student is the one who loves learning without idolizing it. In fact, he may even be known to play Frisbee on a Saturday or make a C every so often. She neither ignores her exams nor places her scores on her refrigerator to remind herself that she is a worthy individual.

Certainly, our grades do impact our futures to some degree. If one wishes to enter medical School, they must work to maintain a certain average.

Yet despite the number of demands on our academic performance, it is possible for us to enjoy and to appre-

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ciate learning These years are a time to reflect on what it means to live well, and the words that we use matter as they affect the way that we organize our lives.

When we hit the refresh button seventeen times to

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discover our final grades, we miss the entire point of our education. These four years are not sectioned off from the

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rest of our lives: they are four lengthy and legitimate years of it.

In

addition,

venerating

high grades or obsessive study habits can train us to be rude, condescending people who judge others based upon a single letter on paper.

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preoccupation

achievement

with

provides

a

method for detecting who is inferior and who is superior.

This is a false and harmful distinction that easily leads to treating others poorly.

Instead, may we choose to love the gift of a college education and to love those who pursue it alongside us.

Scott Alford This week’s award goes to senior Scott Alford for his diligence and pursuit of news, despite obstacles, as well as his commitment to the Pesrpectives section.

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

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Win for religious freedom Hobby Lobby ruling scores victory for liberty Contributing Writer

Matthew Geary Contributing Writer

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Bill Clinton in 1993.

In response, Democrats in Congress and the liberal news media have painted this decision as evidence of a “war on women” that gives bosses the power to deny women access to birth control. Planned Parenthood has blasted the Supreme Court and conservatives for its decision; signs at the rally outside the Court the morning of the decision read “Keep Bosses out of the Bedroom” and angry protestors chanted “We want birth control. We want it now!”

However, as Justice Samuel Alito makes clear in the decision, the issue at stake is not birth control but religious liberty. Hobby Lobby already provides its employees 18 types of birth control.

Its only objection was to four specific types that actually cause an abortion. Besides, conservatives do not want to be bosses of the bedroom; this is why many object to Obamacare in the first place.

The Green’s and Hahns’ courageous stand for their religious convictions at great personal risk has already

The elephant on campus

Aaron Rosenberger Contributing Writer

Students believe that the more MyGCC is changed, the more it stays the same.

The electronically privileged Grove City College community feels entitled to having the user interface of Apple, the power of Google, and the features of Microsoft be made incarnate in the College’s student web portal, MyGCC. MyGCC is used regularly with few complaints from students. Huffs of air and subdued sighs are the only symptoms of the irritation that grips the student body during course registration.

The most recent update gave it a new color scheme, repurposed the wall of useless links, and streamlined a few portlets. Was this enough to quiet students’ grumblings? myGCC’s central issue is deeper than the color scheme. “Everything students actually need is buried in myGCC,” says senior computer science major Oliver Spyrn. With a bit of digging, the website allows the user to print a block-visual ver-

Seeking contentment in dating A biblical look at love

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Should an American family have to shed their religious beliefs when they decide to start a business? This question was received with a resounding “no” from the Supreme Court this summer, when America’s highest court granted an exemption to the Green and Hahn families, protecting them from being forced to provide abortion-inducing drugs in their employees’ health insurance plans.

How could the government force families to pay for these drugs in the first place? The Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) mandates that employer’s health plans include coverage for abortion-inducing drugs, devices, contraception and sterilization.

Over 50 for-profit companies and 100 non-profit organizations have sued the Department of Health and Human Services, arguing that the government’s interest in expanding health care coverage does not trump citizens’ fundamental right to religious liberty.

“By being required to make a choice between sacrificing our faith or paying millions of dollars in fines, we essentially must choose which poison pill to swallow,” said David Green, Hobby Lobby CEO and founder. “We simply cannot abandon our religious beliefs to comply with this mandate.”

In its decision, the Supreme Court did not repeal any part of Obamacare but ensured that closely-held for-profit companies, such as Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood, whose owners had religious objections, did not have to comply with the mandate to fund abortioninducing drugs. The Court upheld an important law which protects these families called the Religious Freedom Restoration Act signed by

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sion of his schedule. It also provides a lost & found form, customizable “My Pages” and an events calendar that can export to Outlook.

According to Spyrn, the recent update was “not a bad move, but it’s not the right move for myGCC.” Choosing a default tab, having “My Courses” permanently expanded, and highlighting hidden useful functions are the most effective features to consider adopting. A small box might appear site-wide displaying remaining chapel credits, Crimson Cash balance, and a short list of upcoming assignments, among other features.

The recent update begs the question: “if the website is functional, why is it being altered?” Spyrn asserts that he “appreciate[s] some of the design changes, [but] the site has not improved in its ease of use.” Modification sans revitalization realistically changes nothing. It only serves to provide hope for the electronically privileged students who will put off their semester projects in favor of playing online games.

benefitted others’ attempts to live out their faith. Since June 30, the Court has granted injunctions to 41 other for-profit

businesses

that

had sued. Since the Court’s decision only applies to forprofits, there will be another decision next term regarding the freedoms of non-profit organizations, such as the Catholic charity Little Sisters of the Poor.

Is the Hobby Lobby decision a “war on women?”

Far from it. The real war on women will come if the Little Sisters of the Poor are forced to violate their consciences.

As people of faith, it is crucial for us to stay informed of these attacks on religious liberty and to defend the fundamental freedoms of Americans to live out our faith not only on Sunday mornings but in the way that we run our businesses.

book, the author also wants to communicate that it can

be quite painful if experi“Oh no, another Collegian article out there to smash enced too early.

Grove City awkward couPerhaps this might mean ples.” At least, that is what for college students not to most think when they see a seek dating immediately, but column titled such as this.

However, bashing the to instead wait a while until practice of dating is the least they are truly ready. of a Grove City College stuA second point can be dent’s worry, as many have dated and plan to date in the taken from another book of future. love in the Bible, 1st John.

While some students The love in focus here is less would be categorized as “anti-dating, Josh Harris follow- “awkward Grover couple” ers,” a large number who cri- love and more love between tique dating are not opposed believers and their neighto dating itself, but instead bors. the form it assumes on this John notes that without campus.

In many of the forms of God’s love, it is impossible dating expressed on this camfor anyone to truly love somepus – including one else (1st everything John 4:7from “awkward” cou8). Indeed, The Bible urges its ples to those God rein “courtreaders to be both minds peoing” relapatient before enter- ple through tionships – there is an ing a relationship and John’s writever-present thankful while in one ing that all problem of discontenthuman love ment. comes from The Song of Solomon is the most appro- Him and so dims in comparipriate book in the Bible for son. a subject such as dating and Love is one of the greatmarriage. est gifts and blessings God Some might think it is strange that Song of Solomon has given mankind and it is would provide references for much undeserved. If you are contentment in dating rela- in a relationship already, be tionships because the book is famous for its rather sketchy thankful that God has given descriptions of marital inti- you such a great blessing. macy.

Contentment in dating reHowever, the most paslationships is hard to come sionate book in the Bible reminds the reader three times by, but it also highly encournot to “awaken love until it aged as the Bible urges its pleases.” readers to be both patient beWhile love is definitely shown as a beautiful and fore entering a relationship wonderful experience in the and thankful while in one.

The Collegian Soccer Hall of Fame inducts new members

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Sept. 5, 2014

Joe Setyon Sports Editor The Grove City Men’s Soccer Team has a long tradition of greatness, including both President’s Athletic Conference (PAC) and Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships.

Over the summer, Grove City College announced that it will be enshrining two of its all-time greatest players into

its Soccer Hall of Fame. On Homecoming Weekend in October, Adam Headrick ’96 and Sam Coffman ’02 will be honored for their outstanding careers.

Starting in 2001, the Men’s Soccer Hall of Fame was a separate entity from the Athletic Hall of Fame.

After Headrick and Coffman are inducted, the hall will contain 36 players, divided into 14 induction classes.

Headrick, the first of this

Lathrop’s shutout ties record

Bradley Warmhold Contributing Writer

In the first g a m e of her senior year, Kristi Lathrop made history women’s soccer at Grove City

for the program College.

The senior goalkeeper recorded four saves, allowing no goals during last Friday’s 3-0 shutout victory against non-conference opponent, Marietta College.

Her first shutout of the season is also the 11th of her career.. She is now tied with 2010 graduate Bethany Preston, as well as 2014 graduate Tiffany Yost for the most career shutouts at Grove City College.

Lathrop and her team returned to game action the following day against another non-conference opponent, Houghton College. By the end of the first half it looked as if the former all-PAC selection would have a chance to sit alone atop the career shutout list. The Highlanders, however, would go on a three-goal surge in the 58th - 61st minutes to erase both the Wolverines’ lead and Lathrop’s 12th shutout.

Despite the losing effort, Lathrop still managed to keep the Wolverines in the game. She recorded nine saves out of 23 shots, 12 of which were on goal. These

nine saves tied her single game record, set in the 2012 season in a non-conference win against Rochester Institute of Technology.

Having been in goal for the Wolverines for three seasons now, Lathrop has been an integral part of the women’s soccer team’s recent success.

Along with her 11 shutouts, 130 saves, and .89 GAA (goals against average), Lathrop helped her team to its first ever NCAA tournament win during the 2012 campaign. As a sophomore, she provided a three-save shutout in a season opening victory against Western Connecticut State. That same year she was a 2nd-team all-PAC selection, posting a 15-4-2 record in goal. This is the best record of all time set by a Grove City College goalkeeper.

Lathrop, and the rest of the 2014 women’s soccer squad, will resume their season on Friday, Sept. 5th at 4 p.m. versus Adrian College. While the game will not impact their conference record, it could have an effect on Lathrop’s place in the Grove City College women’s soccer record books. Fortunately for the fans, this next match is a home game. Those who might want to witness history before their own eyes only need to go watch at College Field.

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2014 Football Schedule September 6 Juniata 1:30 P.M.

September 13 at Geneva 7:00 P.M.

September 27 at Saint Vincent* 1:00 P.M.

October 4

Waynesburg *(Homecoming) 2:00 P.M.

October 11

Washington and Jefferson* (Night Game) 7:00 P.M.

October 18

at Carnegie Mellon* 1:00 P.M.

October 25

at Thomas More* 1:30 P.M.

November 1 Bethany* 1:30 P.M.

November 8

at Westminster* 1:00 P.M.

November 15

Thiel* (31st Mercer County Cup) 1:30 P.M.

year’s inductees, starred for the varsity team for four years. As a freshman and sophomore, he made the 2nd-team all-PAC. His play would only improve as he got older, earning him First Team honors during his junior and senior years.

Under head coach Don Lyle, he captained the ’93 and ’94 teams.

A stopper on the field, and a letterman for four straight seasons, he was a two-time

team MVP and a highly respected leader both on and off the field.

Coffman, like Headrick, was a stopper who enjoyed a superb 4-year career with the Wolverines. His outstanding play was rewarded with four all-PAC selections.

As a freshman and a junior, he made the Second Team, earning First Team honors during his sophomore and senior years. Coffman’s teams had winning records

during each of his first three years, but the best came when he was a senior. The 2001 team, which Coffman co-captained, earned a place in the ECAC Championship Tournament, after going 7-1 in the PAC and 13-7-1 overall.

Coffman was the team MVP that year.

Both of the 2014 hall of fame inductees gave it their all and never stopped trying to reach their goals.

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The women’s volleyball team is off to a strong start with a 2-1 lead in the Ohio Wesleyan tournament.

Ryan Hampton

Steelers fight to reclaim relevence

Contributing Writer In 2013, the Steelers finished 8-8 for the second consecutive year, despite playing in the AFC North – a division that has weakened considerably since the late 2000s.

That year, the team elected not to upgrade its often ineffective and injury-prone offensive line. Instead, they counted on rookie Le’Veon Bell’s physical, downhill running to offset the line’s inadequacies. The result was a running game that finished the year 28th in total yards and forced Ben Roethlisberger and the passing game to pick up the slack.This offseason, the Steelers’ management opted to bolster the team’s defense (another weakness in 2013) by drafting athletic linebacker Ryan Shazier and defensive lineman Stephon Tuitt, who was a stalwart on the University of Notre Dame’s front line for the past several years.

While logical, the decision leaves last year’s offensive line largely unchanged, thus ensuring another season of middling offensive results.

The line’s problems begin on its left side. Left tackle, Kelvin Beachum, is undoubtedly versatile, but he lacks the size and athleticism to effectively anchor the entire line. Beachum’s starting status owes much to the ineffectiveness of Mike Adams, a high draft pick in 2012. His lapses in pass protection, and remarkable penchant for drawing false start penalties, led him to a relegation to second string in 2013.

Meanwhile, Ramon Foster

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Steelers fans look to quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and emerging star Antonio Brown to keep the team in the game. remains firmly entrenched enable the defense to return at left guard due only to to.its former elite status. the lack of a viable replaceUltimately, the Steelers ment. Barring significant and unforeseen improve- have a superstar quarterback ment, he should continue to in Ben Roethlisberger and play at a level best described an emerging star in Antonio as “barely adequate.” Still, Brown – whose status as if center Maurkice Pouncey, right guard David DeCas- a true number one receivtro, and right tackle Marcus er is no longer deniable.

Gilbert,can stay healthy, the Coupled with an aging, but line has a shot at respectabil- still capable secondary, this ity in 2014. should be enough to keep The team’s other big question mark remains its pass the Steelers in most games. rush. While linebacker Jarvis Still, the running game may Jones struggled as a rookie in continue to struggle. Overall, 2013, edge rushers typically the Steelers are unlikely to take at least a year to develop in defensive coordinator return to the playoffs until Dick LeBeau’s scheme. This, the offensive line improves coupled with Jones’ remark- and the defensive front seven able natural athleticism, are given time to mature. could point toward improvement for thim in 2014. With This means a third consecuJones’s development, the tive 8-8 season is likely – pass rush should help the barring a significant injury defense produce more turn- to Roethlisberger, which overs in 2014. However, it woul prove catastrophic, will likely take another year to bring rookies like Shazier and eliminate any chance at and Tuitt up to speed and a postseason berth.