Collegian
The Look out Marvel, here comes the Spider-Man! p. 8
Friday, February 13, 2015
Vol. 101, No. 8
The Grove City College Student Newspaper
Safely through the snow Dedicated staff, tons of salt keep sidewalks clear
Kelleigh Huber Contributing Writer
For some on campus, getting through winter consists of lying in bed as much as possible. Others, though, are on the job as early as 5 a.m. to make sure students can make their way safely to 8 o’clock classes. James Lopresti, Vice Pres-
ident of Operations, along with the Maintenance and Housekeeping staff, have been diligently working to keep the campus safe during the winter months. Oftentimes this job requires many hours and much dedication throughout the season. Just a few of their various jobs include plowing the parking lots, shoveling snow and applying the salt to side-
walks and campus roads. This is not the full extent of their work, however, as they must also continue to perform their non-seasonal tasks, such as trash pick-up. In order to best be prepared for what is ahead, Lopresti said, “We are constantly monitoring weather conditions and forecasts.” The amount of time employees must spend here
during the winter is often longer than the hours they put in during the other seasons. Typically the staff works a 40-hour week, but in the winter they are much more likely to be called in “off hours” due to inclement weather. Normal hours for most are 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., a longer day than most students spend in class, and certainly
an earlier wake-up time. But this is not the earliest of times that staff have been called in. “During the winter we typically have a couple of employees come in at 5 a.m. to begin plowing before the parking lots are full of vehicles,” Lopresti said. Last winter brought the SNOW 2
Transfer trials
New students adapt to the Grove
Liesl McClintock Staff Writer
All Grovers are aware of the “Grover bubble” and often find it hard to describe the Grover culture as much as a fish would find it hard to describe the water in which he swims. But as new transfers come in, they get the chance to honestly evaluate Grover culture. This semester saw 21 new transfer students enroll at Grove City, eight freshmen and 13 sophomores. Of these, four students are commuters and 17 live in the residence halls. They come from a variety of backgrounds and are majoring in a variety of things, from BARS to biology, engineering to English, mathematics to marketing management and pre-k special education to psychology. Some of the previous colleges represented are Allegheny College, Cedarville University, Duquesne Uni-
versity, Geneva College, Messiah College, and Slippery Rock University. The process of welcoming transfers is very similar to that for freshmen. Transfer students come in a few days before classes start to get used to the environment. There are a series of informational sessions, and there are many chances for ice breakers and time to meet with members of Orientation Board. Many of the transfer students commented on the welcoming community of Grove City. “Now that I have been here for about a month, my favorite part is the atmosphere. The majority of people on campus are some of the friendliest that one will ever meet. I can’t walk to a class without people saying hi to me, or someone slapping me on the back asking how my semester is going. PeopleTRANSFERS 2
Je suis Charlie? The implications of Charlie Hebdo
Josh Evans
Editor-in-Chief
The Freedom Readers lecture Tuesday offered an examination of the implications of the Charlie Hebdo attack on free speech for those in attendance. Dr. Guido Hülsmann, professor of law, economics and social science at the Hülsmann Université d’Angers in France, discussed free speech issues raised by the terrorist attack against the satirical magazine’s staff on Jan. 7, when two gunmen killed 10 of the magazine’s staffers and two policemen at its office in Paris. Cartoons depicting the
prophet Muhammad that ran in the magazine inspired the militant Islamist attackers. Hülsmann emphasized the need for personal restraint in the exercise of one’s free expression. In a free society, he said, people are dependent upon each other to help defend their right to free speech, thereby putting themselves at risk in defense of the rights of others. When an individual uses their right to speech in a consistently vile manner, as was the case with the staff of Charlie Hebdo, society is less likely to take on the great risk of protecting speech, Hülsmann argued. “You wouldn’t help a guy that is a loose gun,” Hülsmann said. “You’d say, ‘bear your own consequences.’” He also explained how the CHARLIE 2
JEREMIAH SWEET
Grove City College students have been taking to the slopes in hoards despite the freezing temperatures.
To the slopes!
Weather doesn’t keep Grovers from their favorite winter sports
Wesley Suplit
Contributing Writer Despite the temperature changing rapidly, many Grove City College students are flocking to nearby ski and snowboard resorts like Peak n’ Peak and Seven Springs, located in Western NY and Champion, PA. It is hard to believe that just a few days ago nearby resorts were boasting 45” of packed snow
and superb groomed trails. Now, it seems, the temperature is preventing exceptional conditions for snow sport enthusiasts. In lieu of this, I decided to meet up with seniors Karter Gagliardo and Jeremiah Sweet to see if their latest trip to Peak n’ Peak fell flat or slid along smoothly. Gagliardo has been snowboarding since he was 11 years old, and Sweet has been following him with a cam-
era for the last couple years. They both enjoy the local snow sports scene, but they have qualifications for fun: big jumps, opportunity for a little danger and a vantage point for photographs. Specifically, Gagliardo prefers Peak n’ Peak’s terrain park over Seven Spring’s freestyle options. Gagliardo said that when SLOPES 2
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Weekly seminar teaches self-defense for women. p. 3
The Rhos host the 30th annual Extravaganza. p.6
Husband and wife band Jenny and Tyler bring their talents to Rathburn. p. 7
Rules cause freedom at Freedom’s College. p. 9
Shirey approaches 3-point record. p. 11