The Collegian – March 27, 2015

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Vol. 101, No. 11

The Grove City College Student Newspaper

McNulty inaugurated

Molly Wicker

Contributing Writer The Honorable Paul J. McNulty ʼ80 was officially installed as Grove City College’s ninth president on Monday, March 24.

The ceremony took place in Harbison Chapel and was the culmination of nearly a month of special events, including a concert featuring prominent worship artists Keith and Kristyn Getty.

The ceremony was attended by students, faculty, alumni and previous presidents, including Dr. Charles S. MacKenzie, Dr. John H. Moore and Dr. Richard G. Jewell ’80.

During the ceremony, the Grove City College Board of Trustees presented McNulty with a special presidential medallion.

“The medallion conveys the privileges, rights and responsibilities of the office of the President of Grove City College,” David Rathburn ’79, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, said. The Board then laid hands on the new president, and the Reverend Dr. Richard A. Moreledge ’54, Trustee Emeritus, prayed for McNulty, concluding with his signature phrase, “It’s a great day in the Kingdom!”

McNulty is the fourth alumnus to hold the office.

At only 57, McNulty is an accomplished attorney with a long career in the public and private sectors. As the former U.S. Deputy Attorney

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Trustees and family gather around President McNulty as he is installed as the ninth president of Grove City College.

General and a former federal prosecutor and Congressional counsel, he is one of the foremost experts on corporate ethics and is Of Counsel with the global law firm Baker & MacKenzie.

The theme of the ceremony – “For Faith. For Freedom. For the Future.” – was expanded upon throughout by guest speakers John D. Ashcroft, former Attorney General and U.S. Senator, and Kenneth W. Starr, Presi-

“Be assured God’s plans will prevail, and they are good. The future of Grove City College is in very good hands. Not my hands. His hands.” dent and Chancellor of Baylor University, who each offered their own remarks on the momentous occasion.

Starr, speaking on faith, said that America’s great colleges and universities were all founded as Christian

Provost to professor Carson to join GCC faculty

Grayson Quay News Editor

Dr. Ken Carson, who currently serves as provost at Geneva College, will be taking a faculty position at Grove City College starting next semester.

Carson Carson graduated from Geneva College with a degree in business in 1979, then worked for two years in retail before earning his master’s and Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from the University of Akron.

He has taught in the psychology department at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, the management department at Arizona State University, the psychology department at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and finally for six years in the business department at Geneva College.

After six years he moved into administration and has served as provost for the last ten years, although he has taught a few classes during his time as provost.

When asked why he decided to take a faculty position at Grove City College, Carson said, “It felt like it was time to do something different.” Other factors in his decision included a desire to remain in western Pennsylvania, a passion for Christian higher education and Grove City College’s reputation, which he described as “terrific.”

Carson, who lives in Beaver Falls, Pa., within two blocks of Geneva’s campus, has not yet decided, however, if he will be making

the hour-long commute every day or moving closer to Grove City.

Carson attended the inauguration ceremony on Monday morning and said that he was “really impressed with Paul McNulty’s manner.”

The hiring process included meetings with a search committee, which was chaired by Provost Graham and included Business Department Chair Dr. Andrew Markley. He also had to meet with Dr. David Ayers, dean of the Calderwood School, give a lecture and meet with various faculty over lunch and dinner. Carson also took a tour of campus and seemed very impressed. “The facilities here are amazing,” he said.

Carson will be joining another former Geneva professor, Dr. Todd Allen, Professor of Communication Studies , when he takes his position in the fall. “He was a real loss to Geneva when he left,” Carson said, but expressed enthusiasm for their coming reunion.

Concerning Geneva College’s current state, Carson said, “Enrollment is strong and things are looking good for the fall,” but added that in spite of Geneva’s stability, he chose to leave because he wanted to transition from administration back into teaching students.

Dr. Carson will be primarily taking over those courses that are currently taught by Dr. William Hinton, Professor of Business, who is retiring at the end of this semester. Carson’s classes will include Principles of Management and Leadership, Organizational Behavior and Business Statistics and Leadership.

schools but have wandered from that path over the years.

Grove City College, however, he continued, was founded to “proclaim Christ” and has remained true to its original goal. He lauded the College for being a “nationally and

internationally known beacon” of Christian thought, leadership and scholarship.

He concluded by saying, “The light here continues to shine very brightly, and through God’s grace and Paul’s leadership it will continue to shine brightly.”

Ashcroft, a close friend of McNulty who led the Justice Department during McNulty’s time as a federal INAUGURATION 2

Tuition going up 3.9 percent

Taylor Lennox Staff Writer

Grove City College raised tuition for the 2015-2016 academic school year.

On March 9, President Paul McNulty addressed all Grove City College students, parents, faculty, administrators and staff in a letter reporting the College’s decision to increase tuition for the next school year.

After McNulty reported the totals for yearly tuition as $24,946 for students living in residence halls on upper campus and $24,668 for students who will live in Colonial Hall apartments on lower campus.

This school year students paid $7,775 in tuition per semester. In the fall, that cost will increase by $302 to $8,077. Tuition covers the academic experience of Grove City College.

Room and board this year cost each student $4,236 each semester. This price includes residency in a dormitory on upper campus and a full-meal plan at Bon Appétit. Thus, this four thousand dollar charge provides students with a college dormitory furnished with a bed, dresser and closet, covers the cost of maintenance for

the school and gives each student access to all twenty one meals in a week. Next year, the cost will increase by $165 for the semester cost of $4,401. The charge of board alone is responsible for $67 of the increase.

For students that live in the Colonial Hall apartments on lower campus, costs for residence in the building will increase by $159. This school year, residents of the hall paid $4,098. For the 20152016 school year, students will be charged $4,257.

This totals a 3.9 percent increase of tuition. McNulty wrote that the same increase at a comparable school, or the average private college, would be $1,220. Grove City’s increase only comes to $604. Ultimately, the president stands by the College’s claim of affordability concerning its tuition.

Junior Sam Quatrini noted that the increase was unsurprising to him. “If they are improving student living accommodations, food service and educational resources – well then I’m sure most people will justify the cost” Quatrini said. Quatrini went on to explain that he feels Grove City College has to maintain TUITION 2

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GCC hosts Inklings conference

Kelleigh Huber Contributing Writer

The 18th annual C.S. Lewis and Inklings Society (CSLIS) Conference is being held this weekend, March 26-28 at Grove City College. The theme of the conference is “The Fellowship of the Book: The Inklings in Community.”

Grove City College students and faculty will be presenting at the conference, which will feature keynote speakers Diana Glyer and Jerry Root.

Sponsored by the English department, CSLIS was chosen for this year’s Christian Writer’s Conference, an event that varies from year to year, featuring speakers, dramas and societies. This will be the second CSLIS conference held on campus – they also visited campus in 2008.

CSLIS was created in the spring of 2004 and gathers Inklings scholars from a variety of areas nationwide.

Professor of English Dr. Janice Brown is a member of the group and was instrumental

in bringing the Society to campus.

The conference began Thursday afternoon when the first papers were presented. Thursday evening students presented two short plays based upon Dorothy L. Sayers’ radio drama series on the life of Christ. Junior Mary Grace Brown and senior Elizabeth Ouweleen directed these two plays.

“I love theatre and was excited to get the opportunity to produce my own play in such a neat venue. I also enjoyed reading the radio dramas, and I think it is a good opportunity to share Sayers’ wisdom and creativity with a modern audience,” Brown said.

In addition to their paper sessions on Friday, both keynote speakers will be addressing campus. Glyer will speak at 9 a.m. in Sticht Lecture Hall as well as at the conference’s banquet Friday evening in Old MAP Dining Hall. Glyer is a professor of English at Azusa Pacific University and has written

Exercise science hosts symposium “Our big goal was to hit the Cleveland and Pittsburgh areas and to start to build longlasting relationships for the college with those two main hospital systems” Anna Scofield

Contributing Writer The Grove City College Exercise Science Club hosted its first Exercise Science Symposium on campus last Thursday, March 19.

This all-day event included student research presentations, a networking fair with both graduate schools and health organizations and an evening of feature presentations by prestigious sports medicine professionals.

The symposium was organized almost entirely by students in the Exercise Science Club. Chris Curran, a senior exercise science major, said that the event was the result of hard work and planning.

He said, “There was a lot of paving the way for it because, not only is this a new event, but there are not many events like this on campus that are student-run.”

Curran first had the idea to host an exercise science symposium last spring. “We really tried to start the symposium as an opportunity for our students to interact with regional companies and other schools as well, both as a networking opportunity for jobs and graduate schools and as an opportunity to see the professional side of things too,” Curran said.

Marie Carroll, a senior exercise science major and president of the Exercise Science Club, worked closely with Curran to turn the idea into a reality. “It took a lot of planning over the summer …

Then it was just a matter of making sure that we had the funds, getting sponsorships for the event, and making sure we had the space available. We spent a year planning it,” Carroll said.

Dr. Don Lyle, the chair of the Department of Physical Education and Athletics, encouraged the students to organize the event and supported them throughout the planning process. “I was very excited about it. I thought

they had a great idea,” he said. Lyle, who has worked in the department for 43 years, said that the symposium was an important event for Grove City College, especially because the exercise science major is a growing major on campus.

The symposium gave exercise science majors the opportunity to present their own research to professionals in the exercise science field as well as the opportunity to watch presentations by the guest speakers.

In addition, the symposium built connections between the exercise science department and other schools and health organizations in the region. Curran said that they focused on connecting with graduate schools and organizations in the Pittsburgh, Pa. and Cleveland, Ohio areas.

“With this first year, our big goal was to hit the Cleveland and Pittsburgh areas and to start to build long-lasting relationships for the college with those two main hospital systems,” Curran said.

Curran and Carroll hope that the Exercise Science Symposium will become an annual event at Grove City College.

The theme for the symposium this year was “The Prevention and Rehabilitation of Sports Injuries,” and they plan to have a new theme every year. “Our goal is to change topics every year, so over a four year period students will get to see four different areas of exercise science because it is a very vast field,” Curran said.

This first annual symposium was well-attended and was labeled a great success

by Curran, Carroll and other students of the Exercise Science Club.

“They did an outstanding job of organizing and I was very proud of them,” Lyle said.

extensively on many Inkling writers including Lewis and Tolkien.

Root, an Associate Professor of Evangelism and Leadership at Wheaton College, will speak at 1 p.m. in the Great Room of the Breen Student Union. Root has studied Lewis since 1970 and has lectured on Lewis at 59 different colleges.

“We had Jerry here before; he is an inspirational speaker and has a real heart for God,” Dr. Janice Brown said.

During the concurrent paper sessions throughout the weekend, Grove City College students and faculty will be presenting papers. Among the faculty involved in the paper submissions were Professor of Music Dr. Joshua Drake and Director of Writing and Professor of English Dr. David Hogsette. The paper competition extended across many campuses and regions nationwide.

Receiving a first prize in the Undergraduate Paper category was junior David Bowman, whose paper is

titled, “The Calormene Archenlander: Deconstruction in The Horse and His Boy.” Junior Grayson Quay received an Honorable Mention in this category for his paper entitled, “What Does the Fox Say: The Insufficiency of Rationalism in Till We Have Faces.” Bowman will present his paper Friday afternoon at 2 p.m., and Quay will present at 11 a.m. on Friday morning.

Grove City College gained recognition in the Scholar Paper category as well, with Hogsette receiving first prize for his paper entitled, “The Centrality of the Tom Bombadil Episode in The Fellowship of the Ring: Lessons in Friendship, Community, and Grace.” Hogsette will present his paper at 11:30 on Saturday morning.

“I discuss Tolkien’s use of the traditional quest narrative to create an anti-quest bildungsroman in which Frodo gains personal growth through ironic loss,” said Hogsette. “Instead of obtaining power, independence and prestige, Frodo secures

the honor of the hobbits by learning to acknowledge weakness, depend upon others and embrace humility.

This process of spiritual refining requires proper community and friendship, and Tom Bombadil plays a central and necessary role in Frodo’s fellowship of faith.”

Finally, in the Creative Writing category, junior Lauren Sestrich won with her piece “Jabberwock,” and Bowman received Honorable Mention with his story, “A Joyous Reunion.”

Around 60 people from around the country are planning to come to campus this weekend to be part of the conference. This is a remarkable figure according to other conference participants.

“I’m always proud of how many people show up and are a part of the Christian conference; our sessions are more than half students,” Janice Brown said.

Crosses on the quad Elizabeth Broderick Staff Writer

Grayson Quay News Editor

The Grove City College chapter of the Newman Club will be hosting the Stations of the Cross on the quad Friday evening at 7 p.m.

Named for John Henry Newman, a 19th Century Anglican priest who converted to Catholicism and eventually became a Cardinal, the Newman Club is a group for Catholic students at nonCatholic institutions across America, such as Grove City College, where college students can find a group of likeminded people with whom to connect.

The Stations of the Cross, which originated with the Franciscans in 1342 after they were granted permission to settle in Jerusalem, is widely practiced among Roman Catholics but has also

INAUGURATION prosecutor, commented on the necessity of freedom to American existence and the general misunderstanding that surrounds the concept.

He highlighted the College’s seemingly unique idea that “freedom is not without responsibility or consequences.” Its graduates, he said, citing McNulty as an example, understand that freedom given by God is more than an excuse to do whatever one

TUITION its affordability or else nothing separates it from other private Christian colleges.

Quatrini, seconded by those around him, also noted that if the hike in tuition isn’t accompanied by positive change in the eyes of students, feelings concerning the increase will turn more negative.

Almost as an answer to students, McNulty wrote of the College’s intentions, “Our greatest hope and prayer is that every Grove City College student is blessed with a lifeenriching and transformational experience so that any financial sacrifice is genuinely viewed as a worthwhile

gained acceptance among some Protestants, especially Lutherans and Anglicans.

The Newman Club’s goal is to provide believers with a powerful opportunity for reflection during this special time of year, regardless of denomination. Junior Luke Welborn, a member of the Newman Club, said that he hopes those who attend the event will gain “a greater appreciation for the magnitude of Christ’s suffering, particularly the length of it.”

From start to finish, the ritual of moving through the 14 stations is symbolic of making a pilgrimage on the path Jesus walked to the cross, from his scourging, to his condemnation by Pontius Pilate, to the three times he falls under the weight of the heavy cross, and culminating with his burial. “Too many people … go from Gethsemane to … the cross, and a heck of a lot happened

between that,” Welborn said, expressing his hope that participants would come to better understand the many stages of Christ’s Passion.

Those who participate in the Stations of the Cross will make their way around the lower end of the Quad, progressing through the 14 Stations, each of which will be represented by a wooden cross. At each Station, students are encouraged to offer a prayer or meditation. Welborn defined a meditation as a pious reflection upon that particular stage of Christ’s suffering. Welborn also said that, although there are specific prayers that are usually recited at each Station, the Newman Club “probably won’t use them, because some of them are rather nonProtestant.”

wishes but is rather a call to “act with a purpose.” He applauded McNulty’s style of servant leadership, addressing the audience saying, “You are in a for a wonderful leadership experience.”

McNulty spoke about the College’s future in terms of its duty to continue the work of generations of prior leaders who built Grove City College on the ideals of faith and freedom. He reminded students that “nothing happens without God’s will.”

In a particularly touching

moment, McNulty spoke of his son, Joseph, who died of cancer at the age of 26.

He explained that despite his circumstances, Joseph never asked God to change his life, only to use it in a way that was honoring to the Lord. McNulty said, “We don’t know if our plans are God’s plans, if our wants are God’s wants, but be assured God’s plans will prevail, and they are good. The future of Grove City College is in very good hands. Not my hands.

His hands.”

investment.”

Additionally, each Grove City College student is required to show health insurance coverage each academic year. If they cannot, they must purchase health insurance coverage. The College must meet the requirement of the Affordable Care Act in the coverage they offer to students. McNulty promises the college is working with several insurance providers to keep costs down. The cost of the 2015-2016 health insurance plan is estimated at $1476. The cost will be in addition to tuition, room and board.

From an outside perspective, Stephen Thayer, a junior at Purdue University, laughed when he heard about the increase. “Your tu-

ition is only $24,000?” Thayer asked. “I pay a little over $40,000 every single year to come here. Scholarships are the only reason I can.”

Thayer went on to say that as long as Grove City’s degree is more valuable than its cost, the increase should be seen as necessary and helpful. “Grove City just has to maintain a reputable degree but with a competitive cost. There has to be incentive with so many colleges” Thayer said.

McNulty expressed his openness to hearing the thoughts of the students, parents, faculty, administrators and staff of the College as he works on various new initiatives and enhancements for the future.

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A bridge of faith

Providence inspired Mech’s mission work in southern Asia Liesl McClintock Staff Writer

For Dr. Timothy Mech, it is not money or resources, but a reliance on God that brings great results and rewards.

Mech, professor of Business/Finance and Entrepreneurship, is the President of Harvest Bridge, a missions agency focused in southern Asia.

Mech started Harvest Bridge through events that he could only describe as providential. Mech used to work for Deep Springs International, another missions organization that seeks to provide clean water to the poor in Haiti.

Due to his work in Haiti, he was asked by his pastor at East Main Presbyterian Church to give an informational talk one Sunday morning. Coincidentally, Mech was about to leave for a conference in India to speak about his work for Deep Springs that very day.

What struck him as odd was his pastor’s conclusion to the talk. Instead of praying for his work in Haiti, which Mech had just discussed, his pastor prayed for his work in India, that God would open massive missions opportunities there.

Mech said he was perplexed by this comment. He said, “Didn’t he hear what I just told him? I told him that I’m only going to speak at a conference in India and that it has nothing to do with missions.” He said, however, that

he felt his heart ignited by his pastor’s prayer, and said, “God, so be it.”

It was at this conference that Mech met the people with whom he would work as he launched Harvest Bridge.

Every night he would go out with members at the conference and work with the poor. They would help gypsies, go to fishing villages, tribal areas and house churches. He got to see what he described as, “what poor people were doing to help poorer people.”

Once Mech returned to the United States, he was determined to help these people by connecting them with other missions agencies. He realized that these individuals in India could do a lot of good if they just had a little outsider help. As he contacted these other missions organizations, however, he found that they only worked for already well-established organizations in India whose staff had ample equipment and could speak English.

He concluded that American organizations wanted three things: a project on a grand enough scale, western style accountability and English communication.

These complications led Mech to start a missions agency of his own. He, with other current and former Grove City College professors – Dr. George Campbell, Professor of Sociology, Dr. Larry Flemming, former Professor of Accounting and Dr. Frank Duda, former Professor of Engineering – started Harvest Bridge in October 2008.

Mech said that they wanted to be a bridge from the United States to Asia and the spiritual harvest happening there, hence the name Harvest Bridge.

Harvest Bridge started with $1,325 and has since grown to operate in eight

countries in southern Asia. It is a large organization with many, many volunteers over the world even though they only have one full-time employee.

Harvest Bridge is involved in many disaster relief projects and has established a reputation with many other missions organizations, including UMCOR, Global Commission Partners and Voice of the Martyrs.

Harvest Bridge also has child sponsorship programs, vocational training programs and a large program working with gypsies.

Mech said that Harvest Bridge has thousands of pastors in southern Asia that have had some level of activity with Harvest Bridge with more than 200 that maintain regular communication.

Mech said that together these pastors brought over 14,000 people to Christ just last year.

Mech said that the organization still doesn’t have enough money, but that their power does not lie in their assets like bricks and mortar, but their relationships with people in Asia. Wherever they go, they have partners with whom they can work even if they are low on funds.

Mech believes that in God’s economy he has not given them much money because it is too easy to rely on money, but that God drove them to make relationships, which Mech believes is the most important part of missions. He says that few organizations have so little money but have left such a big footprint.

For information about Harvest Bridge and their ministry, go to http://harvestbridge.org/

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A century of news Campus community Breanna Renkin Contributing Writer

At Grove City College, we like to boast about the community that we have on campus. On the surface, we exist as the body of Grove City College, which includes students, professors, employees and administrators. In addition to this, we create our own “communities” on campus, whether those bonds exist on our dormitory halls, in Greek groups, in our majors, or even in the activities and sports in which we participate on campus.

Clearly, there is no denying that we create special friendships and bonds during our four years on campus. However, Ken Heffner argues in “About Community” in the April 2, 1974 issue of the Collegian that Grove City College is not a community. Attending Grove City College only encompasses a small part of our lives, and although we share this now, our lives will take very different directions once we graduate.

Instead, Heffner argues that we find our common bond in our love for God. When we find our bond in this, instead of focusing on the coincidence that we attend the same school, we can create a vision that allows us to bond together and further God’s kingdom.

“About Community” by Ken Heffner April 2, 1974 What is a community?

It may be a body of people with a common vision for life, from different parts of life, going together in the same direction. We could also add that it is a visible body. In that sense, Grove City College is not a community. There is only a community when there are babies, old people, mothers, fathers, and students all heading in the same direction together, whatever direction may be. We as a body of college students, are only a slice of life. College is an aggressive, intensive four years of

academic work by students, who encompass only a part of life, not all of life. If that is true, what then is our common bond?

For Christians our common bond is our love for the Lord, our hope for His kingdom and our role as students. Furthermore, our loving the Lord and our role as students always go together. We can never separate our “Christianess” from our “studentness.” In other words, we are “Christian students.” It seems then that the only vision we have communally is to work out a distinctively Christian education together. That involves really leaning on one another to draw all we can get from ourselves as students and teachers. This means that we should be Christian scholars: not scholastics, but scholars. A scholastic sets up

knowledge or education as a way unto salvation. A Christian scholar studies to have insight into a Christian way of life using the Word of God as spectacles to see creation as it was meant to be.

With this vision firmly implanted we can then hope to have a vital, partial community being the smaller part of the larger community.

We can then do other work at places like George Junior, Polk, Young Life, Odd Fellow, etc. Whenever the community in which these ministries are rooted is lacking, then they are trying to draw from a vacuum. It’s impossible to draw from a vacuum.

This then is an appeal to those who love the Lord on campus (knowing that we cannot be a total community, but at best be an obedient, partial community) to come together communally, heal our differences, and rally around our oneness in Christ and this, or possibly some other, vision. It is only by vision that a community can truly exist, whatever that vision and whatever that community might be.

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Senior spotlight

A showcase of the GCC class of 2015

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Major: Political Science Hometown: Traverse City, Michigan Favorite Professor/Class: International Relations with Dr. Folkertsma. It was really interesting to learn about theories of international politics as well as the history behind current IR. Also, we spent two weeks doing a role-playing game which was a simulation of WWII. What’s not to love?

What I will miss most about college: Being so close to all my friends. I don’t really live near anyone from Grove City, so it will be really difficult for me to visit people. There are so many amazing individuals here who I care about and it kills me that I won’t be able to see them at the drop of a coin Post college plans: Don’t really have any! I’m weighing my options, applying for a variety of things, and I trust that God will put me where I’m supposed to be, be it in South Korea or Pittsburgh An important lesson learned: Don’t waste your time on people who aren’t actually your friends. Invest in the people who are there for you and will be through the good times and bad.

Advice to freshmen: Study abroad. It is hands down the best decision I made in college. I know it’s scary and intimidating but I promise that you can do it and that you will not regret it. I know so many people who wish they would have spent a semester abroad, and I have yet to meet one person who regretted going.

Major: Electrical Engineering Hometown: New Castle, PA Favorite Professor/Class: Dr. Carlson, because he makes math seem so much simpler than it actually is.

What I will miss most about college: Sheetz runs, roommate slap-battles, and my Delta Iota Kappa fraternity brothers.

Post college plans: I’m moving to Baltimore, MD shortly after graduation. I’ll be starting a job as an electrical project engineer at James Posey Associates, Inc. An important lesson learned: You can only make progress if you leave your comfort zone and push yourself to do things.

Advice to freshmen: Don’t ever, for any reason, do anything, to anyone, for any reason, ever, no matter what, no matter where, or who, or who you are with, or where you are going, or where you’ve been, ever, for any reason whatsoever.

Sarah Zimmerman Major: Business Management Hometown: Vista, California Favorite Class: Renaissance Stagecraft What I will miss most about college: I will miss being able to live in such close proximity of all my friends and living with my best friend.

Post college plans: I have been given a contract for the summer to go work at a professional theater in my area. After that who knows? I am in the process of interviewing with a couple companies in the area.

An important lesson learned: You can always say “no” and sometimes you need to.

Advice to freshmen: Don’t be afraid to get involved with the things you are passionate about.

Ben DeClerico Major: Mathematics (Secondary Education) Hometown: Perkasie, PA Favorite Professor/Class: Foundations of Education: History and Philosophy with Dr. Edwards or Mod. Civ. with Dr. Verbois. Both professors are excellent lecturers. The former inspired me to be an educator and the latter was noteworthy for using 20th century history to shed light on current events. Though I enjoy my major-related math & education classes, these two classes made for a nice break from the norm.

What I will miss most about college: The Adelphikos Fraternity, the Touring Choir, and walking to Beans on Broad on chilly fall days.

Post college plans: Teach secondary level mathematics, raise a family, serve at my local church, and further my study of education.

An important lesson learned: We all make time for what’s important – “busyness” is very seldom a valid excuse. “… the skillful fighter puts himself into a position which makes defeat impossible” – Sun Tzu, The Art of War Advice to freshmen: “Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:5b-7

Elizabeth Morrow Major: Communication Studies Hometown: New Orleans, LA Favorite Professor/Class: Dr. Miller because she encourages conversations and pushes people to think about how media is affecting you, also her classes are amazing.

What I will miss most about college: My sisters of Sigma Delta Phi, always having a place to go, having all your friends so close to you, and Netflix binges.

Post college plans: I plan to get a job in the social media department of a company or something related to marketing or PR. An important lesson learned: Even though you have been doing things one way for a long time changing it up helps and can raise your GPA. Advice to freshmen: Don’t let people tell you no, if you want to do something do it. The small moments are the ones that make the biggest impact on your life. Laugh at least once a day.

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Through the Lens

Inauguration day Students, delegates, staff, faculty and administrators packed Harbison Chapel and Crawford Auditorium to join speakers Ken Starr and John Ashcroft in welcoming Paul J. McNulty to Grove City College as the ninth president.

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Inauguration concert Internationally renowned hymn writers and worship leaders Keith and Kristyn Getty performed Saturday night in the PLC arena.

Their performance, the first of their spring 2015 tour, celebrated the inauguration of President Paul J. McNulty ’80.

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Grove City takes the stage Paper Sky Theatre breathes new life into ‘Twelfth Night’

Jake Sziráky

Entertainment Editor Many members of our generation have been exposed to the Shakespearian play “Twelfth Night.” We either know this classic story from required readings back in high school or from the modern day retelling in Amanda Bynes’ “She’s the Man.” If this play has not only survived but flourished since the Elizabethan era, it obviously must be doing something right.

The story of “Twelfth Night; or, What You Will,” is one full of major and minor plots, true love, wit, disguises and family reunions. Throw a giant in and an expert swordsman and it might begin to sound like “The Princess Bride.” It is the story of a pair of young twins who were shipwrecked on a voyage.

The girl in the pair, named Viola, having lost her twin and been stranded on a foreign shore, disguises herself as a young man and enters the court of Duke Orsino. Viola, now known as Cesario, is secretly in love with Orsino but is unable to share her true feelings or else she will reveal her true identity. Orsino is in love with the countess Olivia, and sends Cesario over to express his feelings for the countess. In true comedic fashion, Olivia begins to fall in love with Cesario.

Throw in the return of Viola’s brother (who looks just like Cesario), a few nosey servants, and some yellow stockings, and the whole play turns into a fantastic and whimsical experience that can and, almost assuredly, will be enjoyed by all who see it. For all who find reading Shakespeare a dreary, distasteful

experience, remember that Shakespeare’s plays were meant to be seen, not read. The amount of difference it makes to watch a Shakespearian play rather than simply read it is nigh incomparable.

These past two weeks, the Paper Sky Theatre has put on a stage adaption of “Twelfth Night.” This particular production featured a vast variety of people associated with Grove City College, being directed by Dr. Marianne DiQuattro. Drs. Andrew Mitchell and Rebecca Harmon appeared in the show, as did Megan Krimmel ’08 of the College’s alumni office and GCHS students and professors’ children Anna Potter and Ben Marsch.

GCC students appearing in the show included Andre Reber, John Laurie, Clive Komlenic, Susan Thomas, Sam Kenney and Grayson Quay. One of the wonderful things about a Shake-

spearean play is that it can be adapted to various themes. This particular adaptation took on a seaside feel.

The performance was also a hit with younger audiences. “On Friday, we had family night, meaning that we did a slightly abridged version of the show that had a lot of kids, ages four to ten, sitting in the front row. I was worried that they wouldn’t be able to sit through a two-hour Shakespeare play, but were very attentive and they loved it. As Dr. Mrs. DiQuattro pointed out, the performance was an act of translation for them, since Shakespeare is basically ‘a foreign language’ to them,” Quay said.

Overall, Shakespeare has not only survived but thrived over the centuries. Surely his work will continue to thrive as it adapts itself to enchant audiences over and over again still for centuries to come.

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Never tell him the odds

Not Art

Crash moves Ford’s aviation career into the public eye

Patty Folkerts

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On March 5, 2015 wellknown actor Harrison Ford crash landed his vintage World War II plane, a Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR, following major engine trouble after takeoff. Ford noticed the trouble and requested to return to the airport to check out the problem. After turning around, however, Ford began lowering the plane and it struck a tree before crashing to the ground of Penmar Golf Course in Venice, Ca. Ford chose to intentionally crash land his craft on a golf course rather than the surrounding residential area, seeing as landing anywhere else would have caused more casualties. Ford was injured by the crash, sustaining a broken ankle and a broken pelvis along with other injuries.

The crash itself was due to the plane failure, not a failure of Ford’s flying skills.

The Guardian quoted an employee of the Santa Monica Airport Association, Christian Fry, who said, “I would say that this is an absolutely beautifully executed … forced or emergency landing, by an unbelievably well-trained pilot.”

Ford is currently a private pilot, both for fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters. In the 1960s, Ford began training to be a pilot when he began acting in his 20s. Ford was

involved in a few films such as “Ironside” and “The Virginian,” however these were not extremely popular so he was forced to stop his piloting lessons due to the cost.

After these films, Ford took up professional carpentry to make a living until he starred in “American Graffiti” and hit the professional jackpot in 1977 as Han Solo in “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope.” It was only four years after Star Wars when Ford became Indiana Jones in “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” Since then, Ford received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for his role in “Witness” and continued portraying Han Solo and

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Indiana Jones in subsequent films.

Ford bought his first plane in the 1990s and asked one of his pilots to give him lessons.

He originally flew out of Wyoming but later switched to New Jersey where he flew solo for the first time. In 1999, Ford was involved in a helicopter crash and the craft was destroyed, though neither he nor his passenger were seriously harmed.

For a while, Ford kept his personal helicopter in Jackson, Wyo. and has helped with a few mountain rescues,

including one in which he recovered a lost hiker. More recently in 2004, Ford became chairman of the Young Eagles program of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA).

This organization gives children between the ages of 8 and 17 the opportunity to experience flight and learn more about aviation. Ford has flown over 280 children as a part of this program.

While Ford’s experience in the aviation world is not as publicly prominent as his roles as an actor, Ford is a prominent figure in both

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H1Z1 or H1Z none?

Is this zombie game a contender?

Josh Fried Staff Writer

People often forget that stereotypes become stereotypes for a reason: because they work.

Some stereotypes that we often find in the media are that the prince always saves the princess, the building with the evidence blows up or the hero who can take an onslaught of bullets without breaking a sweat will wince when he

gets his wounds cleaned out.

But perhaps the most famous stereotypes within the video game world are zombies. It seems like every popular video game features the living dead in one way or another. As beloved as some of these stereotypes are, it is often refreshing to diverge from the standard shoot ‘em down zombie game. “H1Z1” is a game that shows potential for a refreshing change, but ultimately doesn’t go far enough to break the mold.

The game finds itself in its alpha stage as there are still a lot of things missing from the game. The premise of the game is great: one player or a group of players goes out into a post-apocalyptic world where one fears the threat of zombie hordes but does not know who to trust.

In this online first person shooter, each player is set at odds against both humans (other online players) and zombies. Well, sort of.

One would think that there would be strength in numbers, but the programmers of the game left out a major detail—there are barely any zombies in

The moral of the story is that “H1Z1” is a game to look out for. the game. To make matters worse, the zombies that appear in the game are incredibly weak, and if one player is bitten, they take a little bit of damage but nothing else occurs.

The game is left as a first person shooter where one can build a camp or a hut, and in a way, it is like an apocalyptic and more realistic version of “Minecraft.” The player must collect sticks and chop down trees to collect wood in order to craft things, but that is the limits of its creativity.

The moral of the story is that “H1Z1” is a game to look out for. As it stands now, the game is a total bust, but it may become one of the hot games on the market if it can make something more out of the apocalyptic, zombie premise.

TWINFINITE.NET

It is not quite spring yet: the ugly face of winter still looms at our shoulder with its unwelcome smile, prodding at us as if to make sure we don’t forget its awkward grin.

Music sometimes boasts these same optimistic yet heavy qualities which accompany the transition from winter to spring.

This is exemplified well

by Big Scary’s “Not Art,” an album with a fairly inaccurate title.

Big Scary, hailing from Melbourne, Australia, consists of only two members, Tom Lansek and Joanna Syme. Their sound is a culmination of heavy percussion, deep, rich bass, verbose guitar, various samplings and melancholy piano. With variations of these tools, Big Scary creates a sound that can be both lively and sterile, an interesting dichotomy to say the least.

The guitars are echoic and the bass is harsh and overtly prevalent at times, while the piano can be endearing and the vocals, of both Tom and Joanna, often abate and dissolve the hostility invoked through the instrumentals. One could find this tug-of-war between conflicting sounds to be overwhelming and offputting, but they somehow work well together.

The track “Twin Rivers” boasts this quality of conflict more so than the others. It opens with a few simple piano chords, light and sweet, but they are heavily smothered by the weight of the percussion and keyboard, Tom’s vocals layered overtop.

As the track progresses and the chorus takes the stage, the sampling becomes quite mechanical and cold. The heaviness of the opening instruments is dispelled by the accompaniment of additional piano, acoustic guitar and vocals provided by Joanna.

“Twin Rivers” is a homogenous mess of machinery and organic compounds mixed together, but proves to be functionally symbiotic. Additionally, the composition of lyrics possess the same polarized sense of feeling robotic and organic in unison, initially coming across as choppy.

They then transition into a flowy chorus, belting the words, “This is my idea of fun.”

Some other standout tracks for this album are “Belgian Blues,” a mix of what seems to be Soundgarden-esque instrumentals and a touch of Radiohead with the delivery of the lyrics, “Invest,” the hard-selling single from the album, and, “Why Hip Hop Sucks in ’13,” a duet between Joanna and Tom accompanied mostly by piano and percussion.

Be warned: it will take some seasoning to find joy in “Not Art.” It is, however, very much worth the effort.

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Mapping out a GOP victory in 2016

Thomas Kutz Staff Writer

Analysts and presidential enthusiasts have spent the years since the 2012 election staring at its results and staring at a blank electoral map on 270towin.com while filling in possible Red/Blue state combinations to reach the 270 electoral votes needed to claim the White House. A path exists for a Republican to win the White House in 2016, but it will not be as easy as they hope.

Let us reason through the path to a GOP victory, labeling states red and blue ourselves by looking at the ten states that are most up for grabs: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Colorado, Iowa, New Hampshire, Virginia, Nevada and Wisconsin. Of these ten states, President Obama won nine of them in 2012. The Republicans will need to turn that around if they wish to win in 2016.

Of the ten swing states, historically, Ohio has been an indicator of the winner in the past ten elections, while Florida has been an indicator in nine of the past ten elections. One could argue that these two states are the most important. Indeed, without both of them a GOP win in 2016 is unlikely. The Republican candidate will also need to make up an additional 41 electoral votes from swing states.

If the GOP nominee carries North Carolina, as Mitt Romney did in 2012, and Virginia, which prior to Obama’s election in 2008 had gone for the GOP in each of the 10 elections since 1968, the Republicans will need 13 electoral votes to win the White House. Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes would be nice, but it has not gone for the GOP since George H.W. Bush won the state in 1988, and Philadelphia’s suburban counties bear well for Hillary Clinton in 2016.

The GOP nominee will need to capture either Wisconsin or Colorado and either Nevada or Iowa to cross

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Republicans will likely need to carry six of the ten closest states to win the Presidential Election in 2016.. the 270 vote threshold. Colorado and Nevada are historically more likely to go red than Wisconsin or Iowa, but Scott Walker could bring with him Wisconsin.

The best asset a presidential candidate has is his or her home state.

A nominee or running mate who has influence in a swing state could be a sizable factor in deciding an election. Scott Walker brings Wisconsin, but Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio bring Florida. I would not be surprised to see either Bush or Rubio on the Republican ticket for that reason.

Then there is the question of Ohio.

Gov. Walker’s pull in the Midwest could reach east, but a sweetener like popular Ohio Gov. John Kasich or Sen. Rob Portman as a running mate

could seal the deal for the Republicans there. Either way, both states are important for the GOP. If Bush is the GOP nominee, a running mate from Ohio might make all the difference. If Walker or any other northerner is the GOP nominee, Marco Rubio may be called upon to rally the troops down south. Voters are much more likely to get out to vote if they have long supported a candidate from their home state.

So how does the GOP go from winning North Carolina, only of the ten swing states in 2012, to winning seven out of ten in 2016? Good question.

In 2012, over 700,000 volunteers at 5,100 staging areas in the ten battleground states knocked on doors and called voters in the last five days be-

fore the election. This effort made 125 million contacts in those last five days. That 125 million contacts only includes real, interactive, and personal contacts made one-on-one by phone or face-to-face. To put things in perspective, Romney lost the popular vote by 3.5 million, demonstrating that a little boost at the end goes a long way.

Experts calculate that one vote is generated for every fourteen contacts made. If this statistic holds true, Obama gained nearly nine million votes in the five days prior to the election. The key to a GOP victory is to get out the vote in swing states as Obama did in 2012. Even then, chips must fall in the right places for a GOP victory in 2016.

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Lessons on leadership Spending a day with Judge Starr

Kayla Murrish

Contributing Writer This weekend I was blessed by the opportunity to spend time with Judge Ken Starr, one of President Paul J. McNulty’s special guests who spoke at his inauguration ceremony. Since my role was to introduce Starr in the ceremony and escort him during his visit to Grove City College, I had the opportunity to speak with him personally.

His warm demeanor, engaging personality and thoughtful wisdom impressed me deeply, and I am honored to have met such a kind servant-leader.

Starr has served the United States in a variety of roles.

He has argued 36 cases before the Supreme Court, 25 of which were during his time as Solicitor General, one of the top attorney positions in the Department of Justice.

When I asked him what it

was like to argue before the Supreme Court, he said once the justices asked him 63 questions in in a 30-minute oral argument. He chuckled and remarked that the best answer is always a straightforward one.

After conducting five White House investigations, teaching at four distinguished law schools, and serving as a high-profile United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, Starr’s decision to come to Baylor University as president was an easy one. He is passionate about Christian higher education and he felt called to the position.

Despite his brilliant career and top connections, Starr is incredibly down-to-earth. I watched as he spent time and energy getting to know each person he met at Grove City College, expressing to them how much he valued meeting them. He treated trustees,

D.C. connections, Bon Appetit staff and students with equal dignity and rapport.

Starr also made a special effort to encourage me in my own career goals. He explained to me the nuances of a religious liberty Supreme Court case that will fit perfectly in my senior thesis, even before he got the chance to eat lunch. Starr even bought cookies from a bake sale in the STU and enjoyed perusing our campus bookstore.

Starr embodies servantleadership not only in his wise remarks on faith, but also in his personal interactions and perspective on life. He lives out his faith in the courtroom and the classroom, and his humility reflects Mark 10:45, which describes the way that Christ “came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

This nation was built by heroes, but now the socialists in Congress are trying to take them away.

These heroes I speak of are, of course, the poor. Throughout human history, nations have relied as heavily on the poor as they have freshwater or oxygen.

They are the very building blocks of civilization and the leftists in government would like to have memory of them erased. Policies such as minimum wage, universal healthcare and education are all tools to attempt to rid us of our heroic lower class.

Their error arises from the mistaken belief that the wealthy should be prevented from taking advantage of the disadvantaged, the very thing that keeps the impoverished in steady supply. This is a common enough mistake and I can see how they would make it.

However, they forget both the necessity of the wealthy to do so and also that of the heroic poor. Without them, how could we possibly sustain the opulent lifestyles we now have? And without such decadence, could we really call this nation great?

Where would King Richard have been without his serfs or Jefferson his slaves?

Would the Industrial Revolution had been so industrious without the factory workers?

I doubt it.

We must allow these heroic worker bees their place in the present. Attempting to level that playing field will reduce them to your average boring middle-class people. No

They are like Greek gods and the leftists in government are trying to make them mortal. one wants that. This is where they belong, stuck in poverty, holding up society and mimicking Atlas holding up the world. They are like Greek gods and the leftists in government are trying to make them mortal.

The right wingers are our sole guardians now. They realize the importance of a disenfranchised class of heroes.

Right wingers know the necessity of big business keeping the poor impoverished and forced to reach that greatness for which they were born. Without that, there would be no stopping chaos. Society would crumble as billionaires became millionaires and millions of poor Americans ceased their pivotal struggling to make ends meet.

We cannot allow that to happen.

Vote against those advocating regulations on big businesses. Ignore studies such as Card and Krueger’s which show the economic benefits of increasing the minimum wage, and do not listen to Canadian Dr. Danielle Martin praising the effectiveness of their healthcare system. They are all lies to undermine the very foundation of this great land: the disenfranchised.

Countries are built by great men, and it takes a great man to live in a society bent on keeping him oppressed. It takes a hero.

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On fire: Softball sweeps Franciscan

Thomas Kutz Staff Writer

The Grove City College softball team kept rolling from their spring trip, sweeping a double header at Franciscan University, winning twice in five innings, 13-0 and 15-0.

The bats were alive for the Wolverines (8-3), who have averaged 6.5 runs to their opponents 2.5 runs in their first 11 games. The senior trio of Erica Gmuer, Kelsey Shirey and Sarah Morris led the pack for the Wolverines. Gmuer smacked four hits, while Shirey and Morris added three apiece.

Shirey (.379/.394/.690) tacked on three more RBI to add to her teamleading 12 RBI in 11 games.

The Wolverines saw contributions from the whole team. All twelve players reached base in the first game of the double header. Moreover, there

A seven-run fifth inning sealed the first game for the Wolverines were RBIs from seven different players in the game.

The Wolverines scored five in the first and one in the second to get off to an early 6-0 lead. A seven-run fifth inning sealed the first game for the Wolverines, thanks to a two-run double from sophomore Alaina Kunselman and another two-run hit from Morris.

In the second game, freshman infielder Breanna Lent (.391/.483/.478) went 2-2 and walked, scoring three times and driving in a run as well.

Lent leads the team with her .391 average through the first 11 games. Another fast start propelled the Wolver-

Spotlight on Pittsburgh

The 2015 World Series Champions: the Pittsburgh Pirates?

Joe Setyon Sports Editor

Several days ago, Buster Olney, senior baseball writer for ESPN, raised some eyebrows with his predictions about the 2015 Pirates. Not only did he tweet that Pirates would make the playoffs for the third straight year, but that this would finally be the season when they take home the Commissioner’s Trophy. It was an interesting statement from Olney, yet it should be given some sort of consideration as the writer is one of the most knowledgeable members of the baseball media.

Of course, it is impossible to predict which team is going to do well in any particular season. Injuries happen, hitters go through slumps while others break out, and pitchers break down. At first glance it would seem that the Pirates are not going to be good enough to be a championship team. This is not so much a reflection on the Pirates than it is on the rest of the National League.

In their own division, both the Cubs and the Cardinals would appear to be significantly improved. The Cardinals traded Shelby Miller but received young power hitter Jason Heyward in return.

Heyward has potential at the plate but is one of the best defensive outfielders in all of baseball, and his prowess should not be ignored.

Meanwhile, the Cubs might not yet be ready to contend for a title, but they should at least be competitive in the NL Central. The addition of Jon Lester makes for a solid pitching staff to go along with the countless young hitters in the lineup.

The Pirates will have to deal with these teams, as well as the Brewers, who started strong last year before fading down the stretch. Moreover, the Padres, Nationals and Dodgers are all forces to be reckoned with.

However, the good news for Pirates fans is that their team had a good, if quiet, offseason. One of the highest priorities was finding a way to resign Francisco Liriano, and they did for three years and $39 million. They also added soon-to-be 28-year old shortstop Jung-Ho Kang on the cheap for just four years

Pirates’s star centerfielder will look to lead his team once again in 2015. The 2013 MVP is undoubtedly one of the best players in baseball, and will try to make it deep into the playoffs in 2015. and $11 million. Kang has huge potential as he hit .356 with 40 home runs in Korea last year. However, even if his skills do not translate to the American big leagues, the Pirates are only on the hook for $11 million. It is a perfect example of a low risk, high reward move. Moreover, the signings of Corey Hart and A.J. Burnett could provide extra power and a veteran innings-eater, respectively.

The Pirates also have players who made huge contributions last year returning to the team. Obviously they expect Andrew McCutchen to have another MVP type of year. At this point the 28year old is in the conversation with Mike Trout as the best all-around player in the game.

Josh Harrison, who can play almost any positon, will come off a year when he made the All-Star team and finished ninth in the MVP voting. Starting pitcher Gerrit Cole will attempt to stay healthy for an entire year, and Neil Walker will provide extraordinary power (for a second baseman). Finally, Starling Marte, who was fantastic last year, will try to keep hitting for average and stealing bases, while getting caught fewer times.

The Pirates may have lost catcher Russell Martin, but it looks as though they will be able to overcome his absence. This is a team with a lot of depth both in rotation and lineup. They may not win the World Series because so many other teams in the National League are strong, but they are sure to be competitive once again.

ines to a 4-0 lead after two innings, which they would use to lead to a 10-run fourth inning. The 10-inning burst of offense was highlighted by four doubles, which drove in seven runs.

The Wolverines as a team are batting .298/.370/.382 and have outscored their opponents 72-27 through 11 games. The stellar display of offense should not overlook the Cat Osterman-like pitching from an impressive Wolverine staff.

Sophomore Erika Aughton brought down her ERA even further to 1.56, allowing just three hits in five combined shutout innings in the double header. Katie Watts added two innings of two-hit shutout ball and lowered her ERA to 2.12.

Junior Emily Rothbard combined in the first game shutout. Rothbard tossed two innings and allowed just one hit while striking out two. The

appearance from Rothbard is promising for the Wolverines as another solid pitcher to add to the all-star staff. The team will be pleased to add her utility skills in the field to the mound.

The team’s 1.77 ERA is best of all PAC teams by a long shot, and Aughton’s four wins and 1.56 ERA are best among PAC pitchers who have thrown 30 innings or more this season. Their opponents .246 average is also best among PAC teams.

On the offensive sides, Aughton’s six doubles and Shirey’s 12 RBI and 2 HR are among PAC leaders as well.

The Wolverines also average more runs per game than any other team in the PAC (min. 5 games played).

The Wolverines look forward to open PAC play at Saint Vincent on March 28 at 3:30 p.m. The team opens up at home on April 1 against Hiram and April 2 against Bethany.

Houston heroes Women’s swim team successful at NCAA DIII Championships

Joe Setyon Sports Editor

After an impressive season, four swimmers from Grove City College’s women’s swimming and diving team qualified for the NCAA Championships in Houston, Texas. The quartet was made up of seniors Lauren Cassano and Tori Baker and sophomores Megan Smith and Abby Jank.

Back in February, these four helped Grove City win its thirteenth PAC Championship with their victory in the 400 free relay. In Houston, they continued their impressive streak of performances.

For the preliminaries in the 200 medley relay, which took place at the Conroe Natatorium, Grove City had a time of 1:49.92, which was good enough for 25th place.

In the actual event, which took place the next day, the four swimmers combined to finish in 25th place again, this time with a time of 1:38.69.

Meanwhile, that same day, Smith competed individually in the 400m medley, taking 24th place (4:35.00).

The third day of the championships was when the Wolverines really started to turn it on. In the 800 free relay, the same quartet took 14th place with a time of just 7:35.90. This outstanding performance qualified them for All-America honors for the first time in 2015.

On the final day of the tournament, the four swimmers finished 23rd in the 400 free relay. Their combined time was 3:31.62. Also, in the 1650 free race, Megan Smith competed on her own, finishing in 22nd place with a time of 17:29.41.

For Cassano and Baker, the NCAA Championships were the final events they competed in for their collegiate careers. Both, however will graduate as four-time NCAA DIII champions. This is an especially impressive number when one considers that Grove City is a relatively

Not only were the women PAC Champions, but they sent four of their swimmers to the NCAA DIII Tournament. small school, as opposed to other DIII powerhouses.

Sophomores Smith and Jank were also honored as All-Americans for the first and second times, respectively. They will hope to add to these totals next year, when the Wolverines will attempt to repeat as PAC Champions, and possibly, even more.

As the season has now officially concluded for the Wolverines, we can look back on it with satisfaction, especially for the women’s side. Not only were the women PAC Champions, but they sent four of their swimmers to the NCAA DIII Tournament.

Among other, bigger schools, each Wolverine competitor still managed to bring home All-America honors.

Moreover, two of Grove City’s divers, Glace Klimek and Carolyn Eckendorf, competed in the NCAA DIII Region 4 Championships. For both swimming and diving, it really was an all-around great year.

Looking forward to next season, the Wolverines will lose a total of eight seniors, but will bring back 21 of this year’s underclassmen, in addition to any incoming freshmen from the Class of 2019.

There is a lot to be excited about for Grove City’s women’s swimming and diving team in the 2015-2016 season, and all that it can do until then is keep on practicing in order to meet and exceed lofty expectations.

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Ready to play outside

Track and field teams open outdoor seasons in style

Joe Setyon

Sports Editor

After competing in their first indoor seasons in school history, the Grove City track and field teams kicked off their outdoor seasons on Saturday, March 21. Both teams competed in the California, Pa. Early Bird Invitational.

There were impressive results on both the men’s and women’s sides.

Prior to the meet, sophomore runner Olivia Green expressed excitement at the prospect of being able to run on a regular basis. Green missed all of last year and much of the indoor season due to injury, but stated that she “feels good about herself” in returning healthy. It showed in Saturday’s meet, as she, along with juniors Adrienne Scrima, Stevie Huston and Anna Cessar combined to win the 4x800 relay. Moreover, their time of 10:06.26 was good enough to qualify for the ECAC DIII Championships.

This was not the women’s only victory of the day. Junior star Emily Rabenold broke a school record in her victory in the 10,000m race. She was able to finish in 36:14.13, an-

other ECAC qualifying time.

This is nothing new for Rabenold, who was named the Track and Field MVP for the PAC Indoor Championship.

In addition, freshman Mackenzie Klivex took second, but led all DIII runners in the 5000m event, while sophomore Lydia Keiper was third in the 10,000m race.

In the field portion of the day, sophomore Rachel Watson was fifth in the triple jump, while her teammate Katie Hess was sixth in the high jump.

On the men’s side, Grove City did not win any events, but had four top-five finishes in what turned out to be a successful meet. Sophomore Nicholas Betz had an ECAC qualifying time of 15.01 seconds in the 110 hurdles. This was good enough for second overall but best among DIII competitors.

Meanwhile, freshman Graham Allen, with a time of 1:56.73, was second in the 800m race. In the 4x400 relay junior Brandon Ward and freshman Evan Carroscia combined with Graham and Betz to finish third overall, but first among DIII relay teams.

Rounding out the highlights for the Wolverines was

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sophomore Daniel Christiansen. His time of 15:49.94 was fourth in the 5000m race, and represented Grove City’s best showing of the day on a distance event.

Both the men’s and women’s teams should be proud of themselves for their performances last Saturday. After each team finished strongly at the PAC Indoor Championships, it was important to not have a letdown. The Wolverines gave it their all, and this was evidenced by the results.

Grove City’s star performers, Betz and Rabenold, continued to amaze. After they each competed in the ECAC Indoor Championships several weeks ago, both stars were right back at it on Saturday. Rabenold won a race, while Betz finished second, and both qualified for the ECAC Championships once again.

According to Green, the Wolverines are feeling confident and happy as they move forward this season.

Grove City’s next meet will be Saturday, March 28, at the Tri-Meet with Geneva and Chatham.

Taking on the PAC Baseball team splits series in PAC opener

March 27, 2015

Men’s Golf Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m. Malone Spring Classic Women’s Golf Saturday 10 a.m., Grove City Spring Invite Water Polo Friday-Sunday, at CWPA Weekend at Connecticut College Baseball Friday, 3 p.m., at Thiel Softball Saturday, 3:30 p.m., at Thiel (DH) Men’s Tennis Friday, 3:30 p.m., at Franciscan Women’s Tennis Friday, 3:30 p.m., at Fransiscan Men’s/Women’s Saturday, 10 a.m., vs Geneva and Catham

ANDREW STEIN

Thomas Kutz Staff Writer

The Grove City College baseball team split its President’s Athletic Conference (PAC) opener at Waynesburg on March 21, winning the first game 3-2, and losing the second 5-0. After three straight postponements due to weather, the Wolverines were eager to get back on the diamond as they came to play in the first game of the doubleheader on the road in Waynesburg.

Sophomore Matt Waugaman swarmed the Yellow Jackets with outstanding performance from the plate, driving in all three of Grove City’s runs for the day, while going 2-4 with a double and a home run. Senior Mason Stephens started on the mound for the Wolverines and proved once again he is one of the best in the conference.

Stephens (2-1, 2.04 ERA)

Sophomore Matt Waugaman swarmed the Yellow Jackets with outstanding performance from the plate combed through the Yellow Jackets batters and took a shutout into the sixth inning.

His outstanding effort merited him and the Wolverines the win. For his part, he was dominant, striking out five in 5 2/3 innings.

Sophomore James Palmer picked up his third save of the season, throwing 1 1/3 innings, including striking out the final two batters to seal the game. Don’t be surprised to see this Jim Palmer join hall-of-fame Orioles pitcher Jim Palmer in the ranks of Grove City’s greats.

The Wolverines failed, however, to carry the mo-

mentum of the win into the second game, failing to score a run and dropping the game 5-0. A quick 3-0 start for the Yellow Jackets offense, combined with a double play to put down a fifth inning rally, made the missed opportunity really sting.

The Yellow Jackets tacked on another two runs late for insurance as the Wolverines had a tough time navigating the hive in Waynesburg.

Despite the loss, the team is staying in high spirits as it moves along through the rest of the season. Three straight games postponed due to bad weather did not get in the way during their opening game victory on Saturday. Though the bats did not show up in Game Two, they have enough depth to overcome a few slumping hitters.

The Wolverines will hope the weather holds for upcoming PAC games. They host Thiel for a double header on